Neoliberalism as a Water Balloon

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  • čas přidán 10. 10. 2011
  • Theory of neoliberalism illustrated

Komentáře • 421

  • @martinbrown4891
    @martinbrown4891 Před 8 lety +197

    Now that is what you call creative and engaging modelling for better teaching.

    • @shoopoop21
      @shoopoop21 Před 6 lety

      But so much of it is factually wrong. Sooooo muuuch....

    • @shoopoop21
      @shoopoop21 Před 3 lety

      @Ned Kelly Every brick in every building in every city was laid by a man, and I can tell you from intimate experience that construction is a shitty, awful job. That's just the beginning. The slant starts at the peak, and cuts into women's half, because on top of the fact that more men work than women, women do not work shitty jobs, almost ever. They're more than happy to be CEOs, though.

  • @2k13Ghost
    @2k13Ghost Před 7 lety +103

    I can't tell if the video has deadpan humor in it, but it was executed so well, especially the balloon analogy. Thanks for the information!

    • @markwilde5683
      @markwilde5683 Před 6 lety +13

      I can confirm that the humor was indeed deadpan.

  • @AbhishekKumar-er1tw
    @AbhishekKumar-er1tw Před 8 lety +45

    Your video made my day, made me laugh , and clarified my concept.. You're very very creative.. Kudos..

  • @LynAlecciaDinh
    @LynAlecciaDinh Před 7 lety +51

    I've been trying to understand neoliberalism for ages and this really helped me, thank you!

    • @banan9782
      @banan9782 Před 3 lety +1

      Not really
      Neoliberalism is infamously very hard to pin down and different people contradict each other on what neoliberalism is
      This doesm't go into deep enough or goes into practical results
      This video is literally a deadpan joke

  • @mr.enclave10
    @mr.enclave10 Před rokem +3

    As a Turk, I may be the only person watching this video in my country and neoliberalism is so ridiculous that this video of yours explains it in the best way. If I
    If I ever become president, I will definitely make everyone watch this video.

  • @megadog9305
    @megadog9305 Před 10 lety +40

    The odd one out was clearly gerbil. All the others had double letters.

  • @grizlerber
    @grizlerber Před 5 lety +3

    Tim McCaskell Canadian Human Rights activist.
    Edit: if you're wondering.

  • @agustinperezburgos6578
    @agustinperezburgos6578 Před 7 lety +25

    this is brilliant! best neoliberalismo explanation con youtube

  • @jayezquerro7434
    @jayezquerro7434 Před 4 lety +7

    You really have a talent for explaining complex concepts in interesting ways. Great imagination and I loved your video.

  • @auxordsold2265
    @auxordsold2265 Před 8 lety +4

    this is priceless... the balloon analogy is so on point! thank you.

  • @melollii4857
    @melollii4857 Před 2 lety +4

    I love the passive aggression while explaining this. It’s so entertaining 😂😇

  • @mr.fabulousmegardev6256
    @mr.fabulousmegardev6256 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow... don't know why YT is recommendding me a 10yr old video, but this is so simple to understand!

  • @NadeemMomenz
    @NadeemMomenz Před 3 lety +3

    Best educational video I've come across by far. You should replace Bill Nye lol

  • @samuelcuellar1586
    @samuelcuellar1586 Před 10 lety +6

    LUV'D IT! nice lil intro I'll be showing to my homies so they can start to make some sense of their world. Thanks :)

  • @djobokuwali4316
    @djobokuwali4316 Před 6 lety +1

    The Bob Ross of Economics, you're welcome.

    • @nicynodle2
      @nicynodle2 Před 5 lety +1

      Bob ross wouldn't spread propaganda XD

  • @lonecrusader9796
    @lonecrusader9796 Před 7 lety +5

    Wow, just learnt that Neo-liberalism is a bomb.

  • @venisapolu871
    @venisapolu871 Před 10 lety +13

    thank you for the explanation.. brilliant & i finally get it now!

  • @eigenber
    @eigenber  Před 12 lety +1

    @TonyNguyenCat That's a good question. I did not make the video. I think the pin was supposed to represent a point of insustainability illustrated by the growth curve drawn on the balloon. But it was probably a bad move. It would have been better to use a balloon made of weaker material and wait for it to rupture on its own.

  • @language_and_society
    @language_and_society Před 8 lety +16

    Thank you for taking the time to prepare this video. very informative indeed.

  • @Fauxklore23
    @Fauxklore23 Před 10 lety +1

    This is an amazing analogy. Kudos to whoever thought this up.

  • @dancy166940
    @dancy166940 Před 10 lety +12

    thank you for the great explanation!

  • @abnuridd24
    @abnuridd24 Před 4 lety +2

    I look at the pin as being symbolic, what could be that pin that causes an inflated economy to collaspe?

    • @luissoto1491
      @luissoto1491 Před 4 lety

      The pin represents conflicts or External affairs that might affect the economy per say, AND the size of the balloon, well, considering how much crédito They pumped into the US when the market collapsed in 2008. You can only imagen the balloon size right now as we speak.

    • @kurtisharder
      @kurtisharder Před 4 lety

      A virus lol

  • @justinchoy476
    @justinchoy476 Před 3 lety +2

    Wait a second-we did this in the 1920s!

  • @Shack263
    @Shack263 Před 3 lety +1

    I can't believe how applicable this is today despite being almost a decade old

    • @Ryan-os1lx
      @Ryan-os1lx Před 3 lety +2

      smart people saw this coming... unfortunetly society listens to the loudest people, not the smartest

  • @araelmeza8633
    @araelmeza8633 Před 7 lety +1

    Entertained and informative. Thanks for sharing!

  • @MrTawfee
    @MrTawfee Před 7 lety

    out of all the sources i tried to explain neoliberalism, this is the best one yet

  • @kellyloganme
    @kellyloganme Před 9 lety +10

    An excellent set of simple examples that show some important ideas in an approachable graphic form. I particularly liked how the pyramid graphic clearly shows the meritocracy myth and the birth opportunity reality we live with in the US, and how this flows into the image of the balloon demonstration.
    Sharing with my friends to help inform them as well. Thanks for posting.

  • @transparence
    @transparence Před 11 lety

    i thank you all, to the author and to all those, who will share this video

  • @TrinityAura
    @TrinityAura Před 11 lety

    Love your style of illustration.

  • @galumpha
    @galumpha Před 9 lety +2

    Hmm. It's hard to argue with this clever spectacle.

  • @briasavanna9307
    @briasavanna9307 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you! This video is so clear and easy to understand.

  • @APenguinInATux
    @APenguinInATux Před 11 lety +2

    His sarcasm is sooooo funny! The way he smiles when he said: "as long as the rich as happy" hahaha love the vid

  • @daniellashukri551
    @daniellashukri551 Před 8 lety

    Thank you very much for a great explanation!

  • @LaxmiSingh-uy4fg
    @LaxmiSingh-uy4fg Před 6 lety +2

    Wow..very well explained 😄

  • @AirFire18
    @AirFire18 Před 6 lety +2

    THIS IS AMAZING, THANK YOU !

  • @Maxarcc
    @Maxarcc Před 3 lety

    This video is exceptionally good.

  • @LucasSantos-zw9sf
    @LucasSantos-zw9sf Před 6 lety +1

    Could you open this video for translations? Most people in my country don`t speak english, and I want to make this video accessible for people here.

  • @therevolutioncontinuesblog6182

    Fantastic analogy! Should be watched and shared widely.

  • @mathewjosephjr
    @mathewjosephjr Před 10 lety

    I really enjoyed this video! Thanks!

  • @ntsibisengwilsonsebela8737

    Indeed that's my question, who is gonna clean-up the mess when everything get out of odder & the whole country experience the collapse in economy

  • @johnp2647
    @johnp2647 Před 8 lety +2

    can someone clarify as to why the balloon pops at the end? and dont give me some bs like'( when a needle comes in contact with a highly pressurized, and enclosed, elastic, easily punctured material the air tries to rush out of that one point of release so fast that... idc.) i know it has to do with something with debt being injected in the market having to be paid off in the end, but i dont know why exactly does debt have to be paid back. is it cause money wont have any spending power if credit is left unpaid in the market?

    • @AndrBStr
      @AndrBStr Před 8 lety +7

      +john p Credit being pumped into the economy signifies bubbles in periods of boom and the bursting is the typical fall into recession after a period of growth.

    • @kojosmith1210
      @kojosmith1210 Před 7 lety +5

      Very simple, cost of living keeps going up while wages stay stagnant. Eventually people can't pay back their loans. Once that reaches a certain percentage investors freak out and pull their money. This causes a domino effect and the whole system collapses. That's the needle

    • @devinfaux6987
      @devinfaux6987 Před 6 lety

      That would be an economic catastrophe the likes of which the world hasn't seen since 1929.

  • @hieda81
    @hieda81 Před 7 lety

    Thanks for the video. it helps me understand the concept of neoliberalism. appreciate it.

  • @TonyNguyenCat
    @TonyNguyenCat Před 12 lety

    what does that pin you used to pop the balloon represent? things seemed to work pretty well

    • @mr.fabulousmegardev6256
      @mr.fabulousmegardev6256 Před 3 lety

      9 years late, but...
      it means anything like repressions/depressions, global pandemics, anything that disturbs the delicate balance of consumerism from happening

  • @cinammondream
    @cinammondream Před 9 lety +3

    who is this epic dude?

  • @PyroShredder982
    @PyroShredder982 Před 7 lety +8

    The "Pump" is the Federal Reserve.

  • @tonAnTv
    @tonAnTv Před 12 lety

    @TonyNguyenCat
    that move made perfect sense if you take a second look at 7:52

  • @hydroknight01
    @hydroknight01 Před 10 měsíci

    A little bit outdated today as certain social groups weren't so prominent 11 years ago, but the logic still stands up - as do the consequences, which are now looming more-devastatingly than ever.

  • @Virgomans
    @Virgomans Před 6 lety +1

    very informative ....cheers

  • @shanessinging
    @shanessinging Před 9 lety +1

    I know this might sound stupid but can someone explain to me what the balloon bursting signifies. Does it mean the economy just collapses? and if so how is that happening and effecting everyone individually (in terms of classes)?

    • @jonno.alexander
      @jonno.alexander Před 8 lety +1

      I'm lost too!! The example was really good up until the last bit where credit was being pumped into the system, but I couldn't quite get what the bursting credit bubble is exactly. I felt like I almost understood but he omitted a final explanation of what that was to bring it all together.

    • @ibyvrcrdd9903
      @ibyvrcrdd9903 Před 8 lety +6

      He means that when the banks pump more and more money(credit) into the economy through lending and increasing their own leverage, it means that when a shock or correctional event occurs (like the discovery in 2007 that all the major banks had huge amounts of 'toxic'(worthless) Mortgage-backed Securities on their balance sheets), a near-apocalyptic financial crisis would occur, and by that I mean Bank-runs at the minimum. This didn't quite happen in 2007/8, because Congress(who, due to corporate money in politics, have become virtually subservient to the interests of Wall st and Corporate America) authorised enormous Tax-payer funded bailouts (buying the toxic assets and injecting capital), which all added up now amount to $29trn dollars. That's what he left out I guess, the power system that will sustain itself by any means, and will ditch any supposed ideology if in danger.
      'Neoliberalism' is also more than just a set of economic doctrines, it also incorporates theories of psychology, psychoanalysis, game theory and objectivism. It many ways it has defined the late 20th/early 21st century era. It's tenets are embodied in simply promoting more economic freedom and wider inequality of wealth.

    • @devinfaux6987
      @devinfaux6987 Před 6 lety +1

      The balloon bursting is "Great Depression 2: Economic Boogaloo."

    • @controldata972
      @controldata972 Před 6 lety +1

      Credit bubbles are unsustainable and a parasitic drain on the real productive capacity of the economy. Compound interest payments on credit will very quickly get out of hand. In 2007/2008, the US Fed absorbed the toxic assets from the commercial banks , bailing them out and giving them the liquidity to continue operations for the real economy (paying wages and keeping ATMs going). What do you think would have happened if they hadn't done that?
      Gun ownership in the US is in the millions... No cash from ATMs, no functioning electronic payments system... supply chains breaking down leading to stores with empty shelves...
      "The Hamptons are not a defensible position". There would have been huge potential for violently chaotic civil unrest and the wealthy elite in their Hamptons mansions would suffer along with everyone else.

  • @JTSunriseMusic
    @JTSunriseMusic Před rokem

    Every time history repeats itself the cost goes up

  • @niccuniccuniccu
    @niccuniccuniccu Před 11 lety

    To mee the pin could represent an "unforseen/not calculated" effect which made the bubble burst, it could be interpreted as the relationship between theory and reality, where in thoery the balloon could be inflated infinetly, yet the more it inflates the more vulnerable it becomes to smaller and smaller shocks. (thats what i made out of it)

  • @sufifang5235
    @sufifang5235 Před 9 lety

    damn good, clear, easy to understand!

  • @delancyj67
    @delancyj67 Před 7 lety +1

    Glad I found this

  • @matthewwake8321
    @matthewwake8321 Před 8 lety

    Great video thanks!

  • @vanadala
    @vanadala Před 11 lety

    unfortunately the pin is usually a free soup line that is larger than a couple of city blocks

  • @tushara5124
    @tushara5124 Před 6 lety

    I like your presentation, professor, but do you have any data to represent this??

    • @nicynodle2
      @nicynodle2 Před 5 lety

      There is non, if you actually look at the stats it shows a completely different story.

    • @guiselic
      @guiselic Před 3 lety

      The data you are looking for is on history of economic development books. There are plenty of those out there. Get the "kicking away the latter" from Ha Joon Chang if are into some numbers.

  • @44absol
    @44absol Před 2 lety

    the pen that popped the balloon was 2008

  • @chutiagiri
    @chutiagiri Před 3 lety

    loved the video! thank you so much!

  • @karloskar74
    @karloskar74 Před 9 lety

    Great video!

  • @sparkle1derful
    @sparkle1derful Před 8 lety +6

    why did this make me want to cry??!!

    • @emmanuelgalleguillos-cote5427
      @emmanuelgalleguillos-cote5427 Před 8 lety +4

      +Esha Augustine The balloon popped. That's why.

    • @johnkevill470
      @johnkevill470 Před 3 lety

      Because this has been the situation for a while now but there’s no chance of anyone fixing it.
      Look at all the morons on these comments getting mad at communism, an ideology not mentioned at all in this video

  • @biancacarrasco3449
    @biancacarrasco3449 Před 7 lety +2

    I FINALLY GET IT this video rocks!

  • @utsabbhattarai3092
    @utsabbhattarai3092 Před 10 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @thelvl1bandit345
    @thelvl1bandit345 Před 4 lety +3

    bro whos watching this post covid-19?

    • @Rat-Baby
      @Rat-Baby Před 3 lety

      It's so depressing to watch tge same things play out over and over again.

  • @JL-sz1fx
    @JL-sz1fx Před 6 lety +1

    Brilliant!

  • @UserName-ii1ce
    @UserName-ii1ce Před 3 lety

    Well I never thought I'd see someone compare Coronavirus to a pen but here we are

  • @7ignatios
    @7ignatios Před 8 lety

    Really Great Video

  • @schneidercanet
    @schneidercanet Před 11 lety

    It would burst eventually anyway, because nothing can grow forever (except for the Universe itself).

  • @JoaNYC
    @JoaNYC Před 7 lety

    awesome....thanks

  • @PaidLaidAled
    @PaidLaidAled Před 11 lety

    The pin represents a recession or depression. An economy under neoliberalism will burst easier than one that has a balanced approach.

  • @StreangestdreaM
    @StreangestdreaM Před 6 lety +1

    This is a really smart and useful explanation. We are so doomed!

  • @kiyatsegaye3106
    @kiyatsegaye3106 Před 7 lety

    wow. it very good lecture with creativity

  • @cherwith
    @cherwith Před 8 lety

    Excellent!

  • @jonathanlindsey8864
    @jonathanlindsey8864 Před 3 lety

    Summary: Call it as it is.

  • @MrJasonfkg
    @MrJasonfkg Před 10 lety

    The housing bubble was from Fannie and Freddie, you know that glorious social safety net.

  • @pornorocketz
    @pornorocketz Před 11 lety +1

    it's not exactly like that though. Sometimes you have to buy their products anyway. Products like (no more-)social services, for instance

  • @jodyvanderheyde6066
    @jodyvanderheyde6066 Před 8 lety

    That was awesome.

  • @glitterspectacle
    @glitterspectacle Před 7 lety +2

    It's one thing to visualize verifiable data. It's another to state why the data is such without providing more scientific evidence. If the theory is that discrimination is the cause for this displacement, it is important to show more data. I acknowledge that sexism, racism, and homo/transphobia are prevalent in American society and am inclined to agree with what you are saying here. However, opinions hold no place in the scientific method. When you are presenting unverifiable data, you must regard them as hypothesis. This lad coat feels like a costume.

  • @lasersharpsd
    @lasersharpsd Před 8 lety

    Excellent

  • @AzaleaJane
    @AzaleaJane Před 3 lety +1

    "In deference to queer theory, let's just leave this messy" 😂💀

  • @Fishyalex
    @Fishyalex Před 10 lety +5

    The balloon isn't the economy. The balloon is an analogy for the economy. And that pyramid isn't how things work. It's an analogy for the way things work. His argument has so many analogies that what he is saying stops making sense.

    • @ryana42
      @ryana42 Před 9 lety +13

      Have you ever sat through an economics class? Its all hypothetical jargon. economics is taught based on conditions which don't exist.

  • @suzierokita3910
    @suzierokita3910 Před 2 lety

    A funny and education video! Great! :)

  • @HAIDERs_POV
    @HAIDERs_POV Před 6 lety

    straight OG ! no long talk

  • @sonounguerriera
    @sonounguerriera Před rokem

    thank you so very much Sir! You are incredible💖

  • @babublue69
    @babublue69 Před 2 lety

    This video made my day

  • @johnp2647
    @johnp2647 Před 8 lety +2

    Hmm so dark. not what I expected when I clicked on the video. But nonetheless he got the point across.

  • @aakritikhadka9970
    @aakritikhadka9970 Před 4 lety

    I am here just for the burst

  • @alifiyahh6387
    @alifiyahh6387 Před 4 lety

    this is amazing

  • @irfananees6103
    @irfananees6103 Před 3 lety +1

    Who the heck clicked dislike? maybe the banks and

  • @str8inPilot
    @str8inPilot Před 3 lety

    It was really clever. It left out the bit where the state raised the public debt to keep the banks from collapsing, then the state and the banks went back to pumping up the balloon and the wealthy controllers at the top moved further up. I think it fails when the neck at the top breaks off.

  • @LOGICZOMBIE
    @LOGICZOMBIE Před 3 lety

    phenomenal reporting

  • @tsc-ko1yy
    @tsc-ko1yy Před 6 lety +2

    Correlation does not equal causation, you need facts to back up all your assumptions.

  • @RHYTHMMASTER
    @RHYTHMMASTER Před 2 lety

    how did I miss this video for a long time?
    *we are all doomed*

  • @CorruptPianist
    @CorruptPianist Před 3 lety +1

    I hate that people saw this coming and it happened anyway.

  • @Beef_Supreeeme
    @Beef_Supreeeme Před 5 lety +1

    This is dangerously over-simplified.

  • @myworld2631
    @myworld2631 Před 7 lety +2

    great!!! poverty is caused by the balloon's gravity. thank you

  • @TennesseeJed
    @TennesseeJed Před 2 lety

    Don't worry the poor worker class will clean up the mess. Great video, btw.

  • @CristianVasquez
    @CristianVasquez Před 11 lety

    It would be nice to show also the effects of a damaged social security net...

  • @JagzRevolutionary
    @JagzRevolutionary Před 11 lety

    The lab coat signifies scientific objectivity and neutrality thereby proving the negativity of neoliberalism by laying it bare and without having an opinionated stance. Its an experiment, and besides, Ive worn lab coats in science classes multiple times for the most simplests of tasks.

  • @iamkaysandiego
    @iamkaysandiego Před 11 lety

    Yes!!! this is really nice. I now understand what neoliberalism means :)

  • @sofiapchu
    @sofiapchu Před 3 lety

    badass video fr 100/10