Michael is a genius of communication, I guess that there's a staff that contribute to the script and editing and all that stuff, but the way that Michael explains such topics and ideas is amazingly good, every vsauce video feels like it's illegal to watch for free.
"every vsauce video feels like it's illegal to watch for free." Jesus tittyfucking christ. Do you REALLY feel this way? I feel bad for mother fuckers who didn't grow up knowing about an internet that actually had good content on it.
@@eerytunic3839he’s a team pretty much since the Mindfield series. All the ideas, research and scripts are still done by him (I’m not 100% about the editing however) which is honestly one of the best parts about this channel, just awesome
I think this very well may have been the most profound Vsauce video to date. In every video, he uses reason and the reasoning of others to create mind-boggling content, yet here, he evaluates reasoning itself.
The only bad thing about Vsauce is that their videos are so thought provoking that I can't focus on what he's saying for more than 5 minutes because I get so involved in my line of thinking that I completely stop paying attention
Me too! I usually pause the vid and start a discussion with myself with almost every sentence, to the point that it will take me about 3 hours or more just to finish the video
All things in moderation. Don't be an arrogant know it all, but don't shy away from admitting your knowledge on the things you do understand. It is important that we continue to discuss.
Vsauce is actually using his brain molecules to control his muscles and make the contact on so called button on his mouse to digitally splice two chunks of bits and bytes
Michael 8 years ago: what if everyone jumped at once Michael now: Hierarchical power structures that rely on individuals making decisions for the collective run counter to the way our brains have evolved to tackle collective problems
The Great Mind also runs counter to the way we evolved to make collective decisions as small, intimate groups. Neither is natural but both are useful methods that should be synthesized to minimize both of their faults.
I think it’s because he has a kid now. His perspective of what’s important has been altered by the life change and such. Either way I’m hella here for it
Seeing this video again one year later. This must be one of the best video essays on TH-cam and the Internet. If there were awards for video essays, this would be one of the best in the genre's history. Thanks, Vsauce, for expanding our minds with such valuable content!
Michael is a revolutionary mind of our time, not only providing his own ideas in a manner that is consumable and understandable, but inspiring others to develop their own ideas and conclusions. We all have something to learn about the world and about ourselves from him.
I'm a masters graduate and Michael here is more clear, rational and wise than all my teachers combined since elementary. It is always such a pleasure learning science and concepts in this way. Love it! Please continue this Michael.
I was called out by my a person I considered my teacher, I've looked up to. ironically for being bad at trying to explain things to others. Maybe don't meet your heroes, someone said that, now I get it. But I liked explaining things, and I did it to understand things better as I learn, maybe I was being selfish for doing it like that, maybe I was causing confusion on others by being so bad at it. I felt so disincentivized that I dropped pursuing my masters, and academy .
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear qmo
“The democratization of communication means that even unpopular, unconvincing, nonsensical ideas can be presented with the same trust inducing, tight faces, and professional look as common ones.” -Michael Stevens, Vsauce “The Future of Reasoning”
Michael I'm leaving this here as your video is the first time ever that my 6 months son learned to intentionally press the spacebar to pause and play your video. His first time using a keyboard. Thanks for your inspiring videos and I hope he watches more of them as he grows up :)
@primecode I like seeing you just correcting others when not in an argument about something. Because i often see these who just correct others just to hurt them for their opinion.
Vsauce is the only channel that can have just one man sitting in the same room talking for half an hour and gaining millions of views. and that is phenomenal, in this time
I love the endings to these videos. I find them inspirational to change wrong things to make them better. The most taxing question on the mind is if what we do now will benefit or hurt the future. What would historians find? What would future generations learn about us and what we right now did? Every action will be watched by our children 100 years later. That’s hard to think about, it inspires me as a person to improve people’s life’s and to show our children that we were good people. We can’t be self centered all of the time. As a collective society we need to help and take care of people around us and ourselves, but that’s hard, but it can be done. For us, for the future, for the world.
You have a really great grasp on manifesting a clear and objective way to address strange and subjective topics. It's really impressive. Great channel man.
I greatly appreciate the notion that we can not just appreciate the knowledge imparted to us by "classic" notions of debate, but that we ourselves might one day become that ancient teacher to our decedents. Where most channels skirt the actual questions they pose, few expend the energy to delve into them properly. Just kidding after reading the comments I realize that 99% of people here are still developing basic listening and comprehension. Maybe the real problem is human stupidity and self-righteousness.
you’ve got that right - the video is a veritable goldmine of information and knowledge that you could use to change your life… top comment is… well, a meme copied and pasted from any other video Michael released after his hiatus! It’s good to hear that there’s some real thinkers here, not just people with too much time trying to combine words in a particular way that’ll make the number underneath their words bigger!
You thank him by watching, thinking, applying concepts shown, and having engaging intelligent conversations. Instead everyone here is worried about being the next best meme.
@@LaneCarter It nearly seems like a reasonable antidote for everyone's great divide these days. But people would surely just retreat back into the safety of the echo chambers don't you think?
Imagine a world where everyone thinks the same way, always agrees, and sees things from the same angle. Sounds peaceful, right? Not quite. This, in a nutshell, is the paradox of unanimity: sometimes, more agreement can actually mean less certainty. While we tend to trust decisions everyone supports, the truth is, the chances of everyone being truly independent and correct are surprisingly low. Why? Because we're human, and shared biases, groupthink, and even emotional contagion can easily sway everyone in the same direction, even if it's wrong. This doesn't mean every viewpoint needs to be extreme or completely different. But in ambiguous situations, where right and wrong aren't clear-cut, diversity of thought is crucial. It's like a puzzle: the more perspectives you have, the better chance you have of seeing the whole picture and finding the right solution. Here's the catch: blindly following the majority can be dangerous. Think about how easily rumors spread, even if they're untrue. In complex moral decisions, groupthink can lead to mass delusion, where everyone believes something is right simply because everyone else does. This can have serious consequences, hindering our ability to distinguish right from wrong and leading to harmful choices. So, the next time you encounter a situation where everyone seems to agree, remember the paradox of unanimity. Don't be afraid to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and see things from different angles. It might be uncomfortable, but it could also save us from making regrettable choices and pave the way for a more nuanced and just society.
Honestly this might be one of the most important videos I’ve ever seen. I think about this constantly even two years after it came out. It explains so much about the things I hear people say, and has changed the way I communicate for the better.
7:39 me and my friend had almost this exact same discussion the other day about something else. I didn't want to do something and I gave a reason which he was able easily counter until I put in the work to figure out a good enough reason. It mainly happened because I didn't realize he was quite as passionate about it, nor just how lazy I was feeling about the idea. I could've just said no and thats final, but it would've made my friend upset with me for a while, so socially you need powers of reasoning.
I wish I could meet more people who think like this. I feel so alone with my perspective. Everyone in my life is so consumed by their distractions they run out of time to be curious.
Ohms to the most intellectual TH-camr out there, thinking 80,000 feet deep into the reason "Why is anything?". He is truly someone the world needs to remember.
THIS video makes so much sense about why I've always disliked how others think. When it comes to social reasoning? That was never me. I was NEVER interested in a truth that could possibly work, but ALWAYS interested in what THE truth actually was. So ANYTIME I encountered a possible truth that I hadn't encountered and fully considered before... I would go to the library and/or online and look for ALL the material I could possibly find with a proper description of that truth and why people believed it or not. Then once I'd fully evaluated the new truth, I'd determine whether or not it was more likely to actually BE the truth or not compared to any contradictory beliefs I'd held at that point... and then since contradictions cannot exist I would simply incorporate the new belief into my overall belief structures and get rid of all the previously-held contradictory ones if the new truth was determined to be the actual truth. And if not, then it would be actually kinda unfortunate since all that research I'd just done wouldn't lead me to have a change in my beliefs, but either way it would be worth it because I'd know about at least one more piece of information and whether or not it made sense with the world. I honestly grew up thinking I was special and thought differently from how others do because of how much better I'd be able to perceive the truth of nearly any given situation than everyone else. But I've spent the last HALF of my life at least thinking "okay no dude... you are NOT that special... everyone thinks the same you're not some crazy genius or anything just calm down." Yet FUCK! Clearly I actually AM this crazy god damn genius since there's apparently nobody else that thinks the way I do. I've spent so many of my later years just questioning more and more every god damn thing I thought I knew and just kept assuming I was probably wrong about tons of things. But no... fuck no man. I'm actually consistently wrong less and less over time BECAUSE of the unique way I think. AKA I already KNEW I needed more confidence in my life. But now I know for a fact that I have earned more confidence than nearly anyone I could ever meet in my life could possibly even come a billionth of the way close to.
alright alright calm down there bud, your head’s gonna explode! there are others out there that value research and objective truth over popular opinions, you just haven’t met them yet!
@@messidinho8895 I was fortunate enough to be shown this channel around my freshman year in highschool (2011 grad) I remember the first DONG's but I took a _huge_ sabbatical from the channel
i loved getting an iPad at 8 and being able to watch a shit ton of vsauce but then he switched to the premium service and now it's the occasional treat I get every few years
Hell... I've left my previous comment while I was still half way through watching this... Thing is, that I'm far more thrilled now that I've finished it. And how excited I am for finding this channel ......... NO, Scratch that, since I wasn't really looking for it, so NO credit for me here, but only to TH-cam's genius algorithmic set up, for my stumbling upon this Mega Master Mind of a channel! Damn me if this wasn't THE BEST "cognition engaging" content, delivered in a truly masterful way, while arriving at such a genuinely solid conclusion with very much possible, real life applicability, that I have ever had the pleasure to witness. Supremely Well Done Guys! Thank you for such a mind expanding, engaging and illuminating material! Sincerely!
I like that the scripts of these videos come out like a single stream of consciousness, like Michael was just sitting on a couch one day, writing down every thought that came to him as it came to him.
"We will some day be the ancients... and we can choose what that means." Just how much effort do you put into those videos, holy fuck, your writing is so good.
@Egg T how "off" was it, though? Never was there ever a time longer than a few months without him putting out a mind field at the least. And those, too, take ages to do. Regardless, my question was meant as a compliment - not to be taken at face value.
...Or is it? Nothing is really free. Everything has a cost. If not money you pay with something else. Your time, your effort, your association and many other things that can be of value to you or someone else...
Wow! I randomly had the thought that politicians felt insufficient because they don't represent the needs and voices of an entire nation. They only support the needs of those like them and that's not good enough. That's why we have presidents that inevitably disappoint someone. You could reason how a president has done some good for a nation, but then you can also reason how they performed poorly. To hear that thought come to life in the words of such an intelligent person is so validating. I vote for the idea of lottocracy. I hope enough people get talking about that idea so our governments can be reformed one day. I'd gladly join that fight!
I guess no single person, no matter how virtuous, could please everyone… you ever heard of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - feature film, features an amazing main character, a real pacifist that coalesces the viewpoints of both of the morally justified forces and creates a beneficial situation that works for everyone, without hurting anyone. then some certain “people” complain that she doesn’t fight enough, that her solution wouldn’t work in the real world - I guess perfect isn’t good enough for some people!
@@vephar7064 they didn't mention Microsoft or their services once like wtf Y'know maybe he partnered because he's a powerful authority figure with knowledge on how to solve the environmental problem and not anything sinister? If this falls under your purview of "propaganda" just be glad they're spreading facts and trying to give advice. Take a trip to China, and then you'll learn the true meaning of "propaganda"
@@vephar7064 talk about jealousy lol. I'm saying he's an authority because he has the resources to make things happen. None of this video mentions eugenics or euthanasia; in fact it barely mentions bill gates. This type of contrarianism is so common it's annoying. You think the entire world is out to get you, and belittle others for believing otherwise. It's a destructive mindset that only promotes isolation and regression of progress. I'm not saying bill gates is perfect, but I am saying it's irrational to discredit all of Michael's hard work on this video just bc his name gets mentioned once
I want to congratulate Michael on this incredible script: so dense and yet flows like poetry. This was the most profound video he has ever made and would be a genuine benefit to anyone who watches till the end.
i don't think it is the best (if only the "best" doesn't means "fresh"), but what you did said about poetry - that's what i found a yreat metaphor of what i perceive. )
I’ve been watching Vsauce since 6th grade and I’m now 23 years old. I’m very grateful for the knowledge he’s passed down and believe these videos have had profound impact on me growing up
Really wish there was more discussion of stuff like this. Not just what decisions are made and who gets to make them, but the society-wide information-processing and decision-making process.
Have you ever listened to John Vervaeke? Eric or Bret Weinstein? Gad Saad? Heck, even Joe Rogan? There are dozens of very smart people discussing this very thing in public forums right now, but they aren’t “mainstream” because they don’t stick to the narrative of the corporate press. Some others you could look into would be Michael Malice, Jock Willink, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and plenty of others I’m missing.
This. Right now my country is stuck in a seemingly infinite loop of election cycles and nobody seems to offer any sort of legislation to prevent this from happening. What bothers me about this is that it made me conclude that the people that lead the system will never fix its flaws because, ultimately, it works in their favor. Even the smaller parties find it convenient. The biggest problem with democracy is that no matter what party gets elected, the public is still ruled by politicians. You can't trust politicians to rely on anything but their own interests, even if their intentions are great. A change in the system is too risky for a politician to make, unless they want to risk losing their seat.
In Ireland we have a system called the Citizens Assembly. Where a large group of random citizens come together to discuss and debate pressing topics, and then recommend conclusions to government. It has been very successful on many issues
I feel like this is how the American government was created to be like but it strayed from it as people realized their own monitary benefits from being a "politician"
This is such a good video, I always come back to it. You hit on so many good topics, specifically the notion of randomly selected people as leaders… Still keeps me thinking lol
I mean is it worth it? Getting married is just spending the rest of your life with another human being in your house an- (4 hours later) -o that is why that the mind is secretly controlling your actions along with your future and that aliens may be involved aswell.
@@nothingmuch1129 wow, having a mentality like yours be part of the audience to this kind of a video itself is an oxymoron. What an insult... to this video, and the audience.
This is the only channel my boomer dad will ever watch on TH-cam. Any other channel I try to show him and he’ll say it isn’t his thing or he’s too old for it. But he likes, “the bald science guy.”
After all these years I still don't want to tell Michael that my name is not Vsauce.
at this point we all just have to legally change our names
@@jacksonwolf34 then meet and fight for who can keep it
@@antonknee7529 Just like Josh ?
...or is it?
@@theguywhoasked2481 just like josh 😌
This legend didn't put a single ad in a 30 minute video
I wouldn’t know I have TH-cam premium
@@Clickbait86 you are the ad then. You have become the advertisement how does it feel?
C O N S U M E
No need to. The video is sponsored by Bill Gates
Thank Billy Boy Gates for that one
Michael is a genius of communication, I guess that there's a staff that contribute to the script and editing and all that stuff, but the way that Michael explains such topics and ideas is amazingly good, every vsauce video feels like it's illegal to watch for free.
"every vsauce video feels like it's illegal to watch for free."
Jesus tittyfucking christ. Do you REALLY feel this way? I feel bad for mother fuckers who didn't grow up knowing about an internet that actually had good content on it.
he does it alone which is crazy
@@cooolsam he has a team lol
@@eerytunic3839yes but ideas and scripts are ALL michael
@@eerytunic3839he’s a team pretty much since the Mindfield series. All the ideas, research and scripts are still done by him (I’m not 100% about the editing however) which is honestly one of the best parts about this channel, just awesome
I think this very well may have been the most profound Vsauce video to date. In every video, he uses reason and the reasoning of others to create mind-boggling content, yet here, he evaluates reasoning itself.
He used reason to reason reason
@@maxstewart6183committing treason on reason
@@erwins_armit’s the season to commit treason on reason
"do chairs exist?" is now the most profound video of his. dude keeps getting better
and also connects it to the socio-political climate we are in today 🤯
The only bad thing about Vsauce is that their videos are so thought provoking that I can't focus on what he's saying for more than 5 minutes because I get so involved in my line of thinking that I completely stop paying attention
Exactly!
couldn't agree more :)
Me too! I usually pause the vid and start a discussion with myself with almost every sentence, to the point that it will take me about 3 hours or more just to finish the video
dude, pause it, think about it, then unpause it and continue watching
Yeah I feel like I have to watch it again because my brain was thinking about too many things
My heart broke when Michael finally revealed he isn't an elephant
...or is he?
@@RobGMyMX5 He is!
11:33 when it all went down
oh the less I know the better 😭😭
No. But Mr. Gates is
This is first video of Vsauce that I watched and I am very happy that I found his channel.
I'm extremely jealous of you.
@@gagecox5368 i fill the same way when others find my favorire youtube channels.
Very same as you my friend, like the vid to the moon!
damn I wish I could experience Vsauce for the first time again, go down the rabbit hole my friend!
you have stumbled upon one of the rare true gems of youtube, congrats
Im going to start admitting that I don't have an opinion on most topics. Thanks Mike and team!
Really! I will too
And neither does Michael! Notice how the this video was sponsored by the Bill Gates Foundation? You are watching Vsauce billionaire propaganda.
@@zoom5522 It may be. And what has Bill Gates done?, I don't know him well.
All things in moderation. Don't be an arrogant know it all, but don't shy away from admitting your knowledge on the things you do understand. It is important that we continue to discuss.
have you kept up?
Haters will say it has cuts, but we all know that Michael is actually materializing those objects out of thin air with his psychic powers.
Vsauce is actually using his brain molecules to control his muscles and make the contact on so called button on his mouse to digitally splice two chunks of bits and bytes
Yeap and it needs to recharge once a year to work again
In fact the cuts were added in post production to distract the masses from this fact. We're not equipped to comprehend his true power yet.
It’s so creepy how you just deified him. Is he your god? Yikes
@@MrShanester117
j o k e
Hello World.
half yearly
Hello check mark
Every time
Are you saying that Yearly Dose Of Internet isn’t worth it?
Solar yearly* aka 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds. I hope Michael is proud of me
watched the whole video, and every bit of a second was just phenomenal. Michael, thanks for making such thoughtful videos. I appreciate your work
Ok sir.
Ok sir.
Ok sir.
@@RanjithPlays dskb760 is right ya know. Vsause does make very thought full videos.
@@RanjithPlays What, you think Vsause just makes this stuff up and is completely insane huh? 😠
Wow. Used to watch this channel like a decade ago. Can’t believe this guy is still out here killing it. Love it!
Like seriously!
Everything he says actually makes sense. There’s an explanation and a sorta reason.
It’s such a breath of fresh air 😌
You stopped?
@@namename3130 not even questioning that Micheal is killing
We will someday be the ancients
Funny music man
Ayyyy , Hi Dave
Dave
Hi dave! How's everything
if humanity survive tho...
Michael 8 years ago: what if everyone jumped at once
Michael now: Hierarchical power structures that rely on individuals making decisions for the collective run counter to the way our brains have evolved to tackle collective problems
I just watched that video
XD
Damn that's was 8 years ago ??? Smh
The Great Mind also runs counter to the way we evolved to make collective decisions as small, intimate groups. Neither is natural but both are useful methods that should be synthesized to minimize both of their faults.
I think it’s because he has a kid now. His perspective of what’s important has been altered by the life change and such. Either way I’m hella here for it
Seeing this video again one year later. This must be one of the best video essays on TH-cam and the Internet. If there were awards for video essays, this would be one of the best in the genre's history. Thanks, Vsauce, for expanding our minds with such valuable content!
same
I wish as many people would watch this video as possible! Humanity would have a much better trajectory!
That is THE Quality of content, the best media has to offer. Thank you Michael!
provide some reasoning to what you just said
@@overxeno Peepee poopoo.
@@bessux1995Understandable have a nice day
Post-Vsauce depression: when you have watched the new Vsauce video and you have to go back to your everyday life.
Nah bro... more like
Post-Vsauce Clarity
:(
😭This is so real.
Looking forward to a world where Bill Gates is our god emperor
@@bobthesnowdog9972 Big oof
For 7 years this man doesn't look like he's aged a week.
Makes sense, since he looked way older than he was 7 years ago
He looks much more similar to his older self with the shorter beard now, the only thing missing is the little hair he had back then.
maybe hes a robot, a product of bill gates, jeff bezos, and elon musk
@@zephyer26 clearly on the adrenochromes haha
Well because, plot twist: Michael shot all of Vsauce’s video in the span of a week, 7 years ago.
Not gonna lie this is one of my favorite vsauce videos of all time. Always come back to rewatch every now and then
Banach Tarski and Do chairs exist are also great.
@@whynot9421I thought I was the only one who watched the banach tarski video like 10 times
The way he manages to spark that feeling of curiosity is magical!
"The world is not a logic puzzle" is probably a very good thing to remember.
1st
@@marvinpanvan Why?
@@averagedemographic8933 3rd
More people need this life advice more than ever
5th
Michael is a revolutionary mind of our time, not only providing his own ideas in a manner that is consumable and understandable, but inspiring others to develop their own ideas and conclusions. We all have something to learn about the world and about ourselves from him.
I'm a masters graduate and Michael here is more clear, rational and wise than all my teachers combined since elementary. It is always such a pleasure learning science and concepts in this way. Love it! Please continue this Michael.
I was called out by my a person I considered my teacher, I've looked up to. ironically for being bad at trying to explain things to others. Maybe don't meet your heroes, someone said that, now I get it.
But I liked explaining things, and I did it to understand things better as I learn, maybe I was being selfish for doing it like that, maybe I was causing confusion on others by being so bad at it.
I felt so disincentivized that I dropped pursuing my masters, and academy .
Gotta thank vsauce for letting us borrow his mind for 30mins
You mean you gotta thank Michael. We, the audience, are Vsauce.
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear qmo
@@AxxLAfriku you sound fun😂😂😂subbed
@@AxxLAfriku Aww that's cute🤗
Our god demands tribute
This man sat on a chair with same frame and spoke for 30mins and I didn't get bored.
*didn't get
@@danifurka6790 didn't got get not.
Ur weak
@@fverheus ...what?
That happens if you're intelligent, and i know you are not
“The democratization of communication means that even unpopular, unconvincing, nonsensical ideas can be presented with the same trust inducing, tight faces, and professional look as common ones.” -Michael Stevens, Vsauce “The Future of Reasoning”
Basically 2023
Typefaces, not tight faces
Michael I'm leaving this here as your video is the first time ever that my 6 months son learned to intentionally press the spacebar to pause and play your video. His first time using a keyboard. Thanks for your inspiring videos and I hope he watches more of them as he grows up :)
“Iconic figures we can relate to are not bad”
-An iconic figure we can relate to
@@SameGProds I hate it when autocorrect makes me doubt myself!
And so intuition come into place
@Çhrîstófēr Pēzìñ x37 you bots say the weirdest things lol
@primecode I like seeing you just correcting others when not in an argument about something. Because i often see these who just correct others just to hurt them for their opinion.
@@loganwolv3393 you replied to the wrong person
Nice, I was due another existential crisis right about now
Lol
same
Yuh
I'm already in a limbo.
This one wasn't that existentialy
Vsauce is the only channel that can have just one man sitting in the same room talking for half an hour and gaining millions of views. and that is phenomenal, in this time
Yeah he's honestly unmatched when it comes to creating educational content that's usually pretty easy to digest
I love the endings to these videos. I find them inspirational to change wrong things to make them better. The most taxing question on the mind is if what we do now will benefit or hurt the future. What would historians find? What would future generations learn about us and what we right now did? Every action will be watched by our children 100 years later. That’s hard to think about, it inspires me as a person to improve people’s life’s and to show our children that we were good people. We can’t be self centered all of the time. As a collective society we need to help and take care of people around us and ourselves, but that’s hard, but it can be done. For us, for the future, for the world.
Thanks for the kind comment dear stranger
"We use conclusions to come to reasons," is the most perfect explanation of human interaction I've ever heard.
I read 'conclusions' as 'concussions', and.. it make more sense, somehow.
Followed by a great lens by way to look through on it, social evolution.
@@FaultyTwo Lmao
Rationalism is deduction and its based on emotion. That is not reason.
Can we just appreciate that Michael has consistently made nothing short of phenomenal content for almost a decade now
The last video on time was one of the best things I've seen on the Tewbs
That’s VSauce for ya
With this quality, I don't actually care that the videos take long the do to come out.
I heard "reason" so many times that now I feel that I don't know the word.
"teenagers... are spooky! but what else is spooky?"
My minds been thoroughly blown with this one. Vsauce kinda reminds me of a really good album, he literally drops nothin but bangers.
You have a really great grasp on manifesting a clear and objective way to address strange and subjective topics. It's really impressive. Great channel man.
He stepped up his game. From appearing from aside or beneath to appearing out of nowhere lol
Bill Gates partnership.. go figure
@@HelloHuman1 he said in the video
Thank you Jesus god is good all the time he is worthy to be praise God bless everyone who is seeing this and just know that you are blessed
Michael: I am not an elephant.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my whole day is ruined
nice one
so you're saying there's no disappointment-ometer???
I'm making a whole pot of pity tea for me... not an elephant?! ...how can that be..?
No. But Mr. Gates is the elephant in the room
I can measure it ! I have machine called "DISAPPOINTMENT-O-METER(MY PERSPECTIVE TO SEE THE SELFISH WORLD....)"! It will surely help you !
I greatly appreciate the notion that we can not just appreciate the knowledge imparted to us by "classic" notions of debate, but that we ourselves might one day become that ancient teacher to our decedents. Where most channels skirt the actual questions they pose, few expend the energy to delve into them properly.
Just kidding after reading the comments I realize that 99% of people here are still developing basic listening and comprehension. Maybe the real problem is human stupidity and self-righteousness.
you’ve got that right - the video is a veritable goldmine of information and knowledge that you could use to change your life… top comment is… well, a meme copied and pasted from any other video Michael released after his hiatus!
It’s good to hear that there’s some real thinkers here, not just people with too much time trying to combine words in a particular way that’ll make the number underneath their words bigger!
most content numbs my brain but vsause just makes it G R O W
you should check up on to a doctor, that might be brain tumour.
@@mt000mp U know what a joke is?
Michael has always says thanks for watching, but have we ever thank him for showing?
I have thanked him. Have you?
You thank him by watching, thinking, applying concepts shown, and having engaging intelligent conversations.
Instead everyone here is worried about being the next best meme.
Or is it....?
@@Sheridantank or do they?
Or do we?
This video’s conclusion falls somewhere between “Return to monke” and “we could be collective consciousness space gods”
It's simple. Invest in community.
Ikr
“I’m going back to monke” - DaBaby
Return to manke is a cowards idea.
@@LaneCarter It nearly seems like a reasonable antidote for everyone's great divide these days. But people would surely just retreat back into the safety of the echo chambers don't you think?
Imagine a world where everyone thinks the same way, always agrees, and sees things from the same angle. Sounds peaceful, right? Not quite. This, in a nutshell, is the paradox of unanimity: sometimes, more agreement can actually mean less certainty.
While we tend to trust decisions everyone supports, the truth is, the chances of everyone being truly independent and correct are surprisingly low. Why? Because we're human, and shared biases, groupthink, and even emotional contagion can easily sway everyone in the same direction, even if it's wrong.
This doesn't mean every viewpoint needs to be extreme or completely different. But in ambiguous situations, where right and wrong aren't clear-cut, diversity of thought is crucial. It's like a puzzle: the more perspectives you have, the better chance you have of seeing the whole picture and finding the right solution.
Here's the catch: blindly following the majority can be dangerous. Think about how easily rumors spread, even if they're untrue. In complex moral decisions, groupthink can lead to mass delusion, where everyone believes something is right simply because everyone else does. This can have serious consequences, hindering our ability to distinguish right from wrong and leading to harmful choices.
So, the next time you encounter a situation where everyone seems to agree, remember the paradox of unanimity. Don't be afraid to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and see things from different angles. It might be uncomfortable, but it could also save us from making regrettable choices and pave the way for a more nuanced and just society.
Honestly this might be one of the most important videos I’ve ever seen. I think about this constantly even two years after it came out. It explains so much about the things I hear people say, and has changed the way I communicate for the better.
Vsauce is like a solar eclipse: It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you knows it's going to be special!
Couldn’t have said it better
never trust an edited comment
This comment is edited 😱😱😱
VSauce is every eclipse
Yes
Vsauce dropping a new video is like an international holiday for internet surfers.
*for TH-cam visitors.
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have you commented the same thing on any other vsauce video? because i think i had a deja vu seeing your comment :O
true.. i mean a 30 min vid about an interesting topic with Mike as the narrator would do
Just wanted to express love for your capture of early internet optimisation, genuinely warms my heart.
7:39 me and my friend had almost this exact same discussion the other day about something else. I didn't want to do something and I gave a reason which he was able easily counter until I put in the work to figure out a good enough reason.
It mainly happened because I didn't realize he was quite as passionate about it, nor just how lazy I was feeling about the idea. I could've just said no and thats final, but it would've made my friend upset with me for a while, so socially you need powers of reasoning.
Fun fact: After he said “Or is it”, the video got 28 minutes longer.
I actually had fun learning this fact.
@@rotisserieprotocol3582 me too
all of his vids are like that
Imagine a vsauce video but he just doesn't say "or is it" and the video just ends. I would be so unnerved
The legend.
hello
you too are of the same league
Sciencephile the AI and Skynet are my friends :)
Hello!!
All hail the almighty AI
The Skynet is here!
I wish I could meet more people who think like this. I feel so alone with my perspective. Everyone in my life is so consumed by their distractions they run out of time to be curious.
Hi
There is a lot wrapped up in this video. I appreciate the effort you put in to make the heaviest subjects approachable. Thank you Michael
all these years later, the vsauce theme drop still be hittin'
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@Walid Fakhfakh dont speak arabic
@@ILoveLuhaidan هلو
What is this broken English
@@rayan4721 lol good one
The worlds GREATEST teacher.
Thank you Mr Saucy Sauce
Hmm yes very saucy
So saucy that I had to wear a bib
hi a verified
Saucisson
He’s that Milan sauce ever elusive
i didn't understand a single word that is coming out of this man's mouth but u freaking love it
Ohms to the most intellectual TH-camr out there, thinking 80,000 feet deep into the reason "Why is anything?". He is truly someone the world needs to remember.
Someday Michael is just going to turn into a sentient cloud of gas that occasionally shares some divine knowledge with us mortals
occasionally
is that not what he already is?
you are pathetic idolizing a youtuber
@@JamesBongo what so your saying we shouldnt tell people they are good? Thats kind of pathetic telling us that compliments are bad
@@JamesBongo your the type of guy who never compliments their friends or family just to be on the top of a pyramid lower than another taller pyramid
Micheal may not be an Elephant, but he sure is awesome
😳😳
Haha. True that!
Yes yes
@Nihal you’re awesome then buddy 😎 🤩
I don’t get it
I loved this channel since the beginning and I love it just as much now. Thank you for another great one :)
THIS video makes so much sense about why I've always disliked how others think. When it comes to social reasoning? That was never me. I was NEVER interested in a truth that could possibly work, but ALWAYS interested in what THE truth actually was. So ANYTIME I encountered a possible truth that I hadn't encountered and fully considered before... I would go to the library and/or online and look for ALL the material I could possibly find with a proper description of that truth and why people believed it or not.
Then once I'd fully evaluated the new truth, I'd determine whether or not it was more likely to actually BE the truth or not compared to any contradictory beliefs I'd held at that point... and then since contradictions cannot exist I would simply incorporate the new belief into my overall belief structures and get rid of all the previously-held contradictory ones if the new truth was determined to be the actual truth. And if not, then it would be actually kinda unfortunate since all that research I'd just done wouldn't lead me to have a change in my beliefs, but either way it would be worth it because I'd know about at least one more piece of information and whether or not it made sense with the world.
I honestly grew up thinking I was special and thought differently from how others do because of how much better I'd be able to perceive the truth of nearly any given situation than everyone else. But I've spent the last HALF of my life at least thinking "okay no dude... you are NOT that special... everyone thinks the same you're not some crazy genius or anything just calm down."
Yet FUCK! Clearly I actually AM this crazy god damn genius since there's apparently nobody else that thinks the way I do. I've spent so many of my later years just questioning more and more every god damn thing I thought I knew and just kept assuming I was probably wrong about tons of things. But no... fuck no man. I'm actually consistently wrong less and less over time BECAUSE of the unique way I think.
AKA I already KNEW I needed more confidence in my life. But now I know for a fact that I have earned more confidence than nearly anyone I could ever meet in my life could possibly even come a billionth of the way close to.
sniper monkey
alright alright calm down there bud, your head’s gonna explode!
there are others out there that value research and objective truth over popular opinions, you just haven’t met them yet!
It’s probably unhealthy the amount of total vsauce i’ve ever watched, but this is probably the first video where clicked on and it wasn’t 5 years old
I strongly relate to this comment. Massive vsauce fan here, but damn I was late on the train.
I feel like he’s gotten more popular recently
Now I feel weird being a fan when videos came out every month or so lol
@@messidinho8895 I was fortunate enough to be shown this channel around my freshman year in highschool (2011 grad) I remember the first DONG's but I took a _huge_ sabbatical from the channel
It's never unhealthy to watch a lot of Vsauce
Vsauce has some of the best content on TH-cam hands down. He uploads so infrequently that it becomes a treat when he finally does.
Definitely by design
i don’t want to support that, it’s less than we need. demand is outweighing supply by too much
i loved getting an iPad at 8 and being able to watch a shit ton of vsauce but then he switched to the premium service and now it's the occasional treat I get every few years
Jon Tron does the same thing AND he just released a video too XD
And when he does it's sponsored by Bill Gates
Hell... I've left my previous comment while I was still half way through watching this...
Thing is, that I'm far more thrilled now that I've finished it.
And how excited I am for finding this channel ......... NO, Scratch that, since I wasn't really looking for it, so NO credit for me here, but only to TH-cam's genius algorithmic set up, for my stumbling upon this Mega Master Mind of a channel!
Damn me if this wasn't THE BEST "cognition engaging" content, delivered in a truly masterful way, while arriving at such a genuinely solid conclusion with very much possible, real life applicability, that I have ever had the pleasure to witness.
Supremely Well Done Guys!
Thank you for such a mind expanding, engaging and illuminating material!
Sincerely!
I like that the scripts of these videos come out like a single stream of consciousness, like Michael was just sitting on a couch one day, writing down every thought that came to him as it came to him.
"We will some day be the ancients... and we can choose what that means." Just how much effort do you put into those videos, holy fuck, your writing is so good.
He scans the collective human mind and takes the best writing
@Egg T how "off" was it, though? Never was there ever a time longer than a few months without him putting out a mind field at the least. And those, too, take ages to do. Regardless, my question was meant as a compliment - not to be taken at face value.
He has a team. That team works collectively as one mind.
Looks like all those kurgezeakdkrgsgt videos are paying off to understand this video
Lul
the pre-labs
lmao i love how you just gave up on saying kurzgesagt because same
His latest video about climate is slightly inaccurate
@@camk3806 you do know kurzgesagt is a large team of many people right
Had me until the Bill Gates book endorsement. It would take a lot to convince me that man truly cares about the climate.
Michael takes food for thought and turns it into a banquet. It takes many return trips to take it all in!
It is one of the biggest privileges on this Earth that this content is free. Seriously, thank you, Michael, for this. This is incredible.
Mind Field, too! Check it out if you haven't yet.
Mr. Gates: you are welcome
Internet isnt free 🙂
...Or is it? Nothing is really free. Everything has a cost. If not money you pay with something else. Your time, your effort, your association and many other things that can be of value to you or someone else...
@@maximeappeldoorn9208 ....Or is it?
"Or is it?" Oh my god, how much I've missed Michael saying that
@Çhrîztøfér Pézêt x69 Nah, you’re doing great out there, kid
@Çhrîztøfér Pézêt x69 ily
Or have you?
@Çhrîztøfér Pézêt x69 omg ur so cool wow omg ur the best
Vsauce inspired my childhood with these amazing timeless masterpiece videos and they always excite me with anything they talk about
Thank god yt decided to push your content to me again, its been ages! This was as usual. A masterpiece.
“We will someday be the ancients, and we can choose what that will mean.”
This hits hard
Kind of, it was a cool line tho
@@popopop984 it definitely was
"Why do you trust everything Michael says?"
"Dunno, it's just my intuition"
The reason is...
Michael is awesome
Michael is wisdom
Michael is knowledge
Michael is information
Michael is reason
I always watch until the end. Not every TH-camr can achieve this as Vsauce does.
Wow! I randomly had the thought that politicians felt insufficient because they don't represent the needs and voices of an entire nation. They only support the needs of those like them and that's not good enough. That's why we have presidents that inevitably disappoint someone. You could reason how a president has done some good for a nation, but then you can also reason how they performed poorly.
To hear that thought come to life in the words of such an intelligent person is so validating. I vote for the idea of lottocracy. I hope enough people get talking about that idea so our governments can be reformed one day. I'd gladly join that fight!
I guess no single person, no matter how virtuous, could please everyone… you ever heard of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - feature film, features an amazing main character, a real pacifist that coalesces the viewpoints of both of the morally justified forces and creates a beneficial situation that works for everyone, without hurting anyone.
then some certain “people” complain that she doesn’t fight enough, that her solution wouldn’t work in the real world - I guess perfect isn’t good enough for some people!
Each V-Sauce video is higher quality than the thesis presentations at my university
"The floor here is made out of floor."
@Egg T brother will you relax.. I've seen you on like 20 comment threads
@@spag5296 lol he does have a point though
Indeed
I feel like with each video, michaels "thanks for watching" becomes more sincere
It warms my heart for some reason
It's really wholesome and genuine :)
We all know how amazing Michael is, but this particular video is something else again.
Grew up watching his videos. Still at it after 12 years. Can’t thank you enough 💛
“Micheal destroys reason with facts and logic”
Bravo! :DDDD
Best comment! Hahahahahhaha
Facts
#Logic
Really nothing is sacred nowadays
New Vsauce videos are exactly like they were 10 years ago and I'm all here for it
@@vephar7064 for what lol
@@vephar7064 bill gates ain’t gonna microchip ya bud
@@vephar7064 is he also turning frogs gay?
@@vephar7064 they didn't mention Microsoft or their services once like wtf
Y'know maybe he partnered because he's a powerful authority figure with knowledge on how to solve the environmental problem and not anything sinister?
If this falls under your purview of "propaganda" just be glad they're spreading facts and trying to give advice.
Take a trip to China, and then you'll learn the true meaning of "propaganda"
@@vephar7064 talk about jealousy lol. I'm saying he's an authority because he has the resources to make things happen.
None of this video mentions eugenics or euthanasia; in fact it barely mentions bill gates.
This type of contrarianism is so common it's annoying. You think the entire world is out to get you, and belittle others for believing otherwise. It's a destructive mindset that only promotes isolation and regression of progress.
I'm not saying bill gates is perfect, but I am saying it's irrational to discredit all of Michael's hard work on this video just bc his name gets mentioned once
that vsauce beat drop was freaking therapeutic
michael you are the best youtuber to ever exist, a constant in many lives that don’t have much constant can mean a lot
I want to congratulate Michael on this incredible script: so dense and yet flows like poetry. This was the most profound video he has ever made and would be a genuine benefit to anyone who watches till the end.
Nope your wrong
What’s your reasoning behind this claim
i don't think it is the best (if only the "best" doesn't means "fresh"), but what you did said about poetry - that's what i found a yreat metaphor of what i perceive. )
@@lordtachanka7507 you're*
Had to do it.
I'd argue that he excels at making dense scripts flow like poetry, I loved this video, but he has many just as good.
I’ve been watching Vsauce since 6th grade and I’m now 23 years old. I’m very grateful for the knowledge he’s passed down and believe these videos have had profound impact on me growing up
I'm the same age & feel the same way
Same here and 24 :)
Similar, 20 y/o here watching since I was a kid :) Cool how we are all in *this* specific v-sauce jury together.
Was looking for this actually. It do be true.
Almost 20 been watching for a long time this video has to be one of my favorites
Great topic. But what about the future of seasoning?!
Hey the algorithm brought me to you! I have to say LOVE your thinking, reason being is because you are talking out my thoughts! Thus thanks!
The fact his first video was of Mario farting and his channel evolved to what it is today blows my mind.
Or does it?
What *is* Mario farting?
@Erkki Vsauce Music intensifies
Sounds like a....Mind Blow...
Kinda like how human reasoning evolved
I feel really bad for Michael.... he doesn’t recognize his friend just does not want to go on a lunch date with him to ABC Burgers lol
ABC Burgers suck
Some say they are still standing there reasoning why they should or should not go to ABC burgers
@@steveweast475 give someone a free coupon and they will shill for anything.
Bug burgers are the only way forward
@@bobthesnowdog9972 everyone knows Cat Burgers are the best tho.
I heard sketchy things about Bug Burgers
Another great thought-provoking video from Vsauce. Lottocratic Party when?
VSAUCE single handly is changing my perspective on things
Really wish there was more discussion of stuff like this. Not just what decisions are made and who gets to make them, but the society-wide information-processing and decision-making process.
Yooo who'd've thought I'd see you here
Hey, you're back on TH-cam!
Have you ever listened to John Vervaeke? Eric or Bret Weinstein? Gad Saad? Heck, even Joe Rogan? There are dozens of very smart people discussing this very thing in public forums right now, but they aren’t “mainstream” because they don’t stick to the narrative of the corporate press.
Some others you could look into would be Michael Malice, Jock Willink, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and plenty of others I’m missing.
This. Right now my country is stuck in a seemingly infinite loop of election cycles and nobody seems to offer any sort of legislation to prevent this from happening.
What bothers me about this is that it made me conclude that the people that lead the system will never fix its flaws because, ultimately, it works in their favor. Even the smaller parties find it convenient.
The biggest problem with democracy is that no matter what party gets elected, the public is still ruled by politicians. You can't trust politicians to rely on anything but their own interests, even if their intentions are great. A change in the system is too risky for a politician to make, unless they want to risk losing their seat.
plz make more videos
In Ireland we have a system called the Citizens Assembly. Where a large group of random citizens come together to discuss and debate pressing topics, and then recommend conclusions to government. It has been very successful on many issues
I have never heard of this tbh, I'll 100% have to look into it now
Love it
A person is smart but people are stupid.
@@adamkendall997 A person is stupid, a group is smart, and a society is stupid*
I feel like this is how the American government was created to be like but it strayed from it as people realized their own monitary benefits from being a "politician"
This is such a good video, I always come back to it. You hit on so many good topics, specifically the notion of randomly selected people as leaders… Still keeps me thinking lol
Please make long content again 😊. This long videos are amazing 👍👍OR reason with people on it
Michael during his Wedding.
*Do you accept her as your Wife*
Michael: I Do, or Do I
*Vsauce music intensifies
So do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
I wonder what her answer is ;)
"Am I a married person looking at an unmarried person?"
I mean is it worth it? Getting married is just spending the rest of your life with another human being in your house an- (4 hours later) -o that is why that the mind is secretly controlling your actions along with your future and that aliens may be involved aswell.
One man doing God's work to educate people on how to think in this day and age of the internet.
Yes, we must all think in line with the hive mind, Bill Gates good, global warming bad
You can’t talk of science and god in the same sentence. That’s an insult
To science
@@joseph1845 😂
@@joseph1845 *hears Bill Gates mentioned
"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
@@nothingmuch1129 wow, having a mentality like yours be part of the audience to this kind of a video itself is an oxymoron. What an insult... to this video, and the audience.
A year later I watched the video again. Just as enthralling. Just as essential for our survival.
am I the only one that feels like this video came out yesterday? I remember watching this when it first came out. Its literally been 2 years..
This is the only channel my boomer dad will ever watch on TH-cam. Any other channel I try to show him and he’ll say it isn’t his thing or he’s too old for it. But he likes, “the bald science guy.”
you can never go wrong with a bald science guy.
@@rosaeruber225 hahahahahah tfue
hahaha thats sick
vsauce was one of the first yt channels i subscribed to on this platform. and still is my favourite channel 8 years later.
@@joemartin7451 same