Pls make a video on the topic of existence....like why do we exist and whats the chance or luck of our existence whats outside the solar system and much more about space and existence....pls i would love it if u made some videos on it....ur awesome
It’s nice that he relates to it, however videos like this only help continue spreading the stereotypes about blind people. Look at some of the comments on here. Some people think you need to see to click on the video. It’s 2018, technology is pretty advanced. If the worlds did go blind we wouldn’t have to hear stupid excuses like oh you are a liability issue and you need a drivers license to work here even though the job has nothing to do with driving. I’ve heard that excuse way too many times in the book along with every other cliché excuse to hide a discrimination and not want to hire blind people. I’m honestly sick of people with eyesight. Ignorant people like that deserve to go blind. It would serve them right.
Labradorable, do you think the video really did continue stereotypes? The comments are pretty dumb in a lot I've read so far, but I thought the video was pretty good. I'm not blind, but I do use a wheelchair, so I get where you're coming from, people just want everyone around them to be "normal" and often think the place of a disabled person is as a prop to make them feel good & nothing more. I liked that this video was suggesting that the world would simply work out how to function blind. I think that's what would happen - and that all those simple changes you've been pushing for for years & getting brushed off on, would FINALLY be implemented & so you'd be able to function in a completely normal way. Again I'm not blind, so I'm not sure, I'm actually really interested in comments from you & Rana's son as to how you think it would work, what changes would be needed for things to operate & how would farming work? How would you go about handling animals & things like knowing which strawberries or apples were ripe & ready to pick?
I suggest doing research into how blind people function. It might ease some of your anxieties. Not saying you can't be afraid of it, because it does take adjustment, but knowledge is power, so, at least researching, if not learning some yourself, of how blind people get around in the world and do what they need and want to do, might ease your anxieties. I am blind myself, so if you have any questions, Google them first and see if you can find an answer, but if you can't find it through Google, or if you want clarification, feel free to ask me.
It used to be mine too but not anymore, worst thing that can happen to us is having head trauma or illnes which causes us to lose our mind and awarness and live in vegetative state, that's much worse than being blind
When I first got glasses in fourth grade, I thought it was a lot of fun. Now, I'm in eleventh grade, and have been told that in another five years, I'll be almost completely blind. I won't see black, but it'll almost be like 1/20 each eye.
Random Girl Feebs I don't know what condition you have but there's these people who developed eye exercises that you can do 1-2 hours a day and it will totally improve you sight. That's what my mom did
Have you done any research into blind people's lives? Seriously, "We would have to make smart phones for the blind." Have you done any research into smart phones? They're the most accessible pieces of technology ever! Apple fucking rocks! Also, there is nothing unfortunate about blind kids. We're perfectly happy being blind. We don't know what side is, so we don't give a shit. Really, be more careful with how you write things. Try looking at things through other peoples perspectives. How about try talking to blind people, of all sorts. Both people who went blind later, and those who were born blind. They're totally different. Lastly, again, if you had done your research, you would know that those who go blind later still see in their dreams. It's only those of us who are blind since birth, whose brains don't know what sight is, who don't see in their dreams. Your brain remembers what it's like to see if you go blind late enough. You don't just lose your memory of sight. Also, you didn't mention anything about us who are already blind helping people out. That would kind of be a big thing. We know how to survive without sight. We'd teach sighted people how to do all things without their eyes. Except for driving, although, we'd teach navigational skills. Point being, and I really don't mean to be an ass, but please do your research before you make videos like this. Interview people from the community. Get to know how they do things, and what their lives are like. Don't just look at articles. You could be completely wrong, like you were about a lot of things. Lastly, again, please be careful about your language. You're looking at it from a sighted person's perspective: especially the thing about unfortunate blind kids. We don't give a shit! We're alive. Things are good. Remember, if you don't know what something is, you don't usually care that you don't have it. It's not a big deal.
In a fully blind world you'd be able to drive wouldn't you? Why couldn't you just put tactile dots along the side of each road lane & across the road every say 100 metres, with those bump strips or double sets at each intersection & have them vibrate and/or beep instead of a green light
Brandon B. I could’ve, but I didn’t want it to be the center of that comment. It’s a thing called VoiceOver (VO). It’s in the accessibility settings of the phones. If you tell Siri to turn on VoiceOver, then you’ll figure out how we’re able to use them. The reason they’re accessible right out of the box, is that VoiceOver’s something programmed into the phones. It’s not a third-party program that needs to be installed by a sighted person. We get the phones, we tell Siri to turn on VoiceOver, and then we can use them. If you wanna know more about VO without turning it on yourself, if you have a smart phone, then look it up on TH-cam. I particularly like a guy named Tommy Edison.
not much different. Sounds would be replaced with visual indicators instead - fire alarms would be flashing lights, door bells flashing lights, alarms would vibrate instead of ring. spoken language would be replaced with sign language & life would continue as normal. Many Deaf people who are in the Deaf community see it in many ways like being Gay - others might consider it a disability, but to them it's just who they are & there's nothing wrong with it. Think about it & see if you can come up with a genuine problem with being deaf when all around you are the same
Actaully Deaf people do have music too, but you REALLY need to wear earplugs if you go to one of their concerts/dances, because they hear it through the vibrations, so it's *INCREDIBLY LOUD!!!!!!*
Technically yes, though unintentionally, and I would totally make this joke. At least in my head. Obviously time and place, but eventually I think I'd be able to make it out loud and people would laugh.
Before watching this, I was blind to the idea, but now that they've shed some light on the subject, I can see the scenario clearly, Cosmetics would never see the light of day ever again and art would probably evolve to meet at eye level. I'll just see myself out
I just read the book from Saramago last week and now this video's online. Great timing, because the book made me think about this subject. As always great video!
A hell of a lot less chaotic. Some note pads and texting and we'd be back on track. We would lose music forever though. Pretty harsh burn on human culture and art, but it wouldn't affect day to day things. Replace music and sounds with blinky lights and things that boop you physically rather than aurally.
promontorium, um you know Deaf people have a VERY vibrant music scene right? Just make sure you wear earplugs if you ever go to one of their gigs!!!!!! They enjoy the music through the vibrations, so it's REALLY REALLY REALLY LOUD!!!!!!!!!! & otherwise correct, maybe notepads for a short while, but once people started to learn sign, they probably wouldn't go back to spoken language in most settings even if hearing was restored. alarms etc would need to be replaced by lights or vibrations, but the whole world Deaf means no problems at all, totally normal, functional society (there are Deaf schools out there that show that & some towns in the world where most people are Deaf & so sign is the first language of everyone living there & everything works completely normally
A hilarious post i've appropriated. Having to Use Braille. Imagine: You've just entered your office on what may well be the most hectic, stressful day of your life. Suddenly you realize all of your Reference books, piles of paper work and notes are covered with little Bumps. In fact, you discover there is not one single printed word to be found. Every scrap of information necessary to do your job is now in Braille. Imagine: you rush back out of your office, wildly looking about, peering Into offices, staring over the shoulders of clerks. Everybody is calmly doing their job, using Braille. Mysteriously they have learned the Language Overnight. Only you, it seems, were overlooked. For some unknown reason, You Are permanently and totally Braille challenged. Imagine: you dash for the door hoping the rest of the world has not gone Mad. It has! In the elevator, you're not sure which button to press for The Lobby. Someone has to help you. They stare at you as if you are stupid. Pausing at the newsstand, you are unable to tell one magazine from another. You can't stand it, you need to go home and collect your thoughts. But at The bus stop, there's no way of telling which coach is yours. You back Away, not wanting anyone to know, and you decide you'll call a cab. Of course, You Only brought bus fare and lunch money, not nearly enough for the taxi. Remembering your bankcard, you pull it out as you run back into the Lobby. There, at the ATM, you stop short. The card has turned to Braille, and so have all of the instructions on the machine. You'll have to call home and ask for help. Funny, you never paid much attention to the telephone dial and now, in your growing state of confusion, you don't recall which number goes where? You are so alone, so frightened, you actually begin to weep. Imagine: you have always seen yourself as a leader, a visionary, a problem-solver. You will not run from this challenge. You shall succeed. You have a large mortgage. Once you have recovered from the great shock, you begin looking for ways to survive. Imagine: you have finally made arrangements, through your employer, to hire a Braille reader, a process so complex and painful you plan to patent it and use it to torture Terrorists. Now you sit in your chair going quietly mad listening to the drone of your reader's voice, taking hours of time to cover what you once scanned in minutes, while others whip about you efficiently communicating among themselves via Braille-FAX and Email. You begin to feel the "ice" in isolation. Imagine: you learn you are not alone. You are a member of a very small minority of Braille-Challenged people. There is, in fact, a Braille-less culture; a history far too long and complex to discuss here. So, you become a member of the, Braille-less Association of America (BAA). At the BAA meetings you find out about a number of small companies manufacturing adaptive equipment which enables Braille-less persons to access all of the Braille computers, FAX machines, Braille scanners and Braillers. The expense is far more than you can afford, so you seek assistance from your employer. Your request is turned down. There are no requirements that your employer accommodate your disability. Imagine: BAA, along with many other disability groups, battle in Congress for the passage of a Bill, guaranteeing you equal treatment under the Law. The bill passes and, despite subtle messages from your fiscal officer, money is, "found" for your accommodation. After considerable time and effort, the technician from the Department of Services for the Braille-less, has you on-line. Now you are able to scan Braille text and convert the little dots into letters, and through a very complex process, the Braille display on your computer is transformed into print. Finally, you are again up to speed, being your old efficient self, feeling good about your work. Imagine: you are humming and smiling and cranking along in high gear. Suddenly, a message flashes on your screen and drives terror through your heart. New breakthroughs in technology have produced equipment so superior to the ancient junk--at least four years old-- presently in use, that your organization is upgrading the entire communications system. The BAA, technicians have already informed you that your adaptive equipment is not compatible with it. You go to the, "Powers-That-Be" in your organization, and request a meeting to discuss this concern. You are told that your fears are groundless. You will not be forgotten. Following this meeting a rumour goes around hinting that you are trying to sabotage the new system, and your associates begin to whisper behind your back. They want the new system. It's far superior, more compact, ten times faster, and it's cool looking. They are sick of your "whining and constant complaining". You feel the "ice" settling in again. Imagine: you have been forgotten. The new system is in place. Everybody loves it. You've been told not to worry; someone will be around to do what is necessary to put you back on-line. The "someone" they had in mind is the same technician who told you the system would not work. Despite your concerns, no one bothered to investigate before the equipment was installed. Once again you sit, going quietly mad while your reader ploughs line by line through the piles of Braille. Imagine: you know you are close to losing your mind or your job--probably both. You must find other employment, but you do not want your associates to know you are finally beaten. You try to figure out a way to do a quiet job search when all information is only accessible in Braille. One day you hear that your State has developed a central information centre, called a, "kiosk". These information centres are being set up in easily accessible locations. The plan is for these kiosks to make government information and services available quickly and conveniently, to the public. Sort of a "one stop shopping centre". You learn that lists of job openings are among the many services offered. This is perfect. This is exactly what you need. You discover your town recently placed a kiosk in the Mall. You go there on Saturday afternoon. There it stands, costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to create, but well worth it. In its ultimate form, the kiosks will bring virtually all State services right into your local neighbourhood. You are thrilled as you step up to the controls. An automated voice welcomes you and brags about the wonders of this system. Breathlessly, you wait for your instructions... Then, the Braille display appears. Imagine: they are dragging you away, shrieking at the top of your voice. Onlookers are amazed. They do not know how you managed to rip the iron bench from the floor of the Mall. None of them dared to try to stop you as you swung it over your head, again and again, smashing the kiosk into pieces of broken plastic, glass and twisted metal. None of them understand why you kept screaming the same words over and over: "I pay taxes too! I pay taxes too! I pay taxes too!"
10 years after the epidemic , the world should be at decent state , and being blind is now normal, unless the people affected were only those at the time of the "sudden blindness" and the children of the blind will have their vision back
It would be the same as today, but, we just can't see. War would still exist, but it all depends on sound of your clan or people, like Lions and Hyhenas depends on smells
hmm, I had an idea in mind which was instead of everyone going blind, it was that everyone got a sense disability such as blindness, deafness, mute(ness?) etc.
If the whole world suddenly goes blind... *Then da bruddas won't know da wey* *People will eat tide pods and drink bleach* *Somebody will touch ma spaghet* And Logan Paul won't be able to open his parachute while skydiving...
I don't think it would be more than a couple generations before we'd have wires implanted into our brains connecting us to digital vision. We'd see again through cameras. And once we did that, we'd end up with better vision than we have now. Imagine having visual resolution far beyond normal human eyes, night vision, heat vision, zooming capability, Augmented Reality, recording anything you want that you see, all connected and optional. Once everyone was seeing again, apps would be invented like crazy. Every possible advantage or add on you can think of would be created and ultimately our worthless eyes would get surgically removed and replaced with better tech so that we'd even appear as we used to but our eyes would be replaced with the most advanced sensors in existence. ...Until the day we could hack straight into the brain or genetics and restore eyes again. But would we want them by then?
the “smartphones for blind people” thing would likely not be as pressing of an issue as most, if not all smartphones today have options for voice over that blind people use today
Can you compare the militaries of all the Nordic countries, please!? It’d be fairly short and quick episode... you could make it like a 5 way show down. 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸
I'm slowly losing my eyesight and I've started listening to audiobooks and podcasts more. I also started Learning Braille. Btw there are also awesome videogames made for blind people as well as phone apps that speak what is on screen and can connect you with someone who can see to read packaging labels. They have made a lot of accomadations over the years :)
I know it's been a while, but how have you been doing with adjusting to going blind? How have your braille skills been? Born blind, and have a lot of experience, so I'm curious how you're doing to see if I can answer any questions or help out.
I had to help a blind man grocery shop. It was a difficult task not to mention he didn’t speak english. I never take for grated my good eyesight ever again.
Considering the fact that we're humans I can imagine people discriminating on the basis of speech instead of the appearance, maybe even for accents and not just languages.
There actually are phones for the blind and blind and deaf they have a machine that connects to it that has a keyboard that can scroll and everything and what ever the cursor is on it tells them or for the deaf has grail they can read check it out
What if everyone got the Drop? I'm working on a story where everyone in the world loses their ability to move their legs. This is caused by a disease called "The Drop" as almost everyone describes a scenario where one moment they feel fine, then suddenly drop to the ground.
I guess if we survived, we would start making a podcast instead of videos :)
The Infographics Show love your vids
Electric cars Vs Hydrogen Cars next
You could also do: What if the British empire reunited today
Pls make a video on the topic of existence....like why do we exist and whats the chance or luck of our existence whats outside the solar system and much more about space and existence....pls i would love it if u made some videos on it....ur awesome
Make a video on what if the sun disappeared
We wouldn't see it coming
Snappy ba dumm tss
Bad, bad pun.
I like it
Snappy 2018s best comment
Jesus!
Get out
My son is blind, he cried when he heard this video. He told me to say thank you. A video he relates to.
I wish i can also do something good for your son. Love for him from all TH-cam Commentors.
It’s nice that he relates to it, however videos like this only help continue spreading the stereotypes about blind people. Look at some of the comments on here. Some people think you need to see to click on the video. It’s 2018, technology is pretty advanced. If the worlds did go blind we wouldn’t have to hear stupid excuses like oh you are a liability issue and you need a drivers license to work here even though the job has nothing to do with driving. I’ve heard that excuse way too many times in the book along with every other cliché excuse to hide a discrimination and not want to hire blind people. I’m honestly sick of people with eyesight. Ignorant people like that deserve to go blind. It would serve them right.
Labradorable, do you think the video really did continue stereotypes? The comments are pretty dumb in a lot I've read so far, but I thought the video was pretty good.
I'm not blind, but I do use a wheelchair, so I get where you're coming from, people just want everyone around them to be "normal" and often think the place of a disabled person is as a prop to make them feel good & nothing more.
I liked that this video was suggesting that the world would simply work out how to function blind. I think that's what would happen - and that all those simple changes you've been pushing for for years & getting brushed off on, would FINALLY be implemented & so you'd be able to function in a completely normal way.
Again I'm not blind, so I'm not sure, I'm actually really interested in comments from you & Rana's son as to how you think it would work, what changes would be needed for things to operate & how would farming work? How would you go about handling animals & things like knowing which strawberries or apples were ripe & ready to pick?
+Labradorable Retriever And it's people like you who make me want to go blind so I wouldn't have to read stupid comments like yours -_-
Im legally blind so i can relate. Your son will do great things in time.
Radio would finally get it's revenge on TV for stealing it's popularity.
Radio anchor: "Where's the mic?"
Producer: "Where's the key?!"
Person: "Where's the f**ing problem?!"
The world is already blind people are eating tide pods
Betreyal Justice the forbidden fruit
So true
Betreyal Justice what's wrong with eating tide pods?
(please tell me that question isn't serious)
The Ace Hunter it's an obvious joke.
"Everybody in the west would be blaming North Korea..." Accurate.
Or Russia.
Nah they probably gonna blame the Muslims
And North Korea would also blame the west.
I blame Trump.
The left would probably find some way to blame Trump. As far as the right, they might think it's biological warfare, or just a natural virus.
If we are all blind, no one is blind.
Nah, we'd all be blind.
Ya like Syndrome.
@@noob_donate_plz826 ya like time travel?
*"everyone in the West would be blaming North Korea"* lmao
If the whole world went blind,
we would all be in the dark about the situation :D :D :D
I had a vision about that once :)
I made an awful j9ke im sorry
well cheer up its better to look on the *light side* of things
The Suited Salt Shaker you just let me SEE the error of my ways thank you
You're all going places, kids. I don't see, but I hear a good future for you.
Well that turned dark.
Sam Dawson boooooooooo
Leave.
+Sam Dawson **snorts**
Badum tsssss
going blind is my biggest fear
I suggest doing research into how blind people function. It might ease some of your anxieties. Not saying you can't be afraid of it, because it does take adjustment, but knowledge is power, so, at least researching, if not learning some yourself, of how blind people get around in the world and do what they need and want to do, might ease your anxieties.
I am blind myself, so if you have any questions, Google them first and see if you can find an answer, but if you can't find it through Google, or if you want clarification, feel free to ask me.
It used to be mine too but not anymore, worst thing that can happen to us is having head trauma or illnes which causes us to lose our mind and awarness and live in vegetative state, that's much worse than being blind
We won't be able to see the infographics channel 😩
I guess we could make a podcast :)
The Infographics Show Yes!!😁😁
The Infographics Show
Oh YES
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T B don't worry son you are not blind yet
At least I can hear this video.
TKinfinity i enjoy your profile picture
C. B
I like yours as well!
TKinfinity - At least you can type too..
Ha no shit
When I first got glasses in fourth grade, I thought it was a lot of fun. Now, I'm in eleventh grade, and have been told that in another five years, I'll be almost completely blind. I won't see black, but it'll almost be like 1/20 each eye.
NickDaGeek Damn. Good luck.
_Welcome to the dark side_
My vision is slowly getting worse so I think it might be the same for me too.
Random Girl Feebs I don't know what condition you have but there's these people who developed eye exercises that you can do 1-2 hours a day and it will totally improve you sight. That's what my mom did
Hello, its been 4 yrs. Can you still see?
Robber: WHERE IS THE MONEY?!
banker: I DON'T KNOW!
Beauty would not be on the eye of the beholder... But in the heart of the blind person... You got me on that!😢
Oh wow I'm too early... Um didn't See this coming
“Everyone in the west would probably be blaming North Korea” loll i died😂😂😂
What if I went blind?I can't see your vids
COOL BOY!!HUH you can listen to them
Kayla Johnson first you need to click on them by SEEING them
COOL BOY!!HUH
Podcast?
If I went blind I would cut out my eyes and sell them on the dark web. No need for those anymore!
Have you done any research into blind people's lives? Seriously, "We would have to make smart phones for the blind." Have you done any research into smart phones? They're the most accessible pieces of technology ever! Apple fucking rocks! Also, there is nothing unfortunate about blind kids. We're perfectly happy being blind. We don't know what side is, so we don't give a shit. Really, be more careful with how you write things. Try looking at things through other peoples perspectives. How about try talking to blind people, of all sorts. Both people who went blind later, and those who were born blind. They're totally different.
Lastly, again, if you had done your research, you would know that those who go blind later still see in their dreams. It's only those of us who are blind since birth, whose brains don't know what sight is, who don't see in their dreams. Your brain remembers what it's like to see if you go blind late enough. You don't just lose your memory of sight. Also, you didn't mention anything about us who are already blind helping people out. That would kind of be a big thing. We know how to survive without sight. We'd teach sighted people how to do all things without their eyes. Except for driving, although, we'd teach navigational skills.
Point being, and I really don't mean to be an ass, but please do your research before you make videos like this. Interview people from the community. Get to know how they do things, and what their lives are like. Don't just look at articles. You could be completely wrong, like you were about a lot of things. Lastly, again, please be careful about your language. You're looking at it from a sighted person's perspective: especially the thing about unfortunate blind kids. We don't give a shit! We're alive. Things are good. Remember, if you don't know what something is, you don't usually care that you don't have it. It's not a big deal.
In a fully blind world you'd be able to drive wouldn't you? Why couldn't you just put tactile dots along the side of each road lane & across the road every say 100 metres, with those bump strips or double sets at each intersection & have them vibrate and/or beep instead of a green light
Wait, what? I think you forgot to explain how smart phones can already be used by blind people
Brandon B. I could’ve, but I didn’t want it to be the center of that comment. It’s a thing called VoiceOver (VO). It’s in the accessibility settings of the phones. If you tell Siri to turn on VoiceOver, then you’ll figure out how we’re able to use them. The reason they’re accessible right out of the box, is that VoiceOver’s something programmed into the phones. It’s not a third-party program that needs to be installed by a sighted person. We get the phones, we tell Siri to turn on VoiceOver, and then we can use them. If you wanna know more about VO without turning it on yourself, if you have a smart phone, then look it up on TH-cam. I particularly like a guy named Tommy Edison.
this should be top comment imo and you're not being rude at all
You cant be happy or glad for being blind, but you can be happy with blindness.
“Oh no, what a nightmare!,”
-Toph Beifong
I'm a fan too : )
Make a video on WHAT IF EVERYONE PEE AT THE SAME TIME
onkar shinde lmao best idea *ever*
I really gotta pee now
Not a bad idea
THE WORLD WOULD EXPLODE
Andre Liswoyo we are producing it anyway
What if everybody deaf?
The most obvious change would be everyone would be mute
not much different. Sounds would be replaced with visual indicators instead - fire alarms would be flashing lights, door bells flashing lights, alarms would vibrate instead of ring. spoken language would be replaced with sign language & life would continue as normal. Many Deaf people who are in the Deaf community see it in many ways like being Gay - others might consider it a disability, but to them it's just who they are & there's nothing wrong with it. Think about it & see if you can come up with a genuine problem with being deaf when all around you are the same
Sign language:becomes the official language
NabelGT Silence
Just Silence
Actaully Deaf people do have music too, but you REALLY need to wear earplugs if you go to one of their concerts/dances, because they hear it through the vibrations, so it's *INCREDIBLY LOUD!!!!!!*
People who've been blind since birth:
Ive trained my whole life for this
Technically yes, though unintentionally, and I would totally make this joke. At least in my head. Obviously time and place, but eventually I think I'd be able to make it out loud and people would laugh.
At least I still have my ears to listen to this video😊
Before watching this, I was blind to the idea, but now that they've shed some light on the subject, I can see the scenario clearly, Cosmetics would never see the light of day ever again and art would probably evolve to meet at eye level. I'll just see myself out
If this happened the people who were already blind would take the opportunity and take control over the governments
If people had any brains, they'd MAKE them the government leaders!
My mom is legally blind
Which means her vision is so bad she’s on the way to be blind or she’s technically blind
we would all survive bird box
Lol
"Everyone in the west would probobly blaming northkorea"
Pierre I saw you on a cgp grey video today
TheWeeknd won't see it coming then
Alien what??
Lee the Dog
Ah Dawg, did you listen to TheWeeknd song "I see it coming "
😂😂😂
I just read the book from Saramago last week and now this video's online. Great timing, because the book made me think about this subject. As always great video!
i'm color blind
Levit
Me, too. But it's not that different than normal sighted people.
monEAY new Porsche isn't going to buy itself What the fuck are you saying? RIP English.
elite beach gaming Me too!
elite beach gaming then why you text
Ironically the people who were already blind would be the best people seeing
RIP software industry.
And agriculture.
I don't know which is worse.
softwareindustry would explode. I don't know why you think it would die :S very bizarre or uneducated thinking pattern there
When I don’t have contacts or glasses in, it is like looking through a foggy window all the time except close range
I guess the Infographics Show's next vid would be 'What if the whole world went deaf'.
A hell of a lot less chaotic. Some note pads and texting and we'd be back on track. We would lose music forever though. Pretty harsh burn on human culture and art, but it wouldn't affect day to day things. Replace music and sounds with blinky lights and things that boop you physically rather than aurally.
promontorium, um you know Deaf people have a VERY vibrant music scene right? Just make sure you wear earplugs if you ever go to one of their gigs!!!!!! They enjoy the music through the vibrations, so it's REALLY REALLY REALLY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!
& otherwise correct, maybe notepads for a short while, but once people started to learn sign, they probably wouldn't go back to spoken language in most settings even if hearing was restored. alarms etc would need to be replaced by lights or vibrations, but the whole world Deaf means no problems at all, totally normal, functional society (there are Deaf schools out there that show that & some towns in the world where most people are Deaf & so sign is the first language of everyone living there & everything works completely normally
A hilarious post i've appropriated.
Having to Use Braille. Imagine: You've just entered your office on what may well be the most hectic, stressful day of your life. Suddenly you realize all of your Reference books, piles of paper work and notes are covered with little Bumps. In fact, you discover there is not one single printed word to be found. Every scrap of information necessary to do your job is now in Braille. Imagine: you rush back out of your office, wildly looking about, peering Into offices, staring over the shoulders of clerks. Everybody is calmly doing their job, using Braille. Mysteriously they have learned the Language Overnight. Only you, it seems, were overlooked. For some unknown reason, You Are permanently and totally Braille challenged. Imagine: you dash for the door hoping the rest of the world has not gone Mad. It has! In the elevator, you're not sure which button to press for The Lobby. Someone has to help you. They stare at you as if you are stupid. Pausing at the newsstand, you are unable to tell one magazine from another. You can't stand it, you need to go home and collect your thoughts. But at The bus stop, there's no way of telling which coach is yours. You back Away, not wanting anyone to know, and you decide you'll call a cab. Of course, You Only brought bus fare and lunch money, not nearly enough for the taxi. Remembering your bankcard, you pull it out as you run back into the Lobby. There, at the ATM, you stop short. The card has turned to Braille, and so have all of the instructions on the machine. You'll have to call home and ask for help. Funny, you never paid much attention to the telephone dial and now, in your growing state of confusion, you don't recall which number goes where? You are so alone, so frightened, you actually begin to weep. Imagine: you have always seen yourself as a leader, a visionary, a problem-solver. You will not run from this challenge. You shall succeed. You have a large mortgage. Once you have recovered from the great shock, you begin looking for ways to survive. Imagine: you have finally made arrangements, through your employer, to hire a Braille reader, a process so complex and painful you plan to patent it and use it to torture Terrorists. Now you sit in your chair going quietly mad listening to the drone of your reader's voice, taking hours of time to cover what you once scanned in minutes, while others whip about you efficiently communicating among themselves via Braille-FAX and Email. You begin to feel the "ice" in isolation. Imagine: you learn you are not alone. You are a member of a very small minority of Braille-Challenged people. There is, in fact, a Braille-less culture; a history far too long and complex to discuss here. So, you become a member of the, Braille-less Association of America (BAA). At the BAA meetings you find out about a number of small companies manufacturing adaptive equipment which enables Braille-less persons to access all of the Braille computers, FAX machines, Braille scanners and Braillers. The expense is far more than you can afford, so you seek assistance from your employer. Your request is turned down. There are no requirements that your employer accommodate your disability. Imagine: BAA, along with many other disability groups, battle in Congress for the passage of a Bill, guaranteeing you equal treatment under the Law. The bill passes and, despite subtle messages from your fiscal officer, money is, "found" for your accommodation. After considerable time and effort, the technician from the Department of Services for the Braille-less, has you on-line. Now you are able to scan Braille text and convert the little dots into letters, and through a very complex process, the Braille display on your computer is transformed into print. Finally, you are again up to speed, being your old efficient self, feeling good about your work. Imagine: you are humming and smiling and cranking along in high gear. Suddenly, a message flashes on your screen and drives terror through your heart. New breakthroughs in technology have produced equipment so superior to the ancient junk--at least four years old-- presently in use, that your organization is upgrading the entire communications system. The BAA, technicians have already informed you that your adaptive equipment is not compatible with it. You go to the, "Powers-That-Be" in your organization, and request a meeting to discuss this concern. You are told that your fears are groundless. You will not be forgotten. Following this meeting a rumour goes around hinting that you are trying to sabotage the new system, and your associates begin to whisper behind your back. They want the new system. It's far superior, more compact, ten times faster, and it's cool looking. They are sick of your "whining and constant complaining". You feel the "ice" settling in again. Imagine: you have been forgotten. The new system is in place. Everybody loves it. You've been told not to worry; someone will be around to do what is necessary to put you back on-line. The "someone" they had in mind is the same technician who told you the system would not work. Despite your concerns, no one bothered to investigate before the equipment was installed. Once again you sit, going quietly mad while your reader ploughs line by line through the piles of Braille. Imagine: you know you are close to losing your mind or your job--probably both. You must find other employment, but you do not want your associates to know you are finally beaten. You try to figure out a way to do a quiet job search when all information is only accessible in Braille. One day you hear that your State has developed a central information centre, called a, "kiosk". These information centres are being set up in easily accessible locations. The plan is for these kiosks to make government information and services available quickly and conveniently, to the public. Sort of a "one stop shopping centre". You learn that lists of job openings are among the many services offered. This is perfect. This is exactly what you need. You discover your town recently placed a kiosk in the Mall. You go there on Saturday afternoon. There it stands, costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to create, but well worth it. In its ultimate form, the kiosks will bring virtually all State services right into your local neighbourhood. You are thrilled as you step up to the controls. An automated voice welcomes you and brags about the wonders of this system. Breathlessly, you wait for your instructions... Then, the Braille display appears. Imagine: they are dragging you away, shrieking at the top of your voice. Onlookers are amazed. They do not know how you managed to rip the iron bench from the floor of the Mall. None of them dared to try to stop you as you swung it over your head, again and again, smashing the kiosk into pieces of broken plastic, glass and twisted metal. None of them understand why you kept screaming the same words over and over: "I pay taxes too! I pay taxes too! I pay taxes too!"
Why aren't you posting any comparison video.
Me: *starts making a cup of tea at midnight*
Me after suddenly going blind: *pours boiling water on myself* "AHHHHHHH WHAT THE F***?"
I’m legally blind. I can’t see .5 feet in front of me. I’m not kidding
10 years after the epidemic , the world should be at decent state , and being blind is now normal, unless the people affected were only those at the time of the "sudden blindness" and the children of the blind will have their vision back
This scenario happens in John Wyndham’s book The Day of the Triffids.
We will develop pheromones to communicate.
We’d be like those aliens in A Wrinkle in Time.
Have y’all ever seen daredevil that shit would be badass
100000 subscribers Without any videos only if someone is willing to train themselves to that level
I did
Please do who is the strongest power in Europe
Swiezerlend!
Europe or European Union
If Europe, it's Russia
If EU, it's either Germany, UK or France
Whoah! I'm glad I saw this video before I went to bed ;)
It would be the same as today, but, we just can't see. War would still exist, but it all depends on sound of your clan or people, like Lions and Hyhenas depends on smells
Nobody would see what would happen
This should be a movie
there's software that reads everything that's on the computer, add voice commands and you mostly solve that problem.
hmm, I had an idea in mind which was instead of everyone going blind, it was that everyone got a sense disability such as blindness, deafness, mute(ness?) etc.
Some people are already blind with their eyes open but their heart are closed
"Everyone in the West would blame North Korea"
I CAN'T BREATHE 😂
If the whole world suddenly goes blind...
*Then da bruddas won't know da wey*
*People will eat tide pods and drink bleach*
*Somebody will touch ma spaghet*
And Logan Paul won't be able to open his parachute while skydiving...
If everybody suddenly went blind they couldn't see the beautiful artwork of this channel
I don't think it would be more than a couple generations before we'd have wires implanted into our brains connecting us to digital vision. We'd see again through cameras. And once we did that, we'd end up with better vision than we have now. Imagine having visual resolution far beyond normal human eyes, night vision, heat vision, zooming capability, Augmented Reality, recording anything you want that you see, all connected and optional. Once everyone was seeing again, apps would be invented like crazy. Every possible advantage or add on you can think of would be created and ultimately our worthless eyes would get surgically removed and replaced with better tech so that we'd even appear as we used to but our eyes would be replaced with the most advanced sensors in existence.
...Until the day we could hack straight into the brain or genetics and restore eyes again. But would we want them by then?
this was the plot of the movie blindness.
Notification squad
Nah sometimes when I’m in the car & I’m looking outside the window. I be looking at a tree and think to myself, “damn, I can see this tree.”
The Day of the triffids.
What a terrifying possibility. I'd prefer to keep my eyesight please
There was a movie about the world going blind too. Not sure if it was adapted from the book or not.
HII
2:25 Saramago*
id say we all die, no food production, no oil drilling, no lumberjacks, nothing
the “smartphones for blind people” thing would likely not be as pressing of an issue as most, if not all smartphones today have options for voice over that blind people use today
Someone should write a book similar to "blindness" in which only a few people have sight in a community and they lead a society or what not.
I think people would have to rely on people who were blind before the outbreak for a lot as they would be the ones used to moving around blind
Awesoke video ! What's the name of the background song??
There was a movie about that called Blindness.
No traffic. Plus you could eat so much food that no one would judge you.
Well I wouldn't mind a cool pair of black lens glasses
This reminded me of the triffids
When I first saw the topic I was like 'meh' but after watching the video I was like amazed. Great job dude👍
I think blind people could also create a technology that gives them sight again
Dang these are some really DARK scenarios
I now watch 2 Infograph videos a day!!
Other people: Please help i'm blind
Blind people: *First time?*
Can you compare the militaries of all the Nordic countries, please!? It’d be fairly short and quick episode... you could make it like a 5 way show down. 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸
There was a misspelling of the author's name in 2:30, ther correct is Saramago
Basketball flops would be *INSANE!*
Read the 'day of the triffids' no other words needed
I'm slowly losing my eyesight and I've started listening to audiobooks and podcasts more. I also started Learning Braille. Btw there are also awesome videogames made for blind people as well as phone apps that speak what is on screen and can connect you with someone who can see to read packaging labels. They have made a lot of accomadations over the years :)
I know it's been a while, but how have you been doing with adjusting to going blind? How have your braille skills been? Born blind, and have a lot of experience, so I'm curious how you're doing to see if I can answer any questions or help out.
I had to help a blind man grocery shop. It was a difficult task not to mention he didn’t speak english. I never take for grated my good eyesight ever again.
Damn I was hoping for a day of the triffids reference.
Bird Box sequel.
Hey who turned out the lights!?!
Considering the fact that we're humans I can imagine people discriminating on the basis of speech instead of the appearance, maybe even for accents and not just languages.
There's actually an esaay called Blindness by Jose Saramago. Good read tho
Life will be normal after years of shock
who else thought about Blindness by Jose Saramago when they saw this?
As a visually impaired person myself,
*his cane makes him look like an old man*
Happy 2 mil sub's👏😺
being blind: love people no matter what they look like
Someone never watched Day of the Triffids...
There actually are phones for the blind and blind and deaf they have a machine that connects to it that has a keyboard that can scroll and everything and what ever the cursor is on it tells them or for the deaf has grail they can read check it out
The biggest threat-
We won't be able to see the infographics show anymore....
What if everyone got the Drop? I'm working on a story where everyone in the world loses their ability to move their legs. This is caused by a disease called "The Drop" as almost everyone describes a scenario where one moment they feel fine, then suddenly drop to the ground.
Create a video about "what if you go blind and deaf?", that must be interesting!