Ponzi: The Financial Idiot Who Scammed the World

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    • @minoena
      @minoena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nice

    • @theodd1soout
      @theodd1soout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How can i afford any of it

    • @Practicalinvestments
      @Practicalinvestments 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quality over quantity man, it feels like you are spamming out crap lately and it’s kind of irritating me I mean yeah the videos aren’t bad but stop picking such mainstream topics that literally everyone else does and already has done, like really man everybody knows about charles ponzi for gods sake the ponzi scheme is named after him, as I said in another comment patrick boyle imo did a much more in depth documentary on charles ponzi already, I would personally like to see less of the mainstream stuff everyone has already done and do the more obscure ones like the lego video you did, I would rather spend my time learning something interesting instead of watching something I already know

    • @ibraheemzuma
      @ibraheemzuma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome Job!

    • @chainsawFirewood89
      @chainsawFirewood89 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought 💭🤔 this was Moon 🌝🌜??!

  • @SpencerPaire
    @SpencerPaire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6880

    Ponzi sounds like the personification of "Don't worry, this move is calculated.... but man, do I suck at math."

  • @mugambo5505
    @mugambo5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8742

    The fact that this guy never gave up is motivating.

    • @Rahul_Sastry
      @Rahul_Sastry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +574

      If only he used all that confidence to work in a legitimate job maybe history would be different.

    • @mugambo5505
      @mugambo5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      @@Rahul_Sastry yeah he should have consider a legal business. But legal business show late success most of the time. All he wanted was to get rich quick and he did, he didn't gave up.

    • @IronicHavoc
      @IronicHavoc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Kinda the opposite for me. A lot of bad things could have been avoided if he'd had just a bit more doubt/skepticism in what he was doing. It makes me not want to make the same mistake he did.

    • @mugambo5505
      @mugambo5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@IronicHavoc right

    • @captain4865
      @captain4865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@Rahul_Sastry you will never get rich working for someone else

  • @SouveraineMiaa
    @SouveraineMiaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8028

    Ponzi was the living definition of no realizing that YOU are the problem in the situation

    • @darkwoodmovies
      @darkwoodmovies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      omg, Taylor Swift was right!!

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      minor spelling mistake

    • @tomohawk2177
      @tomohawk2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@Jasper-qp6li realise is spelt differently in different countries

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@tomohawk2177 no

    • @XSilver_WaterX
      @XSilver_WaterX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And his cult followers who he didn't like and were creeped out by still continued his madness of stealing the world's eyes. Leading to more financial ruin for EVERYONE!!!

  • @Boxingsnotdead
    @Boxingsnotdead ปีที่แล้ว +2677

    Imagine how epic he'd be if he had social media like all the scammers and gurus today

  • @jasper9387
    @jasper9387 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I love how whenever someone is thinking or devising a plan a bunch of e=mc squares just fly around

  • @peachtreee4649
    @peachtreee4649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7089

    The fact that people used his name to this day made everything worth it for him.

    • @DesignByKirk
      @DesignByKirk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      that's the wrong take

    • @greenoftreeblackofblue6625
      @greenoftreeblackofblue6625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

      @@DesignByKirk People will die in destitute after scaming millions of people and people will really say they got what they wanted because you still use their name. The end of their life was miserable and awful? "Doesn't matter we still use their name they win."

    • @MercenarySed
      @MercenarySed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Musk is the new ponzi

    • @Hotwopper
      @Hotwopper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 copium overdose

    • @no_se_nada_de_nada
      @no_se_nada_de_nada 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      I don't know dude, I wouldn't like my name turned into a synonym for scam.

  • @thenoviceind
    @thenoviceind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2945

    Ponzi schemes never Target those people who are already rich ...they always targeted those people who are exactly like him more dreams than common sense.....line was lit🔥

    • @goldengold8568
      @goldengold8568 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin O'Leary was a recent victim of a Ponzi scheme

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goldengold8568 ooh btw I don't have any idea about ...let me check

    • @anthonymacgregor9790
      @anthonymacgregor9790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      not really true as there have been wealthy people caught up in ponzi schemes just look at the rich that was caught up in madoff's ponzi scheme

    • @kingtaco1725
      @kingtaco1725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Because rich people wouldn’t fall for thay

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kingtaco1725 exactly

  • @richlambeth7050
    @richlambeth7050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    If you're going to run a scam, then the first million should always go to developing a good exit strategy. Set up a fake identity and everything ahead of time for when you inevitably need to run. Of course, most con artists that go big are initially successful because they have the confidence to believe it will never fail.

    • @badmingos
      @badmingos 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      💀

    • @HappyGick
      @HappyGick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Might as well not run a scam in the first place 💀

    • @ItzOrangeyYT
      @ItzOrangeyYT 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Good advice. I'll be sure to do that!

    • @danielmccarthy3672
      @danielmccarthy3672 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      You really don't need the fake identity. You just need to find a way to squirrel away a chunk that can't be touched. You get caught and do a few years in club fed , and you come out a rich person. Happens all the time.

  • @CristanMeijer
    @CristanMeijer ปีที่แล้ว +1158

    It's actually quite a sad story. He apparently had so little self love that he needed the external validation of expensive stuff so bad he ended up ruining his marriage and spending years and years in jail.

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Greed. Not self love...greed.

    • @andreieminovici1894
      @andreieminovici1894 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's actually a great lesson to learn here. I got sad at the end and was hoping he would at least keep his wife.

    • @mellophon3
      @mellophon3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too much self love is greed, no?

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i'd rather live 5 years as a rich guy then my whole life as a miserable 9-5 slave

    • @melvin6889
      @melvin6889 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      @@morning_staarwhat a dumb perspective to have. 5 years isn’t worth, the lifetime of being miserable. Even while rich, I guarantee he never had peace

  • @luckyluc009
    @luckyluc009 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Sarah Howe in Boston (1870’s) is also in the running for the first Ponzi Scheme. She operated a bank for single women that promised 8% returns, but in reality was running a Ponzi scheme.

  • @NyteOwl
    @NyteOwl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    Honestly man, found this channel a month back and it is all I watch now. Incredibly done.

    • @nainawambo1475
      @nainawambo1475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a great channel, try @JakeTran too

    • @julhizantwo2277
      @julhizantwo2277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@nainawambo1475 you kidding right?

    • @nainawambo1475
      @nainawambo1475 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@julhizantwo2277 Nope

    • @tomfooIeryz
      @tomfooIeryz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nainawambo1475 jake tran is a con man

    • @nainawambo1475
      @nainawambo1475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomfooIeryz any proof

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    I was always curious as to where the name Ponzi Scheme came from. It's really interesting story watching him go from riches to rags back to riches just to complete lose everything.

    • @marconeri5375
      @marconeri5375 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Btw Charles Ponzi was born in my hometown, Lugo (RA) italy (30000 people) , it's pretty weird to think I'm from the same place 💀

    • @spingleboygle
      @spingleboygle ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i also wondered why its called the ponzi scheme!

    • @lebowskisrug
      @lebowskisrug หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marconeri5375he schemed my grandfather lol

  • @oxygen3143
    @oxygen3143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Ponzi is the type of guy to unironically say that he doesn’t lose but only fails to win

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oversimplified reference

  • @Xamry
    @Xamry ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This man worked so hard to be a scammer and lost years of his life as opposed to just making an honest living at the very least honourably but with a clean reputation

    • @AnotherPersonStoppingBy
      @AnotherPersonStoppingBy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      But he had MANY "honest" jobs in his life. But they were all menial and didn't pay.
      His real problem was that he could neither get honest jobs that paid well, nor could he move up high enough in his jobs to get paid better. His hard work wasn't paying off.
      Basically, he had the same problem back then that most employees are having today.
      His biggest problem was being nothing special.
      He was just desperate, delusional, and determined enough to live in his own reality instead of settling into a bleak life by accepting the cards he was dealt.

  • @LieuDucPhong
    @LieuDucPhong 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +690

    Anyone else here obsessed with Secret Pathway To Triumph? It's like discovering a secret treasure map for wealth!

    • @raycorrigan3297
      @raycorrigan3297 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I read it. Garbage!! Do not buy this rubbish. Written by known con man

  • @kalen2
    @kalen2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    y’all sleeping on the editing skills and story telling, this video is insane. New visuals every few seconds and the story telling is so good 10/10

    • @harshu2651
      @harshu2651 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How can i learn this type of editing?

    • @royalobasi1938
      @royalobasi1938 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harshu2651 my best advice is to play around with motion graphics on after effects and learn the smooth camera movement,
      just experiment

    • @micrology3350
      @micrology3350 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@harshu2651it takes months to make a video like this single handedly, maybe a week if you have a team of editors and writers

    • @myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070
      @myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its nothing special

    • @meokayenglish8361
      @meokayenglish8361 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I dont know, I think the editing is just too much. Too many moving parts, cant focus on the content. It assaults the eyes.
      Its like an opening of a news logo animation, but it kept going on and on for the rest of the video. Not good.

  • @michaelfjmusic
    @michaelfjmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1518

    What sucks is that this guy easily could have lived such a happy life if he had just kept his head cool. He was living in America, had a beautiful wife who loved him, and a strong work ethic. He could have had everything if he had just poured all of his ambition and motivation into a regular 9-5 job instead of his scheme.

    • @TripleOhSeven
      @TripleOhSeven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +375

      A 9-5 is not for everyone, corporate slavery doesn’t make anyone happy

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +401

      @@TripleOhSeven Many people, especially nowadays, would be happy to have financial Independence, home ownership, and a long-term romantic partner. I was saying that Ponzi sacrificed good at the altar of perfection, and got nothing.

    • @HonestFarmerLigue1Fan
      @HonestFarmerLigue1Fan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      @@TripleOhSeven Still better than living in jail for half of your adulthood time 😂

    • @orlindimitrov7322
      @orlindimitrov7322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@michaelfjmusic Working a regular job eats your soul

    • @_Akshxy__G
      @_Akshxy__G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Either u risk everything or live like economic slave

  • @madlysoldier5143
    @madlysoldier5143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    One of lessons I learn from this is basically, Luxury life is like hard drug, once taken and you don’t have legit way to sustain the grind for it, one can turn into desperate attempt to gain a bit of nectar of luxury.

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For some people maybe but I only like making more than I make each year so I don't need to keep the luxuries. For what?

    • @nathanielanderson8753
      @nathanielanderson8753 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Exactly why its better to just abstain from luxury

    • @ElaineAeris
      @ElaineAeris 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WOW this comment is amazing. 👏 👏 Well said!

    • @Hellokemon
      @Hellokemon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nathanielanderson8753lmao
      Imma use that to cope cause iam broke
      Iam actually broke 😢

    • @prumchhangsreng979
      @prumchhangsreng979 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@nathanielanderson8753not really. That’s like saying North Korean are content with their life. They are only content because they never experienced what is it like to be free

  • @krishnaSagar69
    @krishnaSagar69 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I once almost almost lost a fortune for the scheme. Thank god I consulted my dad and explained him that thing. He immediately smelled it and told me what it is.

  • @smj460
    @smj460 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    From the Wikipedia article: Ponzi granted one last interview to an American reporter, telling him, "Even if they never got anything for it, it was cheap at that price. Without malice aforethought, I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen million bucks to watch me put the thing over."

  • @davidlayman901
    @davidlayman901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1743

    Thank you for the video. By the end of it, it's sad how little Mr. Ponzi managed to accomplish. He spent so many years in prison, and the moment that made him famous forever only lasted 6 months. Somehow, I feel bad for him. It's like he wasted his life chasing riches instead of doing anything fulfilling. I guess he got as far as he could in life being dishonest and stupid. Poor guy.

    • @enki1597
      @enki1597 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely not. He deserved everything he got. He ruined tons innocent peoples lives.

    • @willylukito7983
      @willylukito7983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      don't feel bad. He asked for it

    • @ryanyu102
      @ryanyu102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Well if anything the his name will forever be immortalized in the history books

    • @fer1306
      @fer1306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      You feel bad for him?! What is wrong with you?!

    • @faizalqorni7969
      @faizalqorni7969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@fer1306 absolute society moment

  • @chrismahihu
    @chrismahihu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks

    • @Yummy_Grape
      @Yummy_Grape 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro didn't even get a heart😢

  • @historiesmade
    @historiesmade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    The fact that he actually lived his dream though short, shows that we can achieve whatever we desire. But reality will always test the integrity of our results. That's why we'd rather stay on a safe side when reality checkmates our effort.

    • @xoxo8321
      @xoxo8321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @boijone8440
      @boijone8440 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you make enough money to bribe the right officials, those integrity checks never come....

    • @turkeyherder9456
      @turkeyherder9456 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      His dream is the fucked up part, scamming people isn't noble.

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar ปีที่แล้ว

      @@turkeyherder9456 he didnt dream of scamming people, he wanted to be rich by any means necesary and he was, for a short time

    • @democard1199
      @democard1199 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@turkeyherder9456
      You can do that in India until 70 next years. Scamming in India is legal and the government didn't care as long as nepotism still in their office

  • @issacflash2765
    @issacflash2765 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    The fact that his name was Ponzi and no one thought that this was a scam is wild

    • @nyawolifalethu
      @nyawolifalethu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      the scam was named after him. it wasn't a term everyone used before he did the scam

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nyawolifalethu Sherlok here 🥸🧐

    • @PICKAXE.pickaxe
      @PICKAXE.pickaxe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What !! It was named after him. He was the reason for ponzi scheme. You are clearly not that smart

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@PICKAXE.pickaxe Calling someone "not smart" when you are the one not realizing he was making a joke is... humiliating

  • @mdilligaf
    @mdilligaf ปีที่แล้ว +27

    0:36 the "untold truth"? Which part of this is untold?

  • @VPdirectorofchaos
    @VPdirectorofchaos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks! Love your work man

  • @JBGAMBIT
    @JBGAMBIT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Charles should’ve just been a banker, then it’d alllllll be legal!

  • @ekweisking2023
    @ekweisking2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +559

    This video made me feel like dreaming to succeed doesn't always work out . But this was nice content, also taught me not to drop out of school for no reason and live a fake life, create a legitimate business that really solves a problem and just keep pushing p the right way.

    • @laszlobandi6456
      @laszlobandi6456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      what do you mean? I thought you can't even become a millionaire, if you don't drop out of school. like people who dropped out are always more successful than the ones that never started it.

    • @m90ss
      @m90ss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@laszlobandi6456 some of the most successful people have dropped out of school but majority of people that drop out (especially without direction or a goal) don’t end up successful

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@laszlobandi6456that’s mostly copium from people who couldn’t finish school

    • @永-u5x
      @永-u5x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@laszlobandi6456 It doesn't apply to everyone that drops out of school, for most people it's better to take the safe route, just graduate properly and you have less to worry about.

    • @laszlobandi6456
      @laszlobandi6456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm just busting your balls, nowadays it sounds like a step one, it's a meme at this point, how people got their million dollar idea while their life was so 'hard'.

  • @DeadDancers
    @DeadDancers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    6:55 - I’m very curious about the source of information for this because listen to how it’s framed. ‘ponzi wasn’t satisfied with a steady job and a wife who loved him. Not for himself gosh no! But because he wanted to shower her with diamonds!!! It’s not irrepressible greed anymore, it’s a man in love wanting to give his partner everything she deserves!! And *that’s* why the serial job-quitter and sole provider of his family quit his job again.’

  • @minerly5612
    @minerly5612 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is one of my favorite channels on youtube, the editing, the story telling, everything. I feel like i’m on youtube premium

  • @Healthandwealth9422
    @Healthandwealth9422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    This man was so good
    There is a scam named after him!

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The FED is a giant Ponzi scheme but no one cares, until the USD collapses in 2025

    • @robertwalker5521
      @robertwalker5521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The ponzi scheme is wat different from the MADOFF Scheme

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertwalker5521 same with FTX, stock market, Citadel, ...

    • @elbarto4069
      @elbarto4069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He was so bad there is a scamme named after him

    • @radiicola3631
      @radiicola3631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was so bad that he was quickly caught

  • @Hottakes99
    @Hottakes99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I swear this is one of the most bingeable channels I found. Quick vid request? Maybe a company such as BIC, slightly smaller industry leaders, would be awesome!

  • @abdellahafkir
    @abdellahafkir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    That is why, ladies and gentlemen, you need a solid businessmodel that adds value to the world. Truth always wins at the end.

    • @chavale2
      @chavale2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ROUTZEDO model the answer

  • @Blake22022
    @Blake22022 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    When you value people based off how much money people have, this is what you get. Someone with big dreams that achieved them but did so by causing a whole lot of pain to others.
    In our society it doesnt matter how good or heroic you are, it matters how much money you have to show for it in the end.
    You can be a hero but never be rich, and you can be rich but never help a single soul
    Some see a fair playing field, all I see is a warzone

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah people talk about value but I see people trying to exploit each other

    • @GicN
      @GicN ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ofcourse but you will go into history as a nothing if you are a standard millionaire who cares about nothing. We still respect and honour the people who legitimately helped the world and these people would be a legacy. Ofcourse rich people go into history books too but the better they did the better they will be remembered.

    • @X-zone-yt
      @X-zone-yt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ua are treu, it feels like evryone destroy each other for money, everyone is becoming slave to it

    • @burgernthemomrailer
      @burgernthemomrailer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@X-zone-ytIf there existed a button that gave you a million dollars everytime you pressed it, but killed a person at the same time, would you press it? And if so, how many times would you press it?

    • @X-zone-yt
      @X-zone-yt ปีที่แล้ว

      i would not press it at all bro@@burgernthemomrailer

  • @a.nonimus6705
    @a.nonimus6705 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm addicted to your channel now lol found it last night, and I'm binging your videos. Your production quality is unreal man, keep up the good work.

  • @luke-appleton1
    @luke-appleton1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    After seeing what happened with FTX and SBF it seems there’s a lot of parallels between SBF and Mr. Ponzi!
    History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes…

  • @mokyfn
    @mokyfn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    OMG. The editing skills in this video are just unbelievable. I personally edit the videos and this is just amazing!

  • @sniffcardozo1970
    @sniffcardozo1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Your voice, story telling, and video production is so good even that advertisement in the middle looked like it was a part of the ponzi scheme

  • @DanishTroll87
    @DanishTroll87 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ponzi was not an idiot. The way his investment worked wasn't a bug, but its feature.

    • @Dan-dy8zp
      @Dan-dy8zp ปีที่แล้ว

      The most relevant feature for Ponzi was how it got him sent to prison and penniless. He sounds like an idiot to me. Or someone with a particular mental defect, where he couldn't recognize his wild overoptimism bias no matter how many times he failed.

  • @CS2Sorrow
    @CS2Sorrow 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have to say these little documentaries are so well done I had to subscribe immediately. Thank you.

    • @kuiku5101
      @kuiku5101 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Truth but I did not subscribe. Never l
      Will. Never.

    • @CS2Sorrow
      @CS2Sorrow 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ Why not? It’s free. Seems like a weird stance to take for content you admittedly enjoy lol

  • @patrickkassis7387
    @patrickkassis7387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    3.5 years only after stealing all that money, the judges are too good with him

    • @GeorgeSmith-p2u
      @GeorgeSmith-p2u ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s why you steal from the poor not the rich.

  • @ndahayoemmanuel9908
    @ndahayoemmanuel9908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    It's actually so hard to improve videos like yours, but you manage to slide in some stuff and the overall quality is way better. You are a genius

  • @Footballzenis
    @Footballzenis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    This presentation was simply outstanding. I just lately become aware of your channel. Your brilliance and capacity to convey complicated ideas in an understandable way are amazing. I'm amazed.

  • @westpalmtom1143
    @westpalmtom1143 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This video is incredible. Really entertaining graphics and impressive editing. Interesting story. This is one of the best films I’ve seen in TH-cam.

  • @victoridemudia3917
    @victoridemudia3917 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What I love about ponzi is that he didn't give up

  • @billpapas1997
    @billpapas1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    im half way through this video and i feel like im full in debt

  • @JW-nq9lc
    @JW-nq9lc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Your editing and storytelling are better every video, can't wait to see you at a million subs in the coming months!

  • @AveMcree
    @AveMcree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Another banger!!! You inspire me to do better with content!!!

  • @theteddyofuganda9048
    @theteddyofuganda9048 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never seen such quality in editing in anything other than movies

  • @ammavanfc9983
    @ammavanfc9983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    He dreamt about more money when he was already rich only to become a beggar, and when he was a beggar be dreamt about money and became billionaire...

  • @mrtortoise3766
    @mrtortoise3766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You know you’ve made it financially when a crime is named after you

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really, you got nothing but the name. It's not worth it .

    • @ok4350
      @ok4350 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah he can def hear us while being dead 6 feet under

    • @ilovejesuschrist992
      @ilovejesuschrist992 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@ok4350He probably reincarnated a few times

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The fact that the Boston Post claimed he was a genius reminds me of what Lazerpig said about the Russian military. How were all the experts wrong about it? Because they weren't experts, the real experts knew all along how bad it is. Like with Ponzi, the real financial experts wanted nothing to do with his "business" while everyone else believed Ponzi was a financial expert.

    • @kurosakiichigo7475
      @kurosakiichigo7475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, no one knew what state the Russian military was in because of the massive corruption within that country. You realise not everyone who is wrong is wrong for the same reason right??

    • @lemongum9166
      @lemongum9166 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kurosakiichigo7475 or maybe they did that on purpose to fool the Russian government into not investigating into their military.

    • @cattlecumwewlad6941
      @cattlecumwewlad6941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NAFO profile pic lmao a human definitely made this comment

    • @kokodoko8036
      @kokodoko8036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cattlecumwewlad6941 glowies working overtime.

  • @themilkgod99
    @themilkgod99 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Honestly I gotta say you explained the scheme really well which I'm really glad about

  • @480z-fllz
    @480z-fllz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like this video, not only very informative and interesting content but the style.of editing and voice over makes it actively engaging!

  • @andreashley6084
    @andreashley6084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    At first I was hesitant to subscribe because I thought you just made duplicate content but after watching some I noticed you always elevate the content; you raise the bar

    • @hucklebucklin
      @hucklebucklin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So true, 100% raises the bar with not just the visual but how it sells the story! Love this channel

  • @ConservativeLatina86
    @ConservativeLatina86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Wow this man was tenacious, he just wouldn't hear a no from the universe, time after time... great video!, i love them!!

    • @destroya3303
      @destroya3303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And he got exactly what he deserved for it. Made me smile.

  • @RETROACTIVETV
    @RETROACTIVETV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Is this whole video edited in After Effects? Absolutely insane work, if not some of the best on the entire platform.

  • @kuldeepsinghrathore6142
    @kuldeepsinghrathore6142 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can we just appreciate the video and content quality 🔥🔥🔥 feels like I'm watching a sci-fi movie. Claps for the team 👏👏👏

  • @JohnnySingh-uo4eg
    @JohnnySingh-uo4eg ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I like how relentless he was and always looking for ways to strike it rich. I don't blame him because banks now a days are doing the same thing. They are paying minimal interest on your money while making a ton on investing or lending that same money.

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Come on

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Firstly you can park your money in a money market fund and earn 5% interest rate if you wanted

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Secondly you could educate yourself and put work into learning how to invest

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thirdly he preyed on people he could exploit, that's not admirable. That's self interest and arrogance

    • @baribari1000
      @baribari1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      he's talking about regular banks, not money market funds@@fyelow9123

  • @gagannegi
    @gagannegi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You put so much effort on a video. Hats off man 😇

  • @glasswareround5415
    @glasswareround5415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The editing in this video is absolutely amazing, I was genuinely shocked by the amount of subscribers this channel had not that it's low but the quality of this vid set my expectations to be very high this channel deserves alot more subscribers and attention!! ❤❤❤

  • @RedLogicYT
    @RedLogicYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Imagine scamming people so hard that the entire scam is named after you because of their PTSD- the world still hasnt forgotten about it lol

  • @leezy2866
    @leezy2866 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was curious
    His wife remarried at the age of 61
    Her new husband lived till 90+
    She lived till 98years old
    She almost made it to the year 2000

  • @khothatsomoshodi4465
    @khothatsomoshodi4465 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    15:01 "more dreams than common sense"😂😂😂😂

  • @detailed_art101
    @detailed_art101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So that’s where the phrase “ponzi scheme” came from😂

  • @zoro8957
    @zoro8957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    John please always narrate your videos forever and hope you never sell out like Jake Wan, all your hard work will pay off! Your documentaries are Oscar worthy 😍God bless you! 🙏🏾

    • @fluffypineapple790
      @fluffypineapple790 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is Jake Wan?

    • @zoro8957
      @zoro8957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fluffypineapple790 A Well known TH-camr who does documentaries on War , politics and business. He used to narrate his own videos but now he pays other people to do it and it doesn’t hit the same anymore

    • @fluffypineapple790
      @fluffypineapple790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zoro8957 thanks for the answer!

  • @layeredcoder5706
    @layeredcoder5706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    your editing is just epic, just 'wow' i always learn something new from every video!!

  • @AN-jz3kf
    @AN-jz3kf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2:55 let's appreciate the batman backstory music that plays when it's announced that he HAD to work in order to eat

  • @doudisgamer4886
    @doudisgamer4886 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Who else came here to start his own Ponzi scam?

  • @savedandsoundmedia
    @savedandsoundmedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The production of these videos is top notch 👏🏼.
    Of course plus a great content

  • @yamukinai1001
    @yamukinai1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Brutal story man. This guy went through a lot!

    • @arrow1414
      @arrow1414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      A tough lot of his own making.

    • @welennelew9866
      @welennelew9866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He went through a lot for what?
      Every single bad thing he experienced was totally his own fault

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arrow1414 still

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@welennelew9866 still he went through a lot just bc he chased his dreams

    • @burrybondz225
      @burrybondz225 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@josephleebob3828 and all he caused was nightmares.

  • @SageTech2
    @SageTech2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nice of you to cover SBF's extended family

    • @ProfAzimov
      @ProfAzimov 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This guys italian, not Jewish

  • @SuperUnknownNetwork
    @SuperUnknownNetwork ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
    but he who hates bribes will live

  • @sibeisun5272
    @sibeisun5272 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Invest in my IRC token!"
    - Charles Ponzi, 2023

  • @PartyboyDanny
    @PartyboyDanny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He never gave up until he won and then lost it all

  • @jpteknoman
    @jpteknoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    yet, despite Ponzi's failure, he did teach one thing to his successors who did the same thing: get the cash and run before people catch on. a lesson he failed to learn from his former banker boss

  • @DestroyerMariko
    @DestroyerMariko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I hope after watching this that no one falls for the scambots talking to themselves in the comments about how they supposedly made insane money lol

    • @DestroyerMariko
      @DestroyerMariko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      oh my god and then a scambot replies to me lmao off I go to report and block again, until TH-cam finally bothers to get smarter about catching them 🙄🤦‍♀😩

    • @andrewince8824
      @andrewince8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope they do. Anyone stupid enough to fall for those things deserves what they get. It's like a fiscal Darwin Award.

  • @atanasatanasov5119
    @atanasatanasov5119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video man! One thing I have to note though, for your next videos, talk a bit slower. It deepens your voice and it suits narrating much better. It's just a tip to improve, not hate, I really love your videos! Keep up the good work!

  • @standonjay
    @standonjay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    14:58 "more dreams than common sense"😂

  • @CoffeeAndBusiness
    @CoffeeAndBusiness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He was persistent that’s for sure lol

  • @cactusjack2264
    @cactusjack2264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very interesting and fascinating story, there should be a movie about him! Can’t believe there hasn’t been one yet.

  • @GoldySliime
    @GoldySliime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    30 years old and I never knew this was named after an actual person 😂😂😂

  • @SamuelLagoPedro
    @SamuelLagoPedro 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude. I cannot keep up with this video animations. SO MUCH ANIMATIONS!!

  • @AintGoin
    @AintGoin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it’s wild bc it seems like if he was more flexible to pivoting and a bit more self confident he could have been a legitimate businessman

  • @edehtochukwu9766
    @edehtochukwu9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was suppose to be a bad story of Ponzi,but rather,I feel motivated by it.
    Ponzi just keep coming up with new ideas,that’s outstanding for me.

    • @nathanbullaft3445
      @nathanbullaft3445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah! I mean he wasnt the angel we hoped for but damn gotta respect the dedication

  • @desparebeats
    @desparebeats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This story just shows how important honesty is in business

  • @letteracura
    @letteracura 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks great video! A person said that he liked the video because, among other things, you put new visuals every second or so, AND that the narration is great. It is, and i'd add that you are able to add visuals beacuse you structured narration so that you HAVE to add visuals in order to correspond to the narration advancement. Cool intuition, nevermind great work :D

  • @robertbosak6417
    @robertbosak6417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found this channel today from this video and man can I say outstanding work.

  • @allmightjunior6917
    @allmightjunior6917 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Things i respect about ponzi : he knows what he wants in life, and he relentless at persuing it.
    Things i don't like about him: for someone as relentless as him, he is godman lazy to learn or do an honest legal work that will get him what he want. That's what happnes when your goal is only the end result without any consideration to the means used.

  • @ugonebeani7025
    @ugonebeani7025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I like his passion and energy 🦅

  • @nyasha_ish
    @nyasha_ish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bro grinded like his life depended on it, till it did

  • @colouredtv7407
    @colouredtv7407 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your editing & cinematography is brilliant......thnx for a great video.
    🧐

  • @darka3gis911
    @darka3gis911 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sound effects on this is crazy! You outdid yourself!

  • @Xevo716
    @Xevo716 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    hey man, i thought i'd say this cuz nobody else wants to, but your editing is fucking amazing and you deserve every single cent you earn, i can tell you put your life and soul into this and all your other videos as well, subscribed!

  • @XkaliburJ
    @XkaliburJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for explaining what Ponzi Scheme means. So many years, the news media keep talking about Ponzi Scheme but never explained why what or how.. now I know. Also JLow is a Malaysian. Still on the lose ..

    • @ProfAzimov
      @ProfAzimov 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jho Low was Malaysian Chinese

  • @eternalYTC
    @eternalYTC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Kinda like FTX lol. Ponzi scheme in a way in terms of marketing through so many ytbers and social media outlets that no1 questioned them. Thanks for the vid magnates cos you've inspired me to post my own!

  • @maitaiB61
    @maitaiB61 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way Secret Pathway To Triumph dives into the concept of abundance is mind-blowing. Secret Pathway To Triumph tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.

  • @doncarleone973
    @doncarleone973 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know what's going on but TH-cam isn't letting me "Like" the video but it is great! Two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @UPGRADMINDSET
    @UPGRADMINDSET 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm addicted to your video editing. What program is used?