Film Theory: Black Panther's Economic CRISIS!

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Wakanda's choke hold on Vibranium will be it's downfall! The country refuses to communicate and trade with the the rest of the world and history shows that is a BAD IDEA. How can T'Challa save his people from economic destruction? Well, loyal Theorists, that's what I'm here to solve.
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[@LaVaneBea]

Hey! Venezuelan here. This made me cry for multiple reasons: 1.- The fact that someone is actually factually reporting on what happens to us and in some ways, this has been more through-rough than a lot of journalist. 2.- Because it reminded me of exactly how bad this is, with no end on sight. :( Just to fact-check/expand on context: Venezuela did have a real, albeit imperfect democratic system from 58-98... The year we elected that asshole Hugo Chávez. And to be fair, plenty of people-both local and immigrants- profited: there was more social mobility and the opportunity to study, get good jobs, make a living, take care of your family, etc. Venezuela was much like the US, a migration magnet. And food scarcity started in 2007: milk was one of the first things to go. The thing is that because of the high oil prices is like they could keep cooking in spite of a gas leak, but eventually you rub out of gas. The thing about controlling of the 1 resource=control of the population is true. Is like how abusive partners will try to prevent their victims from having their own money or take away any income they generate so as to keep them subdued. The Venezuelan government is responsible for people not finding food, but they will SELL you boxes of government selected food for you. So, also Maslow’s pyramid: you keep people from being able to protest because they’re relying on that food box you sell them. And government officials are the ones who import that food and make money off of it.

[@zinedinepartipilo4960]

Saludos Camarada!! Jajajajjaja, jodiendo, maldito maduro. And yeah, finally someone famous in pop culture and stuff that talks about most of the issues that happened in our country, shit happens. And yeap, I feel like we should actually say that nowadays a common person gets less than $3 a month, what a shame. Another Venezuelan here!

[@thavs]

The acknowledgment of our shitty economy made me happy but mostly sad. I miss the country I used to live in. I left a year ago and I know whatever country I left is not the same place.

[@zinedinepartipilo4960]

It is sad to know that everyday the situation gets worse and worse, the price of the dollar is stellar and people depend on the food the goverment gives... Presidential elections are coming and guess who's gonna buy votes with food? There you go, like an infinite paradox

[@DarkTailsXZ]

Un abrazo desde Mexico. Fuerza Venezuela!

[@roddiaz6128]

Vanessa Marcos TChaka invested in knowledge sent his best students across the world to the best universities so they had stocks, bonds and patents up the wazoo when the vibranium went inert in the comics I’m guessing Maduro didn’t diversify and taxed every industry to subsidize foreign oil extractors who rent the oil wells? I’m not sure how socialism works cause it doesn’t.

[@pin1771]

Worst super villain name?? Never heard tazerface?

[@Mrjakokos]

Big Wheel

[@honestkyn718]

BIG DIX

[@JustJqke]

its from gardians of the galaxy 2

[@blacksheep1045]

I think Mat meant ‘major villian’.

[@eskeeemo5905]

Lol

[@joshuachudley1270]

Killmonger is the worst villain name in the MCU? Tazerface: am i a joke to you?

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

Red Skull

[@WindrunnerB4]

Games for Glory taserface is worse.

[@MansonAddict]

Wasn't really a villain tho old tazerface more like comic relief

[@dynasticpig3759]

Stolen comment

[@47eoghan47]

Malekith

[@joellakleinhesselink4325]

I watched this video 5 years ago and it was my first real exposure to economics. Today I just accepted a master's candidacy for development economics. Film Theory literally changed my life ❤

[@AbbieSpecian-wz8jp]

Good Job!

[@mr.sanoic1093]

Matpat: Tony stark is trying to replicate the vibranium. MCU: not if I have anything to say about it

[@adierf6077]

I convinced my 4 year old marvel obsessed cousin that I have a beach house in wakanda

[@michaelbfdiiwong523]

Wakanda is a land locked country with no major lakes as seen in the map in the movie. edit: r/whoosh myself

[@but6531]

MichaelBFDII wong its a fucking joke

[@omegadeadpool4987]

@@michaelbfdiiwong523 Wakanda Actually has and underground sea bed which lies beneath the mountain range and all Wakandan underwater tech testing takes place there.

[@michaelbfdiiwong523]

@@but6531 calm down bro

[@wave.68]

MichaelBFDII wong r/wooooosh

[@Itsthepips]

Ultron’s body: exists Tony: WHY IS THERE A BILLION DOLLAR CHARGE ON MY CREDIT CARD ULTRON

[@ilikeoranges8784]

Itsthepips 0710 thats like 1% of his money

[@Nemenis]

Aint Ded you didn’t get the joke

[@planktonschum3969]

G G not really

[@satan2872]

That is like less than 1 percent of the money

[@imslay.]

Zodiac Summers he’s a playboy billionaire that’s at LEAST 1% of his money

[@JoshX9706]

“No shortage of sand” Global sand shortage: allow me to introduce myself

[@GuerkHD]

I was searching for this comment. Actually sand shortage is a huge problem and there are many places in the world we people suffer from criminals illegally harvesting sand and destroying whole costs and ecosystems. Sand is actually the second most used material in the world. Right behind water. This is because it is used in the worlds most human build thing: concrete.

[@wat2206]

never knew that was true

[@finlayjones714]

@@GuerkHD this is only half correct, the sand shortage is beach sand, not desert sand for example. sand for concrete can only be used if its from a beach whereas for fiber optic cables it can come from the desert. this is due to the fact that sand eroded by water (beach) is more angled and thus sticks together better making better concrete. the sand used for fiber optic cables can be from deserts as it's melted and it's form is changed.

[@GuerkHD]

@@finlayjones714 You are absolutely correct. Thanks for specification.

[@SiddharthShenoy]

Yes! Soon there will be no more sand!

[@-enbyfrogartist-6631]

I learn more from one video from you than I do a week in school😂 plus I feel what you talk about in these video tend to be more factually correct than teachers and you address real problems in places that can tend to get overlooked in episodes like this

[@LobsterRoast]

''We see Tony Stark in his lab trying to replicate vibranium!'' *1 Avengers Endgame later* Welp there goes that fantasy.

[@SV-xo3rt]

Tony has a daughter and if a she is like her father and grandfather then she will make something Only if she is like them And Peter Parker is also there to help her or do that himself

[@nichsa8984]

@@SV-xo3rt you know that sad oil and run out are human fear being replaced by AI high-tech futuristic technology highly advanced technology and nanotechnology automation and human lost his job protested

[@enderscythe]

@Ashaz Mulla man some people still haven't seen the film

[@najafmohammed4685]

But that nano teh stuff was hella dope

[@sudhavijay6342]

@@enderscythe Well that film was released a year ago,if you have not watched it is your fault

[@biscuitlad9]

If vibranium is nearly indistructible... how do you mine it

[@angelarzola2438]

It was a meteor they just had to melt it into a different shape

[@DeHerg]

@@angelarzola2438 that doesn't solve the problem. Melting is just the application of enough energy until the materials constituent particles have more kinetic energy than structural bonding energy. If you can melt it you can break it.

[@angelarzola2438]

@@DeHerg yes but what I was saying is isn't melting much more effective than mining with tools and stuff?

[@DeHerg]

@@angelarzola2438 In terms of both cost(money) and energy efficiency: no Energy: breaking just a few bonds to extract a lump of material costs less then effectively disassembling the entire lump. Cost(money): the higher amount of energy required to melt is still more costly than the expenditure for replacement tools. The latter might change in the future depending where technology develops. Although I omitted a little caveat: In the real world we mine ore not the refined metal, so we melt it anyway in the process. However melting it once(refinement) is still cheaper than doing it twice(mining+refinement). If we developed a technique that combined both steps in one that could change aswell (although again that's unlikely to happen due to the additional problem of heat conduction through the ore vein(melting a part would needlessly warm the rest of it, which is energy wasted))

[@angelarzola2438]

@@DeHerg ahhh okay thanks for the clarification

[@jannydeboer4686]

This was recommended to me at the worst time😭 Rest in power, king

[@voidvoidgang4614]

Janny de Boer no one cares

[@nevertwice5021]

@@voidvoidgang4614 did somebody wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Mah man was just giving his condolences

[@DidiTheCoolio]

Edimations ikr

[@coralrose5754]

@@voidvoidgang4614 You must be very unsatisfied with your life

[@ZachManSM]

5:20 But with great power comes great responsibility. Wait, that phrase doesn’t exist in the MCU.

[@otaviocamanho1135]

Not true anymore

[@danbruechert3093]

You’re forgetting one thing though. Wakanda has been majorly isolationist for centuries. By that logic they would have the economic foundation to survive even when international trade stops

[@globalyouthsupportcenter]

Exactly..like wakandans aren't even looking to trade anything. Vibranium is their way of life

[@argo1016]

exactlly, They never relied on internatonal trade, which means that, logiclly, nonexistent-International trade stopping wouldn't affect them

[@dreamlander2805]

Gonna be honest, totally forgot about Tazerface until right now. But I gotta agree

[@OpticalShadow]

@@argo1016 well id say that we dont know for sure they havent been working behind the scenes all those years. and if the comics are looked at, general wukandan life isnt actually that good, there is alot of things that are bad for many people. But just talking MCU, there are some other big problems. Wukanda isnt presented as a rich country, a majority of the people are basic workers and farmers, the country doesnt lean on wealth as an important factor of life, and they are protected by their tech from the things that other African locations deal with, namely, conflict. That said, as climate change happens, their way of life is impacted heavily, and a country that lives primarily through agriculture is severaly at risk. Further more, the rest of the worlds is actually fairly close, i not already able to, with the help of allies made with space travling races and...norse gods, obtain either vibrainum from off earth locations, or infact, stronger materials we have seen in the other movies, and more advanced tech seen in other movies. Their military might is mostly stagnet, and frankly pretty lacking stratigically behind even modern weapons, let alone the power of what off world tech is bringing to earth. In ten years time, its entirely possible Wukanda wont be able to fight this agressive rise in tech other locations can bear on them.

[@argo1016]

@@OpticalShadow It may be true that extreme technology comes into play, but, As we've seen, the norse gods have mystical artifacts, and don't delve into technology too much. In fact, excluding their artfacts, (which btw were commisionend from a race of dwarves who are now almost all dead) They seem to be middle age tech at most. As far as all the examples go, wakanda is still the most advanced, (technology wise) in the series, with potential growth being made apparent by the "what if t'challa was star lord' episode of What if It's true that as technology advances, the old wakanda may be eclipsed, but Wakanda is no stranger to technological advancements themselves. Not to mention, with the plot device that is vibranium, it wouldn't be so far fecthed to assume that wakanda could solve global warming on a small scale like their country.

[@yschan6250]

R.I.P. the king, Chadwick Boseman. WAKANDA FOREVER.

[@camillewolfson4512]

True

[@professionaltaxevader2699]

We all know he died not to sound like a rudeass but get over it

[@za9117]

@@professionaltaxevader2699 no. Some people are very hurt. U need to respect that

[@brianrivera7889]

Wakanda not forever:(

[@za9117]

@@brianrivera7889 Nah. wakanda forever tf

[@ferdanesimsek5315]

Killmonger wasn't actually a "legit" king like you said though. They say it in the movie, T'chaka didn't die, and he never yielded. T'chaka was the king from the coronation ceremony in the beginning of the movie to the end. Edit: Yes, I am an idiot. I meant to say T'Challa, not T'Chaka

[@camerongist2159]

I will never get tired of MatPat's animation style for these vids. It's too adorable and too stupid! I love it!

[@juniper_streams6025]

Wait, wasn't it a secret that wakanda had all of this vibranium and that means that they weren't selling it? This would mean that the economy isn't based upon vibranium. Correct?

[@fanOmry]

Da Sherman Gamer Third party.

[@joshuaholder3512]

Da Sherman Gamer exactly

[@poohobeluv]

Correct sir!

[@SandsBuisle]

It isn't just Vibranium they're not selling, they just don't trade with the outside world.

[@Daniel-xp1jy]

Da Sherman Gamer they don't trade with the outside world at all. Everything they have is from themselves.

[@jefftheevilroomba6692]

"Killmonger is the worst name-" DC: Calender Man!

[@jacobhamilton2473]

Calendar Man is timeless!

[@spino-ace]

You can say that again

[@lel8928]

What are you talking about calendar man is the coolest villain since thanos

[@mummymilkers9502]

What about condiment king

[@jacobhamilton2473]

@@spino-ace Calendar Man is timeless!

[@elodiec3099]

2:29 why the blur?

[@Francisco-fw5fe]

In wakanda, anyone can become king as long as they beat the previous king in combat, which is more than se can say about Russia

[@cblings2458]

Ehem* worst villain name is still Tazerface

[@madisonblack5152]

C Blings that is the greatest

[@cheridparinal2397]

Actually, its TazeAFace, fyi ☺

[@faysaldraco2905]

C Blings Yep I thought he named himself the punisher after a Few months after watching Homecoming...

[@pseudonymousanonymous5829]

C Blings haha lol

[@deviltriger9039]

Yup agree

[@pizzaapplepie1338]

now that Chadwick Boseman is gone (RIP) people are really going to hate MatPat and the team for this

[@clashroyalepro9845]

He didn't know he can't predict future.

[@pizzaapplepie1338]

Alexander the great. Yeah you can say that but imagine angry people not realizing this was 2 years ago

[@clashroyalepro9845]

@@pizzaapplepie1338 Oh now I see your point.

[@eliseogutierrez-rizo5143]

MatPat already teased food theory at 16:58 (edit: what could the blue mean? Mabye music theory)

[@zombiehorsefranzferdinand9304]

That sounds cool

[@charliefinnmichael4770]

@@zombiehorsefranzferdinand9304 He said in, I forgot what video, but in one of his film theory videos, he said music and meme theories will be in TikTok

[@jona_hehe3768]

The blue and yellow have to be swapped

[@henryslaby4561]

R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman Your memory will not be forgotten.

[@cmcwar]

Wakanda Forever

[@joshuaamila7824]

Wakanda Forever

[@wonhoscake1214]

Wakanda forever

[@avaloslorraine]

Wakanda Forever

[@R0n1n809]

Wakanda Forever

[@leoiunti7752]

Killmonger is not the worst name in marvel movie history, that award goes to taserface

[@atomiccow1906]

Lol

[@cckd-vu3qk]

Ayyy

[@iantonio397]

@MatPat please give this man a heart on his comment

[@sleepysewaddle8786]

So true

[@galahad2036]

Ha Taserface, more like Scrotumface

[@jun7426]

rip chadwick boseman

[@thenorwegiangamerr]

If the paradox of plenty is so destructive then why is Norway One of the best countries to live in? Norway exports A lot of oil not even the second largest industry in Norway reaches 10% but still Norway clings to democracy and is completely stable and has been like that since the time Norway discovered oil in the Norwegian economic area.

[@EsaltzDoesMinecraft]

Rest in Power.

[@cmcwar]

Wakanda Forever

[@IronAndrew-jt4tv]

RIP Chadwick Boseman

[@questionablepigeon5911]

Wakanda forever RIP 🙏 😔

[@ctieco3549]

Wakanda foeva

[@wealllikeitsomilkit4301]

WAKANDA FOREVA RIP

[@Skrilbot]

Hello everyone, a Venezuelan here, one that can not say anything also than thank you for Matt Patt for creating awareness about the current situation of my country and telling everyone how is that we actually live here (with the exception of the government and what we call “enchufados” that are corrupt citizens that gain money and power by supporting the government) I’m 17 years old high school student about to get graduated, and I can tell you that I’m going through one of the toughest moments of my life. I’m actually lucky to be part of the 10% that is able to eat properly and have a good education, but those little things have costed me a lot. A lot my family moved to other countries to try in finding new opportunities and a better life, and I’m not going to be the exception of that case. My mother actually moved to Panama to get a better job and a better life being broken hearted by the fact of living her son behind so I could finish my high school years here with some of the friends that have stayed. It has been really difficult for her, but because of all the effort she is putting to her job she is able to send us money every now and then so grandparents and me can eat properly every day. Not having my mom around have changed my life a lot, but that’s not the only thing... All public services in this country are absolute garbage. I can barely have WIFI and even getting water in your house is difficult now a day, to the point where there are some days where I can’t even take a shower or wash my hands. All this has also affected education in general. Both schools and universities have a shortage of teachers. There are no teachers now a days, I’m in my school currently missing two teachers in two different subjects, let it be because the salary was not enough or because they simply moved to another country. And you can seriously noticed the downgrade on the educational system all around the country. There is also the insecurity. Venezuela currently have some of the most dangerous cities on the entire world. You can even see that most of the cities of the top ten are form Venezuela, being Caracas (the capital and the city where I live) the most dangerous city in the world. Getting killed, or rob or kidnaped is the most common thing in this city, it’s something that simply japonés all the time. You have now idea how strange it feels to go to another country and being able to actually take out my phone without being worried about someone coming to me with a pistol and saying “give me your phone” You may be asking yourself “if you have family outside the country, why you don’t go live with them”. Well, it’s actually not that simple, but getting out of this country is definitely my plan. As soon as I finish high school I will try to get an scholarship and leave this country as I can. And you can see that this is what most professionals are doing, because.... There is no future here, there is no improving , there is no normality, there is no opportunities..... We Venezuelans don’t live, we survive.

[@lovelytt7997]

Skrilbot ,👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 *Slow claps*

[@Skrilbot]

Alany Walany wow, you really don’t know how is things work here. The owners of the stores don’t hide the goods because, first of all, the are not any goods to hide, how do you hope to even put something on the shelves if all the fabrics are abandon and al that we get is imported in dollars, dollars that of course not everyone has. Also the government put regulations on the products that are of necessary need, take harina pan for example, the government says that every store should sale it at 70 thousand Bs. but the real price is 250 thousand bolívares Bs., so how the heck is the store and the owner and the fabrics supposed to produce and gain anything if they are literally losing money on every sell. So that lowers the production, makes the companies that offers good and services go to bankrupt and so as a result you have a shortage of everything and one of the biggest inflation of the entire world. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg And also, I will like you to at least inform yourself about how is that thing actually work and what is really happening in the country before you do some comment like that. Because it really pissed me off reading such a none sense

[@BrandonJCruz-gq3lj]

You had enough money to buy the phone/ computer you commented on

[@JorgeHan_]

We HAD MONEY, this country WAS great. Now a days things has changed, Only a few people has access to food daily imagine buying a computer or cellphone. You do not know what it is to live here and not be able to do anything. Seeing people sell everything they have to leave the country and have nothing somewhere else. Hearing news about people killing them self beacuase they have nothing to sell so they can leave the contry for a better life. Having to work since you are very young not to afford college but to afford existing because food is the only thing you will be able to buy if you are lucky. You do not get to judge us

[@ARCAD3BLOOD]

The problem here is: you think there is alternative. There is one: uru metal. And this one is not Earth-rare. It's entire world-rare. You can't replicate vibranium or uru metal. They are like nanocarbon and graphene but your Earth doesn't have any form of coal. The second thing: They are closed community. They don't sell vibranium at all. They didn't even showed up to the world until they needed to in the first place. They don't rely on money like we do. Therefore there will be no economy crash, because econony we know sorta doesn't exist there.

[@ThomasTomiczek]

On top, assuming the world finds vibranium - they do not make SHIELDS out of it, they are the highest tech country in the world.

[@seytin]

13:30 well... that didn't age well

[@ascannerdarkly8076]

Shuri is wakandas most valuable resource everything she does could be a multi billion dollar company.

[@pacoramon9468]

Imaging if your country tech depended in the teen sister of the King

[@thegamelabgaming7556]

paco ramon I mean she is a super genius and has the resources of the entire country at her disposal, she is the best person for the job

[@nichsulol4844]

human is trying reaching goal unemployment 100%

[@mretie]

@@pacoramon9468 I would probably trust her if she hired a good PR person 🤣

[@therealmichaelgarcia6113]

"Every second of breath you take is enough mercy from me klaue" That was such a badass line.

[@FM-mo6qd]

*ok*

[@ssj1k564]

The Real Michael Garcia ikr

[@Jmanclub-vd7mg]

The Real Michael Garcia , I didn’t remember that one

[@carlredfern3506]

Wasn't you just on hishe reviews

[@Jmanclub-vd7mg]

?

[@steliosdimolios1094]

Rip to Chadwick boseman

[@Kai-nd5iq]

is no one gonna talk about the short song/theme that plays at the end? lowkey rly good

[@luisalbino]

Thank you matpat for bringing the issues in my country to light truly thanks for the spotlight about what's happening in Venezuela

[@NickAdamski69]

luis kat how do you afford internet

[@absent_step_father6438]

luis kat what nigga?

[@a.gss7714]

THE BLACK MARKET XD

[@recyclable7222]

+Rise abovethehate Thank you, matpat for shining light on my countries issues. Truly.

[@asnalem4391]

That moment when you are happy that matpat is talking about your home country (Venezuela) but also sad because he is using it as an example of a dystopian nightmare (and it is).

[@knightseer7041]

Negiro i am really sorry for what you're going through

[@sambravo5253]

Negiro It’s going to be okay once the president dies or is killed

[@PuppetNerd]

“Killmonger is the worst mane” :Reverse Flash has entered the chat.

[@diwesta]

I thought Wadanda ecomony doesn't depend on Vibranium as they do not sell it.

[@matthewpattonv5326]

Ummmm.... MatPat? I’m a huuuge fan, but I need to point out something here. Vibranium is NOT the reason why Wakanda is wealthy. While the characters may claim it is, it can’t be true. It was mentioned multiple times that Wakanda never exported Vibranium outside of the country (except possibly the material for Cap’s shield), which means that all of the Wakanda’s wealth must have been gained from separate exports. While the sudden exports of Vibranium caused by T’Challa opening up trade at the movie will probably ruin the economy, I’m not sure that it will happen exactly as you predicted. Again, I’m an absolute fan of Game/Film Theory, but I felt this had to be mentioned. In the meantime, remember that’s just a theory, A FILM THEORY(critique)!!!!!!!!

[@Noah-fn5jq]

It will only ruin it if they provide it all at once instead of keeping it a secret and selling off small portions at a time. Instead they can focus on exporting technological advancements continue being self sufficient.

[@matthewpattonv5326]

(Spoiler Warning!!!) That’s a very good point, however, we know from the movie that T’Challa has no intentions of keeping Wakanda’s Vibranium reserve secret and making small trades. He says at the very end that Wakanda is prepared to share it’s knowledge and resources to the world, which includes the sharing of Vibranium economically in international trade.

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

Great point Matthew 👏👏

[@charlesburns2481]

If anything it's Incan style command economy which was actually rather effective and worked pretty well

[@andrewlyon4495]

According to Ross, the only Wakandan exports that he knows of are things like sheep and textiles, with some vibranium that he thought was completely stolen by Klaue.

[@spartancraig6000]

But... the Wakandans never traded vibranium, the only way other people got it was threw finding it accidentally or smuggling it out. The world didn’t even know Wakanda existed until a few years ago. And everyone that it was poor. They’ve kept to themselves and all economic structure is in that country, not reaching out to any country. They also have more then one resource: technology and intelligence

[@xanderbolln7547]

Hardin Harrison I was thinking that and wasn't sure if I fully understand the video

[@WhyYoutubeSucks]

Well... at the end of the movie, Wacanda decides to share their technology with the other nations so what Mat is trying to tell might happen after the end of Black Panther 1

[@owenpfeffer2027]

i did say he wrote the script before watching the movie sooo i doubt he would have known about the end credit scene.

[@claire4760]

He assumes wakanda's only resource is vibranium but never does anything to prove it and if you took the time to look at all the things they have in the movie it shows undeniable proof of materials like straw, wood, electricity which means coal and water, planes need materials like steel, silicon, gold for their electrical parts. Also they have explosives which implies gunpowder or other forms of explosive materiasl.

[@lizzytheowl577]

Neopolitan Not to mention trained war rhinos. They have animal resources too.

[@Adrian-op6lg]

Why is this recommended to me after he died?

[@clashroyalepro9845]

I know

[@luciddreamer6896]

rip chadwick boseman u will be missed 😢

[@Jthon_SZN]

How is killmonger the worst when we have Taserface

[@50pence59]

Jthon I'm sticking with Paste Pot Pete.

[@ninjaslash52_98]

I think “touch em 2 times tommy” is scarier

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Jthon you haven't met squirrel girl then.

[@drakeconsumerofsoulsandche5761]

Jthon make me.

[@fatheavytf2468]

Srodum hat

[@hweesuan]

killmonger is the worst villan name? have you forgotten Taserface from guardians of the galaxy 2?

[@mahada7649]

Rocket's reaction to the name killed me

[@jerrrmyyy5135]

okay bitch yeah well they made fun of the name in the movie but not in black panther so that’s why he pointed it out

[@alexandergustavson2953]

Scrodem hat

[@virgin5415]

Shit poster, chill

[@lavender5911]

TAZER FAAAAACCCE!

[@ad_no_rest650]

2:53 I was born Venezuela until I was 9 or 10 years old and also when it started to... yeah that country is now dead land at this point

[@Oddbox]

Rip chadwik boseman :(

[@robloxwithme6142]

Mentioning Venezuela made me happy. I dont really see people mentioning Venezuela anywhere so it's good that some people do realise whats happening.

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

I wasn't even aware of the situation, myself.

[@robloxwithme6142]

Jonathan Williams thats exactly what I mean! Don't get me wrong it's not your fault it is the media giving more recognition to something like tide pods instead of a very sad problem in a country like Venezuela. It is my home country which is why it makes me sad but if you would like to know more about it try searching clips from 2017 and search about Oscar Perez (first example I can think of)

[@nekomimiarchives2439]

I have a friend living in Venezuela whom I met before the country went under dictatorship. The woman gives me a heart attack every time I hear about the police throwing a tear gas bomb in the middle of the subway

[@khszxt4149]

Hufflepuff F

[@maskedpeter2947]

Agreed.

[@ArchWizardCj]

>>See this video >>Realize that marvel just got rights back to X-men >>Realize that means Adamantium can now be introduced to the MCU Oh shit

[@ianeuguin]

*Adamantium

[@facenameple4604]

Adamantium is part-vibranium.

[@realchezboi]

*Adamantium

[@nightwolf4397]

ArchWizard CJ damn cj is on that grind marvel,for honor,what's nsxt

[@diablo.the.cheater]

anamantium iz te bhest ting eber

[@ismaelagostorivera3238]

I learned more from this than my whole economics class.

[@karangm9048]

Matpat seems to know everything from quantum physics to politics wow!!!

[@D1ONY5US]

I just really need the pants.

[@d.p.2140]

laughed so hard at this

[@spiwolf6998]

Aaaand we're Italian for some reason.

[@xXGamingFishXx]

Y I need potwatos and bomds

[@wisetree8330]

Me too aaaannnnnnddd we're Italian fo some reasons

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

Moral of the Story: Diversify your economy. Keep an edge in the global market and keep an eye on research.

[@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761]

Neo Machine DEATH TO GLOBALISM!! WAKANDA FOREVER.

[@AimForMyHead81]

Trollerjak the Tyrannical God-Emperor of Trolls Isolationism is retarded

[@panthekirb7561]

Globalism ruins lifes like cancer.

[@artski09]

Moral of the Story: ethno nationalism works

[@raptorus7773]

In the comics, wakanda actually does this, diversifying their economy.

[@IIGnor]

Government: what do you need? People: ima need about tree fiddy

[@theappleciderresistance4925]

The actor died. Rest in peace. Wakanda forever 😔

[@weremutt8]

Great film theory but after seeing the movie I saw a couple things that make me feel like playing devils advocate. 1. Vibranium is their key resource but I dont think its the only thing they can bring to the market. Their technology is so advanced that their soldiers have access to Stark level weapons so they have plenty to sell without vibranium. 2. I dont know if the comic clarifies but from the movie it seems that Wakanda is less of a country and more like a city-state so they probably dont have the same issues that a bigger country would have.

[@MrAsmil]

they also dont sell the metal at all, they even told the world their entire reserves had been stolen, the whole theory is tissue paper.

[@babyfaec]

They don't sell vibranium or weapons since their whole thing is to pretend to be a shithole country.

[@iliridagjo6564]

weremutt8 ol

[@extonjonas6820]

thats what i was thinking their needs seem to be met within the border

[@AzguardMike]

Mat is always wrong, from Wario being 7ft tall, to Eggman being faster that Sonic

[@rakoonshampoo2608]

Is Killmonger really worse than Taserface tho?

[@thebestcupcake5602]

Rakoon Shampoo nothing is worse than taserface

[@tamt332]

Don’t you dare dis my man Taserface

[@Werewolf914]

What about Kilgrave?

[@drxshock6957]

*T A S E R F A C E*

[@WarDoctor42]

taserface was for a joke though

[@lauravickery7719]

This is a bad time to get reccomended to me

[@captainrayquaza80]

Matpat: "What's your nationality?" A random russian guy: "Russian" Matpat: "Oh like mario?"

[@alecj86]

This is a great video, but it has a huge foundational flaw. Wakanda doesn't actually export vibranium lol. Also because of Wakanda's historical extreme isolationism their economy also isn't really based on trade at all. Remember they were considered an impoverished "third world" country by the rest of the world. Very few people even know that Wakanda is the source of vibranium. The black market on the stuff is certainly booming, but besides simply wanting to recover it just to keep it out of other's hands that isn't really a problem for Wakanda or the Black Panther.

[@zobmcmolim5552]

Until the end of Black Panther, when T'challa reveals the secrets of Wakanda

[@TheSyncos]

Also the entire black market of vibranium was the amount that Kalue previously smuggled out, that Ultron got his hands on. Wakanda was an entirely self sustained domestic economy. If anything, they're probably ruining their country by letting the rest of the world in.

[@scottishrob13]

Aha! Now I don't have to make this comment. Yeah, they're entirely self-sufficient; trade doesn't matter to their economy in the least.

[@symscons3033]

Alec Joseph u

[@Mystravian]

Yeah, wakanda, even at the end of the film, isn't an exporter.

[@apblolol]

Mat, you said it yourself, they don't trade vibranium. they have no place in the world economy, the country of wakanda is self sustained

[@mixxwire4758]

Dude, exactly. This video is bullshit.

[@rocket_bsd_8101]

+SaveYourGames.com he didn't research a lick of the movie

[@rocket_bsd_8101]

+Giltrocket _K_O_ comics I mean

[@lepie6843]

Rest In Power, Chadwick Boseman

[@giannahernandez1795]

Rip legend

[@travishoudek4403]

Actually, it was never said that Wakanda is Rich, just technologically advanced. They also say in the movie that it can be used as a power source, that's why they have the technology. And they kind of elected him, they could challenge him. Also, we don't ever see what the other resources are, we don't know how much they have.

[@msjkramey]

They have great technology, access to safe food and water, education, and health care. They're rich. You gauge how wealthy a country is by their quality of life

[@bradyw5573]

1 thing that seems wrong, they dont seem to rely on external economy. They farm their own stuff and mine it and have their own science division. They rely on an internal economy not the money of other countries.

[@zandyzain6241]

Brady W Microeconomy

[@noahwarren8020]

We Are One you can have a capitalist economy with no outside trade. No international trade =/= no private trade

[@a.kitcat.b]

😋A confirmed theory! That's awesome. But the events in other countries is still really tragic and I hope we can prevent things like that from happening.😔

[@elle7503]

Confirmed? Where?

[@acousticarsenal439]

I've watched this video like 10 times since it came out and i'll never stop

[@ActualRealJohnJack]

"Killmonger is the worst villain name" MatPat has never seen Jessica Jones

[@UltimaAzN]

I guess he conveniently forgot Taserface too.

[@cam_al7418]

I don't know Killgrave is still a bit better than Killmonger, bot by much but both are very uncreative

[@bazookasniper5167]

Ironmonger + killgrave =

[@DarkNinten]

I dunno about you, but my favorite Daredevil villain is Purpleman

[@randomuser5831]

+Ashinror Wynns want to know a really shocking Villain name? the shocker lel lel

[@Raphaelo325]

I was really surprised at how educational and fun this was actually to watch. Thank you!

[@littlebaldedone]

And, sad as well.

[@orhanefeunal1811]

mee to like wow congrats matpat slow clap slow clap

[@collinimbeau23]

Matpat "there's no shortage of sand" The sand mafia "I beg to differ"

[@zooycuddle9207]

MatPat: Sand is very plentiful and cheap World Going To Explode: Hahaha glass go brrr

[@chidgeroo6287]

ummmm excuse me worst villain name? taser face????

[@ZgermanGuy.]

Chidgeroo Hahaha! Gets me every time

[@toatahu2003]

That's the BEST villain name!

[@Elsnorko]

bahahahaha, HEY Taserface strikes terror into the harts of anyone who hears it!!! :O

[@meowserer1362]

The man who can climb anything.

[@lolbitninjagostudioslncust3345]

Yeah!

[@ItsBeeRay]

You forget one thing though. Vibranium isn’t Wakanda’s only major recourse. They just happen to be the only country with it. They also have coal, diamonds and uranium.

[@andreb1045]

The only thing that has any value is uranium diamond can be syntheticly made and coal isnt all that costly they would still have a big problem

[@lucinalee2168]

It's BeeRay not to mention textiles *wink wink*

[@elideg4798]

Also the use it as a source of power and protection not currency they plan on dispersing it to many centers around the world, not just selling it in an open market for the whole world to buy

[@DarkVerse999]

Also the world isn’t relying on vibraniam cuz most of them don’t even know it exists.

[@srim2806]

Not to mention they have a lot more advanced technology than any other country

[@DarkabyssTheFounder]

3:02 You just made a lot people mad in that one frame alone.

[@ovoid_ovvie]

I convinced one of my cousins that I’m an Avenger except I go to a different dimension to fight since this one doesn’t need me, but I stay there because my family isn’t dead in this dimension.

[@lordkitten23]

Here's a problem with this video: Unlike how Venezuela has to earn money from oil exports, Wakanda does not sell their vibranium on the global market to earn revenue to reinvest into their economy and help their citizens. No one even knew they HAD vibranium, much less sold it for money. (So they don't really have to court trading partners like you mentioned) Instead, they KEEP the vibranium for their own country and use it to improve their healthcare system, transport, information and communication technology, infrastructure - all of which the citizens would benefit from, and it doesn't take a "miracle" for the leaders to know the citizens would want/ need these things. No revenue comes from SELLING the vibranium outside, but these benefits are possible because they are USING the vibranium inside the country. The problem with the comparison between oil and vibranium is this - you have to sell oil and get money to reinvest into infrastructure, tech, etc. But vibranium is far more versatile than oil - you don't have to sell it, you can just USE it. And clearly the Wakandans have done just that. Several of their industries, such as healthcare, construction, and technology, have been revolutionised not by extra monetary investment, but by using this extremely versatile vibranium, which there is no shortage of in the country. Their economy isn't based on vibranium exports like Venezuela's and Saudi Arabia's are built on oil exports. Their economy is clearly diversified, with booming technology, manufacturing and agriculture sectors for example, which are not dependent on revenue from vibranium sales, but supported by using the vibranium metal itself. Bottom line: It's unlikely that Wakanda will face economic collapse if the vibranium price falls, because A) they never got revenue from exporting it anyway B) its usefulness will still hold, and they have a lot of it to use

[@torteweenie8406]

Lord Kitten oh god that's a long ass comment right there

[@trackernivrig]

You are completely right, but just remember that Matpat hadn't watched the movie yet.

[@mental6679]

Tracker Nivrig, this doesn’t excuse him for not reading the comics which were here for decades. Lord Kitten, thank you, I thought no one else realizes that

[@danielawesome36]

Lol matpat already watched the movie and you keep saying that he didn't? Looks like you haven't watched the whole video yet

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Lord Kitten As well, it seems like the current monarch can be challenged by any Wakandaian citizen.

[@BlockBoxGaming]

I watched the movie once so I don't know if I'm right about this but I don't think it ever said they sold vibranium and I think that there rich because they used vibranium to make advanced technology

[@elladeon]

It actually works either way. They appear rich because of their advanced technology -- but they're not that advanced anymore and will soon be outpaced by everyone else, while simultaneously have tons of an ore no one cares about any more. So they couldn't trade in vibranium and they couldn't trade in technology. Which, again, they may decide to continue to be 100% isolated, but they wouldn't be a relatively advanced or wealthy country anymore.

[@bautistabattles2336]

Matpat : Killmonger is the worst name for a marvel villain. Me : TASERFACE!!!!!

[@harrishromero6447]

Wall

[@AmberPanda382]

The thing is, Wakanda doesn’t just rely on its vibranium. It was self-sufficient for centuries without the help of other countries, so it isn’t necessary to sell vibranium. The country is completely fine, T’Challa made the choice to open the borders so they could share their wealth, so I doubt they have many financial issues

[@lordphoenix7]

That makes no sense. Wakanda doesn't rely on the vibranium like countries rely on oil. It doesn't sell it. So no money is made from it. The country also appears to be 100% self sufficient. There is no reliance to other countries for resources or food and that seems to be happening for more than a thousand years (that part alone makes the country more fictional than the vibranium itself). The technology it posses alone is the most advanced on that fictional version of earth. The profit the technology alone could bring should be hundreds of times higher than those of any possible vibranium sales. Do we even know if money exists there or everything is provided for free to everyone and work is just a hobby/duty?

[@kennywmoran]

EXACTLY

[@Nala15-Artist]

No, currency is not needed. Post-scarcity economics.

[@Irishrebel092]

that's what I was thinking, sense from the first Cap America movie till Winter soldier, Cap's shield and bucky's arm seem to be the only vibranium material outside of Wakanda. "because Science" did a video on how much the vibrainum in Wakanda is worth in the MCU. Also, the type of economy you talk about where everything is free so to speak is kinda like the economy of the Star Trek universe. with unlimited resources/energy, no one has to work but they choose to.

[@jurneescott1001]

Their economy seems to be completely reliant on nationalism. They work because they love their country and love their king. Now, I dont know if there is a currency system but Wacanda(I don't know how to spell it) is just supposed to represent a oasis that is kept away from the outside world in a fictional movie . This theory was putting Wacanda( I really don't know how to spell it) it a sense of the real world. @Mank Demer, if you want to ask why their work is their duty, then you'll have ask the intentions of the directors of the Black Panther since you clearly missed the point of the original comment.

[@primitive329]

Uzumakis sorry but that is incorrect, the movie uses many facts from the comics and even scenes ripped straight out of them and in the comics it specifically states that wakanda makes it’s money from selling very small portions of Vibranium for lots and lots of money to buyers they deem worthy of it which for thousands of years they have used that money for The technological advancement of their country which makes it the most wealthiest and technologically advanced Country in the world for those reasons.

[@calebbolding]

Have you ever accidentally said game theory for a film theory video?

[@dunkmanngaming6306]

Yes he has, and he made fun of himself afterwards

[@kueapel911]

their no way your smarter by watching this video... in my case I'm very smart alrd, their no way for me to add more smart.

[@terachrome3817]

アップルパイ Smart has reached maximum capacity. Smart overload.

[@yeetusthethird]

アップルパイ who the fuck said anything about becoming smarter they are talking about if Mat says game theory instead of film theory wrong place and it is kind if sad to brag about being smart when anyone can search up anything who cares if you are smart it's more about the people who are hardworking because there are a shit ton if people who are smart so is it really a bragging right if you haven't made something of yourself

[@fioclub]

アップルパイ i'd say you're smart, but not grammar smart.

[@aidenbrock9341]

R.I.P Chadwick Boseman Wakanda forever!

[@donovansmith1686]

How was Killmonger's rise to power legitimate? They've established that only royalty can challenge the current leader through battle on a specific day, Challenge Day. Killmonger didn't challenge T'challa on challenge day so even though he has a right to fight him he misses his opportunity. In all reality T'challa could've just ignored his challenge and simply went about his day🤷🏿‍♂️. Technically even him beating T'challa shouldn't have even matter cause it's not challenge day!

[@BlueHawkPictures17]

I just watched the movie, I don't think they even sell the vibranium. In fact, I don't think they even interact with the global market at all.

[@kazeemmuinat6786]

BlueHawkPictures they don't. His theory is flawed.

[@trackernivrig]

Yeah, he hadn't watched the movie yet so he didn't know.

[@davidthegreat]

BlueHawkPictures they do at the end of the movie don't they?

[@BlueHawkPictures17]

@David The Great I'm not gonna say any spoilers here, but just think about it. I highly doubt they are going to sell their Vibranium when that was actually the antagonist's whole plan from the start. I'm gonna assume they aren't giving away the Vibranium by itself, but maybe instead using it to help the disenfranchised around the world.

[@MisterWhat100]

6:21 ..... Did that censored object just do a cart wheel?

[@DashLashBoy]

Alek I. Rodesney nope it was a pp flying around

[@dukeofasg3280]

Meatspin. Don't search this on the internet.

[@tojissock3160]

It did the 🚁 🚁🚁🚁🚁

[@filmandfirearms]

@@tojissock3160 Helicockter

[@insertusernamehere8324]

@Meerkat More I think you mean Helicopter...

[@narasimhamkl8156]

your videos are awesome but there is a huge hole in the theory. The Vibranium is circulating in a self isolated Wakandan economy, they never relied on the world cos they never sold it to the world except that one time in 1930's/40's. So even if Vibranium has no demand in the rest of the world, it doesn't matter because that was never their source of revenue. So inside their isolationist bubble, their revenue comes from the output produced by their citizens in their own currency whose value is probably hitched to a certain mass of vibranium, hence there is no inflation either because for them price of vibranium doesn't change because they never sold it in the first place. So, there is a fixed currency value and a self sustained economy indipendent of the outside world. For more context, consider an isolated planet in the star wars galaxy, they don't trade with the rest of the galaxy and none of their economic denominations (if i can use that word in this context) are linked to the galaxy, their world GDP will be booming regardless of what happens in the galaxy as long as there is no corruption. If they have a very valuable resource and they are not selling it to the rest of the galaxy, even if its demand in the galaxy goes down.. on the planet, it doesn't matter because their economy never depended on the sale of that resource to the rest of the galaxy (Unlike Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc.. where it did depend)....

[@KEV12Moon]

You are 1,000% right

[@mathieue853]

Little caveat here, but sand, at least the one used to make fiber optics and construction is beach sand, not desert sand, because of the rounded shape of the latter it causes problems with the aglomeration of concrete. My point being that sand is not as abundant as it seems (from a practical standpoint). Although if fiber optics involves melting then the problem is half solved

[@azullis3173]

Though this is a great video, I just have to bring up the fact that Wakanda never exported Vibranium. Their trades was not solely based on Vibranium because they never traded it. Also another thing I noticed is that although T'Challa is the sole leader he has a council that helps him run the nation, insight on what his people need and what else he "should" do to better Wakanda. Third, when the one member of the council mentions the world is catching up, he doesn't mean the world is close to an alternative to Vibranium, since it is not a metal that is in high demand in the Marvel Universe, meaning that there would be no need for an alternative. Vibranium also seems like the element that everyone cares the least about otherwise Tony Stark probably would have a suit made up of it. Great video though!

[@caesumcrimson6381]

As I said in another comment... it doesnt make any sense that Wakanda 'never' traded or exported their resource... Sure there's a lockdown on it in the modern age but here's a rundown on what probably happened. "The only way a fictional 'self-sufficient utopia' like Wakanda, which currently in the Modern age has a lock-down on Vibranium, could work, would be if in the ancient past it traded away or leveraged some of its vital resource (Vibranium) to then gain funds which would allow it to develop and harness the resources as a military resource. They would then use this superior military tech to subjugate and raid the other peoples and in return gain an abundance of other resources. That would explain why the axe from the start of the movie got out, why Stark and the Americans had some Vibranium and would explain why their monarch is an armoured, militaristic, war-god. It is also explained in their history where the T'challa clan (don't know their family title) subjugated and unified the remaining tribes. They've probably built their entire monarchy and dynasty on the exploitation of Vibranium as a military resource to just pillage and levy all the remaining tribes. Once they had enough resources (gold, precious metals, livestock, land) they can then cultivate and harness these resources to cycle up their society, funneling whatever profits into vibranium development so it no longer is a complete military resource... They now use vibranium for tech and infrastructure and can lock away the rest of this resource from the outside world... Their dev of vibranium now allows them to make a constant cycling of profits to benefit every industry and the profits go back into the society. All built on centuries of pillaging and war... Pretty awful self-sufficient utopia right there."

[@holy_crusader3916]

Yes, but Mattpat used his hypothesis as if Wakanda traded vibranium to gain other resources in modern times when they kept it in their own society. What you said actually makes the whole economy of Wakanda make a bit more sense so thanks for that but that would have happened in the past. Thinking that vibranium was traded to other countries to fuel Wakanda's economy was just a small mistake Mattpat made.

[@kazukimuto4285]

It's isn't really accurate to say they _never_ traded Vibranium. Cuz let's be honest, Vibranium is their *_only_* valuable resource. And we never really see how they provide basic needs for their citizens. To make things simple, let me ask you a question. How do they get food? We never see any huge factories, plantations, or farms that would help them in being a self-sustaining nation. So the only possible way is to buy imports. But how would they do that if there was no inflow of money? They can't. So now let's say that they do have money. Where does it come from? Their government provides everything from education to jobs. And someone else in the comments said that Wakanda doesn't need money because they made everything all for the sake of Wakanda's betterment and laborers never needed a salary. And that's where I call Cowdung. Their citizens don't need money and they refuse to trade their only resource that's of value yet they're so economically stable? That's like saying I passed all my college classes even though I was absent for an entire semester. It's impossible and absurd. So now, how do they do it? Through trade. Trading what? Their precious Vibranium. With whom? You may ask. We never see other cities in the Marvel Universe that uses Vibranium, right? Wrong. We know Cap's shield is made out of the stuff so it can only mean other types of defensive machines and weaponry have been made with this. We know that it's the strongest metal in the Marvelverse so it would only make sense that people will want it. But by who, you might ask again. Simple. The higher-ups. The people who control the productions of weaponry. The Government. We know that Vibranium has different variations and that these variations are found in isolated regions across the world. One variation that was even called "Anti-Metal" could cut through any known metal.So power hungry politicians are going to want to get their hands on this stuff because it would give them an amazing advantage should war ensue. And the same goes for the villains. This mineral would be able to give them the upper hand and finally the chance to succeed in their plans. Which in turn will make the Heroes also want it. Because they would need to study and reverse engineer it if they want to develop a metal stronger than it to defend themselves should any villain ever obtain it. And how would they do that without causing war? By buying it. And who can sell it? Wakanda. So, they sell small amounts of Vibranium at a high price and that's where there money comes from.

[@joemama114]

Maybe they sold it to Howard Stark? He got a small amount of vibranium trade goods. Also the random "relic" that was found in Black Panther movie. The one Klaw wanted to steal and sell. Clearly vibranium makes it way outside Wakanda either by purpose or by accident.

[@tokalerutla886]

Wait a minute the is still the possibility that the nation has its own factories supplying the nation, considering that everything has a cloaking field and its not as if wakanda is the wealthiest in currency when the movie starts they say they say they have the lowest currency. Remember the end of the movie when the politician said "what can a nation of farmers do" this in itself tells us they dont keep the primary resources secret ie food resources. who is to say they cant farm their own shrimp in a shrimp farm if they want delicacies. Secondly who said meteors can only land on one country yes black markets would play a part in some exports but the more likely occurrence is that other smaller meteors could have landed else where in the world creating very small pockets of vibranium. What i don't understand is how can a nation be watching youtube videos( i say this because "what are those!!!") yet the isnt a country or youtube picking up the network feeds.

[@miraculouslb_fan8468]

Why can’t you be my economics teacher?!

[@xelitediamond5342]

Yes

[@nichsa8984]

@PrincessDorky Impatient technological dark this mean vibranium metal threat to everything mankind

[@insertusernamehere8324]

Seriously, why don’t ANY teachers use his videos to teach different topics in language kids can understand (movies, games, etc)???

[@nanochad2979]

i recommend the economics explained youtube channel

[@therobloxranger4401]

Gilm theory: killmonger is stupid name.. doctor bong and unicorn: *are we a joke to u >:(*

[@chico6416]

that should become official outro music

[@fmyates]

Wakanda has been self sufficient for centuries. They never said they were going to start to sell Vibranium. They said they’d share their TECH. That’s a difference. They’ve never sold Vibranium, so it’s not a source of income for the country. Also since they’re THE ONLY ones who have it you can’t compare it to oil. There are other places to get oil. There is nowhere else to get Vibranium. Your theory is based on Wakanda having to sell Vibranium to support their economy, which is something that do not have to do because they’re a self sustaining and self contained economy.

[@codyeasonBGR]

You right matt pat is wrong

[@toddstaples7019]

The wild lands also have bribranium in tha marvel universe

[@thuglifebear5256]

So... _how_ do you become self sufficient without selling some Vibranium first?

[@fmyates]

@@thuglifebear5256 Easy you sell your technology. Apple sold computers I touch, IPhone, and IPads. They didn’t sell thier code. Wakanda can sell communications devices and other such tech. While they use tech? They don’t have to sell vibranium. The same was Tony sells Stark Tech but not Iron Man armor.

[@malikabrown2357]

“ The country will remain viable for years to come.” Me after infinity war: uhhhh that went well

[@Styrofoamtoo]

Sweet and funny explanation of basic economic evolution. Bravo. You’re the future, the vision.

[@blackout7388]

R.I.P Chadwick Bosemen A True Legend To Our Hearts. #WakandaForever

[@SlimThiccAdam]

1:06 Tazerface is worse than Killmonger

[@atypicalscarab6.__.44]

WellOwlBe but that was a deliberate bad/funny name where this one is just bad

[@sudonim7552]

At least Tazerface was ironic.

[@BrandonDubsComedy]

WellOwlBe taserface was amazing

[@Leviathon672015]

I have no idea what you people are talking about. Both names are phenomenal.

[@pugpolice4323]

I wish they just referred to him as Erik, which is his first name. Not exactly a villainous and menacing name but I think it would suit him well to be honest.

[@sahirkhan2835]

Someone hasn't been paying attention AND hasn't tried to think outside the box on this one. It's been established that Wakanda doesn't sell any vibranium, and can create technology that is literally centuries ahead of the rest of the world. Using this technology, it is easy to assume that they have such efficient monitoring that virtually no vibranium escapes to the black market, which is why Klaue was so proud of being the only person to have seen Wakanda and stolen a tiny bit of its treasure. And it has been established that the capabilities of vibranium are far beyond that of any other material; it has no substitute. Wakanda has prospered and its people are very well-educated and modern, and Shuri is considered the most intelligent person in the world, so it is also not crazy to assume that the head-start provided by such technological advancement would result in her creating a substitute for vibranium first, if its even possible. Adamantium is probably on the way, so it's likely to be the closest substitute for vibranium used in the same manner as Captain America's shield, but vibranium has been repeatedly shown to be far more versatile in application than just as a strong metal. Adamantium has not. As for how the country prospers...there are countless ways. Wakanda has futuristic, magnet bullet trains with sonic dampers that can actually cancel out the properties of a metal somehow. They have technology that can heal almost any wound. They can fly jets remotely using VR, and even communicate with and control wildlife. They can even harness and manipulate kinetic energy into pretty much anything they like. Perhaps they have unlimited sources of renewable energy because of this. Perhaps vibranium-based machines can process metals and other materials to sell to other countries. Perhaps they make and sell oil or gold using middle men. Perhaps Wakandans can literally create food, and pretend they are just conventionally farming or producing. And while their technology does all the heavy lifting that other countries must deal with, Wakandans can study, train, and travel. Given that they have several undercover expats, perhaps they are profiting this way. The best surgeons, lecturers, soldiers, political advisers, and industrialists of the world could easily be Wakandan, and accumulating wealth that eventually returns to their homeland. After all, Killmonger was easily able to hide his heritage and be accepted as an American, and he made a name for himself at MIT and with American special forces. Long story short, there are a million ways that Wakandans could theoretically use their magical metal and profit from it without selling it to anyone, or compromising their generally isolationist stance. Unlike other countries, a monopoly on vibranium could lead to vast amounts of virtually any other resource, which means that Wakandan rulers have had it pretty easy when it comes to dealing with the needs of their people. All they have really had to do is maintain secrecy over their methods well. I like your theories Matpat but this one was poorly thought-out.

[@TheBitanian]

Too bad the message of the movie is that "You can only be successful if you live in a fairy land where magic exists, or if you get a good roll on the Dice of Intelligence"

[@anand1590p]

Sahir Khan well thought out explanation.. but why are they opening up their Marvel's to other countries now..

[@TheGankuskhan]

Thus it's a marval film and all fiction.

[@nesquik4556]

Bit That wasn't really the message of the movie...

[@1-Eleventeen]

Sahir Khan at the end of the movie they heavily lean towards opening the selling of vibranium

[@jetzer5014]

I'm a fiber optic splicer and listening to this while working- kinda freaked me out when he mentioned what I was working on lol

[@Mishkola]

Has no-one pointed out that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" isn't Machiavelli, but Lord Acton? Machiavelli is better known for "Men should either be treated generously or destroyed, for they can take revenge for small injuries, but for large ones they cannot."