10 Unsettling Ways Humans Could Go Extinct

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Live premiere tomorrow at 3pm Central of our episode with Anson Mount and Branan Edgens and a live QA chat with me! See you all there! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vPmWqtf5h3pMU

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John Michael Godier thank you sir!

[@FUBBA]

Hey man! Thanks for uploading. I need to shoot you another email about the books. I met some scifi futurism authors who are interested, too.

[@EventHorizonShow]

It's going to be a blast.

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

@ Finn MacCool. Go for it! Will be good for your recovery back to rational thinking. I mean, it's an interview with a star trek actor and there wasn't any science discussion, but it certainly isn't political content. The less you spend time on that stuff, the better off you'll be. There's a whole other world out there that you're about to discover.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

John Michael Godier Collapse of biodiversity is only beginning to get on the radar. We are only dimly aware of the future impact of this.

[@kevtron1991]

That jellyfish killing machine sounded awfully specific. Enjoyed the video!

[@madeinuk68]

kevtron1991 I thought that too. Also the paper clip hunting alien thingy sounded suspiciously real. : D

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2020: "Write that down! Write that down!"

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Shit got real in 2020

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I'm from 2021 it still sucks

[@Stnnavocals]

2022 guys….even worse…

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I liked 2020. I remember I went out when they said don’t go out. It was silent and peaceful the streets were so empty and quiet it felt like a dystopian world.

[@goldenrose223]

2024 shits bad but kinda lookin up.

[@casualverse]

Jellyfish: HUMANS, YOU'VE HAD THIS COMING FOR A LONG TIME.

[@volusiasorange]

so long and thanks for all the fish

[@riptidemonzarc3103]

Did a Hanar write this comment?

[@rybaneightsix5085]

Eat shit stingyboi

[@bigmike9128]

Dolphins 🐬 are just biding their time.

[@thebeardedgrower4625]

I'm glad you brought up farming as it's something most people don't consider. Only 1%-2% of the US population are farmers and very few of them know how to grow without commercial fertilizers and pest controls. Another great video John.

[@anneeq008]

Is it even possible to mass farm without fertilisers

[@zachjones6944]

@@anneeq008 Yes, algae grows very quickly, but you would need to process it.

[@redhaze8080]

Unsettling? as opposed to all those other extinction event scenarios that we are totally ok with. ;)

[@squarerootof2]

The title should've been, "Extinction event scenarios to look forward to".

[@brianbagnall3029]

Oh my, looks like JMG is back to using 'unsettling' again. I guess this means 'disconcerting' is coming up soon.

[@adorablecheetah2930]

Lol

[@availanila]

I mean, am okay with an extinction scenario I don't see coming until am already dead so will never know about it 😅. Unlike this Corona rubbish that stressed me the hell out for the better part of 2020, and still has my life on hold.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Everyone getting sexed to death by the invading planet of the supermodels might be fun.

[@whutitdew]

You had the perfect opportunity to use the term "Death Star" and passed. Smh

[@fuknrowdy]

That transgression deserves a donkey punch. Just sayin....

[@GusMacGus313]

I was waiting for it only for it to be referred to as a galactically illegal dyson sphere smh

[@votephillips2564]

post wasted my time.

[@mgc7199]

Extinction by death star is too commonplace to be 'unsettling'. Dyson death rays on the other hand...

[@GusMacGus313]

mgc7199 how about death by a dyson death ray emitting dyson sphere manufactured out of dyson vacuum cleaners

[@sainttrilby7171]

I'm glad it was this that dropped and not Event Horizon. I actually have time to watch it before I go to sleep. It's always good to see your content, Mr. Godier.

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Happy snoozing! The next Event Horizon episode drops tomorrow at 3 PM cst.

[@sainttrilby7171]

How serendipitous! I'll have a show for the home commute. Have a good one.

[@ParrhamA]

I appreciate you John Michael Godier

[@briancarpenter6413]

same

[@unexpected2475]

semiannual JMG appreciation comment

[@supremereader7614]

“I’m doing something!” “It’s John Michael Godier...” “Oh! Let’s see it!”

[@OF01975]

“This format looks Retarded”

[@faarsight]

Let's be honest now, if you were browsing youtube already you weren't going to be productive anytime soon anyway.

[@Grapesoflol]

that is the most vanilla rendition of someone's internal monologue i've ever seen on a youtube comment

[@arzoo82]

I once had a life before I found this channel...

[@steve7189]

Dyson sphere = magnifying glass on an ant. I never thought doing that as a child was a way planets could end. The power of intelligence

[@3Black.1Red]

Not trying to be a smartarse here, but does this assume there's a non-unsettling way we can go extinct? I guess we can upload ourselves and hope that the Matrix plays nice...

[@christinearmington]

I know, right? It’s like a gallon at the store that says “Natural Water.” As opposed to ...? Picture people backing away as I look hysterical laughing at the idea of unnatural, supernatural... 😎

[@Nosirrbro]

Heat death of the universe is a pretty not-unsettling way to go extinct. Plenty of time to get your affairs in order.

[@mgc7199]

@@christinearmington Why on earth would you want natural water. It's full of unsettling bacteria. I prefer mine filtered and carbonated. Natural water... Pfff..

[@WyattStav]

Clicked this video so damn fast. I love you content! Keep it up 🤘🏻😎

[@Killernaut16]

Doomsday preppers are not crazy. Actually anyone who believes our species couldn't possible go extinct in their lifetime is insane.

[@flerfbuster7993]

I don't want to prepare for any doomsday scenario, I want to die in it. Living on would be pointless and knowing that thousands of years of human culture, innovation and technology is gone would just make me extremely depressed.

[@infinitemonkey917]

Of course our species could, and likely will, go extinct but it is unlikely to occur in any given lifetime. It therefore can be a complete waist of time, money and effort to prep.

[@asktheetruscans9857]

Normalcy bias will be what kills most people. Their cupboards aren't the only thing not prepared.

[@mgc7199]

Funny thing about extinction; everybody dies. You can per definition not prep against extinction. If you're lucky it'll be a near extinction level event. Fingers crossed!

[@dabbayoo]

I don't know, in most cases there may be a few of us left, there are so many of us, we are like cockroaches. Especially if we have sustainable mars and moon colonies.

[@totalbliss1]

9:24 - What if the weapon was some powerful gemstones held together by an indestructible metal glove worn by a destructive planet flinging alien with a chin that resembles a scrotum originating from one of Saturn's moons, who's hellbent on population control?

[@juliamarshall9164]

Johnny Blaze I.. am.. inevitable🤭

[@Joe_Potts]

Get out.

[@rexradar9297]

I'm only concerned if said alien is also purple. This sort of thing is below the greens and greys.

[@r-pupz7032]

Is there a non-unsettling way?? But seriously, these are some interesting ideas! Me and my dad used to love talking about different extinction scenarios (he was a science teacher), sounds grim but I find it fascinating and important to consider so we can be prepared and/or prevent these scenarios from occurring.

[@sookie1x65]

# 2 solar flare / CME - grid down = over 400 nuclear plants, world wide, that melt down from lack of power to circulate the water in the cooling pools

[@ZENMASTERME1]

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value” ~Albert Einstein~

[@dongately2817]

I remember reading a sci-fi story years ago about scientists who developed a bacteria to clean up an oil spill. This bacteria ended up multiplying and devouring not just the oil that was spilled but all the oil, plastic, and other hydrocarbons on the planet. The aftermath was horrible and it eventually caused our extinction.

[@foty8679]

Do you remember the name? I would like to read that.

[@shanehebert3237]

Sorry I was busy double checking the bunker, did you cover superbugs? ;)

[@thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486]

A bunker wont save you from nuclear holocaust.

[@ryp1562]

That’s the exact point of a nuclear bunker. Lol.

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I don’t know how I missed this a year ago - another GREAT JMG video. Thank you for another great video, John. I’m glad YT recommended it today!

[@SmilePecoSmile]

#9 can be fixed with the snap of a finger.

[@bobsacamento7879]

And can be prevented with a strike to the head

[@c.l.freeman7654]

A feminist finger snap because a clap is triggering?

[@Bobelponge123]

Comrade Trump stfu boomer

[@are3287]

You mean the push of a button

[@rubenboot7592]

Gotta find them infinity stones first😂

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Probably shouldn’t have listened to this before bedtime.

[@EventHorizonShow]

You'll be dreaming of plastic faraday cages.

[@frankschneider6156]

better than of electric sheep

[@jamesbraine]

Haha love your little sign off chats with Anna

[@magic76767676]

The novel, "the Silent Stars" plays with ideas that could wipe out an interstellar civilization. Mainly, the galaxy has habitual zones. outside them, there are dangers like hypernovas and magnetar quakes.

[@axnyslie]

Great now I'm worried about Jellyfish with throwing stars.

[@rvx5818]

Woohoo a notification! I jumped right on it! Love this channel!

[@patrickschaan]

It's my favorite

[@PresidentialWinner]

9:45 So youre telling me Star Wars 7 could have had this weapon instead of the incredibly stupid "Starkiller Base" and it would have been scientifically possible? Didn't the writers consult you or someone like you before finishing the script??

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[@EventHorizonShow]

That's a great combo.

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Now THIS is content

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I absolutely cannot get enough of your videos. I appreciate how you are passionate, and not too over the top like most youtubers. Always look forward to new content! But the classics sustain me in the meantime 😂 thank you John!

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[@bandini22221]

The earth converted into paperclips. What a way to go.

[@pleasuretokill]

I think everyone on Earth is going to trip down a flight of stairs and break our necks at the exact same time.

[@ThexBorg]

A 1 kilometre meteor splashing into the ocean would send a tidal wave around the planet... worse than the same meteor hitting a land mass.

[@3RAN7ON]

9:25 isn't that the plot to Starship Troopers?

[@WildVoltorb]

Nerd

[@jeffvader811]

@@WildVoltorb Says the one watching John Michael Godier...

[@Slap7481]

I have a feeling that something like Yellowstone or even the Siberian traps will be the doom of us.

[@simonpeter5032]

"In fact, there may already be enough heat trapping gasses being put into the atmosphere to prevent the next ice age.." Oh, thank God.. *Cranks up air conditioner*

[@hi.moriarty]

I like your voice. You'd be the perfect candidate for a worldwide apocalyptic intercom. Somehow facing an inevitable planetary extinction would be soothing with you in the background stating facts as if they were lullabies. I subbed! Thanks for the video! I look forward to watching more.

[@martin2560]

Humans are there own destruction just like the terminator said.

[@jacktheripperjacktheripper6315]

Humans well never end their cockroachs

[@TheCbot88]

jack the ripper jack the ripper People end cockroaches all the time. Who takes ownership over THEIR cockroaches? “People will never end, they’re cockroaches.” Is what you wanted to say, you animal. Learn to speak and write English like a human being. Same with the OP. For the shame of it all!

[@leeonardodienfield402]

@@TheCbot88 Shut the fuck up.

[@Jay-qb9gi]

Leeonardo di Enfield why? The OP and first reply sound really dumb.

[@kategrant2728]

5:00 Aurora Borealis, in the year 775, at night, in that part of Europe, localized entirely within the English Sky.

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Worth noting that other recorders of the time said nothing about it. The Chinese are particularly noteworthy, as their astronomers should have seen and recorded it. But apparently they didn't see it.

[@jeffvader811]

@@JohnMichaelGodier I think I read somewhere that it might have been a supernovae that was visible in daylight. But I can't find the source.

[@p.bamygdala2139]

John: a) Great work! b) We need you to do a video (or a whole series of videos) about CRISPR-Cas9 (and title it as such), detailing the possible near-future scenarios we could be facing. We could make dinosaurs. We could cure every disease, blindness, deafness. We could eliminate entire species. We could rewrite humanity. We could switch ethnicity for the weekend. We could make clones / imposters. We could weaponize it. We could end up sterile. We could [edit: grey-goo] ourselves. We could have Khan and a eugenics war. I hope you and Issac Arthur are following the rapidly evolving genomics world closely. We need your insight and guidance!

[@SupersuMC]

P. B Amygdala We could have furries! :3

[@evilparkin]

Next up: 10 Comforting Ways Humans Could Go Extinct

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

There actually is one I find a bit comforting. Humans at the end of the universe, trillions of years from now, using the last of the energy to turn out the lights, and just say "we had a good run."

[@zakiducky]

Funny to hear about pandemic diseases in this video, considering I’m watching this on the Sunday after thanksgiving in 2020, and currently recovering from the coronavirus myself lol

[@GusMacGus313]

The one dislike was Kim Jong Un for not being on the list 😂 🇰🇵 🚀

[@noahfade1963]

Eh try harder next time.

[@u.v.s.5583]

The mankind will survive. It will be very yellow, very meatball like and will like to pose on mountaintops and fire rockets, and will be very low populated and low tech (except for the rockets) but it will survive.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

Anna’s “Jooohn” at the end was exactly like my mum when she would shout me down for tea.

[@T_Slug]

Why would I want to bring children in today's day and age? A sentiment shared amongst myself and many others, apparently

[@frankschneider6156]

Maybe because living conditions for humans today are far superior to what they have been in the past ? Don't forget around 1900 the average life expectancy was still around 35 years. Just go to a museum and look at the conditions how people had to dwell at any time before let's say 1950. Even during the 70s significant parts of the population had to live in conditions in developed nations, which the majority of the population would consider today absolutely unbearable.

[@erik-ic3tp]

Why don't you want children in the 1st place?

[@mgc7199]

Because Idiocracy.

[@Anomaly-uz9pr]

I personally don’t want to have children because I’m selfish and want to spend my life doing what makes me happy and enjoying the money I make on myself not a wife or children

[@rolando225]

@@Anomaly-uz9pr amen Max..

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

As long as Jim Gaffigan is on this earth we won't have to worry about a lack of population.

[@alinakki]

wow your channel has blown up lately. well done!

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Thanks!

[@denononohardcore2]

Was wondering where you got your "next ice age" numbers. Also, you left out the extinction event we are currently going threw, the failing magnetic field and pole shift. Good video, thanks!

[@rumham2834]

The LeBaron has been compromised?! RED ALERT!

[@muhammadbasit7644]

Population growth problem: *exists* Thanos: “Anyways, I started blasting”

[@libertycowboy2495]

"Jellyfish don't have eyes, ears or brains"...so basically congress.

[@AlexeiDoronin]

"Not enough population growth" will never cause extinction by itself, because if the the population drops below the level needed to sustain industrial civilization, there would be civilizational collapse (Dark Ages), thus shifting back to agrarian economy, traditional society and much higher birth levels. But not the extinction, IMHO. By the way, thank you for your videos. Great futurology and thoughts about the universe. By the way, I write SciFi books about global disasters and human extincion myself (in my native language), ranging from nuclear war to robots and AI getting out of control.

[@Chris40N180]

I'm more worried about #9 than #10. Too many people.

[@opheliabawles9646]

This is a generic response accusing you of somehow advocating eugenics. Technology will save us, we'll all simply move to mars, my baby will be the fulfilment of all my dreams blah blah blah.

[@ryugo7713]

Ophelia Bawles never heard that response before...

[@deenrqqwe6794]

Ryugo7 7 the wrong type of people are reproducing and are reproducing at a higher rate than the right type of people. They will want a higher standard of living and that will require a lot of resources. Allowing them to live will doom the planet. I don’t necessarily agree with this. This is the most common response. Most environmentalists should be honest about their desire for mass human death 💀.

[@HardWorker2025]

@@opheliabawles9646 yes..plz spoil that planet too

[@stick2pacman804]

My new favourite channel👍🏼

[@TheSaferHouse]

Love the comedic endings of your videos, keep up the great work!

[@nickd717]

Godier ("Gotye"): 🎶 Now you're just some humans that I used to know 🎶

[@raoulduke2625]

Man I love your podcast A+ Great job

[@IHaggs07]

Great stuff as always, John. Thank you.

[@kindaouttacontrol]

Either way we're all goin to end up dead one way or another

[@Uncle-Mike]

Anson Mount was *amazing* in AMC's "Hell on Wheels". He went 4(?) seasons in the lead role, with some other great actors, incl. Common, Colm Meaney and the scary Christopher Heyerdahl. I'll tune in for sure, to try to get a question in.

[@MAMRetro]

Fantastic video. Very funny finale after covering a difficult topic. Great work!

[@erictaylor5462]

3:00 Actually, Jelly fish do have eyes, and they do respond to light. They can "see" whatever that may mean to something with no brain.

[@uglyweirdo1389]

Hi JMG! Hi everyone else who contributed! Sorry I haven't said hello lately.

[@curioussentience4935]

The complexity and fragility of our world and the universe is staggering. To think all our achievements can be wiped out by an errant rock hurtling through intergalactic space to pulevrise our entire domain is just absurd. And to think no-one anywhere would even notice or care. Billions of years of evolution up in smoke and noone bats an eyelid.

[@psyxypher3881]

2:56 You get something that'd be at home in a TMNT comic?

[@typical3477]

2:40 COVID predicted?!

[@SpaceAce1993]

Amazing video

[@YoureASquidYoureAKid]

I love all your videos! Keep them coming and your voice is relaxing!

[@bedouinknight9437]

God i love your videos, you’re one of my favorite youtubers

[@rebootbeasttamer8674]

Pardon my French but, goddamn your videos are the best. Keep it up, man.

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Great Video as usual... keep up the good work.

[@tutubism]

Some of the lesser known disastrous scenarios like post humanism, overpopulation, silent death or natural climate change would make for an interesting post-apocalyptic/ hardscifi story.

[@yishaqdavid2029]

When I was in college in my ecology class my teacher said that if everyone wanted to live like the average American does it would take2 to 3 Earths.

[@ilarious5729]

I believe it's over 3, for Finland it's 3.2 or something would assume it's pretty much the same for US

[@jeffvader811]

Guess we'll have to find 2 to 3 Earths then.

[@p.bamygdala2139]

Some estimates now are between 4 and 7 Earths to give everyone a first-world lifestyle.

[@mgc7199]

Not a problem if you can build Dyson rings.

[@Mr.Deleterious]

That's because your teacher is full of shit and shouldn't be teaching.

[@noamaster3898]

But are there non-unsettling ways for humans to go extinct? Like, "Oh, what a relief."

[@Larkinchance]

Some say, an extinction event is a challenge for the job creators...

[@whtbobwntsbobget]

#4, just like starship troopers!

[@Amadeus8484]

A-Aurora Borealis? At THIS time of year? At THIS time of day? In THIS part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?!?

[@swettyspaghtti]

Keep up the good work John!

[@TheAngryAstronaut]

All the more reason that we need to become an interplanetary species, and this has been the case since Apollo. We have been lucky so far...that simply cannot last forever.

[@user-px7cq8nc2z]

Love your content bro thanks for making me feeling smart

[@squarerootof2]

Godier makes very advanced AI which is able to develop feelings an' all.

[@foppelycklamaanijeholt7396]

Like your videos John! They're pretty asmr too ;)

[@AvatarYoda]

Person from North Sentinel Island: "For you, the day the solar flare hit, your entire civilization ended, but for me, it was Tuesday."

[@bullnull9180]

If the Cincinnati Bengals win a game this year it will end the world

[@tigernite646]

lol who Dey!

[@ScarlettStunningSpace]

Me: Wouldn't it be cool if humans went extinct? Also me: Wouldn't it be cool if humans went Star Trek?

[@jimmyd4282]

These videos are so interesting & entertaining

[@charlieangkor8649]

aliens may start beaming ads at us and there will be no way to turn it off.

[@MrFancyFingers]

I love your content, like always! I hope you are or have been a teacher. Besides teaching just us KZbin junkies....

[@PutchewInnaspin]

Jorge of Albion preach bro

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

11:55..... distribution issues that we are seeing currently (and they are just slowed not stopped altogether) it is basically a "lite" version preview.

[@Martial-Mat]

Well you're a real ray of sunshine. Just so long as you're not a ray from a Dyson device...

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

Mat Broomfield smart people aren’t rays of sunshine. The more you know the more dark and miserable you’re.

[@OF01975]

Michael Smith well you must be fine then cuz u didnt know you’re from you are

[@AnthonyMooreGodsChild]

You’re narration skills are awesome, keeps people engaged.

[@itsmeitsmeitssteven]

Always love your videos, and learning from them. Thank you.

[@Shrubchucker]

Unsettling? Thinking of this is the only way I can sleep

[@ChazOneZeroSeven]

i've watched every video you've posted and all of event horizon too :3

[@zew1414]

JMG and his ninja jellyfish is straight truth!

[@professorscambuster3063]

Earth is statistically better than ever and continues improving. There's an amazing chance the future is actually bright.

[@mgc7199]

And then Trump got re-elected.

[@hectorsoulless]

#3 sounds like a Death Star!!

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

I know these videos are years old but I enjoy the short format .

[@sinisterminister6478]

I was in the middle of working on a new piece on the guitar and guess what pops up on the music page on my computer? John break time Godier!