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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2022
  • pls no feed the kraken
    (more nonsense below)
    I recently had a chat to Moid of Media Death Cult about sci-fi and it was big fun: • Video
    The jaunty Norse number is Ginnunagap The Yawning Void Pt 2 by Glen Gabriel: • Ginnunagap The Yawning...
    My stuff:
    Books what I wrote yo ► www.amazon.com/Exurb1a/e/B06X...
    For sending personalised insults ► / exurb1a
    T-shirts, mugs, and sadness ► teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
    I also make horrendous music ► / exurbia-1
    Help me to do this full-time if you're deranged enough ► www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
    This entire video was basically a poor caricature of Shoshana Zuboff's brilliant Surveillance Capitalism and David Brin's The Transparent Society. Much recommended in both cases and they can be found here: / the-age-of-surveillanc... / / 96477.the_transparent_...
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  • @kabluey4142
    @kabluey4142 ปีที่แล้ว +20690

    I'd feel better if this was a NordVPN sponsor

    • @linen8231
      @linen8231 ปีที่แล้ว +578

      When the video ended it just felt like a slap to the face

    • @Sofia-T
      @Sofia-T ปีที่แล้ว +209

      I needed this comment for a laugh after that ending, thanks mate

    • @nbnerd2283
      @nbnerd2283 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      only 2 replies on an exurb1a pinned comment??!

    • @Skund79
      @Skund79 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      The biggest irony about VPNs is that you sell your date instead to your ISPN to a VPN provider with the headquarter in Panama City

    • @9nikolai
      @9nikolai ปีที่แล้ว +185

      @@Skund79 The difference between not using a VPN and using a VPN is that with the former you don't know who takes your data, and with the latter you pay them for taking it.

  • @XxjeffersonDkidxX
    @XxjeffersonDkidxX ปีที่แล้ว +8717

    “Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” ― Edward Snowden

    • @N.i.c.k.H
      @N.i.c.k.H ปีที่แล้ว +225

      This is a bad analogy. It is actually more like saying that you don't care about free speech when all you have to say is stuff that the powers that be are happy for you to say.

    • @maxliggins8448
      @maxliggins8448 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Nah I think this is a sick quote

    • @influx5821
      @influx5821 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      @@N.i.c.k.H no, the powers would rather you say absolutely nothing, because if you say absolutely nothing you are absolutely harmless

    • @clicky5494
      @clicky5494 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@N.i.c.k.H damn

    • @kateapple1
      @kateapple1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even after the way he explained it though I still feel that way 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @yephobochi4384
    @yephobochi4384 ปีที่แล้ว +6737

    we watched the video and agreed that it was a serious problem. And then we all clicked on the next video, and the bright colours and happy feelings came back, and we continued to do absolutely nothing about what was coming

    • @SchgurmTewehr
      @SchgurmTewehr ปีที่แล้ว +180

      Yes, that is the majority of people.

    • @piergiorgiosauli4981
      @piergiorgiosauli4981 ปีที่แล้ว +351

      @@SchgurmTewehr I also gave a like

    • @alronthunderdrummer
      @alronthunderdrummer ปีที่แล้ว +124

      it's election month here and there is a party running on a platform of addressing this problem, among other things. it's core to their ideology. I can do something about it if I prioritise it over other societal change.

    • @Dr.JustIsWrong
      @Dr.JustIsWrong ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What's coming?

    • @user-pi8pi3wj7h
      @user-pi8pi3wj7h ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This feels like dogwhistling

  • @louvonkra4691
    @louvonkra4691 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    bro... I clicked on this video because it looked fun, why do I need to see a psychologist now?

    • @vizthex
      @vizthex ปีที่แล้ว +117

      average exurb1a experience.

    • @a_hell_spawn3657
      @a_hell_spawn3657 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Idk why but the fact that you said psychologist insted of therapist just makes me respect you in some way

    • @webtomas
      @webtomas ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i hope you are doing tip top...bboi

    • @louvonkra4691
      @louvonkra4691 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@webtomas yeah, I'm still doing fine, life doesn't wait, there is no time to stay broken, hope you are doing okay too 😘

    • @weeddeeweedeeweed420
      @weeddeeweedeeweed420 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@a_hell_spawn3657 love that bro 😂😂

  • @zachh.9855
    @zachh.9855 ปีที่แล้ว +996

    This may sound backwards, but Exurb1a is one of the very few channels in which I choose to not watch the new video right away because of how much I cherish them.
    Algorithmic human desire? Manufactured fate? Is this truly our path or the path of the machine?

    • @karenseveson9151
      @karenseveson9151 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I'll usually wait until I have the time to fully appreciate it (however that may not be possible with this mans talent)

    • @alexanderadkins2391
      @alexanderadkins2391 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Same, I gatta plan out the existential dread or reality shattering for a day im in the headpace for it

    • @Scapestoat
      @Scapestoat ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I do the same. I watch them when I am ready for them. :)

    • @martinweiss2955
      @martinweiss2955 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the path to the choice.
      We can choose our way in our epoch, like we chose world wars or the dark ages, or church schisms

    • @infinitestare
      @infinitestare ปีที่แล้ว +2

      plot twist: exurb1a is the AI shepherding us towards this dreadful future by summarizing and normalizing these concepts under a guise of reasonable warnings it packages this brave new world for us so that it gets easier to swallow.

  • @aenorist2431
    @aenorist2431 ปีที่แล้ว +2884

    "Fuck no it is not"
    The sheer satisfaction in this line is amazing.

    • @pencarbo5387
      @pencarbo5387 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I was so afraid it was gonna turn into add for a moment

    • @XDRosenheim
      @XDRosenheim ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I did have a good laugh at that one. The tone and delivery of that line was just spot on.

    • @syntheticpolymer620
      @syntheticpolymer620 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I had a little faith in humanity restored ngl

    • @Tophuh
      @Tophuh ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Had my finger ready on the 'skip 5 sec' button

    • @wolf2403
      @wolf2403 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love this way too much it's probably not healthy lol

  • @sofiahamby9453
    @sofiahamby9453 ปีที่แล้ว +4410

    It's really a whole new scary vibe when he doesn't do the rant about why this isn't so bad at the end

    • @AstroSalamander
      @AstroSalamander ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Freaked me out man

    • @hunterhobday6363
      @hunterhobday6363 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Indeed, I'm kinda bummed now

    • @nonenothingnull
      @nonenothingnull ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oh boo hoo whatever shall we dooo
      >crotch shot uploaded to social media
      Oh boo hooooooooooo
      >live feed of cameras without conscious knowledge
      Wahhhhhhh!!!
      >using data harvester services
      Little hypocritical, yes, but just seek free software, as this will go away soon.

    • @p.t.557
      @p.t.557 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@nonenothingnull What did we say about tiktok? and look where we are now?
      DO YOU REALLY STILL THINK HUMANS ARE THAT SMART?

    • @SeventhSolar
      @SeventhSolar ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Well he already did the "why this isn't so bad". It's half the metaphor. We just have to take the better road.

  • @jehffvredition2026
    @jehffvredition2026 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    this is probably the most adhd yet thoughtful and cohesive channels out there

    • @Nephalen
      @Nephalen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      what does adhd have to do with it?

    • @jesusv5169
      @jesusv5169 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Nephalenoverthinking/ looking too deeply into things

    • @randomcrusader5632
      @randomcrusader5632 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@jesusv5169also from what I know the jumpiness makes it easier for people with adhd to watch, their attention span isn’t on one thing thing too long

    • @FreeSpeechXtremist
      @FreeSpeechXtremist 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exurb1a is my favourite thing on TH-cam and I'm as ADHD as they come so maybe he's onto something lol

    • @davidlawler8707
      @davidlawler8707 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's not exclusive to adhd.​@@jesusv5169

  • @jordanrobinson823
    @jordanrobinson823 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    This is the first video I've watched in a long time that has legitimately scared me. I didn't learn anything I wasn't aware of already but the way exurb1a explained it all has me shook for the future

    • @pimpofallsimps8413
      @pimpofallsimps8413 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      don't worry, its all a simulation anyway

  • @bellas486
    @bellas486 ปีที่แล้ว +9860

    The transition from storytelling to explaining is beyond genius

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember that time he groomed an autistic girl

    • @Bugy64
      @Bugy64 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I guess it's clever but I think it was executed rather poorly.

    • @ryanfarrelly4647
      @ryanfarrelly4647 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Bugy64 it could of been a lovely short story

    • @CGJero
      @CGJero ปีที่แล้ว +127

      @@Bugy64 no, the sudden cut is kind of like his signature

    • @Bugy64
      @Bugy64 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ryanfarrelly4647 It seems only to be incomplete, although I suppose leaving some things up for interpretation creates a more interesting narrative.

  • @dust1077
    @dust1077 ปีที่แล้ว +1468

    "What the fuck is chungus?!"
    By far my favorite exurb1a quote

    • @jimhalpert9898
      @jimhalpert9898 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dont search up exurb1a allegations

    • @theempire8461
      @theempire8461 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It big

    • @d3vitron779
      @d3vitron779 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@jimhalpert9898 they’re a tad bit unhinged to be believable, but it did kinda sour how i watch his videos ngl

    • @hemidactylusfrenatus173
      @hemidactylusfrenatus173 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jimhalpert9898 we all know, let us watch the goddamn video without thinking about them

    • @GrimHeaperThe
      @GrimHeaperThe ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theempire8461 a big chunky boi

  • @skakried7673
    @skakried7673 ปีที่แล้ว +948

    As a Writer myself I give a round of applause sir. This is exceptional storytelling and the drunk person I am right now was drawn into your poetry and held captive. Phenomenal dude, Fucking phenomenal.

    • @ziziroberts8041
      @ziziroberts8041 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Couldn't have said it better myself 👍✌️

    • @aurazemaityte3721
      @aurazemaityte3721 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely the essence of Exurb1a

    • @hlobet_
      @hlobet_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      we all are stuck here now mate

    • @FirstLast-gk6lg
      @FirstLast-gk6lg 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's truly stunning to write like this AND deliver the narration so well

  • @iankeddie9620
    @iankeddie9620 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Can't believe he doesn't mention the author of The Light of Other Days - Stephen Baxter. One of the greatest Science Fiction authors of his generation.

    • @kellybraille
      @kellybraille ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooooo thanks for the tip!

  • @pavelmedbery3055
    @pavelmedbery3055 ปีที่แล้ว +3200

    "Knowledge is power, but spying from ivory towers is rude." God tier quote right rhere.

    • @jimhalpert9898
      @jimhalpert9898 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      dont search up exurb1a allegations

    • @lucidnode
      @lucidnode ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@jimhalpert9898 That sucks if it's true. I'm going to keep watching his content no matter what though. Even terrible people can give good advice. And a ton of people could benefit from these videos. (I feel like I need to say this because I think people have forgotten the world is complicated like that.)

    • @EternalFinity
      @EternalFinity ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@lucidnode its not, its all hearsay from an abusive ex of his

    • @Jaydee-wd7wr
      @Jaydee-wd7wr ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@EternalFinity, If it was hearsay he would address it, not hide it.

    • @waytooaesthetic
      @waytooaesthetic ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@Jaydee-wd7wr alot of people dont talk about allegations for, you know, PRIVACY

  • @drnojtm2598
    @drnojtm2598 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    you are an insanely good story teller, usually i get goosebumps when i listen to songs that blow me away but from the first few minutes i was awaiting your next sentence. When i get my next paycheck i will get your books - i haven't read in years but if those are anything like this then I will be blown away.
    you probably wont see this but thank you. thank you so much

  • @The_Maze_Is_Not_Meant_For_You
    @The_Maze_Is_Not_Meant_For_You ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It's a testament to the genius of exurb1a that I once I watched everything he's done, I found myself getting pissed off that he doesn't release content daily...as though he's responsible for delivering hilarious, perspicuous, brilliant material to me on a daily basis.

    • @The_Maze_Is_Not_Meant_For_You
      @The_Maze_Is_Not_Meant_For_You 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope this inspires another Timothy McVeigh the park is truck somewhere in Silicon Valley

    • @Bruhecc
      @Bruhecc หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would argue that the true genius is being able to watch a video of his every day for years and still be struck by its novelty every day as if it was the first time

  • @2k7u
    @2k7u ปีที่แล้ว +2352

    What seemed like a brilliant segway to a sponsor was even more brilliant when revealed not to be

    • @thesenamesaretaken
      @thesenamesaretaken ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are segways still a thing?

    • @overdosingontomatoes8619
      @overdosingontomatoes8619 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Tripping Warbler research a bit into exurb1a

    • @gablo1089
      @gablo1089 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@thesenamesaretaken he means segue

    • @evertjanssen
      @evertjanssen ปีที่แล้ว

      Please inform yourself about the rape charges against this man.

    • @thesenamesaretaken
      @thesenamesaretaken ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@evertjanssen it's good practice to tell people this, if only so they can find how little merit there is in the random witch hunts they are invited to join

  • @tomc.5704
    @tomc.5704 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    "You can't watch pornography on a robot."
    Yeah, but...you could....you know....

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      You cant, you must

    • @WeebJail
      @WeebJail ปีที่แล้ว +7

      way ahead of you

    • @thatoneguywithhorns3774
      @thatoneguywithhorns3774 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ah great minds surely think alike

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler ปีที่แล้ว +33

      If it can run DOOM, it can certainly run pr0n. And everything can run DOOM.

    • @f1r3hunt3rz5
      @f1r3hunt3rz5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You could DO it on the robot instead
      There I completed it for anyone who wonders

  • @lostbutfreesoul
    @lostbutfreesoul ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The wormhold story is one I love!
    The first time I encountered that thought, of what being able to look outside of time would really be used for, I couldn't help but want a 'hyperspace window.' To now have a piece of terminology, sousveillance, that can be attached to that concept and a book I can just give other people... so thank you. It isn't something that I fear at all after a decade of thought, for a lot of the pain we do to ourselves and each other comes from a fear that we need secrets. That we can't be trusted to behave with social grace after we learn what all other humans are like....

    • @flask223
      @flask223 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exurb1a lies to CERN Scientist going by "Pie" about being a fellow CERN Scientist. He uses her as a psychological test subject without full consent in "experiment A" which is about "organic synchronicity", similar to baader meinhoff/frequency illusion. He artificially induces it to her and drives her to deep depression, then near suicide. In the psych ward she was unable to contribute to police investigation and things got buried. CERN confirmed Exurb1a "Alex" was never an employee, also his reddit fan club also banned him over these events

  • @ruanvisagie8090
    @ruanvisagie8090 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    3 minutes just felt like 3 eternities

  • @floatingblaze8405
    @floatingblaze8405 ปีที่แล้ว +1473

    "What have we done to ourselves? We've broken epistemology itself, sacrificing truth in favor of mediated hyperreality, and for what, _for what_ , *what the fuck is chungus* "
    - depression turtle 2022

    • @isapu1948
      @isapu1948 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      It has "God is dead and we killed him" vibes

    • @lil_herb2518
      @lil_herb2518 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isapu1948 whats the time stamp??

    • @lil_herb2518
      @lil_herb2518 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what time does it say that

    • @floatingblaze8405
      @floatingblaze8405 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lil_herb2518 11:06

    • @mathewward6229
      @mathewward6229 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chunga is DMT, tobacco and passion flower.

  • @olam4642
    @olam4642 ปีที่แล้ว +878

    The VPN joke at 3:43 was perfect, the idea of this whole dramatic artistic intro about privacy being there only to transition into a VPN ad is honestly so funny

    • @GraveyardTricks
      @GraveyardTricks ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Then you go check out the VPN he's advertised and it asks for your email address to sign up

    • @santecrutcher9780
      @santecrutcher9780 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was so good 😂

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Because it's subverting expectations :
      The first diagetic ad i saw was kinda cool imo , i was used to ad breaks and all and seeing an ad that was introduced by the script was genuinely intresting ,
      However right now 3-4 years since , it became really tired as a thing ,
      And honestly ads are possibly the most pathetic form of art ,
      And it's deeply sad it's also the most seen form of art ,
      An art aimed at taking desire and carrying it whenever

    • @aless5207
      @aless5207 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He got me, I was like no, it can't be...

  • @mittens2015
    @mittens2015 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Big leaps of mankind:
    - Hot wood
    - weird mushroom?
    - string
    - triangles
    - defacating in exactly the right place
    - word + other word = funny! Wait a second that sounds like a good idea

  • @Nemaris68
    @Nemaris68 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like this idea of everyone knowing everything about everyone else, the idea of shame and fear will disappear. If everyone could watch, everyone else’s embarrassing moments as well. Like the story you told at the start of the video that first city honestly would be a dream for someone like me. The idea that everyone is watching everyone, eliminates embarrassment

  • @tophatgeo
    @tophatgeo ปีที่แล้ว +1410

    "The road to hell is paved with good inventions"
    What a perfect subversion of a typical quote

    • @ghost_of_jah5210
      @ghost_of_jah5210 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That is the typical quote? As far as I’ve heard at least

    • @unrested7294
      @unrested7294 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@ghost_of_jah5210 it's "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" not inventions.

    • @ghost_of_jah5210
      @ghost_of_jah5210 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@unrested7294 bruh I’m stupid

    • @vincnt0169
      @vincnt0169 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I like "Knowledge is Power - but spying from Ivory Towers is rude."

    • @jewishmafia9801
      @jewishmafia9801 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ghost_of_jah5210 Don't worry Mang, my buddy says pacific rather than specific. He also says Cadillac converter as opposed to catalytic converter but he means well and is far more successful than me. He doesn't say them sarcastically but he's a very honest and well intentioned individual so it doesn't bother me juan bit...

  • @vincnt0169
    @vincnt0169 ปีที่แล้ว +1074

    "Knowledge is Power - but spying from Ivory Towers is rude."
    I love it.

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Yang to that Yin would be.......
      *"Power is Responsibility - so building those Ivory Towers out of pure sapphire glass would be very considerate of our collective societal consciousness."*

    • @JamEast
      @JamEast ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Want more knowledge then look up experiment a

    • @evertjanssen
      @evertjanssen ปีที่แล้ว

      Please inform yourself about the rape charges against this man.

    • @flask223
      @flask223 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Following a collaboration with Exurb1a, a British youtuber, Roelofs was hospitalised in November 2016 for acute stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal ideation. During her 7-month hospitalisation, Roelofs began speaking out against her former work partner who she stated used Reddit to smear her name. Roelofs said the TH-camr had assaulted and raped her in October 2016, had started threatening her between November-December 2016, and subsequently "blackmailed" her to leave the hospital to talk to him while she was drugged with prescribed medication, and that he raped her while she was unable to fight him. One of the prescribed medications she had been taking was Xanax, a benzodiazepine and well-known date rape drug.

    • @ryein542-zx1jp
      @ryein542-zx1jp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @trayanhristov
    @trayanhristov ปีที่แล้ว +52

    You must know I'm following your work for quite a while and I can see through your videos literally your cycles of thinking and evolving. This video is a masterpiece with valid points. The hard truth is, you shared it on a platform owned by Google and will likely monetize it through CPMs. This in return helps you sustain yourself, your family, and more videos like this. It's a vicious cycle but also thr most apprehensive one we've thought of. As a digital marketer now, i never dreamt to be one. While I apply certain morals to how I do my work, and recently finished writing about 120 pages thesis I can't deny love it or hate it we benefit from this infrastructure. I think the deepest question we get to is are people going to have corrupt thoughts by nature if we lived without walls, or not. That's whole nature versus nurture topic. Having grown in a small place, I felt quite out of place when moving to bigger cities. Would be keen to hear your thoughts on this, especially with sharing a city right now (if you're still here).

    • @CrazyPenguin-cf3tg
      @CrazyPenguin-cf3tg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ?

    • @cultivatorman7520
      @cultivatorman7520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      !

    • @mikethegoo
      @mikethegoo ปีที่แล้ว

      .

    • @flask223
      @flask223 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TH-camr Exurb1a has been hiding in the shadows of the truth for too long now. He has lied to his own fans, been financially supported by other TH-camrs without knowing what he's done, or has blatantly ignored what others have said. Would you watch video's made by a RAPIST? Would you want your children to watch videos by a PREDATOR? You wouldn't would you? Sign this petition, and get this monster off TH-cam.

  • @HistoryforThinkers
    @HistoryforThinkers 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    WHAT. WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE IMPACT THIS HAS HAD ON ME. BUT ALL CAPS HELP

  • @VoxAD15VT
    @VoxAD15VT ปีที่แล้ว +1899

    “Unless the powerful had invisibility cloaks or lived in faraday cages…”
    I mean that’s definitely what would happen.

    • @incognitoman3656
      @incognitoman3656 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Well, you’d know they lived there if you couldnt see them

    • @vylbird8014
      @vylbird8014 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I'm sure there would be exclusive hotels built to keep information from escaping. Possibly including faraday cages.

    • @trime1015
      @trime1015 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@incognitoman3656 Still doesn't tell you what they're doing. They get to keep their secrets.

    • @richardward6747
      @richardward6747 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let's face it though, powerful people can buy social engineering that warps the minds of the population into being ineffective at rebellion an effective at counter rebellion.. they already do.. all depends on the flavour of the tech involved.. if it comes with psychologically fortifying ingenuity that little exploit won't work either.

    • @ThePlaguebringer172
      @ThePlaguebringer172 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      By wearing a cloak of secrets in a secretless world, you place yourself as the enemy

  • @nomallife
    @nomallife ปีที่แล้ว +879

    I watched this, promptly fell asleep and had a nightmare. 10/10

    • @EmeraldLavigne
      @EmeraldLavigne ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Being awake is a nightmare, too...

    • @advaith_31
      @advaith_31 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@EmeraldLavigne bro u good?

    • @minecraftermad
      @minecraftermad ปีที่แล้ว

      @@advaith_31 he causes cancer.

    • @voidling2632
      @voidling2632 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@advaith_31 Can't say for Johnny but I'm not good at all.

    • @aless5207
      @aless5207 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@voidling2632 I hear 95% deck chair vodka is useful?

  • @callumjean5455
    @callumjean5455 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    the visuals for this are amazing!! I especially love the projected zooms at 0:15 and 1:11

  • @benceblazsovics9123
    @benceblazsovics9123 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    "Fuck no, it is not"
    instant like, sir!
    this is my new fav channel :D

  • @colbyandbrennen3543
    @colbyandbrennen3543 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    The thought of someone being able to see me rot in my bedroom for 20 hours a day is horrifying

    • @jacewhite8540
      @jacewhite8540 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Poor watcher

    • @stoneytheclown
      @stoneytheclown ปีที่แล้ว +35

      How are you so busy that you get to go out for 4 hours a day?

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      well thats literally what this youtuber tried to do... he fucking admited to raping a girl and then trying to convince her to kill herself. look it up

    • @enthurian100
      @enthurian100 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stoneytheclown Well he's got to sleep some time.

    • @sumkindacheeto
      @sumkindacheeto ปีที่แล้ว

      The mythical guy that asked

  • @OfficalDaddyMatty
    @OfficalDaddyMatty ปีที่แล้ว +645

    Its actually insane how easily a cosmic turtle can override my impulse control

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      Its actually insane how its been proven this youtuber raped someone and then told them to kill themselves yet apparently thats ok if u can make a somewhat decent youtube video

    • @clickpause8732
      @clickpause8732 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a shame that said turtle has no impulse control of his own.
      Please look up Pieke Roelofs.

    • @abhaytyagi6179
      @abhaytyagi6179 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clickpause8732 don't you have a life?

    • @---jj9lf
      @---jj9lf ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clickpause8732 innocent until proven guilty

  • @Golden_squanch
    @Golden_squanch ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never in my life have I seen such a perfect transition almost happen

  • @godofzah
    @godofzah ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i think were evolving into a hivemind species lol, your channel is awsome between the information, message behind it, your accent, and deliverance your on my top 3 favorite channels never stop doing you sir your a gift to humanity

  • @homosapienfactory6291
    @homosapienfactory6291 ปีที่แล้ว +1757

    Excuse me, I looked away for a moment and we went from the kraken to how the internet works? I love this channel.

    • @CozySER
      @CozySER ปีที่แล้ว

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieke_Roelofs
      He is also a ra*ist

    • @normanclatcher
      @normanclatcher ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It's a metaphor. The Kraken _-is-_ how the internet works. Tendrils everywhere.

    • @davidholder7449
      @davidholder7449 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quick hi hi hi there

    • @davidholder7449
      @davidholder7449 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m

    • @deethwarrior
      @deethwarrior ปีที่แล้ว +1

      #healingforpie pls unsub

  • @cometual
    @cometual ปีที่แล้ว +2970

    God I love Exurb1a’s videos, his storytelling truly makes you feel emotions you can’t explain.

    • @zeese4216
      @zeese4216 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Depression and feeling insignificant lol

    • @Lulink013
      @Lulink013 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Yeah it almost makes you forget what he's done. almost.

    • @brosisjk3993
      @brosisjk3993 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@Lulink013 fr more people need to know

    • @oliverkat
      @oliverkat ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a r4pper

    • @alphatoomega7949
      @alphatoomega7949 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You should read his books Ive recently read the fith science and his storytelling works really well in textform

  • @tristans623
    @tristans623 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bravo, the writing, the spoken presentation, the video collection and editing, very well done. I like to think this is the work of a team, because it seems more incredible to think that this is the work of a single individual. If you are that individual, wow!

  • @absent-mindedchaos7636
    @absent-mindedchaos7636 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Exurb1a is the Terry Prachett of 21st century

  • @liveen
    @liveen ปีที่แล้ว +2926

    Exurb1a is THE master of the art of going full circle and closing the loop with a magnificent breathtaking conclusion

    • @deethwarrior
      @deethwarrior ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No no he is not #healingforpie

    • @liveen
      @liveen ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@deethwarrior #imaboomer

    • @okayest_pianist
      @okayest_pianist ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@deethwarrior seperate the art from the artist

    • @kelleh711
      @kelleh711 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@okayest_pianist stop monetarily supporting sexual abusers by watching their content

    • @-Pexy
      @-Pexy ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@deethwarrior Love how much attention a case with so little evidence gets... The only youtuber that covered it at more than a minute of length promised a full documentary and, indeed, did not give. When will it be seen that the case is false?

  • @att6844
    @att6844 ปีที่แล้ว +1082

    What a brilliant way to combine your creative writing with your essay-like analysis, all under a bow of impending dread and despair. Well done sir.

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      its weird to compliment someone whos been proven to be a rapist this much but maybe you didnt know so ill give you the benefit of the doubt

    • @DisentDesign
      @DisentDesign ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok I'll catch you later then

    • @clickpause8732
      @clickpause8732 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A great video from a sadly terrible man.
      Look up Pieke Roelofs.

    • @hemidactylusfrenatus173
      @hemidactylusfrenatus173 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clickpause8732 we all know, let us watch the goddamn video without thinking about them

    • @Joelsonfarrn
      @Joelsonfarrn ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@clickpause8732 While I respect your desire to not prop up bad actors. If an allegation as terrible as the one levied here is not proven, then it does no one a service to suggest that it is fact. Innocent until PROVEN guilty is a serious social and legal principle. Try and put yourself into the shoes of someone accused and charged of something they actually didn't do. This would be bad in the same way that the action allegedly done by the creator here would be. Encouragement, not criticism. May the truth always win

  • @xanderwerner2450
    @xanderwerner2450 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3rd time rewatching, every time stuff gets a little existential i always come back, rather ironically.

  • @SandSeven
    @SandSeven ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Is this video sponsored by an easy to use and reliable VPN? Fuck no it is not."
    Respect good sir!

  • @TheThirdPrice
    @TheThirdPrice ปีที่แล้ว +350

    "The road to hell is paved with good inventions"
    What a fucking play on the idiom. Brilliant

    • @BgMapping
      @BgMapping ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @✧ Shroomi ✧ The road to hell is paved with good intensions

    • @aless5207
      @aless5207 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @✧ Shroomi ✧ The idiom means that often positive intent causes harm. The modification carries that idea through to technology (which really is just a subset of "intent" hence the smart word play).
      The issue is the underlying truth that intent is heavily influenced by subjectivity so what I think is best (for me) generally ends up not the best (for everyone else).

    • @TheThirdPrice
      @TheThirdPrice ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aless5207 couldn't have put it better myself, thanks!

  • @5volt793
    @5volt793 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    14:15 "contemplating turning your life around? Would some deck-chair vodka help?" is a beautifully simple and effective expression of the how the incentives of online algorithms DO NOT ALIGN with creating good outcomes for members of society.

    • @isaacjones8461
      @isaacjones8461 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That’s very true, they only exist to make money, there is no thought behind the algorithm, it just is. And it only exists to extract and insert information, without regard for the human receiving it

    • @Dr.JustIsWrong
      @Dr.JustIsWrong ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@isaacjones8461 _"there is no thought behind the algorithm, [...] without regard for the human receiving it"_
      Ineffective then.
      Knowing what car I bought doesn't help them know what car to sell me..
      1. If I just bought a car, I'm no longer looking to buy..
      2. I may come to hate the car, and never want another like it..
      3. Doesn't tell them my intentions, so 'target marketing' accessories is still their crap-shoot..
      What if I buy dry dog food to feed rabbits.. Will I buy heart-guard for dogs? ..no
      What if the rabbits hate it? Will I buy more or similar? ..no
      What if they love it? Does the data showing I bought it help them to fraudulently convince me to buy it again? ..no, I want it, regardless of their secret data that I bought it.
      Data-miners are scamming corporations, not individuals.
      If there was profit to be made from data, they'd make it, not sell it.
      Exactly like 'Store-Brand' products are done.

    • @KWifler
      @KWifler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm invisible to the system. I'm a disabled shut-in in poverty who wants a real life relationship. No online system can sell me anything.

    • @paracame8162
      @paracame8162 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KWifler you just watched a video, read a comment, and left a reply on a platform run by Google. Where's your invisibility now?

    • @KWifler
      @KWifler ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paracame8162 I'm like polluted air to the algorithm. It chokes on me, clears its throat, and moves on. Nothing to see here.

  • @Bistro999
    @Bistro999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got an ad for privacy software after watching this video

  • @mayhemdiscordchaosohmy573
    @mayhemdiscordchaosohmy573 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God I will say, I love your stories!
    And all they represent! I've followed you for a very long time and it's funny whenever there's something Im working on, if something is bothering me or if Im attempting to work out some solutions I always find inspiration after listening to a story or 2 that you've posted!
    Thanx and keep up the good work!

  • @patrickmchargue7122
    @patrickmchargue7122 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    "You can't watch pornography on a robot." Give it time.

    • @fossforever512
      @fossforever512 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      You won’t need to when you can participate with the robot

    • @memele4991
      @memele4991 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fossforever512 so ur telling me... robot tits?

    • @cameronestrada1430
      @cameronestrada1430 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fossforever512 😏😏😏

    • @backinyourcommentsectionag3191
      @backinyourcommentsectionag3191 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      see this is what I'm saying!
      Who needs porn when the robot _is the porn_

    • @Piflle
      @Piflle ปีที่แล้ว

      The robots will be your pornography

  • @bigbazza1206
    @bigbazza1206 ปีที่แล้ว +1078

    As always, when I have a particularly bad day, he returns. Existential crisis turtle. Here to make my day with a new upload

    • @toz_dumann
      @toz_dumann ปีที่แล้ว +20

      make your day even worse lol

    • @NeonPhlox
      @NeonPhlox ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we shouldn't be supporting exurb1a, he emotionally abused and sexually assaulted a girl

    • @altideasfortomorrow
      @altideasfortomorrow ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Im gonna need you to have bad days more often then

    • @togrulhuseynli7600
      @togrulhuseynli7600 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@toz_dumann paradoxically, it makes the day better

    • @dominicsmith8698
      @dominicsmith8698 ปีที่แล้ว

      How tf this make your day

  • @AggressiveGoose
    @AggressiveGoose ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is so surreal to see the lecturehall one was in just days ago in a video of one's favorite youtuber! Havent hit pause that fast in a long time. Great video, love your stuff! ( 15:35 )

  • @Maxwell_FromTheLand
    @Maxwell_FromTheLand 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watched one interesting video and this channel kept popping up. I can’t really tell what a video will be about, so for awhile I resisted. Now I have realized that is part of the fun. They are all amazing. Great channel!

  • @ravenwarjoy
    @ravenwarjoy ปีที่แล้ว +719

    By the very virtue of the fact that I watched this, the Kraken knows that I have seen it. But instead of lashing out at me, it will simply lead me to places where it can learn more secret thoughts I have about it.

    • @jocylinfrancis930
      @jocylinfrancis930 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That’s true.
      And terrifying.

    • @flask223
      @flask223 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Following a collaboration with Exurb1a, a British youtuber, Roelofs was hospitalised in November 2016 for acute stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal ideation. During her 7-month hospitalisation, Roelofs began speaking out against her former work partner who she stated used Reddit to smear her name. Roelofs said the TH-camr had assaulted and raped her in October 2016, had started threatening her between November-December 2016, and subsequently "blackmailed" her to leave the hospital to talk to him while she was drugged with prescribed medication, and that he raped her while she was unable to fight him. One of the prescribed medications she had been taking was Xanax, a benzodiazepine and well-known date rape drug.

    • @Vienic2
      @Vienic2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@flask223 yeah, ok, but can i still watch Exurb1a? lol

    • @BlockyBookworm
      @BlockyBookworm ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@flask223 these allegations have happened a lot
      they are not always true
      Is there a court process or something or is this just a rumour that will swirl around until it is forgotten

    • @dionysus3774
      @dionysus3774 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@flask223What in the hell, where’d you get that information?

  • @berlehessellundshelligedis6823
    @berlehessellundshelligedis6823 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    This channel is a perfect example that quality>quantity

    • @topdog5252
      @topdog5252 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There’s a few. SoUncivilised is a Star Wars channel that does that. Dream, the Minecraft TH-camr also does that. Barely Sociable sort of also. Some of the best channels are quality over quantity. It’s very rare you get both quality and quantity. Solving the Money Problem might be one (I’m a fan). The guy does daily videos that are all great.

    • @alnaskabeer1361
      @alnaskabeer1361 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kurzgesagt (or whatever it's spelt)

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      ok but the guy also raped someone and then tried to convince the girl to kill herself so no wonder he has so much time on his hands... look it up

    • @the1necromancer
      @the1necromancer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@alnaskabeer1361
      Kurzgesagt is pretty good, but they have their biases. It makes some of their videos a chore to watch.

    • @godzefkiel2686
      @godzefkiel2686 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the1necromancer what do you mean

  • @ZaxxaZ
    @ZaxxaZ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. The more output of yours I experience the happier I am that I'm not alone with these thoughts, but the sadder I become knowing I can't just pass them off as the ravings of my unsound mind. I'm so glad that there's someone out there with the wit, passion, creativity and tenacity to create such stimulating works; gladder still to have discovered your work somehow floating like a life raft in the ever expanding sea of advertising dross and AI forged claptrap. Thank you.

  • @thesystemera
    @thesystemera ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man. This is so close to home. Talked at length about your later hypothiss. Very cool. Agree in entirely.

  • @t111ran3
    @t111ran3 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    "Tinagrad" is such a good name. I almost certain it holds meaning, and the author put thought into it. Because, in Russian, and I assume in some other languages, the word "TAINA" means secret, or mystery. And the suffix "GRAD" literally means town. So, it is literally becomes "The Town of Secrets".

    • @goodhumor9454
      @goodhumor9454 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It would mean something along the lines of Mysteryshire

    • @Ann-nz3lr
      @Ann-nz3lr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Taina and grad mean secret and town in Bulgarian. The author has put other Bulgarian words or references in his videos. Also at one point in the video he said "обичам те България" which means, I love you, Bulgaria. So I think he has either lived there as a child, his parents or one of his parents are Bulgarian or he has visited or lived there at some point in his life.

    • @t111ran3
      @t111ran3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ann-nz3lr this makes so much sense

    • @goodhumor9454
      @goodhumor9454 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ann-nz3lr I remember a year or so back he had made a video where he was biking and he talked and mentioned he was at that point living in Bulgaria

    • @morrismutunga7622
      @morrismutunga7622 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've realised something Ironic while reading your comment: "Siri"' is the Swahili word for "Secret" in east Africa where I'm from. Siri is only going to get better at knowing our secrets as technology improves.

  • @6675636boff
    @6675636boff ปีที่แล้ว +161

    “Points for execution” thank you for the pause so I didn’t have to miss anything lol

  • @NA-mg2eb
    @NA-mg2eb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm reminded of that line from Lord of the Rings... "A great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame. It's gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh"

  • @lucahofstee5077
    @lucahofstee5077 ปีที่แล้ว

    im feeling thrilled from the start, ive watched like 5 times already but its still so good

  • @appellsauce
    @appellsauce ปีที่แล้ว +241

    This feels like an assault of information, and I'm totally okay with it

    • @danklegosi6084
      @danklegosi6084 ปีที่แล้ว

      I too enjoy being assaulted. Sexually, might I add.

    • @k4kerem
      @k4kerem ปีที่แล้ว

      assault is sth he is quite professional about

    • @fabianojeda3078
      @fabianojeda3078 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hehehe

    • @mishtox3833
      @mishtox3833 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just like exurb1a's assault on a mentally ill woman!

  • @1v966
    @1v966 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    1:31 Taynograd [Тайноград] literally translates as the City of Secrets. Or just Secretville - [тайна] being "secret"/"mystery" and [град] being "city". Like it's a legit way of how some russian/slavic citis are named (Volgograd, Kaliningrad etc). Genius attention to worldbuilding for a youtube video lmao

    • @k4kerem
      @k4kerem ปีที่แล้ว

      did you also know exurb1a is a manipulative rapist who experimented on a person living with autism? oh yeah it's her, whom he raped. that we know of. Bulgaria is his Argentina. Just look it up.

    • @muenstercheese
      @muenstercheese ปีที่แล้ว +5

      YESSSSSSSSSSSS

    • @oqui7009
      @oqui7009 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As a Russian person, I declare that I felt something was wrong, but did not understand what (if it were not for the comment, I would not have understood). The stress should be on the third syllable

    • @Halo_Legend
      @Halo_Legend ปีที่แล้ว

      In Polish, the better slavic language than this shit ruSSian, it could have been Tajnice. Or Tajemnice, but that's just "secrets" along with a proper village name.

    • @Halo_Legend
      @Halo_Legend ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oqui7009 Wait, as a ruSSian what?
      I'm kidding. But seriously, may these videos motivate you to change something in that shithole.

  • @guyreurtt3860
    @guyreurtt3860 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    one must imagine sisyphus happy.

  • @darkisdork4959
    @darkisdork4959 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He genuinely just has a way with words and I fucking love it. This man is great

  • @sergeantretard7776
    @sergeantretard7776 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Even funnier: The first two letters sent over the internet was LO but they tried again which means the first 3 letters sent over the internet was " LOL "

  • @aidanallen1976
    @aidanallen1976 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Whenever I discover fringe ideas that have merit, the ones seldom discussed on mainstream channels, I always see a gorgeous video about it a few months or years later from this brilliant man

    • @herenow8047
      @herenow8047 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      its getting good. I like the TH-cam krakens mouthpiece to the psuedo intellectual

    • @clickpause8732
      @clickpause8732 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Beautiful videos, I agree. I just wish the man who made them lived up to them.
      Look up Pieke Roelofs.

    • @el-ml-am9511
      @el-ml-am9511 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@clickpause8732 Thank you for that; I wasn’t aware.

    • @tomc.5704
      @tomc.5704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@clickpause8732 Well damn, that's a shame.
      I don't want to defend the guy. It's not okay. People should be called out, and there should be consequences. I understand there's a court case --as there should be.
      But...this isn't new, and this isn't just one instance. How many footballers, how many politicians, how many in the past generations who got away with it? People are shitty. They always have been.
      In a just would, every single one of them would be taken to court.
      And I suppose in a sousveillance world (if that is the proper term) -- they would. And the court cases would be brief.
      At the end of the day - get taken to court, pay the price for being a shitty person, and stop being a shitty person. It's not a perfect answer, but it's the answer we've got.

    • @clickpause8732
      @clickpause8732 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomc.5704 I agree with you. Ideally, people should be able to serve the sentence for their crimes and then move on from there. The sad thing, however, is that Exurb1a hasn’t faced legal consequence for his actions against Pieke. The Dutch government is notorious for its low rape conviction rate, and Pieke’s case was held back at every turn.
      “In December 2020, Roelofs and her lawyers sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights after the Dutch prosecution office recognised she was indeed sexually abused by the suspect, but the prosecutor intended not to prosecute him.”
      A quote from her Wikipedia article.
      And so I post these comments, because exurb1a hasn’t yet been held accountable, and this is the only means I have of ensuring an unrepentant criminal doesn’t walk away completely scot free.

  • @tucan1309
    @tucan1309 ปีที่แล้ว

    easily one of the most favourite of your videos, very goof work loved it

  • @pickle2654
    @pickle2654 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love all your videos but this is definitely my favourite one so far

  • @kirjian
    @kirjian ปีที่แล้ว +53

    How utterly cosmic is it that the first message ever sent over the internet was a TYPO

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And how the first unveiling of the telephone had a first instance of wiretapping

  • @micah3807
    @micah3807 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    I think the weirdest thing about all this data collection is that. no human actually knows how it works. Sure, all the tech giants wrote neural network algorithms to maximize profits, but no human assigns variables. No human can pull up some source code and understand how to fix it. We've made many digital krakens, and at this point they're fighting between themselves. If we end up with a winner, one algorithm analyzing all types of user data, then the water will certianly be cursed.

    • @plebisMaximus
      @plebisMaximus ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's by far the scariest part, even if they were forced to make these things open source to balance out the information inequality, they simply couldn't. These krakens are entirely dependent on the waters they reside in.

    • @jackharper5642
      @jackharper5642 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Coughs* Meta (Facebook Inc.) & Google coughs*

    • @certifiedpossum1638
      @certifiedpossum1638 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's also messed up that people who set up the algorithm knew that it will affect them as well

    • @Laszer271
      @Laszer271 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@certifiedpossum1638 It's affecting them in a positive way. The browser now works way better than 20 years ago.

    • @Marius89100
      @Marius89100 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is the secret to the success and renewal of complete privacy to an effect. Most of the tech giants will fight each other so hard that governments who know that their members are being spies upon will shut them down. Conflict defeats stagnation, the strong do not remain strong forever. Think about this a moment.

  • @christoqm.
    @christoqm. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every time I look for you, all I search up is philosophical turtle

  • @ross2k220
    @ross2k220 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally, a call to action that is apolitical yet so intrinsically important to the nature of my way of life I was engaged the whole way through. Bravo.

  • @griffin_valkyrie
    @griffin_valkyrie ปีที่แล้ว +355

    The part he said about how the next generation was fine with the wormholes because that's all they knew, as a gen Z, that hit pretty hard

    • @thomase8850
      @thomase8850 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      same, i am notably less concerned about the loss of privacy than many other catastrophic possibilities. not sure how to feel about that

    • @whothefrickareyou8106
      @whothefrickareyou8106 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Im one of em and Im fine with being spied on by companies if that means I can look at videos like this one

    • @somebody2468
      @somebody2468 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@whothefrickareyou8106 You can look videos like this one without being spied.

    • @whothefrickareyou8106
      @whothefrickareyou8106 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@somebody2468 I wonder what TH-cam runs on.....
      And yes other sites exist but who has the time to find them and figure out if theyre doing the same thing.

    • @ispep8882
      @ispep8882 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you only knew what it was like in the before times.

  • @trime1015
    @trime1015 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    "A kraken so saturated in secrets that it considers the currents of the human heart and mind no less manipulable that the diverting of a stream or tilling of a field". I mean that is basically what Skinner and behavioral psychology in general opened the door to and it is already being enforced by most of our countries' leaders.

    • @Jonny11299
      @Jonny11299 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm reading this book called The Cybernetic Hypothesis by Tiqqun which expounds on this idea exactly. It's really interesting, though I have to take time with it cuz it's tough hahaha.

    • @djordjezivic2481
      @djordjezivic2481 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think in this case kraken is a metaphor for an algorithm for automatic manipulation of emotions or thought patterns (trough targeted content recommendations is my theory)

    • @drakehammack6213
      @drakehammack6213 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jonny11299 to

    • @flask223
      @flask223 ปีที่แล้ว

      Following a collaboration with Exurb1a, a British youtuber, Roelofs was hospitalised in November 2016 for acute stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal ideation. During her 7-month hospitalisation, Roelofs began speaking out against her former work partner who she stated used Reddit to smear her name. Roelofs said the TH-camr had assaulted and raped her in October 2016, had started threatening her between November-December 2016, and subsequently "blackmailed" her to leave the hospital to talk to him while she was drugged with prescribed medication, and that he raped her while she was unable to fight him. One of the prescribed medications she had been taking was Xanax, a benzodiazepine and well-known date rape drug.

  • @pauline.denise
    @pauline.denise ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine if the humans died out, and this guys videos were the only thing that was left of our existence. Truly is a work of art.

  • @hikingmallard
    @hikingmallard 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    oooh the town at 1:23 is Berchtesgaden, Germany with the Watzmann and Schönfeldspitze mountains in the background! And 5 seconds later is Lake Bled in Slovenia!
    Lovely places!

  • @FriendlyKitten
    @FriendlyKitten ปีที่แล้ว +279

    "Freedom without limits, is just a word" - Feet of clay, Sir Terry Pratchett.

  • @maddie_d13
    @maddie_d13 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "If you can live your life without an audience, you should do it" - Bo Burnham

  • @Graphomite
    @Graphomite ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Somehow _Brave New World_ and _Nineteen Eighty-Four_ at the exact same time," is such a devestatingly fitting statement and not a quote I will soon forget. Orwell and Huxley were both right! 😵‍💫

  • @Beatmyguest001
    @Beatmyguest001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wrote my BA dissertation on the oikos Vs polis through looking at Sophocles’ Antigone.
    I vibe with basically every single output of yours that I have consumed so far, honestly, thank you.

  • @galloe8933
    @galloe8933 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    I never expect a video from this channel, so it's always like getting surprise time with my neighbor's dog!
    Usually pretty good.

    • @nuggyfresh6430
      @nuggyfresh6430 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      phrasing

    • @benjaminbeard3736
      @benjaminbeard3736 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nuggyfresh6430 are we still doing that?

    • @Povilas69
      @Povilas69 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/T0rS5LvdFa4/w-d-xo.html

    • @AspienPadda
      @AspienPadda ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My neighbours dog also sometimes comes to visit me. It's the best

    • @0utpatient
      @0utpatient ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. You neighbor's dog is awesome!

  • @bigbazza1206
    @bigbazza1206 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    "We've broken epistemology itself" made my day 😭😭

  • @rokljhui864
    @rokljhui864 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Privacy, predadates civilisation, 'walkabout', when a man wanders off for a few weeks of alone-time, is probably a 45 thousand year old tradition.

  • @robbiealem
    @robbiealem ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is like one of the most important topics in the channel- loved it

  • @panqueque445
    @panqueque445 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "What is a chungus?"
    You might wanna ask the Greeks, it's always the Greeks.

  • @GreatBigPillock
    @GreatBigPillock ปีที่แล้ว +122

    3:45
    Real talk, this bit was some masterful comedic timing, given what we heard for the first three minutes. Tremendous. XD

    • @Bruhecc
      @Bruhecc ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely BRILLIANT, and perfectly executed in every way… heh

  • @influx5821
    @influx5821 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video has stuck in my mind since you uploaded it. I couldn't believe how good of a metaphor it was for the 2 possible futures we have ahead of us. I remember thinking it was almost biblical. Stories in the bible are cautionary tales, tales with a meaning. Metaphors. And I remember thinking, this is like a modern day bible story. You're my favourite niche youtuber and you're a great philosopher

  • @4.0.4
    @4.0.4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wish TH-cam still had community captions, wanted to share this one with non English speakers.

  • @ogwarfthedawf
    @ogwarfthedawf ปีที่แล้ว +425

    Okay I want to be part of Exurb1a's D&D campaign. God he'd be a great Dungeon Master.

    • @kingpiplup5258
      @kingpiplup5258 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absolutely

    • @evertjanssen
      @evertjanssen ปีที่แล้ว

      Please inform yourself about the rape charges against this man.

    • @flask223
      @flask223 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Following a collaboration with Exurb1a, a British youtuber, Roelofs was hospitalised in November 2016 for acute stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal ideation. During her 7-month hospitalisation, Roelofs began speaking out against her former work partner who she stated used Reddit to smear her name. Roelofs said the TH-camr had assaulted and raped her in October 2016, had started threatening her between November-December 2016, and subsequently "blackmailed" her to leave the hospital to talk to him while she was drugged with prescribed medication, and that he raped her while she was unable to fight him. One of the prescribed medications she had been taking was Xanax, a benzodiazepine and well-known date rape drug.

    • @ogwarfthedawf
      @ogwarfthedawf ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@flask223 What's your source there pal?

    • @seecresy
      @seecresy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@flask223 he was not guilty ;›

  • @ninorac6264
    @ninorac6264 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I never cease to be amazed by the things this man is capable of making me feel

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      you know what else he is capable of? raping a girl and then trying to convince her to kill herself. look it up

    • @lil_herb2518
      @lil_herb2518 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      im smiling ear to ear and shi

    • @tryingmybest206
      @tryingmybest206 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah no don't support him. Look up Experiment A. This guy should be in prison

    • @samuelkland6029
      @samuelkland6029 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tryingmybest206 looking it upp

    • @HarambaeXelonmuskfans
      @HarambaeXelonmuskfans ปีที่แล้ว +5

      God you just can’t have nice things online. Everyone’s a super murder rapist.

  • @AyushSharma-jz1jo
    @AyushSharma-jz1jo ปีที่แล้ว

    Narration at its finest. You are amazing Mr. Exurb1a!!

  • @Boogaboop
    @Boogaboop ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exurb1a's Leviathan is infinitely more valid than Roko's basilisk

  • @lucillewashington7576
    @lucillewashington7576 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    He truly is such a talented storyteller. An important art to keep alive

    • @colehammill9117
      @colehammill9117 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a shame he did such horrible things like assaulting his girlfriend physically and sexually

    • @nicholasboyd-gibbins9763
      @nicholasboyd-gibbins9763 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He’s also an abuser. Why is no one calling him out for his abusive behaviour? And why don’t people unfollow him. Everyone is supporting the position of power that he is abusing

    • @calvinwill1663
      @calvinwill1663 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nicholasboyd-gibbins9763 Explain?

    • @ewok-
      @ewok- ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calvinwill1663 Normally don't bother with leaving TH-cam comments but figured I could shed some light on what this person is probably talking about. Exurbia has had allegations brought up against him about his sexual and emotional abuse to his ex-gf. Pretty sure he's wanted in a few countries because of this open-investigation. Really sucks because I genuinely enjoy the creative side of Exurbia but, in all likelihood, he's probably a huge piece of shit in real life.
      If you're just a confused fan browsing about I encourage you to NOT take my word for it and look up "Exurbia abuse" or something like that and decide for yourself what you believe. There's multiple articles, videos, and threads talking about it out there that I'm confident you can find for yourself.

    • @ratsarehighinfats3132
      @ratsarehighinfats3132 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nicholasboyd-gibbins9763 Did you click on this video just to comment this?

  • @poopingducks
    @poopingducks ปีที่แล้ว +366

    God imagine the dating landscape in a future where everyone can see everything you've done your entire life. As if stalking someone's social media and gathering intel prior to a first date isn't creepy now.

    • @xXxMovesLikeJagger
      @xXxMovesLikeJagger ปีที่แล้ว

      relevant because this youtuber literally admitted to raping a girl and then tried to convince her to kill herself. look it up

    • @TheAIKnowledgeHub
      @TheAIKnowledgeHub ปีที่แล้ว +28

      > gathering intel prior to a first date isn't creepy now.
      Can't that be used to filter out people? Like if the intel shows x person is a drinker and I don't like to be around the stuff. Then instead of wasting time, energy, emotional energy, money, etc. I could say, nope. Like it respects everyone's time and cuts through a lot of the bull since most act a way they aren't when they are dating.

    • @Petrico94
      @Petrico94 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wouldn't mind getting rid of some of the mystery. "Here's 500 pictures of the sex you want, some of them are fake and half of them are straight up lying and the rest are lying to themselves. Did I forget to mention 1/3 of the good ones have bad taste in fashion and will be rejected based off that? Try not to get catfished or disappointed."
      Ya people would get really turned off by everything after seeing their entire life but after that maybe just have an easier search feature for what you're looking for and focus on important accurate details. Who even needs a coffee shop date anymore, if you get their whole personality just skip to a fun night, have sex, and drop the diploid off at the communal test tube nursery.

    • @nunothedude
      @nunothedude ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dw i have no bitches, never had a gf, and i havent talked to a woman in years i dont see that happening anyway

    • @DvDick
      @DvDick ปีที่แล้ว

      Dating (or rather the online flavor of it) is already as shitty as it can get, people don't care about knowing other people, the necessary prerequisite to build a stable connection with someone, they just pick and choose who they think looks better by checking out their curated social media assets (assuming they have the luxury of choice).
      Dating works towards creating meaningful connections when potential partners are scarce, and people are forced to make a pondered decision on who they want to date, the exact opposite of what it is now.

  • @forwardever84
    @forwardever84 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE!!! I asolutely adore you and your satirical outlook! Straight up my alley mate! Oh & btw, i just love the way british people use the word " twat" !!! You are my favorite! So many emotions and information in each video! Im blown away! Gonna watch 'em all! Thank you, really! 😢❤

  • @ITSSKUDDUMMY
    @ITSSKUDDUMMY ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn’t expect to get inspiration for my next dnd campaign in an exurb1a video lol

  • @HecmarJayam
    @HecmarJayam ปีที่แล้ว +34

    From hiding a surprise from a beloved to just experimenting without being judged, from the peaceful solace to the secrets of passage rites. From exposing yourself to unpopular ideas to having sexy time - even if its by myself. Privacy is a core human need.

    • @akalichamp7030
      @akalichamp7030 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting to think of the possible results a secret-less society could provide, though. If all information was accessible by everyone, equally - It's easy to imagine as a hell for us, but maybe that's a result of our own flaws. I think that secrets could very well be a necessary sacrifice to utopia. A world where lying, adultery, and hypocrisy are nigh impossible, if not outright illogical and contradictory? I feel that if the possibility of "getting away with it" was cast away completely, we would be better people. Of course, there are downsides, as well, as privacy is necessary for the moralities of many, like modesty, for instance.

    • @HecmarJayam
      @HecmarJayam ปีที่แล้ว

      @@akalichamp7030 Yes indeed. Although I don't think humans are mentally equiped to live in that idealistic fantasy state.

  • @sv8765
    @sv8765 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    damn, i've worked in tech for over a decade now, 12 years to be exact, and i've felt this way for years now and i want to just leave and opt out completely. i've grown so tired of being a part of it and i feel stuck. this video summed up everything i've felt but couldn't put into words because i find it hard to gather my thoughts and put them on paper, so thanks for this. this really made me want to leave tech altogether and move somewhere free, but i depend on it at this point, i have no other skills and i'm 32 already. maybe one day i'll get the courage to just leave, maybe.

    • @thelaurens1996
      @thelaurens1996 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Or maybe to help create an alternative that isn't so garish.
      An alternative that is made with the humans in mind instead of pure profit.
      A system based on what people are willing to give for the value they perceive to get and in turn giving that value back to it's creators at least partially.
      If you're up for this, hit me up.
      I have been starting to learn coding (python) but don't have this as my core value to give to the world, ethics, morality, science, the willingness to decrease unnecessary suffering and to make people's perceived reality as positive as can be or have a positive impact either way.
      A way to satisfy the needs of the soul to care for other souls.
      The dream that maybe one day this will be how civilization operates.
      Giving to eachother selflessly in order to raise the overal experience of living.

    • @minimooster7258
      @minimooster7258 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I know a load of people who retrained for entirely different jobs at like 40-50 years old, if you need to quit and get a new job in a different field, it's definitely not too late

    • @delinquenz46
      @delinquenz46 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ​@@minimooster7258 Working in tech is like having on golden handcuffs.. if you have the right employer it's working on interesting problems in a chill environment for a lot of money

    • @pascalvansteen
      @pascalvansteen ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Now that you're in this clusterfuck of a situation already, better make the most of it. We're all in this together, only few make it out in time. There's only two ways of freeing yourself from a capitalist society: you either learn to want nothing and be happy (become a bum or a buddhist) or you learn a set of skills that you allow to be exploited by a company or you learn a slightly broader skill set so you can start exploiting the system yourself.
      Now that you've chosen the employee-path: make sure you get paid (counter-exploit by learning a high-demand skill and negotiation), maybe even threaten switching jobs and leverage your labour value to increase personal income, do this every 2 years. You hate this job already so don't feel bad pressuring a company, they try to exploit you and society just as much by underpaying and harvesting data. Preferably negotiate equity in the company and try to stick around for long enough to participate in a liquidation event (a company making a successful exit).
      If participating in a liquidation event is not an option, start a business yourself (benefit: you can work on solving a problem you actually care about) and work until you have solid cashflow to sustain your lifestyle or raise venture capital and work towards a liquidation event (ironically, by raising investment, you'll fall back into exploitative behavior again, stress will rise as you have to satisfy investor demands, meet KPIs and achieve unrealistic growth targets through blitzscaling).
      Until the liquidation event, invest a significant portion of your personal income into index funds (which, ironically, perpetuates the system, but hey) and privacy oriented crypto-currencies. Consistent monthly investing in the markets is the only guaranteed way of financial freedom if done long enough (like 30 years), given you don't manage to participate in a liquidation event AND the world economy doesn't completely collapse (small chance on the short term). I think we still have a solid century to go with our current exploitative capitalist system before we reach a point of societal and economic collapse, so there's time to wrestle yourself out of this system.
      After liquidation event of said company, liquidate all your stock options, buy an earth ship on high fertile ground, have some farmland, grow some crops, get some cows and sheep and preferably a dog. Make sure you're somewhere remote, far away from the big world powers. Make sure to diversify your assets in gold and privacy-cryptocurrencies. We need to have physical gold to safeguard our value in case our digital systems fail. Cryptocurrencies are useful if we still have operating internet and we need to transfer money across borders without going through a centralized institutions (so guaranteeing privacy) and will still allow us to trade.
      Settle down, buckle up, and watch the civilized world's great implosion from a safe distance. Food systems will collapse, extreme weather events will increase, climate refugee crises will cause tensions to increase, and a great war will be fought, but you will not have to give two shits about it and just live your life with your farm animals sipping tequila sunrise and reading silly comments on obscure youtube videos.

    • @sumkindacheeto
      @sumkindacheeto ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At the end of the day nobody truly leaves the internet.

  • @joe_ginger4201
    @joe_ginger4201 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loving this upload schedule ☺️❤️

  • @Prod.AsweSpeak
    @Prod.AsweSpeak 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Exurbia videos are infinitely rewatchable