what even is this anymore

[@laeven_]

Josh is like Tom Scott in the sense that they both somehow look like they're in their mid 20's and 50's at the same time

[@flus.]

:D Thank you Sir

[@NaudVanDalen]

Literally my first recommended video is a Tom Scott video.

[@dscarmo]

The handsome brit man look

[@Ljrobison]

I call it the Tony Hawk effect. Since that's who I first thought this applied to.

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

I hate how right you are XD It's even better because the video right above this one in my subscriptions tab is, indeed, Tom Scott XD

[@MonsterSword]

«I'll exceed your expectations, provided you lower your expectations» is definitely my new motto

[@muscacholi]

"You have my undivided attention" "Well, divide it"

[@darianlp]

"Aim up, and even if you don't go totally up, you'll still be vertical better than you were before." - Josh Strife Hayes

[@Kentauros1991]

That's... that's what she said.

[@professorhaystacks6606]

Honestly it makes more sense than the actual saying. The stars are really far away...

[@Unfortunately_Mickey]

Every time I remember that I’m older than Josh I need a couple minutes to recover

[@zeisure-tutorials]

I am like one year younger than him and I feel like he could be my father, just by how mature and articulate he is...

[@TheDisturbed0ne1]

I was today years old when I realised I am a couple years older than Josh, while I've always thought it was the other way around...

[@hayatojin2886]

lol, dude.

[@Pirigo13]

I do not know if I'm older than him, and the very doubt terrifies me. Please tell me; Is he older than 26?

[@GerackSerack]

@@Pirigo13 The Internet says he was born in 1996, but he's on video saying that's wrong and that, as of 2022, he's in his early 30s. So you're safe for now.

[@Dr.UldenWascht]

5:30 "I made it longer, which means you guys get to play with it more ... I'm talking about the pole!" It's forever on the internet, brother.

[@fnxych3penicillin350]

"I will definitely exceed your expectations provided you lower your expectations" I should put that in my resume.

[@nathanegnew1923]

No no no. "I'm sorry, sir." After almost running into someone is just good manners. Kid was raised right.

[@DrEtzor]

I thought the same when i heard it, that's just really good manners and respectful towards others, "sir" and "madam" are just showing respect, if you actually google the word madam it literally states it's just respectful.

[@LasherTimora]

The point is, if you're 12 you're not gonna call another 12 year old, or even a 16 year old, "sir". So, if a kid calls you "sir", you know you're done being a kid and became the "old people" that you used to call sir when you were a kid yourself.

[@roblesgabe104]

​@@DrEtzor sir and madam to people how are old, if they are in your age range (I usually call them) brother or sister. Even if they are strangers 😅

[@Acueil]

That comment, Sir, is proof that you have become old. Manners doesn't exist among kids today.

[@nathanegnew1923]

@@Acueil what a sad world we live in...

[@TaIathar]

Regarding the part at the end of the video, I've personally found that when I'm getting "bored of an MMO" it's not that I've actually gotten bored of the MMO, because I still enjoy it just as much as I did before I got "bored of it", it's more that all the people I played it with have moved on to something else, and the fun that I 'was' having with those people (be they friend or not) is no longer there. Thus, the feeling is that of boredom, but in reality, you're just looking for someone to play with.

[@ElysianAura]

For me it's a combination of that and a "I've already done a lot of sightseeing and only play for the efficiency sake now". Every time you figure out an MMO, some of that magic of fucking around at Castle Wars fades away a bit (either you stop doing it or you play for skill sake, not necessarily fun).

[@NatMage]

For me it's getting caught up in transient goals like the "gear treadmill" or daily and weekly quests for a little bit better gear that won't matter next update; progressing for the sake of progressing without actually accomplishing anything that feels fulfilling so to speak

[@tristandelhaye519]

You know what's worst than feeling old ? Feeling old and stupid. Because I just realized, only now, after carrying it with me for almost 3 years, that my phone case had a pocket on the side where I could put my money. I noticed the front ones to put my cards in.. but not that one on the side... yep.

[@luxorien]

Eh, look on the bright side. At least you didn't have to listen to a comedian lambasting his daughter for not knowing where to put the gas cap in order to find out for yourself that pretty much every vehicle in the universe has a little holder for the gas cap on the inside of the fuel door. 🥲

[@username12120]

I'd keep the wallet if I were you, you cram your cards, ID, cash, etc. in that pocket you just efficiently lose everything if you misplace your phone.

[@micheller3251]

​@@luxorienI know exactly who and what skit you're talking about... I didn't know about it either 😂

[@CboTheSecond]

Watching chat unanimously agree that the phone case is an old person thing hurt me in ways I didn't believe possible.

[@AyoKeito]

That's interesting because i've actually had such phone case when i was in school and i definitely wasn't old. To think, there's even more reason to use such a case today because of ever growing screen surface that is susceptible to damage.

[@Hreimr]

@@AyoKeito Yup, most ppl who doesn't have one of those is using a cracked screen on their phone.

[@pvshka]

​@@HreimrI concur

[@metallboy25]

When smartphones became popular around 2008/2010, almost everyone I know who was using a flip open phone case with slots for cards was 40+.There were a few classmates who had it too, but they were mostly the dorky type. So yeah in my eyes its always been an old person thing.

[@paperstars9078]

Reading books is also an old person thing(or at least more of an old person thing), but it's not a bad thing.

[@Frosty4427]

I have a strong feeling that whether or not you think something is an old-person thing depends mostly on whether your parents do/have it.

[@Soapy-chan]

and if you're a zoomer who has no connection to reality

[@Frosty4427]

@@Soapy-chan Every generation thinks that of the younger generation. Zoomers aren't special in that regard

[@Soapy-chan]

@@Frosty4427 Zoomers are special though. They live completely in social media

[@boom350ph]

​@@Soapy-chansame as the people in the olden days addicted in romantic novels than reading THE WORD OF GOD these kids are truely have no manners

[@BardianAngel]

@@Soapy-chan You know how people used to say this about millenials?

[@saelorasinanardiel8983]

a "phone wallet" is a sign of only occasional phone use, and therefore, age. if you're constantly using your phone you don't want your cards always out.

[@Werkzeug-100]

I have lost and had my phone stolen enough times to know it's a bad idea. Especially with using your phone to pay for shit now I don't even know why I bring my wallet anymore.

[@ThatReplyGuy]

My 19 yo daughter uses these kinds of cases, and she lives on her.

[@RedRocksies]

That's BS, I use my phone too much browsing stupid crap in social media and I use it while it is in my phone wallet. What you mean "don't want cards always out", there they are tucked away safe in their pockets?!?

[@Werkzeug-100]

@@RedRocksies I'm saying I've literally had my phone stolen multiple times but never my wallet

[@drakesilmore3760]

Getting your phone stolen sounds like a skill issue

[@Vernafveik]

I used to have one of these cases until I became paranoid about the idea that not only I might lose my phone, but my card, ID, and other such things along with it.

[@luxorien]

I have spent the last ten years trying to convince people like you that the answer to this problem is a phone holster, but so far I have received nothing but awkward silence in response... (Joke's on you, whippersnappers! I've never lost my phone! 😛)

[@GruppeSechs]

"I'm going off on a tangent." That's your brand, Josh.

[@DegenerateHour]

"Where are the ghosts of dinosaurs?" -Josh Strife Hayes, Musician

[@kihohoki3382]

Let's be honest Josh, your life as a streamer is way better than a random guy acting on BBC shows.

[@sealboy1211]

I’d rather not admit to how long the vest fooled me, but I will admit I was fooled by the old bastard with his cell phone case with card pockets.(I like them too)

[@Skenjin]

I swear sometimes the vest isn't edited in and is something he actually wears.

[@ProxyDoug]

@@Skenjin It's because it's a hot summer.

[@johanlahti84]

The problem is that I don't feel old at 38, but a 20 year old would see me as old. In the same way I see a 20 year old as a kid. We have very little in common. I have used cases exactly like the one Josh have since my 20s. And I think it is a "generational thing" rather than a "age thing". We grew up when things actually still had value, so we want to protect our things. The 20 year old changes phone once a year, me as a 38 year old keep our phones for 3-4 years, so they have to survive a few more situations.

[@Limrasson]

I find it still very easy to connect with small kids, old people and animals. But for me this is the case since I have a sense of self, essentially so who knows why. What does happen however, is just below or above in age groups or maybe by 2, it's difficult. It's no surprise, but it's still noticeable.

[@AymenDZA]

The first time a kid called me "uncle" (which is the informal arab version of calling someone sir) I felt devastated, like all of a sudden a whole 20 years suddenly crashed upon me, and I don't think I was even 20 back then lol

[@Cloodden]

It took me 20sec to realise part of his clotes was just a picture added on top of him.

[@danrowllet]

Jesus christ the ending had me frozen in place for a few seconds rethinking my life choices....

[@emilemil1]

It's an old person thing because it makes your phone really clunky to use, and older people use their phones less. That is my theory. Also younger people have fewer cards.

[@satsu3098]

Older people do not use their phone less

[@ezaf5989]

cringe weeb

[@SurrealLeaf]

Either people see phone-cases as old thing because their parents have multiple cards (credit or loyalty program cards) and younger people use only one or two OR because most of them use stuff like digital wallets so they "dont need cards". Digital wallets have been out only about 10 years so for someone who is 18 thats pretty much been around since they got first phones.

[@cattysplat]

I have a friend who abandoned their wallet pretty much and just has everything on their phone. However if they lost/broke their phone or ran out of battery, they would be completely screwed. Carrying cards and cash on you in a handy wallet will never not be convenient and reliable.

[@ArvolyXSL]

I use that exact phone case (although in slightly better condition) and I can't give you an estimate of how many times my phone case has helped me with money, notes and other small storage related things. It's easily accessible and smaller, acts as an extra wallet with added screen protection if your phone falls (even if only a little). Additionally you can fold the cover in just the right way to make your phone stand on it's side like you angled two cards together to make a triangle. No need for those pop out things you can put on the back of your phone. Ingenious design. Can't live without it.

[@sirsquiggles1584]

6:50 not from a big organization, but when emailing/texting someone new, I start out all Shakespearean and formal, and by the third email/text I'm like "ai'ght, bet"

[@VerbalLearning]

"Why do only Victorians get ghosts?" Because Victorian England was the teenage emo/goth phase equivalent of English history.

[@AsaNoGaijin]

"I made it longer so you can play with it more" 10/10

[@JushakF]

Regarding the more successful people being chill, I got flashbacks from my mandatory military service. The worst ones were always the lowest ranking commissioned officers, with people becoming more and more chill as the ranks increased. Or as some of us put it "the more iron they have on their neck, the more chill they are", referring to the rank insignia becoming more elaborate as the rank increased.

[@XxLaingYxX]

"Debuff of depression" need a healer

[@formdusktilldeath]

I'll get me one of these phone cases right now! Old or not, that is genius!

[@hexcometkevin7878]

"Where are the ghosts of dinosaurs?" JSH asking the real questions

[@editdotexe]

Obviously they got ghost old and ghost died and became ghost ghosts that only normal ghosts can see.

[@mjdoombreed]

When it comes to work messages, I ask my question, and I'm done. I hate work emails because there's so much extra fluff that I can't stand.

[@1gecky123]

I think the reason a wallet phone case is considered an old person thing is because gen alpha/younger z are always on their phones so it gets in the way. Also they have no money or rarely make purchases at in person stores. They most likely use stuff like venmo or apple pay instead of physical cards/cash. Also there has been an uptick in younger people not getting drivers licenses so no need for wallet. Just a few potential reasons i thought up.

[@_Lumiere_]

I guess that makes sense. Though, I'm gen z and have always used wallet cases. It just feels convenient. And I dont really use the phone's payment system, since it's not more convenient than a contactless credit card. A credit card with a battery that's tied to google or something aint something I want.

[@Nyarlathothep]

See this is what happens when you get a mortgage. Now you've got the old man phone case, and you're holding it together with duct tape. Next think you know you'll start saving screws and bolts in a jar. It's a slippery slope.

[@oldgoat381]

The look on my face as Josh described the phone case wrapped around the phone I was watching this was one of understanding, shame, and confusion, not necessarily in that order

[@elevationsickness8462]

"This is not a motivational speech" in the same tone as "this is not financial advice"

[@morrisklunder519]

It took me 5 minutes into the video to realize your vest was an overlay............

[@cattysplat]

I feel like an ancient dinosaur with only 1 monitor. I could have 2 or even 3, but decades of honing my alt tab skills and enjoying being focused on 1 thing makes multi monitor feel wrong. I'll never understand why people want that distraction in the side of their vision, 99% of the time they are paying it no attention.

[@ReivinR]

I don’t have two at home and have no use for 2 actually. At work though 2 minimum are needed. When I am at the PC at home I prefer focusing on the game that I play. In case I want to have something like a video running parallel, then I use my tablet PC (like watching Josh while playing easy games 😅)

[@Roxor128]

I wouldn't mind a second monitor, but I just don't have the desk space for it. If I could switch to a desktop case (as opposed to a tower) with room for half a dozen hard drives and a blue-ray burner, I would have the space. And no, I am not putting the case on the floor. It picks up enough dust where it is already!

[@r0de]

Honestly, I couldnt even describe it to you, other than "once you go double monitor, you cant go back" There used to be a time I did everything on one monitor, until I got a new one and thought "hey, why throw my old monitor away? I can just have it on the side" Its spiralled to a point that nowadays, when by circumstance I'm forced to use one monitor, I feel like a caveman banging his head against a wall trying to invent the wheel

[@aatsiii]

Im still a double monitor virgin, but I imagine it's like using old monitor with 4:3 ratio and not feeling the need for a widescreen. But once you try it, you can't go back.

[@editdotexe]

@@aatsiii 4:3? What use is that compared to the tried and true 1:1 just as nature intended!

[@leftwingdragon6235]

Josh has the same phone case as I do and I must be a decade younger than him. And now I feel old.

[@Galdrazier]

Took me until the end of the video to notice that the vest is fake

[@Z31Turbo]

The other day I picked out a new washer and dryer and got REALLY excited to get it. That was when I knew I was old.

[@korosheht5446]

My depression debuff has reached the point that i cant even go to talk to somebody

[@havartivangouda1276]

I'm no spring chicken, and my immediate reaction is yes, that's an old person thing.

[@seilamano3974]

Never had a phone case like this before nor I new about it's existence, but now I want it. Am I old?

[@oldgrim7908]

I don't think the card carrier phone case is an old person thing in of itself. However, keeping one after it has fallen into such a state of disrepair and just patching it with tape... Of course I could just be projecting right now. I've done the same thing with other items: shoes, wallets, phones, etc... "I'll get a new one when I need to" Anyways, keep up the good work; It is by far the best picture-in-picture content I've happened upon. Sincerely, Old Grim

[@a-a-ron9027]

lol, didnt notice the vest at first till he drank from his cup (noticed it covering the mic after)

[@AmandaTroutman]

"orphans blitzing around the corner" 😂

[@no_genius]

Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss you'll be stuck in the cold emptiness of space with a dwindling oxygen supply

[@Endelin]

My grandma kept saying she wanted to go back to a flip phone, but instead we got her a case that flips over the screen like yours and she's happy.

[@AwareOCE]

The vest webcam filter is amazing 😂

[@Bolsty7]

It can be efficient AND an old person thing at the same time.

[@trokolisz3702]

I think this debate: is cardholder is an old person thing, comes down to: is a 30+ person old

[@Izolus]

"You have my undivided attention." "Divide it."

[@_mwk]

Josh, you're primary monitor content on my secondary computer.

[@MugiMo510]

Nearly 40 and didn't know wallet cases existed. I think I'll have to check these out

[@Bolsty7]

Talking to people has only ever made things worse for me. In my experience, talking doesn't really help men at all unless there is some deep trauma they are ignoring. Best thing to do is get up and do stuff. Fresh air, exercise, hobbies other than sitting at your PC. At first you have to force yourself and then it just becomes part of your routine.

[@jab9109]

I didn't realize the vest is shopped in until like halfway through the video

[@TheKarishi]

I've been trained, so I was immediately frightened the whole stream would reboot if the poll came out exactly 50/50.

[@destinysarrival]

it took me 5 minutes to realize josh actually isnt wearing his vest and it is just a picture over him

[@amit_patel654]

lol I’ve had that sir thing happen to me a few times. Everytime it throws me off haha.

[@chucheeness7817]

2:23 'What's wrong with me being efficient?' -Richard Evans, internet celebrity that appeared on Ellen

[@Booma4142]

A wallet was good enough for your father and his father back unto the beginning. It is good enough for you.

[@darthplagueis13]

The reason why all the ghost children are victorian is because that's right about the worst time to be a child in english history. I mean,in medieval times most children probably wouldn't go to school, but at least they got to be outside and when they were put to work, it would usually be stuff like feeding lifestock or running errands. Which is bound to beat running twelve hour shifts in a clothing factory in order to help your family afford rent for a tiny apartment that's shared with two other large families, every day until you get caught in a steam powered loom and mangled to death.

[@ElysianAura]

They're not like a sexy thing, but it's a functional case, and if you base your own convenience to have an appearance, that in itself says something.

[@thepenguinhouse]

The phone case thing is an old person thing. We either dont carry a card and our phones do payment or if you carry a card you put the card in the case with the phone with your polaroids.

[@apoc4]

Efficiency that goes so far that we even have efficient distractions. That seems mildly concerning.

[@DergonFrostGaming]

You'll be glad to know, this was first, and only, monitor content because this is my laptop, and I just got done watching the Loki Season 2 trailer that just released, and now I am here.

[@linkdabest2]

I forgot he painted his vest on. Didn't click till his cup went inside of it 😂

[@_Banjo_]

back in my day. My dad would have the plastic phone case with the buckle to attach to his belt.

[@randomrandom450]

I mean, if you're a 13 yo with no bank account, credit card, driver license or money, I get that you wouldn't need a wallet replacement, do you even need a wallet.

[@Dragiux]

how are you going to buy your school lunch. even as receiving welfare lunch tickets i had to keep them somewhere

[@cattysplat]

@@Dragiux Plenty of kids and adults in our day just carried money around in their pockets. Great way to lose it too, especially in the wash, but hey it was the done thing.

[@raidcrhonos]

I'm 28 and the only wallet I have is a hotwheels one I got when I was 11 and never used once

[@oogajiggawooga]

I didn't even notice the fake vest until right near the end 😁

[@Kaylx3]

I just take this exact phone case just to protect the screen while it's in my pocket. And it's a great holder when you watch some youtube in bed!

[@iamcerealman102]

Ngl I completely zoned out when the subway surfers came up what has happened to me!!

[@DrEtzor]

To my understanding a big bulky leather wallet is a old people thing while having like one of those tiny wallets is a thing for younger people but i'd honestly say the wallet cases are just timeless because it's really just more minimalistic because you'll have your phone anyway with you so why not have it be a card and money holder too, so you literally just need 1 item to have 2 items with you, and you just need your keys. I'd say it'd be more old people thing to have like one of those phone cases that are literally a wallet, like a coin purse, card holder, paper money slot and even a slot for keys in some models, i think that seems more old people thing to have all in one but that also sounds way more minimalistic because you just need to remember one item and especially if you have keyless entry car key you can just put the car fob in there and forget about it, and usually those wallets also have RFID blocking stuff so the car key cannot be hijacked with a device either, literally sounds more like a old people thing.

[@ArthurVingot]

I knew something worth discussing wouldn't start with "There was a thread on Reddit..."

[@gilless429]

I'm 27 years old and I have a phone case like that. It's really convenient, especially since I can put my work id/badge in there and open the doors with my phone in hand. Apparently being "hip" is about not using useful things.

[@Francorocco]

i've got one with a detatchable plastic card pocket on the back, yes my phone goes from like 200 grams to 1,5kg but i love that case cool

[@leafnren5496]

I didn't even realize and the video was alredy in the background

[@netanelaker4437]

Also me. My attention span is cooked lol

[@SnappySnapfire]

Bahahaha Josh I didn't even notice the vest until you took a drink of coffee good one LMAO!

[@mattmason8474]

phones cases with card holder are a convenient way to lose EVERYTHING all at once.

[@b33byt3]

This was delightful

[@editdotexe]

YO HE GOT MY MOM'S PHONE CASE! The duck tape thing is good, non age thing that everyone should do, I've probably applied tape to every set of headphones I have had, including the ones I have now. I even remember rebuilding my brother's headset with duck tape and paperclips because it's fun.

[@artyu13]

I can’t believe how long it took me to realize the vest

[@fifteenbongos]

8:02 made me think about how I've been grinding in maplestory nonstop for the past two weeks and just not having fun, but not wanting to do anything else. Definitely need to step away for a bit. Think this genuinely helped lol

[@taranjk1]

I also have a phone wallet case and I am 19, it means I never forget my ID whenever I go to a bar or get a drink.

[@limner123]

I don’t assume those phone case wallets are held by the old, just by the specifically nerdy, like engineers focused on excessive efficiency.

[@IRMentat]

Bought one of those actively because it was an “old person thing”. Most of the plastic wrap cases are utter junk in terms of phone protection, I chose the sensible item not the show-off one.

[@Mashangi]

Phone cases with 2-3 card slots is fine, easy to carry light. If you got one of those big leather ones that fold out that are really a wallet with a phone pocket not a phone case with card holders, those are old people cases

[@ruileite2634]

I bet every time Josh talks about the clip channel, Viza is like "That's me! He's talking about me!"

[@angelmarques3124]

3:43 I mean, if there was a teenager in a room as well as an older person, and I found a phone with a cover like Josh’s, I’d assume it’s the old guy’s, not the young guy’s

[@artemeir]

The phone wallet is definitely not an old person thing.

[@cutiko]

Old person thing: expecting the desktop website version to be the most feature complete version

[@simonbrosseau1783]

Leaders who are getting to the top places and are being super chill too (yes I know what the corporate world is like), are people who were able to be efficient and easy going like you described with people working below them all the way to the top (usually).

[@reytoushirou5684]

His Phone case does look exactly like mine lmao Fixed with same colored duct tape, slits for cards n stuff and ofc flip cover. I am considering myself old with being born '95

[@Sir_Twiggy]

Today I found out the Suit setup is just an image off the internet. LOOK AT HIS VEST! Had me fooled....

[@calvinheslop2585]

I think the reason that the phone wallets went out of fashion was that if your phone gets jacked you've not only lost your phone but all your cards and details and have also lost time spent canceling the cards and waiting for them to be replaced.

[@Otacanthus]

It's a regional thing too I feel. I've seen a lot of people in scandinavia have wallet cases, me included, and I'm in my early 20s

[@DeanGetYourWings]

It's not an old thing and the poll said so. I would have one now but I couldn't find a decent wallet case for my Pro 6.

[@blake8u5]

They need to make a phone case that also holds my keys that way when I inevitably lose my phone I'm totally screwed not just kinda.