I'd never heard about the Mound before and I'm laughing SO HARD at "looks like a game asset glitched halfway through rendering" because it DOES
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha, glad to bring the glory of the mound to more people :D
@noname-nn7qj2 жыл бұрын
Oh, the moonlight just makes it shine
@captainbritain73792 жыл бұрын
I’m consistently delighted and amazed by the diversity of your sources and what you discover by connecting them.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@thegeekclub88102 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
@Ladyknightthebrave2 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you for the excellent existential panic. It was exceptional as always!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you!
@pdzombie19062 жыл бұрын
Hey, I know you... What is this... a crossover episode?
@clockworkcadaver2 жыл бұрын
Whether its rewatching an older video or seeing a new one for the first time I always leave your content knowing I’ll be back to watch it again. Like after watching a new favorite movie feeling that jumble of satisfaction, drowsiness, and “that was so good”. I appreciate your essays so much and enjoy everyone of them dearly
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :D
@jasonblalock44292 жыл бұрын
Oof, I felt this video. I'm a freelance writer, and I mostly do SEO (Search Engine Optimization) content for business blogs and such, since there's an endless need and it pays the bills. So, in essence, my job is to write articles which are *intended to be read by machines.* Because, seriously, no one's reading their local car mechanic's shitty blog. I write for an audience of one: The Google Algorithm. Personally, I find this darkly hilarious. In defense of myself as a person, I do enjoy the rare opportunity to do otherwise. Like I sometimes write reviews for a C-tier website that mostly exists to give indie bands some positive press. And you know what? I am FINE with that. I'll happily write a good review of a halfway decent band. It means I'm getting paid to actually do something nice for other actual human beings. Which is way too rare these days.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
No need to defend yourself as a person, haha! I too do things I don't care about to pay the bills, but then I can put time into nice things like these videos :D I'm glad your helping those bands :)
@hasanabicompilationsfanchannel Жыл бұрын
ive watched this video around 3 times now and im just amazed that more people havent seen it. So well written, so well edited, so funny, so wide in its research.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! :D
@DaydreamHoneybee2 жыл бұрын
When I first saw cube, I went "well, a tad bit farfetched, innit?" I think about it often Thank you for putting words on a feeling I carried with me for a long time
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you!
@Lavinia_Garcia2 жыл бұрын
"To realise there is no malicious intent us much worse" gave me goosebumps... T.S. Elliot's yawn vibes
@red-naiver52302 жыл бұрын
I missed your videos so much, glad to see you back!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@noname-nn7qj2 жыл бұрын
Was worth the wait!!! Keep up the magic!
@charlessansone34042 жыл бұрын
The only channel I turn notifications on for, cause each one is a banger
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you! And you only get notified like twice a year haha
@Resuarus2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was quite a journey. For a few minutes there, I thought this might just be you taking an opportunity to dunk on the Marble Arch Mound. I was genuinely in awe of how you tied this all back into the story of Cube and Squid Game's success. I recently watched Folding Idea's video from a few years ago on those KZbin Kids videos, so I'm already familiar with our algorithmically driven hellscape. I hadn't thought of viewing our disastrous capitalist hellscape under that same lens, though. Sometimes the things that make the most money make the least sense, and sometimes things that make the least money make the least sense because they thought that would somehow make the most money. It all ties back neatly to that profit motive. Now any time I see something so catastrophically, inscrutably nonsensical, I'm going to suspect that's at the root of it.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D I secretly love the mound hehe
@pdawwg082 жыл бұрын
So good! I like that you discussed such a variety of seemingly unconnected things, but showed how they’re all a symptom of the same thing
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@VamshiOhgs2 жыл бұрын
I was playing a game by the name of Prose and Codes, which is basically about filling up incomplete words to make an intelligible sentence taken from famous books or novels And there was one which can be applied in here, "Men never completely understand its inventions, it only tries it's best to adapt with it" Throughout our existence in this world we have made numerous devices, products, etc. for the betterment of our species, some stick and other's don't But the complex ones always baffles the people who use it, even the creators, for example Mark Zuckerberg never knew what Facebook would become and be used for in the future The best we can do is adapt with it and the changes that comes from the ever-moving time, even though it was started by us it has become something more than we can ever control PS: Amazing comeback after your brief stint and great video as usual (Watch Platform if you haven't you will enjoy it)
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I didn't watch Platform as I heard it was bad, but people have been recommending it and if it's in my favourite genre I will enjoy it even if it is bad haha.
@VamshiOhgs2 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Yes I'm certain you will find it entertaining
@danielleverschuren97662 жыл бұрын
What a ridiculously good video, it gave me chills! As an artist turned middle school teacher I have so many thoughts on this video I just dont know how to put into words.. But in the end I just want to thank you for an amazing and insightful video that I am going to have to rewatch at least a 100 fimes :)
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you so much!! Glad it's given you lots of thoughts :D
@kingtreedede73032 жыл бұрын
Watched an old Utopia review from you and wondered if you still made videos and to my surprise not only did you still make them but I was blown away by this one. Really great stuff 😁 👍
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@mrf92982 жыл бұрын
wow, this is a nice surprise, missed your content a lot. Great video, kinda reminded me of the one Solar Sands did on the topic of NFTs, in a way that NFTs are like AI-generated content for kids, but for adults, which makes it way worse actually. (i think i teared up a little on the quote about those who care less profit the most... that is true for a way too many aspects of capitalist system)
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen that video, I'll track it down :) Thank you!
@poweroffriendship2.02 жыл бұрын
Squid Game is pretty much like the dark and gritty version of _Takeshi's Castle._
@ihazotherchannel2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best video essays I've seen in a LONG time
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@Theminkeyful2 жыл бұрын
This might be your best yet, Grace!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@SimplyMayaB19942 жыл бұрын
This channel is such a delight.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@zsuzsufunkenstein132 жыл бұрын
good to see you are still uploading, and that you're willing and able to join all kinds of dots together like this.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Bloodyblack1232 жыл бұрын
Had you in my subscriptions and I don't think I ever watched a video from you. Probably just subbed because someone recommended your channel. This video was stunning and incredibly thought provoking. You opened my eyes to a very interesting topic.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! :D
@jsf1202 жыл бұрын
I really think this might be one of your best essays yet. It totally enhanced how I view the relationship between technology and capitalism. I can’t count how many times I’ve rewatched this
@MainelyMandy2 жыл бұрын
"You'll take your trees and bit of grass and bit bloody happy with it!" omg I hadn't heard about that...mound lol I'm so glad you made a video essay about this! Always glad to see a new one from you!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@RomanBearProductions2 жыл бұрын
You have the best sense of 'flow' of any video essayist on the platform. Always impressed by the quality and substance of your videos.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@pseudotsugame2 жыл бұрын
Your video is so eloquent as always! I loved tying in Cube to the horror of algorithmically generated content, that's such a brilliant insight
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@gabrielmaia28382 жыл бұрын
Thank you. As always I just love the way you articulate ideas in your videos
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Nathan-wm8yb2 жыл бұрын
God, you uploaded again and now i have to stay up late rewatching everything on your channel again. Thanks a lot ;)
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, thank you!
@KeithBallardA2 жыл бұрын
I am definitely here for backdoor Cube videos!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe
@Ancusohm2 жыл бұрын
Oh, wow. I haven't thought about Cube since I saw it as (way too young) kid. The subtext went right over my head at the time. Great video! Thanks for making it.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Always glad to make people think about Cube again :D
@ThirithCH2 жыл бұрын
Great video essay - and I'd never heard of the Mount before either, like some people here, even though we've got friends who live in London. I love the balance your videos have of analysis, critique and humour, where each element informs and enhances the others. Also, your videos are very enjoyable to look at and listen to. Thanks a lot for your work!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@karlnykwest41992 жыл бұрын
Words cannot express my level of joy at seeing a reference to McMansion Hell! Thank you!
@lets-all-love-lain2 жыл бұрын
"oh cool a new video! It's about squid game? Well I've still never seen it but this seems like interesting stuff about capitalism either way-WAIT weird London mound is a FAILURE? LET'S FUCKING GO BOIIS!!"
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
😂
@QuestingRefuge2 жыл бұрын
Wow completely forgot about The Cube. Lot to think on here with content creation too. Your videos are always really inspirational as a creator. Both the writing and editing.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D I think about Cube on a daily basis 😂
@Scinasari Жыл бұрын
Incredible video! You have an incredible talent of making me want to watch every single piece of media you discuss. I paused halfway through the video and watched Cube for the first time, and really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your enormous brain with us all!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Жыл бұрын
Thank you :D Very happy to be spreading the good word about Cube
@iamnoimpact2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME video! Definitely going to be picking up that Bridle book. Thanks for shining a light on the silent and anonymous worm that's eating away at deliberate and genuine efforts!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@SendyTheEndless2 жыл бұрын
Is she gonna mention... CUBE, YEP! : ) I knew it! Everyone needs a death maze!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
This whole video started with Cube haha, maybe my favourite film
@porcupineangel66322 жыл бұрын
Honestly Cube reminds me a lot of Kafka's "In the Penal Colony": punishment inscribed on the body without any sense of the law broken, until it's been carved into your skin for 12 hours.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Oh I haven't read that one! I definitely thought a lot about Kafka during this process, particularly The Trial
@porcupineangel66322 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat it's really good! It's like if Kafka read a "everything is a prison" Foucault meme and decided to write a short story :)
@cadenalexandra3872 жыл бұрын
I literally was just like where is “what’s so great about that? I miss them”
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe I was summoned
@arthurkassabian25282 жыл бұрын
Excellent video essay. Connecting so many things into a central theme. The profit motive is an interesting thing, theoretically and logically it should only create that which people want as if that things is unwanted it wouldn't be purchased and therefore there is no incentive to create or develop it. Yet here one of the arguments,I think, is how the profit motive leads to arbitrary, pointless (the definition of pointless being thing that no one wants) things. Can these be reconciled?
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Well in the case of the mound, by the time they realised no one wanted it, it was £6 million too late 😂
@Spleemce2 жыл бұрын
That line with soul after step 2 - like woah.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha I love to be dramatic
@mar-rv2qb2 жыл бұрын
everyone is beautiful and no one is horny is one of my favorite essays!! highly recommend anyone who hasn't read it to go and check out the whole thing
@songweaver86382 жыл бұрын
Well, this channel easily deserves about a million more subs. Here's some blood for the automated algorithm gods.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe thank you! :D
@josephchambers45092 жыл бұрын
Wonderful vid! I hadn't heard about the mound but it was a great choice for a vocal point on this topic!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad to spread the good word about the mound :D
@concrete_dog2 жыл бұрын
What can I say but SOMEONE PLEASE WAKE ME UP FROM THIS ENDLESS NIGHTMARE
@lets-all-love-lain2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! The brass eye technology clip is permanently playing in my brain again now
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Love that clip haha
@silentdissonance2 жыл бұрын
And in this sea of bullshit, garbage, and detritus, sometimes, upon the shore washes not only a pearl, but a deep understanding of where all the rest of this came from. Thank you.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you :D
@comrade_mikey61382 жыл бұрын
seriously touched on something vital for modern world. We are stuck plugged into the hedonic treadmill of the content algorithm. The worst part is there’s no easy way out 😅😅 oh well we have no agency 🤷♂️; my nihilistic ass is gunna now to binge your backlog
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha 🤷
@DarkarDengeno2 жыл бұрын
Is this Meditations on Moloch?
@TheWischmop2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video bringing more clarity in this confusing age... The point that it is the maxim of optimization and profit that is burying humanity - not technology - reminds me of a point sci-fi author Ted Chiang: Sillicon Valley's fear of an AI destroying humanity as a byproduct of a simpler and sensible task is actually just a projection of Sillicion Valley's own ruthless maximizing. It also reminded me of philosopher Ivan Illich's point that any tool (in the broadest sense) can grow to a scale where it becomes harmful and actually inverses its original intend. imo the best example is traffic: it's original intend is to increase mobility, but it can grow to proportions where it actually hinders mobility.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, these are great points! :D Very true about the Sillicon Valley mindset
@mixiekins2 жыл бұрын
Without fail, every one of these succinctly encapsulates a difficult to convey concept that I've struggled to put into words for longer that I want to admit. Honestly, when I make a piece of art and want to answer a question or give a statement I just want to have a keyring of QR codes to your various videos and form a phrase out of them via playlist. 🤷🤣
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you!
@fdhoiscjml2 жыл бұрын
New Dark Age has been boring a hole in my brain since I read it a couple of years back so thanks for reawakening it - great video
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you! :)
@PunmasterSTPАй бұрын
Oh man, Cube! That's one of my favorite indie horror movies of all time, and I'm so glad you discussed it. And dang, was that a mound of trouble 😎
@ForlornFea2 жыл бұрын
Glad you’re back!
@qiao80312 жыл бұрын
welcome back!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@Problematist2 жыл бұрын
I watched Squid Games very early on as well and it's popularity seemed at first surreal but it does make sense. Being a fan on isolation room movies including Cube in my early teens I feel like it was inevitable for me to become a leftist.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Honestly can't believe Squid Game went viral when Alice in Borderland is right there
@Vickyeverythingelsewastaken2 жыл бұрын
Btw, the original Cube is getting a remake in Japan!
@robsnow48182 жыл бұрын
The most important question is, how does this relate to Cube 2 Hypercube?
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Despite using a few clips from it, it is my professional opinion that Cube 2 Hypercube does not exist 😂
@robsnow48182 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Wow thanks for noticing my dumb joke about Cube 2 Hypercube. You do great work.
@SteveJubs2 жыл бұрын
This is the way the world ends: not with a bang, but with a sick old man suffering from diarrhea, indigestive problem cell phone cover case Samsung S6.
@nelzar2 жыл бұрын
Love the quality over quantity approach with this channel. What editing software do you use, if I may ask?
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I use Sony Vegas
@angustin65902 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate a proper video essay a lot after watching way to much debate bros.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@naturalfacts63172 жыл бұрын
Have your heard of Curtis Yarvin? I watched a podcast where he posed the idea on how we no longer follow people ie monarchs or leaders we now follow mechanisms like democracy and capitalism and these mechanisms have become deranged because unlike people mechanisms cannot be held accountable. It just reminded me of this video
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
I haven't! Sounds applicable :)
@matasskudra43852 жыл бұрын
This was incredible!!!! Really wish youtube pushed some more well-researched, thought provoking and educational videos like this :') I'll be doin my part to share your stuff around, so glad I stumbled across this channel!!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Ahh thank you! :D
@janedoe30432 жыл бұрын
Another extremely important treatise on society that everyone should watch even though they can't do anything about it. That's the existential crisis that keeps me up at night. We built the hydra.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you!
@mondzi Жыл бұрын
Part of me hates the "automated dystopia", all the opaque algorithms that can have real impact on peoples financial situation, mental health and so on. Another part looks at it like some kind of acceleration of knowing ourselves, learning about what works and what doesn't. There is no inherent meaning behind it (other than profit), but I believe you can choose to find one yourself. It's always funny to think about this stuff on an automated platform designed to make profit :D
@jmalmsten2 жыл бұрын
I'm most fascinated by the mound. Because this is the first time I ever heard of it. And I want to know more about it. As this video assumes a bit of knowledge about its history I am left with big gaps in the reasoning behind its existance.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Oh interesting! I thought I went into pretty much everything. I think we're all left with big gaps in the reasoning behind its existence haha.
@jmalmsten2 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Yeah, I think it's a bit like that in general. One thinks there's much more to it. I mean. It sounded like a classic underpants gnomes logic. step one: build a giant mound. step two: ... step three: PROFIT! I'm just not clear on what was supposed to make the profit, was there supposed to be stores in there? Gift-shops? Why would people go to a giant mound?... but I guess that's the whole conundrum. Noone actually knew.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
@@jmalmsten They were just going to charge people up to £8 a ticket to climb up it haha. It did have the light cube exhibition inside it which was cool. I went to visit it twice once they made it free, I actually had a good time on both visits 😂 There was also going to be a cafe but afaik that never happened. I have done a lot of research into the mound and I am still flawed as to why anyone thought this was a good idea haha
@pdzombie19062 жыл бұрын
I don't know if the spanish Netflix film The Platform could be part of this trend, but I think you should watch it. Don't Look Up!! also fits in the category... I'm starting to see a pattern in Netflix productions. Coincidence? I don't... know... Great as usual, Grace!!! Thanx!!!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@dc5262 жыл бұрын
not gunna lie i was pretty unsettled by that last line, grace
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I aim to disturb
@timebandit7542 жыл бұрын
oooh what another fantastic vid! as always i am so impressed by the breadth & depth of your analysis.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@katherinesmith47382 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video! I learnt so much and love your take on things. So witty too!!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Yay thank you! :D
@AngryPeopleStudios2 жыл бұрын
I was having a bad day, but thanks to your upload I can have a lovely evening
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about your bad day! Glad your evening can be better ❤️
@AngryPeopleStudios2 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Thank you. Your amazing video and a glass of wine was just what the doctor ordered ❤
@leucamaclean89002 жыл бұрын
Every time you upload a video I regain a shred of my lost hope for humanity.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Aww :D
@marshrabbit75652 жыл бұрын
Some topiary might have helped the mound.
@IliasBeekveldt2 жыл бұрын
Wow, such a great video! It really is terrifying indeed. But I've still got hope left - eventually, I think we will reach a tipping point. At least, I hope so.
@adammolloy73712 жыл бұрын
Another great video, happy to overlook Ireland getting booped along with thr UK in January. I love the pacing of all your videos!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😬 thank you!
@Doctor-Infinite2 жыл бұрын
SHE RETURNS Not gonna lie i missed your channel
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@patriciogarciadamiano74692 жыл бұрын
Welcome back! I used to be a 10$ patreon. Are you back for real? Also, I'm an architect and the issue of the expectation created by architectural renderings is a very real one and I'm happy someone is finally tackling it.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
I don't know what you mean by for real, the videos come when they come! All architectural renderings should say "not actual gameplay" underneath, haha.
@patriciogarciadamiano74692 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat I meant that I thought you were done with the channel. I didn't know you were researching for this video. I'm going to re activate my patreon subscription. Also the problem with architectural renderings is that they are done months or even years before projects are costed and their viabilities are thoroughly analyzed. Which is how you end up with blunders like The Mound. This is especially true about art installations. Your larger point about the inherent violence as a result of automation is brilliant. And a little terrifying because I can tell you with certainty that algorithmic McMansions are absolutely going to be here before the decade is out. Anyway I’m gonna watch Cube. Good to have you back. Have a good one!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
@@patriciogarciadamiano7469 Ahh yes I'm always slowly working on videos haha. ❤ Ahh, interesting to know that about the renderings! Thank you, hope you enjoy Cube!
@Soin30002 жыл бұрын
Top notch work as ever! Horrifying, hilarious and thought-provoking. Time to track down NoNoseKnows and those James Bridle pieces 👍
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@speedyf402 жыл бұрын
I watched The Cube in 1999, I am thirty-five now and just understood the point. This is a good video.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you!
@Halberddent2 жыл бұрын
For real, though, what kind of algorithm did they have build the cube that filled it *exclusively* with deathtraps. That's not a capitalist system designed to make profit, its only conceivable purpose is as the setting for a horror movie. If the youtube algorithm made a cube, it would be full of car crashes, boxes for you to open, and people playing videogames. Not wall spikes.
@wrongtoothbrush21752 жыл бұрын
WELCOME BACK OMG
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@rowanlin61942 жыл бұрын
The best channel on KZbin is back!!!!!!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Awww :D
@brankoburcksen2 жыл бұрын
The manga Blame is basically the movie Cube cranked up to eleven. While I agree with the overall premise, I don't think Squid Game is the best example. In fact, it is antithetical to your point. The mound and most youtube videos don't carry a lot of substance while Squid Game is the long gestating passion project of a filmmaker with something meaningful to say about our society. The fact Netflix is set up in such way that a Korean series could become a global phenomenon on a scale only reached by Hollywood superhero movies is a testament to the good that can still come out of technology, the ability to unite us. But yes, a Cube or Blame nihilistic future is still in the cards.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
I only mentioned Squid Game as it was so widespread within the genre, I don't think it's pointless content at all! It was very good. Just drawing parallels haha
@brankoburcksen2 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat Thanks for the clarification. Good video by the way.
@WildOhana2 жыл бұрын
New phobia unlocked
@zsuzsufunkenstein132 жыл бұрын
so is the case just for samsungs?
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Just Samsung S6 apparently
@RezValla2 жыл бұрын
I adore this channel
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@jonnycellular2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing and much needed analysis. Your style reminds me of the late Mark Fisher's blog kpunk.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :D
@diceandbricks2 жыл бұрын
Whoa. Wut? 😉 It's nice to hear you again. Insightful, chilling, amusing.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe, thank you!
@katherinealvarez92162 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen Squid game. I'm still watching Designated Survivor 60 Days and All of Us Are Dead.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
I really liked All of Us Are Dead! :) Rest assured, I only talk about Squid Game a little bit haha.
@katherinealvarez92162 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat I kind of figured. This is basically a placeholder comment. But I never thought about the creepy animation videos. I always figure it was some amateur animators who watched way too much south park and happy tree friends.
@holyjam81642 жыл бұрын
Welcome back
@lostboi_67732 жыл бұрын
Incredible as always :)
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@Firnenplays2 жыл бұрын
Your works are always amazing. Thanks for another great video.
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@murphytaylorsmith60532 жыл бұрын
omg you're back im so happy!
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
:D
@FriendlyGecko20242 жыл бұрын
Found this video WHILE READING NEW DARK AGE couldn’t have been better timing
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
OMG haha! :D
@paperheartzz2 жыл бұрын
Philosophy, the discipline of "lol wut".
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe
@timothyjforster2 жыл бұрын
Yesss my fave KZbinr is back
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
😎
@FatMarlonBrando2 жыл бұрын
I actually got excited seeing that you had uploaded again🙏
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Hehe thank you! :D
@FatMarlonBrando2 жыл бұрын
I just love being educated and scared shitless at the same time!
@171QA2 жыл бұрын
Thoughtful episode.
@scottsaunders99052 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning video as always - best channel on KZbin
@WhatsSoGreatAboutThat2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you!
@Philixzecat2 жыл бұрын
lol MVRDV isn't really the best firm for feasible projects