Every Mistake I Made in 2025
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I miss annotations. MKBHD Merch: shop.mkbhd.com Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: goo.gl ~ twitter.com @MKBHD @MKBHD
In this video, Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) reflects on the mistakes he made in 2025 and outlines the production improvements his team implemented to reduce errors before final publication. He explains that he introduced a more rigorous review process, including multiple eyeballs on a video during production and a dedicated fact-checking stage prior to export. The goal, he says, is to catch factual inaccuracies and update the content after it goes live, acknowledging that no system is perfect but aiming for substantial improvement. He traces the motivation to a year of accumulated feedback from viewers, Reddit discussions, and other commentary, and notes that this review spans every long-form video uploaded in 2025. He also shares that he was inspired by Tom Scott’s 2023 video revisiting his own past mistakes, and frames his own conclusions around accountability, transparency, and Hanlon’s razor, emphasizing that errors are usually due to oversight rather than malice. The overall takeaway is that while progress has been made, there is still work to do, and the audience can expect ongoing updates and corrections when needed, along with a candid acknowledgement of past misstatements.
Topics · technology · media-production · transparency · review-analysis
Questions answered
- What are the two broad categories of corrections Marques describes in the video?
- The two categories are 1) technically incorrect details that do not affect the video’s conclusions and would benefit from annotations, and 2) corrections that are bigger and require a more formal update or clarification.
- What process changes did the production team implement to reduce mistakes in 2025?
- They added more eyeballs during the editing process and introduced a dedicated fact-checking stage before final export to catch and address errors earlier.
- Which creator inspired Marques to make this retrospective video about mistakes, and why is that relevant?
- Tom Scott inspired him with a 2023 video revisiting past mistakes and updating them, which provided a template for transparency and ongoing improvement.