Im sorry, mr beast is doing WHAT on his channel?????!!!?!!?! I literally. Have heard almost nothing abt him. Except that hes annoying and has a lot of money that he sometimes gives ppl to make videos abt and a big fanbase and makes That Face a lot. But i didnt. Fucking know. Thats not philanthropy what the actual FUCK why arent more people talking abt this?? Ive seen a bit of discourse abt 'does philanthropy have meaning if ur using it for views' irt to him, esp irt the blind ppl eye surgery video (literally the only video i knew of), but THAT IS???? NOT THE PROBLEM HERE?? WHAT THE FUCK this is the most dystopian shit.
This reminds me of the japanese man who as a contestant of a game show had to live in isolation and could only survive off of things he won from sweepstakes. And the mental toll on him was. Insane. This is seriously like the most morally bankrupt psychology experiment shit, except its not even a psychology experiment, nobodys even getting real data or benefit from it, it's just perverse entertainment that mr beast is profiting off of. What the fuck. I know i keep saying that but rlly what the fuck.
I like how succintly you gave a rebuttal to that Schafrillas video because when I watched it I felt like I was going insane explaining to myself the reasons why it didn't make sense lmao
Fantastic video. I loved Squid Game and refuse to watch the reality show for pretty much all the reasons you've outlined here. The bigger the wealth gap gets and more unequal our society becomes, the more I start to feel really icky about gameshows in general. Since around 2008, as living standards have fallen for all but the richest in society, they've felt more and more gross to me. Nothing illustrates this more, from my perspective, than this contest between periods at an ice hockey game in South Dakota, USA, where teachers from local schools had to scramble and fight for dollar bills to pay for classroom supplies. Fucking grotesque. https://youtu.be/oGiF30dJg4M?si=MjGDuJSqrZU51bh2
Its so baffling that after all those deaths and conflicts the participants faced, all the execs saw was that it was a "small part". How is this not satire?
I'd love it if all of Jack's future videos kept ending on an ominous, desaturated teaser for an upcoming Elemental critique, and then it just never happens.
Its funny that the Victorian amusement of slumming is now packaged so you can watch "the other side" without getting near them. Of course, the "other side" are actually actors who are usually better off than those comfortable people paying for the privilege of watching them. Because movies are cheap entertainment. I am being sarcastic.
There is a pernicious habit among filmbros to think films are important but real life works that people do every day aren't. Because there isn't a camera showing the good deeds and an audience to applaud. Its an odd cycle of exhorting people to engage in capitalism so they can support filmmaker's capitalism which in 'important' film cases, often preaches anti-capitalism. Its the modern version of selling Catholic indulgences–you can sin but pay money to be forgiven. The acrobatics of hypocrisy denial is truly astounding.
I really appreciate your point about hbomberguy’s analysis because I felt a similar frustration that Harry ends it with what feels like a wildly successful youtuber saying “make money, but don’t plagiarize”. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe it’s justified to plagiarize or neglect crediting and citing your sources, it’s just irritating that it feels like hbomb neglected the larger systemic analysis of why people might plagiarize to begin with. Instead, he opted to frame James and co. as bad apples that are, for one reason or another, intentionally malicious in ways that creators like himself or any viewers simply can’t be, and I just find that so disappointing.
Nobody going to mention the utter insanity of the woman that won being a civilian victim of the Vietnam war that then later joined the US navy? Like wtaf is wrong with that woman?
The show starts with an older woman venting about how this is a great opportunity because of her every day troubles with bills and payments she can’t handle. She loses within the first round.
"Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself. Even those who would critique capital end up reinforcing it instead." – a Disco Elysium quote that is deeply ironic in retrospect and that I hope makes it to an Amazon production just for maximal tragedy
3:49 NO FUCK SQUID GAME! Don't listen to Jack, Jack; TALK YOUR SHIT! Immigration is a made-up "problem" in this country & I wish someone would cover that. Squid game is cool tho.
legitmately wanna be put into a gameshow like this only to pull a Katniss and ruin the show for the producers by once I win splitting my winnings with every single participant. That would be nearly 10,000 for each person, which is a life changing amount of money. That could cover someone's rent for a year. Especially considering participating apparently didn't meant they got paid? Which sounds like it should be illegal RIGHT? Edit: How many times do you think I get away with this as a kind of modern Robin Hood with my band of merry thems?
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Im sorry, mr beast is doing WHAT on his channel?????!!!?!!?! I literally. Have heard almost nothing abt him. Except that hes annoying and has a lot of money that he sometimes gives ppl to make videos abt and a big fanbase and makes That Face a lot. But i didnt. Fucking know. Thats not philanthropy what the actual FUCK why arent more people talking abt this?? Ive seen a bit of discourse abt 'does philanthropy have meaning if ur using it for views' irt to him, esp irt the blind ppl eye surgery video (literally the only video i knew of), but THAT IS???? NOT THE PROBLEM HERE?? WHAT THE FUCK this is the most dystopian shit.
This reminds me of the japanese man who as a contestant of a game show had to live in isolation and could only survive off of things he won from sweepstakes. And the mental toll on him was. Insane. This is seriously like the most morally bankrupt psychology experiment shit, except its not even a psychology experiment, nobodys even getting real data or benefit from it, it's just perverse entertainment that mr beast is profiting off of. What the fuck. I know i keep saying that but rlly what the fuck.
I like how succintly you gave a rebuttal to that Schafrillas video because when I watched it I felt like I was going insane explaining to myself the reasons why it didn't make sense lmao
Such an amazing video. In an ideal world it would get recommend to everyone who watched the original
Shit man, I know how it feels to be stressed out about your visa. Hang in there, hope it all works oit
great video
How do we escape this capitalist hellscape?
that show is an absolute masterclass in missing the point
Fantastic video. I loved Squid Game and refuse to watch the reality show for pretty much all the reasons you've outlined here. The bigger the wealth gap gets and more unequal our society becomes, the more I start to feel really icky about gameshows in general. Since around 2008, as living standards have fallen for all but the richest in society, they've felt more and more gross to me. Nothing illustrates this more, from my perspective, than this contest between periods at an ice hockey game in South Dakota, USA, where teachers from local schools had to scramble and fight for dollar bills to pay for classroom supplies. Fucking grotesque. https://youtu.be/oGiF30dJg4M?si=MjGDuJSqrZU51bh2
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Sorry, people were COMPLAINING about the original show being rigged?
Wow, media literacy is fucking deceased lmao
James Summerton jumpscare was primo lol
Its so baffling that after all those deaths and conflicts the participants faced, all the execs saw was that it was a "small part". How is this not satire?
I'd love it if all of Jack's future videos kept ending on an ominous, desaturated teaser for an upcoming Elemental critique, and then it just never happens.
Its funny that the Victorian amusement of slumming is now packaged so you can watch "the other side" without getting near them. Of course, the "other side" are actually actors who are usually better off than those comfortable people paying for the privilege of watching them. Because movies are cheap entertainment. I am being sarcastic.
There is a pernicious habit among filmbros to think films are important but real life works that people do every day aren't. Because there isn't a camera showing the good deeds and an audience to applaud. Its an odd cycle of exhorting people to engage in capitalism so they can support filmmaker's capitalism which in 'important' film cases, often preaches anti-capitalism. Its the modern version of selling Catholic indulgences–you can sin but pay money to be forgiven. The acrobatics of hypocrisy denial is truly astounding.
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I really appreciate your point about hbomberguy’s analysis because I felt a similar frustration that Harry ends it with what feels like a wildly successful youtuber saying “make money, but don’t plagiarize”. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe it’s justified to plagiarize or neglect crediting and citing your sources, it’s just irritating that it feels like hbomb neglected the larger systemic analysis of why people might plagiarize to begin with. Instead, he opted to frame James and co. as bad apples that are, for one reason or another, intentionally malicious in ways that creators like himself or any viewers simply can’t be, and I just find that so disappointing.
Lmaooo but I LOVED Is it Cake?! 😂😂😂 the bakers talents, and guessing with the Mrs. Good the great bake off spin off
When I first read that there's gonna be a real Squid Game reality show, I thought this was a very bad, tasteless and cynical joke. Well…
Nobody going to mention the utter insanity of the woman that won being a civilian victim of the Vietnam war that then later joined the US navy? Like wtaf is wrong with that woman?
The show starts with an older woman venting about how this is a great opportunity because of her every day troubles with bills and payments she can’t handle. She loses within the first round.
lmao james somerton keeps catching strays
don't make ur mum apologize 🥺
"Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself. Even those who would critique capital end up reinforcing it instead." – a Disco Elysium quote that is deeply ironic in retrospect and that I hope makes it to an Amazon production just for maximal tragedy
3:49 NO FUCK SQUID GAME! Don't listen to Jack, Jack; TALK YOUR SHIT! Immigration is a made-up "problem" in this country & I wish someone would cover that. Squid game is cool tho.
24:10 i love that unhinged arkham sub memes have escaped quarantine and show up apropos of nothing in other places now
legitmately wanna be put into a gameshow like this only to pull a Katniss and ruin the show for the producers by once I win splitting my winnings with every single participant. That would be nearly 10,000 for each person, which is a life changing amount of money. That could cover someone's rent for a year. Especially considering participating apparently didn't meant they got paid? Which sounds like it should be illegal RIGHT?
Edit: How many times do you think I get away with this as a kind of modern Robin Hood with my band of merry thems?