I think the point is more to mock the pseudoscience/history in a skit format, but his comments aren’t especially funny or clever. I’d describe it more as “failed comedy” than “old-perv” vibes but it does seem like he should stick to long-form documentary content.

All short form, vertical videos comes across like an abomination of video production.

WorldOfAntiquity is great, I don’t even see what could be “wrong” about these videos.

these slightly creepy old-perv vibes in his shorts/tiktok videos.

I don’t really watch his shorts much, but watched a few including the one you linked. Didn’t seem pervy to me at all.

The protagonist is usually a young woman half his age who probably wouldnt give him a second look.

That’s because the majority of these kind of videos that he’s replying to (what I like to call Witch History) are made by young women. You don’t really see academics or older people making videos like “ten signs you lived in Atlantis in your past life,” because it’s an immature video topic to begin with, but if they did, I’m sure his replies would be just like this one.

I think so. The “on a date” scenario gives us a framework, two strangers who WANT to like each other. I don’t think that makes it creepy, it just saves him the trouble of creating a background for these characters. Then she starts saying these wacky things, and he’s showing disappointment that this obviously won’t work out, while also trying to be polite as they are having dinner together.

It’s not great humour. But I don’t understand what’s pervy about this exactly?

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