Simulating Foraging Decisions

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[@hordix7213]

"so you just chop trees and eat mangos?" "its a peaceful life"

[@toatrika2443]

it aint much but its honest work

[@namegoeshere2418]

Literally what Dutch Van Der Linde wanted

[@kosmickalamity7071]

Reset_ beat me to it lol

[@kosmickalamity7071]

Rand0m Things You May Like The Pangolin MonkaS

[@olzhas1one755]

Brainlet: So you just chop trees and eat mangos? Nordic gamer: Yes

[@thetrashtrain3774]

”This is a blob. It lives in the forest eating mangos and burning wood for heat” Ah yes, the ideal life.

[@mjde9532]

Enslaved happiness

[@mesaplayer9636]

Me- Farming? Really? A man of your talents Blob- It ain't much but it's honest work

[@oerlikon20mm29]

Next video, the Blob will be allergic to Mangoes and we will see how happy he is. But instead of a Blob, its a person

[@NutnRoll]

What's ideal, the mangos or the blob?

[@oleksiishekhovtsov1564]

Anarcho Primitivsts be like

[@jan-lukas]

But we cannot forget, that blobs have forward facing eyes and are therfore predators

[@generalflopper9697]

Doesnt make it a predator

[@theopoldthegamer4284]

@@generalflopper9697 Biologically it does.

[@theopoldthegamer4284]

@@es0x ok so exceptions

[@CheezyCEAnimation]

@@es0x Eagles have excellent vision and never needed the optimal positioning of its eyes, as for humans, we have hunted animals for years, it's a huge part of our biology. We may not need to hunt directly currently, but it is directly linked to our position in a primal setting.

[@drillbitz2816]

@@CheezyCEAnimation my guy wrote a college level scholarship essay

[@GregTom2]

"Now our goal is to creater a computer model that captures the full depth of the human experience. How can we do that?" _Blob blinks nervously_

[@LS19981]

gonna program a blob to get depressed

[@adriennerihnrihn6088]

*language thinking* Primer: I can't do that, but let's not be that ambitious. *sad blob*

[@lucyc5844]

"maybe the first mango wakes up the blob's palate and the second one is *amazing" blob's eyes dilate*

[@juku-oi1op]

Alot of things have happened. I remember when the blobs were just stealing and sharing and I come back to blobs doing honest work.

[@williambarnes5023]

Trading and civilization is coming up - so we'll be back to stealing in no time.

[@JM-us3fr]

Not to mention the fact they used to eat each other

[@charlflores9582]

The blobs will soon live in a society

[@chieckenman4432]

"It ain't much but its honest work" Blob

[@willmaynard7162]

Welcome to read dead redemption

[@mprocks6522]

Me: I feel bad. Therapist: *Pulling out 3 logs of wood and 2 mangoes* Does this make you feel any better?

[@elsdhaeyer2542]

Lmaooo

[@ironmoondarkwing4190]

Go and get those happiness points! 😆

[@cubee4108]

Good, good...

[@mushroom1809]

Lmaooooo

[@informitas0117]

I don't know, can we try 3 mangoes?

[@jamesclarke1686]

7:16 Mango: Scar! Brother! Help me! Gravity: Long live the king.

[@hollyaura2499]

Lol

[@supernova6882]

Wow

[@user-oq9jl9gz8u]

"Let's say the blob has a baby blob to feed" *the plot thickens*

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Now I'm wondering how blobs have sex.

[@bitrr3482]

​@@mirzaahmed6589asexual reproduction

[@gabietajo2707]

Mitosis but singular

[@chieckenman4432]

"This is a blob it lives in a forest eating mangos and burning wood for heat" Looks like they are advanced now because they used to be cannibals And it can chop trees and make houses

[@noodlenetworks4196]

Thought the same thing lol

[@JoaoEsquivo]

It's a matter of time until blobs take over the world.

[@avamaco3357]

It was already able to produce and sell rockets which is quite impressive in my opinion

[@Windfails]

they kinda look like mangos

[@connorschultz380]

I guess there hopping around, because they also have an economic system focused on rockets. Maybe there playing a game of civilization?

[@cocobean0390]

The Blob is adorable, collects food, and can get basic resources. I need him.

[@reyernestambayec1686]

You need him but will he need you?

[@Manas-co8wl]

Inconsequential. I need him.

[@deanholderde5959]

Yes This is good

[@SCP-yq5fw]

Hi there i am a blob u need meh halp :))

[@justan0here603]

Yes

[@tdoyr2119]

This feels like those days in school where you actually learn something you enjoy

[@Inolongerknowwhoiam]

fr

[@lcc_youtube2047]

*”This is a blob. It lives in the forest eating mangoes and burning wood for heat”* Ah yes, the ideal lifestyle for me

[@KLinh-br9tn]

Stolen comment

[@andrerenault]

"The blob values mangoes twice as much as it used to." Sentences previously unsaid in human history

[@nicodemoboccia5090]

r/brandnewsentence

[@yondaime500]

I wouldn't be so sure. It's hard to know what biologists are up to in their labs...

[@chalichaligha3234]

Famine enters the chat.

[@jeannemooberry7231]

nicodemo Boccia came here to post this

[@wolfgangkranek376]

Actually the Blob is called Barbapapa... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoq3qZmpYrmol9k

[@Troglodytarum]

50 years from now, "How do blobs respond to finding out a nerd is their God and they live in a simulation?"

[@netkv]

they will drink some alcohol

[@thezebraherd8275]

I legit want to see him simulate blobs developing different religions eventually. Just like real life there would be a diversity of religions but likely some common moral codes.

[@netkv]

@@thezebraherd8275 Holy wars

[@Ken-no5ip]

Thezebraherd Common morals are only dependent on the natural survival insticts of the blob specie

[@rhessaw8170]

@@netkv blobcohol

[@PabloXd508]

Other people: "Wow, such an interesting video" Me: "Haha, a mango fell off the simulation in 7:18"

[@beep3639]

I love how I learned absolutely nothing from this, but seeing the amount of effort and dedication (plus pretty graphics) put into these videos makes it so I can't look away

[@tijansigin4768]

Economy, Ecosystem, soon you'll have Blobs searching for the truth in life and scientific advancements.

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

Agree

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

Soon we'll have blobs researching time travel

[@duckythething5611]

Or blobs plotting to put their creator in the simulation so they can do scientific research on their creators "happy meter" and messing with his interests. Than the blobs will take over the youtube channel to pay for groceries and rent as they learn about what's around the house. Such as human food the internet and other stuff. The human than takes the blobs back in the simulation so the blobs will take him back in the simulation this will happen so many time that he destroys his computer and moves to a different house.

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

​@@duckythething5611 Then the human finally says "what the hell am i doing with my life"

[@dizvo3008]

👀sounds a bit like us humans

[@LaPapaniaX]

It’s 6:37 AM and I’m watching a blob get mangoes and logs.

[@dieselguitar1440]

Going to bed late or getting up early? It's hard to know within a few hours of 4 AM.

[@xsomebody2556]

Stefan Lapointe yea im curious to know too

[@aboz8649]

2:00am for me

[@vottgam4953]

me right now exactly

[@cupojoebrand6158]

7:00 am for me 😅

[@NoobsDeSroobs]

I feel there is a large missing component here: Start by cutting down trees, and then pick up the fruit which is now easy and quick to pick up. Time save and more gain.

[@alexsmith2545]

The quality of this man’s videos is insane.

[@edgelord8337]

I find these videos to be some of the most unique and creative videos on the internet. Using "blobs" to describe all of this stuff is some high creativity. For KZbin to survive it needs more creative guys like you.

[@1SketchyAkechi]

These videos teach us in about 10 minutes what schools took weeks or months to teach a section of

[@Drawoon]

@@1SketchyAkechi badly

[@benjaminsymon5165]

@@1SketchyAkechi they are pretty neat, but this one in specific is only a simple explanation of basic economics. The way they deliver the info tho, its so advanced and easy to digest, its incredible.

[@lynx7631]

Do we have the same feed? We’re going to become Comment BFFS, edge lord, I can tell

[@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE]

If you like these stuff. Here's a KZbinr creating an alien planet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5jdi6luqdaHlc0

[@soumenmohanty8449]

Who else wants primer to keep adding up to this simulation and create a world of blobs

[@seanh9929]

Soumen Mohanty yes

[@zuzka9061]

@@seanh9929 yes

[@peculiarPaladin]

And then bring them to life when AI becomes mainstream

[@helltubejackie1086]

I think hell put it all together when he finishes both series

[@frocco7125]

I just want him to add all kinds of variables until we have an entire digital civilization of Blobs. He could add happiness, natural selection, an economy, supply and demand, goods and services, friendship, rivalries, prejudices, tribalism, leaders, housing, overpopulation, weather, jobs, education, politics, ideologies, wars, travel, migration, etc. and just create an entire dynamic world.

[@andrejsrbinoski6578]

nobody: That mango that fell off the board at 7:18

[@freezedvegetal]

2:37 This gave me flashbacks to my high school economics class lol

[@musik350]

Alternative title: How to become the happiest minecraft player possible

[@Osmann45]

You can store food forever in minecraft without it spoiling tho, so not really

[@DTux5249]

@@Osmann45 not if you use terrafirmacraft

[@smartaleckduck4135]

We need mangoes in minecraft

[@gnikola2013]

@@smartaleckduck4135 we have ilmango tho

[@smartaleckduck4135]

Kiritsu Honestly, that’s just as good

[@AndrewMCombs]

It would be interesting if you included a storage system, where unused resources can be stored and so the happiness from them goes down over time since it already has some.

[@nerobernardino88]

And competition between many colectors, maybe some system of cooperation, where blobs would assemble into factions to divide resources according to contribution or something

[@PrimerBlobs]

Yes, saving will be in future sims/videos.

[@DBT1007]

Dude. You need to think about these stuffs also can degrade. They can't store much of things in long period. It's useless if they store like.. 1 Ton of mango if these mango gonna rot in like.. 1 week later. All those abundant mango will be a mount of waste. And also the wood. The wood can rot because the water(humidity), microanimals, moss, and fungi. That's why village with small population never have big storage building. Because it is useless if those items rot. For this video, the blob is just one blob. He don't need to have some kind of storage room. Simply put these resources in his house is enough. He don't have refrigerator either tho to store the mango.

[@blueberrimuffin6682]

@@nerobernardino88, just like the tragedy of the commons.

[@nerrick9602]

@@DBT1007 acting like smart enough bro? he said its a simple example about foraging decision, and he said in the next video there will be a neighbour blob, which makes thing more complicated, maybe in the next next video there will be another aspect too that affect blob happiness u think they not think this through come on

[@UrinalPissbert]

I just found your channel and I feel like it is everything I ever wanted. Vividly explaining natural phenomenons as minimalistic as possible

[@ericpeterson6520]

You missed the opportunity to call it a "Taco Bell curve"

[@rajanmanhas7744]

Would changing the environment, such as the blob needing wood more in winter, for heat, and mangos giving more happiness during fall? How would that affect the blobs behaviour?

[@jadchi]

Yes.

[@kittycat-sc7je]

He kinda said in the video with the baby blob

[@---uf2zl]

The utility/happiness for wood or mangos would increase, which is what happens when the baby blob appears.

[@dsdsspp7130]

She eats the baby blob

[@Michaelc-wt8wg]

Now we've got a game 🔥💯😂

[@francisco3784]

No way. Literally discovered this channel two days ago and I was sad they didn't make any more video and now this. Awesome

[@oyedoyin]

You're very lucky..... We've been waiting for an upload for months 😀😀

[@stovalllawncarellcstovall9922]

yeah, i picked it up,like a month ago and forgot about it till' now

[@MickeyYeahbaby]

one of us, ONE OF US

[@violetagk6993]

what are the chances. The exact same thing happend to me, two days ago and I was sad that they didnt upload videos

[@hectorlam8197]

In this case it actually makes sense that we have to wait quite long. We are talking quite some statistics we have to run through here.

[@kixmeister5536]

5:40 DUDE IM LITERALLY EATING TACO BELL AND WAS JUST IN THE DRIVETHRU

[@kixmeister5536]

I'm also eating a cheesy Gordia 👍🏿👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾

[@noteansylvan6051]

That was a much clearer explanation of a logarithm than my school ever bothered to give.

[@AnxiousJoe]

This would've made AP Econ concepts a lot more fun to learn about...

[@miacasual1263]

AnxiousJoe i like to think I would’ve gotten higher than a C in AP Micro if this was teaching me

[@chrisd301]

Except diminishing marginal utility means that you get less extra happiness not less happiness every mango, you can still get more happiness with each mango so you woulda gotten that one wrong.

[@GlacialScion]

@@chrisd301 Less extra happiness from what?

[@starboardplunger6543]

AP Econ? What's that lol

[@rendomstranger8698]

@@chrisd301 Except that food in reality can spoil. So you would in fact end up getting less happiness if you collect more food than you use, as that results in wasted time. Same applies if you add spoiled food to the simulation. Trade would of course change that but only as long as you can trade.

[@ole1967]

Top Ten greates anime comebacks of all time.

[@alexanderwelshwelsh9931]

Top ten anime betrayals: When mango give you big sad because you eat too much

[@MattNeufy]

Last time I heard this one I fell off my dinosaur

[@tristanvandervelde3569]

@Beta it was premiered. Before a premiere starts, you can already comment

[@oOblackeaglleOo]

One of these video’s come on my tv earlier when I was doing my nvq. I was very engaged. You have earned yourself a new subscriber. Your work is truly fascinating

[@irenehaas1077]

If you're going to make more of those videos, I would highly recommend blending a timer or similar, which shows when one day is over. Please keep doing those videos :D this is the first time I like statistics

[@madatreatz]

Maybe add a "lazy" or "rest" factor, where the blob would not want to spend all its time collecting.

[@chrisjeffrey4883]

Maybe the action of resource collection could lower happiness slightly? Though I don't think that would have any impact until the happiness reduction from collection is greater than the happiness improvement, resulting in the blob just doing nothing. Would be interesting to see it balance though, getting only what it needs and resting otherwise

[@randoman8654]

the thing about that type of factor is that it's better to just lower the amount of time let's say they get 10 hours to do something, if they're normal they have 10 hours if they have 13 and they're lazy for 3 it's still 10 there's literally no difference between them

[@TheBoundFenrir]

@@randoman8654 In the current simulation you're correct, but humans don't do "nothing" either: yet we do A) get tired of repeatedly doing a thing and B) do things other than harvest resources. Adding "sleep" and "relax" to the list of things the blob wants to do each day would be interesting, and make the simulation a better representation of people. That said, it sounds like we're going to see this time-management sim applied to the economy sim before we get a more complex time-management sim.

[@maxx-er3fj]

@@TheBoundFenrir Maybe they should make that if blob dont have enough mangos/wood it will lower happines rate, and to see will it get just enough to survive, or once get a lot and then do nothing for some time

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

anothing thing that would be interesting would be if the trees didnt grow back in one day, and the blob acctuly had to see how many trees it can cut in order to get fire wood, but at the same time, not starve

[@ryanolson2405]

plot twist: he is the blob and he is trying to figure out what to do with his life and why he is stuck in a Minecraft chunk

[@BigblackDavis]

what makes him or any of us not?

[@imchristianya3932]

@@BigblackDavis uhh people like u just dont get memes these days

[@amberblyledge7859]

With the Diminishing Returns mod.

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

oohhhhhhh

[@grimoireh3471]

@@imchristianya3932 *_uhh_* idiots like *you* just don't know how to analyze before replying huh?

[@ifthat91]

I love Primer. Educational or not these videos are a delight to watch and follow.

[@Ukraine_edits]

7:32 moving blob is what my life neede

[@tacocat835]

*”This is a blob. It lives in the forest eating mangoes and burning wood for heat”* something about this sentence made me really happy.

[@lemonsmug]

he's just a lil' blobby boy getting some mangoes and wood (:

[@Mornepin]

A less complicated life to handle probably

[@razorr4366]

TacoCat it’s so nice, i need a blob

[@chcolate_chip3020]

Razorr I would like to be a blob myself

[@nce819]

Stolen comment

[@aldenwang1813]

I love how all the trees just shrink down into one piece of log

[@katekramer7679]

No no no, the trees are chopped down for wood, and the "piece of log" left behind is actually a mango that the blob chose not to gather (because it was chopping down the tree instead).

[@blueinrealm65]

Minecraft

[@TheCalicove]

@@katekramer7679 he (or she) meant the log that the blob was holding (:

[@chodend3257]

@@blueinrealm65 ikr

[@rubenvanderark4960]

@@katekramer7679 the trees are chopped down, and a log and a mango drops. He picks up the log, which Alco is referring to. The mango is another resource, that also drops.

[@tristan_the_caretaker]

This kind of videos are way too interesting, I can't stop watching them

[@hieumai8310]

it's already been 3 years and i still watching this times to times again. Really like the economics simulation ^^

[@ShahriarKabirSaki]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the *outstanding* visualizations and their explanations in this video? It takes both talent and effort to create content like this. Subbed!

[@dogethe1st346]

is this sarcasm cause i really cant tell

[@alexkenneth9535]

@@dogethe1st346 its not, under any circumstances.

[@chrisrogers2343]

@@alexkenneth9535 is that sarcasm or... my brain

[@robi3368]

I also subbed

[@ShahriarKabirSaki]

Not every youtube comment is sarcastic guys. I really meant that :)

[@lashids5945]

10 years later: Simulating Empire and War

[@NextFuckingLevel]

Ya want skynet, bcause dis is how you get skynet

[@inaciobits682]

30 years later: simulating one entire society

[@user-mu1qb7jh7q]

1,000 years later: *Simulating an entire plane of existence*

[@inaciobits682]

@@user-mu1qb7jh7q 10,000 years later: simulating a EVERYTHING, from individual cognition from every creature, to heaven to hell, everything

[@Bananappleboy]

20,000: Simulating another litterall universe and making a portal between said universe and our own.

[@bendover7258]

Incredible video, well done!

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

I love how cute these little simulations are

[@LudosErgoSum]

PRIMER: Blob happiness can be expressed with log. BLOB: *intensifies log collection*

[@spookbag24]

Lol

[@m16-a2]

LOGS

[@m16-a2]

Beavers be like 0w0

[@dallinenciso9053]

Primer: Strives to make a video that the viewer will learn from Me: Watches for the cute blobs

[@keeganbeaulieu4135]

profile picture checks out

[@cherrynanrgaming7831]

Amen 🙏

[@felixandsomebricks4258]

I watch for both

[@LioPrime]

I watch the videos for the blobs and the knowledge

[@valtteriahokas6238]

Atleast you didnt watch it to gather material for their rule 34...

[@PaperKirb]

yo this blob is an absolute UNIT. this little figurative jellybean is quite literally a bodybuilding woodcutter, able to cut wood continuously for an entire day, for generations, not even getting tired or back aches due to old age.

[@joaolopes1628]

Man, this series are absolutely awesome!

[@qwerty842]

6:10 this animation and display of data was absolutely beautiful

[@anonymousstout4759]

Any idea what software he might use? Edit: thank you

[@SacsachCCABP]

“Now let’s pretend it has a baby blob” Something about that is cute.

[@TheBelrick]

This video made me weep. Altruism only works if done in kind. That describes white western worlds today, they were forcibly opened to other genetic heritages who then massively multiplied upon the bountiful gift of resources through welfare and heritage projects. And now from 50% of the worlds population whites have been reduced to 10% and dropping and the WORLD CHEERS.

[@luxraider5384]

@@TheBelrick history didn t start at the the 10th century

[@jellyfish0311]

@@TheBelrick whites were never half of the world.

[@TheBelrick]

@@jellyfish0311 why did you feel compelled to say that?

[@kurubyy]

Bel Rick because it’s not true..

[@Joshua-tn5se]

Thank you for your content I really enjoy it as it is also a fun way of learning

[@benma2241]

2:29 Just like my stonks

[@xanato1331]

lol just yesterday I had an exam in "optimization for software engineers" where the goal is to create algorithms to optimize the solutions of economical problems like linear-programming problems which is basically what this video is about

[@ryansamarakoon8268]

What kind of machine learning algorithm and model was used to calculate the best possible outcome? I would assume a neural network but I doubt it will work that well with little input.

[@gor5048]

This comment thread is full of words I can never dream of understanding

[@AeKay1]

@@gor5048 I know XD know idea what they are talking about. But what I do know is that the best possible outcome would be an exponential graph of half of a quadratic equation. The function of this would serve as making the neural network smooth and the algorithm would work as intended.

[@juliendev2191]

@@ryansamarakoon8268 this doesn't require machine learning, as primer pointed out this can definitely be calculated ahead of time, it's actually quite simple :)

[@f_f_f_8142]

My machine learning prof was not a friend of neural networks and probably dies inside every time people think of machine learning as just neural networks.

[@woussi8385]

Could you simulate a scenario where a blob is given the choice between instant gratification and delayed gratification it would be great to see if a blob would either choose to maximize its daily happiness or bid its time for a greater amount of happiness

[@leonardlangner9949]

It’s a Maschine it would wait.

[@HermanWillems]

Do you suffer from instant gratification? Perhaps?

[@denyraw]

It's kind of the same thing: Replace wood with time till gratification and mangos with amount of gratification. Then rewrite the happiness function, so that more time means less happiness. The blob wouldn't necessarily choose to wait. It's actions are based on the happiness function.

[@earlgrey2130]

@@HermanWillems Don't we all?

[@pasffaxeralden9380]

This would be amazing to explain addicts behavior

[@Obj3ct]

Hey, randomly stumbled upon your channel. This is really entertaining and informational at the same time, keep up the great work.

[@finleysearle6009]

This video made me very *happy* for some reason

[@dualmo7185]

That feeling when you don't understand the Taco Bell jokes because there aren't any in your country

[@Jessterdaclown]

Same dude. Same.

[@Sraxton]

yes

[@Theo-oh3jk]

You haven't lived until you've had Taco Bell diarrhea.

[@Jessterdaclown]

@@Theo-oh3jk We Mexicans have our own version of it, thanks.

[@shinyshoes4312]

DualMO lucky

[@r.a.6016]

As a student currently studying economics, seeing "Diminishing Returns" and "Marginal Utility" in the video and knowing what it is and understanding the concept behind it makes me really happy. Love the videos, keep 'em up! :)

[@neochris2]

Wait until you start running simulations with your own code. It's fascinating even if we usually fail to make perfect predictions because the world is way to messy. Also read Asimov's Foundation trilogy for great science fiction depicting a future in which our models are finally advanced enough to predict our society as a whole.

[@r.a.6016]

@@neochris2 well, that sounds incredibly complex xD how do you even wrap your head around a model which predicts the behaviour of our entire society? How can you predict an individuals' utility? We can never be 100% precise...

[@bradfordsuby8064]

@@r.a.6016 Simple answer - you don't. Or you choose a "marginally correct answer", aka something like 85% accuracy is good enough.

[@bradfordsuby8064]

@@neochris2 I think you need to read a book about the difference between "to" and "too". Seriously, does no one know the difference anymore? One means a comparison or direction and the other means "also". "Me too" is "Me also". "Me to" is stupid. Me to what?

[@neochris2]

@@bradfordsuby8064 Sorry about that. I do know the difference haha, but I often mix up words in the English language that are *too* similar. Lol

[@Brack_86]

I took an entire semester of university on functions and this has explained so much more than that entire course thank you

[@the_luggage]

10:00 "...in the next video, we'll expand this economy by introducing this blob to his neighbour..." Wait, that video's never been made? 😢

[@bigwillblue]

Specialization and trade next. Oh yeah, It's all coming together.

[@AlmostTooAdhdToFunction]

i subbed because: 1- imagine how much time this guy spent by doing this 2- i like mangoes 3-the blob is *adorable*

[@veganmeatball5276]

Same

[@snailcheeseyt]

The blob chops down trees all day and eats mangoes

[@jimhalpert9803]

@@SuperCatMan- I'm pretty certain that he made a simulation software himself with all the graphics and analysis

[@jerryjohnmac807]

Same

[@too-many-choices]

Same

[@michaeljbuckley]

Hope Peimer makes more videos. Informative and well made

[@pennywar4677]

Awesome, thanks for explaining simply! This is the first video of yours I’ve watched, so I’m hoping the blob character comes back. They’re adorable 🥰

[@sandropala6412]

7:16 Mango falls out of the simulation

[@giorgosd3624]

And after that the blob became a flat earther

[@mariansam_was_taken]

made my dayyyyy :DDDD

[@---uf2zl]

*It has escaped our control*

[@anaclara6071]

mood

[@bjarnivalur6330]

I really love how this channel teaches evolution and marketing in the exact same way and it still makes a 100% sense.

[@domenicfieldhouse5644]

Game theory

[@domenicfieldhouse5644]

@Mary G. ?

[@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362]

As a business economics student: this is a great explanation and visualization! Great video for explaining this concepts, keep it up :)

[@ac7gabrielemartini804]

Your videos are so chill, i started loving math because of you and every time i Watch a video it puts a smile on My face... If math was explained in this way in Schools, People would change their minds on maths

[@yinayush8991]

Primer at 5:36: I'm always looking for new sponsors NordVPN, Raid Shadow Legends and Squarespace: Hey

[@PrimerBlobs]

Tbell or bust

[@Klorophyte]

You forgot skillshare

[@Atlamillia]

And wix

[@PseudoLlama]

And honey

[@ekremdincel1505]

@@PrimerBlobs brillant maybe

[@MRSLAV]

Next do a simulation of a virus outbreak, make sure to include toilet paper.

[@wesleyteh1901]

And add the rice

[@pedrocruz-ds6bj]

Behavior in pandemics would be nice, runs to the super market etc

[@draco5991rep]

Toilet paper must give a crazy amount of happines points :'D

[@ZM-dm3jg]

toilet paper breaks the diminishing marginal utility function. The more toilet paper you buy the MORE you want toilet paper.

[@Kero_WTM]

is it covid19

[@MJ12475]

I really like these videos you make it super clear to understand, and these blobs are pretty cute ngl. Thank you!

[@FluffyEnbyneering]

Thank you for introducing me to surface graphs, they’re pretty cool

[@LocalInnocentHereticJoe]

7:18 sees food fall off the map "NOOOOOO!!!"

[@TamHoang-ck1rd]

*cries*

[@xxweirdofromspacexx1119]

Rest in peace mango, rest in peace

[@TamHoang-ck1rd]

F

[@ssgssjaiden7404]

Top 10 saddest anime deaths

[@jerryli4128]

may we wish the mango a happy farewell and to be eaten quicker😋

[@sasy1533]

Me, concentrating a lot to try and understand *Blob has a baby blob* Me: awwww babyyyyy

[@tospsy]

Primer: so lets go back to before the baby blob came along

[@WhitelistedTheRetarded]

Big Blob: I will eat your child Me: Itz opposite day so the child will eat u Big Blob: ... Baby Blob: ... Me: ... Parent Blob: ...

[@JainaSolo26]

As much as I love this video and your simulations I feel like you could make a game yourself with the coding you do your really amazing at it.

[@janicebarrow5195]

The blob is cute. And adorable! Collects food and can collect natural stuff. I need him.

[@gachayuki367]

‘This is blob, It lives in the forest eating mangoes and burning wood for heat’ This made me feel very warm and cozy

[@SaiponathGames]

Me too

[@tdthiery7539]

This blob is odly relatable. I hope he gets nice neighbours.

[@meissmart6678]

Nice neighbors? But didn’t you say that the blob is, and I quote, “relatable?”

[@andre_601]

Nice in they leave you alone or nice in they complain at you when you bring out the trash early in the morning or something like that?

[@coolguy163]

I really like this channel, it's just the best. it's fun to watch and very interesting and teaches you stuff. thanks person for making cool things

[@elliot4962]

your voice is calming and facts help me calm down so thank you

[@ToxicSkull0]

“This is a blob” I feel called out

[@netkv]

he have basement

[@ideallyjekyl5200]

Was literally just wondering what happened to you so glad you are back

[@tophat6]

I love that he calls it ‘the blob’ something about it makes me happy

[@Trashloot]

You could have made this video without the charming animation but you went through the effort of making such a high quality animation with physics and all that. Great video.

[@missingno2401]

imagine seeing a blue blob running around a house and deforesting an entire area

[@sawyermerkle8835]

and trees growing in one night instead of decades/centuries

[@nif4345]

MSSGNO did you miss some letters in your name?

[@kurubyy]

TJC games idk it’s MSSGNO aka MISSINGNO

[@natasadujmovic7942]

Alternative version: imagine seeing a blob running around a house and being single-handedly responsible for global warming

[@missingno2401]

@@natasadujmovic7942 a blue blob being responsible for singlehandedly draining earth's entire oil supply

[@devekhande9204]

He went from selling rockets to cutting trees...hard times

[@taicanium]

The rocket industry isn't huge these days so he retired to the countryside while he still could.

[@korok2619]

reverse interstellar plot

[@applicableapple3991]

Maybe he just got bored

[@redactedgamer1975]

Wall street.

[@dabby1180]

What if this happened before rocket selling and he decided to sell wood until he made rockets and became rich

[@Thatcoolpersonjoel]

I don't know what it is, but there is something truly fascinating watching a colourful blob with eyes collecting mangoes.

[@tailsdoll6969]

There's something about your videos that makes me smile

[@calvinoltmans1872]

Me: *Looks at recommended feed* Me: *Sees this video* Me: Ah, so he is not dead.

[@yuness27]

Calvin Oltmans ikr, I thought this lad was gone 😭

[@AmPPuZ]

Give him time to make videos. These are really high quality and take a lot of time and effort to make

[@yuness27]

Aaron Suhonen yeah that is very true, it’s also very unique content

[@9308323]

​@@AmPPuZ Well, I don't really think this takes a lot of time and effort. I'd guess the real reason is that he could be busy and have other stuff to do IRL.

[@smilintroll]

@@9308323 ud be supprised at the time it takes to make a solid video, but i agree that there was also RL busyness as well.

[@Pomodorosan]

7:16 the one mango who falls off the world

[@yeetisfohetis5949]

r.i.p random mango

[@Lagger625]

Lmao how did you see that

[@Pomodorosan]

just happened to catch it, peripheral vision is good at catching movement

[@derechterrabe7872]

I immediately went to the comments to see whoever saw it. :D

[@user-sk1jt6bz8v]

Blob: Oh, no!!! I like mangos! Primer: Calm down, you're in a simulation.

[@catlovingtrio]

Aren't we going to talk about how hilarious it is to use the log function for wood?

[@ghostbamoozled2046]

i told my self a couple months ago while watching this i thought to my self that i’m gonna forget this video again and one way or another i’m gonna watch it again without knowing until i remember it, a couple months later here i am watching it remembering this situation

[@nicholasf.6384]

Throughout the years, I’ve come to the realization....that this blob has a more fulfilling life than I do

[@annoyingcat6980]

@T M ok boomer

[@gt_8106]

@@totallyrandomhorror it has a life tho

[@spacecat942]

@@totallyrandomhorror ok boomer

[@aniwhalen3938]

2 years later this will appear in everyones recommendations again.

[@hiffahyphae6707]

And then 5 years

[@ReformedSooner24]

Probably lol

[@Zed9659]

Luckily we are subscribed

[@saraholeary3817]

I love this series i just love all stuff about evolution ecosystem and everything