The ALTERNATE YouTube Iceberg Explained (Alternate YouTube History)

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

The fact that character is never broken once while also not sounding too far fetched or indirectly rubbing "OOoo look its not like our history" into the writing is simply amazing Great work dude

[@user-AADZ]

Subtle alternate universe storytelling

[@thegamingbrood264]

PLEASE TURN THIS INTO A SERIES THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA

[@Rivecha]

@@thegamingbrood264 hm im not sure what more I can do with the idea

[@benjistyles19]

@@Rivecha maybe a vidplaza history vid

[@Froggediah]

@@Rivecha more worldbuilding… you have crumbs and hints of stuff that deserves elaboration.

[@youtoozboi763]

@@RivechaMaybe go into what happened with other more popular online spaces like club penguin, it would be fascinating to see what happened to the various different virtual worlds in this timeline with how you’ve set this up.

[@AlexsAnimations2107]

@@benjistyles19 oh and Add Sonic Boom Season 3 Iceberg :D

[@LifeofSquidMann]

Using an iceberg as a framework for alt. history is genius & I'm shocked no one else thought of this. Hope someone picks up the torch and makes more vids set in this reality.

[@Rivecha]

There was someone who did it with Pokemon in a timeline where Gold/Silver were the last games in 1999. Though it was less alt history and more just a Pokemon creepypasta thing.

[@bukanIqbal375]

​@@RivechaGive me the link to that video please!

[@HoneeyMoth]

@@Rivecha you’re just gonna come out here and mention that and not give a link or name? incredible writing btw

[@Rivecha]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2qwZotti96dbZosi=Jb-ICLfEisM4B09Q

[@HoneeyMoth]

@@Rivecha that was the best piece of horror media i’ve ever seen

[@mattguy1773]

Is this the alternate universe where one random dude coughing changed the coarse of history and existence

[@Rivecha]

Its the timeline where the Soviets landed on the moon first

[@Froggediah]

@@RivechaOh

[@DanJuega]

Course. Coarse is like rough I think.

[@frni]

@@DanJuega Just a rough history then

[@twinbuz8358]

@@Rivecha I do have a question. Is this a timeline when the USR also won the Cold War, or is there still a balanced Cold War going on?

[@Marisu_Prada]

_"Totally, KZbin has always been shady as hell"_ Ok but for real, this video really feels authentic, the delivery is on point, the historic events are explained in moderation, and the way it pieces the narrative about the life of an alternate KZbin is really cool Big shoutouts, man, this one is insanely creative

[@NyxusPluto]

arg idea- alternate internet archive where you can look at alternate youtube and solve puzzles to learn more about it

[@ro1y]

You should play Hypnospace Outlaw

[@BlueJay-uj5sm]

I had this video on in the background while working on a project, thinking you were going over "the deep entries" featured on every other iceberg video. I overheard you say "November 9th attacks" and figured it was just an error. And then you casually mentioned President Al Gore's response to lol superman. I had to stop what I was doing for a solid minute just so I could process what was going on. This is one of the best iceberg videos on the entire platform.

[@robertmiralles6334]

Woah it’s you

[@xulfite]

I've tried brainstorming ways to go about "alternate reality" videos on KZbin, however this idea and format absolutely nails it! Great video for Halloween

[@ro1y]

You should play Hypnospace Outlaw

[@pixelchu]

You really cooked with this iceberg. Kinda gave me chills from how “real” it sounded. The sponsors, aspects of other alterations added in like the Soviet Union, President Gore, and the Digital Patriot Act.

[@bukanIqbal375]

He did say in a reply "Its the timeline where the Soviets get to the moon first"

[@George-W-bush-21y]

>government controlled internet >Al gore as president >Corporations run wild on the Internet Did this guy just saw hell?

[@so-calledpunk323]

Aw man, I went to sleep on Halloween and woke up in an alternate universe 😢

[@so-calledpunk323]

But in all seriousness this is an amazing idea and you did a fucking great job.

[@superdndanielchristensen4022]

Don't worry if you fall asleep on Thanksgiving should get you back

[@AlexsAnimations2107]

@superdndanielchristensen4022 I fell Asleep on christmas where WW3 has been raging on for 3 years...what do i do?

[@superdndanielchristensen4022]

@@AlexsAnimations2107 fall asleep in Italy on 5:00 p.m.

[@AlexsAnimations2107]

@superdndanielchristensen4022 Italy has been destroyed back in 2023! okay I will pray that I get sent back home on new years, Wish me luck!

[@BuckBlaziken]

This alternative history universe is interesting. I thought it diverged at LOL SUPERMAN’s upload, but no, apparently it diverges back further since the Soviet Union still exists in this timeline post 1991.

[@t0r1no69]

I think it all diverged when the Soviets won the space race if I remembered correctly

[@adidores1054]

I remember watching a youtube series called "skibidi toilet" between 2010-2011, it was fun to watch but it's hated by the Millennials and Gen X. The series was made in an animation software released in 2004. Good old KZbin days!

[@ForestOrb]

Aw DUDE you just unlocked a repressed memory. Those were so funny. I got disinterested when they added the china subplot though, that was odd.

[@Cosmid_]

Didn't they end up having some sort of collab with Call of Duty? I vaguely remember something like that

[@memester7093]

Man that was a true classic. Heard they recently partnered with Valve to make a official Skibidi Toilet game. Good for them!

[@Kyubeyisbestboy]

i like the idea of a youtube channel talking about alternate history as if its actually happening in their timeline or a whole channel dedicated to one alt history (like imagine if there was a youtube channel from someone in the "Player two start" timeline)

[@LifeofSquidMann]

Yooo Player Two Start mentioned

[@PancakeBoy07]

There is a channel called "JD Media" that basically does this

[@Froggediah]

All this alternate history stuff making me smile like hell.

[@alicenaylor1042]

hi froggediah

[@Froggediah]

@ hihi Alice

[@isolatedirectorofficial]

Yooo Froggediah wassup!

[@Froggediah]

@ hey Director!!! What’s up?

[@isolatedirectorofficial]

@@Froggediah nothin' much, hbu?

[@JOKERLIQUIDWALL_yt]

Seeing this alternate version of youtube being more cryptic and being fucked over time and time again, kinda makes me glad we have this youtube.

[@DioBONITAO]

I'm an absolutely sucker for Alternate History and the way you've delivered and set this video was wonderful. Thank you!

[@_TheMad0ne_]

This is completely Innovative for an iceberg video as it's not only showing the what ifs on KZbin and the errors and their mistakes could've been, but also giving a whole new outlook on what ifs for others platforms too. And not to mention how thankful and appreciative that we still have KZbin to this day after everything that could've happened to the site. I really like this idea and I'm enjoying your videos too and I hope that we can more of alternate history around media as it is really fascinating and interesting to see how every platform and site plays out differently

[@sugarvomitt4831]

This is a really cool format for a digital horror project

[@willowshake023]

I especially like the "what if the cursed media actually was somewhat cursed" concept

[@Power11112]

Pretty much seems like they ran with the whole “what if every KZbin urban legend video were actually real

[@willowshake023]

@Power11112 Not every one of them. The soup torture one is still a hoax

[@Yazovheimer]

@@Power11112 TRUEEE

[@Yazovheimer]

Yeah Thats Actually Incredibble Concept, Like With I Feel Fantastic

[@UltraCenterHQ]

so this timeline is basically what if people feared actually happened. Capitol being hit, the internet being more spied on and stricted, youtube getting shut down, theories and unban legends being real. kinda reminds me of scp and mario 64 is personalized videos

[@swaggerarmy499]

The Soviet Union is still around

[@BrotherhoodforLife277]

Dude this video was awesome. You should definitely make a Vidplaza History Iceberg to continue with this timeline

[@sillylittleboy6361]

DUDE THIS VIDEO IS PHENOMENAL ?!?!?!?!??!? like it's so thorough and im obsessed with how you added the sponsor segment great job

[@thevoidwalkerbr]

The ad for the glasses was genius lmao great video

[@UltraCenterHQ]

I never knew I wanted unfiction youtube videos. videos entirely in alternate timelines

[@jonathanpenado5342]

Dude. This. Was. Amazing! I wanna see a series of social media iceberg videos set in this alternate timeline. Keep doing what you're doing, man!

[@geoe1856]

Al *Gore* criticizing an offensive video which was an edited version of a *Gore* video is ironic

[@eb3i]

This is a super interesting concept, I’m also assuming that since the Cold War would still be on going that technology is about a decade ahead of what it is now, nice touch

[@Aftonsparv90]

Great shit dude this reminds me of a alternative universe pokemon iceberg that basically takes the same idea but woth pokemon

[@Rivecha]

That was actually the inspiration for this video!

[@Aftonsparv90]

@@Rivecha Wait really? That’s so cool! Definitely one of the coolest videos ever imo!

[@mars5914]

Who did that

[@Aftonsparv90]

@@mars5914 midnight krick

[@leap123_]

This is such a good iceberg video on KZbin. Not only it covers most of the notable stuff from KZbin, but it also covers its entire history from its beginning in 2005 all the way down to its shutdown. It's such a shame that KZbin shut down in 2012, otherwise we all would use it over VidPlaza, Google Video, and Vimeo. Ok but for real, as someone really into alternate history, this is definitely an interesting format for althist videos. I myself were more interested into a more utopian timelines though despite this timeline being much darker with stuff like the PATRIOT act being passed, I do like the premise of KZbin shutting down and stuff getting out of wack ever since.

[@oliverfarkas545]

Unbelievable work. Would LOVE to see a Vidplaza History Iceberg or another timeline.

[@DaxTCrowley]

Oh yeah Universe 657 I forgot about that sudden static hitting the earth and causing the complete shut down of the internet

[@usernamehere2003]

This was a pretty interesting concept for an iceberg/alterative timeline video. Nicely done!

[@cammyman32]

Wow! I love this concept! Combining alternate history with an iceberg format, and using that explore not only a different internet but also history and society was a great idea! Keep up the good work my dude! 👍❤️

[@KickMaster83]

This is such an intriguing concept for a video, as well as for an alternate reality! Great job! :D

[@tenshi_alt_content4493]

Holy crap this is an interesting video. I wish this would become a more popular trend aside from Analog and digital horror.

[@Bowtiewashere]

PLS CONTINUE MAKING THIS AS A SERIES THIS IS GOOD 11/6/24

[@caifabe8050]

this video makes me want to do an alternate history Gran Turismo iceberg set in the universe where Nintendo never backstabbed Sony and the Nintendo Play Station actually happened, and Gran Turismo is a Nintendo IP.

[@eljestLiv]

holy fucking shit this is incredible. you’re gonna go far, i can’t believe this only has 10K views.

[@quinnjohnson9750]

As a lover of alternate history this is amazing. Keep up the good work.

[@Crimson-Hat]

Fuck, it's another temporal leak. I need to bring this to the 05 council.

[@eeveepacini]

i typically passively watch this sort of content and don't comment much,, but WOW i just need to express how incredibly creative and well done this is. great work.

[@Neraam_S]

The alternative universe where KZbin Rewind 2018 was the most beloved video

[@Rivecha]

Vidplaza rewind*

[@TheStorrman]

It’s a fun what if to think about if this KZbin site actually did take off and become popular and how it could’ve impacted the world

[@andrewoliver7095]

Crazy how the That Guy With the Glasses site was allowed to stay up due to Doug Walker's close ties with several important senators and representatives at the time. I supported him during his own bid for congressional office, and while I do find him a bit too centrist, I think his voting record while in office was overall good.

[@Kevin_The_Terror]

36:40 I remember the news calling him a traitor and a Russian spy. I also heard rumors that the Soviet government recruited him to build a AI super weapon or something similar. 2012 was crazy.

[@Rivecha]

@@Kevin_The_Terror lmao what conspiratorial network were you watching? Eagle News?

[@tbttruhereagain0001]

We got the ‘paradox’ version of our universe before Hytale

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

This is an insanely cool way to present alt history. Love all the lore building. Good stuff!

[@FutureBaldGuy]

You forgot about the #savetf2 thing from 2009. Apparently valve, now owned by activision, were forced to close team fortress 2 servers permanently due to them being too expensive to maintain compared the the player base. There was a dedicated, if small movement, #savetf2 who protested this and demanded rights for private servers, but it was not to be, and on December 23rd of 2009, TF2’s servers shut down for good. It’s a shame that such a unique game only lasted 2 years.

[@GiganteQueso]

You should make more videos covering stuff like the cognito hazard attacks

[@cutecentral1930]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the bizarre garfield fan channel pizza cat. It was a channel that uploaded live action parodies of garfield comics and the name "pizza cat" was in reference to how garfield's favorite food is pizza (a core part of the comic) it was most active from april to november of 2007 and it stopped uploading for about 9 months before returning with a video that likely less than 10 people saw due to how it was deleted a few minutes after. there are vague descriptions of what this video was but it was something involving a blood-stained bathroom stall. supposedly the few people who did see the video said their computer crashed after the video ended and displayed a bright orange screen which they could only get rid of by restarting their computers.

[@GothicJimbt]

I love how it’s basically the bad ending for internet culture…

[@zedknot230]

Very interesting video, your channel deserves a lot more attention. your video style reminds me of blameitonjorge.

[@robertmiralles6334]

I wonder a citizen in this alt history would react to our timeline?

[@user-AADZ]

34:12 best in-universe explanation of an iceberg mistake ever

[@TuxCity1997]

Me in this timeline: VidPlazaRocks76

[@N3Selina]

very immersive good job keeping a straight face doing this love the in-character take

[@Yayo30007]

my fault gang i kicked a rock while in the ming dynasty

[@mariamaravilla9005]

I really liked the concept of this video, icebergs are a great way to do some world building around an idea like this. It definately has potential to become a genre of videos. Good job

[@jtbcu2269]

This is the bad ending for KZbin and the whole internet itself

[@TORIB10]

Bro this way of making your video is cool asf.

[@thepaperunicorn09]

Oh wow , i did not expect this to be what it turned out to be , i thought it would just another iceberg about obscure yt stuff , but wow , this , this is so refreshing ! This feels like something straight out of a alternate timeline, one that was much darker and worse than our own, but a very interesting one at that , like that november 9th attack, fred being called lukas , etc , idk if this is just a one off thing or that if it's for a series or something , if it's a on gojng thing than that's cool af , but even if it's just a one off thing it still was a breath of fresh air , i really enjoyed watching this and i hope you make more stuff like this in the future, have a good one :>

[@superdndanielchristensen4022]

Ugh, i hate when dimensional leaks come into our dimension

[@absolutemaniac7368]

Some of these i cant tell if theyre actually incorrect or if its an alternate universe thing

[@ForestOrb]

This is an amazing work of fiction. Great stuff man

[@wepeel65]

Always wanted to watch a video like this! The detail put into this is astonishing. I can't imagine living in such a dark timeline. Amazing work

[@johnnyweiner4030]

We got alternate universe KZbin before GTA7

[@GoldwaveGT]

It took me a few seconds to understand that lol

[@sagitta98]

Not sure if you're missed this or I didn't notice it. But I'm sure there should be an entry for "The KZbin HQ incident". A disgruntled vegan KZbinr after many harsh demonetation entering KZbin HQ and start making chaos with high casualty including The CEO of KZbin and herself. After that, KZbin begin to make choices that will benefit content creators more, unlike KZbin that we know today in our timeline.

[@Person-d2k]

I've always been fascinated by alternate history. Thanks for this video

[@maybelater6282]

Haven't watched yet, but if you do more of these, may I propose that the iceberg works backwards? As in the top is the most obscure and the bottom is most well known. That might fit the AU theme more.

[@DarnellCraze2006]

I Love this Dude, Its good vid and I like how its Alternate and some Events did something for sure in that timeline like the lol superman and the Myths being beliveable in that timeline, I love it And Yeah, Pretty cool vid

[@complexplacebo]

I like that minecraft is still a thing getting lets plays in this alternate universe

[@zeusalternative1270]

Loving the alternative universe content, most of the content here is from this universe which isn't bad but it becomes repetitive.

[@PeonsToTop]

Sad Timeline no Fred Movie

[@fallout76boy]

man you really nailed it

[@Razzor012YT]

wow, this had to be one of the most interesting videos ive seen, you deserve a sub for your effort!

[@thevarietychannelofyoutube4769]

This is an incredibly cool idea for a video

[@AlyxKonway]

Alternative web history is the most interesting to me as the internet has multiple paths it could've (and still could) go down.

[@Nostalgia2000erafan]

We are in the multiverse now

[@ziiko3693]

Really love casually sprinkling bombshell alternate reality facts like the Al Gore presidency and the Soviet Union still existing

[@evankim2406]

This video was really high quality.

[@user-AADZ]

8:51 it took me a while to realize that the date of this event was flipped in the alternate universe timeline

[@BL0OS1LLY]

The Piano chan hack that takes place on Christmas day 2009 is crazy

[@brendanROSEBROCK]

You forgot the reuploads of the videos of the kids at Freddy fazbear’s going missing man they went viral

[@TheStarshipGarage]

I thought this was going to be an iceberg about the KZbin alternate history community but this is entertaining!

[@JEOVAHxRxGOD]

NEXT LEVEL😂 this was fantastic. I miss those old Sean Fujiyoshi "This is how you _" videos from early youtube my favorite was "This is how you Scene Kid" 🤣🤣🤣

[@terribleTerrestrial]

omg i remember getting insanely into biking when i was a kid, like around 2008ish? when i was only 5... this sounds harmless enough but regular biking led me to both bike mechanics AND bmx, and i was OBSESSED. i ended up getting really badly injured (i broke my leg + other abrasions) and i was super distraught in the hospital bc they wouldnt let me watch youtube. i hardly remember any of this now so im repeating what my parents told me basically. they also said after youtube shut down i didnt really care about bikes anymore, even when they tried to show me vidplaza vids of them or encouraged me to join bmx when i was old enough. they all laugh about it now but i swear they were like really scared at the time by the way they tell it and just in their face, its a little strained, like theyre making themselves laugh idk. maybe im just seeing stuff but hearing all this really freaks me out, knowing that maybe i was like biologically hypnotized into that and it led to me, a little kid, getting hurt.. this stuff is scary man. im glad vidplaza doesnt have this kind of shit happening.

[@charmyzard]

Friendly presentation, intriguing exploration, highly fitting and impactful twist: "What if the algorythm influenced people harder/AI?" 🔥

[@thefunnyguyaha]

My uncle made a lot of stuff on KZbin before its shutdown.. he collabed with pewdiepie at some point and they became friends, they still talk to this very day.

[@LieutenantBoii]

I got a whole story about the 09 christmas day hack. The person who hacked the thumbnails was a banned member from the YTP forums known as MeiAIDS. Very few members from the site had contact with them but a handful were informed what they were about to do. Once word got out about the Piano-chan thumbnails, a thread was made on the forum documenting everything being changed. Some thumbnails were changed to Hulk Hogan and John Madden and then, on one of the most viewed videos on youtube at the time, changed the thumbnail to a link to the YTP forum. The thread immediately went from amazement to panic when hundreds of guests started lurking the thread. As someone who witnessed it all happen live, it was generally innocent and probably won't ever happen again, although this individual had a history making YTPs that had a lot of cropped hentai hidden in their videos so thankfully they didn't take it too far.

[@Olimar-ij6vd]

This video scratches my brain in ways I can’t explain

[@Rivecha]

@@Olimar-ij6vd I used cognitohazards to hypnotize you

[@aidenb7444]

I like the idea at the core, I really do! I think that some entries like blank room soup were pretty redundant and didn’t have much to do with the narrative of the video. I think it would be better if you included more original entries about lost KZbin videos or weird KZbin phenomenon, I get not having a visual aspect to it but that’s okay you don’t need to. I think these alternate videos that Midnight Krick started (he was the first I saw idk if there was another before him) are amazing ways of creating new stories with existing ideas but I think this one needed just some more push away from the familiar to make a good video even better

[@aboutsoundandvision]

Pour one out for my boy KZbin, gone but not forgotten

[@Chase.h.hillenberg]

Hear me out post this on Spotify shii would go hard listening to while working ngl

[@Mitzi-chan224]

I love this concept! Keep it up, man! ❤

[@TeaRektum]

gave this video 5 stars to boost the visibility on the sentient algorithm, hope the government doesn't take it down. kinda strange how it has no video comment replies though despite the massive 23k views, where are the reply girls??? I donated 500 beenz to support your content, hope it helps towards buying that dreamcast 2! anyways, back to watching the amnesia lets play.

[@endcaps1917]

Honestly this kinda inspired me to make my own timeline like this

[@endcaps1917]

Basically youtube loses popularity in the mid to late 2010s as the internet becomes more decentralized and community driven Ala old net in reaction to the rise of corporate centralization hold over the internet causing many new events like the earlier rise of indie animation There's also no 11/9 but iraq happens anyway causing anti war movement 2 electric boogaloo and many other wacky events

[@endcaps1917]

It would also diverge as far back as manifest destiny as native nations fight back much harder leading to a early "civil war" leading to a lose lose situation as native nations are absorbed into the union but the us government is forced to give them autonomy to the point their far more powerful than mere reservations (basically statehood)

[@Milesprowerboy5]

This and this comment also gave me my own idea where KZbin almost dies but is saved by yahoo.

[@TiredToonz]

Dinner will taste EXTRA scrumptious with this video

[@PercivalQyou]

Subscribed, make more of these! Love the concept

[@connorbeith3232]

Even the ad read is part of the bit lol