The Crisis of the 21st Century.

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[@rantanplan178]

"The next generation of Roosevelts, Joan of Arcs, and Winston Churchills have already been born" Yea...and the next generations of Maos, Hitlers, Pol Pots and Stalins as well most likely. -.-

[@DhirC35]

Precisely

[@itsblitz4437]

What about Napoleon Bonaparte?

[@highground7923]

@@itsblitz4437 unlikely

[@ephennell4ever]

Unfortunately ...

[@salmoneysca]

Will decide which name applies after we see the victor

[@ofmiceandmatts]

Baby Boomers & Gen X: “At least I got the world when it was great” Millennials: “I can’t believe we missed out on the world when it was great” Gen Z: “Maybe if I survive I can be a primary source for a history book”

[@GOF-pk9mg]

regrettable that gen z is too young enough to do anything by the time its over but does t have the luxury of not being able to remember so its utter helplessness

[@James.99]

Z is the last letter of the alphabet. Maybe Gen Z is the last human generation.

[@cvpgame7267]

@@James.99 I'd agree but Gen Alpha is already rolling out (since 2012 or sometime near), hopes for what one would call the "Phoenix Rising"

[@douglasphillips5870]

@@James.99 it's weird that we started alphabetizing generations at z

[@adolfwasrite7009]

Being a Millennial sucks.

[@1Reevee]

“The U.S. Doesn’t want China to control all of Asia” Yeah we don’t want them getting that 7 man continent bonus

[@daviddewar6008]

risk is life

[@ShamanMcLamie]

I always tricked everyone into letting me have North America and it's bonus uncontested while they all fight each other for Asia. Then I'd nab South America and snowball the rest.

[@thepowerpoutageguy]

Lmfao

[@catrojana3694]

@@ShamanMcLamie in the age of ICBM that had been debugged.

[@notkingali1798]

No Australia no win

[@oneoffasmr7971]

" a peasant society where people are able to establish themselves and marry young is far more stable than a technological one where young people feel incapable of reaching their goals or expectations "

[@jordangraupmann9494]

I too watched the video

[@videogamesarecool9280]

I three watched the video

[@mikul3122]

I'm gay

[@Jareers-ef8hp]

I’m homophobic

[@mikul3122]

@@Jareers-ef8hp You're gay

[@kayseek1248]

I was born in 2004, I’m gonna have a front row seat for all of this.

[@Tvtardy]

Even more for me.. I’m born in 2008🤦‍♂️

[@alexanderblackfel8747]

2002 in my case. We truly live in interesting times.

[@arkadiuszjandylewski152]

You will all have a horrible death. Climate change will destroy crops.

[@YeTism]

@@arkadiuszjandylewski152 this made me laugh but it shouldn’t have. I pictured a grown man just walking into a classroom telling the kids they will all die

[@dontknowaname6198]

2006 here

[@floridageneral1204]

"Peace, that glorious moment in time when everyone stands around reloading." - Thomas Jefferson

[@thegeek1429]

Wtf man.

[@floridageneral1204]

@@thegeek1429 Thomas Jefferson Man.

[@floridageneral1204]

@Kgothatso Nthite Thanks.

[@thegeek1429]

@@floridageneral1204 But it's underrated man.

[@floridageneral1204]

@@thegeek1429 Thank you too.

[@mattymaclean621]

When I watch videos like this all I can think about is the fact that I've survived cancer so no matter what happens at least I'm around to see it

[@thomasgalla1670]

Good job just a reminder that there are always good things in life even with tragedy

[@autokrator_]

Hell, you'll be around to see men walk on Mars and maybe even the invention of faster-than-light travel. We are lucky to bear witness to such an important time in human history.

[@jurgisnekrosius9561]

@@thomasgalla1670 wow basiclly revenant from netflix

[@lakeblackBLM]

@@autokrator_ we will soon see capitalist climate change kill life on earth before any of that

[@samueldemeijer794]

We're happy that you are here.

[@benl2140]

In 40 years, I wonder if people will make "What if internet porn never existed?" alternate histories.

[@enricobianchi4499]

it will literally just be a picture from google images after searching "utopia"

[@fishymachine]

You remember the South Park episode where he main US network switch crashed, so Randy ended up paying some dudes to ... do commissions?

[@Illlium]

I don't really see internet porn being that big of a deal. Drawings of erotic nature go way back, they existed because people (mostly men) didn't have a person around to do things with. If you take pinup art for example, that existed for men during war when they were estranged from them their spouses for years.

[@gortimusprime2751]

@@Illlium Porn is more accessible then ever before and with young people being exposed to hardcore porn as early as their pre teen years. Porn addictions have become an increasingly common and worrying problem that has mostly gone under the radar. It is most definitely an issue that must be tackled.

[@Illlium]

@@gortimusprime2751 I wouldn't exactly call it an addiction, from what I know it's not uncommon to think about something else during sex to begin with, if memory serves me right something like a fifth of Americans use their phone when they're doing the do. And believe it or not porn can have some educational value if you know what to pay attention to.

[@doomsncrew]

Well, if the next generations of Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin, De Gaulle, Mao, Willy Brandt or Pol-Pot have already been born, I hope the next generations of Charlie Chaplin, Monty Python, Peter Sellers, Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, Louis de Funès, Laurel and Hardy have already been born too !

[@hewhoyeet4953]

Pretty sure our generation's comedian are just memers

[@ericsaul9306]

Well we're back to the roaring 20s haha so that must count for something....

[@flyingbanshee8592]

Churchill was a mass murderer

[@hewhoyeet4953]

@@flyingbanshee8592 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqauq6dtpZKApK8

[@g.williams2047]

The roaring 20s are certainly going to bring about the eating 40s.

[@bradymcelroy1627]

"the incentive to kill civilians gets way too high" now that's a quote even better than "Egypt is really easy to oppress"

[@CaptainGrimes1]

To be fair when I play assassins creed I have that same problem...and GTA

[@ignotzzz2089]

@@CaptainGrimes1 Lmao

[@cursedwanderer1753]

I can't wait to oppress some Egyptians!

[@____________838]

Here I go killing civilians again!

[@thomasgalla1670]

That is one point where I wonder if we could have people monitoring them the question is whether the manpower is worth it and if so How hard would be to Hack

[@Yhirmirs_Basement]

you were born to late to sail the seas and experience a new world, you were born to early to explore whats outside of our solar system, but you were born just in time to see civilization go haywire again

[@cingenedovenaugustus4558]

But you were born just in time to experience the dank memes.

[@Bradley2806]

You were born in time to recreate civilisation and reform it.

[@shubhamkumargiri2772]

That is basically all of the human history.

[@quinnjohnson9750]

poggers I'm in for the wild ride :D No turning back now!

[@gregtaylor9806]

You were born in time to shape the civilization that will conquer those stars.

[@cth0nic668]

I have waited soo long for these years. For others to finally start connecting these dots. Its getting exciting. Fascinating. Terrifying. Interesting. What a horrible and wonderful world we have.

[@andres3622]

that's how this shit works tho

[@dontcallthemliberals3316]

Bring on the massive rise in religious fanaticism. Does anyone think Europe can stomach the kind of cultural shift he mentioned?

[@XxOrangesoda2610xX]

Im enjoying the chaos

[@buddermonger2000]

@@dontcallthemliberals3316 Honestly no. Maybe if gen Z in Europe was a bit more like the Americans or if they're adaptable enough to just say enough then yes, but if they get indoctrinated Enough into the "Welfarism" then they're basically going to just be conquered or a tributary state. I've got some hope for France and CANZUK (as the former still colonial and the latter is honestly getting pulled by the Americans) but that's about it. I think Poland is going to be stuck with Russia and eastern Europe and even kind of the Balkans are just Russian clay

[@buddermonger2000]

@@XxOrangesoda2610xX so am I

[@jakefastf]

This is arguably the most influential period in history. What Gen Z and Gen Alpha does will dictate the future of humanity for better or for worse. We may not be able to explore and discover the world, but we still can lay the foundations of a star faring civilization.

[@mikeybarboza3086]

If we don't blow up this planet before they have the chance

[@buddermonger2000]

@@mikeybarboza3086 We're going to blow it up while doing so

[@Dragoncam13]

Gonna be very interesting in the next few decades for sure

[@sushidope1701]

The problem is that the older gens don’t know have to let go of their power lmao

[@trollmcclure2659]

Incels and doomers taking control of western governments, sounds good

[@R3GARnator]

I remember how in many of his earlier videos he was real self conscious about how long they were. I'm glad he's moved past that.

[@XXSTEAKYXX]

For real this Content is amazing it’s impassible to truly summarize these events with just a quick little chat like those 10 minute videos do it’s funny how KZbin went from being full of short videos to where now you have people uploading 1 hour long documentaries or even discussion and no one usually complains it’s great that KZbin still has some bright spots you just have to put in thr work tbh

[@demun6065]

Does anyone else pause and rewind his videos? It takes me like an hour to watch his videos. That's a good thing btw! There's not many other KZbinrs that excite me, quality wise, with their uploads.

[@keeneankeenean3036]

@@demun6065 agree, I always look at everything he presents in detail, always has great ideas

[@slickmickrick9215]

@@demun6065 agreed, one of the only youtubers who make you think

[@rdablock]

anyone watching in +2x speed?

[@justinryan8490]

Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore the stars, born just right to live in "interesting times".

[@rachard]

bruh

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

Born just in time to build an empire

[@wokeaf1337]

born to experience how the world has been explored and how the stars could be explored

[@unreliablenarratorz2772]

I like to think we are born during the critical period that will determine if the sacrifices of the past for human development will be in vain or not and if there will even be an era of humanity in space. No pressure.

[@Torus2112]

On the one hand unfathomable pain and suffering, but on the other hand techno-barbarians!

[@ayushanand256]

The first thought that I had after clicking on this video was that no way we would have a war after so much technological advancement. But now when I think about it, it has been like this ever since. Even in the 20th century the advancement was so great that nobody would had imagined it in the last decade but the 2 world wars still happened. The simple answer is, war will happen when we all get desperate.

[@buddermonger2000]

Most people think innovation and trade will stop wars but it never has and even during the great war of the 1920s Germany and Britain were trading essentials basically making that whole hypothesis right into the dumpster. The only weapons which made war unviable were nukes as they had no winners. But if you have much smaller wars of swear off the nukes they'll still happen and internal conflicts always have a chance at happening.

[@weirdestpersonguaranteed2244]

About that…

[@timhaldane7588]

This is how we all felt in the 90's after the USSR fell and left a monopolar world. The "end of history". The rise of a "perpetual frontier of free expression" called the Internet. A new global civilization in the making, where wars were no longer a clash of powers but a quelling of insurrection, where technology would liberate and unite us all. That's what we thought. It's quaint, really. 😕

[@LanMandragon1720]

Uhh tech is advanced through learning to kill each other better.War will 100% exist as long as humanity does bro..

[@timorean320]

"The future, ain't what it use to be." Yogi Berra

[@enricobianchi4499]

That's a good quote!

[@timorean320]

@@enricobianchi4499 Yogi was a genius. I heard a story of how he attended a "Yankees Reunion" which they do at the Stadium, at the end, they show all the past Yankees on Big Screen, who have passed on, since last reunion, Yogi, sitting next to Reggie Jackson said "I sure hope I never see my name up there", brilliant!

[@CROGGS]

"If half the population died from disease, the average person would be living in a utopia" Ok Thanos

[@freddy4603]

that's the scary part - Thanos is correct, the less beings consuming a limited supply of resources the better the average life will be. Although I don't understand how stupid you'd have to be to not realize that the population would just grow again, or that attempting such a massive intentional purge would have such profound side effects that it woud completely destroy the whole society and negate any benefits for those left It's weird that Endgame assumes that society would just go on after the snap - such a large purge of people in positions of power everywhere would throw the whole world into a "what if every country had a civil war at the same time" scenario.

[@darken2417]

@@freddy4603 Should have only wiped the aliens.

[@qualityshitposter9314]

@@darken2417 What do you have agents immigrants?

[@darken2417]

@@qualityshitposter9314 Your joke.... fails to amuse me.

[@DoctorCyan]

@@mcfoolskully Yeah but with only half the population remaining it would take twice as long to discover and develop solutions to the problems that plague their time, so once population levels rebound in a few decades it’ll all be for nothing

[@marcelmichaud6210]

you're a genius I've never seen anyone tie world history together like this

[@dennisengelen2517]

People take everything they have for granted and only tend to focus on what they don't have. Be grateful for everything you have, be grateful for being alive in these peaceful times with a roof over your head to keep you warm and dry, enough food to fill your belly, enough water to stay hydrated, warm water to relax and being able to have a job to pay for these things. No one knows how long we'll be able to live like this or how long this peace will last, so better enjoy it as long as it lasts because for all we know it might stop tomorrow. Carpe diem.

[@MrSubmariner76]

That’s it Dennis, you have a mature mind.

[@kybercat7]

thats the problem. i can't afford a roof over my head.

[@eater_of_garbage_]

Dont tell me what to do, i will be as hateful as i want.

[@kingrobotnik6950]

It’s not so much the physical part. It’s the mental and emotional part. I can’t honestly tell you the last time I felt true inner peace. And don’t give me that nihilistic bs about there’s no happiness. I can promise you I’ve experienced happiness. That how I know it exists…

[@laststand6420]

True, we live in the best time to be alive... Physically. But I am amazed at the amount of psychological "pressure" that this entire generation is under right now. I don't think it will be too long before something breaks.

[@handlethisshitainttwitternigga]

Can't wait to rewatch this in 30 years

[@karaliusking6833]

@Roshaun Roache being positive I see

[@scholaroftheworldalternatehist]

30 years really isn't that long in the span of history. I think most of the stuff he says in this video will happen within a century, but not 30 yrs

[@Bland-79]

There will not be internet at that point and it will probably be for the better. Most of us will be better off in the end anyway. Only the super rich and powerful will really be hurt by this.

[@rexmann1984]

@Roshaun Roache I'd like to point first that likely over half of us commenting aren't gonna be here. But also, I've been feeling this too. I think a lot of people are that's why Musk wants to go to Mars. Sure you could launch a nuke at him but he'll have plenty of time to take it out whereas the moon is three days tops.

[@omargerardolopez3294]

Well... you'll need to

[@gavinhartlaub3529]

I got so excited when I saw this was over 30 minutes lmfao

[@super8027]

Me too this guy is a legend

[@gijsverbeek1242]

@Saffron Christmas i hope so

[@Student0Toucher]

USA IS GOING UP📈📈📈📈📈 not 📉📉📉📉

[@edvardskalva]

i didnt notice that it was 30 minutes

[@johnpaulcross424]

Same I absolutely love doing work with WIAH in the background

[@masond7573]

"There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen."

[@alexxans1154]

Something weird happened as i was watching this video. I am used to becoming upset, scared and paniced when watching predictions of the future, fearing of what might happen to me and my family. But for the first time i did not. Perhaps it was the lack of intense music or the calm and composed presentation, or maybe even the ocasional optimism that you sprinkled in, but i did not feel panic. What i feel is acceptance. Not in the sense of crippling pessimism, but in the sense of a sailor heading torwards a storm, ready to face its wrath. If what is said is truely to come, well then, we might as well get it over with. At least we will not be living in boring times, and who knows, there might be land on the other side.

[@semsija2443]

"31 out of 100 dollars in circulation now were printed in the last year" Jesus

[@owenosborne-lewis5060]

I touched one of those dollars.

[@G1ennbeckismyher0]

Every body wanted a stimmy without consequence

[@retroflame3104]

@@G1ennbeckismyher0 please tell me how people that got layed off would feed themselves without a stimulus?

[@G1ennbeckismyher0]

@@retroflame3104 savings. Regardless, it can't come without consequence

[@Funkiy]

@@retroflame3104 Savings, prepping for the future. Something this generation can’t do. Im a gen zer and can openly admit this. People just spend and spend without creating a stable economic base for their eventual retirement/events that may occur like covid. And yeah, ik a new family with parents just out of college probably haven’t had the opportunity to save yet. And that is what the stimmies were for. Instead, we have everyone and their dog that is possibly eligible getting them even if they don’t need them. That makes inflation.

[@infinitsai]

If history have taught me anything, its that we are always too optimistic and pessimistic for our future, at the same time

[@zombieranger3410]

Agreed, we’ll all still be around and history will continue on, the end times are not upon us, but the future will bring unexpected challenges making sure we are never comfortable or contempt.

[@korpen2858]

Cynicism is the way

[@brandonbonas2761]

We're mostly to optimistic you got ppl who for the last few decades think the long peace will last when anyone with sense knows it will end sooner then we'd like.

[@madwolf0966]

@@korpen2858 Onwards to The Royal Pal- wait wrong Syndiclism.

[@rageraptor7127]

@@zombieranger3410 I mean we have some fairly stable projections for what will happen. Their predictions with good backing. Making it a game of odds based on what people will ultimately decide to do. The odds of a war entirely depend on calculated variables and human decisions based on them. The decisions will be what will decide the future. So be wary of who’s in power and what their intentions are.

[@ReeceMarshallPersonal]

I feel like we will be living in a cyberpunk 2077 like era. Where there’s technology everywhere and flashy cities but everyone is poor and angry

[@meivenheaven]

That's a possitive outcome really. The world we are gonna live is harsher.

[@damnedlegionaire]

We live in the lamest cyberpunk dystopia ever.

[@koustavchatterjee9974]

Everyone is not poor and angry though tbh. Maybe in America. But a lot of places are having economic booms.

[@Ssm19494]

@@koustavchatterjee9974 interesting coming from you Mr Chatterjee. Isn't India the country where people use the streets as a public toilet lol?

[@koustavchatterjee9974]

@@Ssm19494 I mean that's a pretty racist thing to say lol. But perhaps fair, as yeah we have some street-shitters here. But the standard of living is still rising, which matters a lot. Let's say it has gone from maybe 5% of the population doing that stuff to 1% (or less). That's basically an economic boom, everyone is benefiting. You can't just magically make such people uber rich and sophisticated. There's a big difference between this and somewhere like California where such things are actually actively rising. And I have even seen this happening in San Francisco.

[@pretzellis]

You invoke in me a newfound respect and love for history. Thank you.

[@saskiaviking9447]

"Honey, the wedding is off. Whatifalthist just uploaded a video."

[@kingofthemoon2395]

The weddings off, South Africa has begun to collapse (I hope someone gets this whatifalthist reference)

[@WhatifAltHist]

@@kingofthemoon2395 Saudi Arabia please, and the wedding's on

[@dracodeanglicus3857]

@@WhatifAltHist what...colour is this wedding, if you don’t mind the asking?

[@donkane.81]

@@dracodeanglicus3857 if it’s the red one, i won’t be attending.

[@velozio]

@@kingofthemoon2395 Honey please I promise you we will have our wedding I just wanna wait for Egypt and North Korea to collapse then we can have our wedding

[@grivous666]

"The next generation of Roosevelts, Joan of Arcs, and Winston Churchills have already been born" The kid who dreamed of becoming Vlad the Impaler:

[@WoWplayer527]

trust me, the next generation of Vlads, Hitlers, Maos, and Tojos have already been born too.

[@TheOpalHammer]

@@WoWplayer527 I'm already deciding on what mustache I should go for...

[@sinoroman]

waiting for the next Nurhaci he had a cause in China to be what it is today

[@WoWplayer527]

@Leon Das do you mean among us whatifalthist viewers? Or just among the current crop of teenagers and young adults that i assume you're a part of?

[@bartdr5146]

@Leon Das there is one Hitler among us

[@andyw_uk74]

Boy, did this come quicker than I expected.

[@violenceisfun991]

Monk....? Monkey?

[@paulchamberlin3389]

This is literally more informative and much more effectively laid out, (and far less bias)than any college course I have EVER taken. You are bright and insightful and I thank you for sharing that knowledge. However, the next critical thinking question is what should we do to prepare or combat these looming crashes or economic depressions??? We need some optimism in here for future outlook and preparation not just what is portrayed. I know that is not easy to relay especially in times of uncertainty. Just subscribed though.

[@fallendown8828]

I am not yet at college age but i am already feeling like an adult that seen both world wars and the meanings of things like nationality or religion is fading away more i learn abouth the world. I am geniunly conserned abouth if my words would couse me trouble for the rest of my academic life since i want to eighter study science or engineering and political stuff blocking them wouldn't be cool. I have consumed a lot of stuff and this chanel seems the most raw data giving of all saving me from searching all of the events by myself and also making comparisons that i wouldn't be able to because of my lack of knowlage in some topics that span centuries or even millenias. Ok i just needes to write what i think to not go crazy, thanks for the comfortable feeling you gave to be with your comment that express genuin opinions and feelings. You need not to reply but it would be cool if you do and last question (and also the first i guess) what was your field in college

[@mustermusli2445]

*me imagining my peaceful career and future at home Whatifalthist: “I’m gonna stop you right there!”

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Whatifalthist is literally going to ruin this whole man's career.

[@dracodeanglicus3857]

Me: absolutely nothing Whatifalthist: _’Do you believe in gravity?’_ Me: *_’OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!’_*

[@e-cavalier2739]

Don't worry. Most of this video is just foolish conjecture imo. Humans will always find a way of dealing with our problems.

[@e-cavalier2739]

@@neondalek7774 Well that cannot happen now we have nukes because of MAD.

[@hotandsillycinnamonrollget6697]

That's what I want but I plan on moving to a more rural area. The rest of the world can burn for all I care. I can work my job from home fortunately.

[@mug-o-tea9517]

"the next generation of Roosevelts Joan of arcs and Winston Churchills have already been born" gave me actual chills

[@wigglyziggly]

Never felt so inspired to do good

[@gavinsmith9871]

I wish them well, they're going to need it.

[@austinw2375]

Putting Winston Churchill and Joan of arc in the same category is autistic

[@user-uv3li8tk4r]

@@austinw2375 how so? I think the point is that they were both highly influential people and that the people who will influence the future are already born. I don't see the problem

[@evzenvarga9707]

Me aswell.

[@1Phire]

I honestly feel this video was what i was thinking about for a long time, i have never seen somebody talk about the crisis of the 21st century and how humanity will do in the future, nobody ever talks about this and this is the video i was imagining, Thanks for making this

[@RomanOf2002]

Absolutely brilliant piece of work. I am speechless.

[@olirobinson3006]

when a 33 minute video becomes a 90 minute one due to lots of pausing to fully contemplate the world-wide implications of each freakin' map

[@elvisfifo]

Its funny how often u have to pause his videos

[@emilv.3693]

Ngl yes, I read slow and I wanna read everything.

[@GeoffreyHellington]

I had to go to work halfway through and just sat silently contemplating until I could get back to finish it

[@Clement3121]

So true it hurts

[@yukikodavila4907]

Truth...but worth the effort.

[@marrvynswillames4975]

1:56 why we live in the 1650 or 1850 7:49 will technology save us? 13:11 are things really that bad? 17:47 a broad overview of the problems 23:12 first horseman: war 25:45 second horseman: disease 28:08 third horseman: global warming 29:40 culture and technology

[@FazeParticles]

there should be a forth horseman.

[@Burgermeister1836]

@@FazeParticles That is the unspoken horseman of Death, the one he doesn't name for fear of it happening to all of civilization.

[@Jack-sq6xb]

@@Burgermeister1836 speaking of the end of civilization, NUCLEAR WARFARE

[@tavorliman9286]

One of the most valuable video I have watched in weeks

[@kabulykos]

Having Russia gain Kyiv but lose Crimea is such an astounding troll prediction

[@normanclatcher]

It was an excellent troll, yes.

[@crhu319]

Not likely at all..

[@thanoscube8573]

lol

[@monarchblue4280]

Crisis of the 3rd century : Broke Crisis of the 21st century: Woke Crisis of the 137,000,000th century: *Bespoke*

[@YourLocalRussianNegro]

Lol

[@skepticaldarkeater7725]

I see. Cause the universe is 13.7 billion years old. So you divided by 100 and call it 137 millionth century.

[@rifleboy4837]

Big brain time

[@EmjayMusic05]

hahaha

[@nobuttincansr5534]

I wonder what a 21st century Aurelian would be like.

[@fpsserbia6570]

i like how he first give us hope showing positive side and then show as real side and just ruin even that small amount of hope we had at the beginning

[@efxnews4776]

Did you really watched to the end? At the end he actually give more than hope, he just tell us that theres and new age of heros comming, and would be epic...

[@stachman9531]

i mean hope is a good thing, pessimism is rather unhealthy im my opinon, but things need to keep themselves real.

[@scorpixel1866]

The best way to crush hope is by giving a faint glimmer of it then drowning it immediately in a tide of despair.

[@Gerwulf97]

It's relative to your perspective coming in. For me, i'm depressed: my country as it stands is lost, it's highest institutions corrupted from top to bottom, it's monetary system rigged, it's current structure a betrayal of what America is. It's people are good, but we're facing a reckoning, which can end theoretically bad or good, and though I believe good, it's still gonna be terrible. So a vid like this to me is very hopeful and inspiring in the face of depressing calamity cause I'm already depressed. Sorry it has to be depressing for you right now.

[@perrypro1263]

@@Gerwulf97 Same, not from the US but the ending phrase made me feel warm in the heart. As if I still have a chance to reach a level of power similar to those figures and change the world for good for all those I care about.

[@JM-se5qt]

I really- and I cannot stress this enough- like your skill in writing your scripts

[@KarismaKing]

I am a massive nerd and the knowledge presented in these is insane. The guy making these is shy of a genius. Dope video bro.

[@chillaxo9863]

I can't wait for the next guy who thinks he's napoleon but ends up being the Paraguayan version

[@echoesinthevoid4663]

Siman Bolivar?

[@mel-chan5567]

@@echoesinthevoid4663 he means Francisco Solano López Carrillo

[@Edoorardo]

I hope this dude doesn't make Paraguay lose 94% of their male population again

[@davidgriffin5513]

Hey those 6% had it good...

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

@@Edoorardo wait what?

[@dwayne1625]

On that topic of Internet Porn, it is a political reality that as the years move forward there will be a higher and higher chance that congress men AND women will have watched hentai.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

As they should have.

[@FelipeJaquez]

KZbinr president

[@giovannidipierfrancescodim3058]

The collapse of western civilization

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@giovannidipierfrancescodim3058 The challenge of postponing gratification when there is instant porn. Just shake and stir only add water.

[@TheOpalHammer]

Well if they opened the emails I sent them, that is already a reality.

[@accordiongeorge7886]

Compared to other historians who perceive of destiny, you come off as quite the optimist.

[@athiefinthenight6894]

This is probably one of the best / most relevant videos on youtube

[@oitubeman1019]

agreed

[@nuralibolataev4474]

"I'd be a handy solution to our problems if the elderly diad at a higher rate to disease"...I'd never thought that I'd hear someone say that. This is why I'm subscribed.

[@jurgisnekrosius9561]

Lmao and your profile picture just fits right in

[@TouringWolf42]

@UCxtzgmULnxhLOYSB1NvtuKw Explains why our governors were so incompetent.. they weren't, they just wanted to eliminate the elderly.

[@joshbentley2307]

Covid: were someone over the age of 85 has a 870000% higher chance of dying when compared to a 17-18 year old And a far higher chance of dying in developing/overpopulated countries. 👁👄👁

[@rajikage3098]

@@jurgisnekrosius9561 uuuulz

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Not really. In the real world, people get sick before they die to disease, and treating sick people comes with a cost. Old people staying healthy and productive up to the day they die would be a neat solution.

[@titus_philemon]

I do not know what changed from his end, but it feels like he's starting to pay attention to South America and ACTUALLY divide the south American economies (instead of just putting them into one bag) and include them into the graphics! As a Brazilian I'm so happy to see these changes. Thank you.

[@titus_philemon]

South and Central America used to just be blacked out and labeled as "Other" or "Latin America" lol Now there's actual data being put into it.

[@bigboineptune9567]

To be fair, South America is the least important continent to geopolitics by a large margin.

[@titus_philemon]

@@bigboineptune9567 So was Asia 50 years ago and so is going to be North America 50 years from now. When talking about importance, things change from day to another. Middle East til the Oil miracle was as insignificant as Africa.

[@adamnesico]

I guess he is researching his Iberoamerican culture video.

[@bigboineptune9567]

@@titus_philemon I doubt it. Other than Brazil, there's really no nation in that region that has the land area or population to become a titan of the world system.

[@shaetteb1272]

"The next generation of Roosevelts, Joan of Arcs, and Winston Churchills has already been born. " fuck man you sent chills down my spine

[@LordAryu]

This still doesn't change the fact that across history society has always been trending towards better lifestyle in general. The wars and inequalities are definitely there, but just look at the big picture. Humans literally went from nobodies to colonizing the entire planet, and even exploring other parts of the solar system. Just saying.

[@johnh.mcsaxx3637]

Indeed we have. Yet we shot always be concerned of a possible crash. The old rulers of the earth were themselves almost unchallenged... then came a space rock. The Therapsids before them were also dominant over the earth, before their own demise.

[@kandaimai9944]

Its a zigzag line with ups and downs that trends upwards, not a straight line with no bumps that goes upwards 100% of the time

[@akimus34]

Can already tell this vid is gonna give me anxiety but I can’t look away.

[@mirzahamzabaig5667]

@Estex A vedio which kind of shows how our world is screwed... yeah...

[@mirzahamzabaig5667]

@Estex True... but the current world situation doesn't give much hope either.

[@lubu2960]

@Estex fr, not to discredit this guy's work but it's a rambling of different of types of correlations that may or not be likely but are not a guarantee yet everyone treats it as if everything he said is gonna happen.

[@jimboonie9885]

@Estex Su

[@ignotzzz2089]

This just gets my super hyped. Now I know I might not be a wage slave and instead, have the opportunity to fight for what my ancestors gave me

[@bearpitt]

I was a child of the 70's in the US. We all picked cherries or berries during the summer for spending money. Those days are over for a few reasons. Kids won't do that anymore and the orchards don't want kids to do it anymore.

[@daemonzap1481]

I remember I helped my neighbor plant flowers in his front yard for 15 bucks/ hour a few months ago when I was 17. But I agree with you it's become a crazy legal process to do anything one would consider normal. Our laws are super strict nowadays. In the 80s you can ask a restaurant for a job and start working in the next minute but now we have a huge form to fill out, having to put all our legal info and wait a few days for them to approve it. Also, anyone below 16 will struggle to find a decent job and has limited hours on how long they can work. It would be nice if you didn't have all these rules preventing you from earning money. I remember being extremely frustrated at this when I got my first job when I was 16 and struggling to find jobs at 14. Most employers aren't abusing their younger workers and most younger workers are willing to put in hard work. We don't live in the 1800s where morality is at an all-time low anymore.

[@e.priest8937]

Agricultural work is done by desperate people from overseas or south of the border now. Otherwise the cost of food would be crazy. You lived in a different economy. It doesn't mean that your generation is of a higher quality.

[@ldl1477]

@@e.priest8937 Agriculture in the US is done by old white men driving tractors. We have niche markets like lettuce or sugar cane, but if you took those away, it would in no way compare to the loss of wheat, corn, potatoes, etc.

[@sosig9254]

@@ldl1477 America, The Corn Empire.

[@Funkiy]

@@e.priest8937 Thank you!

[@fireravens]

This is such a great video, ive watched this over three times now.

[@zacharysmith5947]

Another Brilliant Presentation. Mucho Gracias

[@equalssign44]

my worldview was already so bleak this video unironically reassured me that things weren't as bad as they seemed

[@priscillahernandez8193]

same here, unironically

[@ingold1470]

Inb4 Everything he predicts comes true, but on top of that the West refuses to change its harm-based value system and mass-imports climate refugees to save them from starving, has a backlash among the native population, and then has a devastating civil war over it.

[@w.t.5136]

@@ingold1470 your a little too late for Inb4, thats already been happening since Obama's first term and has continued with every other figurehead to date. I dont think the civil war will be over refugees, I dont think it really has any ideology or organization at all (its basically impossible to organize a violent movement today, so most of it will be unorganized) I think it will be a slow burn, maybe a flare up around the 24 election, but I think the 28 election will be the end of the end.

[@ingold1470]

@@w.t.5136 I mean this trend being cranked up to 11, like 10% of the country's population coming in every year.

[@ericdupuis8819]

Yeah I actually think this is kind of an optimistic view of things where things go bad but not really that bad: states seem to survive the turmoils and maintain some sort of stability inside countries throughout the crisis which is actually highly unlikely...

[@gordonschechter7240]

“A world with half the population would be a utopia for those who lived” *dark Thanos theme starts playing in the background*

[@lakeblackBLM]

A world where rich peoples wealth was given back to those who they stole it from would be a utopia for all.

[@gordonschechter7240]

@@lakeblackBLM who has stolen that much wealth?

[@ajstevens1652]

@@gordonschechter7240 Every wealthy person who doesn't pay taxes, and eveey wealthy person that manipulates government to ensure their own profit.

[@argus4650]

So the politicians

[@Newbmann]

@@ajstevens1652 it wouldnt be a utopia If it were to be distributed equally theres so many people the total each individual would get would be tiny. for exsample ALL OF THE VALUE JEFF BEZOS has if distributed equally amongst the 330 million americans would only be 342 dollars and 42 cents thats including stuff like property value oh and the entire value of amazon and not just liquid cash if it was just liquid cash less than 20 $s.

[@fabianpeacemastery1641]

Absolutely brilliant video! please make more like this!

[@Maverick-ne3mr]

Just discovered this channel, this is good stuff, great video. I look forward to watching more.

[@kriskronkle5203]

When I was younger, I would have despaired at this kind of video. Now that I am older, I feel a sense of responsibility towards the world. I will take on the future and do the most good I can.

[@bornstar481]

Nah fam I will just join whoever will be the new totalitarian/fascist

[@sinoroman]

can't do much if you don't have wealth or political power

[@kriskronkle5203]

@@sinoroman sure, but i can help those around me. Wherever I end up, I will do my best

[@sinoroman]

@@kriskronkle5203 good response

[@quadeevans6484]

@@kriskronkle5203 This, My dad always said a man has 3 duties, one to himself,one to his family and one to the world.

[@Colddirector]

Jesus... The thought of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream becoming technologically feasible just sent a cold shiver down my spine...

[@Jointknight]

How do you think autistics feel.

[@Colddirector]

@@Jointknight at the very least, they're not like that because of any intentional malice, unless you believe in a malicious higher power.

[@KeinNiemand]

ever heard of rokus Basilisk it's a tough experiment about an AI witch will torture anyone for eternity who knows about rokos Basilisk and didn't help to create that AI.

[@Colddirector]

@@KeinNiemand honestly it’s kinda funny that it’s basically a repackaged version of the heaven and hell schtick that the Abrahamic religions have going on

[@jordangraupmann9494]

@@Jointknight lol stfu, people with autism generally can still express themselves even though it may be more difficult to get it down, it’s nothing like what is described in “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream”

[@johnm6404]

loved this content, thanks for making it

[@reuben3077]

great video man, I love your unbiased takes

[@cplhotpockets]

Okay this guy legitimately brilliant at modern geopolitics. If I ever become a dictator and take over the world I have this guy by my side to help me do it. He probably kind of like Albert Speer

[@ssg9offical]

Same bro same me and you think alike.

[@bevbevan6189]

Without Speer's use of slave labor, hopefully.

[@Marheee]

@@bevbevan6189 Why not though 😎😤👌👌👌👌

[@ontasbulent5709]

Let’s do it I will help you get the Islamic regions under control I will create some Islamic cult of personality to control these regions and would never never really never backstab you

[@nomesobrenome336]

Hey my holy master, I want you to remember my name in the future

[@dylanroemmele906]

50 BC: Finally, we have toppled the Romans and the Han! 200 AD: Wanna see me do it again?

[@sinoroman]

nice

[@ikengaspirit3063]

I don't get it.

[@dylanroemmele906]

@@ikengaspirit3063 2:43

[@dylanroemmele906]

@B Whit don't care

[@dylanroemmele906]

@B Whit nah

[@orionpipersky8829]

thanks so much for this video, ive really been enjoying your channel

[@nicholashughes8214]

Excellent overview lets wait and see how it works out

[@pogicus89]

“I know things are bad right now my friend.....but I must say....It’s going to get a lot worse!”

[@TheOpalHammer]

"It's always darkest before the dawn... but bitch you have no idea how dark it can get!"

[@kushagraverma5486]

True

[@TheEvilAngelDemon]

Theres always a light at the end of the tunnel, but it's likely it's just another oncoming train

[@chozer1]

why do people keep saying things are bad, we got video games and we got some internet what more could you want? as a gamer i am pleased

[@rachard]

_-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-_

[@tiborkeser74]

"The old world is dying and the new world struggles to get through…now is the time of monsters"

[@shastealyomeal]

Sheeeeesh

[@pasta_la_vista_baby]

True but there are more clowns and fools this time around

[@shaggythewriter8185]

The last few minutes of this are God tier 🙌

[@francisebbecke2727]

Very good video on prognostication. "Predictions can be difficult particularly when they involve the future." said Will Rogers.

[@wartrix6046]

That was somehow even more depressing than usual

[@scipioafricanus5871]

It's really all about expectations.

[@1000eau]

Wow it was ? Because personally, I feel really hopeful, but I guess that's because I'm used to his videos and came with worse expectations, and I guess I'm just more enthusiast

[@ProGremlinPlayer]

How so? Its vaguely hopeful, even if it's slathered with facts and realism

[@lif3andthings763]

@@ProGremlinPlayer What are these facts? Only ones I have seen so far is that climate change is happening, a economic crash is happening which is inevitable in a capitalist system.

[@ProGremlinPlayer]

@@lif3andthings763 those are the fcatz

[@CelestialSwann]

As someone who likes to learn things through books and wikipedia, you're very good & talented at explaining the human world and how it functions and correlates on an intricate & engaging level, simply enjoyable & scary.

[@lakeblackBLM]

Hes not even good. A perfect example is him claiming that halving the population would be great for those who survive while ignoring that killing those who are rich and giving it back to society would make an actual utopia.

[@yko_7313]

@@lakeblackBLM boys and girls we got him the commie is here

[@dbojangles1597]

@@lakeblackBLM I don't think you quite understand how wealth actually works in our modern society if you think that is the simple fix.

[@MarcillaSmith]

@@dbojangles1597 it's definitely no "fix," although it would be the fastest way to redistribute wealth. I can't recommend it, however. Concerning the general point of the thread, I do enjoy the UL'ers content and commentary. Where I think he is furthest off the mark is his understanding of how AI will most likely progress - both in manner and certainly in magnitude

[@johansmit2385]

Love your content. On this remember South Africa is focusing on auto autonomy

[@thesilverreich3947]

Some guy with a moustache screaming with excitement

[@magicgaming6712]

"A world with the same degree of productivity and half the population would be a world where people wouldn't work very hard but would be fabulously rich by our standards" - Thanos, 2021

[@kennj321]

and then somebody comes up with the idea to knock off another half, then another....

[@nicolamiceli9097]

I think it's very unlikely to happen, despite the multiple crises the world faces today. When you think of the historical turning points he mentioned in the video, people died but the majority of the population survived. Despite everything, more than half of the world survived the first half of the 20th century, for example

[@lukestrawwalker]

This is a false statement... how can the world have the "same degree of productivity" and half the population?? Even if you take out "nonproductive" people like the homeless or wipe out the population of countries in proportion to their level of productivity, it's still not a 'zero sum' game... cut population in half, productivity WILL fall by a huge amount. Plus, most production wouldn't be necessary and wouldn't exist without the market for it to make it profitable to produce in the first place... without consumers (population) to buy what is produced, and holding the same level of production, the price of what is produced would collapse, therefore making it unprofitable to produce. For instance, fracking for oil and gas is a technology that was developed way back in the 1940's, but it was never economically viable (profitable) to do when there were easier and cheaper oil and gas formations to produce at the time, and with the cheap prices of oil and natural gas in those markets at that point in time. It was only the run-up in gas and oil prices in relatively recent times, and reduced supply as older oil and gas fields have been depleted and no longer producing, that have made fracking "tight formations" of trapped oil and gas profitable enough to cover the added expenses of doing it to produce that oil and gas... and without PROFIT *nothing* get done! We've been able to produce more than enough food to feed every human on Earth for many decades now-- there is NO food shortage-- the problem is, there's NO PROFIT in producing food for people who have NO MONEY TO BUY IT, or who cannot afford it at the price of production and transport, plus a suitable profit to motivate and sustain the production risks... THAT is the issue that 99.6% of people simply cannot understand... OL J R :)

[@Tyler_W]

@@lukestrawwalkerthe reason the world could hypothetically be just as productive with less people is technological innovation. We produce more food now than ever before, amd we use less farmland than we did in the not too distant past. My concern is thst with less people, we have less brainpower, and with less brainpower, the less likely we are to produce the brilliant minds who would come up with further innovative solutions to current and future problems.

[@zualapips1638]

@@lukestrawwalker Robots and AI. It is a terrible realization that billions of people can be worth less than robots and a piece of software.

[@zacksirola1552]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one that feels oddly at peace after hearing all of this?

[@zualapips1638]

Why? Right after you die, the world might see record-breaking standards of living and technology. Shortly before you were born the world was also pretty good. You get to live in the transitional era that is going to suck. You will be living in a loud construction area for the rest of your life and you will never be able to see the finished building.

[@lucasward9506]

@@zualapips1638 If the end is near that is okay. A better world will be built upon my ashes.

[@anirudhsilverking5761]

@@zualapips1638 get a therapist

[@thetrickster9885]

@@zualapips1638 why mentioning you, mention the whole Z generation

[@RC15O5]

I am already optimistic. The near-future is going to be a bumpy ride but the long term will be grand. The Storm Before The Calm. And I can't wait to chronicle it.

[@kdavissims4619]

I’ve watched this video 4 or 5 times in the last few months. I’ve been following this channel for years. Your my favorite “long historian” on KZbin I would love to see more futurism content from you. And more Bronze Age stuff I know those are opposite ends of the spectrum. But that’s my favorite content on this channel.

[@buddermonger2000]

I think I'm on like 7

[@McMurchie]

Amazing video, so comprehensive

[@PoliticsMadeSimple]

Wow I just read “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,” and the thought that humanity could create such a monstrosity is terrifying but possible...as you said, I won’t be able to fall asleep for days.

[@jacobrawlinson12]

it's terrifying

[@bl00dlikewayne]

yeah dude just that one part he mentioned made me feel genuinely scared

[@nemzecski]

You should look up Roko's basilisk, its just as terrifying

[@PoliticsMadeSimple]

@@nemzecski Ok thank you will look it up.

[@TheJimmyplant]

@@jacobrawlinson12 yeah that's so dark a concept that it's not worth reading for me

[@liteyagami6364]

"We're not jealous of our descendants in 600 years who won't have to work and will permanently have undersea orgies" Bro speak for yourself, I hate my great-great-great-great-great grand kids for not letting me join in on the fun >:(

[@TheOpalHammer]

Some say the first person that will become functionally immortal has already been born. I am doing everything in my power to ensure that person is me.

[@henryp9671]

@@TheOpalHammer shit so am I. it looks like I might have some competition

[@riograndedosulball248]

So i already hate them for their depraved degeneracy

[@TheOpalHammer]

@@henryp9671 Maybe we can work together. What tactics are you using? So far I 1: Get everybody that looks like a vampire to bite me (just in case) 2: Offer my soul to anyone demon like. 3: Quest for the holy grail and the fountain of youth. 4: Ascend to godhood (planning stage)

[@Rhys5945]

@@TheOpalHammer lmao no my brother. just get your brain preserved in a freezer and the technology will be so advanced in the future they will sort the rest out.

[@beanz156]

This channel is enthralling. I know a lot of it is conjecture but it’s so compelling

[@felixbishton3955]

Liked & Subscribed. Wow you really hit the nail on the head on so many of these topics!

[@suggestiveguy]

This video is more terrifying than any horror movie Good job

[@wires-sl7gs]

Mainly because this more real than most horror movies, and much more unstoppable.

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

Horror movies are about lame unrealistic monsters. This video shows we might literally see the world ending in our lifetime.

[@e-cavalier2739]

@@miguelmontenegro3520 I wouldnt worry. You cannot predict the future to any meaningful extent. Most of this will probably not happen. Remember that this guy has got to get views so he has exaggerated a few of the events.

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

@@e-cavalier2739 A few years ago I used to think the pseudo dictators of my country's Labour Party were finally defeated for good, after such a mindblowing display of corruption and despotism. But guess what? They're back in the electoral race. Sometimes you can't be certain something won't happen.

[@e-cavalier2739]

@@miguelmontenegro3520 Yes but I highly doubt that the world as we know it will end. Humans have now great technological prowess and seem to display greater levels of empathy along with more knowledge for a cataclysmic event to happen. At the end of the day Humans are rational beings and will not foolishly destroy civilisation.

[@1996koke]

I remember how in the 2019 I used to thought that the future was grim but the 2020s would be the last good decade and I have decided to live them the best I could, then 2020 arrived.

[@TheBacknblack92]

Rome wasnt built in a day but it was sacked in one Collapses come slow but then all at once. We're in the middle of one right now and it'll pick up speed

[@juniorcrusher2245]

@@TheBacknblack92 hopefully. I've had enough of our western culture and want it destroyed already

[@DSVlad]

“We are born into this time and must bravely follow the path to the destined end. There is no other way. Our duty is to hold on to the lost position, without hope, without rescue, like that Roman soldier whose bones were found in front of a door in Pompeii, who, during the eruption of Vesuvius, died at his post because they forgot to relieve him. That is greatness. That is what it means to be a thoroughbred. The honorable end is the one thing that can not be taken from a man.”

[@warcrimeenjoyer881]

@@juniorcrusher2245 And what culture do you prefer?

[@juniorcrusher2245]

@@warcrimeenjoyer881 everything that's not western liberalism degeneracy

[@numberslettersass]

This channel is great. If we fight and win a revolution or some other terrible war but then have to rebuild society, I will speak fondly of the wonderful things I learned while watching your videos.

[@Datsyetterberg1340]

Great work!

[@mrmofo36]

me: "well, worst case scenario, i can always just die" *i have no mouth and must scream reference* "fuck"

[@jordangraupmann9494]

ikr

[@ThomasFoolery8]

Yeah that part fucked me up a bit. Maybe technology isn’t so great after all.

[@Joseph-do9nz]

@@ThomasFoolery8 I bet someone in the future will make an A.I. whose only purpose is to prevent the creation of sentient A.I.s I mean, thats highly likely. In that case, I doubt anything as bad as what's mentioned in the book would happen.

[@robonick3607]

He talks about the book like he hasn’t read it, though. He said the shit was 100 pages and it’s only like 30. I have a copy sitting next to me.

[@philcollins1613]

@@robonick3607 different font sizes.

[@shanemcdowell3628]

"Hey friend, listen, I know the world is scary right now... it's gonna get way worse."

[@BlazzingZealot]

It will but it will get better, balance

[@somethung8188]

much of this is not happening in our life times so...

[@shanemcdowell3628]

@@somethung8188 Bold of you to assume

[@seanvasquez523]

How do you know that might happen? You're not from the future right?

[@islambale747]

Oh yes it will.

[@watermelon3590]

By the end of the day The Great Courses has our backs!

[@megakevin49]

Kudos! for the world map at 29:51. The West (as usual) ignores that Russia' industrial heartland (including its defense industries) is Kazan-Bashkortostan region, which is easily half Muslim and/or Turkic. It is also the region which most supports the current dominant party. It is insightful that you saw its potential to gain more influence in the future.

[@brendonw2154]

I'm staring at my screen literally trying to just digest this video right now.

[@demun6065]

99% of the time it's because of epic content. But, and I'm not trying to be rude, sometimes the grammar is hard to understand, in written form: Eg. @6:14 I had to read that first sentence a few times to understand it. Needed a hyphen in college-educated, i believe.

[@ademdogukankon4726]

@かたわれ時 and that fucking font he uses always makes my eyes burn.

[@xdman20005]

@sosy1178 literally trying, may be redundant, but it doesn't mean literally digesting :P

[@Kolateak_]

Worst part is we got no people to look back to and ask about it Like it was our grandparents grandparents who went through it last Though, maybe that's a reason it happens in the first place?

[@autohmae]

It is, we suck at learning from history

[@SH-qs7ee]

@@autohmae Was about to say this. Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And it seems like we've been failing to learn from it every couple of hundred years.

[@autohmae]

@@SH-qs7ee This was also alarming: "Shanna Swan: 'Most couples may have to use assisted reproduction by 2045'" because if we really f-it up, their is no more repeating

[@Traditional_American]

@@autohmae what an absurd idea. It's much more likely we'll just oppress women again and force them to be barefoot and pregnant. Honestly when push comes to shove and it means the death of your society, no one is going to uphold the ideas egalitarianism and feminism. Principles are a luxury for the privileged in times of peace.

[@autohmae]

@@Traditional_American actually, the what I mentioned is about falling sperm count (effects of hormone disrupting chemicals) and if we follow the current trend it will go to 0 in 2045

[@zer0nix]

This is super interesting but have you listed sources anywhere? I'd like to read more and see how you came to these predictions!

[@Degantown]

I was pretty surprised that you went for "there's an unresolved issue with women in the workforce" and not "there's a problem with wages being such that you can't raise a family on one of them".

[@PhillyRacer121]

Because it's more than money. Being a parent entails also raising them and instilling your ideal values in them. The nanny can't do that for you and the state sure never did. It is very much an issue of wemon in the workforce and both parents there to raise said children

[@Degantown]

​@@PhillyRacer121 I think you maybe you misread my point - I agree with you, that is, if I'm understanding you correctly! What surprised me here is the idea that "women don't know how they want to relate to the workforce", when I thought we were moving into a different cultural place, where both parents are considered responsible for the raising of the children. In that sense, I think of it as not a "women's issue" but a parenting issue. My point about my money is simply: in the baby boomers' day, one income would support a family - that meant there was no choice between the woman working and never seeing their child or staying home and facing economic fragility. In today's economy, our dollar does so little and wage growth has been so slow over the last half century, that one income often will not realistically support a family. So growing income inequity and wage stagnation has created a parenting issue. My take on it anyways!

[@moloids]

@@PhillyRacer121 Tell the part with the nanny any pre 20th century decision making upper class.:D

[@awesomesauce980]

@@Degantown See, the problem is that we havent moved to a culture that believes are equally responsible for children. We moved into an culture where women are told they need to do everything and that being a mother is bad and that men are obsolete, dangerous, or just outright absent. Single motherhood is a problem and the family courts basically cripple any incentive for men to marry. Dating apps have 80% of men being ignored for the top 20%. So on and so forth. As it stands, society seems to be aiming at achieving gender equality by crippling everyone. Edit: sorry if it seems rambly I wrote this on my lunch break

[@AverageAlien]

@@Degantown I hate to break it to you, but, woman are different from men. Women have evolved to be primary care givers to the young

[@mynameisnunyabusiness2210]

“...and it will probably have a happy ending.” Man that gave me pause, I forget this too often

[@lakeblackBLM]

The happy ending will be communism and the destruction of the rich or capitalist climate change will smother us all

[@yanmew]

Happy ending but not for you

[@Meteorknite]

@Magnus Aurelian Nor capitalism gave us any happy endings Capitalism is that skateboard stunt meme where the guy falls after doing somr cool stunts we need a better system than capitalism anf communism

[@Meteorknite]

@Magnus Aurelian yea capitalism did that to only come on collapse likr communism. It failed and none wanna admit at all

[@SenorGuina]

@@Meteorknite the fact that you're typing this right now show that it hasn't failed lol

[@Mr_Lo_]

I watch 100s of hours of political, economic, historical and philosophical content on KZbin. But you're the only one who manages to blow my mind with new concepts regularly. Honestly, I think you're one of the most intelligent people I've ever listened to. I might have to watch more of your content over again just to revise on the excellent material you create. Thank you very much for the work you are doing. You are teaching me alot here.

[@sinoroman]

he brings new concepts and makes you think. but, if you bring those concepts and ideas to the real world. it doesn't really fit. so, whatifalthist is mostly theory based.

[@NNOutBurger_Gaming]

I like second thought

[@sinoroman]

@@NNOutBurger_Gaming Second Thought (channel) is good tbh

[@autohmae]

What was new to you ?

[@Mr_Lo_]

@@autohmae the things he highlights just really click with me in a way i rarely get. This catastrophic economic collapse is something i've been thinking about for over a year, and i think his predictions are apt.

[@davidlobaugh4490]

Solid material as always. I'm inclined to think you'd be keenly interested in regenerative agriculture. Would love to hear what you think it would look like if it, and how it, might could become ubiquitous instead of unheard of.

[@ninaverenac7266]

You make fantastic videos, exceptional. Thank you so much. :-)