The Madness of Millionaires
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
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"No more billionaires. None
After you reach $999 million, every red cent goes to schools and health care.
You get a trophy that says, “I won capitalism” and we name a dog park after you"
Wayne Gretzky
wealth does not work that way. billionare means things in your name like a company or any other business or land are worth billions not that you have it in the bank
@@richard713 Where does it say that this $999 million has to be in the bank ?
Edit: Why don`t people think about poor me, i only have $899 million in the bank and only 100 million in my company's name.
Why are people so thoughtless and cruel that they cannot let me have more money Buu Huu Huuu.
Can`t people see that i am suffering and struggling here....
@@richard713 that is still something with value that is not in the hands of the many. If billionaires had to sell that land/shares then it would lower its value and end up being more evenly distributed.
Except that it wouldn’t since the accountants would be set to work to make those billionaires appear to be paupers even as they flew around in their private jets 🫤
Gary Economics on CZcams has some interesting ideas on wealth equality - check it out.
Just tax wealth on a progressive scale. 0.01% per million for example. Got 100mil 1mil in tax per year. By the time you’re a billionaire 10% tax on that wealth should help it find an equilibrium. I’d be happy to celebrate their contributions to society at that point
10% tax is not much. I pay 42% on income and additional xx% for business. Maybe that’s why I am not yet a billionaire.
What a great Agent Smith impression!
With his stupid neck!
Agent Smith and Zuck's voice
Nailed Both.
You forgot to mention the Australian property tycoon who took issue with people not wanting to work a 70 hr week for minimum wage.
The not so self made millionaire.
And the Australian heiress mining billionaire who thinks employees should be paid $2/hour.
@@1Wilful WTAF?
@@yippee8570 Gina Rinehart. You don't want to know.
There's no such thing as a self made billionaire.
If you have that much money, you didn't earn it, you stole, conned and connived your way to the top. NOBODY is worth that much.
Was this the same guy that claimed people are poor because they eat avocado toast?
"Billionaire" is a synonym for "sociopath"
It certainly seems to be. There is no ethical way to be a billionaire in this world
Also synonym for gigantic arsehole.
Millionaires are just as bad! Some of them anyway! I worked for a start-up once, headed by an egotistical, arrogant and brash American-English CEO millionaire, who often came into the office playing video games, while we all worked our asses off trying to build his vision! Sometimes very late (10pm!) into the night! To only then come back into the office 8am SHARP the next morning!!!
Anyway, if things weren't bad enough, he started to lose his sh*t when a colleague was having issues with her time keeping, because of issues looking after her special needs son. Not only was he completely unsympathetic to her needs (she eventually left the company after a couple of months!), but he also had this brilliant idea of punishing the WHOLE team, based off her inability to get into the office on time... Which to be fair, only happened on the odd occasion.
"If you're not in the office within *5 minutes* of our 8am kick off time... Then don't bother coming in!" he used to bark!!! LOL! Now I see why some Americans have a REALLY hard time with their INSANE work ethic over there!!!
So yeah... Bottom-line, dependent upon your personality of course but... *Money Corrupts Absolutely!* And perhaps if people were more aware of this, then they wouldn't automatically turn into serious a$$holes when they do eventually become rich!
@@sdwoneagreed. All billionaires were multi millionaires once. It’s how it escalates. If money and power are your sole goal in life you are not a good person, it’s that simple.
Hard to argue with that.
When you hear of nurses or anyone working 10 hour shifts and going to a food bank, you think..that can't be right.
Then you hear one person gets more money than Sweden and you think, that can't be right.
Who has more money than Sweden?
I was not expecting the best monologue from the Matrix. Really well done as well.
This is heartbreakingly spot on.
Yes, thank you for addressing homelessness. Zuch & musk wouldn't miss the 20 billion $.
Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world (figure from 2017).
The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 -at a rate of $14 million per hour- while nearly five billion people have been made poorer, reveals a new Oxfam report on inequality and global corporate power.
100 companies are source of over 70% of global carbon emissions (2017 too, global emissions including from coal and oil rise since).
Let's end homelessness. Let's rebuild a country after a war. Lets fix the medical system and NHS. let's saves the planet and the future of the human race, and all wild life and you will still die the wealthiest man.
Billionaires: "No that's an insane waste of time. I think we should put a big TV screen in space and market the big brands... even tho no one can see it from space. Maybe we can advertise to the Aliens when they fly by in there flying source!"
Yeah that logic seems ligit 😩🙄
As I’ve got older what I’ve seen is that people have been programmed that success = an excess of money, and that they must always chase that goal. That for normal people is unhealthy, billionaires are the extreme end of the curve, and those born into that wealth are the worst because they’ve never had to face consequences for their (in)actions. Great video, Mr Smith.
There actually a lot to say about this. In mathematical modelling there's a concept that's called overfitting (take a look at wikipedia). It's basically when you optimize for some specific data points which makes you miss out on the bigger picture. When AI appeared I started thinking about what the similarities between AI and our intelligence are. One this is AI is pretty prone to overfitting. You probably have seen various strange hallucinatory AI images and other strangeness. These strange pictures are due to some kind of overfitting. To me it seems human intelligence is reminiscing of AI. Our brains are basically neural nets (like the artificial ones).When humans are aggressively optimizing on specific data points we miss out on the bigger picture. The "matrix"/society we live I skewed towards creating a simulation were we optimize for the satisfaction of the ego, thus we miss out on holistic goals like equality, peace and environmental protection.
According to me, we need to describe this overfitting and show it to the people. Whenever overfitting exist in a system (artificial or natural) it may cause havock. Of course there's the problem that some people don't mind bringing havock on everybody else, as long as they live well, but to me holism is a virtue. So, basically, we need to optimize for virtues instead of ego. The concept of virtues are not new. How did we end up here? Well, virtues are not entirely universal, what's important shift from time to time and place to place. We need to work for a constructive equilibrium.
I think it's part of a larger trend. On the one hand, you have people with a victim mentality mindset being loud and vocal online, to everyone's annoyance. And as a reaction to that, we got the rise of this "bro" scene that goes full-tilt in the other direction. Radical accountability, personal development woo-woo, chasing success in life, being a "self-made man". All of which, on the surface, are good things. But they take it to the extreme. The moment you start measuring your self-worth in number of Lambo's in the garage and amount of pussy pounded, you're doing something wrong. You kind of missed the whole "financial security and a meaningful relationship" stage that should've been your goal all along.
@@moggadah cool connection drawn
Your very distinctive style of satire is brilliant. Cutting but full of hilarity and truth. Which is where the crazy stuff is. Real life as become so bizarre, upside down. If you don’t laugh you will cry.😂😂😂
I always tell people if you want to get on the property ladder, just sell your porsche!
Sell your porsche.
Which one? 🤔
See that's what I don't understand, why don't people sell their Porsche?
Just wanted to say I love these new videos of yours. They're smart, they talk about issues in an engaging manner, and the skits to accompany them are as on point as always. Keep em comin!
100% agree.
My thoughts too, he's entertaining and profound
In my own little fantasy world I think it would be awesome if there was a day every year in which the CEO and executives had to get up in front of their employees and defend their salary
Now there’s an idea…. 🤔
"-How is it different?
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genius
Your moral compass is working superbly. Thank you for this Michael.
"Smithers! - massage my brain!" These days Monty Burns seems quite benign and well-adjusted by comparison.
“The only super villains in the real world, who live among us, are the super rich. And they were never principled to begin with’” - bravo Michael 👏🏼
Equal parts hilarious & utterly soul-destroying.
Mission accomplished.
The future is chatbots in the metaverse telling you to read the FAQ
The modern mega rich did not get mega rich by caring about their employees, their customers, or even the planet they are destroying. It is greed for greed’s sake.
The main thing that annoys me about real world super-villians is that not one has the vision to have a volcano lair. It's basic stuff, guys. Do they even have henchmen?
They do have henchmen. They're called "cops" and we all pay their salaries.
I worked at one place where there was a reorganisation and the threat of mass layoffs. The boss called a large meeting and listened to lots of people say how worried they were. He listened. They finished. Then he said he absolutely understood that they were worried. But they had no need to... because the boss said he was going to be fine and he would definitely be able to cope if lots of us lost our jobs.
That reminds me of Lord Farquad's "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make" speech from Shrek 😂
That was outstanding. Bit of a serious subject, with added Agent Smith to lighten the mood. Top vid.
Absolute genius. Accurate, disturbing, funny. And your set dressing is top shelf.
Michael, I love your blend of humour and critical thought.. Almost as much as a hypothetical evil villain loves sending a sports car into space, or a member of the working class loves being able to feed their family. Keep it up mate!
Agent Smith and Kermit Zuckerburg heheheh
Agent smith touch was pretty cool haha
Every. Single. Word. 👍😇👍
Your Elmo Schwarzenegger parody doing a Zuckerberg parody was spot on
Really like these new longform ones. Love your takes, you make me feel a bit less depressed when you whinge at the same intolerable shit I died inside a long time ago over.... makes me feel less lonely, so thank u. And generally thanks for making videos for what it's worth... makes my day
The way they both start eyeing up the agent Smith chat bot was excellent
Was not expecting Smith
“He’s a bit intense for a chatbot, isn’t he?”
Fucking brilliant 😂😂😂
That Agent Smith monologue from the Matrix is so good.
I’m waiting for the chat bot to say ‘ I HATE customer services!’ Seems inevitable.
The other question is how much money is enough?
I'm really loving these latest videos (I mean I like the older ones as well, but this format really works :) )
This was incredible. Thank you! This reality that we’re living in is infuriating, but your comedy always buoys my spirit! Thank you!
As an Aussie and Matrix fanboy, I have to give 10 outta 10 for your Hugo Weaving. Great stuff!
The mr smith impression lol
I do the gardens at the main home of the CEO of a major company and can confirm his sense of entitlement is higher than the ISS. I honestly think he believes himself a god and we're all there to serve him.
I can make sense of this from having seen the flipside. Having been poor and disabled for much of my life, I experienced a psychological warping where I was constantly terrified that the consequences of my every action could lead me quickly to a lot of pain and even death. With little support, it genuinely crippled me. Every interaction or decision felt like it could spell doom because I was utterly at the mercy of others.
I figure if I had the kind of power these guys have, I might feel the opposite, where my actions, however irresponsible, will have little to no consequence on my well-being. It might even feel enjoyable to make irresponsible decisions insofar as it reinforces in my mind just what a privileged position I was in.
Lol I found myself here RIGHT AFTER a video where millionaires tell people how to become rich through changing your mindset...
Now I understand both sides of opinions!
It's through changing your headset in the metaverse
Eat the rich, Michael
Awesome, Michael, just awesome. The funniest thing I've seen in a while. Thank you.
The fear in the CEO's eyes at the sight of the intensity of his OWN chatbot abosolutely broke me, lol.
That Hugo Weaving impression was chilling. Well done
That was the best Hugo Weaving impression I have ever seen. You even got the shape of his lips down.
DUDE! That impression was sooo good! Freakin nailed it.
That's a top notch Agent Smith!!! (needs a slightly green tint, though).
I used to work for a Truck dealer as a night parts advisor. I was furloughed and then made redundant during 2020 by a c*** of a senior manager who never really liked me but a year later after a stock check, £68k of stock was missing that had been fitted to vehicles but not booked out. I howled in laughter like a drain when i found out. Checking for missing stock on a weekly basis was one of my duties but no one else bothered to do it after i left
This has been both devastating and refreshing. Subscribed!
The Agent Smith chatbot...😂😂😂
What we’d all give for a Dr Robotnik now.
I wasn't immediately convinced when you switched to longer form content as your shorter videos were just so great but I feel like you're finding the groove now and this video was great
Kind of apporiate that when you started the sketch of the boss gleefully firing customer support to replace them with bots, CZcams went “WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU. LAUGH THROUGH IT WITH AUDIBLE”
Michael is wearing the black top of the Billionaire. Coincidence?
Fake it till you make it.
Today, a black top. Tomorrow, THE WOOORLD.
Dress for the job you want
I'm going to bookmark this page, just in case a billionaire takes you up on the offer. In fact, if a billionaire wants to pay off my mortgage, pay for building works to bring it up to standard and let me live here for free for as long as I live (I'm 51 so, you know, it's a gamble for both of us), he or she can have my house when I go.
9:40 "Can we get a Chatbot in here...." - I absolutely lost it at this point.... 🤣
Brilliant as usual, Michael. You got 'em all to a T....
Your writing and performances are spot on
That Smith was spot on.
The Elon Musk parody in Don’t Look Up was so on point
For every self made millionaire, there's a thousand people who put them there
I LOVE YOU Spicer!! it feels surreal to be passionate about truth and experience its extinction in my lifetime, and watch you, and feel absolute reflection on these topics. no where else in media do i get this experience. THANK YOU spicer you are soooo needed and sooooo rare. p.s you portray the feeling of being captive to a chat box perfectly. I thank your mother for you xx
Behind every billionaire, there's thousands of abused and neglected workers cheated out of their salaries.
Absolutely loving this new series of videos from you, please keep it going
loving the new content, serious topics with a sketch thrown in
gosh, so many great funny videos lately! whatever you're taking, keep taking it!!
The Agent Smith chat bot was pure genius. 😂😂
That Agent Smith impression was elite 😂👏🏻👏🏻
The Agent Smith appearance is excellent!
OMG, Loved the Chat Bot. 👍
That wasme - leaving the project then begged to stick around to handover to the vendor who had no idea!
OMG making the chat bot the agent from Matrix is genius!!!😂😂
Psychopaths will drag us all into a hellfire apocalypse
“Too rich to be wrong” 😆👍.
Far too accurate. Brilliant as always sir! 💪🏾🙏🤩
Once you reach three million, you shouldn't be able to earn any more money. That's the limit. You've beated the economy. Well done. Now everything above three million gets taxed at 100%.
Did agent smith take down the video on Friday? was it Ol'Musky? Trust no-one!! Excellent vid as ever. Really enjoying your work in this format. Not that I didn't before, just that, you know.. oh shut up Joss.
Thank you for watching. I can only assume the super rich are conspiring against me, like they do with poor Russell Brand.
Observations = truth …..love that you are calling a spade a spade.
Imagine the historical and legendary status you’d earn being the first billionaire to use their money to end homelessness in a country? You’d think that would appeal to egomaniacs
That agent smith impression was 👌
Amazing cameo from Hugo Weaving
4:42 agent smith 😂🤣😂🤣
what's worse, the people who build EVERY company IS NOT the CEO alone.
Loving your videos Michael !
Don’t know if you’ve seen Dr Ramani Durvasula’s interview with Steven Bartlett on his Diary of a CEO channel. She’s a psychologist trying to raise awareness about narcissistic personality styles and it’s interesting to watch his reactions. I’ve also just discovered Gary Stevenson who’s trying to educate people about the problems with not taxing the wealthiest people. I suspect you’ll be aware of him already!
Hoping you’ve got another video planned soon.
Why did Agent Smith sound vaguely like Kryten off of Red Dwarf tho 😂😂 Great Stuff...I am both amused and despondent
Absolutely brilliant Michael
Depressingly astute.
Thank you
Agent smith for ai chat bot is brilliant comical touch!
Fantastic ! The other problem of course is that it’s not just the billionaires ….there are legions of smaller company owners who worship them and act out in equally vile and deluded ways
It's a resoundingly accurate, almost entirely true sweeping statement.
... keep making it.
Ahhhhhh…Mr Anderson!! 👏🏼👏🏼😂😂
That was a great change to the usual. Really enjoyed it.
Love the matrix style chat bot 😂
Is it just me that thinks the billionaire CEO and the legions of drones that work for them are both equally to blame for the absolutely meaningless world we now live in. They colluded together on this absolutely dire situation.
yes, new stuff
New-Old stuff.
Old/new stuff
You made Agent Smith proud!
Great work on the Agent Smith impression. Seriously.
Agent Spicer - day made!
Your long-form videos are getting better and better. 👍
Playing Hugo Weaving playing Agent Smith impersonating Carl Sagan was great! :D
'cept he impersonates one of the Wachowskis - Lilly I believe
@@Blitterbug I don't know what you mean... Hugo Weaving said himself that he based the Agent Smith character and his talking style directly on Carl Sagan...
@@foff-666 He said (I've seen the video) that he based it on (then) Larry (now Lilly) Wachowski, and he then did a quick mimicry of the director's (then) gruff, deep, slow and precise voice. It's in one of the documentaries on the original DVD of The Matrix. Edit: It is Sagan-esque, and I wonder whether he's changed his story one way or the other over the years? But 'tis in the vid, what I said...
@@Blitterbug that's so weird unless we are dealing with a Mandela-Effect here because I had watched an interview with Weaving late 1990's where he clearly explained and discussed him basing the character on Carl Sagan, his cadence, rythm and speech style etc. Weird that there must be two competing versions of Hugo in the first person telling two completely different versions lolll maybe he's trolling :)
The 3 minute video ''Mark Steel Refers to Tax Dodgers as Greedy Bastards'' by TopTellyFan / the 4.21 ''Recession Hits'' by Jonathan Pie and the 1.28 ''George Carlin on Our Similarities,'' by Ammar Khan plus the 3.25 ''The Banker'' by RobinHoodTax
Amazing impression of agent smith. I loled.