How 'Popular Content' Exposes That We Are Living in a Dystopia

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Komentáře • 916

  • @David-cj8wv
    @David-cj8wv Před 9 měsíci +2464

    Game shows have always been so dystopian to me, rich people dangling money over the heads of poor people to get them to humiliate themselves and put on a show so they can make even more money

    • @xpscape7506
      @xpscape7506 Před 9 měsíci +59

      IMO its not the right way of seing this specific game show. They can afford to help poeple only because of the revenue they're getting from the show. If they just gave whatever money they had, they wouldn't be able to help as many poeple. So really it's a good thing that the show exist. Its the same busyness model as mister beast.

    • @flyingfig12
      @flyingfig12 Před 9 měsíci +29

      that fits Ellen to a T! and it got worse and worse that it became so cringe to see. ugh and no one said anything as they wanted to keep their job i suppose.

    • @hydromic2518
      @hydromic2518 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@xpscape7506 that's true but they still would be needed to put in a pretty sizeable investment to start it. Just seems like there are better ways to raise money to help people

    • @YourSpaSounds
      @YourSpaSounds Před 9 měsíci +24

      Except most game shows are general knowledge based so it is actually a representation of rewarding knowledge.

    • @CarFreeSegnitz
      @CarFreeSegnitz Před 9 měsíci +41

      Sounds to me like the rich aren’t being taxed enough.

  • @Pistolita221
    @Pistolita221 Před 9 měsíci +681

    It's amazing this isn't super obvious to everyone already. We are living in the black mirror already.

    • @MrCassett
      @MrCassett Před 9 měsíci +51

      This is what I've been thinking lately. That distopian future series and movies portray that seem so far ahead. That is here right now. That is our current present. We are currently living a dystopian reality

    • @staceynainlab888
      @staceynainlab888 Před 9 měsíci +40

      I think that's why it's called Black Mirror, it's holding a mirror to society

    • @Pistolita221
      @Pistolita221 Před 9 měsíci +29

      @@staceynainlab888 black as in evil, and mirror as in reflection of self, black mirror means mirror of your id, and black mirror as in screens are black mirrors, literally. It's the best title of all time, I can't even watch the show though. We live it, a little bit more everyday. Live streaming is 15 million merits. Apple vision is The Entire History of You and Be Right Back. More coming soon 😁

    • @Something-rg5lp
      @Something-rg5lp Před 8 měsíci +8

      It wasn't obvious for me until this video...

    • @BassForever44
      @BassForever44 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Exactly the reason I got so depressed after I binge watched all of it in like 2 weeks.

  • @davidkent2804
    @davidkent2804 Před 9 měsíci +306

    This makes an excellent point. To survive we are often compelled to cooperate with and even show obeisance to cruel elitists with no more right to hold our fate in their hands than ourselves. What a reality.

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 Před 8 měsíci +4

      💯 😵‍💫

    • @benjaminbauer425
      @benjaminbauer425 Před 4 měsíci +1

      be careful to judge. Throwing these labels „cruel elitists“. its so easy to judge and blame someone else. The game host is inviting people to the show for the entertainment industry. yet this very show will be watched not just the rich, but the common man, including the poor people themselves, just like the guy in the end who watched the show 16 months later. So if you dont like these types of shows getting rich why watch it? Critizie the people watching this shit. But then realize that its not your place to judge what people want to watch for their entertainment. So who is the bad guy here? Im telling you: No one is „bad“, no one here is „good“. Just selfish people, (the „elitists“ being more powerful, and the poor guy being powerless). NO need to make it about „the rich being the bad side“.

    • @bla19234
      @bla19234 Před měsícem

      Well I'd like to argue that I should have more right to hold my fate than some elitist

    • @Lydynthmn
      @Lydynthmn Před 11 dny

      @@bla19234 Well unfortunately they've taken over and your fate's in their hands whether you like it or not.

    • @Lydynthmn
      @Lydynthmn Před 11 dny +1

      ​@@benjaminbauer425 If someone's dying and rich people can help them and they don't, they're behaving like psychopaths and should be shamed.

  • @Epoch11
    @Epoch11 Před 9 měsíci +1474

    Wouldn't it be weird if we lived in the richest country in the history of the world and we didn't provide adequate medical care for citizens? Truly a disgusting dystopia.

    • @whateverman4945
      @whateverman4945 Před 9 měsíci +31

      we have more access to healthcare than the entire history of our world.

    • @againstthegraingolf301
      @againstthegraingolf301 Před 9 měsíci +134

      Access does not mean affordability

    • @portugeese_man_o_war
      @portugeese_man_o_war Před 9 měsíci +72

      ​@@whateverman4945if you're rich

    • @macdonald2k
      @macdonald2k Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@portugeese_man_o_war The poor haven't had it better than it is right now.

    • @AFFoC
      @AFFoC Před 9 měsíci +5

      No idea why do Americans think that the US is the "richest country ever etc etc" even though that couldn't be further from the truth. About 70% of the population controls 7% of the wealth, 60% of Americans have no savings whatsoever. Numbers are artificially bloated by a few tech companies, and market speculation.
      The country isn't rich, a select few Americans are.
      If you want a country that's actually rich for reference, take a look at Norway.

  • @squeaker19694
    @squeaker19694 Před 9 měsíci +128

    Sounds just like the hunger games. Whilst most of the story is fictional, the most dystopian part of it is true. As an Australian who has access to free healthcare, the part that stood out as most dystopian to me is that if you can't afford life saving medical treatment in America, then tough luck, they just let you suffer and die.

    • @med2904
      @med2904 Před 7 měsíci

      Look at some statistics. The US has exactly the same heart disease death rate as Germany (even thouh Americans are way more obese and eat less healthy as well).
      Universal healthcare isn't saving everyone from treatable diseases. It's just making it more random who dies and who survives. But it's letting people suffer and die as well. If you require expensive treatment in a country with universal healthcare, you'll just be scheduled to get it after some months or years. The system isn't magically creating an unlimited number of hospitals, surgeons, and expensive medical equipment so that no one ever dies from treatable illnesses.
      It's like 100 people having only enough food that 50 of them can survive. They can vote who should survive, draw lots, base it on who's the most important (f.e. women, children, and healthy men), or on who has the highest income. But no matter how they decide it, they have to let 50 people suffer and die. Making it random by drawing lots isn't saving anyone. You may argue that it's the most fair system. But making people die at random while waiting for their turn to be treated in a universal healthcare system isn't saving more people.

    • @astrataway7077
      @astrataway7077 Před 6 měsíci

      Allot of heath professionals/medical careerist in America will pretend till they're blue in the face that they don't support this system but that's not true. One of the main things policy makers will agree upon is the false concept of better living through hard luck and low expectations because it's a business after all. If you fight hard enough for a treatment they will often let you know you weren't really worth the trouble but lucky you... ''Pat yourself on the back''

    • @deadreckoning6288
      @deadreckoning6288 Před 6 měsíci +4

      That is the reality in the US....the wealthiest nation on Earth.

    • @TheChardygirl007
      @TheChardygirl007 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Even our free healthcare has been pared back to the bare essentials. If you’re over 16 and need an MRI that’ll be hundreds of dollars thanks, if you’re under 16 and need an MRI for anything other than your scaphoid (teeny tiny wrist bone) that’s hundreds as well thanks. And so many other diagnostic tests for so many other injuries and illnesses that I’m terrified it won’t be long before we’re just like the US and my kids or their kids etc will be forced to choose between a Dr for their kids or food on the table.

    • @milcahreyes5287
      @milcahreyes5287 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Squid Game-esque

  • @FrankConnollyFTW
    @FrankConnollyFTW Před 9 měsíci +502

    A very deep message, but a very sad reality for the people in the world.

    • @ITIsFunnyDamnIT
      @ITIsFunnyDamnIT Před 9 měsíci +17

      Sad reality only for the poor and middle class. For the rich, this is awesome.

    • @sarahcox1197
      @sarahcox1197 Před 9 měsíci +14

      But who will they tax when we're dead?

    • @captainyossarian388
      @captainyossarian388 Před 9 měsíci +9

      Not for the people who live in a country with universal healthcare.

    • @JavierBonillaC
      @JavierBonillaC Před 9 měsíci

      But when you try to generate some progress you get red hat people begging to be bent over and s….ed (spanked). These people will vote themselves to extinction.

    • @GabrielXDrums
      @GabrielXDrums Před 9 měsíci +1

      So when the world actually ends don’t complain like everyone else will.

  • @JayPatel-hd8yz
    @JayPatel-hd8yz Před 9 měsíci +75

    I generally dont comment, but this video left me speechless. It shows how at personal level, life is precious, but at humanity level that same life is just an ordinary like a bag of stars in sky.

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman Před 9 měsíci +698

    Two years ago, at one of the lowest points in my life, this channel has been a source of hope and peace for me.
    I'm glad there's still some form of humanity amongst the chaos found in social media.

    • @barcafan1760
      @barcafan1760 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Same

    • @ohyeah4003
      @ohyeah4003 Před 9 měsíci +12

      Same exact thing here. I was constantly struggling internally 2 years ago and these allegorical stories would bring me so much peace.

    • @Add__1
      @Add__1 Před 9 měsíci

      Hey y’all! Yesss anxiety and hopelessness run rampart in todays society! Just want to let y’all know that we were all made for hope and meaning, and that hope is found in Jesus. Jesus loves you so much and you are so valuable in his eyes, despite what anyone may have told you. He loves you so much that he died for you. We have sinned and done wrong things. No one is perfect. That separates us from a good and perfect and holy God. We deserve death and hell. BUT GOD loves us and wants to have actual relationship with us! He sent Jesus his son to come die on the cross for our sin. We deserved death. But Jesus took our place and died for us, even though he was perfect. Because he loves us. Because he loves YOU. He rose from the dead 3 days later, conquering sin and death. We can have eternal life and relationship with God if we turn and repent from our sin and trust in Jesus and his death and resurrection. Life with Jesus is the besttt. It’s what we were made for. Don’t just take my word for it. Read Romans 5-8 (in the Bible) for yourself! Jesus is wonderful and it’s so fun following him with our lives! Don’t wait :)

    • @mariardingas
      @mariardingas Před 9 měsíci

      lmao this is literally the comment I made on this channel's video "The Absurd Mindset that Changes Everything" XD

    • @ExistentialBordem
      @ExistentialBordem Před 9 měsíci +1

      Same... it's been so hard. But i have to believe there's something beyond this struggle I can't fathom yet.

  • @nicholash3849
    @nicholash3849 Před 9 měsíci +80

    The saddest thing about this story is that it's less fiction and more real then it should be.

  • @swishdjr
    @swishdjr Před 9 měsíci +29

    in a way this reminds me of the burger king employee that got 250k on go fund me after getting a lil $5 gift bag for never missing work for 27 years.
    it’s heartwarming but how many other people are posting into the void for assistance?

  • @Sajuuk
    @Sajuuk Před 9 měsíci +402

    This is worse than the Running Man game show. A true 21st century horror.
    The worst thing is I can easily see a sick show like this actually happening...

    • @PuppyLynch
      @PuppyLynch Před 9 měsíci +41

      It's already happening. As far as game shows go, this is pretty standard. The question is, how many of those players are in a similar situation as James? Probably many.

    • @Sajuuk
      @Sajuuk Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@PuppyLynch There are standard game shows where terminally ill people play to win expensive hospital treatment cures? Really? 🤔

    • @goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320
      @goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320 Před 9 měsíci +33

      This sounds like a combined gameshow reality tv street performance thing... Reminds me of something Mr Beast would do, getting people to win money by doing X in the largest X before the other poor folk can
      He's doing it already... And his fans love him for it

    • @brushstroke3733
      @brushstroke3733 Před 9 měsíci +24

      ​@@SajuukThere isn't a show exactly like this, but much of what we see on reality tv is like much like this fictional show in their exploitation of people who show a lot of emotion on camera and people with sad stories. American Idol thrives on telling the hard luck stories of contestants, while shows like Hells Kitchen cast people who are disagreeable and petty and emotional and then push them together in stressful situations so the viewer can watch them almost like Romans watching gladiator games or captured people being eaten by lions.

    • @pseudosins3790
      @pseudosins3790 Před 9 měsíci +26

      the challenges he referred to at the start of the video are eerily similar to Mr.Beasts...

  • @whateverman4945
    @whateverman4945 Před 9 měsíci +73

    This video should be a launchpad for showing how generally people use 'empathy' to build up their own self esteem and how it rarely is true empathy.

    • @gsztjnrtgnhjt
      @gsztjnrtgnhjt Před 8 měsíci +4

      Could you say a little more on this? It sounds interesting. What do you mean?

    • @simp4peanutbutter
      @simp4peanutbutter Před 4 měsíci +3

      ​@@gsztjnrtgnhjti think that they meant people just display "empathy" to someone or say that they feel bad for someone because it makes them feel like a nice person who actually cares when in reality, they don't truly feel for the person, not as much as it makes them feel superior for caring anyways.

  • @nahommerk9493
    @nahommerk9493 Před 9 měsíci +125

    I am from Ethiopia and I gotta say that there's something slightly similar (underline slightly) taking place here. So, there are shows that air weekly in afternoons and evenings (similar to late shows) that are mainly entertainment related. They feature news, comedy and songs performed by famous singers...and one additional thing. Near the end, there is always a segment dedicated to a video of someone on social media who's suffering from some medical trauma and can't afford treatment. Subtitled with the video, there's always the bank account number of the person in need. Then the host of the show will comment on how tragic this is and then, very politely, ask the audience to donate money to that bank number. Now, I am in now way saying that this is completely bad or anything like that... I said it's only slightly similar, after all. It's just that the number of videos that make it to the show is low (like 5 or so at any one time) and that's out of a pool of patients nationwide that can't afford treatment. ( The doctor to patient ratio in Ethiopia is like 1 doctor for every 10,000 patients... One of the worst in the world) There are some lotteries with better odds than that... What's more, I don't think they randomly select donation pleas from social media. They only present a select few videos that have already went viral on social media (like FB and YT, platforms that monetize viewership) and you can imagine how a viral video could increase their rating on TV (I'm not saying that's happening, just that it's a strong possibility). So....yeah, that sucks. And I don't think it's a long shot to say that there are a lot more places this could be happening...! Am I on point? or am I overreacting over something trivial? or worse, over something that's selfless and is actually helping a lot of people??? 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

    • @FabledHero
      @FabledHero Před 9 měsíci

      Unfortunately it very well could be the bank account of somebody they know. So they're rigging it to extract more money from poor people, this is a very common occurrence in society. I do hope it's legit but I wouldn't take the chance as an average citizen. You're better off giving money to someone sick you know or somebody poor on the street than trusting that sort of thing

    • @kimsherlock888
      @kimsherlock888 Před 9 měsíci +9

      You're correct they only do what gets good reviews 👌
      They stick to content showing the listener that they are human 😮
      Although they don't give much thought to much beyond their next pleasure of or for themselves.

    • @muslima333
      @muslima333 Před 9 měsíci +8

      I understand really you're describing ebs from ethiopia too

    • @brunolerman2108
      @brunolerman2108 Před 8 měsíci

      Brazilian Luciano Huck holds a similar show. I think he's despicable, he might be our next president.

  • @_guillermo
    @_guillermo Před 9 měsíci +408

    I love a story in which the protagonist doesn’t win. It’s painfully humbling.

    • @SofaKingShit
      @SofaKingShit Před 8 měsíci +8

      Just like life.

    • @yoonahkang7384
      @yoonahkang7384 Před 8 měsíci +7

      I feel like humbling is not the right word

    • @_guillermo
      @_guillermo Před 8 měsíci

      @@yoonahkang7384 maybe not for you

    • @pleaseenteranamelol711
      @pleaseenteranamelol711 Před 7 měsíci +3

      "The protagonist"
      Who is the protagonist? You?
      Speak for yourself. I don't feel like i'm losing. I've managed to hold onto a humble life after almost falling into the abyss and now i'm just glad to still be alive. There are no good or bad experiences, there are just experiences. As long as you are still breathing, you can still choose to be free.

    • @crow2989
      @crow2989 Před 7 měsíci +5

      @@pleaseenteranamelol711The protagonist is the main character in the story ya ding ding. The main character in the video you just watched

  • @blubla7675
    @blubla7675 Před 9 měsíci +30

    I was scrolling through comments thinking "so glad this doesn't yet happen in real life" when I saw people mentioning mr Beast... I didn't know who that was and my jaw dropped when I searched him and saw that he has several hundred million views for humiliating people.

    • @portugeese_man_o_war
      @portugeese_man_o_war Před 9 měsíci +6

      I've found the former only person in the world who didn't know who Mr beast was

    • @carebear8655
      @carebear8655 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@portugeese_man_o_warI have a feeling that none of my friends do. I was only vaguely aware because of my younger cousin.

    • @solomonkane8136
      @solomonkane8136 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Never heard of it either.

  • @rmt3589
    @rmt3589 Před 9 měsíci +18

    The sarcoma hit me harder than I expected.
    5 months at the beginning of 2021, my sarcoma specialist thought I had leiomyosarcoma of the ivc.
    Can't believe it's been two years since becoming physically disabled with chronic undocumented illness.

  • @Lefty7788tinkatolli
    @Lefty7788tinkatolli Před 9 měsíci +248

    Who else thought this story was going to end with him watching his own episode on TV and then him seeing that he did in fact pick the right cup but the producers did some trickery and somehow moved the ball from cup 8 to cup 3 after the cups had stopped moving?

    • @Good_Horsey
      @Good_Horsey Před 9 měsíci +38

      That's the kind of ending I would expect from this channel, actually. This kinda sucked.

    • @krokodyl1927
      @krokodyl1927 Před 9 měsíci +26

      It wouldn’t surprise me, considering how corrupt most everything is, especially during current times. 🤨

    • @Lefty7788tinkatolli
      @Lefty7788tinkatolli Před 9 měsíci +106

      @@Good_Horsey This ending only sucked because of how realistic to life it was. Real life doesn't care about happy endings or big dramatic twist endings.

    • @KrelianLoke
      @KrelianLoke Před 9 měsíci +43

      There is no reason the game show producers will risk a lawsuit by favouring one contestant over another. That is the point of the story. Even in fair play, there will always be losers. Nobody cares about the losers. They are on their way home after losing everything, including their esteem.
      This story follows the perspective of a loser, and that is why it sucks because it does not have an antagonist unlike other storylines, only a victim of a player who is dealt a lousy hand in life and encounters bad luck through and through after playing his best.

    • @Gfffgfggf
      @Gfffgfggf Před 9 měsíci +5

      That’s a very egocentric point of view, thinking there’s a plot against oneself

  • @jyotishmanghosh4421
    @jyotishmanghosh4421 Před 9 měsíci +422

    Well, Goliath is a Beast. Sounds like any Mr. Beast video.

    • @ritviktyagi7945
      @ritviktyagi7945 Před 9 měsíci +54

      Yep I was also thinking the same thing

    • @HigoWapsico
      @HigoWapsico Před 9 měsíci +25

      Bingo!

    • @ilhamsp3106
      @ilhamsp3106 Před 9 měsíci +12

      ding dong

    • @AkiraKeiKyo
      @AkiraKeiKyo Před 9 měsíci +27

      same here, i look through teh comment for something along this line and you hit thenail on the head

    • @sharjeelkhan2576
      @sharjeelkhan2576 Před 9 měsíci +15

      I was scrolling through the comments to find if anybody also picked this. You are absolutely right.

  • @benjaminpongo1820
    @benjaminpongo1820 Před 9 měsíci +224

    I think not having universal health care is way more cruel than this show which is just the product of the original problem. I'm from the EU, never had a major health scare, but I'm gladly paying that reasonably small fee to have all the avaliable medical care if I need it some day.

    • @captainyossarian388
      @captainyossarian388 Před 9 měsíci +23

      From Canada, and I feel the same. If I needed chemo or a heart valve operation, I would get the chemo or the operation. Might have to share a hospital room, but other than that I'll be taken care of mostly free of charge.

    • @owenb6499
      @owenb6499 Před 9 měsíci +4

      from Canada not only are you paying for yourself in the event you may need it one day, but you’re also paying for the thousands who do currently need it.

    • @jekciso
      @jekciso Před 9 měsíci

      Bullshit! Mr beast will always find some desperate people to exploit.

    • @captainyossarian388
      @captainyossarian388 Před 9 měsíci +27

      @@owenb6499 That's how it works in universal healthcare. The burden is shared across the entire tax paying population so that no one person is hit with a giant bill if they trip on the pavement and break their leg or require chemo due to cancer. It's a great thing, especially if you don't make a lot of money and a lot of people don't.

    • @isthisshit4real
      @isthisshit4real Před 9 měsíci +15

      ​@@owenb6499- So. I would HAPPILY pay MORE taxes IF the rich and corporations ALSO paid THEIR SHARE ** AND ** more taxes - by closing loopholes and stopping them from hiding money offshore in tax havens - to get universal healthcare FOR ALL CITIZENS. Yes, I'm American, where ordinary citizens pay more in taxes than the super rich and corporations. Sooooo stupid.

  • @lakersrdbest
    @lakersrdbest Před 9 měsíci +123

    This was incredibly deep and a great metaphor of life. Thank you for this.

    • @mikirAttt
      @mikirAttt Před 9 měsíci +1

      Life is paradox right?

    • @Vid_Master
      @Vid_Master Před 9 měsíci +7

      its a good metaphor for the american healthcare system

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@mikirAtttI've always felt that way .

  • @Nick-yz9fd
    @Nick-yz9fd Před 8 měsíci +7

    The fact that the contestants each had a terrible back-story and health problems reminds of me of the sad stories told by the contestants on American Idol.

  • @bsmartcoaching
    @bsmartcoaching Před 9 měsíci +40

    This is deep. Deeply disturbing and brilliantly produced.

  • @historylover3018
    @historylover3018 Před 9 měsíci +58

    In this world's game, you either be a miserable competant or a miserable non-competant.

    • @Dee-iy9uq
      @Dee-iy9uq Před 9 měsíci +1

      Well stated.

    • @jojojarvis1818
      @jojojarvis1818 Před 9 měsíci +3

      It’s your choice though. You don’t have to choose misery.

    • @yobu8883
      @yobu8883 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@jojojarvis1818Bro they're fucking dying.

  • @no-name018
    @no-name018 Před 9 měsíci +30

    Bro where did Blinkist go?

  • @tommyreusse3858
    @tommyreusse3858 Před 9 měsíci +339

    WOw, that show sounds exactly like every mrbeast video basically

    • @barcafan1760
      @barcafan1760 Před 9 měsíci +19

      💀

    • @prench
      @prench Před 9 měsíci +63

      i mean yeah i think that might be the point

    • @shifty1927
      @shifty1927 Před 9 měsíci +16

      Exactly. 😂

    • @McGregaFletch
      @McGregaFletch Před 9 měsíci +14

      Almost an r/whooosh moment but you stuck the landing.

    • @shuhbham_5535
      @shuhbham_5535 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Thats what i thought.

  • @MrCaioFaco
    @MrCaioFaco Před 9 měsíci +13

    If there were no audience, humiliating and sad situations like this would not have room to occur.

    • @Carmen88888
      @Carmen88888 Před 2 měsíci

      That’s how it was before social media.
      I’m still paying off the debt I incurred in the mid2000s as a single mom who was too ill to work and missed so many medical appointments because my doctor was an hour away at the VA and I often couldn’t drive.
      For all peoples whining about unfairness, life has VASTLY improved in the IS just in the past 10 years!

  • @cwcpants140
    @cwcpants140 Před 9 měsíci +18

    This is why I think these types of game shows are so predatory. They prey on the weak-bodied and rely on them and the tragedies that have befallen them to push their ratings. It’s quite sick. I don’t watch shows like that, partially bc it really hurts me out to see (i almost cried at this fake story) and bc its cruel imo.
    Our healthcare system sucks donkey dicc. We need a reform in the way health and health insurance is handled.

    • @whateverman4945
      @whateverman4945 Před 9 měsíci

      guy was fucked either way, at least this was some hope

  • @GergonX
    @GergonX Před 9 měsíci +23

    In the the USA if you get sick you can be fired for missing just one day of work because it was an inconvenience for the company. Health care is insanely expensive and going up. Health insurance is too expensive and covers very little. Before a medical procedure you will submit financial and payment information. No money, no procedure. If you promise to pay and can't, they will come after whatever they can get. It gets worse all the time. It does not have to be this way.

    • @secretpeace-wp6xg
      @secretpeace-wp6xg Před 9 měsíci +2

      It doesn't have to be this way because even though the federal government pays the most in Healthcare (military being second). It seems that greed and budget distribution plays a part in this mess.
      I can't say this as a fact but there was an argument spreading around twitter last year that if the United States was to gain a universal health system it would be something similar to Canada.
      The reason why it was put in a negative context was because canada recently went through an expansion with MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) and this expansion was to include mental health.
      Meaning if you feel that the current treatments are not helping you then you can get euthanized. I don't think its that cut and dry but the large portion of people that would go under this are people with chronic illnesses or are poor.
      Belgium does have this system but you need to see a therapist first (I believe you need two of them) and they need to write something on your chart about it.
      There's a documentary on it called 24 and ready to die.

    • @euroschmau
      @euroschmau Před 9 měsíci

      The USA the the worst country on earth and no one can convince me otherwise. So much wealth, privilege and power yet so much needless inhumanity and schadenfreude. Land of opportunity be damned, we're the exact opposite! A miserable dystopia.

    • @Chip_Doubledip
      @Chip_Doubledip Před 7 měsíci +1

      It won't get better, as AI makes humans not profitable and obsolete, there will be even less incentive to care for people. Over 100 years ago horses were working everywhere, now they're nowhere to be seen because something better came along. It's the same for us.

    • @djomegaminus
      @djomegaminus Před 5 měsíci

      Humans love the idea of a world where instead of having to go slave away at work 8-10 hours a day machines and robots would do all the work, well there will reach a point where who wants to go do some bullshit job your whole life when you could be a fuck off and just enjoy life like everyone else.

  • @sourcejosh
    @sourcejosh Před 8 měsíci +6

    This hits home. Im in nearly same situation, just swap the job to software engineer and its almost identical. However, I’m not trying for a last minute save. I’ve accepted my fate. I’m 47 and I’ve lived a great life. my kids are young adults now, so my job here is done. I do feel bad for the others in the same boat who arent ready to go.

    • @CAMBi07
      @CAMBi07 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I wish you a good rest of your time here. Hope you still have some time and ability to enjoy the little things.

  • @historynerd72
    @historynerd72 Před 9 měsíci +52

    Always a good day when pursuit of wonder posts🙌

  • @strygwyr5735
    @strygwyr5735 Před 3 měsíci +1

    James understood that everyone in that episode deserve the win. So losing and missing the chance to survival is not what breaks his heart the most, but rather realizing the reality that each individual fighting a battle of their own are being pitted against each other.

  • @dddux
    @dddux Před 7 měsíci +3

    Something similar actually happened to me, but I live in EU and we have universal medical healthcare. Having weak heart and having a heart failure completely changed my life for the worse, and brought financial problems, divorce, suicidal thoughts and shyt... even without being put through all the shyt this guy in your story had been through. Another really good one POW. Thanks!

  • @jb-nk5pg
    @jb-nk5pg Před 9 měsíci +14

    Loved it when Danny broke the 5th wall and started selling Goliath merch to us

  • @indu1133
    @indu1133 Před 9 měsíci +24

    There is nothing left for us which can not be turned into entertainment and business...and you can see it has started actually, we are sharing every aspect of our life on social media which has viewership

  • @kat-cv4dy
    @kat-cv4dy Před 8 měsíci +5

    This was absolutely incredible of a video, thank you guys for making it❤

  • @e11anora
    @e11anora Před 6 měsíci +4

    This got recommended to me today and it's so timely especially with Netflix's new Squid Game series. I know the video was alluding to Mr Beast but it also reminded me of what Netflix is doing. It's so sad, honestly I shed a tear watching this. We truly are living in a dystopia.

  • @cameronmitchell8180
    @cameronmitchell8180 Před 9 měsíci +22

    Story inspired by Mr. Beast

  • @shahrazade26
    @shahrazade26 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Loved it. This is the best channel in the whole wide CZcams.

  • @Lennoxx
    @Lennoxx Před 9 měsíci +6

    Another great video! Not to say these type of cases haven’t happened before but in the future these incidents have the potential to be more prevalent. It’s not so much the shows fault for existing but more so a reflection of the current state of society.

  • @soullessvacuum
    @soullessvacuum Před 9 měsíci +23

    Oh man - I was sure that the very last sentence would be '...and his eyes closed FOREVER' or 'FOR THE VERY LAST TIME'. Still heartbreaking

    • @shahrazade26
      @shahrazade26 Před 9 měsíci +9

      I assume they closed forever.

    • @AnthologyOfDave
      @AnthologyOfDave Před 9 měsíci +10

      Pretty sure that's what he meant. Dude died.

  • @jeffha4057
    @jeffha4057 Před 9 měsíci +27

    You are an amazing story teller.

  • @mexicanroosterboy
    @mexicanroosterboy Před 9 měsíci +74

    There was a show in the Netherlands that sounds very similar to this experiment. It was controversial to say the least. It was called "The Great Donor Show"

    • @nancylee8061
      @nancylee8061 Před 9 měsíci +3

      😱

    • @sushantkumarbunty5827
      @sushantkumarbunty5827 Před 9 měsíci +9

      I searched on CZcams. The first video says, how the most unethical show was born

    • @Fpiet
      @Fpiet Před 9 měsíci +21

      That show wasn't real though. As in: there was a single episode, but it concluded with the hosts revealing it was all a big stunt to show how difficult it was to find an organ donor.

  • @blinertasholli1280
    @blinertasholli1280 Před 9 měsíci +9

    dude you made me tear up a bunch of times... grate job.

    • @sqprxs
      @sqprxs Před 9 měsíci +2

      It's spelled tymes and jop

  • @charlesdp
    @charlesdp Před 9 měsíci +3

    Your stories are so interesting. Thanks for sharing and poking my mind.

  • @blueshattrick
    @blueshattrick Před 9 měsíci +7

    YOU can help ensure this sort of thing never happens.. by vocally, passionately rejecting it when/if they actually try this

  • @Bud131
    @Bud131 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Man, this straight up sounds like a script for a "Black Mirror" epiosde.

  • @nuclearpillow1677
    @nuclearpillow1677 Před 9 měsíci

    youtube did not put this in my sub nor notify me, must say something i love the channel man

  • @Podklop
    @Podklop Před 9 měsíci +17

    Is Danny Howard Mr. Beast?

  • @AnthologyOfDave
    @AnthologyOfDave Před 9 měsíci +7

    Jesus. This made me feel physical ill. I don't know what to say or feel other than disgust.

  • @Coolcatrocks
    @Coolcatrocks Před 9 měsíci +7

    Um… so Danny is Mr Beast?
    .
    I have only watched 2:03 mins yet but when the show was described it completely felt like one of Mr Beast’s Challenges.

  • @DrunkDjinn
    @DrunkDjinn Před 3 měsíci +1

    I was in an accident not long ago (not my fault) and was rushed to the hospital for emergency medical care. If I was conscious I would have refused to get in the ambulance, it cost me somewhere around 3k for a 40min trip. Wild.

  • @grace7961
    @grace7961 Před 7 měsíci +2

    So essentially, all of us have and are still already living in a dystopian. Even if a rule or practice is unfair, the people at the top will always find a way to swing a carrot on the stick for the people below even though it’s already long been pre decided that only small portion people will ever reach that carrot, and then have to keep climbing for more under the same unfair rules. You have to play by the rules if you want to win. They play the poor and desperate on a rich people’s game and keep them below them. It’s far easier for the rich to keep doing this than to give the people who choose to fight these rules a chance for change.

  • @brushstroke3733
    @brushstroke3733 Před 9 měsíci +4

    We all have to go someday, sooner or later. Enjoy life every day and you won't be so worried about when it ends. There's nothing you'll rver achieve that won't be taken from you and that won't eventually fade like dust in the wind. So don't worry about achieving anything. Do your best to achieve what you want, but be happy on the way and regardless of the outcome.

  • @indu1133
    @indu1133 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Your stories gives me a kick if reality which is numbed by several distractions we are living in,,, like social media, day to day struggle ,news channels propaganda, government propaganda.......

  • @RobDeity
    @RobDeity Před 9 měsíci +14

    the amount of time and energy wasted focusing on a gameshow with a cup with a ball, when YOU'RE going to DIE

  • @Bensux
    @Bensux Před 9 měsíci +7

    This "dystopian" game shows are not new. They've existed since the invention of the television. You can search for old game shows (filmed in black and white) here on CZcams, where housewives compete with each other for money, which some plan to use for mundane things and others for medicine or medical equipment for their family members. I remember watching a video with such a premise a few months back, here on YT.

  • @listengort88
    @listengort88 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Thanks. Love every piece of wisdom here. Greetings from Israel + Russia + Nepal

  • @simpara8676
    @simpara8676 Před 9 měsíci +13

    I've been tuning into videos for years, and this CZcams channel has been a constant source. Yet, I've never stumbled upon a video that resonated with me on such a profound level. Undoubtedly, this is one of the most impactful videos I've ever come across.

  • @thatssoironic
    @thatssoironic Před 9 měsíci +2

    I can always count on you for a nice, feel good story

  • @detoxfarm
    @detoxfarm Před 6 měsíci

    You are an excellent story teller. Thank you for showing me how import life is and how important it is keep it going by making the right choices.

  • @_guillermo
    @_guillermo Před 9 měsíci +33

    I recommend seeing Squid Game if you’re interested in this phenomenon and haven’t watched it already.

    • @jadentesai
      @jadentesai Před 9 měsíci +4

      Bro recommending squid games to the three people who haven't watched it

    • @_guillermo
      @_guillermo Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@jadentesai whoosh

    • @tuffdufroggins
      @tuffdufroggins Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@jadentesaii havent watched it

    • @jadentesai
      @jadentesai Před 9 měsíci

      @@_guillermo I don't think you know what woooosh means pal

    • @_guillermo
      @_guillermo Před 9 měsíci +1

      I don't think you have a very good sense of sardonic irony pal@@jadentesai

  • @justicewillprevail1106
    @justicewillprevail1106 Před 9 měsíci +44

    Just like our world, one persons happiness maybe be another persons tragedy. Our world is multifaced, some are lucky to live in a fairly stable life with families and loved ones while some are living all alone, no family or anyone to rely on. Our world is a very unfair place.

    • @Epoch11
      @Epoch11 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Is it the world that is unfair it is human beings

    • @brushstroke3733
      @brushstroke3733 Před 9 měsíci +1

      And some people live in awful families that tear each other down. Be glad you're not in one of them if you are all alone.

    • @GabrielXDrums
      @GabrielXDrums Před 9 měsíci +2

      Thank the Christian God for that apparently.

    • @GabrielXDrums
      @GabrielXDrums Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@brushstroke3733why be “glad” and compare? Sucks for them but I won’t compare my life to theirs, when I want more I won’t look at those who have it “worse” or “less” that doesn’t benefit anyone, that’s just more proof that whatever being created all of this, if any, doesn’t give a damn, it’s all random and pointless while others get whatever they want, everyday, 24/7, 365 EVERY MOMENT for DECADES ON DECADES even if they don’t deserve it.
      That’s the reality.

    • @kaufmanat1
      @kaufmanat1 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@GabrielXDrumsdon't blame God. It isn't God committing genocide. It isn't God withholding medical treatment for profit. It isn't God dropping atomic bombs. God isn't flying planes into buildings. God didn't create the wealth disparity. God wasn't stabbing babies with bayonets. THAT was the work of humans, humans with big smiles on their faces.
      "I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness"
      The brothers Karamazov
      It's about time humans took responsibility for what we've done. If living in this world has become untenable, we have only ourselves to blame.

  • @user-fb2kb4wp7s
    @user-fb2kb4wp7s Před 7 měsíci

    Love this channel.

  • @crashdavis4123
    @crashdavis4123 Před 3 měsíci

    I've lived through this. I didn't realize, because, obviously no one has lived through this, until the check mark "strong emotions" part of the interview, but this has happened to me multiple times. We already live in a world where people in positions of power can, with a single decision that effects them basically not at all, make or break your life. In those moments, when you are making your case, if you can touch them emotionally they will sometimes drop all pretense of logic and indulge in helping you. I have also been in multiple situations like this where you deserve help, should by all reasonable expectations get help, but then you put forward the 'wrong' emotion and you are stonewalled.
    Humans.

  • @nathan9771
    @nathan9771 Před 9 měsíci +4

    "you might even get a chance to see danny!" 😆😆

  • @akashthombre3823
    @akashthombre3823 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Really good 💯💯

    • @JSFGuy
      @JSFGuy Před 9 měsíci +1

      What is?

  • @SiliconChimera
    @SiliconChimera Před 8 měsíci +1

    The sponsored ad at the end is the chef's kiss

  • @Lanuzos
    @Lanuzos Před 9 měsíci +1

    15:30 this situation is really alienating. I don’t want to say anything about what’s going wrong in such a world, it’s overwhelming and bizarre.

  • @crispinalexander7550
    @crispinalexander7550 Před 9 měsíci +8

    I can sleep with your soothing voice

  • @62Cristoforo
    @62Cristoforo Před 9 měsíci +9

    As a Canadian I am always shocked to hear Americans don’t have universal healthcare. It is a puzzling and absurd anomaly within the developed and advanced western democracies.

    • @philpaine3068
      @philpaine3068 Před 8 měsíci

      @@JasonRodriguez-kq7jt That you would make this post in this place, in this context, shows that your soul is corrupt beyond any redemption. Pure evil in your heart. Don't you DARE claim to be a follower of Jesus of Nazareth ----- for you are a hypocrite, a blasphemer exploiting his name to cover up your own selfishness and cruelty. It is YOU who should ask for forgiveness, not us. But you would not deserve it.

    • @Chip_Doubledip
      @Chip_Doubledip Před 7 měsíci

      That's because America keeps the world safe. It's a very high cost. These services are basically provided free to other western nations. Without such globalization would not be possible.

    • @62Cristoforo
      @62Cristoforo Před 7 měsíci

      While America may indeed keep certain parts of the world safe, it does so purely out of its own economic and trade interests. America has no friends, just interests.

    • @Robynrrrr
      @Robynrrrr Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@Chip_Doubledipthe world safe LMAOOO?? The Us is pretty much responsible for MANY MANY conflicts and wars.

    • @brunosarramide572
      @brunosarramide572 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@Chip_DoubledipAmerica is not keeping the world safe, it's just keeping it under its control. The money needed to fund basic universal healthcare isn't much compared to the money destined to the military industrial complex.

  • @aliaswrong9004
    @aliaswrong9004 Před 3 měsíci

    Freaking beautiful channel always get teary eyed. This channel gets me bad who ever you are…. Keep it up 😅

  • @nikita2841
    @nikita2841 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks man for making this wonderful video ❤❤❤❤..thanks really

  • @YourSpaSounds
    @YourSpaSounds Před 9 měsíci +6

    Mr beast is like hmmm thats a good idea for a show lol

  • @jessetinoco5146
    @jessetinoco5146 Před 8 měsíci +3

    If Mr.Beast creates a game show in 2 years this will definitely be it

  • @SAYMYNAME-rc9sb
    @SAYMYNAME-rc9sb Před 8 měsíci

    Can t believe This was a youtube vedio . Great job to the animation team and people behind this channel.

  • @lenasvisionblog
    @lenasvisionblog Před 9 měsíci +13

    Damn RIP James

  • @emb3e
    @emb3e Před 9 měsíci +8

    what kind of a world are we complicit in creating? how can we improve our future for ourselves and future generations? what a beautiful yet horrific world we live in.

  • @spicylemons8557
    @spicylemons8557 Před 9 měsíci +9

    This is just Mr. Beast

    • @zyonmdc
      @zyonmdc Před 9 měsíci +2

      who the the hell is mr beast

    • @mrmills1000
      @mrmills1000 Před 8 měsíci

      @@zyonmdcA cringe CZcamsr.

  • @DominicDiTanna
    @DominicDiTanna Před 3 měsíci

    Yo this was real good! Very eerie!

  • @leonardlol
    @leonardlol Před 3 měsíci

    Feels like part of my life, always thought there’s a chance coming but no, not really and it goes back to normal

  • @osw330904
    @osw330904 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Big Requiem for a Dream vibes.. hella creepy.. 😰 great content

  • @noface5775
    @noface5775 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I really expected a good ending here 😭😭

  • @absurdbird3556
    @absurdbird3556 Před 8 měsíci +1

    4:12 the most unrealistic part is that anyone would have just one unread email.

  • @adampepin9944
    @adampepin9944 Před 6 měsíci

    Theres a lot of truth in this. Look at the show "Alone," for example. Ten contestants are dropped off in the wilderness to see how long they can survive in super harsh conditions. They are confronted by bears, mountain lions, lack of food, and freezing temperatures. Why do they do it? Almost every cast member has a heart warming story. Last season one contestant had an Autistic child and his potential winnings were going to go to funding his child's education. Stunning.

  • @crestfallenraven
    @crestfallenraven Před 9 měsíci +5

    Brilliant video. The horror of true exploitation ;(

  • @impluo
    @impluo Před 9 měsíci +3

    In this example, nobody wins except for 1 (chance of "death" = 199/200). What if the odds were reversed; everybody wins except 1 (chance of "death" = 1/200). Even though the outcome is now arguably better, I think the show may be harder to watch. Do you think this alternative show would have more or less viewers than the original? And what would that imply?

  • @bobdillaber1195
    @bobdillaber1195 Před 9 měsíci +2

    In order to increase profits every quarter, for-profit health care must either charge more or provide less. Usually both. The ruling class always needs updates to their yachts and mansions. "Greed is needier than need."

  • @brunolerman2108
    @brunolerman2108 Před 8 měsíci

    Reminded me of the book The Running Man. Great content!

  • @spicylemons8557
    @spicylemons8557 Před 9 měsíci +6

    I HATE THAT ENDING 😭😭

    • @zyonmdc
      @zyonmdc Před 9 měsíci +3

      that's life

    • @ITIsFunnyDamnIT
      @ITIsFunnyDamnIT Před 9 měsíci +3

      That's how it would be in real life. I can totally see a game show like this becoming a real thing.

  • @SchgurmTewehr
    @SchgurmTewehr Před 9 měsíci +4

    Okay, nice story and all, but how do they make sure that even anyone will win the rounds of the different cup game? What if everyone picks the wrong cup in some round?

    • @nahommerk9493
      @nahommerk9493 Před 9 měsíci +3

      That means no one will get the grand prize and that episode will be watched even more because it will be viral for being special. In the end, the producers make even more money. The house always wins! 🤑🙃

  • @HarvestStore
    @HarvestStore Před 9 měsíci

    Great video.

  • @eli879
    @eli879 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Don’t have a lot of time to comment, I’m in the parking lot at work, but this is why we need to unionize and look after one another. The government has already demonstrated their gross indifference to the majority of people and their problems. It’s time we put aside our differences and rose up against the tyranny. Be well, everyone.

  • @Kazuma11290
    @Kazuma11290 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Currency is the source of all Dystopia. Everyone should give goods and services freely, and receive them just as freely, but only if they have an official occupation. All completely regardless of what occupation one has on either side of the transaction. Voila, greed is slowly eliminated. Or at the very least there should be a maximum currency cap. Maybe start with the cap to help break the addiction then ease into elimination

    • @med2904
      @med2904 Před 7 měsíci

      Communist countries and communities have tried it dozens of times and it always failed.
      "Just have an occupation" - so why work overtime to produce more products and provide more services? Why do physically or mentally demanding jobs? Why study to become a doctor or an engineer? What about disabled or ill people who can't work? If they're excused from working, then what if people pretend or actually cause themselves to become disabled or ill in order to not work?
      With lack of currency and greed for material things, the only thing that's left for people to pursue is greed to lead a lazy life and not work, or work as little as possible. Which in turn destroys the economy and makes millions of people starve to death.
      It's not a theory. It's the reality of what happens every single time a communist system is being introduced.

  • @krokodyl1927
    @krokodyl1927 Před 9 měsíci +4

    When the wind blows, dust shatters the pessimism of the intellect and of the optimism of the will. An invisible life headed for a nameless grave. 🌝

    • @rs3rsfarcry
      @rs3rsfarcry Před 9 měsíci

      I'd rather be put in a grave than read another comment this pretentious.

    • @krokodyl1927
      @krokodyl1927 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@rs3rsfarcry DD is a troll. 🌝

    • @nancylee8061
      @nancylee8061 Před 9 měsíci

      I@@rs3rsfarcry It is, at least, partially a 'quote' from the writings of French writer Romain Rolland.

    • @nancylee8061
      @nancylee8061 Před 9 měsíci

      Pithy

    • @krokodyl1927
      @krokodyl1927 Před 9 měsíci

      @@nancylee8061 Thank you, nancy, for mentioning, Romain Roland, as being the author of part of my quote. The quote actually is from two authors that I combined and felt that it was appropriate use after watching this upload, but I didn’t know either author. I just liked it put together. Please, do tell me, which part is by, Romain Roland.
      I heard one part or both? mentioned by CNN’s, Jake Taper, during his reporting on the immigration situation during tfg’s tenure as president. I happen to like Jake. He’s very smart and I have great respect for smart people, because I feel that I’m not so smart (not stupid either though). Very truly, Les. 🌝
      Btw, this upload is personally allegorical to my current health issues. 😕

  • @namedropper126
    @namedropper126 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Goliath sounds like that Squid Game show. Looks like we're there!

  • @brunosouza4758
    @brunosouza4758 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Would love it if all ads stayed in the beginning. Even if it was longer ad time. Or if there was a longer pause in the end. Sometimes, you just need to let the ending sit with silence.

  • @stallone8143
    @stallone8143 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Today I learned about Mr Beast show.

  • @barcafan1760
    @barcafan1760 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Reminds me of squid game

  • @SatorMoon
    @SatorMoon Před 9 měsíci +1

    Yeaaaah this starts to sound more and more like the job hunt scene today

  • @Brie2230
    @Brie2230 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The Queen for a Day game show in the 1950’s had a similar premise! 5 women chosen from a studio audience competed by presenting their hard-luck stories so as to persuade the audience that each was in the most dire straits. The audience selected the "queen" for each day by applause that was recorded on an applausemeter.