The Bay of a Thousand Names
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- Grama bay is gorgeous!
Also, conversely, a place to see thousands of years of low-quality tagging from people of all backgrounds. From Pompeii Magnus to modern Albanian beach-goers, the walls ripple a unique type of history.
Man do those boatmen know how to hustle, though.
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A positive video, yay!
I love this channel. please reply so that I can have the experience of having a reply from you
So, did you add your own? Keep the tradision going as yet another traveler on the beach.
Rare Earth hey guys I really love your project. And I’d like to help you to reach bigger audience. I’m fluent in Russian and, if you’re interested can help with translation/dubbing/subtitles. Let me know how can I contact you
@@SergeyAvanesyan Hi Sergey. Thanks! We've left open the subtitles for fans to contribute, so if you'd like you're more than welcome to help out!
I will never get over the viking carving 40ft up a flat cliff that took months to translate and it just said “This wall is very high”
Where is that, I'd love to learn more about it
@@supernenechi It is in the Maes Howe mound grave on the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The site is Neolithic but Vikings sheltered there during a bad snowstorm and some carved graffiti to pas the time. The passage in question was "Tholfir Kolbeinsson carved these runes high up." link: www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/maeshrunes.htm
@@jasonmaher6290 It probably involved a lot of mead and a bet.
7:12 "We may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but we don't live in the grand scheme of things." Excellent
That sentence made me smile too! Most Excellent!
I got chills.
The last line too
It's one of the more profound things I've heard in a long time.
one of the few sentences Ive paused at on a video
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In the town I grew up in there was a tag "Cops killed Tsakos", it was high up so on a wall that you'd wonder how it got there, not even an extension ladder could reach, therefore it stayed up there for nearly a decade. Time went on and I moved to a new place and carried on with life, almost 20 years later I remembered this tag, decided to look it up on the internet and discovered what it meant, it was about a young man who was shot dead by a trigger happy police officer who thought he was a car thief, it's even been immortalised into a film titled "Cops killed Tsakos". all this came about by the curiosity of people who saw that tag.
I was pondering about your last sentence. Asking myself if I really leave a mark.
And then it hit me. You don't need to leave a physical mark to mark your existence.
Being able to change how someone lives is leaving a mark.
I left a mark. Everyone leaves a mark.
Is there a word for the opposite of an existential crisis?
Because that's how I'm feeling right now. Thank you.
Existential carthasis?
Perhaps a moment of clarity, of revelation or epiphany.
Hmmm I was reflecting on that sentence too and the point I made was "well sooner or later my impact on this universe will be forgotten" and then I got kind of sad and existential :(
@@beskamir5977 Hey, don't be sad. :) It is more important what you experience in your lifetime than what people would remember. I'm having a great time with my life and you should too. You are here to make beautiful memories, so help out a stranger, listen to them, be patient and kind. Laugh until you cry, cry until you laugh, have a good night sleep, read a book under a tree's shadow, hug your family and friends, cook a tasty meal and share it. You are doing great. :) Be well.
Isn’t this the plot of Fault in our Stars?
I left a comment on this video on September 15, 2018.
killercaos123 maybe I’ll find this reply in 10 years when I’ve long forgotten about this video.
I left a comment on your comment on September 15, 2018.
I left a comment on your comment on the 15th of September, 2018
See you guys 2028.
I was here:
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Did you write your name?
I think this video is a bigger mark than he could have made on that cliff.
CZcams videos are transitory, they can vanish without a trace in an instant.
Birdbrain60 Regardless of whether youtube lives or dies, this video will live on in our memories.
Yeah, he wrote "Chris was here"
@Birdbrain60 with global warming, things are not looking so good
The bay is so beautiful it almost looks pretend.
Great piece Rare Earth team. You guys are the best!
I'll watch for it.
I watch all your videos. They are really very good.
Thank you again.
Eric
I sit waiting at my computer every Saturday for the moment new Rare Earth is uploaded
Right?
Awesome video! It reminds me of the graffiti wall in Pompeii, where there are ridiculous scribbles like "On tuesday, at this wall, I ate bread"
I loved reading through those, so human.
As an ex tagger (embarrassing to say but I was only 12) I can say that it’s not only human nature, it’s the nature of life. It’s the same driving force that causes dogs to piss on fire hydrants to mark their territory and there’s no real logical reason behind it. It’s just a left over evolutionary trait that causes us to want to be important in an unimportant universe.
Edit: I think a lot of people are misinterpreting this comment. I was not making an excuse for tagging. I realize it was stupid and I don’t have an excuse other than that I was stupid. I was trying to understand why I was doing something so pointless and destructive.... No matter how much you look down on tagging, there’s still a part of you with the same animal instinct that causes you to want to write your name on a wall. I could be wrong, maybe I’m just different. Who knows?
Henry San You know, I used to look down on people, too. It was so easy to mount my moral high horse and despise people I didn't like or understand. Nowadays, I make an effort to understand. That often helps. Then I use pity instead of contempt. I pity those who feel the need to hate, those who look down on others. It is a so much better emotion to use. It doesn't leave a bad taste of negativity nor fill you with a foul mood the way hate and anger does.
Henry San cool
@@rumfordc They put the tags on before the bridge is constructed.
Henry San No, I'm perfectly aware of what I wrote. I'm not saying YOU are hateful, but putting people in "us" and "them" boxes like you do by looking down on some people makes for fertile ground to cultivate hate. Looking down on people can never be a good thing. Pitying someone however, doesn't have to mean looking down on them and that's not the interpretation I meant. You choose the wrong meaning of the word, either out of ignorance which I don't believe - you sound smarter than that - or deliberately, to fit your narrative. Which makes you a not so nice person. But I knew that already. 😊
Rez Pez,
Dogs piss on fire hydrants to make easier to find there way. To mark territory, to communicate....
And may be you, can say....
I was doing something like a dog does. Be human, your excuse does not cut it. The fault is, not thinking of all the reasons not to.....
Not thinkimg first, just doing, working off emotion,
I can also say,
I'm proud of you.
Cause you learned.
And you think.
My Father always said,
"You can not be a man without responsibility,
A man takes responsibility for what he does and does not do.
That is what a man does."
I recently saw the word MEME spray painted on a 50 foot tall billboard downtown and I kinda had to take a minute to process it
I wuz ere 2018
Wat he seid ^
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The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley here in Portugal, while being more famous for its engravings from 20,000 to 10,000 BC, it was actually continuously engraved up until the mid-20th century.
Twenty two thousand years of humans leaving their mark.
The note at the end is always greatly appreciated. Although Rare Earth is hardly a major journalistic institution, your scream into the void, and the mark it has left on the minds of thousands, is significant. In a time when it is often difficult to ascertain what is fact in a sea of fiction, the ability to think for yourself is of greater importance than ever before.
Despite the many ways in which our views differ, I hold a great deal of respect for your commitment to free speech and intelligent thought. Thank you for standing in the darkness.
Well said, sir!
I guess it's hard to believe we leave a mark on the world if we can never see where we left it.
Grama Bay is beautiful. I can see why people wanted to leave their mark there. It's a bit like claiming the beach as their own.
For as long as we have been walking upright, which gave us our hands free, we have used those hands to grab and claim anything and everything as "mine". Marking our claim could mean tattooing the skin, branding the hide, or carving a cliff wall. "This is mine", permanently.
Graffiti artists are known to mark their neighborhood. Gang members mark their territory. I had a principal in grade school who went into every classroom and in the corner of the chalkboard wrote his name and title. He marked his claim. I see this as claiming the beach as theirs, even if they may never see it again. They left their mark even though they'd have to share it with all the others lost in time.
I hope you made your mark.
Thank you for the deep structure of this video. I very much enjoy the thought provoking message. A glimpse into the mirror is history. We all see ourselves how we were just a split second ago. A shout into the void with any medium is an attempt for us to proclaim. I was here! Human nature can be very inspiring. Keep up the good work!
Cave Paintings & Cliff Art used to Convey A Message To The Future, and was not just an advertisement that our hunting party existed. As the last Ice Age ended, and the Climate Changed, hunting became increasingly unpredictable. The hunting parties left art depicting the prey they saw, and a bit about the hunters.
Something can be said about the Partisans who left their mark, showing they existed and fought Fascism, Imperialism, etc. The Partisans knew that most of them would not see the end of the war, and likely would not have a headstone marking their life...
"But that goal was achieved before they even began, because we all leave a mark, that's the beauty of being alive" What is this warm fuzzing feeling in me you have conjured up, Evan? I DEMAND TO KNOW!
Another superb video from Rare Earth.
Without a doubt the most accurate and in-depth dissection of what it means to create "graffiti" I've ever heard.
CZcams , Facebook , Instagram .. the whole internet is a digital version of the wall. Years to come this video will be available online. I'm just leaving a mark here that this is one of the best video.
Just about to turn the tubes off...new Rare Earth!...have to watch!
Another beautifully done piece, thank you.
628,000 well deserved subs. You guys do a great job picking shots and locations, giving the stories and tales, and bringing the wonderful little quirks of earth olde to the rest of the world.
Chevis Preston I remember, not that long ago, when they had less than 30k subscribers. That's when I subscribed, and I am so happy at the release of every new video when I see the how much the number of subscribers have risen. 😍
This video reminded me of this song I heard once, the bands name was reign of kindo and the lyrics went like this, "we try so hard to leave a mark we end up mostly leaving scars, dig our toes and sink our teeth in, want our names in history, but no one will remember you why on earth would you want them to? The greatest men in history are now just names of what they used to be".
Great video as always.
Evan, you & the team are leaving undeniably excellent & informative 'marks' on so many people in so many places on this place that is Rare Earth - thank you for your style of tagging 👍💖
I'll leave my mark on this video
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I wonder how long it will be here
A year later and still going.
Thank you for a wonderful channel and an amazing video as always!
What a gorgeous bay, I never heard about that place before. Definitely gonna do some reading about the tags there, thanks for your great channel and videos Evan
An upload from rare earth. My day is made. Love you guys.
This video left me in tears. I don't have the words to describe why. Thank you.
One of your best videos. So much wisdom compressed in 8 minutes.
That was Awesome!!! Thank you my friend!!
This one actually touched me..good job. Nobody wants to be forgotten.
My favourite thing about Sunday mornings love you guys 😍
Very nicely done. It's all about agency, isn't it? The primal, human desire to feel like we have the ability to control, one way or another, our direction and destiny. And when we don't, we do more and more extreme things to gain it (or we go the reverse and tune right out) -- whether violence or damage or shouting. I can imagine the sailors trapped in this cove in the midst of storms felt rather powerless against the rage of the sea; asserting themselves to the world by carving their names must have been a balm and given them a sense of agency. A small act, but it felt big to them.
Short, sweet and touching. I love this channel. Love it. Evan~you are truly a scholar among men.
Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁
Your videos find ways to connect with me by going to the very basics of my humanity. Your best video yet.
The irony is that at 4:13 it says "No Trash" . And btw I'm an Albanian and I love your videos. Cheers
As usual very interesting, beautiful beach and well presented, thanks from Orlando Florida (where you can’t go to the beach because of pollution)
Alan Eiseman I thought it was mainly the SW coast of Fla
Red tide is everywhere. We prefer the gulf coast. Dead fish and dolphins washing up on shore.
Alan Eiseman Holy Crap. Is this the work of pollution ? I know there have been red tides a very long time ago on Mexican beaches as well.
The ancient Egyptians believed that if your name is remembered and said then you never truly die.
there is and old italian movie about this idea Mortacci (1989) ,its very good.
Fantastic video, made my day. Awesome job guys.
This is exacly why Ive subscribed to this channel!
Never thought so deeply about that before. Thank you.
I love today's story, man. It's interesting and well done
I love you man. Thank you.
Thank you for these videos guys.
Man your awesome series are taking a leap, I've been watching since it had only like 100 views. Maybe you even remember me comments. I keep seeing your inspiration in Tom Scott, but still a huge style that you are improving on of your own. It keeps getting better and better. Much love , from the Canary islands ( And btw , consider coming here for the story of the Aborigenes/guanches)
Thanks for the idea Chris! I'm GONNA GO GRAFFITI MY OWN GRAVE!
Love this channel.❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
In the time CZcams died, one channel showed, what it could have been. Thank you so much!
This is a great show. Very poetic yet educational.
this video really changed how I felt about tagging. really great video
I like how you put it when you said, “We may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but we don’t live in the grand scheme of things.”
It's amazing to see that so many people have left their tags here. Even Pompey. I wonder if his tag is still visible today
This is my fav video of your I think
Well done, another gem indeed :)
I bloody love this channel, i die every time you say this is rare earth (in a good way)
Thank you so much for this channel, only just found it by chance. Donating a meagre amount via patreon, it would take more money than I have to truly show my appreciation
I love this channel
Also this video was about 4 minutes longer than it should have been
Love your work
Really interesting - thanks for the video
Damn great video can't agree more about tagging and why we as people do it. Wonder why I was never one to do it. Love this series the perspective and the method of story telling very thought provoking
Eloquently spoken insight. Thank you.
I feel like every video you do in Albania starts with, "Here in Albania" haha. Keep up the good videos :D
Haha I realised too, but I've been loving his videos in Albania recently so it's cool
Now this is pod...I mean true quality content :)
in my home town, there is a giant boulder with steps carved into the side of it, so you can go all around it. It is covered with graffiti and love notes and names, all discordant and clashing in color, but summed up, I think of it as the best part of the little place. It proved people were there and that they lived. That they are there and live. It's a beautiful example of the mundane and unkempt growing together into a harmonious beauty.
We are but a whisper in a gale.
But Pompey Magnus, damn that's to stand in the shadow of history, once again you illuminate the little things lost between the cracks of the world. Cheers 😀
Fantastic video about carvings on walls.
Another thoughtful piece without an awful tragedy behind it, thanks.
I don't know where the A in MAssapian in the subtitles came from. According to Wikipedia: Messapian, also known as Messapic, is an extinct Indo-European language of southeastern Italy, once spoken in the region of Apulia
It is believed Messapians were an Illyrian tribe, were Albanians derive from.
It's a dialect of Toskani. Same as the Toskani Albanian and Greece well when Grecce spoke tosk only before population trade with turkay. 99 out of 100 freedom fighters of Greece independence were Shqipetar Arvante and Albanian.
So good. I like the way you think. Thank you
this deserves way more views and likes
That was beautiful. A scream in to the void but a beautiful one
As a graffiti/tagging enthusiast. You more or less summed up perfectly why that culture exists. From charcoal and ocher on caves walls. By our caveman ancestors ten of thousands of years ago. Right up to spray paint cans and paint pens on mailboxes and lampposts. By 40 year old men in 2018 and everything in between.... nothing's changed.
Another quality video as always.
once again a very interesting video!
Great video guys!
I swear this is the most poignant CZcams channel I've ever been to. Every single one of these videos I've stumbled upon makes me feel taken aback.
Amazing video.
I wonder how they carved those deep squares into the walls where they left their marks?
Surely that must have taken more time than the single night spent there waiting out a storm?
I wonder if most of the marks' designs were inspired by the others, since they all seem to be enveloped in squares.
Truly fascinating video, thanks Evan :)
I love this channel.
What an uplifting video :)
I wrote my name under a table at the Shaolin Monastery in China, in the Shaolin Valley.
I also wrote my name in the air duct return at Parris Island, 2nd Bat, Company H, of the building facing the parade deck.
I doubt either is still there, but for me, it was one of those moments where I knew I would never return and I wanted some one to see that I was there.
This channel is so underrated.
E SHOW....... You captured that on cam! Sweet. :)
Fabulous!
Life in itself is completely meaningless! And correctly applied that is a very encourging mesage as it allows us to persue whatever meaning we see fit. But it can also feel very lonely. I find the need to scream your existance into the world to drown out that feeling for an hour or two incredebly relatable!
What? That was an existential statement. This literally had 0 political connotation. Like you do have to put in signifficant mental work over a number of hypothetical steps to even CONNECT that to politics. That's impressive lengths to go to just to let me know what broad, meaningless political spectrum you ascribe yourself to.
... may I guess you're from the us?
Man I love your videos. What’s up with the Albanian fascination? Hehe, as an Albanian, it’s very intriguing. But yeah, the language is even more weird and very old. Look it up!
Thank you for these beautiful videos and meaningful messages. What you say warms my spirit, for only it knows wisdom.
What a beautiful narrative...
Wow, this was fascinating
never really cried watching a rare earth until now
Omg really great video
Impressed that the audio quality was so good! It looked windy there!
"we might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but we don't live in the grand scheme of things"
thats a good quote.
This is a criminally undersubbed channel.
I absolutely LOVE graffiti. To me, it's not a scream into a void, but an act of filling a void. I know some see graffiti as scary, I actually see empty concrete walls as terrifying and soulless.
This video was about tagging specifically. A lot of graffiti can give life to a soulless wall. However tagging (quickly writing your name and leaving) is a desperate attempt to fill that void without knowing how... or why. It’s just a scream into the darkness and it will never make a lasting impression on anyone.
Getting better and better Chris er I mean Evan :-)
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