How Conspiracies Work

Have you ever wondered how conspiracy theories begin?
In this video, Sabrina and Taha unravel a conspiracy about this channel and discover the key characteristics of a conspiracy, the psychology of conspiracy theories, and ask an expert how to avoid falling down the rabbit hole and wearing a tinfoil hat.
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Welcome to the joke under the fold! This one is for the introverts watching this:
If you meet someone new, start talking about global warming. It's a real icebreaker!

[@consultingmoose]

can’t believe sabrina’s just been a pawn of Big Nerdy and Quirky all these years 😔

[@pheonixrises11]

generic embarrassing username ZA WARUDO

[@AvraFR]

@@pheonixrises11 oh your approaching me?

[@Youthure]

It’s a conspiracy to patch up their broken worldview 😱🤯

[@IncendiarySolution]

Big N&Q has a stranglehold on the platform.

[@anthonybeishir]

I was looking for old nearby and quirky videos, the ones she should make in the early 2010s. I wish she never deleted them. Mostly because they were awesome!

[@jessicamichalsky886]

The best conspiracy theory I’ve ever heard is that rocks are secretly soft and squishy, but tense up when you touch them. We should be focused on that!

[@gotanygrapes831]

WTF

[@alteredbeast2338]

I wish that wasnt so easily disproven, i mean you can just observe their characteristics without touching them. Though i like the theory that oxigen is actually a poisonous gas that takes 80 years to kill us

[@Sam-dn7jk]

@@alteredbeast2338 except that without oxygen we would die

[@DavakiDnD]

@@Sam-dn7jk so does heroin withdrawal. Hmmmmmm curious....

[@Bee-kv5tx]

@@Sam-dn7jk yes but also oxygen, when condensed is a corrosive substance.

[@drakosmajor]

Come on now everyone, we all know she's actually just 3 kids in a trenchcoat!

[@nickspeelman9174]

That's what they want you to believe, man!. She's actually two dogs & a cat in a trenchcoat.

[@shawncyr8844]

Three trenchcoats in a kid

[@user-hi2fp1he5g]

@@nickspeelman9174 That's what they want you to believe, she's actually a human projection of a 4 dimensional hyper triangle working with the big N&Q, most logical conclusion.

[@Dougiewoof]

@@shawncyr8844 how many times do we have to tell her not to eat trench coats

[@carstenp.5428]

@hello 2.0 Uhh, isn’t it obvious? She is definitely a time traveler from when humans evolved into triangles, she morphed into a cat, ingested trench coats, and now is just pretending to be a human.

[@amandareynolds-gregg5962]

"Sabrina is TOO GOOD to be real" is a hell of a take

[@zyaicob]

But where's the lie

[@Doomroar]

Is kind of an unnecessary complex compliment, the idea that her videos are so damn good, that people can't believe she makes them all by herself. Wait a minute... was this a humble brag video all along!?

[@Avatar_Yoshi]

I really want to like your comment, but it's currently sitting at 420 likes, so I'm just going to comment instead

[@lindseyclair921]

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[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I mean. Is it still a back handed compliment if it's one hell of an actual compliment? Lmao.

[@achkind6067]

Did anybody consider that the real conspiracy is a group of people purposly writing comments about Sabrina related conspiracies to get her to make a video about conspiracies?

[@Axel230]

YOU WHISTLEBLOWER!!!

[@kate.cousteils]

🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@toomanywhales]

Well I think YOU hired people to comment about Sabrina so she would make a video about it, only for you to make this comment and get a heart I rest my case

[@ramanihusic9013]

@@toomanywhales well i think you hired people to comment about sabrina so she would make a video about it, for this person to make this comment and get a heart, only for you to reply and rest your case

[@toomanywhales]

@@ramanihusic9013 THEY ARE ONTO US!!!

[@KhanStopMe]

DO YOU WORK FOR THE BIG TRIANGLES

[@cookiecraze1310]

Hmmmmm

[@maple22moose44]

Hmmmmmmm

[@PhantomVeteranYT]

Doritos?

[@jamesgrey13]

Mmmmmmm

[@marnenotmarnie259]

trongle man?????????

[@RockiesCanada]

"Sabrina doesn't make her own videos" *proves them wrong by having other people host her videos* What

[@answerinprogress]

i.... i didn't think this through.

[@emalinel]

@@answerinprogress to be fair, you still do the animations and you're careful to pull in other reliable resources (so you're not just feeding into your own bias). So, Sabrina, you keep doing you. I love learning about your passions and everyday rabbit holes :D

[@August140]

@@answerinprogress lol

[@substituteaccount1915]

@@answerinprogress best channel

[@b1g_m00n]

the irony!!!!

[@morganpavelka4945]

HOW DID PEOPLE MAKE SUCH BIG TRIANGLES

[@jankbunky4279]

By stacking real good

[@zyansheep]

Sierpinsky

[@arantes6]

With a really big ruler, and a gigantic pencil !

[@BombBunny]

Future Sabrina's, at the foot of a skyscraper, "HOW DID PEOPLE MAKE SUCH BIG RECTANGLES!"

[@tatianatub]

slaves lots of slaves

[@bcheeseey]

Time for my favorite quote: "I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there."

[@yuvalne]

Doctor Who!

[@bcheeseey]

@@yuvalne yep :D

[@susanne5803]

My favourite quote about humans is from Terry Pratchett: "Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."

[@kibateo]

literally evolutionary training gone wrong

[@bennettanderson9839]

Su sanne Terry Pratchett is the most transcendent author out there.

[@PatrickAllenNL]

Sabrina: i'm just a girl Internet: THATS WHAT YOU WANT US TO THINK

[@eoincampbell1584]

All girls are part of the illuminati that's why they go to bathrooms together DOn'T @ ME

[@saffodils]

They've been saying it for years, there are no real women on the internet, and there never have been

[@oliviajeanette1065]

😂😂😂

[@fastronaut909]

*Gwen Stefani singing voice*

[@ARitzCracker]

"I don't have the will, talent, or skill to achieve something therefore people who do are all fakes" that pretty sums up your "conspiracy" imo

[@GhostEmblem]

Yh and all her friends are really talented youtubers too, so I add I don't have any friends to the list of things other people cant realistically have.

[@Doomroar]

She publishes one video a month, that's plenty of time for someone talented, learned, and with the connections to get guidance to make the kind of content she makes on her own.

[@Faustvonholle]

FWIW, I feel like part of this is at least implicit bias like "how can a GIRL be this talented/smart/well informed". I know my evidence for this is heavily anecdotal, but I make a point to follow smaller youtubers and have NEVER heard of a conspiracy forming around the idea that "oh you can't do this on your own". The fact that you CAN produce the quality of content that Sabrina produces by-and-large on your own is WHY you have a successful youtube channel. Most people who watch youtube I would bet understand that. But, if you think it's PARTICULARLY unique for someone with X qualities to produce such content, and ignore that X qualities don't imply anything about ability to create this caliber of content, and subscribe to Occam's Razor like it's the shield between you and Satan himself, then I could see how some subscribers think Sabrina is a part of some conspiracy. I mean, they're misled, ignorant, and absolute utter morons, but some people are.

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

It is sad how those people just lose the opportunity to simply enjoy admiring great content and the people creating it. They seem to be entirely trapped in their own underachievement, entirely unable to look at something and just loving how well it works, how much thought and love went into it and that this against all odds gets rewarded.

[@Bootleg_Jones]

@@Faustvonholle keep in mind that a creator is more likely to become aware of conspiracy theories in their own comments than any of their viewers. I haven't been paying attention to Sabrina's comments personally, but ask yourself: did you know about the conspiracy theory before this video?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

When you're so good at KZbin that people literally don't think you're real. 😂

[@zyaicob]

She's not. She's a demigod that had her memories wiped. It's also why she's so pretty.

[@cmelton6796]

@@zyaicob I knew it. Big Makeup is in on it too!

[@SmashToBits]

Just like landing on the moon. People are so blown away by the achievement they cant believe it is true.

[@nothankyewpls]

It's you! I watch your videos! This is insane!

[@eggnblood]

Hey Sabrina... I'm writing an essay about conspiracy theories right now... HOW DID YOU KNOW SABRINA

[@ckv954]

CONSPIRACY

[@ninaddeshpande6362]

Illumin confirmed!!

[@extracrispycryptid6208]

Le gASP

[@butituti]

The goverment knows everything. And by extension Sabrina too

[@sushih3302]

@@ninaddeshpande6362 BIG TRIANGLES!

[@vanadium0728]

If people freak out over Sabrina's content, I wonder what lies beneath Michael Reeve's comment section.

[@RockiesCanada]

Filipino robot army conspiracy

[@ckv954]

Lmao just came from there

[@vanadium0728]

@@RockiesCanada *is filipino myself* ._.

[@gammarayneutrino8413]

@@vanadium0728 _They are watching you_

[@vanadium0728]

Approximately 1 hour after this video's release, Michael Reeves released a video.

[@kathlynarchibald-drew4395]

“A wise man proportions his beliefs to the evidence” - This line is so insightful!

[@ka9dgx]

I always assign a percentage in my head when I hold multiple conflicting beliefs... there's a 0.001% chance the theory about her is true, and the balance that she isn't... for example. I'm 99% certain that building inspectors were bribed back in the 1970s to overlook shoddy construction, the inspectors may also have been bribed after the 1993 bombings, and this made the World Trade Center vulnerable to shock impacts. Yeah I know, who would ever believe that a building inspector in New York City might accept a bribe??? Only 1% to the government story. 0% to microwave nukes, holograms and rigged charges, etc.

[@LostLargeCats]

@@ka9dgx While I like where you are going, the part about the bribed building inspectors doesn't seem like a good argument to me. I believe the same, but the argument seems poor. It sounds like you are more arguing about what you think might be true and about how you want to think the world works rather than actually knowing stats about how many times on average NY building inspectors are bribed to hide poor construction. I'm not saying that those ones weren't, but based on how much training and oversight that I have had to take in order to spot and stop bribes for a normal job, it would seem that bribes couldn't be happening 99% of the time in the inspection field. Of course I could be wrong and bribing could be the norm, people are pretty dishonest as a rule in my experience.

[@PvblivsAelivs]

@@ka9dgx I generally don't even bother assigning probabilities. The differences in the competing models only matter if I am going to do something different based on them. Suppose the worst, remote-controlled planes, rigged charges, whatever else is involved. Anything you would do differently? Any conspirators are so shielded that they will never be prosecuted. Does it matter, except maybe for your peace of mind?

[@sorel7342]

The quote is david Hume I think.. I heard it somewhere else I don’t read philosophy books lol. Also I think it’s sometimes difficult to go to the source of evidence especially considering how much info we take in each day. Like if I see a bbc news piece like “scientists think that chocolate is bad for your skin” I in no way look at the actual study they are referring to.. I just trust they did their due diligence and probably tell the anecdote to someone else later as if it’s true. I think that’s normal but it explains some of why humans sometimes struggle to come to a consensus on what the truth is and probably I believe a lot of unproven stuff. I mean I’m not off to check the evidence for those psych biases taha mentioned!

[@ding9633]

Apply that to religious beliefs

[@ssiddarth]

“Question Everything” also includes questioning your own thoughts & biases (Introspection is important)

[@GretaZewe]

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[@nessazee]

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[@swingloveEKL]

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[@yukiandkanamekuran]

Introspection is important, but that doesn't mean you should question your reality, lest you have an existential crisis and dissociate. So, while yes, question your biases and beliefs, but don't stress yourself out to the point you disconnect from reality. It can lead to a lot of unhealthy behaviors and isn't good especially if you're already mentally ill. So grounding is important no matter what.

[@ding9633]

Should apply to religion too

[@SilkeH6]

As someone who has been watching this channel since Sabrina took over for John's paternity leave, the idea, that these videos aren't made by Sabrina, is ludicrous

[@JordanThatblondegirl]

Yes! For the amount of work I’ve seen Sabrina put in, I am incredibly proud and am in awe. Like, how do I do that?

[@JoeBirdwell]

@@JordanThatblondegirl Right, we've gotten to see her grow so much it is sad people doubt the work she has put in.

[@GretaZewe]

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[@percussion124]

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[@tyrone42ful]

I have not watched any of her shows and i dont know who john is but im a realists... i need fact with proof if you don't have one supporting the other.. you're talking out your ass period ...nothings wrong with that.. but everyone has an ass and most people can talk..and talk and talk and talk......

[@ninapop4594]

Next week?!?!?! Sabrina’s gonna upload twice in one month 👀??? Harder to believe than any other conspiracy

[@amniamin22]

"Intelligence doesn’t make you less prone to taking on bad ideas, it just makes you better at defending them to other people and to yourself. Smart people can believe some truly ridiculous things, and then deploy all the reason and logic at their disposal to justify them, because a belief doesn’t begin in your mind. It begins in your feelings." - The Magnus Archives

[@skybluskyblueify]

Everyone can be dysrational no matter how well they did in school or what their intelligence tests say. It is hard to test for rationality.

[@romxxii]

Eh, intelligence doesn't help if you've already bought in to the conspiracy. Case in point, by dad's a hardline conservative, reads and watches the garbage spilling from Fox News and takes their word as gospel. He's also a doctor.

[@alexmaysse607]

The red or Carlson?

[@hattie7306]

exactly! some flat earthers are fully capable scientists who run valid experiments to test the curvature of the earth. the problem is, when they consistently get results that tell them the earth isn't flat, they ignore it.

[@krisrose7925]

People think Sabrina works for the Illuminati because they haven't seen her rock-rap and marvel-themed-finger puppet videos

[@answerinprogress]

Honestly, I'd rather the conspiracies than anyone digging up those old videos from the grave 🥺

[@doublejoywilson]

THE WHAT

[@krisrose7925]

@@answerinprogress lol those videos are just too powerful to ever make a comeback

[@houtarooreki5751]

thank you for the info, imma dig through Sabrinas old vids now lol

[@Thelearninglouge]

@@answerinprogress 6:51 avicii

[@alexhijinks5170]

"Well... Are you???" Too real of a friend response

[@cmelton6796]

Maybe Sabrina's not the one in the Illuminati. Dun dun DUUUUUUUUN

[@jennastannard7085]

As someone who has been following your channel since you were in high school, I found it hilarious when you first talked about this on Twitter. I don't know why people think that it's unbelievable that you have cultivated these skills and put a tremendous amount of work into these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@leichtgetriggered7658]

Sabrina showing off how some viewers can‘t believe, that she alone can produce such high quality content, is a weird flex and I‘m here for it

[@ev.8972]

Also when I think a lot of people find comfort in the idea that all bad things are caused by one common enemy because then there is a clear idea of what to do to improve or fix things, when in reality it is a lot more difficult to solve complex problems

[@swingloveEKL]

yes, definitely! similarly, one reason i think crime dramas and police procedurals are so popular is that justice is rarely dispensed fairly and quickly in real life, so it can be comforting to see problems being solved, and resolved.

[@EvE-zenbymr]

The album "Real Enemies" by Darcy James Argue ends with a narration over music that sums this up pretty well. I'm just gonna paraphrase: "The world of the conspiracist is actually more coherent than reality, because it leaves no room for errors, coincidences, or history. Everything is part of a big plan."

[@samconcklin]

I agree: Sabrina is too talented to be a human being. I mean, hosting, writing, researching, animating, and programming about relatable content? Absolutely impossible for someone to be so talented. Regardless of if you're part of the illuminati or not, I look forward to more videos. You guys are awesome. :)

[@z0er1c]

this channel is a gold mine

[@meowcats8671]

Facts man/woman/idgaf

[@retsaoter]

The alumanati control all the gold, man!

[@yurilia7384]

but what do you mean by that hm? ,'://////////

[@inari.28]

off topic but epic pfp

[@belgaer4943]

I think that a lot of people who believe in anti-scientific conspiracy theories (flat earthers, etc) are people who felt alienated by our education system and didn’t trust it, and turned to conspiracy theories instead. It’s probably not all people whose science educations failed them, but I do think we need to be empathetic. Especially in the US, science is often poorly communicated and scares people off, and there is work to be done to make science more accessible for these people.

[@sirsytham1588]

Yeah the education system is a culprit

[@LostLargeCats]

I have found that another culprit is the oversimplification of science in early school years. There have been so many times that I have taken a higher level course, only to learn that something I was taught when I was younger was just wrong. Like every single science teacher and textbook I had in high school insisted that liquids are completely incompressible, even when I was confused about how sound would be able to travel through it and tried to question them further after class. And it's just not true. Of course liquids are compressible; all standard matter is compressible, just to varying extents.

[@juanausensi499]

@@LostLargeCats That's a very good insight. I don't think conspiracy theorist are dumb. I think most of them are smart enough to realize that the things they learned in school have these oversimplifications that make them feel wrong (and sometimes, they are just plain wrong). Their failing is to see bad faith and organization where there is none. It's a personality trait more than a simple question of intelligence. I know people that think that every bad thing happening to them is the product of somebody plotting against him. For example, if they are searching for their keys and don't find them instantly, the first thought they have is that somebody has hidden them, or if a neighbour plays music very loud, is just to upset him (and only him), probably following a evil plan with the person who hid his keys.

[@LostLargeCats]

@@juanausensi499 I would agree with you and have seen similar behavior even from people in my extended family. I wonder if it is tied into some kind of personality disorder. Paranoid personality disorder, Dissociative identity disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Main character syndrome, Solipsism syndrome, or something similar. I don't have much knowledge in that area of study.

[@fergochan]

@@LostLargeCats I agree with you to some extent with the oversimplification of science. I've heard it referred to as the "lies-to-children" model. The thing is, it's necessary to some extent. You have absolutely no chance of understanding the principle of least action without understanding calculus. And you can't really understand calculus without having an understanding of a simple model of motion in the first place. On a fundamental level it's necessary because we ultimately don't have a theory of everything that explains the whole world. The problem isn't that we lie to children. The problem is that we're dishonest about it, like you said. There's nothing wrong with telling kids that the model we're teaching them is incomplete and that they'll get a more complete model later. Kids already know that higher year levels are harder, so it's not like it's a surprise for them. And it's also important for everyone to understand that sometimes the simple, "incorrect" model is fine. That it does the job you need it to. 90% of the time it's A-OK to assume that liquids are incompressible, for example.

[@uniraffesaur]

What a compliment tho. "No single person is this talented it has to be a team" Like damn bro you're so good at what you do people can't even believe it

[@percussion124]

"John and Hank Green eat your heart out" 😂 I wonder how much of the "conspiracy" is based on someone's bias that a woman can't do all the amazing things that Sabrina can do... If she was a man, how different would this situation be? Would it even exist at all? Would people just think that a guy doing everything Sabrina does is "normal" and his skills wouldn't come into question in the first place?

[@swingloveEKL]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@theunreadyone]

She’s also not white so that might factor into it

[@syfico]

It wouldn't and it shouldn't. In contrast to other stranger theories, the theory is not completely irrational. How difficult is it to believe that balancing so much on one's plate is, well, difficult? Regarding of sex, you'd need discipline and tremendous ambition, which to be honest, a fair amount of people lack.

[@syfico]

Further proving Sabrina has done a heck of a job so kudos!

[@bruvernment4573]

I don't think that's it...

[@ShaneSimpkin]

Okay but if you were part of the illuminati we'd have consistent uploads

[@Smusie]

That’s what they want you to think

[@zyaicob]

XD

[@Doomroar]

She consistently uploads once a month.

[@Zancibar]

I've heard once that "humans are wardwired to believe *A WIZARD DID IT* is a more likely explanation than *It literally just happened*".

[@julien4305]

I cant believe wizards made humans think this way

[@ding9633]

Alot of people believe in a sky wizard or skydaddy i.e. a god

[@ThePrimevalVoid]

The conspiracy theories around this channel are like a reverse neg - not actually supposed to be a compliment, but highlights just the ridiculously high quality videos that come out of this channel. Absolutely fantastic channel.

[@sararguelles5388]

Some of y'all have never watched Sabrina's old videos about fandom stuff, rapping, and learning skills like animation and it shows

[@helenross3037]

honestly this conspiracy is grounded in Sabrina being amazing at every part of the youtube world. People are out here doubting her effort and skill and claiming it's a government thing when she's just amazing :)

[@LaceyJuk]

This video is 13 minutes long.....THIRTEEN! COINCIDENCE?! Yes.

[@mr.shepherdspie7958]

oR Is iT??!!!!?!?! ! ! ! ! ; ; ???!??!?!??!

[@Doomroar]

Of course not, it has to be more than 10 minutes for monetization to work, and for the YT algorithm to recommend the video better. Wake up SHEEPLE!

[@MiscMitz]

Thats what THEY want you to think. 🤣 😂

[@WanderTheNomad]

It's not only 13 minutes, but 13 minutes and 36 seconds! 36 is divisible by 13, which is considered an unlucky number. And when you do that, you get the number 3. You know what has 3 sides? A triangle. And what does that mean? *Sabrina is a part of the Illuminati confirmed*

[@frankthetank2550]

1336 was one hell of a year

[@jumanaraggam8]

Me who's been watching Sabrina since I was 13 after her intro: 👁👄👁 ᵂʰᵒ ᵗᶠ⁻

[@moanxion9102]

@@idontreallyexist6585 What an ironic name...

[@Liboo52]

“We’re bad at recognizing randomness” Wow, what a profound way to turn “pattern recognition” into a negative! Very useful too. A lot of paranoia is the result of inability to recognize randomness

[@TheDolphinStacie-xp5si]

I remember in history 12 my teacher had us do 2 essays on conspiracys for JFK and 9/11. We had to decide if there was a conspiracy or not. (The rest of the class was actually history). It's been 2.5y so I cant remember everything. I'm almost 100% certain he wanted us to use facts. If it could be disputed we had to back it up with more facts, change our stance, or get a lower grade. (If I remember). I think we could redo the essays if we got a grade we didnt like. Anyways, I think I started thinking more critically of conspiracys because of that, but this brought me back and makes me want to relook at those conspiracies. Sorry, just wanted to put my history with conspiracy theories in. (Before I have been sucked into some. Havent been since) Sorry for the long comment.

[@K1W1TAST1C]

This channel is so underrated

[@Apo0]

I find it so interesting that one person I follow on KZbin has literally become a cryptid and now YOU are a conspiracy theory..beautiful.

[@OurayTheOwl]

who's the cryptid?

[@Darkness6849]

I just really love that Sabrina are bringing some other people into this channel. I really like how Sabrina connects with everyone of them and how well they fit with the topics they are presenting.

[@dseray9494]

As a member of the illumati, I can confirm Sabrina joined the week subsequent to this video

[@michaelradke2507]

New conspiracy: the original conspiracy comments were from fake accounts used to manufacture a reason to make this video 🧐

[@ansonyuu]

Imagine making videos SO GOOD that the only possible explanation is that you're part of the Illuminati

[@gfisch72]

The “no way this girl” comment is one of my favorite youtube comments I’ve seen.

[@juliankandlhofer7553]

why would anyone believe that she makes these videos alone? she OBVIOUSLY just forces her friends to make the videos for her 😉 /s seriously tho, great video 👍

[@Bluecho4]

Bringing in the Psychology angle was really important, and I'm glad Taha did that. Our brains are not perfectly rational engines of logic, they are beautiful messes of cognitive function that rely on tricks and blunt instruments to help us process the world around us. They are very good at what they do, _most_ of the time. We wouldn't be alive today if that wasn't the case. But our cognitive biases can easily come to incorrect conclusions, especially when presented with aberrant situations or bad information. It can lead us to coming to wildly incorrect and toxic conclusions. And none of this even touches upon how bad faith actors, grifters, or those with malign political agendas actively lie to us for their own benefit. The unfortunate thing is that these problems in our cognition - these biases and irrationalities - are here to stay. It's inherent to our species, and we will have to wrestle with it for our entire lives. The good news is that *awareness* of these faults or mental traps allows us to break out of them. We can stop ourselves mid-stride and ask "wait, am I only coming to this conclusion because it supports what I already believe?". It takes work and, most painfully, self-reflection. The ability to look at ourselves objectively, and really come to terms with our fallibility as individuals and as a species.

[@crcons]

I kinda hoped the video would end with Sabrina calling Hank and John and saying "they're on to us!"

[@bloodenjoyer]

my vivid childhood memory of watching teenage sabrina talking about her sexy kakashi handsome squidward face story will not allow me to believe she’s part of a conspiracy

[@LostTheGame6]

About the idea that you cannot prove conspiracy theorists wrong, I remember a phrase that went along the line of "These people were confronted at some point with the choice of either being right, or being rational, and chose the former", and I think it sums up pretty well why it's such a hard issue to tackle.

[@khutjomaputla10]

This goes all the way to the top you'll see next week 🤣🤣

[@qnms101]

I can’t believe that the biggest hater on this channel is saying that it’s fishy that the content is THIS GOOD

[@seanc6128]

My knee-jerk reaction is that some folks think that because you are a woman you could not possibly make these videos on your own, so sexism. Perhaps with some racism sprinkled on top.

[@boggedferngaming1821]

I think it’s more of a thing where them their self’s couldn’t imagine themselves do it.

[@peacechickification]

Boggedferngaming but I wouldn’t be surprised if then her age and race only emboldens their thoughts of ‘if I can’t do this, and she’s a WOMAN she DEFINITELY can’t do it!’

[@ARitzCracker]

I doubt sexism plays that big of a role role, people who've never really achieved anything are always quick to project their own insecurities onto other people, no matter the gender. It's easier to believe that anyone who's achieved anything at a young age is disingenuous than admit the hard truth that you're a loser.

[@boggedferngaming1821]

Victoria Lee Florence Maybe it dose play a bigger role i’m just not used to seeing racism and sexism in my community so I think your probably right.

[@peacechickification]

​@@boggedferngaming1821 can i ask with what body you move through the world in which you don't see racism and sexism exist?

[@alfonsoserramartinez1344]

The fact that she did a video trying to show her in a more humanlike position (like sitting on her ber using a cellphone earphones microphone) makes me think even more than she is a very talented person

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I love “who wrote your script?” comments and how clearly they are based in sexism.

[@Vinemaple]

Taha nailed it at 11:40. I find that a lot of people create their own custom conspiracy theories, in order to protect their egos from any disruption. Online games are full of people who insist that everyone else is cheating, so they don't have to confront their ignorance and lack of skill. I once had a terrifyingly incompetent watch officer who thought he had gone fifteen years without promotion because he came up through the ranks instead of going to an officers' academy. The character Arnold Rimmer is a similar case. While I agree with many commenters that sexism was likely behind Sabrina's conspiracy theory, I also think that the commenters might be people who want to produce content like she has, and haven't managed it. Rather than working to improve or accepting failure, they create a more comforting version of reality for themselves, where Sabrina has powerful advantages that she has somehow hidden. Some of AIP's early sponsored and collaborative videos show some quality issues... it looks to me as if including advertisers and corporate partners in the production loop adversely affected the overall pace, format, and quality. But if someone really wanted not to face their own inability to produce videos like Sabrina's, or to face the reality that women can produce video content as good as men's, these videos could be seen as evidence of some "hidden corporate agenda." Also, while Sabrina is kind of the "face" of Answer In Progress, THEIR VIDEOS HAVE CREDITS. If the theorists read them, they'd see that in fact, Melissa and Taha help out in every video. It's not a conspiracy, *it's a team.*

[@bartschaap6236]

I made an article about conspiracy theories for a school assignment, so its fun to hear some of that back. Though it would've been helpfull if this was uploaded some months ago.

[@harryday9092]

I think most of these people have heard about the brew channel where it's a channel that just seems like a KZbinr who is really good at animation and gong in-depth but is really run by a large company. Once you know that that channel is a company I can see why you would think other channels are like that

[@rae_diant]

getting taha, a friend, to spout what YOU believe!? illuminate!!!!!! awesome video this was fun! ☺

[@jacobmacock]

To disprove the theories you should show us how you make your videos look so good. And what software you use And and your cameras and techniques And what stock libraries you use And your general workflow And if you took any online courses or use other resources You know, for the conspiracy nuts.

[@bestb.6724]

That'd be cool to see, but it doesn't have to be for the conspiracy theorists. I feel like fans, like my self, would find a video like this entertaining.

[@baydiac]

Best B. That’s the point. Jake Macock isn’t a conspiracy theorist, he wants her to reveal all her tips for being as successful as she is on youtube so he can follow in her footsteps.

[@matthewbergeron3641]

Imagine producing content so well done, that you are mistaken for a multibillion-dollar production company hell bent on manipulating the minds of the masses. Hats off to you guys, keep up the good work

[@jmv333]

I love the combination of "too much for one person to do" and "why are the uploads so irregular" Do people hear themselves

[@ThePrimevalVoid]

Taha please reveal your notetaking methodology for us productivity nerds

[@barefootalien]

So... admittedly I'm new here. I've seen a few videos, and they've caught my eye enough to give the channel a chance. I watch a _lot_ of KZbin and am subscribed to a _lot_ of really amazing channels. In essence, my KZbin ecosystem is pretty saturated, and I have a low tolerance for channels that don't impress me right away. This was a fantastic video, by the way! So please understand, I'm not throwing any shade on Sabrina by any means when I ask this... What in the world kind of junk KZbin channels are these people watching, who think Sabrina couldn't possibly be talented enough to do this by herself??? KZbin is absolutely jam-packed with amazing creators making amazing content. This channel, from what I've seen so far, while a _good_ channel, is in no way out of the ordinary. Sabrina, you've caught my eye because you're clearly smart, well-spoken, have a pretty rational world-view, and the production value of your videos is very good. That said, in the world of high-quality educational KZbin channels, this isn't _that_ special. Good lord, conspiracy people! Go check out any one of Hank Green's dozen excellent channels, or one of Simon Whistler's or Brady Haran's half-dozen each! Check out Henry Reich's MinutePhysics and MinuteEarth! Take a look at Dr. Rebecca Smethurst on her channel Dr. Becky, or on Brady Haran's Sixty Symbols! Each and every one of those people is just incredible at what they do in their own ways, possessing myriad talents and the drive to use them. I'm not making a judgment about their relative talent level at all! Sabrina might very well be on a trajectory to become a superstar of KZbin, where Hank Green and his brother John (the _actual_ founders of Crash Course, as mentioned here) are a good decade and a half into their own careers. _Now_ they have entire production companies and staff working for them, doing research, camera work, editing, etc... but none of them started out that way. With _very_ few exceptions, great KZbinrs start off just like this, using the talents they possess (none of Sabrina's talents I've seen so far are in any way beyond belief or worthy of incredulity; her animations, while very clever and poignant, showing great wit and intriguing perspective, are actually quite simple, and can be created in practically any art software in less time than you might think, for example). Basically, there are four types of KZbinrs who make content like this. 1. Solo creators at the beginning of their journey who cannot yet self-support solely through KZbin and thus publish infrequently, like Sabrina. 2. Solo creators further along in their journeys and/or who have the passion and desire to do KZbin as a job, and can make it their full-time career. They also need a very solid concept for the channel that can bear a lot of fruit in terms of what videos to make. They publish much more frequently, ranging from high quality videos a couple of times a week, to more down-and-dirty videos daily or even more often. 3. Former solo creators whose channels grew so big and numerous, and whose fans' thirst for their content was so relentless, that they ended up hiring people to help them publish even better videos, even more frequently. 4. KZbinrs who actually _are_ hired hosts for corporate channels, such as the many channels under the PBS Digital Studios umbrella. These tend to be experts in their fields and/or prolific and respected KZbinrs who have careers of their own, and simply don't have the time to do the creation of a channel themselves... but can pop in once a week, vet a script, and then perform it on camera, then go back to their lives while the company finishes producing the video. These... don't tend to be subtle, and have the corporation's logo all over them, along with a lot more legal satisficing stuff like end credit rolls and disclaimers, because corporate legal ass-covering. Seriously... I'd say "get a life" to you crazy conspiracy nutballs... but actually, you can be far more worldly and not-stupid about _this_ conspiracy while lazing about your bedroom in your underwear and failing to bathe for weeks on end, so... really, just... geez. Grow a brain, yeah?

[@loudaprile471]

yes, how possibly could one young woman be so talented?! Pffft.

[@softserve2734]

I live in an area where I’m considered a conspiracy theorist for thinking a lot of large corporations kinda suck. People don’t think monopolies are a problem, & I’m just a conspiracy theorist for thinking amazon and Disney and Walmart maybe aren’t great. How do you explain the difference between actually covered truths and wild conspiracy theories? I’ve had people genuinely tell me that “What’s wrong with a monopoly? They’re just smarter and better than their competition was so what’s the big deal?” Which is cool

[@HappyGick]

I have a feeling that the country you live in is the US. Really, no other countries allow monopolies as often as the US. Simply because they don't feel fair for the rest of the population. Everyone should be able to thrive as they want. It's no longer about those that won the race, it's about those that are just starting their lives and are about to enter the race. They're handicapped. That's one side of why monopolies aren't good. The other thing is that without competition, the market stagnates. Because there's a monopoly, the person holding that monopoly no longer feels the need to innovate, and is also the only provider of the product/service. So prices rise, and the market itself never evolves while the rest of the world does. Competition must exist. It forces prices to self-control, so accessibility is never an issue, and forces the market to change and evolve, so more innovations can appear. Hold too many monopolies for too long, now you've converted your capitalist state into a fascist one. To keep capitalism alive, some form of competition must exist, such that it balances the rest of the economy. That also avoids frequent government intervention. The economy becomes self-regulating and self-sustaining. No need to give tax breaks, no need to inflate markets so they don't die. Markets that are no longer relevant will eventually die off, and new markets will emerge. Those people that hold monopolies sure earned them, but they shouldn't be able to keep them for too long. Good example: Disney. They just lobby the government so they can evergreen their copyright on the Mouse. Their market is stagnating. So, wouldn't that be a good reason to try to come up with something new? _Being smart doesn't justify being stubborn._

[@TraceDominguez]

Oh man I wanted to make a video booth this soon, but this is so good (that animation tho!)! I love thinking about this stuff. 🤩🤔🤗

[@Rage_Quiting]

Sabrina is that type of channel that when uploads a video you want to watch it immediately

[@kormagogthedestroyer]

Imagine being so good at animating that you make people believe you are an entire corporation

[@indirasukmariana7070]

i want a squad like sabrina's like, they are willing to do extensive research on some topics for your pal's youtube videos

[@Katyaisepic]

God I’ve been watching you for so long this is hilarious. I have been honoured to watch you grow and develop your skills to get to the awesome content you’re creating now 💜 (not that the Disney and rock pun music videos and fandom content weren’t also very good back in the day)

[@katz86]

Im so gratefully that john and hank found you and pointed me at this channel. I've really enjoyed your unique approach to things. Keep at it Sabrina, and if you are somehow part of a vast conspiracy then blink three times at the end of your next three videos. We will know what that means and spread the word!

[@ronove]

An unfortunate but probable cause of at least some of the 'conspiracy' around Sabrina is the one-two punch of misogyny and racism. Would these people be as doubtful of Sabrina's ability to be so multi-talented if she was a man? If she was white? Probably not. I really wish that were not the case, but with *{vague gesture}* everything that's been happening lately, it's irresponsible to not acknowledge it. Especially since it's not a new problem. It's just a problem that's been more noticeable and prominent in the public eye lately.

[@percivalyracanth1528]

Isnt that a conspiratorial account in and of itself? When it's more likely that they don't like her opinions and they happen to not see how much time/work she puts into videos?

[@JessyLovesYou]

@@percivalyracanth1528 Not Op, but I wouldn't call that comment conspiratorial. Especially starting with the statement, "unfortunate but probable". It sound more like an observation. That is not to say that people might be thinking this consciously. It may be a subconscious bias. I would add that of course it doesn't help that Sabrina also looks young (with roundish features) and wear no makeup (the latter of which can paradoxically signal both competence and incompetence depending on circumstance, execution and the observer's personal biases). But I'm no expert.

[@ayandas874]

The type of conspiracy theories on Sabrina have been levelled on men and women throughout history.

[@bladesqueen5201]

@@percivalyracanth1528 yah misogyny and racism are just a conspiracy >_> definitely no systematic and comprehensive evidence of that in our world

[@s.colins2050]

@@bladesqueen5201 That's not at all what the comment was saying. Racism and Sexism don't stem from these types of conspiracies. They cause them. Its what makes lizard people an anti-Semitic dog whistle

[@almoistthere]

Seeing videos with Sabrina's hair both long and short, short suits so much better. Taha has the coolest name

[@gentlelikefire8392]

THE ANIMATION!!! THE EDITING!!!! EXQUISITE!!!!!

[@susisblusis]

The animations and video production is so good that I have crowned Sabrina as the queen of triangles...no srlsy,your animations are crazy beautiful, elegant and aesthetically pleasing..kinda sus but amazing!

[@calamitywindpetal]

Great vid as always!!!

[@nikitharsam]

on a genuine side note, the videos you’ve made so far are not only so interesting to watch (both humanities and stem stuff) but also understandable lmfao, thank you fro breaking so much of this down into something thats digestible and understandable terms bc my pea brain does not process things as fast anymore. and your animation and visuals are just absolutely chef kiss!! overall, it’s amazing and i genuinely love and learn when i’m watching your videos

[@emilymartin5418]

Rewatch Taha's section and in your mind replace the words "conspiracy theory" with "religion" and switch "big government/Illuminati" for "god/gods/a higher power". As an atheist I feel like religious people don't examine their beliefs critically. Edit: I might not have explained that as best I could. TL;DR apply the summary at 5:32 to religion.

[@Rage_Quiting]

read the “holy” bible throughly and you’ll become an atheist

[@lenlaegrim]

As someone who's been around since the first time you ever did a video on the Vlogbrothers channel and has seen all of your old videos, this is absolutely hilarious to me But in all seriousness your videos have come so far from that old setup in your bedroom and the weird 2010s editing, it's been a joy watching your content and skills as a creator change and improve over the years, to this day you're one of my favorites

[@dabisbadbegim4680]

Sabrina: literally works with canadian government for her video about vaping Also sabrina: I DOn't woRK wiTh tHe GoveRnMent

[@jubileeYAVEL]

when your production quality is so good people litraly dont belive it

[@peytonahem2572]

conspiracy’s are my favorite. like one moment it’s the pyramids next it’s lizard ppl.

[@singerofsongs468]

“I also owe him an essay” god I felt that in my soul

[@gammapunkgamingproductions6199]

It was such a mood when he said that he was so nervous he immediately took a nap, like damn does he have to call peeps out like that

[@billionai4871]

to make sure that a theory works, you have to as skeptical of it being true as you are of it being false. look for the same level of evidence, and you might get somewhere useful

[@aroundtenpercent]

That's a really cool way of thinking about it

[@billionai4871]

@@aroundtenpercent that's how you science, basically. You have a theory of how thing works and design an experiment to prove yourself wrong. If you fail at that, you publish your paper and PROGRESS, if not, you might still publish as "unhelpful stuff we tried so you don't have to". Shame that conspiracy theories don't work quite that way

[@TheEvanBrownShow]

i refreshed my recomended page and this video showed up in the same place every time

[@sid28]

I find it hilarious that their main point is that sabrina's animations and art style is too good to not be the product of Big Quirky.

[@Noosa21]

I love the genuine down to earth way you talk, quite refreshing on youtube.

[@thedude6058]

this video has convinced me that sabrina definitely can’t be a private individual, she’s 100% a government employee

[@sararguelles5388]

"take care of your little brains" I love it! Also, really glad the patches you posted on twitter a while back are in the video! They look fantastic!

[@collectionmaster]

1:08 That totally sounded like Stampy!

[@mothlarvas5066]

quassim cassam has one of the best names ive ever heard i genuinely love it

[@another_loser6976]

Sabrina is so talented she must be a full corporation is hilarious

[@reverse_engineered]

Years ago I helped a friend with a Kickstarter project. He was a relatively uneducated, street-smart kind of guy, who often used unconventional means to solve problems. His writing skills were atrocious, but he was a fine speaker. We regularly had people claiming all sorts of fraud and conspiracy because the work he produced didn't match what they expected of him. His videos were high-quality productions because his brother was an experienced video producer who helped him with it. The hardware and software worked well and looked professional because he sought help from several professionals (including myself), including hiring a small team to help him after the campaign was successful. Of course, people who had already theorized that it was all fake were not convinced when he publicly explained and showed who his team was and what their qualifications were. These conspiracy theorists had already decided he and his team were liars, so no amount of evidence they might provide would be convincing; they could simply say it too was a lie. What could anyone ever do to convince them otherwise?

[@BazTardSword]

Can't believe john and hank are lizard people.

[@danielsykes7558]

I suggest "conspiracies and conspiracy theories" by Michael Shermer and the Great Courses. It is available on audible. I listened to it last summer while I had a mowing position for university landscaping.

[@littletremblingaspen1432]

this video should have been sponsored by skillshare 😭 "How can anyone learn animation and editing and script writing so quickly? MUST be the Illuminati !!" *insert skillshare ad*

[@1aliciacoral]

Im in a conspiracy theory history class this semester and I'm so excited. These KZbinrs out here doing all my homework for me

[@ElizaAnne51]

I cant believe Sabrina is gonna try and join the Illuminati next week for The Clout (tm)

[@afBeaver]

I just found this channel, and it is already becoming one of my favorite things on KZbin. It’s funny, charming and informative. Almost suspiciously so...