That was insane. If you watch closely enough to study Eric's nonverbal communications, you can see that when Thunderf00t is talking, his face muscles are tensed, he has a smirk on his face. If you watched it with the sound off, it would appear that Eric was agreeing with everything Thunderf00t is saying at many moments. This is because he's amusing himself in his own mind while Thunderf00t is talking. He's not actually listening to what Tf is saying, because the whole point of the "interview" is not to gain understanding, but to maliciously trick Tf for the purposes making propaganda.
This is confirmed by Thunderf00t's expressions of exasperated disbelief. Anyone in that situation would've felt the same way, including Eric, had the roles been reversed.
That's something, I think we can all figure out within minutes of watching it, and have figured out. This whole write up is just me being a nerd, and analyzing it.
That being said, when Eric is talking, he does a lot of arm flailing. That's something people do when they feel desperate, but not necessarily vulnerable. He also swallows hard after he asks the question, which looks at first glance like nerves or fear, but it's actually a sign that whatever has just come out of his mouth is dishonest, and he knows it. People tend to swallow before they speak when they're nervous, and after if they're being deceptive. The striking movement, Eric does with his hand while he's talking is a sign of inner aggression.
This is a great video to watch again with the sound off, or watch first with the sound off, if you haven't already seen it. If you do, and study just the nonverbal cues, it's amusing. At least, it was to me.
This is confirmed by Thunderf00t's expressions of exasperated disbelief. Anyone in that situation would've felt the same way, including Eric, had the roles been reversed.
That's something, I think we can all figure out within minutes of watching it, and have figured out. This whole write up is just me being a nerd, and analyzing it.
That being said, when Eric is talking, he does a lot of arm flailing. That's something people do when they feel desperate, but not necessarily vulnerable. He also swallows hard after he asks the question, which looks at first glance like nerves or fear, but it's actually a sign that whatever has just come out of his mouth is dishonest, and he knows it. People tend to swallow before they speak when they're nervous, and after if they're being deceptive. The striking movement, Eric does with his hand while he's talking is a sign of inner aggression.
This is a great video to watch again with the sound off, or watch first with the sound off, if you haven't already seen it. If you do, and study just the nonverbal cues, it's amusing. At least, it was to me.
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