I Built A City Exploiting Suffering In Cities Skylines - (It made me infinite money)

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  • @thespiffingbrit
    @thespiffingbrit  ปีที่แล้ว +3744

    *Stocks in Funeral Care have never been higher after the discovery of THE METEOR*

    • @jackfrost2014
      @jackfrost2014 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Welcome back!

    • @ekswood
      @ekswood ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why?

    • @attilavs2
      @attilavs2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      How is your LTT pc ?

    • @shanedowling1
      @shanedowling1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who needs a funeral when every attendee is already dead?

    • @Lou_morris
      @Lou_morris ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@attilavs2 you mean lttea pc

  • @haydencarn8737
    @haydencarn8737 ปีที่แล้ว +5601

    Holy crap, Spiff is teaching us about how our politicians think in a video-game, pure genius.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว +18

      E‎‎

    • @leafmanwithafryinpan
      @leafmanwithafryinpan ปีที่แล้ว +227

      Sadly, people don't want to admit that this is the reality of politicians

    • @georgejones5019
      @georgejones5019 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The meteor is Coof-19.

    • @snowcathu
      @snowcathu ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Thank god Spiff is not a politician! He would beat them at their own game!

    • @cloudshad0ws
      @cloudshad0ws ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Not politics, but capitalism.

  • @jcbvickers
    @jcbvickers ปีที่แล้ว +8976

    This is unironically a great way to show people why politicians should not be able to own stock

    • @dersaegefisch
      @dersaegefisch ปีที่แล้ว +612

      Then it would probably be their relatives and friends owning those I fear.

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 ปีที่แล้ว +347

      Let me introduce
      nepotism.

    • @murphy7801
      @murphy7801 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      @@Zazu1337 I mean nepotism isn't even anything compared to market manipulation

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      ​@@murphy7801 That's just a comment on the proposed solution of denying politicians to have stocks.

    • @awakeandwatching953
      @awakeandwatching953 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      and also highlights that like the Vatican and Washington DC the city of London is a sovereign country (and are also registered corporations but then every country also has a corporate entity attached to it)

  • @merkuree
    @merkuree ปีที่แล้ว +2539

    It is crazy how accurate Spiff's depiction of how the politicians in this country operate actually is

    • @Metagross555
      @Metagross555 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

    • @codyrice768
      @codyrice768 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      This is a comment presumably about every country lol.

    • @merkuree
      @merkuree ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Cody Rice the UK, seeing as he's English. I didn't specify because firstly it's applicable to a number of countries, and secondly because context clues would imply it.

    • @blankityblankblank2321
      @blankityblankblank2321 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      *Politicians in every country

    • @eclipse_ed_32
      @eclipse_ed_32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@merkuree I talk English but it's not my first language, what are you talking about, don't you know that some talk more than 1 language, how low have the English speakers fallen?...

  • @Tentin.Quarantino
    @Tentin.Quarantino ปีที่แล้ว +2181

    Spiff: invests all his capital into one company
    Investment manager: “you should diversify your portfolio to protect yourself against market fluctuation. “
    Spiff: “I AM THE MARKET FLUCTUATION”

    • @AMan-xz7tx
      @AMan-xz7tx ปีที่แล้ว +145

      "I AM THE MARKET! I AM THE ONE WHO STOCKS!"

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@AMan-xz7tx
      *cracks open an ice-cold bottle of Schraederbrau*

    • @Bektashi
      @Bektashi ปีที่แล้ว +15

      "Not.Yet."

    • @HyperVegitoDBZ
      @HyperVegitoDBZ ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you threating me, Manager?

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Bektashi you underestimate my profitability

  • @pryce4917
    @pryce4917 ปีที่แล้ว +1978

    Who would've guessed Spiffing would be so adept at making 100% accurate documentaries on how the world works today.

    • @lostdeath4202
      @lostdeath4202 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yah Biden cough cough lol

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@lostdeath4202 literally every politician dog don't just single out one

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@lostdeath4202 yah every politician on the planet cough cough lol*

    • @noodlelynoodle.
      @noodlelynoodle. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lostdeath4202 pretty sure Biden has forgotten how to manipulate stocks at this point, he can't even make a sentence that makes sense much less comprehend the process needed for financial fraud lol

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@AnymMusic stubs the mayor left the chat

  • @NewWorldOrgone
    @NewWorldOrgone ปีที่แล้ว +482

    That ending definitely solidified Spiff's transition from villain to supervillain.

    • @scottowens398
      @scottowens398 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Presentation!

    • @musicalaviator
      @musicalaviator ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The ending was 9/11 but with meteors instead of planes.

  • @afflictedbyreality3670
    @afflictedbyreality3670 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    "We're going to cause a little bit of a financial crash"
    Educating how close reality is to a game!

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople ปีที่แล้ว +6

      been subbed to spiff for a month, even though i never played any of the games that he covers lol, this guy is entertaining

  • @muddly
    @muddly ปีที่แล้ว +148

    imagine you're visiting a friend in this city and the lights and water turn off and they're just like "the mayor is probably crashing the stocks right now, it'll be on tomorrow"

  • @Lavafish2525
    @Lavafish2525 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    I think poisoning the ground water was one of the most batman villain things Spiff has done

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Batman villains need to step it up because this is just another day for the American military or Flint Michigan or Mississippi.

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Datzneat Where I live, people used find mercury while searching for gem stones, so they just scoop the mercury out and dump it in the stream lmao

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@zeallust8542 Yea it's also common to find mercury in any waterways near gold mining areas.

    • @matronmalice9867
      @matronmalice9867 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah. That's Kefka level villainy.

    • @QuantumWaltz
      @QuantumWaltz ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was gonna argue that _redirecting a meteor for profit_ was even higher on the list of "Batman Villain things Spiff has done," but stepping back to think about it, that's more of a Superman Villain thing to do. Lex Luthor 100% would redirect a meteor to make profit, especially if it contained Kryptonite.

  • @Hearthburn1
    @Hearthburn1 ปีที่แล้ว +2892

    I'm actually fairly certain this is how actual politicians do it.

    • @GTAVictor9128
      @GTAVictor9128 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      Well, some of the politicians pushing for wider electric vehicle adoption own shares in Tesla, so yes.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool ปีที่แล้ว

      And the not-conservative party are all pro-immigration xenophiles, whilst 20% of them own shares in building companies. This is why you can't buy a house by the way.

    • @TheCommanderFluffy
      @TheCommanderFluffy ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@GTAVictor9128 which is ironically a horrible investment as other vehicle companies are doing electric cars better.
      Anyways, electric vehicles are an inevitability so it doesn't surprise me that the people who are trying to move us from fossil fuels are trying to profit off electrification of vehicles. Horrible practice that, insider trading. Worse when it makes life harder for the general population.

    • @EducatedTiger
      @EducatedTiger ปีที่แล้ว +179

      Oddly enough, national politicians' stock portfolios tend to outperform the stock market and leading stock traders by a substantial amount. And yes, knowing ahead of time what laws are going to be passed and how they'll affect major public companies is a huge help in that.

    • @h.f6364
      @h.f6364 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      i mean this is just insider trading

  • @pdreding
    @pdreding ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I loved the gradual transition from insider trading to full-on super-villainy.

  • @DuckAllMighty
    @DuckAllMighty ปีที่แล้ว +1087

    Spiff "I'm a good person, I promise."
    Also Spiff "There it is ladies and gentlemen, the meteor of profitability, I can see it hurtling towards us at high speeds, high profit margins. Yes this is it, money raining from the sky"

    • @jarrod752
      @jarrod752 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He's become a politician, which means both things he said were incorrect from the onset.

    • @johngifford7725
      @johngifford7725 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🎶 Every time it rains it rains, pennies from heaven. 🎶

    • @marosjerabek1779
      @marosjerabek1779 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love how by the end Spiff is just giddy 🤣

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw ปีที่แล้ว

      profit isn't somehow evil, the evil thing occurring in the video is the poisoning of the populace.

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see no issue here.
      There might be alien lifeforms on that meteor, so we need to welcome it for the sake of inclusion alone.

  • @battadia
    @battadia ปีที่แล้ว +276

    "This will probably affect the farming industry"
    - Spiff after cutting all water and power access to his citizens

  • @Amirrorofmirrors
    @Amirrorofmirrors ปีที่แล้ว +129

    25:25 I like how he put the crematoriums next to the hospitals. Just down the road in case of any accidents. Brilliant.

    • @artturisiikanen3843
      @artturisiikanen3843 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i mean hospital complexes here have crematoriuls in them.

    • @_Usagimimi_
      @_Usagimimi_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "accidents"

    • @GreenTheem
      @GreenTheem 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Aperture science
      We do what we must
      Because
      We can
      For the good of all of us
      Except the ones who are dead

  • @BrahmaDBA
    @BrahmaDBA ปีที่แล้ว +1016

    Spiff profiting in chaos is really in line with the saying: "If there are two natives fighting a Brit is right next to them"

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool ปีที่แล้ว +41

      On that thought, it was the Brit wbo built their roads, rail, and advanced infrastructure.

    • @MIIRBH
      @MIIRBH ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@blunderingfool they also made their weapons and clothes

    • @magnav6797
      @magnav6797 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@blunderingfool and also stole their children

    • @awatcher4965
      @awatcher4965 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@magnav6797 they all gave them things they never asked for!

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool ปีที่แล้ว

      @@magnav6797 We also stopped the Indians from burning widows on their husbands' funeral pyres like they were mere possessions to be taken to the afterlife, and ended a famine. Unfortunately India never bloody learns from famines.

  • @rohanwest2975
    @rohanwest2975 ปีที่แล้ว +918

    So for this episode, spiff becomes a politician! Changing policy to manipulate the stock market for giant financial gain

    • @hackettbr1
      @hackettbr1 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Sounds like the average US politician

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@hackettbr1 wouldn't you know it, congress beat the market AGAIN this year. So weird how they're able to consistently do that!

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      And this is why politicians should be banned from the financial sector.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No...actually yes.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@resileaf9501 agreed

  • @gunjitkumar
    @gunjitkumar ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Spiff is the Kindest and most caring British person I know.
    Just see how well he treats his virtual subjects.

  • @Caffeinated-Bladesmith
    @Caffeinated-Bladesmith ปีที่แล้ว +330

    It's cartoonish to imagine a mayor being able to turn off bicycles for a day and have that equal more cars, but imagine how much pressure a firm like Blackrock can exert.

    • @Unethical.FandubsGames
      @Unethical.FandubsGames ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Politicians around the world right now just passing legislation and fucking up urban planning to make cities more car centric: "Haha, yes! This video is for me!"

    • @isaacribeiro6823
      @isaacribeiro6823 ปีที่แล้ว

      is happening with eletrical cars they are pushing for them so hard actually harder than the grid/electrical infrastructure can take it so is not news is old news.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@AlphaCarinae It's actually the other way around--expanding highways and other car-centric infrastructure encourages people to own cars and drive more, especially if there's no better way to get from place to place (eg effective public transit). It's a form of induced demand, and it's why highway congestion never goes away for longer than a few years no matter how much the highway is expanded.

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gibbcharron3469 Somebody watches Not Just Bikes.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bensoncheung2801 Mostly Adam Something, initially; though I recently wrote a short essay on highways and public transit for university so I've poked through a bit of the actual scientific literature too!

  • @drhenceforth
    @drhenceforth ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The sincere excitement at the meteor approach was delightful.

  • @bingolinging
    @bingolinging ปีที่แล้ว +579

    I've literally learned more about the government watching this video in one sitting than I have in my whole us government class

    • @kieranmilner4208
      @kieranmilner4208 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      They don’t want you becoming too smart it’s dangerous

    • @Usmanazher100s
      @Usmanazher100s ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I do economics and government/politics and business A-levels (16-18 year old education) and I am towards the end of my courses: we have not learnt about anything relating to this in the slightest

    • @rrteppo
      @rrteppo ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@Usmanazher100s that's because you need a history degree most the time to get this information.
      Because you can talk about a guy 200 years ago doing this, but not someone 200 days ago.

    • @666Necropsy
      @666Necropsy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just wait till you learn "who" pays these politicians to "change things".

    • @orngjce223
      @orngjce223 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's because the US Government class teaches how the government _should_ work, not how it _actually_ works

  • @timothyjones4689
    @timothyjones4689 ปีที่แล้ว +902

    I have never found a video so entertaining, informative and so infuriating at the same time.
    In Sydney Australia, it costs about 1.2 million for a house which is like 15 times the annual income of an “average person.” For a long time i was wondering why the government wasn’t trying to fix this but in this one video has shown me that the individuals in those positions are the ones making the policies and reaping the benefits from the disgusting prices. If they make it better, they loose their investments.

    • @spearsg
      @spearsg ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well you know -- it takes like 30 guys a few months to build your house ... so it's not a huge leap to expect that it might then, take one guy 10 - 20 years to pay it off, depending income. Sorry -- in consolation -- your observation ( in general ) that everything is manipulated down to the price of a loaf of bread is not wrong.

    • @lusciouschomsky
      @lusciouschomsky ปีที่แล้ว +138

      @@spearsg you've got to keep in mind that Australian homes only used to cost 4 times the average annual income 30 years ago. Moreover, due to soaring house prices Australia has the fourth highest household debt in the world.

    • @amistrophy
      @amistrophy ปีที่แล้ว +100

      @@spearsg this is one of the most insanely incorrect reasonjngs ive seen

    • @cassiolins1203
      @cassiolins1203 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@spearsg 30 man can easily build a big house in 1 month working 9-17, your calculations are way off.

    • @gagerichards7362
      @gagerichards7362 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@lusciouschomsky It might also be your countries huge gambling addiction that is also helping that huge household debt. Since it has the highest number of gambling addicts in the world as well.

  • @Richard-xu7kz
    @Richard-xu7kz ปีที่แล้ว +29

    There is absolutely no stockmarket manipulation happening here, just playing the game as intended. Just lovely.

  • @teal_m_101
    @teal_m_101 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    Ah yes.
    Real life urban planning.

    • @Zapdos0145
      @Zapdos0145 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      cries in realism…

    • @jaisummons2304
      @jaisummons2304 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is this IRL or is this VR is there fall damage can I test and see.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Urban planning? What planning?!

    • @johnalogue9832
      @johnalogue9832 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Urban premeditation, really.

    • @Wulfjager
      @Wulfjager ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Never thought cities skylines could be so realistic

  • @Bisinski
    @Bisinski ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The only fiction in this video is that the City of London has never seen this ludicrous amount of sunshine and good weather.
    The rest? Spot on.

  • @freddytucker9931
    @freddytucker9931 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "Hurdling towards us at high profit margins" 💀
    One if the best ones

  • @LucasMp
    @LucasMp ปีที่แล้ว +155

    In this episode of "spiff gives city skylines devs a heart attack", spiff finally learns the true value of insider trading.

  • @Pedone_Rosso
    @Pedone_Rosso ปีที่แล้ว +572

    It's unsettling how close to the real world all this is.
    Almost a 1 to 1 representation.
    Thanks for your videos!

    • @Gandalf_the_Black_
      @Gandalf_the_Black_ ปีที่แล้ว +52

      The only thing it's missing is a "regulatory body" to give them a tiny fine (i.e. take their cut of the profits instead of actually doing anything to stop it) whenever the market is manipulated.

    • @theqaz1828
      @theqaz1828 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only thing missing was mandating the citizens to drink the water in order to qualify for a "health passport" that allows them to travel, work and buy food.

    • @LazyOtaku
      @LazyOtaku ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Except the timely meteor

    • @thanquolrattenherz9665
      @thanquolrattenherz9665 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ever wondered why so many politicans made a fortune while in office, even with a basic income. sometimes its not corruption sometimes it is future insight of what is to come.

    • @stevepickford3004
      @stevepickford3004 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pelosi school of trading. It's a fine institution

  • @TheJetsetter
    @TheJetsetter ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m here sitting on a bench in the middle of the square and I just DIED when you got so giddy about poisoning the ground water.
    Like… I had to pause the video because I couldn’t breathe 😂

  • @mushroomkingwolfie
    @mushroomkingwolfie ปีที่แล้ว +187

    I just love how @thespiffingbrits videos have progressively shifted focus from "infinite money!" To "more war crimes!" And as time goes on the actual exploits have taken the back seat to the procurement of optimal levels of human suffering. Perfectly balanced as all things should be!

    • @mattchamp1541
      @mattchamp1541 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bit like britians history...

    • @FormerGovernmentHuman
      @FormerGovernmentHuman ปีที่แล้ว +7

      War crimes are infinite money

    • @melonlab80
      @melonlab80 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're watching a villain origin story.

  • @buuddha77
    @buuddha77 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    the part when you destroyed the hospitals because they didnt make any profit had me rolling

    • @AnMComm
      @AnMComm ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Not as funny when it happens in real life, isn't it?

    • @zoruasnivy
      @zoruasnivy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      in the grave

    • @humanitysucks4025
      @humanitysucks4025 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@AnMComm it's funnier.

    • @Domedwho
      @Domedwho ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AnMComm Literally real life is the opposite, healthcare is all for profit lol

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AnMComm Almost like in real world, when politicians discovered that they can manipulate stock market for massive profits! Oh wait.

  • @a.c9130
    @a.c9130 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    "Don't ask me how cows' refuse to function, unless they have access to light bulbs" best quote of the year

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Professional milk cows have standards.

    • @keit99
      @keit99 ปีที่แล้ว

      Simple, they're unionising and go on strike

  • @XenonPrimeSBSV
    @XenonPrimeSBSV ปีที่แล้ว +95

    And here Spiff proves the proud British tradition of informative satire is still alive and well.

  • @mathewryan4881
    @mathewryan4881 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Spiff turns cities skylines into a real world government simulator. Brilliant

  • @annorome
    @annorome ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This is the most psychopathic episode of game exploiting to date and honestly: It is still characteristically better/more sane than some regimes out there.

  • @deefman123
    @deefman123 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    As a British Citizen, this hits far too hard right now.

    • @granatmof
      @granatmof ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I think citizens around the world are feeling this hit too hard right now.

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      He pretty much nailed the US "healthcare" system

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว

      E‎‎‎

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lizz truss simulator

    • @Chosen1Creator
      @Chosen1Creator ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It hits harder than that meteor.

  • @frankpork7665
    @frankpork7665 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    I sometimes feel like we’re inhabiting a game that’s being played by Spiff

    • @TheDrCN
      @TheDrCN ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Do you not remember the video about exploiting TH-cam? That's not just a feeling, and not a joke or a meme, it's literally true.

    • @theamazinglucia5224
      @theamazinglucia5224 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Spiff is just doing things on a much smaller scale, everyone else is actually doing this with countries

    • @Townes888
      @Townes888 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that is just capitalism in action my friend

  • @propheinx2250
    @propheinx2250 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Spiffing Brit: Exploits a game.
    Government Agencies: *Profusely* *sweating* "our secret is out"

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork ปีที่แล้ว +80

    “Yes I have become death, destroyer of worlds, but it’s not my fault that the game lets me do this”
    That should be this channels motto!

    • @davcrav
      @davcrav ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just twitched a bit when he said it though. The correct quotation is "I am become Death".

    • @Cipher_Oblivion
      @Cipher_Oblivion ปีที่แล้ว

      LetsGameItOut too. If something is stupid, glitchy, and time consuming, Josh will find a way to make it useful.

    • @Danyyel666
      @Danyyel666 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is an Robert Oppenheimer Quote appropriately applied

  • @theguythatknowseverything9179
    @theguythatknowseverything9179 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I would love to see a colab between him and let’s game it out, the perfect balance of exploit and game breaking

    • @Visible_To_All_Users_And_666
      @Visible_To_All_Users_And_666 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Spiff, Crusty and Josh would create most insane masterpiece

    • @vincenttrigg4521
      @vincenttrigg4521 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Spiff focuses on making money
      Josh focuses on destroying framerate

  • @jamey2326
    @jamey2326 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love that you just played this game like an American politician. Tragic, yet beautiful. A work of art if you will

  • @SergeyPupkoMusic
    @SergeyPupkoMusic ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Finally! It happened!!! After years of hearing Spiff say "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to TAKE" he finally said "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to MAKE"!!!

  • @thewanderer1003
    @thewanderer1003 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is essentially what Enron did. They would basically call up town power facilities that they owned and request rolling blackouts because it was profitable for them.

    • @ZacHawkins42
      @ZacHawkins42 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How fortunate for them when that other thing happened almost immediately after the story on them broke, eh?

  • @connerblank5069
    @connerblank5069 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I do love a good "let's play this like we're in real life!" Run. Wonderful how realistic these games are.

  • @Toyota--Camry
    @Toyota--Camry ปีที่แล้ว +51

    **a meteor kills nearly everyone in the city**
    Spiff: This will be wonderful for the economy

  • @Johnb2112
    @Johnb2112 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Just randomly rewatched the Cities Skylines tourney you did with RT, Quill and Biffa this morning and was like "man, I hope Spiff plays Cities again soon." I appreciate the service, but please get out of my brain now. Thanks.

    • @dijosto
      @dijosto ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Woke up today with the mood to play cities skylines, and then i saw this in my notifications 😀

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hehe this is part of the cost of becoming a channel member John... I know everything now :)

  • @DragonTriangle
    @DragonTriangle ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks for the reminder on how stocks and how "perfectly balanced" it is to make money! Being serious Great video Spiffing Brit! Hope your day is going well.

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    One day, a city simulator will add a mechanic where doing Spiff things will lead to destitution and prison time. I'm looking forward to seeing how Spiff exploits that one.

    • @Milnoh
      @Milnoh ปีที่แล้ว +31

      He will turn the prison into a huge farm

    • @kwool5151
      @kwool5151 ปีที่แล้ว

      If they do that I'm sure they'll also add a feature where you can buy off the legal system and msm just to keep it real

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      42nd 👍

    • @ThePaperKhan
      @ThePaperKhan ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Imagine a lawsuit mechanic, where you are actually held responsible for your actions.

    • @koolunit
      @koolunit ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ThePaperKhan that would be too unrealistic I'm afraid...could work in some capacity (and be hilarious to see spiff playing) if you can choose which of your underlings takes the fall🤣

  • @AlphaScorch
    @AlphaScorch ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I love being in Spiff's classroom. He's like a more dubious Ms.Frizzle

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey ปีที่แล้ว +2

    16:14 personally really appreciated the brief switch from fake posh to real cockney half-way through. Pretty sure you even said "one-fousand"

  • @limbo3545
    @limbo3545 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    This playthrough looks more like reality than I want to admit.

  • @dankirt15
    @dankirt15 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I'm less than halfway through this video and you've already done a better job at explaining shorts and stocks than any of the news did with the whole GameStop stuff a while ago 🤣🤣

  • @thomas7529
    @thomas7529 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has been one of the more informative videos I’ve ever watched. I’ve been trying to understand how market manipulation works, the way you made this video is basically ELI5

  • @BLINDING_Red_STAR
    @BLINDING_Red_STAR ปีที่แล้ว +86

    "Perfectly balanced as all things should be" - spiffing brit 2023

  • @TheMagicalPinata
    @TheMagicalPinata ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I appreciate you branching out into other media, such as documentaries.

  • @ScaryFoot
    @ScaryFoot ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People everywhere on Earth: how do politicians make so much money, isnt their income average?
    Politicians: 18:14

  • @AJKitey
    @AJKitey ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Spiff taking a hiatus over the holidays is becoming a bit of a problem. I havent slept, I have sores on my neck and arms from furiously scratching.. I've been drinking coffee.
    Great to see you back... I now feel, PERFECTLY BALANCED.

  • @GregMcNeish
    @GregMcNeish ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen a game accurately simulate a cholera outbreak. Never expected I'd see that used on purpose.

  • @Physhi
    @Physhi ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I could not stop laughing in the initial minutes because I know this is how things work in life. I had the greatest smile. I'll watch the rest later!

  • @markmeleka
    @markmeleka ปีที่แล้ว +84

    -Me: an Egyptian man just laughing and enjoying spiff's video
    - Spiff: "thank you egypt"
    you are welcome spiff :( 😢

    • @magical_blue
      @magical_blue ปีที่แล้ว +1

      اهخخخخخخههههههههععهخخخخخ

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@magical_blue i like what you're saying magic man

  • @Psychid5
    @Psychid5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    These games are getting more and more realistic

  • @voicetest6019
    @voicetest6019 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Spiff: plays city skylines...
    Accidentally recreates Nestle, water and city management.

  • @marekw7562
    @marekw7562 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    How could I be entertained and horrified at the same time by this video... It's like reality hits me

  • @bubatz0805
    @bubatz0805 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Politicians: existing
    Spiff : now that is an exploit

  • @sbbosch
    @sbbosch ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feels like a TH-cam Rewind of the next coming off years, totally loved it!

  • @aaronpearce5604
    @aaronpearce5604 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    It's scary how much this actually reflects contemporary Britain. I imagine bojo would of called the meteor if he was still running the show

    • @lborlet5204
      @lborlet5204 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s the same way in the states sadly

  • @timpope5234
    @timpope5234 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh Spiff. You had way too much fun with this one. I was laughing and crying at the same time, because....reality. So true. Quantitative easing indeed! Bailouts and bankruptcy, oh my!
    Love ya Spiff

  • @WittleJJ
    @WittleJJ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Probably the most entertaining way to teach people about stocks.

  • @crimsonharvest
    @crimsonharvest ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Watching Spiffs money or market videos makes my brain feel like its about to expand and epiphanize, but not having and not being allowed to have any money makes it hard to get the apotheosis I deserve.

  • @icequeen52
    @icequeen52 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    "The mayor sold all of the ambulances again." - Spiff, circa 2023

  • @wihamaki
    @wihamaki ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Canadian, it was cute seeing a Brit get excited by what we see on a daily basis from our neighbours to the south.

  • @WompWompWoooomp
    @WompWompWoooomp ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'm always down for a Cities Skylines Crimes Against Humanity playthrough.

  • @Silver49917
    @Silver49917 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Boy, it sure is good that nobody can do this in real life!

    • @Tortellia
      @Tortellia ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh you innocent child

  • @chaos-sy1kq
    @chaos-sy1kq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    28:56 I'm watching this to try and sleep but you've just unlocked a huge memory???

  • @ChayChay0510
    @ChayChay0510 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I actually just bought and enjoyed my first cup of Yorkshire Tea Gold (3 sugars thanks), and I was delivered fresh Spiffing content to enjoy while I drink my second cup. What a perfectly balanced day.

  • @simonfwhawthorn
    @simonfwhawthorn ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Kibitz "Oh no, I made a small mistake and tanked the economy!"
    Spiff "Hold my tea"

  • @playhousesound
    @playhousesound ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank god this is only a game and no one can do this in real life!

  • @ZackD710
    @ZackD710 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i love how realistic this episode is

  • @sski
    @sski ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic. I couldn't explain the march to the current troubles any clearer. Well done, Sir!

  • @simonburneer1656
    @simonburneer1656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Black Plague: happened
    Spiffing Brit: And I invested in Deathcare

  • @meisduck
    @meisduck ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The amount of character development in this video is amazing *10/10*

  • @kefkamadman
    @kefkamadman ปีที่แล้ว +10

    After watching the Graystillplays series on this game, I can't wait to see what Spiff does. How exciting.

  • @andrewauchter7759
    @andrewauchter7759 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is probably the single best demonstration of "conflict of interest" I've ever seen.

  • @el_pepe_1500
    @el_pepe_1500 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    watching spiff geting hyped about stock market manipulation just makes me happy

  • @Werewolf914
    @Werewolf914 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Wall Street is quaking with fear after seeing how Spiff has revealed their secret strategies in a Simulation game.

  • @MorshuArtsInc
    @MorshuArtsInc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you also have the Industries DLC, this becomes even easier since industrial zones added by it have their own sliders in the stock market menu

  • @TheAaronRodgersTao
    @TheAaronRodgersTao ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I love how you never reference the poisoned beaches unless in regards to a profit.

  • @Matt10670
    @Matt10670 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Imagine if politicians did this in real life. That'd be crazy, right? ha ha...

  • @justsmallstuff4994
    @justsmallstuff4994 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:29 drink tea

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I’m so glad that they added some good old fashioned exploitable capitalism into this game!

  • @TT55_STS525
    @TT55_STS525 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "It's a cow, no it's not, it's a bird" Best line ever.

  • @nalabaga8695
    @nalabaga8695 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most realistic gaming video ever made in the history of man. Not even the best graphic cards right now will beat its realism.

  • @silveryphoenix44
    @silveryphoenix44 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Spiff exposes how politicians do corruption in a video game

  • @periquitobicudo
    @periquitobicudo ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the most realistic game of Cities I`ve ever seen

  • @metal.gendalf
    @metal.gendalf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Devs did a good job making insider trading simulations in the game possible.
    Very real.

  • @Lou_morris
    @Lou_morris ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always a good time when spiff uploads

  • @BilltheChristianPickle
    @BilltheChristianPickle ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Thank you spiffing Brit for this video I have covid so watching your videos are very entertaining

    • @Zapdos0145
      @Zapdos0145 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hope you get better! and make sure to drink tea to improve enjoyment ;)

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      hope some soothing warm tea heals you right up!

    • @gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298
      @gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh look, CommieTube deleted my comment because I said you would be just fine. What an F'ing surprise.

  • @samphunter
    @samphunter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am just at the second minute but I love that Spiff randomly re-discovered insider trading :D

  • @PhoenixRevival00
    @PhoenixRevival00 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That moment at 17:45 when Spiff turns Cities: Skylines into Tropico. 🤣

  • @Maxcraft-tc8cz
    @Maxcraft-tc8cz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Spiff teaching his audience insider trading. Honestly at this point I’m not surprised.