I’m from Hawaii and that breakfast is literally a classic Hawaiian breakfast, Sausage links, Portuguese sausage, eggs and spam which is eaten by all locals in Hawaii. That prepackaged breakfast was probably $8 and a completely normal (and popular) thing to eat in Hawaii. So not only are Brent and crew assholes for literally throwing away food that was not theirs, they disrespected the place they were visiting by calling local food “Disgusting”. It’s okay I’m sure that Brent has never heard of spam as i’ve never seen it served on a silver spoon.
I know this sounds a bit overdramatic but I almost felt like crying when I saw them throwing the food away. As someone who struggles with having to specifically budget how much money I can spend on food per week, throwing out a whole nutritious and delicious meal is literally disgusting. 8$ is a lot of money, especially for food, so disrespecting another human beings property AND culture is just a huge slap in the face. I despise nothing more than privileged, entitled people making fun of and disrespecting different cultures and living standards
@@ryukyurumiwastaken I don’t think that’s dramatic at all, I wish more people had that reaction to seeing such waste and disrespect. I’m sorry you have/are facing some food insecurity. I was raised in that too and it is a lifelong trauma. I wish you the best and thank you for feeling what you feel! That makes you human ❤️
Love how brent’s solution to “why are kids being so sexual online” is “hey kids! Stop trying to be so sexual!” And not asking “hey, what content are kids being exposed to that is making them feel the need to be so sexual” but i guess that would require waaay too much of a brand change for him to even consider the thought
Literally like he IS the problem. You can't be like "omg can't believe kids are acting pseudomature and sexual, anyway kids wanna see me touch a boob for the first time!!! :0
The fact that he’s literally part of the problem with his thumbnails casually sexualizing his friends & sister that are targeted for his audience that he KNOWS are majority children
I've been to Slab City. Everyone was super friendly and the residents are mostly societal outcasts, many with mental illness. Law is out there about once per day, usually for drugs. The art there is beautiful and unique and the people are incredibly passionate about their community so it always hurts to see them painted in a negative light.
my close friend and ex-boyfriend, who unfortunately died a couple years back, was in slab city for a couple of days because his abusive partner kicked him out. i was the only person who could let him stay for an extended period, so he had to drive a uhaul from texas to northern california while going through heroin withdrawal. slab city was about halfway on his route so he stopped there to sleep and eat and all those things you need to do to live. that is the type of story that is common among slab city residents, and to treat those people as evil npcs for a shitty youtube video is repulsive in a way i cant describe. its absurd how little empathy people have for those on the margins of society
@@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314 absolutely agree, it's fucking disgusting how badly people will treat addicts when community and support is crucial for recovery. so sorry for your loss, I hope you're doing okay.
I live about 150 miles from there. Slab city is cool, especially Salvation Mountain. The people are some of the most just actually kind and non judge mental people you’ll find nowadays
my blood genuinely boiled hearing them talking about and throwing away that food, like what a shitty thing to do for no reason but to mock a stranger who’s opened their home
yeah! when they walked around that apartment like it was a dumpster (i heard those airquotes when she said "kitchen area") i thought it actually looked quite spacious? like, they could all walk through at the same time and there was three or four people there. a lot of apartments where i live are half that size and they're talking about the apartment like it's a broom closet
i can also confirm as a st louis native that at my mom's first ultrasound appointment they stuck a megaphone in and told me "it's pretty dangerous here"
i can confirm as someone who has never been to st louis, i have been approached by multiple people warning me never to go to st louis because it’s pretty dangerous there
its so crazy seeing brent and his friends go to like…affordable hotels and public airplanes and them going insane over it?? like “dude this is so wild!! people go here? im so fucking rich i dont do this poor people stuff”. it reminds me of when the ace family worked at a restaurant
a year late i know but i was literally thinking this!! when they showed the 'cheap' airplane seats i was like... thats kind of nice? they have a tv screen lmao id be so hyped. I just flew on a budget airline and theyd literally shit their pants if they saw it lmao
(As someone that lives in Hawaii I wanted to share my personal thoughts) What he threw away is a common breakfast/snack thing that you can buy in stores (it’s spam, eggs, sausage, and sometimes rice) Hawaii is surprisingly expensive so that house is actually pretty well sized (also that means that the food is more expensive so that food was probably around 10-14$ and they don’t put a lot in there) and honestly watching him act that way made me want to bathe him in Pele’s hair
"bathe him in Pele's hair" sounds like beautiful imagery until you remember what Pele is the goddess of, and then even more beautiful when you remember it's Brent Rivera we're talking about 🌋
This literally sounds delicious- are you actually telling me these fucking ghouls saw eggs/spam/sausage/rice and had THAT strong of a reaction 😐 I am going to become feral
@@atsumaruthepartydragonslay5007 Ik, to me it’s just normal breakfast food so I didn’t expect them to act like that- And even if they find it “gross” it’s unacceptable to throw away a strangers food 🤦♀️
A piece of my soul died when I saw them throw away the food. Like that looked good. Add some Tabasco and you have an ideal breakfast for me. -Someone who also lives in Hawaii
it makes perfect sense that brent specifically cannot believe that a woman would be attracted to someone for who they are rather than their bank account.
Exactly! He can't even begin to imagine what that's like since he's never personally experienced a woman who liked him for him when his personality is wet garbage lmao. Money is all he has to offer... how pathetic. 😕
Love that he has a young, impressionable audience that will subconsciously pick up on these messages! Super great thing to teach kids! Hope my little sister watches all of his videos 😐
As a person who’s family is from Hawaii, I could not believe how absolutely ignorant Brent was to not only go there in the first place but absolutely disrespect that persons home. Disgusting.
Exactly! It ticked me off when I saw how he talked about the lower budget place. AND THE FACT THAT THEY THREW AWAY SOMEONE'S FOOD!!! That's so messed up and ignorant. He's actually the worst.
@@ObeyLucifer i read this comment before seeing that bit, but it still made my jaw fucking drop. It looked so nice, nicer than what i usually have for breakfast anyway. I really hope his young audience doesn’t internalise this shit, it makes me so mad.
the fact that they’re so privileged to think complaining about normal airplane seats, normal bathrooms, normal dates, and normal vacation stay situations that they consider “poor” and “gross/cramped” is crazy to me.
As much as I dislike Brent Rivera, coach class airplane seats are cramped. At least on the airline I’m used to flying, the seats have gotten smaller and more cramped together, and like, heaven forbid your taller than like 5’. Like it’s manageable sure, but let’s not forget that airlines are encouraged to make coach class seats as small and as cheaply as possible. It also doesn’t help that I myself, have mild claustrophobia, but still.
Can't even wrap my head around how sheltered and entitled this lil dude is. Like he's completely oblivious to the rest of the world and all other people in it - how they live, how the world works, how he affects them. This is what happens when you baby tf outta your kid and give them a Range Rover for their 16th birthday.
Brent Rivera seems like the type of guy who peaked in high school and tried to ride off of that success ever since, complete with the total insensitivity.
I genuinely gasped when they threw away the spam and eggs. As someone who lives in a dorm where kitchens are shared with 15 plus people, boy would loose his fucking kneecaps within the hour.
18:36 Grew up near Slab city. A lot of them had a similar story: A suprising number of people end up living there because they were driving through the desert and their car broke down but they couldn't afford to fix it. They had to do whatever work they could in the area, but cost of a motel was more expensive than an apartment so they rented. Never were able to afford moving because of their povery wages, some got married to a local and eventually they just resigned to living there.
Thier car broke down once and they couldn't pay for a tow truck so they just left all thier possessions life family and house to move into a random town?
@@stabbed.pineapple3717 Stop for gas in the only town for miles around, car doesn't start back up, you're already broke as hell, what are you supposed to do? You get a shit paying job and try to save up enough to get your car fixed. Damn I forget some people literally have no idea what its like to be so broke one setback means you're fucked
@@TomMinnowis no one there nice enough to give them a lift to their home or a larger city? i've been broker than i knew possible and hitchhiked in situations like those
I went to Slab City in 2017 and it was actually a beautiful example of how community members take care of eachother through collaborative efforts despite the area being extremely poor. It's treated as a tourist attraction during the winter time because in the summer it gets so hot that most of the people there move elsewhere, but those who stick around year-round are very nice and helpful. The only instance I've ever heard of Slab City being dangerous is the occasional harassment of obnoxious tourists, drug overdoses, or heat exhaustion.
i visited in 2019 and had a wonderful time in the library and talking to the locals. slab city is iconic, it sucks to see it being slandered by an idiot like brent
@@tayatinsley9921 i live around the area, similar heat in the summer. When people come in the winter usually from colder states we call them snowbirds.
"Don't complain about little kids nowadays being materialistic or vain, because if they are acting that way, it's your fault" that is so true and I can't believe Brent himself doesn't realize it. Really throwing rocks from a glass house.
oh, he probably realises it. but by making his young, easily influenced audience feel 'better' than 'the majority' of kids, they're gonna love him all the more, which means more money that won't ever be spent in any meaningful way.
This is how I feel when parents complain about their own children. Gee Barbara I don’t know why all of your kids don’t respect you, how could this have happened?
Its the same with grandparents and parents when they complain about their kids being brats or wanting to be on their phone the whole time or not having basic life skills once its too late. Like, huh, gee, its not like I have watched the same parents do everything they can it seems to make their children absolute nightmares
As a native hawaiian, that video of them dissing the "bad house" is literally just a normal house here. The cost of living is so high, most families are majorly struggling financially, its so frustrating to see this rich guy from the mainland saying "oh my god this place is so fucking horrible who would ever live here!".
And to think, it's literally people just like him that drove the cost of living so high in the first place. And they think they have a right to complain about the expenses?? AND the local culture??? So disheartening smh 😔
im not from hawaii but that literally just looked like a standard apartment, and id imagine hawaii just off all the tourism and stuff is really expensive to live in i was actually kinda surprised for the $50 or whatever she had she was able to stay a night there
A finnish youtuber called Miska also stayed overnight in Slab City. People there were nice and helpful, they told him just to not keep out expensive filming gear or anything of the sort and to be careful moving around during dark. He even visited a local bar/pub/nightclub there and the people were all nice and talkative. And yes, he did ask if there's laws - yes, there is. There's rules and there's laws.
The breakfast scene genuinely pissed me off. Not only was the person generous enough to open their home to that girl, but they left free food for her. Free breakfast. And those assholes just judged the shit out of it and threw it away. Wow. Great content for kids!
Yeah for real - just so out of touch, ungrateful, and mean. It’s a slap in the face for those of us who are struggling with food insecurity, it’s classist and so absolutely entitled, just disgusting. Truly a hard to watch scene.
disgusting circle of friends. that seems like an everyday food for so many people all around the world. it literally looks like the most normal food ever. it's like treating bread like shit. I've never watched Brent's content so I never knew how it is, but if it's this bad it makes me a bit worried about those who watch him
As a person from Hawai’i, I don’t want Brent and his “crew” to come back. Mad disrespectful. Many of us live in middle to low class. $50 bucks for that room was SUCH A GOOD DEAL that I can’t even find here.
them mocking and throwing away a stranger's food hit me hard, as an Asian kid I got made fun of by white kids for my food in school and it's honestly so humiliating and a little dehumanising
Not to even mention how much food prices have gone up, at least in my country. I don't even buy sausage anymore because it's just too expensive, but these guys will just throw it away for a joke.
Also, she said she was sharing the apartment with two other people. What if the food belonged to one of them? That entire family is so disgustingly privileged.
@@cupriferouscatalyst3708 I live in Hawaiʻi & things are so bad here. I have mental breakdowns almost daily for how hard it is to just afford necessities & I’m technically middle class based on US standards. Native Hawaiians make up 10% of our population but over half of the homeless population. In our culture the land here means everything to us. It’s where we come from; it’s where our ancestors are. We fight so hard to stay here & some of us fight until it gets to a point you can no longer leave to live somewhere affordable. I really appreciated Kurtis’s response to them coming here & how they treated the people Brent’s sister was staying with. Also, there’s literally no way she spent $50 to stay there. She most likely spent at least $100-150 per night. Hostels cost $70 a night & Air Bnbs have so many restrictions due to laws in place to prevent rent increases, so they’re really expensive.
Dude it's so stupid that those exact kids can't wait to get takeout from a freaking Asian restaurant too. The double standards!! I actually love trying a bunch of new food I won't lie and say I like a certain dish cause it won't do me any good but I won't nag about how bad it is food is up to your own preference.
Yup. He has zero morals and zero integrity. And the fact that he’s making tons of money, hand-over-fist, means that he won’t ever acknowledge his privilege or all of the horrible stuff he’s peddling to young kids. Much less feel remorseful about it. He’s being rewarded for all of it so why would he?
he has lived in an area where people are just as wealthy and privileged as him his entire life. he’s probably only heard of homeless people and how all of them are addicts and dangerous.
i am genuinely seething about the girl complaining she had to share a room with 2 other people, and then threw food away because it "came with the place". She really just tossed out her roommate's food. evil behavior
I've litterally cried because I was waiting all day to come home and eat my food only to find out it was thrown away. like it would seem like it's not a big deal but when it's your driving motivation to get through the day it really hurts to have it trashed.
Wasn't it Brent who threw it away though? I feel like the friend in that was acting a script made by him. And even if the complaints were the real response, I feel like it says something that it was untouched before the 2 others guys came over. Like spoiled, but not THAT far out of touch to throw a stranger's meal into trash, one lending their house at least
that bit where brent rivera gets disgusted by the food in the fridge really broke my heart since what we normally eat is just shamed to millions. Its embarrassing and perpetuates younger generations to ostracize those who dont eat a "normal" breakfast. Absolutely heart breaking to see
@@phospadparadschaa It's not even just food waste. If we assume that that room was actually $50 a night (which I'm guessing it wasn't- that looked like $120-ish for a Hawaii airBnB), it is likely that whoever's food that is is on a budget. There is a chance that someone was planning to eat that for an actual meal so that they could, y'know, EAT, and they may not actually have the budge to replace it. Then these 25 year old shithead rich kids come in and throw it out for a video. What a bunch of empathy lacking dirtbags.
As someone who is born and raised, and currently living in Hawaii. I can say we dislike people who act like this. If you come to Hawaii: respect the people, the places, and the rules. If not, do not come. Hawaii is a home to many wonderful cultures and people, it’s not your playground to act disrespectful.
@@space_marbles They mean that the US colonized Hawaii, which was a thriving nation until we arrived. Many native Hawaiians do not encourage tourism to their home that they don't have 'ownership of' because of the US government
i'm a recovering meth addict and hearing kurtis talk about allocating safe injection sites kinda made me tear up a little, it's just so refreshing seeing people not treating drug addicts like criminals
As a current St. Louis city resident, I live every single moment in fear. Danger lurks around every corner, and each person living here is urged to leave once a week by the city’s government.
As someone who lives in St.Louis, I can confirm that as soon as I walk out of my front door, there are people right in my face telling me that this place is so dangerous
@@shelbymorgan1667The history is kind of fascinating. I'm also from STL, and we have a long history of economic redlining/gentrification. Including pushing out a thriving African-American community to build the STL Arch. The "hood" areas were a deliberate creation, and then people complain about rates of poverty and crime
YES! people act like flying, vacationing, etc aren't already luxuries, not to mention getting first class seats, resorts, etc. And the girl complaining about her seat was *visibly* slouched down in her chair so that her knees would hit the chair in front of her. just straight bs it's so goddamn lame
bro ive been to planes before and the only thing i'd worry is some brat kicking my seat or a baby crying so them being on a first class seat yet still complaining irritates me like cmon dude
As someone who literally lived in a motel with two other people because i was homeless, Brent complaining about a very normal sized room made me so so angry. I hate rich people so much
I don’t think all rich ppl are bad (but the news perpetuates the worst ones for money and exploitation so it’s hard to see the good ones) but brenty boy is not on that list
i cant get over how much Brent looks, sounds and behaves like the rich bully from a Disney Channel movie, right down to being a 25 y/o man playing a teenage boy. edit: more people have liked this than live in my entire county and its one of the goofier things i've ever written LMAO you guys are crazy, i love ya:)
@@D44RK_Iced_Yogs Nah its literal kids lmao most, if not all, his comments seem to come from kids because of the non-sensical nature or short-formed sentence structure that they post with lol its weird.
Living in hawaii rn. That “$50” place is super, super nice. That place DEFINITELY cost more than $50. Also the stuff fridge they threw away was a delicious hawaiian breakfast. Spam, eggs, and rice tastes SO nice 👌
I fully doubt it was $50. It was probably $50 for something they bought in general but I bet it was more than that to be in that air bnb type situation with two other people and there's nothing wrong with that. I think she was being a bitch.
I’m sorry but coming from someone in a middle class family, seeing him call that normal sized room a “jail cell” just showed how ignorant they are and how rich they wanna appear to others. We’re usually lucky if the hotel room we rent on vacations has 3 beds, and we’re a family of 5.
@@PeterGriffin11 it's creepy in a way like... I mean, just... He's a creep guy who doesn't want to grow up and wants to stay always surrounded by kids showing them stuff like kissing and sexualyzing his sister and stuff... If you wanna do content for kids, do content FOR KIDS, not acting like a stupid spoiled brat. Nothing wrong on doing content for kids no matter your age (like voiceactors dubbing cartoons for example!), but he's just a brat himself and really not a good example... He's both cringey and creepy cuz of the way he sexualizes content that was meant to be for kids.
@@PeterGriffin11 maybe they mean it's creepy to see a child as mature because it could lead to *other* issues or maybe they just mean it means he is incredibly immature.
@@Freshest_Water If Brent was a pedo I'd understand finding it creepy but as far as I know he's not. I just think their taking something that really isn't that creepy or serious and making into something it's not.
Right? Like, it looked clean and well maintained, not overly cramped by any means. I honestly felt secondhand embarrassment watching them act like she was living in squalor
Thank you for being so respectful to Hawaii, Kurtis, it means the world to me. I'm not kanaka (indigenous Hawaiian) or kama'aina (registered Hawaiian citizen), but I have very close family who are. My dad lived there his entire childhood. Its story and culture are really important to me. Watching Brent Rivera absolutely desecrate and make fun of it to an impressionable audience who assumedly doesn't know anything about O'ahu seriously broke my heart. I feel I'm not easily upset by most things I see on this app, but it struck a chord because of how close to home it hit. Seeing someone as influential as yourself treat Hawaii with kindness and condemn Rivera for his actions made me really happy to see. I've been a fan of your channel for several years, but I think it's time to officially move into Kurtistown :]
That was one of the nicest comments I’ve read in a while :) I visited Hawaii as part of a research program that studied island bird and fish species, and it was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Some of the people we worked with at national parks and forest preserves were native Hawaiian, and they told us all about the myths surrounding many animals. Wonderful people and a wonderful place.
It was nice reading your comment. Also, I had no idea that tourists were such a huge problem there in Hawaii. I wish more people talk about it and I'll spread the message to people that are considering visiting Hawaii
As a member of a low income family, I nearly chocked hearing her complain about the planes, and all that shit. I would KILL to be flown out by someone who PROVIDES the money for me.
I've been to slab city, actually, and my car got stuck in the mud there and everyone was SO gracious and helpful, they literally rescued me and my car for free. Definitely not some super scary or awful place
I think jerm bot visited there and his video was actually funny, they had the same issue and people helped them out! I think they also brought like beer or something to share with the locals so it didn't have the same Zoo Vibe lol. I would honestly like to visit, I feel like I'd get along with them and meet some cool people.
this is the first time iʻve seen someone on youtube mention the struggling local population in Hawaiʻi...genuine shoutout to you! as a native Hawaiian in Hawaiʻi those are always my first thoughts when seeing disrespectful videos like those. literally disgusting.
On a podcast episode a while ago he talked about how he’s considered going to Kurtistown on Big Island but won’t because it would just be a white TH-camr coming in to exploit a place as if they own it, especially when Hawaiians have explicitly ask people not to come. Love him for that!
literally. i didnt even know abt the problem until i watched this video. my brother is in hawaii for the airforce so i get happy when people talk abt it bc it reminds me of him but the overtourism is disgusting
it actually genuinely made me feel bad when he threw away the persons leftovers like that because i can just imagine the person being upset about that and thats kind of heartbreaking
It actually looked so good, if I was in that house I'd honestly be jealous and want some myself. The absolute audacity and privilege of these rich assholes to throw out a stranger's food for no reason, UGH it really boils my blood
No but that would literally cause me to cry for hours. Like, my roommate accidentally threw out my milkshake the other day and I cried in my room for a while, I can't imagine if someone threw out a bunch of food that I was probably looking forward to eating later, just for a video or sm. I would probably be upset for a couple days honestly
This is so true. I put food in the fridge to have later. I would cry as well if later it was not here :( One genuinely looks forward to food you put away for later.
lol it's ok man, just like basiclly everything else in their video, I'm quite sure it was fake. They are a bunch of morons but I don't think everything in all their videos is fake EXCEPT stealing a strangers food and throwing it in the trash.
As a social worker who is currently getting her masters degree, it makes me so happy to hear you talking about harm reduction! It’s so heartbreaking knowing that multimillion dollar TH-camrs just go there for content when those people who do live there and who are not actors desperately need help! 😢
Brent needs to take a liberation psych class and shut his trap. Awesome you didn’t fall victim to the governments disregard for your well being, but don’t label those that did dangerous
@@eeeemmmmm It's my BSW right now but I'll probably end up getting my masters as well. And right now I'm leaning towards working with older adults. How about you??
The fact that they see a neat kitchen and decent room and think it’s nasty just proves that they haven’t lived through anything actually bad or even seen anything. They would die of heart attack seeing how some hotels have broken appliances/furniture and bugs lmao
i just find it insane that they have like no empathy either and just put that on the internet for little kids to see and feel bad about their homes because they're 'not good enough'
No wonder now why Ava or whatever her name is was telling Tyler (in the Stanley hotel video) that if they were “regular guests”. I’m so glad he confronted her on that
@@lauraperalta3883 if I remember correctly they were telling Tyler that he was on their space, when actually they were just on the same common area and probably had the tour together. So when he explained that Ava said that because in her head being them grants them exclusivity in the hotel, when that’s far from the true and there are so many creators making their videos there
She was sharing an apartment with two other people. There was food on the fridge that didn't belong to her. So it was probably from one of the other two. Most reasonable course of action: throw the food on the garbage.
honestly, the most dangerous physical harm you can face in slab city, are all of the random sand pits that can swallow half of your car. I follow an artist that actually had an artist commune in slab city; they created a ton of art and got to know the locals. she said despite the couple of people that just wanted to be left alone, the rest of slab city was super welcoming and kind to her and the other artists there.
@@bluebeka2458 yeah but he wasn't played up. he passed by, left a warning, and walked off. they had the black guy get all up in their business being obnoxious and intrusive
@@bluebeka2458 the white dude was there to warn them. the black guy was the implied threat, hence their reactions of getting up and away from him so quickly
bro literally it’s so weird there’s so many youtuber who’s demographic is kids yet they make just slightly inappropriate so kids will watch and it’s just like for what
@@nusayba864 it's subject to a wide range of sociological perspectives, though. sure, I would agree that blaming addicts for their addiction is most often an ignorant thing to do, but many people don't see it that way. I guess it depends on what you mean by "bare minimum."
@@mast3rtadp0l33 it's definitely not to say it's the least someone might do, because they can literally actively contribute to the problem, but probably to say that someone _should_ at the very least understand such things
That one video where Brent was arguing with his friend that girls mainly care about how much money you spend on them (when they usually don’t, in my limited experience) is so dangerous. Not just because it’s misogynistic and stupid (although that is the main problem), but because it is directly intended to foster insecurity in young people throughout their dating lives, when dating should be fun, not a perpetual panic attack where you’re fretting that the other person may only be dating you because they want to have lots of money spent on them (otherwise known as using you for your money). Screw you, Brent. And the horse you rode in on
Honestly, I was thinking... if he's only ever dating other rich entitled brats like himself, wouldn't surprise me if they actually got bothered by him not spending "enough" money on dates. Any sane and grounded person that I know would agree with Kurtis and be thrilled by a - entirely more creative date - like taking a tandem bike to Subway 😆
I like how Brent forced his sister to act unimpressed with the cheap date when I feel like that's what normal high school kids do on dates, like my 5-year anniversary with my partner is in a few weeks and all we did for the first date was go to a burger place, paid around $30, and then walked around and enjoyed each other's company. I know it's super obvious but it's not about how much you spend it's about who you're with and for our anniversary we're going to commemorate it by going to the same place. Cheap dates rule
@sewer~rat one of the better dates i’ve been on, we got coffee (i got tea bc i didn’t want an upset stomach), went to a used bookstore, went on a really long walk, and watched anime. it was nice
Crazy how people who are *genuinely* in love with their partner can find enjoyment, love, and a great way to make the "mundane" seem romanticized and a wonderful date because shared company and being financially smart about spending is actually a really healthy and great thing...crazyyyyyyy
EXACTLY, going on a fancy date will just make me nervous about the growing tab, cheap dates will allow me to focus on my partner and having fun exclusively lol
@@falakrafi and the thing is: that was our first date. we didn’t end up getting together but we genuinely just wanted to get to know each other, our second date was tennis (campus court, so free for students). it shouldn’t be about the money
Honestly very true, the best dates I have with my partner are always the cheap ones, or the ones where we just walk around and discover new places we havent been in. Its better than fancy restaurants and expensive hotels imo
HEY I'm a recovering meth addict and wanted to say thanks for the compassion, homie, you continue to have the most empathetic, level headed takes, keep it up
Sending you good luck, no one deserves to be subjected to the horrors of addiction. You going this far makes you more strong, brave, and amazing than most on the planet
i go to slab city all the time and no one has ever said it’s dangerous 😭 literally u just go and enjoy the art… most of the locals set up art exhibits at their camp and they just want to show it off to visitors. A lot of them actually love sitting with people and just telling stories about their lives. Once a month, they host a little potluck in the community with chili and an open mic show. Yes, there are a few people that want to be left alone and they just leave signs to stay off their property or they’ll have a line of empty bottles/tires serving as a sort of fence. No one’s gonna hurt you unless you literally break into their house. Slab city is quite literally all people that wanted to escape the hustle culture and just sit in the desert and create sculptures. It’s wholesome asf if you’re open minded about the culture. If i have friends come to CA from out of state, I always try to stop by slab city with them. As for the no laws situation, cops don’t go out there. Mostly because the closest station is about 1.5-2 hours away. I can almost guarantee that police officer interaction was staged somewhere closer to civilization because he wouldn’t be sent out there unless something big happened. He definitely wouldn’t have time to sit and chit chat with brent rivera 😭
@Courage Karnga Cali. Out around Death Valley. The nearest town is a rinky dink place called Niland. It's called that because it's built on the slabs of an old military training camp. The most dangerous part of the place is the heat in the summertime, but in the winter, it turns into a sort of festival. It's a unique winter birding location, but few people stay all year. So if you go, make sure it's not during the hot months.
Yeah. STL can be dangerous AF, but mostly for the victims of gang violence who are stuck in horrible conditions and a cycle of deeply racist oppression. The leadership literally abandoned places like North St. Louis and East St. Louis.
I find it interesting that St. Louis has the reputation it does. I've been there so many times for a variety of reasons and have never felt unsafe. I believe that some areas certainly are. Don't get me wrong. But even then, I honestly enjoy going there more than I enjoy going to Chicago. The vibe is just different. If someone asked if I wanted to do something in St. Louis, I'd say sign me up. Danger can find you wherever you go. It is more a matter of luck and common sense whether it finds you or not (universal you) People should not let the idea of potential danger stop them from doing something other than very extreme circumstances. Just my take on it.
@@TheShauNanigans i live in stl and have definitely had my share of close calls but i def feel more nervous in chicago lol. last week in stl someone tried to rob me while i was still in my car so i just drove off. there’s no violent crime masterminds hahaha
@@madiisuun I am so glad you were in a situation where you were able to get away. Sincerely! That would get my blood pumping for sure to say the least. I live in a relatively small college city (Champaign-Urbana), and had a couple people follow my friend and I while walking downtown on Friday. They asked us for help, and while I'm not opposed to giving a dollar here and there to someone in need, these two people came up out of the darkness and were just generally creepy people. After we said we couldn't help them, they followed us for a couple blocks. Thankfully, nothing bad happened, but crime in general has gone up statistically in my city, and I want to stress that my friend and I both were close to running, but they were still keeping pace or could have easily decided to stop following us at any point. I do not typically feel unsafe, but it does happen. Scary stuff can happen anywhere, at any time, and while we should be cautious of our surroundings, we should not let it stop us from going somewhere or doing something. She and I had a wonderful time other than that experience, but it does seem like a good example for this current discussion.
@@TheShauNanigans stl is only really unsafe during the nighttime downtown or if you get involved w gangs. my boyfriend is canadian and visited here last summer. he had a wonderful time and didnt feel unsafe at all. it just depends on the area, the time of day, wand what youre doing there
i was so grossed out by everything, but just casually tossing out food for me was a crossed line. that was just so gross. kids nowadays would never do that
The throwing out the food thing was pretty bad, but i dont feel like it was nearly as bad as the kind of message he spread on his platform about the people living in slab city and also just going to Hawaii against the wishes of the locals living there. I mean dont get me wrong, throwing someone elses food out without a second thought or even concern that maybe it belonged to someone else was disgusting. But it broke my heart even more to see him make the people of slab city out to be dirty drug addicted scum, and be so disrespectful to the people of Hawaii by showing up. Him and his friends are just disgusting people all around.
The only thing I disagree with you on is the ”kids nowadays would never do that”. I live in a rough area of England so I can’t speak for other places, but the kids and teenagers here are foul. Really disrespectful and often dangerous, this is exactly the kind of shit they would do
And the fact that she is living with two other people, and that food could quite possibly have been bought by one of them and they planned on eating it
And the way he “joked” about it while doing it. That goddamn “I’m gonna do you a favor” while throwing the food into the trash was just… genuinely such a cruel thing to say.
It's entirely insane that he made a music video about how grown up kids are tryna be while also being a large influencer that introduces them constantly to adult themes
And arrogant bc he really think he’s the shit, he’s one of those “nice guys” who leads on and flirts with his female friends plus act like a couple with them just to “entertain” his teen followers despite them having partners and it’s just gross
@@Itzezyyyy it’s honestly so horrible how he only cares about himself to gain money and not realizing the effect his videos has or maybe he does and just doesn’t care either way he’s a horrible person by displaying this kind of behavior towards kids who knows no better
@@FeFE8 yea he just doesn’t care bc he doesn’t think it’s his job anyway to influence children so he puts on this cringy act to appear “energetic” and still makes fun of his own subscribers lol he’s just icky
This coverage of people acting like normal everyday places being "gross" is why I hate most TH-camrs/influencers. Obviously Kurtis covered off on it perfectly, but these people are disgusting. I have a good job, I have a nice apartment. These losers clowning on someone eating ramen noodles, or buying a cheap plane ticket makes me, a person who has enough to be happy, sad. Makes me feel less than good enough. Great work here, Kurtis. This shit pisses me off too, and creates unrealistic expectations for the younger generation.
"Little kids nowadays, always getting jobs to pay for food that they need, like what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is this. LOL just be rich like meeeeeee" (I hope you have a good day)
Thank you for being so empathetic towards those struggling with addiction. I'm not an addict myself, but my mother was, and as a result, she's passed away. It really is something that ruins lives, and if the people around us had been more empathetic, and she hadn't been demonized and criminalized for her substance abuse, she could have gotten the help she needed and maybe she'd still be here. People don't realise how damaging it is to call addicts dangerous and criminalize them. It prevents them from getting the help they need, and it tears families apart. I really appreciate you being kind ❤️
My uncle recently passed away and he was an alcoholic and smoker. He definitely hurt our family a lot but was a sweet man and meant well, he just had sicknesses that impaired his ability to see things clearly/make decisions.
I’m so sorry you had to experience that, and for that to be worsened by people who only seem to look at things at its surface and to not look at the deeper issues within things. At least deep down, you know that she was a good person and no matter what anyone may say, you have that thought and that feeling in your mind that no one else can’t deny you.
Their portrayal of Slab City is genuinely one of the most ghoulish things I’ve seen in my life. People with mental illnesses, addicts, and unhoused people are treated bad enough by society, and it’s so horrifically sad knowing that they’re not even safe in a community they’ve built from the ground up. These people aren’t “dangerous” or evil and murderous, they just want to live peacefully without some pathetic rich kid waving a camera in their faces.
Kurtis, never apologize for how long a video gets! I'd wager that no one who follows you would ever complain about a long video! If anything, we thank you for putting in the extra effort it takes to create and edit longer videos!
It's not odd to see an adult make content for kids (ex. Bill Nye). It is weird to see an adult make content for kids, in which they act as if they're a fellow kid. Also that girl had plenty of leg room. She was literally lying down in a desperate attempt to appear like she had a problem that she simply did not have.
Honestly!! Like she was slouching so much lol. Sit up and a relax. I really find it creepy when these adult TH-camrs act like kids, 30 years old and still making videos about how to survive highschool..it’s absurd and strange. It makes me feel like they feel as if it’s the only time they peaked and they can’t move on.
Well when they act like a kid but at the same time are inappropriate like what you said. Cause like actors in kids show often act like little kids too but they keep it kid friendly.
Well when they act like a kid but at the same time are inappropriate like what you said. Cause like actors in kids show often act like little kids too but they keep it kid friendly.
A big difference in terms of good kids content and bad kids content is how they treat the audience. So take Blippy, yes hes very eccentric and talks somewhat like a kid but he never treats the kids as stupid. Good kids content is educational and yes sometimes it may seem childish to keep the kids attention but it works and helps their learning. Fuck coco melon tho Source: Me a nursery teacher
As someone who can't afford to spend a lot of money on vacations (if I can afford one on the first place) , sharing places with other people have been the most enjoyable part of it. Meeting new people, getting to know them was so much fun, that seeing those people hating the idea of sharing and being this disrespectful towards the others is so freaking insane to me 💀
@@animalloverrr2000 Well I usually go to campings, shelters and trekking sites, (since staying on hotels are way too expensive for me) and the people that visit those places are usually kind and respectful, at least around here, and at least the ones I have meet. Is like an unspoken rule of caring for each other's stuff. I know is not always perfect or everyone has the same experiences but at least for me the part of connecting with other human beings was a huge part of the experience.
the way kurtis started speaking facts about the failure of the government rather than the city itself being a "dangerous area" made me love him even more
honestly that’s just how a normal informed mature person would perceive it. kurtis is not special, he’s just a decent person, which unfortunately is becoming more rare online. the issue is that too many influencers are out of touch with reality and have no problem with being a negative influence.
as an indigenous viewer, thank you for acknowledging that native hawaiians want outsiders to leave them alone! i’m glad this is becoming more common knowledge.
@@John-kd2tc well I think that’s what he was talking about, when you go to these expensive luxurious resorts there you funneling all your money to white Americans rather than the actual locals. So essentially your tourism is more destructive than beneficial.
I actually laughed out loud during the "24 hour in dangerous place" bit (Brent Rivera). As a kid I fell asleep to the sounds of gunshots in the distance. I feel like any kid in any remotely unsafe area would be able to call bullshit on brent's video.
10:15 not to be a pretentious horror nerd (which I am) but the shining wasn’t filmed there. The whole inside was a set but the Stanley is what inspired the shining.
Imagine the little kids nowadays who are watching Brent Rivera as he shames and mocks people who are in the same spot as them. They’re literally being taught to hate themselves, their parents, and their lives. There are very few people as wealthy as Brent Rivera, and those people should be helping others, not insulting them. It’s absolutely disgusting, the way he presents normal lifestyles. But, on a happy note, great video Kurtis!
my cousin goes to a rich kids school (and more than likely watches sigma grindset videos) and is so ashamed of his house and his family to his friends, I pity him, and sometimes I feel really proud for living in a worst house than him, like really really worst, but I still like my house as is, trully a moment for him
Bro I swear he's a p3d0... im sorry, but like him making content for kids and saying theyre so "mature" when literally when we were kids (I was a kid in the 2000s and 2010s) we were doing the same shit... Like I could be overexaggerating, but nothing drastically changed except parents giving toddlers internet access lmao And the way his video thumbnails are pretty sexual for literal elementary schoolers is just beyond weirdo behavior to me... like wtf.
This is 100% happening with this type of content creators, and it’s wild to me that they present this version of the world, and that kids have to grow up with that point of view. It’s extremely sad.
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WAS IT LASAGNA OR F*CKIN MEATLOAF
Kurtis are you a furry
i heard if you set your location to slab city it is dangerous 😱😱when u do it the only things u can watch are brent rivera videos about kids nowdays 😓😓
I’m from Hawaii and that breakfast is literally a classic Hawaiian breakfast, Sausage links, Portuguese sausage, eggs and spam which is eaten by all locals in Hawaii. That prepackaged breakfast was probably $8 and a completely normal (and popular) thing to eat in Hawaii. So not only are Brent and crew assholes for literally throwing away food that was not theirs, they disrespected the place they were visiting by calling local food “Disgusting”. It’s okay I’m sure that Brent has never heard of spam as i’ve never seen it served on a silver spoon.
Mmmm, a lot of protein! I'd eat that!
I know this sounds a bit overdramatic but I almost felt like crying when I saw them throwing the food away. As someone who struggles with having to specifically budget how much money I can spend on food per week, throwing out a whole nutritious and delicious meal is literally disgusting. 8$ is a lot of money, especially for food, so disrespecting another human beings property AND culture is just a huge slap in the face. I despise nothing more than privileged, entitled people making fun of and disrespecting different cultures and living standards
@@ryukyurumiwastaken I don’t think that’s dramatic at all, I wish more people had that reaction to seeing such waste and disrespect. I’m sorry you have/are facing some food insecurity. I was raised in that too and it is a lifelong trauma. I wish you the best and thank you for feeling what you feel! That makes you human ❤️
@@Cashhhhew thank you so much🥺
@@ryukyurumiwastaken nah mate you're not being dramatic, a part of me died when he threw that perfectly good food out
Love how brent’s solution to “why are kids being so sexual online” is “hey kids! Stop trying to be so sexual!” And not asking “hey, what content are kids being exposed to that is making them feel the need to be so sexual” but i guess that would require waaay too much of a brand change for him to even consider the thought
Literally like he IS the problem. You can't be like "omg can't believe kids are acting pseudomature and sexual, anyway kids wanna see me touch a boob for the first time!!! :0
Purple
wasn’t he sexualizing his sister for clicks ALLLL the time in his vine prime
and the way he sexualizes the living shit out of his own sister and shows that content to his young viewers
The fact that he’s literally part of the problem with his thumbnails casually sexualizing his friends & sister that are targeted for his audience that he KNOWS are majority children
I love how Brents idea of a “scary and dangerous person” is just a guy in face paint looking like he got lost on his way to a black metal concert.
"Hey guys, you know you shouldn't be here - because I know I shouldn't, I'm lost as fuck."
To a kiss concert
I can’t imagine anything scarier then someone who likes music
@@pokefire953 everyday must be a nightmare for you
@@pokefire953 Hey ☹️
I've been to Slab City. Everyone was super friendly and the residents are mostly societal outcasts, many with mental illness. Law is out there about once per day, usually for drugs. The art there is beautiful and unique and the people are incredibly passionate about their community so it always hurts to see them painted in a negative light.
yeah from what ive read it seems like a really nice community but the place is always presented in such a bad way :(
awwww :(((( brent is such an asshole for painting it so horribly on his very popular youtube channel now so many ppl will never realize this
my close friend and ex-boyfriend, who unfortunately died a couple years back, was in slab city for a couple of days because his abusive partner kicked him out. i was the only person who could let him stay for an extended period, so he had to drive a uhaul from texas to northern california while going through heroin withdrawal. slab city was about halfway on his route so he stopped there to sleep and eat and all those things you need to do to live. that is the type of story that is common among slab city residents, and to treat those people as evil npcs for a shitty youtube video is repulsive in a way i cant describe. its absurd how little empathy people have for those on the margins of society
@@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314 absolutely agree, it's fucking disgusting how badly people will treat addicts when community and support is crucial for recovery. so sorry for your loss, I hope you're doing okay.
I live about 150 miles from there. Slab city is cool, especially Salvation Mountain. The people are some of the most just actually kind and non judge mental people you’ll find nowadays
my blood genuinely boiled hearing them talking about and throwing away that food, like what a shitty thing to do for no reason but to mock a stranger who’s opened their home
Seriously though they could've just put it back in the damn fridge but for "content" they exaggerated and threw it out like wtf💀
RIGHT??
After saying other people were staying there, and it was likely their food they just threw away!
yeah! when they walked around that apartment like it was a dumpster (i heard those airquotes when she said "kitchen area") i thought it actually looked quite spacious? like, they could all walk through at the same time and there was three or four people there. a lot of apartments where i live are half that size and they're talking about the apartment like it's a broom closet
| brent rivera
As a St. Louis native, I can confirm that the first thing the doctor told me when I was born was "you know, it's pretty dangerous."
Also as a St. Louis native, I can confirm it comes in the discharge packet they gave my parents as the left the hospital
i can also confirm as a st louis native that at my mom's first ultrasound appointment they stuck a megaphone in and told me "it's pretty dangerous here"
As a non-stl native, that happened when I moved here. It was in my lease paperwork 🥲
Did you know that 100% of St Louis natives eventually die ???!!! so crazy and dangerous !!!
i can confirm as someone who has never been to st louis, i have been approached by multiple people warning me never to go to st louis because it’s pretty dangerous there
its so crazy seeing brent and his friends go to like…affordable hotels and public airplanes and them going insane over it?? like “dude this is so wild!! people go here? im so fucking rich i dont do this poor people stuff”. it reminds me of when the ace family worked at a restaurant
you're so right sonic
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Oof the most disgusting family on TH-cam god I hate them sm
especially when they were using these “poor things” before they got money lol
a year late i know but i was literally thinking this!! when they showed the 'cheap' airplane seats i was like... thats kind of nice? they have a tv screen lmao id be so hyped. I just flew on a budget airline and theyd literally shit their pants if they saw it lmao
(As someone that lives in Hawaii I wanted to share my personal thoughts)
What he threw away is a common breakfast/snack thing that you can buy in stores (it’s spam, eggs, sausage, and sometimes rice)
Hawaii is surprisingly expensive so that house is actually pretty well sized (also that means that the food is more expensive so that food was probably around 10-14$ and they don’t put a lot in there)
and honestly watching him act that way made me want to bathe him in Pele’s hair
"bathe him in Pele's hair" sounds like beautiful imagery until you remember what Pele is the goddess of, and then even more beautiful when you remember it's Brent Rivera we're talking about 🌋
@@yaboicolleen lol
This literally sounds delicious- are you actually telling me these fucking ghouls saw eggs/spam/sausage/rice and had THAT strong of a reaction 😐 I am going to become feral
@@atsumaruthepartydragonslay5007 Ik, to me it’s just normal breakfast food so I didn’t expect them to act like that-
And even if they find it “gross” it’s unacceptable to throw away a strangers food 🤦♀️
A piece of my soul died when I saw them throw away the food. Like that looked good. Add some Tabasco and you have an ideal breakfast for me.
-Someone who also lives in Hawaii
it makes perfect sense that brent specifically cannot believe that a woman would be attracted to someone for who they are rather than their bank account.
Probably because Brent has never had anyone like him except for his money since he’s actual trash.
Exactly what I was thinking lol, it’s cause Brent is a shitty person in general that his wealth is the only worthwhile thing about him at this point
Exactly! He can't even begin to imagine what that's like since he's never personally experienced a woman who liked him for him when his personality is wet garbage lmao.
Money is all he has to offer... how pathetic. 😕
@@LilyoftheLake14for real!
As a gen-z, I would not do that
Pretty sure Brent just thinks poor, disenfranchised people who want to be left alone are scary and dangerous. What a great guy.
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Love that he has a young, impressionable audience that will subconsciously pick up on these messages! Super great thing to teach kids! Hope my little sister watches all of his videos 😐
when it's worded like that it's so hilariously insane 😭
It's ridiculous. I honestly can't fathom how people can be so vapid and apathetic.
Quite literally
As a person who’s family is from Hawaii, I could not believe how absolutely ignorant Brent was to not only go there in the first place but absolutely disrespect that persons home. Disgusting.
Exactly! It ticked me off when I saw how he talked about the lower budget place. AND THE FACT THAT THEY THREW AWAY SOMEONE'S FOOD!!! That's so messed up and ignorant. He's actually the worst.
Was literally spam, rice, and eggs. God tier breakfast.
Exactly. Then the nerve to complain about lower budget areas when people like him are the reason locals can’t afford to live on their own land.
@@ObeyLucifer i read this comment before seeing that bit, but it still made my jaw fucking drop. It looked so nice, nicer than what i usually have for breakfast anyway.
I really hope his young audience doesn’t internalise this shit, it makes me so mad.
You can’t just gate keep where your family is from. Everyone has the right to visit Hawaii and should because it is heaven on Earth.
SOMEONE HIT MY CAR?!??! | Dent Rivera
IM OUT OF MONEY?!?!? | Spent Rivera
IM GETTING A MODERATE TO ABOVE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF AIRFLOW???? | Vent Rivera
IM MAD BECAUSE I HAVE TO RIDE IN A BUS!!! |pent up rage Rivera
METAL PIPE HAS A TURN IN IT??? | Bent Rivera
GOING CAMPING!?!?? | Tent Rivera
the fact that they’re so privileged to think complaining about normal airplane seats, normal bathrooms, normal dates, and normal vacation stay situations that they consider “poor” and “gross/cramped” is crazy to me.
Apparently it's gross to be a bitch on a budget 😑
I feel like that's the bottom of the Hustlers uni pipeline
Especially because for that it costs Thousands
As much as I dislike Brent Rivera, coach class airplane seats are cramped. At least on the airline I’m used to flying, the seats have gotten smaller and more cramped together, and like, heaven forbid your taller than like 5’. Like it’s manageable sure, but let’s not forget that airlines are encouraged to make coach class seats as small and as cheaply as possible. It also doesn’t help that I myself, have mild claustrophobia, but still.
Hostels are literally so fun to stay at as long as you have good company
Can't even wrap my head around how sheltered and entitled this lil dude is. Like he's completely oblivious to the rest of the world and all other people in it - how they live, how the world works, how he affects them. This is what happens when you baby tf outta your kid and give them a Range Rover for their 16th birthday.
@completevideohere^Plz report for unwanted commercial content or spam ok thx
I know right? Kurtis is so insecure.
That's what happens when you are rich and white
@@goobadoob 🤨
@@goobadoob wrong, he’s not the one who got a range at 16. Keep up hun.
making a diss track about kids being glued to their phones when he legitimately profits off of kids being glued to their phones is actually wild
THIS! he’s complaining about it but making money off causing the problem he’s complaining about 😭
frrr
I just realized that he had to specify "little kids" because he was basically a child when he started his career as the youngest boomer.
Some might even say it is "braindead"
| Brent Rivera
Brent Rivera seems like the type of guy who peaked in high school and tried to ride off of that success ever since, complete with the total insensitivity.
Brent is those actors that play teenagers until their mid 30s but he does it terribly
this is so true lol
He would be in Dear evan hanson
@xuko he wishes
Casually Implies the 30 year olds that play teenagers are good
HELPP NOT THE RIVERDALE
Kurtis calling Drew and Danny "Genuinely funny and talented" is so sweet
That's the same person actually, you must be insane.
@@kyraunderwood9477LMAOO
And Chris! It was so sweet to see!
I KNOW OMG
wait which moment of the video was that?
I genuinely gasped when they threw away the spam and eggs.
As someone who lives in a dorm where kitchens are shared with 15 plus people, boy would loose his fucking kneecaps within the hour.
And the container too! They’re so entitled it makes me sick
ikr, like that was someone`s dinner
I am pretty sure one of the roommates was confused not finding his food and that could be all he can afford
Oh yeah
Spam and eggs honestly slaps. Also spam musubi is sooooo good.
18:36 Grew up near Slab city. A lot of them had a similar story: A suprising number of people end up living there because they were driving through the desert and their car broke down but they couldn't afford to fix it. They had to do whatever work they could in the area, but cost of a motel was more expensive than an apartment so they rented. Never were able to afford moving because of their povery wages, some got married to a local and eventually they just resigned to living there.
Thier car broke down once and they couldn't pay for a tow truck so they just left all thier possessions life family and house to move into a random town?
@@stabbed.pineapple3717 Stop for gas in the only town for miles around, car doesn't start back up, you're already broke as hell, what are you supposed to do? You get a shit paying job and try to save up enough to get your car fixed.
Damn I forget some people literally have no idea what its like to be so broke one setback means you're fucked
@@TomMinnowis no one there nice enough to give them a lift to their home or a larger city? i've been broker than i knew possible and hitchhiked in situations like those
I went to Slab City in 2017 and it was actually a beautiful example of how community members take care of eachother through collaborative efforts despite the area being extremely poor. It's treated as a tourist attraction during the winter time because in the summer it gets so hot that most of the people there move elsewhere, but those who stick around year-round are very nice and helpful. The only instance I've ever heard of Slab City being dangerous is the occasional harassment of obnoxious tourists, drug overdoses, or heat exhaustion.
i visited in 2019 and had a wonderful time in the library and talking to the locals. slab city is iconic, it sucks to see it being slandered by an idiot like brent
Not to mention the most dangerous people in the city are the cops sent there to target addicts and immigrants.
Yes! And they call the people who leave 'winter birds' or something similar?
@@tayatinsley9921 i live around the area, similar heat in the summer. When people come in the winter usually from colder states we call them snowbirds.
@@tayatinsley9921 snow birds, we call the northern tourist the same thing during winter in Florida.
"Don't complain about little kids nowadays being materialistic or vain, because if they are acting that way, it's your fault" that is so true and I can't believe Brent himself doesn't realize it. Really throwing rocks from a glass house.
oh, he probably realises it. but by making his young, easily influenced audience feel 'better' than 'the majority' of kids, they're gonna love him all the more, which means more money that won't ever be spent in any meaningful way.
This is how I feel when parents complain about their own children. Gee Barbara I don’t know why all of your kids don’t respect you, how could this have happened?
Its the same with grandparents and parents when they complain about their kids being brats or wanting to be on their phone the whole time or not having basic life skills once its too late.
Like, huh, gee, its not like I have watched the same parents do everything they can it seems to make their children absolute nightmares
"What's up guys, today I'm gonna throw rocks at my own glass house while my sister just stands there in a bikini!" - Brent Rivera probably
For those wondering, th-cam.com/video/1ZLWt4_W2C8/w-d-xo.html he does it especially in this clip
As a native hawaiian, that video of them dissing the "bad house" is literally just a normal house here. The cost of living is so high, most families are majorly struggling financially, its so frustrating to see this rich guy from the mainland saying "oh my god this place is so fucking horrible who would ever live here!".
On the bright side that means he won’t try to live there 😮💨
at least the citizens of hawaii aren’t dealing with him if he doesn’t wanna be there 🤷🏻♀️
And to think, it's literally people just like him that drove the cost of living so high in the first place. And they think they have a right to complain about the expenses?? AND the local culture??? So disheartening smh 😔
im not from hawaii but that literally just looked like a standard apartment, and id imagine hawaii just off all the tourism and stuff is really expensive to live in i was actually kinda surprised for the $50 or whatever she had she was able to stay a night there
Yeah i was surprised too; if she really only paid what they said she did I have NO idea how she got that much space even if it was shared
“now you see em throw it back on tiktok” personally brent rivera i don’t get those videos on my for you page 🤨
Seeing those guys mock and throw someone else’s food in the trash fills me with GENUINE ANGER
it didn't even look old etf
personally it filled me with disingenuous anger
@@pootpootpootpoot insincere anger?
@@pootpootpootpoot _Genuine, verified, grade-A, certified, 100% all-natural_ anger
this was the most despicable thing to me. when you have no food, this is crazy to watch
loving this video so far | Brent Rivera
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I'm one of the first people to comment which is cool
Me neither
@Krutis Comer 🅥 Shut your food hole
this guy looks a lot like eddy ninepins
A finnish youtuber called Miska also stayed overnight in Slab City. People there were nice and helpful, they told him just to not keep out expensive filming gear or anything of the sort and to be careful moving around during dark. He even visited a local bar/pub/nightclub there and the people were all nice and talkative. And yes, he did ask if there's laws - yes, there is. There's rules and there's laws.
I’ve been there twice now and you’ll never meet more genuinely kind and interesting people anywhere else.
I appreciate you sharing this
@@currybread5298 thanks ^^
link :)?
th-cam.com/video/LC8hewylqcw/w-d-xo.html
1:37
“Blood-y ma-ry, brent ri-ve-ra”
Kurt-is con-ner🤨
did you hear him? he got the syllables in his name removed last year
Brent's whole personality can be summarized in one word: privileged
EXACTLY!!!
He is an excellent example of the term "White Privilege", isn't he?
You forgot to add | Brent Rivera |Brent Rivera
I dumbass a word? If it is, then that suits him more
And Obnoxious
brent is genuinely the typa guy to treat homeless people like they're not human.
He probably only thinks he is worthy of human status
sadly i wouldn’t be surprised. truly gross
@Deadpool. wow
"I spent 24 hours with a HOMELESS man (with crush) (he killed me?) - brent rivera
Brent the typa guy to treat people like they’re not human
The breakfast scene genuinely pissed me off. Not only was the person generous enough to open their home to that girl, but they left free food for her. Free breakfast. And those assholes just judged the shit out of it and threw it away. Wow. Great content for kids!
Yeah for real - just so out of touch, ungrateful, and mean. It’s a slap in the face for those of us who are struggling with food insecurity, it’s classist and so absolutely entitled, just disgusting. Truly a hard to watch scene.
disgusting circle of friends. that seems like an everyday food for so many people all around the world. it literally looks like the most normal food ever. it's like treating bread like shit. I've never watched Brent's content so I never knew how it is, but if it's this bad it makes me a bit worried about those who watch him
Like if she didn't wanna eat it that's fine but they should've just left it alone
Also if she was sharing the place with two others the food could have been someone else's
@Iris x yeah, like bro if my roommate or whatever threw out my food I'd be so pissed, I'd probably make them replace it tbh
As a person from Hawai’i, I don’t want Brent and his “crew” to come back. Mad disrespectful. Many of us live in middle to low class. $50 bucks for that room was SUCH A GOOD DEAL that I can’t even find here.
them mocking and throwing away a stranger's food hit me hard, as an Asian kid I got made fun of by white kids for my food in school and it's honestly so humiliating and a little dehumanising
Not to even mention how much food prices have gone up, at least in my country. I don't even buy sausage anymore because it's just too expensive, but these guys will just throw it away for a joke.
Also, she said she was sharing the apartment with two other people. What if the food belonged to one of them? That entire family is so disgustingly privileged.
@@cupriferouscatalyst3708 I live in Hawaiʻi & things are so bad here. I have mental breakdowns almost daily for how hard it is to just afford necessities & I’m technically middle class based on US standards. Native Hawaiians make up 10% of our population but over half of the homeless population. In our culture the land here means everything to us. It’s where we come from; it’s where our ancestors are. We fight so hard to stay here & some of us fight until it gets to a point you can no longer leave to live somewhere affordable. I really appreciated Kurtis’s response to them coming here & how they treated the people Brent’s sister was staying with. Also, there’s literally no way she spent $50 to stay there. She most likely spent at least $100-150 per night. Hostels cost $70 a night & Air Bnbs have so many restrictions due to laws in place to prevent rent increases, so they’re really expensive.
Damn, and Asian food is literally the best food ever. I'd be the kid wanting a piece of Mungo.
Dude it's so stupid that those exact kids can't wait to get takeout from a freaking Asian restaurant too. The double standards!! I actually love trying a bunch of new food I won't lie and say I like a certain dish cause it won't do me any good but I won't nag about how bad it is food is up to your own preference.
I think what makes it even worse is that Brent doesn't even acknowledge how very very privileged he is
I guess you could say that.
Yup. He has zero morals and zero integrity. And the fact that he’s making tons of money, hand-over-fist, means that he won’t ever acknowledge his privilege or all of the horrible stuff he’s peddling to young kids. Much less feel remorseful about it. He’s being rewarded for all of it so why would he?
bc he doesn't realize it
he has lived in an area where people are just as wealthy and privileged as him his entire life. he’s probably only heard of homeless people and how all of them are addicts and dangerous.
i am genuinely seething about the girl complaining she had to share a room with 2 other people, and then threw food away because it "came with the place". She really just tossed out her roommate's food. evil behavior
I've litterally cried because I was waiting all day to come home and eat my food only to find out it was thrown away. like it would seem like it's not a big deal but when it's your driving motivation to get through the day it really hurts to have it trashed.
Wasn't it Brent who threw it away though? I feel like the friend in that was acting a script made by him. And even if the complaints were the real response, I feel like it says something that it was untouched before the 2 others guys came over. Like spoiled, but not THAT far out of touch to throw a stranger's meal into trash, one lending their house at least
I love how he put Danny’s and Drew’s vines while saying something about how viners have become really big after vine was taken down
“Funny talented viners”
that bit where brent rivera gets disgusted by the food in the fridge really broke my heart since what we normally eat is just shamed to millions. Its embarrassing and perpetuates younger generations to ostracize those who dont eat a "normal" breakfast. Absolutely heart breaking to see
Ikr food waste is awful I hate that it’s being used as content for kids
And that was a lot of food he threw away!!! Like jfc dude have some respect for the place you’re living in
also that looked like totally normal acceptable food too, I'd eat that.
I wasnt tok fazed by him until that part. The blatant disregard and disrespect for other people and their property is insane to me.
@@phospadparadschaa It's not even just food waste. If we assume that that room was actually $50 a night (which I'm guessing it wasn't- that looked like $120-ish for a Hawaii airBnB), it is likely that whoever's food that is is on a budget. There is a chance that someone was planning to eat that for an actual meal so that they could, y'know, EAT, and they may not actually have the budge to replace it.
Then these 25 year old shithead rich kids come in and throw it out for a video. What a bunch of empathy lacking dirtbags.
As someone who is born and raised, and currently living in Hawaii. I can say we dislike people who act like this. If you come to Hawaii: respect the people, the places, and the rules. If not, do not come. Hawaii is a home to many wonderful cultures and people, it’s not your playground to act disrespectful.
people like this will go there and act a fool then wonder why every local there was fucking rude. lmao biggest idiots ever.
and if you're not native Hawaiian, get out and stay out until we're deoccupied
@AlexInComputerLand what do you mean by that..?
@@space_marbles They mean that the US colonized Hawaii, which was a thriving nation until we arrived. Many native Hawaiians do not encourage tourism to their home that they don't have 'ownership of' because of the US government
If I ever go to Hawaii the culture would be the selling point.
i'm a recovering meth addict and hearing kurtis talk about allocating safe injection sites kinda made me tear up a little, it's just so refreshing seeing people not treating drug addicts like criminals
I hope you're doing well ☺
Que Dios te bendiga
Best of luck for your recovery ❤️❤️
Random person on the Internet, but I'm so proud of you, keep clean, you got this!!
What a wholesome thread, that's so nice
As a current St. Louis city resident, I live every single moment in fear. Danger lurks around every corner, and each person living here is urged to leave once a week by the city’s government.
As someone who lives in St.Louis, I can confirm that as soon as I walk out of my front door, there are people right in my face telling me that this place is so dangerous
I can't believe you live there that place is so dangerous
When I tell people I love in Downtown St. Louis they act like I live in an active war zone
@@shelbymorgan1667The history is kind of fascinating. I'm also from STL, and we have a long history of economic redlining/gentrification. Including pushing out a thriving African-American community to build the STL Arch. The "hood" areas were a deliberate creation, and then people complain about rates of poverty and crime
I was ab to comment the same thing 😂😂 that is how I walk around
omg do u walk around telling people that they shouldn't be there and that this place dangerous????
Brent looks like the type of guy that smells too much like old spice cologne.
@DuogDoug 🅥 oh my god i can’t believe it is the real dougdoug the sentient divorced bell pepper
He smells like an expired almond.
FRR
He definitely axe bombed the lockers in middle school
Nah he’s gotta smell like too much AXE
the fact brents friends were complaining about being on a plane when so many people including myself literally never even been in an airport is wild.
It’s the fact that that’s literally just a normal airplane! They are such entitled rich people.
YES! people act like flying, vacationing, etc aren't already luxuries, not to mention getting first class seats, resorts, etc. And the girl complaining about her seat was *visibly* slouched down in her chair so that her knees would hit the chair in front of her. just straight bs it's so goddamn lame
it would blow their mind if they found out ppl havent had that experience...
@@blood-soupright!
bro ive been to planes before and the only thing i'd worry is some brat kicking my seat or a baby crying so them being on a first class seat yet still complaining irritates me like cmon dude
My friend fucking died in slab city, and the guy who did it called me handsome | Brent Rivera
As someone who literally lived in a motel with two other people because i was homeless, Brent complaining about a very normal sized room made me so so angry. I hate rich people so much
Exactly!
(Just i feel like not every rich person is mean but what do i nose)
@@bellathesuperpomswhadoinose
Not all rich people are like that but yea I hate rich assholes too
no one should have this much money at all. I agree wit you man
I don’t think all rich ppl are bad (but the news perpetuates the worst ones for money and exploitation so it’s hard to see the good ones) but brenty boy is not on that list
i cant get over how much Brent looks, sounds and behaves like the rich bully from a Disney Channel movie, right down to being a 25 y/o man playing a teenage boy.
edit: more people have liked this than live in my entire county and its one of the goofier things i've ever written LMAO you guys are crazy, i love ya:)
THISSS 💀
I can't stand how right that is.
So accurate 💀
I don’t usually say this but this comment is actually underrated. The buildup to the final burn was just something i really appreciated
What a mic drop. Amen.
👏👏👏
Brent Rivera is the perfect representation of clickbait pushed as “kid-friendly” content
@Lucifer Morningstar 🅥 L
He is a perfect representation of sexualized content for children on the internet
Kids are the easiest demo. It’s the safest route when you have zero talent & no work ethic. Haha
More like Teenage bait tbh
@@D44RK_Iced_Yogs Nah its literal kids lmao most, if not all, his comments seem to come from kids because of the non-sensical nature or short-formed sentence structure that they post with lol its weird.
Living in hawaii rn. That “$50” place is super, super nice. That place DEFINITELY cost more than $50. Also the stuff fridge they threw away was a delicious hawaiian breakfast. Spam, eggs, and rice tastes SO nice 👌
I fully doubt it was $50. It was probably $50 for something they bought in general but I bet it was more than that to be in that air bnb type situation with two other people and there's nothing wrong with that. I think she was being a bitch.
The breakfast she threw away is a normal variation of breakfast for a lot of ppl so honestly they're just entitled and childish
not too into the spam but sausage eggs and rice is a real nice breakfast
I’m sorry but coming from someone in a middle class family, seeing him call that normal sized room a “jail cell” just showed how ignorant they are and how rich they wanna appear to others. We’re usually lucky if the hotel room we rent on vacations has 3 beds, and we’re a family of 5.
i never even went on a vacation lol- 🥴
do you not mean youre working class then? Middle classes are relatively comfortably off
@@itssmariaaaa yea we’re kind of in the lowest level of middle class
For real, I’m in a family of six and it’s the same way for me
I- cant even afford a fucking vacation even if everyone in out family chipped in so....
Brent Rivera talking about how little kids are "so mature" these days so often is really creepy.
Ikr
I think it's cringey but not creepy.
@@PeterGriffin11 it's creepy in a way like... I mean, just... He's a creep guy who doesn't want to grow up and wants to stay always surrounded by kids showing them stuff like kissing and sexualyzing his sister and stuff... If you wanna do content for kids, do content FOR KIDS, not acting like a stupid spoiled brat. Nothing wrong on doing content for kids no matter your age (like voiceactors dubbing cartoons for example!), but he's just a brat himself and really not a good example... He's both cringey and creepy cuz of the way he sexualizes content that was meant to be for kids.
@@PeterGriffin11 maybe they mean it's creepy to see a child as mature because it could lead to *other* issues or maybe they just mean it means he is incredibly immature.
@@Freshest_Water If Brent was a pedo I'd understand finding it creepy but as far as I know he's not. I just think their taking something that really isn't that creepy or serious and making into something it's not.
Every year I get reminded that Brent Rivera is a real human being and I don't know how to feel about that honestly
feel terrified
Maybe he's a demon who has live for many centuries by kidnapping children for being bad, like krampus
I recognise u!❤
@@justgonnacomment OMG HII
what the hell is with all these bots in the replies
9:19 This aged like milk
Lol cause the tiktok ban😭😭
the $50 house they went in genuinely looked so nice, I'd stay there for weeks. seeing them call it trashy is so cruddy
Yeah totally. I’d kill to have that house
Right? Like, it looked clean and well maintained, not overly cramped by any means. I honestly felt secondhand embarrassment watching them act like she was living in squalor
Yeah, kinda felt bad considering it's way better than my apartment. I think my kitchen is like ⅓ the size of that one, lol.
like that cheap for this good of a place is amazing, i would stay there as long as possible tbh
It's literally bigger than my apartment omg
Thank you for being so respectful to Hawaii, Kurtis, it means the world to me. I'm not kanaka (indigenous Hawaiian) or kama'aina (registered Hawaiian citizen), but I have very close family who are. My dad lived there his entire childhood. Its story and culture are really important to me. Watching Brent Rivera absolutely desecrate and make fun of it to an impressionable audience who assumedly doesn't know anything about O'ahu seriously broke my heart. I feel I'm not easily upset by most things I see on this app, but it struck a chord because of how close to home it hit. Seeing someone as influential as yourself treat Hawaii with kindness and condemn Rivera for his actions made me really happy to see. I've been a fan of your channel for several years, but I think it's time to officially move into Kurtistown :]
That was one of the nicest comments I’ve read in a while :) I visited Hawaii as part of a research program that studied island bird and fish species, and it was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Some of the people we worked with at national parks and forest preserves were native Hawaiian, and they told us all about the myths surrounding many animals. Wonderful people and a wonderful place.
Welcome to kurtistown, friend :)
God this entire thread is so precious
🐶🐱🧁🍭😊
It was nice reading your comment. Also, I had no idea that tourists were such a huge problem there in Hawaii. I wish more people talk about it and I'll spread the message to people that are considering visiting Hawaii
it warmed my heart to see drew and danny as the examples of "genuinely talented and funny"
i smiled so hard
Same
Kurtis put his friends clips in the video?? No way
I mean those are his other forms so of course he loves them❤
@@justgonnacomment well actually, Kurtis and Danny are *Drew’s* other forms as Drew is the only person on TH-cam.
As a member of a low income family, I nearly chocked hearing her complain about the planes, and all that shit. I would KILL to be flown out by someone who PROVIDES the money for me.
I've been to slab city, actually, and my car got stuck in the mud there and everyone was SO gracious and helpful, they literally rescued me and my car for free. Definitely not some super scary or awful place
I think jerm bot visited there and his video was actually funny, they had the same issue and people helped them out!
I think they also brought like beer or something to share with the locals so it didn't have the same Zoo Vibe lol. I would honestly like to visit, I feel like I'd get along with them and meet some cool people.
I live close to slab city and they have concerts every weekend
Most dangerous place on earth, huh💀💀
@notnow literally the second time I've fallen for his in the past 3 mins...
@@rai.74 bro stop clickin links LMAO these people are phishing 💀💀💀
@@mightymeatymech fr I'm slacking smh
this is the first time iʻve seen someone on youtube mention the struggling local population in Hawaiʻi...genuine shoutout to you! as a native Hawaiian in Hawaiʻi those are always my first thoughts when seeing disrespectful videos like those. literally disgusting.
On a podcast episode a while ago he talked about how he’s considered going to Kurtistown on Big Island but won’t because it would just be a white TH-camr coming in to exploit a place as if they own it, especially when Hawaiians have explicitly ask people not to come. Love him for that!
@@kirawebster6583 do you have the ep number? would love to listen :)
@@beekinddd it was a Patreon episode! Pretty sure #34 :)
@@kirawebster6583 so glad im a patron 🙏 tysm!!
literally. i didnt even know abt the problem until i watched this video. my brother is in hawaii for the airforce so i get happy when people talk abt it bc it reminds me of him but the overtourism is disgusting
it actually genuinely made me feel bad when he threw away the persons leftovers like that because i can just imagine the person being upset about that and thats kind of heartbreaking
It actually looked so good, if I was in that house I'd honestly be jealous and want some myself. The absolute audacity and privilege of these rich assholes to throw out a stranger's food for no reason, UGH it really boils my blood
They literally don’t think about anyone but themselves. I can’t imagine not having any level of empathy like that
No but that would literally cause me to cry for hours. Like, my roommate accidentally threw out my milkshake the other day and I cried in my room for a while, I can't imagine if someone threw out a bunch of food that I was probably looking forward to eating later, just for a video or sm. I would probably be upset for a couple days honestly
This is so true. I put food in the fridge to have later. I would cry as well if later it was not here :( One genuinely looks forward to food you put away for later.
lol it's ok man, just like basiclly everything else in their video, I'm quite sure it was fake. They are a bunch of morons but I don't think everything in all their videos is fake EXCEPT stealing a strangers food and throwing it in the trash.
0:37 i love that when kurtis talks about the "geniunely funny and talented people" coming from vine hes just showing clips of his friends
As a social worker who is currently getting her masters degree, it makes me so happy to hear you talking about harm reduction! It’s so heartbreaking knowing that multimillion dollar TH-camrs just go there for content when those people who do live there and who are not actors desperately need help! 😢
Congrats! I'm getting my degree in social work as well and I definitely appreciated this video too
Hi fellow social worker :)
Brent needs to take a liberation psych class and shut his trap. Awesome you didn’t fall victim to the governments disregard for your well being, but don’t label those that did dangerous
@@artieche9what are you thinking about going into? Is it your MSW or BSW?
@@eeeemmmmm It's my BSW right now but I'll probably end up getting my masters as well. And right now I'm leaning towards working with older adults. How about you??
The fact that they see a neat kitchen and decent room and think it’s nasty just proves that they haven’t lived through anything actually bad or even seen anything. They would die of heart attack seeing how some hotels have broken appliances/furniture and bugs lmao
They would perish at the sight of true poverty
i just find it insane that they have like no empathy either and just put that on the internet for little kids to see and feel bad about their homes because they're 'not good enough'
No wonder now why Ava or whatever her name is was telling Tyler (in the Stanley hotel video) that if they were “regular guests”. I’m so glad he confronted her on that
@@MutantRobot602 I still don’t understand what that part meant tbh
@@lauraperalta3883 if I remember correctly they were telling Tyler that he was on their space, when actually they were just on the same common area and probably had the tour together. So when he explained that Ava said that because in her head being them grants them exclusivity in the hotel, when that’s far from the true and there are so many creators making their videos there
I love how he turned the trend of "we try a cheap and expensive option" into "I try an expensive thing and make my friends do the worse version"
Also titeling them "i survived..."
A song called "little kids nowadays" should not have the line "throwing it back" in it
She was sharing an apartment with two other people. There was food on the fridge that didn't belong to her. So it was probably from one of the other two. Most reasonable course of action: throw the food on the garbage.
Fr that’s so obviously why it was there. I’m not sure how none of Brent’s goons were able to put two and two together
@@string-cheese they probably did but threw it away for content
honestly, the most dangerous physical harm you can face in slab city, are all of the random sand pits that can swallow half of your car. I follow an artist that actually had an artist commune in slab city; they created a ton of art and got to know the locals. she said despite the couple of people that just wanted to be left alone, the rest of slab city was super welcoming and kind to her and the other artists there.
who was the artist?
Who was the artist?
U gotta drop the artist
Proof?
@@rupert6251 Lol they don't owe you shit
Him hiring a black man as the "dangerous local" is very telling.
i was literally thinking the same thing !!!
that guy is BLACK and talks in his regional vernacular isn't that so WACKY 🤪🤣🥴
They had a the white dude with the white face paint too as a local too. What do you mean?
@@bluebeka2458 yeah but he wasn't played up. he passed by, left a warning, and walked off. they had the black guy get all up in their business being obnoxious and intrusive
@@bluebeka2458 the white dude was there to warn them. the black guy was the implied threat, hence their reactions of getting up and away from him so quickly
bro literally it’s so weird there’s so many youtuber who’s demographic is kids yet they make just slightly inappropriate so kids will watch and it’s just like for what
Yeah really weird, Brent Rivera is weird
yes and then the actual small creators who post nice content instead get targetted by youtube
thats wonderful.....
A round of applause for Kurtis understanding addiction and how our government needs to help addicts and fight the epidemic
SERIOUSLY! I was so damn pleasantly surprised to hear that he understands addiction. :)
bare minimum yet so rare
@@nusayba864 it's subject to a wide range of sociological perspectives, though. sure, I would agree that blaming addicts for their addiction is most often an ignorant thing to do, but many people don't see it that way. I guess it depends on what you mean by "bare minimum."
@@mast3rtadp0l33 it's definitely not to say it's the least someone might do, because they can literally actively contribute to the problem, but probably to say that someone _should_ at the very least understand such things
@@nusayba864 ppl who say “bare minimum” are literally the most annoying people
Kurtis's moustache looks like two caterpillars going in for a kiss.
And honestly, i dig it.
This may be the funniest and most accurate thing I've read today. Thanks for the laugh
Cant unsee it now thanks
This is the best thing i’ve read this week thank you
I can/t unsee this.
Love wins
That one video where Brent was arguing with his friend that girls mainly care about how much money you spend on them (when they usually don’t, in my limited experience) is so dangerous. Not just because it’s misogynistic and stupid (although that is the main problem), but because it is directly intended to foster insecurity in young people throughout their dating lives, when dating should be fun, not a perpetual panic attack where you’re fretting that the other person may only be dating you because they want to have lots of money spent on them (otherwise known as using you for your money). Screw you, Brent. And the horse you rode in on
Also the fact that apparently the video confirms it and the girl is bothered is kind of weird
Honestly, I was thinking... if he's only ever dating other rich entitled brats like himself, wouldn't surprise me if they actually got bothered by him not spending "enough" money on dates. Any sane and grounded person that I know would agree with Kurtis and be thrilled by a - entirely more creative date - like taking a tandem bike to Subway 😆
@@xLiLlyx98 It may be because no girl on Earth would ever like Brent for just being himself
@@richardtheconquerer ... Yup 😬😅
damn this comment is the realest
am i the only one who feels sus abt him clearly casting only black men to play the """dangerous slab city locals"""""?
I like how at 21:39, Brent confesses that a girl has never liked him for who he is. I appreciate the honesty.
That was exactly my take too lmao
i mean hes very unlikable lmao i doubt any of his friends would like him if he didnt have all that money either
@@transsexualcomrade To be fair, considering they're actively participating in his videos, I doubt his friends are much better
what’s to like
Not like that's surprising at all lol
You can tell Kurtis is a good mayor based off the way he talks about government funding. He truly cares about his citizens.
best mayor ever
Government funding is tax money not his money
@@Berryations Don't question the ways of our benevolent mayor
I like how Brent forced his sister to act unimpressed with the cheap date when I feel like that's what normal high school kids do on dates, like my 5-year anniversary with my partner is in a few weeks and all we did for the first date was go to a burger place, paid around $30, and then walked around and enjoyed each other's company. I know it's super obvious but it's not about how much you spend it's about who you're with and for our anniversary we're going to commemorate it by going to the same place. Cheap dates rule
@sewer~rat one of the better dates i’ve been on, we got coffee (i got tea bc i didn’t want an upset stomach), went to a used bookstore, went on a really long walk, and watched anime. it was nice
Crazy how people who are *genuinely* in love with their partner can find enjoyment, love, and a great way to make the "mundane" seem romanticized and a wonderful date because shared company and being financially smart about spending is actually a really healthy and great thing...crazyyyyyyy
EXACTLY, going on a fancy date will just make me nervous about the growing tab, cheap dates will allow me to focus on my partner and having fun exclusively lol
@@falakrafi and the thing is: that was our first date. we didn’t end up getting together but we genuinely just wanted to get to know each other, our second date was tennis (campus court, so free for students). it shouldn’t be about the money
Honestly very true, the best dates I have with my partner are always the cheap ones, or the ones where we just walk around and discover new places we havent been in. Its better than fancy restaurants and expensive hotels imo
1:23 I didn’t do anything 😭😭😭 I also never met my brother😭😭😭
HEY I'm a recovering meth addict and wanted to say thanks for the compassion, homie, you continue to have the most empathetic, level headed takes, keep it up
❤ sending u all the love
Sending you good luck, no one deserves to be subjected to the horrors of addiction. You going this far makes you more strong, brave, and amazing than most on the planet
lots of love💗 stay strong :)
Your doing great ❤
sending u love pal, and stay sober
i go to slab city all the time and no one has ever said it’s dangerous 😭 literally u just go and enjoy the art… most of the locals set up art exhibits at their camp and they just want to show it off to visitors. A lot of them actually love sitting with people and just telling stories about their lives. Once a month, they host a little potluck in the community with chili and an open mic show. Yes, there are a few people that want to be left alone and they just leave signs to stay off their property or they’ll have a line of empty bottles/tires serving as a sort of fence. No one’s gonna hurt you unless you literally break into their house. Slab city is quite literally all people that wanted to escape the hustle culture and just sit in the desert and create sculptures. It’s wholesome asf if you’re open minded about the culture. If i have friends come to CA from out of state, I always try to stop by slab city with them.
As for the no laws situation, cops don’t go out there. Mostly because the closest station is about 1.5-2 hours away. I can almost guarantee that police officer interaction was staged somewhere closer to civilization because he wouldn’t be sent out there unless something big happened. He definitely wouldn’t have time to sit and chit chat with brent rivera 😭
Exactly where is Slab City? And why is it called that?
@Courage Karnga Cali. Out around Death Valley. The nearest town is a rinky dink place called Niland.
It's called that because it's built on the slabs of an old military training camp.
The most dangerous part of the place is the heat in the summertime, but in the winter, it turns into a sort of festival. It's a unique winter birding location, but few people stay all year. So if you go, make sure it's not during the hot months.
yeah the whole "its the most dangerous city in america" thing mostly just felt like "its poor and not full of high-rises and i dont like that"
literally ☠️
dude thats so fucking cute
As a person who lived in STL Missouri it was so tiring everyday walking around telling people how dangerous it is.
Yeah. STL can be dangerous AF, but mostly for the victims of gang violence who are stuck in horrible conditions and a cycle of deeply racist oppression. The leadership literally abandoned places like North St. Louis and East St. Louis.
I find it interesting that St. Louis has the reputation it does. I've been there so many times for a variety of reasons and have never felt unsafe. I believe that some areas certainly are. Don't get me wrong. But even then, I honestly enjoy going there more than I enjoy going to Chicago. The vibe is just different. If someone asked if I wanted to do something in St. Louis, I'd say sign me up. Danger can find you wherever you go. It is more a matter of luck and common sense whether it finds you or not (universal you) People should not let the idea of potential danger stop them from doing something other than very extreme circumstances. Just my take on it.
@@TheShauNanigans i live in stl and have definitely had my share of close calls but i def feel more nervous in chicago lol. last week in stl someone tried to rob me while i was still in my car so i just drove off. there’s no violent crime masterminds hahaha
@@madiisuun I am so glad you were in a situation where you were able to get away. Sincerely! That would get my blood pumping for sure to say the least.
I live in a relatively small college city (Champaign-Urbana), and had a couple people follow my friend and I while walking downtown on Friday. They asked us for help, and while I'm not opposed to giving a dollar here and there to someone in need, these two people came up out of the darkness and were just generally creepy people. After we said we couldn't help them, they followed us for a couple blocks. Thankfully, nothing bad happened, but crime in general has gone up statistically in my city, and I want to stress that my friend and I both were close to running, but they were still keeping pace or could have easily decided to stop following us at any point. I do not typically feel unsafe, but it does happen. Scary stuff can happen anywhere, at any time, and while we should be cautious of our surroundings, we should not let it stop us from going somewhere or doing something. She and I had a wonderful time other than that experience, but it does seem like a good example for this current discussion.
@@TheShauNanigans stl is only really unsafe during the nighttime downtown or if you get involved w gangs. my boyfriend is canadian and visited here last summer. he had a wonderful time and didnt feel unsafe at all. it just depends on the area, the time of day, wand what youre doing there
"Surviving a vacation..." ?
I can't even afford a vacation.
i was so grossed out by everything, but just casually tossing out food for me was a crossed line. that was just so gross. kids nowadays would never do that
The throwing out the food thing was pretty bad, but i dont feel like it was nearly as bad as the kind of message he spread on his platform about the people living in slab city and also just going to Hawaii against the wishes of the locals living there. I mean dont get me wrong, throwing someone elses food out without a second thought or even concern that maybe it belonged to someone else was disgusting. But it broke my heart even more to see him make the people of slab city out to be dirty drug addicted scum, and be so disrespectful to the people of Hawaii by showing up. Him and his friends are just disgusting people all around.
Nah fr caz everything’s so expensive.
The only thing I disagree with you on is the ”kids nowadays would never do that”. I live in a rough area of England so I can’t speak for other places, but the kids and teenagers here are foul. Really disrespectful and often dangerous, this is exactly the kind of shit they would do
And the fact that she is living with two other people, and that food could quite possibly have been bought by one of them and they planned on eating it
And the way he “joked” about it while doing it. That goddamn “I’m gonna do you a favor” while throwing the food into the trash was just… genuinely such a cruel thing to say.
Brent: Complains about little kids consuming massive amounts of materialistic product and content
Also Brent: Profits off of said kids
True
there are many differences between these two okay!! kids nowadays are on tiktok! he grew up on vine! totally different duh
“Of COURSE it is, it’s a bathroom in the sky you jackass” is a top tier line
I saw this as he said it, honestly iconic
its so sweet to me that he used clips of Danny and drew when mentioning "genuinely funny and talented people" 🥺
It's entirely insane that he made a music video about how grown up kids are tryna be while also being a large influencer that introduces them constantly to adult themes
Exactly he’s icky
And arrogant bc he really think he’s the shit, he’s one of those “nice guys” who leads on and flirts with his female friends plus act like a couple with them just to “entertain” his teen followers despite them having partners and it’s just gross
@@Itzezyyyy it’s honestly so horrible how he only cares about himself to gain money and not realizing the effect his videos has or maybe he does and just doesn’t care either way he’s a horrible person by displaying this kind of behavior towards kids who knows no better
because he's a f*king predator, that's why
@@FeFE8 yea he just doesn’t care bc he doesn’t think it’s his job anyway to influence children so he puts on this cringy act to appear “energetic” and still makes fun of his own subscribers lol he’s just icky
This coverage of people acting like normal everyday places being "gross" is why I hate most TH-camrs/influencers. Obviously Kurtis covered off on it perfectly, but these people are disgusting. I have a good job, I have a nice apartment. These losers clowning on someone eating ramen noodles, or buying a cheap plane ticket makes me, a person who has enough to be happy, sad. Makes me feel less than good enough. Great work here, Kurtis. This shit pisses me off too, and creates unrealistic expectations for the younger generation.
Man, so many people would kill to be in your position.
Brent Rivera wishes he was like you. You’re peacefully living and content. Have an amazing day!
"Little kids nowadays, always getting jobs to pay for food that they need, like what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is this. LOL just be rich like meeeeeee"
(I hope you have a good day)
Remember the wisdom from the Princess diaries, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Thank you for being so empathetic towards those struggling with addiction. I'm not an addict myself, but my mother was, and as a result, she's passed away. It really is something that ruins lives, and if the people around us had been more empathetic, and she hadn't been demonized and criminalized for her substance abuse, she could have gotten the help she needed and maybe she'd still be here. People don't realise how damaging it is to call addicts dangerous and criminalize them. It prevents them from getting the help they need, and it tears families apart. I really appreciate you being kind ❤️
Couldn’t agree more💕
My uncle recently passed away and he was an alcoholic and smoker. He definitely hurt our family a lot but was a sweet man and meant well, he just had sicknesses that impaired his ability to see things clearly/make decisions.
I'm so sorry... But I'm glad you made that comment. It made me smile knowing you have a great outlook on this kind of stuff.
I’m so sorry you had to experience that, and for that to be worsened by people who only seem to look at things at its surface and to not look at the deeper issues within things. At least deep down, you know that she was a good person and no matter what anyone may say, you have that thought and that feeling in your mind that no one else can’t deny you.
Sorry for your loss, it will get better. People like you talking about this is what’s is making and will continue to make it better
Their portrayal of Slab City is genuinely one of the most ghoulish things I’ve seen in my life. People with mental illnesses, addicts, and unhoused people are treated bad enough by society, and it’s so horrifically sad knowing that they’re not even safe in a community they’ve built from the ground up. These people aren’t “dangerous” or evil and murderous, they just want to live peacefully without some pathetic rich kid waving a camera in their faces.
Kurtis, never apologize for how long a video gets! I'd wager that no one who follows you would ever complain about a long video! If anything, we thank you for putting in the extra effort it takes to create and edit longer videos!
Seconded 😁
Ikr??
No complaints from me 😁
i LOVE the longer videos
exactly! whenever i see a long video i get excited and grab a snack
It's not odd to see an adult make content for kids (ex. Bill Nye). It is weird to see an adult make content for kids, in which they act as if they're a fellow kid.
Also that girl had plenty of leg room. She was literally lying down in a desperate attempt to appear like she had a problem that she simply did not have.
Honestly!! Like she was slouching so much lol. Sit up and a relax. I really find it creepy when these adult TH-camrs act like kids, 30 years old and still making videos about how to survive highschool..it’s absurd and strange. It makes me feel like they feel as if it’s the only time they peaked and they can’t move on.
Well when they act like a kid but at the same time are inappropriate like what you said. Cause like actors in kids show often act like little kids too but they keep it kid friendly.
Well when they act like a kid but at the same time are inappropriate like what you said. Cause like actors in kids show often act like little kids too but they keep it kid friendly.
Blippy does and he seems like a green flag
A big difference in terms of good kids content and bad kids content is how they treat the audience. So take Blippy, yes hes very eccentric and talks somewhat like a kid but he never treats the kids as stupid. Good kids content is educational and yes sometimes it may seem childish to keep the kids attention but it works and helps their learning. Fuck coco melon tho
Source: Me a nursery teacher
As someone who can't afford to spend a lot of money on vacations (if I can afford one on the first place) , sharing places with other people have been the most enjoyable part of it. Meeting new people, getting to know them was so much fun, that seeing those people hating the idea of sharing and being this disrespectful towards the others is so freaking insane to me 💀
that’s so cool! i was wondering how do you make sure u are safe while doing so?
@@animalloverrr2000 Well I usually go to campings, shelters and trekking sites, (since staying on hotels are way too expensive for me) and the people that visit those places are usually kind and respectful, at least around here, and at least the ones I have meet. Is like an unspoken rule of caring for each other's stuff.
I know is not always perfect or everyone has the same experiences but at least for me the part of connecting with other human beings was a huge part of the experience.
Kurtis is one of the very few TH-camrs that can use a laugh track and I’m not annoyed
the way kurtis started speaking facts about the failure of the government rather than the city itself being a "dangerous area" made me love him even more
yesss
@@mariloom oh shit lol thanks for the like check
Yes, kurtis is the best
honestly that’s just how a normal informed mature person would perceive it. kurtis is not special, he’s just a decent person, which unfortunately is becoming more rare online. the issue is that too many influencers are out of touch with reality and have no problem with being a negative influence.
BROOO THAT MADE ME SO HAPPY
as an indigenous viewer, thank you for acknowledging that native hawaiians want outsiders to leave them alone! i’m glad this is becoming more common knowledge.
In your opinion is there anyway people can visit without being disrespectful?
@@xoasc7607 just visit and dont be a dick. You have a right to visit places.
I get that it's annoying to have tourists in your place but I don't think it's fair to blame the tourists for wanting to visit the place.
@@John-kd2tc well I think that’s what he was talking about, when you go to these expensive luxurious resorts there you funneling all your money to white Americans rather than the actual locals. So essentially your tourism is more destructive than beneficial.
@@sierrab5010who’s fault is that…….
I actually laughed out loud during the "24 hour in dangerous place" bit (Brent Rivera). As a kid I fell asleep to the sounds of gunshots in the distance. I feel like any kid in any remotely unsafe area would be able to call bullshit on brent's video.
It’s the classic rich person calling anything remotely ghetto/poor dangerous.
right? real people don’t act like that
tru btw is that a jojo pfp i think that doppio from part 5
white noise machine? nah i got my gunshots and train noises
-another underprivileged child (me)
everytime I hear about gun control in America and my head hurts
10:15 not to be a pretentious horror nerd (which I am) but the shining wasn’t filmed there. The whole inside was a set but the Stanley is what inspired the shining.
Imagine the little kids nowadays who are watching Brent Rivera as he shames and mocks people who are in the same spot as them. They’re literally being taught to hate themselves, their parents, and their lives. There are very few people as wealthy as Brent Rivera, and those people should be helping others, not insulting them. It’s absolutely disgusting, the way he presents normal lifestyles. But, on a happy note, great video Kurtis!
Ugh sounds like a fucking Andrew Tate pipeline
my cousin goes to a rich kids school (and more than likely watches sigma grindset videos) and is so ashamed of his house and his family to his friends, I pity him, and sometimes I feel really proud for living in a worst house than him, like really really worst, but I still like my house as is, trully a moment for him
Bro I swear he's a p3d0... im sorry, but like him making content for kids and saying theyre so "mature" when literally when we were kids (I was a kid in the 2000s and 2010s) we were doing the same shit... Like I could be overexaggerating, but nothing drastically changed except parents giving toddlers internet access lmao And the way his video thumbnails are pretty sexual for literal elementary schoolers is just beyond weirdo behavior to me... like wtf.
This is 100% happening with this type of content creators, and it’s wild to me that they present this version of the world, and that kids have to grow up with that point of view. It’s extremely sad.
@@Gustoberg just give up hope if he watches those, bruh
Anyone feel it's kiiiinda creepy that Brent keeps emphasising that "kids these days are so mature"
That’s actually really freaking creepy
i wouldn’t be shocked if he gets exposed for things involving minors in the future, and i wouldn’t be shocked if his excuse is “but she’s so mature!”
Literally my first thought. Stop saying that babies look like 20 year olds. They don’t dude, that’s just you 🤢🤮
I didn't even think about that...
it didn’t occur to me at first but honestly you’re right, too many people who’ve done deplorable things peddle that line a lot
brent clearly threw out the breakfast because it wasn't lasagna or meatloaf 😔
WAS IT LASAGNA OR MEATLOAF
Was it lasagna or meatloaf 😭
Personally I’m hopin it was lasagna I’m a lasagna lover
@@ThemanthelegendKenny I like a good meatloaf personally
Was it lasagna or meatloaf? 😭 | Brent Rivera