This is the full reading of the story "I participated in a Social Credit System experiment: My Year in the Simulation " let me know what you think!
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws6 жыл бұрын
The Dark Somnium love it as always xx
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws6 жыл бұрын
The Dark Somnium of course at the end you basically summarised what I was telling you in the other comments. I'm Scottish, although I live in London, that's the level of my Britishness...I never write British as my nationality in any forms because I am not and I am one of the 49% who voted against the Union with England. This will never change but I really like the people here in London, my only argument is with the government. This won't ever change and I know that at both my son feel the same but the younger one is much more politically active (in that he attends demonstrations like myself. I think I am a socialist with strong animal welfare concerns and could be seen as a threat because of the activities of some of my fellow activists. The same is pretty much true of my youngest. My older son knows right from wrong and would probably back either of us up if push came to shove but he doesn't align himself with any 'group'...unless you are speaking musically lol. Ok nuff said...Thanks for a very thought provoking piece but it is also very close to the truth regardless of how much people will try to shrug it off as 'just a creepy pasta'. Look after yourself and if you are that way motivated, look into the Simply Scary/Chilling Tales' s recruitment drive? I think you're well good enough. ..much better than most but I am repeating myself. Stay well (it's ok I'm not gonna say that creepy Osiris thing lol!) stay a free thinker and keep reading 'physical' books that way they can't fuck with you so easily xx
@TheZacharoni6 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@strgazerlilly6 жыл бұрын
The Dark Somnium As usual it's awsome, however I have seizures and the screen saver wheel put me in one before I realized it was there. I'm going to have to skip any stories that have them from now on. I covered the phone with a book but it overheated my phone :(
@arabspring51035 жыл бұрын
The Dark Somnium only found your channel a month or so ago. Love your work. Great voice. Excellent music and effects.. Keep it up.
@ronway72806 жыл бұрын
I'll get scared by creepypastas, but this one actually bothers me on a personal level. This shit is scary. The China part is real.
@jaredreynoso75895 жыл бұрын
Yeah ikr.
@user-nc9yu7ry8i5 жыл бұрын
Especially China’s detention camps
@jrwoodson39275 жыл бұрын
They have this thing called independent day. This is the same thing all over again.
@weasel90624 жыл бұрын
Most of the world actually has a mostly "soft" surveillance system being done by most of the government's of the world. They usually only look for precrime related stuff and you really have to be verbally crass to trick their wires but it is going on. At least Edward Snowden confirmed that.
@teresatoner85044 жыл бұрын
It's all real
@chrislopez73954 жыл бұрын
"The day you are rewarded by a society for being cruel or for being and oppressor for treating others like you own them is the day the society is doomed to fail" no truer statement made. Perfect line MTLStoriesPaty
@magicpyroninja2 жыл бұрын
And we are slowly creeping in that direction if not already there. We already have people cheering on the deaths of certain people and wishing death and harm upon others because they see themselves as morally Superior
@wolfetteplays88942 жыл бұрын
@@magicpyroninja this is so true… The race divide is literally so polarized even MLK is somehow considered “racist” these days even though he’s literally the exact opposite
@alejandrabarr2 жыл бұрын
Well considering how society works now. Many people get rewarded for being cruel. Example the modeling world. For many years Hollywood. Those are just some and most common and relatable ones.
@camillej45932 жыл бұрын
@@wolfetteplays8894 where did you see that
@Broeckchen2 жыл бұрын
Just like the "Humanity is the enemy of the government" line, the explanation of poverty and the way the system penalizes bad mental health. MTL did some research.
@mr.antaeus57305 жыл бұрын
"I didn't know anymore if this was a flaw in the simulation, or a seed of violence in a mutated form." That's an incredible line.
@frostyyyfrosty7 ай бұрын
four years later i’m reading this comment coincidentally at the exact moment he said those words… that creeped me out and made the line hit so much harder
@thetwitchywitchy5 ай бұрын
@@frostyyyfrostysame. we’re both in the damn simulation…
@etd2132 жыл бұрын
It’s scary how we’re living in a soft version of this now and there’s a plethora of people who don’t see anything wrong with it except for when it’s portrayed in a separate universe.
@Uhlakanyana2 жыл бұрын
Indeed..
@silvergirl19802 жыл бұрын
Right
@TimCizej1372 жыл бұрын
Well-said.
@TimCizej1372 жыл бұрын
Well-said.
@zoeywilliams48482 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@angelamricks86666 жыл бұрын
I really like this story because it takes me to a place that is somewhat of a Utopia and yet a living hell at the same time. You do an excellent job narrating. Thank you very much.
@Darksomnium6 жыл бұрын
thank you angela, im so happy you enjoyed it :)
@nicholaslawrence33793 жыл бұрын
Thats called a dystopia
@GentlemensClubHolyEdition3 жыл бұрын
@@nicholaslawrence3379 yes but he's saying it's not just a straight up dystopia
@tylermiller65322 жыл бұрын
Isnt that called China lol
@nicholaslawrence33792 жыл бұрын
@@GentlemensClubHolyEdition thats the whole point of a dystopia though from the surface it looks wonderful, but the inner working of the society are heavily flawed and unsustainable. What they are describing is textbook dystopia
@EverestBlizzard6 жыл бұрын
I love authoritarian horror stories like this-it kinda reminded me of Brave New World.
@Junglequeen-pw4ob4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. Me too
@solalabell96742 жыл бұрын
its 1984 with a dash of brave new world and A HEAPING DOSE OF DR WHO 10.2 SMILE
@manishswami11042 жыл бұрын
Definitely does especially when the drugs started getting dishes out
@thebluerose76482 жыл бұрын
I like those alot too , only cause it's something that could actually happen.....
@thebluerose76482 жыл бұрын
@Arjun Gaitonde the book was so good I was very disappointed with the motion picture version
@baki50195 жыл бұрын
Jesus this is what the future looks like... it’s more terrifying than any creepy pasta could ever be
@overhaul-24282 жыл бұрын
Well if Baki is scared then we’re all screwed
@Valchrist13132 жыл бұрын
This is more true than you know. CBC News Canada: "Your Wi-Fi router could be used to watch you breathe and monitor your heartbeat Radar-like technology can see through walls to track movement" Just like sonar or radar or ultrasound, wifi signals can use 'hyperspectral imaging' to create visualizations. The higher frequencies of 5G are even able to track your eye movements and even your blood pressure. See the 2018 presentation at the World Economic forum by Yuval Noah Harari, "Will the Future be Human?" where he talks about AI hacking the human mind by using these signals, eye movement, blood pressure and more. You don't need microchips. You are already a wireless device in the Internet of Things. You live in glass houses illuminated by lights you cannot see, but which digital eyes can. The only thing limiting total quantification of our lives is computing power.
@magicpyroninja2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what the future will hold for us we don't put a stop to it now in the present day. People laugh off these global protests like they're a joke and in 20 years when they're ready to protest all the people who were protesting will be gone
@teresab2009 Жыл бұрын
I know right? Once you learn the history and where we're actually headed it's terrifying. I think the technology has been around since it was planned , centuries ago. Should look into the symbolism in the church. The word apocalypse only means 'unveiling'and we're literally watching the start of it.
@junipers71746 жыл бұрын
You did such an amazing job on this series that other narrators jumped on the boat of doing this story.
@Darksomnium6 жыл бұрын
thajnk you :)
@joshjeter69106 жыл бұрын
Juniper S yes he did do a great job! I saw that creeepen jumped on the bandwagon!!!😆 that's how you know you're doing alright. Good job dark, what's the next great story?
@smirky-shrugs4 жыл бұрын
I got to this one late, really liked it.
@ShoGanta4 жыл бұрын
Josh Jeter dio
@ShoGanta4 жыл бұрын
mao
@Hello930353 жыл бұрын
I based my Business Exam on this concept and I got a really high score, the highest in my class actually, so thank you so much for creating this video, I doubt I would have passed without this.
@daddymccreams84302 жыл бұрын
Positive feedback, +19 points.
@musafirghayrmaeruf12 жыл бұрын
Name Cupcake -5 points due to encouragement of unhealthy food
@AiyanaaMusic2 жыл бұрын
@@musafirghayrmaeruf1 hahaha lol 😂😂🤭
@ambi_cc84642 жыл бұрын
@@AiyanaaMusic comment that adds no value nor is helpful, -5 points
@vladantica3247 Жыл бұрын
@@ambi_cc8464Encouragment to change into better. +7 points
@Rob-jg8gh3 жыл бұрын
"Poverty only offers advice in retrospect..." Spent entire childhood homeless, was addicted to heroin for five years, worked every shitty grunt job from roof tear-off to grinding slag: can confirm.
@koreanspeed22176 жыл бұрын
Sounds like that black mirror episode
@jeninlv036 жыл бұрын
Euk保罗爱 yes, you please!
@axonaxonaxon5 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the exact thing. As soon as the rating thing was mentioned I was like, “oh, so nosedive.”
@coryfoster44525 жыл бұрын
actually they did do an episode that was on the same basic principle of social credits
@Ela.elizabeth4 жыл бұрын
Cory Foster - That's what Paige was saying, the episode is season two, episode one, "Nosedive". If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I highly recommend it - wonderful episode.
@astroyeaster94644 жыл бұрын
@@Ela.elizabeth wonderful as in the quality horrible in morals
@kwaddell5 жыл бұрын
This is... unnerving. Like the Colonel’s speech to Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2 detailing how society will fragment and collapse in on itself, with malignant algorithms and automation as it’s inevitable end. Hits close to home.
@Cyclobomber3 жыл бұрын
What makes this one so creepy to mle is how close to home and the real life it hits, the very fact that world governments all consider social credit to be a good thing is a telltale fact of how utterly inhumane the modern world has become.
@wolfetteplays88942 жыл бұрын
That’s why we need to fight for the fourth amendment, and if that doesn’t work, we the people need to wage war against corporations and the shadow government.
@Cyclobomber2 жыл бұрын
@@wolfetteplays8894 There is no fourth amendment outside the USA, so you've gotta be more specific. Putting that aside, I've checked the contents of the fourth, nothing in it really protects from a political trial, you can issue warrants on a dubious probable cause, it already happened.
@ivorymantis10262 жыл бұрын
We're already being trained for it as it stands now. The technocratic oligarchs are already finding ways of subtly separating people into groups. Search algorithms that tailor to personal tastes are the first step. It defacto puts people into small subsections and camps. All you have to do is hand a hefty benefit to those that are in your favorite camps. You can already see this in social media now with rampant groups that almost appear to have no consequences, doing what they want, stating how they're always in the right, how history agrees with them, and their unquenchable desire to "cancel" and stamp-out dissent. People are being trained for this system already.
@xebek2 жыл бұрын
All 'world governments' consider this as good and this is somehow factual? Do you have any independently verified, falsifiable and peer-reviewed evidence for your claim that this is implemented, real and factual? I'm not claiming you're wrong or that society isn't headed there, just that you've failed to meet your burden of proof that this is currently a fact. You haven't even identified a 'world government'. As for the dessication of society, we've never been better off, objectively, as far as well-being. There are tremendous issues and many wrong turns, including this form of authoritarianism in the future as a possibility, but do recall the dark ages or most of pre-renaissance history. Are you aware what life was back then? Authoritarianism and feudalism were the status quo. Neighboring tribes often slaughtered each other. Life is demonstrably better now than ever, despite your paranoia. It can all go wrong, sure, but your 'fact' isn't so 'factual', it seems.
@Cyclobomber2 жыл бұрын
@@xebek Go you.
@AceArata2 жыл бұрын
Excuse me, he COMPOSES the music for these?! Goddamn that's skill!!
@sagetscippio88785 жыл бұрын
This one really reminds me of an episode of Black Mirror, with a mix of like Total Recall and Demolition Man. Good one! I'm in I.T. by profession and I foresaw a world such as this as a reality, years ago! Another great narration #Bravo #KeepUpTheGoodWork 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏾👍🏿👍🏿💯
@markburns26218 ай бұрын
It's vaguely 2 Black Mirror episodes smooshed together but more obviously Brave New World
@mr.antaeus57305 жыл бұрын
This is a very well-written allegory for human societies since the dawn of man. Break free. It is lonely but it is worth it. Life gains depth. Your soul gains true depth and fulfillment. Live your life, through all the pain, heartbreak, joy, and laughter. Tell the ones who are truly close to you that you love them. Band together with people on the same path. Be yourself, not what they want you to be.
@m.v.a.l76695 жыл бұрын
I just got a lesson about this points system on school... The China part is real and is tested and perfected as we speak. Many students in my class don't care about it bcus it's in China. But they tend to forget that it takes 1 to start a revolution...
@raptalos94124 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard Osiris, I was like aw shit. Osiris is the Egyptian god of the underworld so I knew shit was going to go down
@DavidVillaTorre2 ай бұрын
Not all depictions of the lords of the underworld are negative like hades or Osiris. That's a Christian-centric perspective from relating them with hell and lucifer
@garlandraines18554 жыл бұрын
More horrifying than any horror story I've ever encountered.
@keels8294 жыл бұрын
The scary thing about this isn't gore, or the paranormal, or monsters. The truly scary thing is that this may become a reality in the future, and it's probably not far away.
@hiroyui96995 жыл бұрын
This was way too real. Hong Kong is going through some major changes via the Chinese government. This system may come here as well. The scariest stories are the ones closest to reality.
@doola16095 жыл бұрын
I very much enjoyed this story, I guess the ending is what really got me.. him moving to Australia. Being from 'Straya' n all. But, very well done. Seeing as it's cold and windy outside, I think after already listening to 3 of your stories this morning, it looks like I'll be here all day.. in bed, having my imagination tickled pink with excitement while my mind creates the movies from these stories as you read em. Much love.
@jeninlv036 жыл бұрын
The second part where people have to smile all the time reminds me of The Simpson’s treehouse of horrors episode where Ned Flanders was like the leader of society where everyone had to smile and be optimistic all the time lol
@ares123513 жыл бұрын
SAME
@wolfetteplays88942 жыл бұрын
True
@benjaminlavallee85342 жыл бұрын
What the hell are YOU smiling at!?
@giantcat43544 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite creepypasta so far and it's brilliantly read/voice acted by TDS. Amazing job, The Dark Somnium. You have a real skill for this.
@kaizoku62462 жыл бұрын
Positive feedback +26 points
@Smith-Secured4 жыл бұрын
I am sure you will never read this but at 50:50 I was changed mental and it actually helped me better my self as a person, thank you, even tho I know you did write it I am glad I was here to witness this, my life isn’t in the best shape as I am quite lazy, non social, a nice but yet mean person, but at the same time I have dreams to do things and a unclear future, many people say “I see great things in you...” and yet, I can’t see it my self, I still struggle with this, all I have left to say is thank you, for your hard work over the years keeping me going, for helping me get past my insomnia, for helping me getting past my fears, for helping me under stand who I am, for letting me relax and have story’s to tell to my best friend, for a quick scare late a night, and most of all saving me. -Koji
@mastercheif8785 жыл бұрын
This level of horror is far worse than any other horror I've seen, very well written and definitely makes me consider the future...
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws6 жыл бұрын
The question at the beginning about how everything you do, buy, eat, watch etc, is all too reminiscent of the totalitarian nightmare of 1984, Animal Farm and the reality of Stalinism. I think I was one of the people who remembers and actually visited the Eastern Bloc and it's not a nice memory, I think the re-integration of East and West Germany particularly could have been handled better. I am not going to go into all of this here but having a system like the one in the story can only end badly because regardless of how kind we believe ourselves to be this sort of situation always benefits the 'sharks' of the World and ordinary, non-competitive people always end up being on the bottom. Anyone who cares a bit too much about what happens to others will always be punished. .the saying that 'never a good turn goes unpunished' is unfortunately true at the heart of things. I don't know how much you know about the "class" system in Britain but the upper classes actively encourage their children to participate in blood sports, like fox hunting. The first kill the children are present at is celebrated by "Bloodimg" the child(ren) have parts of the fox (deer or hare) which has been ripped apart by a pack of up to 40 hounds, the remains are wiped across the child (ren)'s face and a big fuss is made about how it's a rite of passage. The only rite of passage this resembles, if you look at aberrant psychology, is the torture and killing of small animals that serial killers often go through as kids. It's the first step in what will finally be the déshumanisation of other people. It isn't surprising that our last Prime minister's family made it's fortune from the slave trade and when slavery was abolished, his family were paid by the British Government of the time for lost products (i.e. The people who were made free). This goes on in the US too you just have to look into the murky pasts of the Bush family for starters. And whatever the hell they get up to at Bohemian Grove (although I think it is an opportunity to get new members intoxicated and then photographed in compromising positions with Rent Boys...they are thereafter puppets in the hands of the one percent who have the 99% of the World's money.) Sorry for getting into all this but I think they are actively trying to errode the English language in US schools. If you don't have a large vocabulary, you're easier to control because if you don't have a good vocabulary, you can't think in the abstract and are easier to lie to because you cant vocalise what it is that you're unhappy with. Ok sorry but look into it. ..you're well read and very intelligent so don't let them do this to you xx
@darkrayne84646 жыл бұрын
Foxiepaws ACAnderson. Ahhh you see its already happen this social credit system aka facebook snapchat..etc. Scary shit..even down to protest its all design
@bradgilbert95466 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Foxie, you maybe a little too correct in your analysis. I would seriously seek out and find a safe house. Not sarcastic at all.
@gharsimp6 жыл бұрын
tldr?
@nonusbusinissus56325 жыл бұрын
I am not sure about it. The world afterall, even today is a pretty cruel place. A social credit system can be a nightmare, just like the story stated. Afterall, it all depends on how its set up, what the values and enforced rules are. There are billions of ways for it to go astray and become a tool of insane oppression. True. Completely true, and in such a case its on us to prevent it from ever being introduced. However. Lets assume for a moment its built around fairness unlike our current world. It gives you second chances, it instructs you about ways out of your situation, when your points tank, it gives you ways to recover. That in itself would be infinitely more lenient than our current system which will take away your house, your children, and destroy your family, pushing you out onto the streets with no care about what you do or how you survive. Also Foxie, all you wrote is true, and i agree. The overarching question is. Is this system designed from the ground up to enforce the power of the current ruling class of billionaires, or is it designed to improve society, making these people a subject of the system too? IF its not designed to crack down on the money hoarders? It is to be resisted at all cost and destroyed, even if it costs our lives. However, if this puts everyone onto the same playing field.... well im willing to entertain thoughts about it. An uncorrupted system designed solely around gently improving humanity without biases or any care about sexual, religious, color or other differences in a manner of true equality... well... you have to admit that there is potential in it. The question will come down to the same thing it always has in humanity's history: Will the system exist to protect those who exploit it, or will it exist to provide everyone a fair chance at life? And i do say that if its the first, then it cannot be allowed to take place cause it will end up in a collapse that will erase everything and put us back in the stone age.
@mikestepp94035 жыл бұрын
@@nonusbusinissus5632 Look at world history research it and it'll show you that systems always become corrupt no matter how good they start out
@formyeyesonly1615 Жыл бұрын
I love your narration of this story. My problem is so many ads, I find myself wondering if I can continue to listen to your videos. I am disappointed that ads are destroying what gave me so much joy. I wish you all the best. 😊
@ShadowsCrawlDown Жыл бұрын
Yep. Gotta love KZbin forcing ads onto videos when the creators don’t want them. *sigh* Firefox still allows ad-block extensions to work so you can go there… Scratch that. They’ve blocked off ad-block all together! As part of “terms of service.” Only option now is to pay for KZbin Premium which is also shitty.
@salamander95759 ай бұрын
Right? Getting a temu ad every 2 minutes during such an amazing story just absolutely ruins it.
@michaelmyers54964 жыл бұрын
“Positive reinforcement and conditioning.” Rewarding has proven far more successful than scoldings. I need to tell that to my boss he’s kind of a douchebag.
@5betzy6 жыл бұрын
Umm just searched up the Chinese credit system out of curiousity, as of 18 hours ago its on mainstream media outlets...wtf
@travishillsthedarkangelbun5044 ай бұрын
Feels like yesterday in 2019.
@Xixecal752 жыл бұрын
Jesus, to think that the stories I'd already listened to were scary. That was nothing compared to this. One of the things that sets you above the many other excellent creepypasta narrators is your magnificent choice in stories. Thank you so much for your time and for this story in particular, alerting us to a real threat.
@camitevatanja4855 жыл бұрын
Weird adult goth here, but your voice is so calming. I was winding down from a couple day long anxiety attack and like 2 hours into your stories and I'm feeling pretty good. Your voice and music is so calming and melts in my ears like honey.
@TheDrewcifur3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I use his videos to fall asleep
@anamariaramirez93413 жыл бұрын
Same! It's so soothing. Kills any stress I'm feeling in seconds
@kris92592 жыл бұрын
Old punk here. I agree. I often fall asleep listening to his stories. Sometimes they creep into my dreams though and that can be scary!
@urbanbros. Жыл бұрын
Creepypastas are the one thing that can just utterly bring anyone together, and this guy is the goat of narration. He really does have a calming voice
@nil_nux556Ай бұрын
Genius writing, genius jump scare: story three where they mention us listening to a story on our phone... then add that the phone is observing us. 100% of listeners looked around them uncomfortably.
@martinbudinsky89125 жыл бұрын
Sadly the same credit system is now REALITY in China... :D Well I know where I am not moving.
@-Epiphany4 жыл бұрын
One year later....nobody definitely don't wanna move to china
@titliroy47134 жыл бұрын
@@-Epiphany Yep
@RightWingCorrectWing5 жыл бұрын
This reminded me a lot of the Black Mirror episode "Nosedive", and that episode of the Orville "Majority Rule". By the way, they actually are implementing a social ranking system in China, so this is already becoming a reality...
@thatratguy7803 жыл бұрын
i think they thought about doing it but they haven't yet or they shot it down
@ajourneysaved43112 жыл бұрын
@@thatratguy780 they are doing it, if you don't like what Xi Jinping says you'll start losing access to features and apps. Also society will be told to shun you for social points.
@thatratguy7802 жыл бұрын
A S well with that in mind I must say a few words if I ever want to visit China 1. Super idol is good 2. Taiwan isn't a country and 3. Nothing happened in tiananman square in 1989
@ajourneysaved43112 жыл бұрын
@@thatratguy780 don't forget to free Tibet, a lot of refugees are in Nepal. Also don't forget to leave your Winnie the Poo Tshirt at home.
@knowwe5 жыл бұрын
I don't often say this, actually I don't think I ever said this in comments but this needs to be a movie. How the hell can crap like Meg & Sonic the damn Hedghog be made when obvious original brilliant content like this gets ignored?? You could do so much with this story.
@Darksomnium5 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it:)
@GlitterGum2 жыл бұрын
All the different twists were so good. This is the best one you've read so far
@B3astM0d3072 жыл бұрын
The scariest part is... i can yet again, believe this entire story to be a real account. Look around, look at the world we live in. The things of modern that have occurred that align and are aligning with this tale. The ever gradual, ever impending play out of what is portrayed here. People, humans, reading my comment here. Take this story not as fiction but as true warning. Because even if fictional, it speaks on such a note that is in fact very real. Heed the advice given at the end, exercise it. Black mirror showed this system in an episode, 1984 sang a similar tune. We happy few showed us the “happy pill.” God speed everyone who senses this. Try and alarm those who appear oblivious to this. Stay you, stay human 🙏
@monsieurcharcutier44905 ай бұрын
This was has aged amazingly well. 20 more years and it'll be a historic retelling.
@ajmarie824 жыл бұрын
Whoa...that was like the Truman show from hell!!! Loved it!
@Wendigogirl1329 күн бұрын
I love criptid stories, especially water monsters . I also enjoy where the military gets called in for messed up experiments ( more monsters). Deep sea diver stories are super cool. You are an amazing story teller!
@marinaoc71472 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great “fictional “ story, too bad it feels way too real. Thank you!
@Nakers425 ай бұрын
How the algorithm is set to advance past word recognition will leave us stuck behind what we say each day to get through life and it won’t be enough to pass for most
@Sp00kyQueen6 жыл бұрын
Someone from Osiris gave that 1 dislike.
@Darksomnium6 жыл бұрын
haha xD
@JustTheFacts3176 жыл бұрын
🤣😂
@rtten2395 жыл бұрын
Life is fake
@TheChristianTaoist5 жыл бұрын
I suspect that rather than someone who works for a fictitious organization (aka, a literary invention), that thumbs down is an action taking place in this reality, specifically a subset existing within that reality we know as "Our World." From that we can infer (with high probability of accuracy) that whatever the source of that action might actually be, it exists within our world as something that has the capacity to affect our world in real-time, affecting real people. That the thing itself is as ineffable as our own consciousness remains to scientific observation is a glaring ironic fact that is hardly recognized. I am talking about AI. Not some imaginary fiction that we presume to be able to recognize were it to ever emerge onto the landscape of this, our reality. Rather I suspect that thumbs down to be the act of the AI we feed and nurture every time we "connect." They know it is there and they chose to foster its growth by feeding it...data. Get it? It is not a paranoid dream, it is the real world where power reigns supreme. People have forgotten reality, and the consequence of that mistake is horrific and practically inevitable if we continue collectively to perpetuate the system. There is only one cure. Awareness. I
@mortarion98134 жыл бұрын
@@TheChristianTaoist This deserved a like solely for the time and effort put in.
@kaos24052 жыл бұрын
I love your stories. I have a hard time getting through some of the longer ones, but I do enjoy them. You have the perfect voice for scary stories.
@CRAMAIDE5 жыл бұрын
...this one hit really close to home. This kinda stuff is already in motion. While I fully understand this is a work of fiction, it truly is a terrifying thought. Fantastic delivery sir!
@CarrieJess Жыл бұрын
This a new take on 1984 & the thought police basically. It is like a updated version with thoughts & ideas that weren’t around when Orwell wrote his masterpiece. Also, when 1984 came out we didn’t yet have the devices we have now that listen to our every word, so this hits home even more.
@asphalt-cowboy94793 жыл бұрын
Even though this is a fictional story this is one of the scariest ideas I've ever heard of...
@michaelrae24972 жыл бұрын
Loved the story and narration and music so much I am getting ready to listen to it again.
@ultinico4 жыл бұрын
This is pretty scary considering that Australia is literally mostly on fire a few months short of two years after this was posted.
@katysimon80932 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that was two years ago
@yungkidd942 жыл бұрын
I barely found your channel 4 days ago. I'm so freaking hooked man🤗
@theincrediblefella79842 жыл бұрын
Got some serious John Cena bing chillie vibes. Great video as always.
@anthonvanfuentes59474 жыл бұрын
this had me thinking for a while.. the effects of any simulation to the human mind... it bends, it breaks or it progesses. loved this pasta, really filled me up good. 💕❤️
@Kevin_Rouki4 жыл бұрын
I'm working as a college lecturer and the work can get really boring and an awesome way to not get drowned in my work is to listen to you my dude. But damn I got creeped out when I was listening to this and encoding for a module to give to my students when I saw that my laptop scrolled to a part of the module that highlighted the words "rate civilian" at the same exact moment the video played to 37:05. I'm listening on my cellphone soi think this is a way for the universe to tell me to wake tf up. Goosebumps
@TheFallOutPilots4 жыл бұрын
Jeezus fucking christ, the amount of goosebumps out of being bothered and scared I got because of this story can't be beaten by those ones that have paranormal things in them. This might be the most realistic creepypasta and thinking about this scares me so much
@bdmyriam2 жыл бұрын
This aged like fine wine!
@brandoncobb46464 жыл бұрын
Loving this! It's almost the exact script of that Black Mirror episode though.
@TipsyPotatoGirl5 жыл бұрын
I love this longer stories
@elleak5972 жыл бұрын
I feel like the main point of the story is to create said simulation and then MAKE it fail in every way possible, to see the flaws, to see where things would go wrong, the imperfections. And in the end to make it perfect.
@kiritojlk27004 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a prequel to the world of “psycho pass”
@E--wz1vq2 жыл бұрын
this channel makes the best content imo keep the amazing work up!
@yoshijojojo29985 жыл бұрын
Terrifying. A horror story that feels very realistic. Thank you.
@The.Motivator5 жыл бұрын
This is definitely something to ponder upon. Great work with the narration, truly captivating.
@kittenwolfe2260 Жыл бұрын
I really love this story. Will you ever put it up on your spotify?
@seaotter4766 Жыл бұрын
I love stories based on reality. In the end, the idea that this is a thing that’s possible is terrifying. But it also makes me sad and anxious in a bad way, in one that’s important because it makes me think. Wow
@ShikiPeeki4 жыл бұрын
"The day you are rewarded by society for being cruel, or for being an oppressor, for treating others like you own them, is the day that the society is doomed to fail." 2020 any one
@fredrikgranstrom67434 жыл бұрын
been this way
@johnynoway91273 жыл бұрын
.... its been this way time and time again. 2020 is nothing important in this case. Its always like this all day every day. its how society works
@destroytheboxes3 жыл бұрын
2020 just revealed what was always here. Radical leftists now have zero shame and don’t care if you see it now. Radical right is getting there also. Man is the problem.
@WalnutCreeks Жыл бұрын
*Wrist monitor rapidly moves up and down* Rigorous cardio: +24 points
@markburns26218 ай бұрын
Weirdly this tracks with the Brave New World of it all given the em...bone...parties.
@lisaspada21252 жыл бұрын
This is a great story as with bit coin and plastic is taking over so I can see OK maybe not to the extent of the story but social credits being introduced so to me this really is a scary story because of the implications! Well narrated Ronnie ! 💜
@o_m525treble75 жыл бұрын
Besides how amazing all the stories you read are. You have the most relaxing voice ever. Like it’s the type of voice you wish you had a significant other with so you would want to listen to their voice forever
@topdsm01383 жыл бұрын
Love listening to your stories.
@kkorjus86852 жыл бұрын
I thought this was supposed to be a story, not a frightening and accurate description of what we have in store for us in a handful of years
@flappy73733 жыл бұрын
subtle freedoms you enjoy being taken away.. here's an example! imagine this, when you're in jail.. you don't have the freedom of being able to turn on/off the lights. imagine.. that simple freedom being taken from you, a light switch. something like that is the kind of subtle freedom that you take for granted. interesting thing to think about, huh? subtle freedoms we enjoy.
@edeedeeward2 жыл бұрын
I think it’s really interesting that participants in the simulation with low scores experienced visions. It reminds me of The Sims 2 Aspiration Failure. When a sim’s aspiration score (life satisfaction) is too low, the sim will hallucinate a therapist, and when their social needs are too low, they will hallucinate a creepy person in a disheveled bunny costume to talk to.
@glamethyst9144 Жыл бұрын
Not many things creep me out, but reading that made me literally shutter. I’ve only ever played the Sims four, so I’ve never gotten that experience, but I feel like that would’ve freaked me the heck out.
@waywardrhythm4 жыл бұрын
i doubt you’ll see this since this video is so old but i love the narration in this. could you consider doing more narrations with this mic and style? i feel like the slightly “off-quality” mic makes the story hit more. kinda like how some horror movies (albeit they still usually suck) use a shaky camera with low quality to try to immerse you more.
@guh___5 жыл бұрын
Very great job on narrating! And the story is also really cool.
@aminebob58295 жыл бұрын
I have nothing to say am just doing this for support cause u rock man
@Mom-a-Dragon7622 Жыл бұрын
That's exactly how real life is. Bad behavior is rewarded and a lot of people become desensitized.
@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta15 жыл бұрын
2:44 That's pretty much already becoming a reality in most of the industrialized world.
@Mr.Monster19844 ай бұрын
it's ironic how when they were saying about the people being rewarded for pretending to be happy while harming others i git an add with people jumping and dancing with happiness over bank loans
@ChristianKarlsson-m1y2 жыл бұрын
Great story and awesome story telling as always - but I kind of feel like this is reality already; At least for me. :)
@Uhlakanyana2 жыл бұрын
Yes. This hit home for me too.
@lazzi67762 жыл бұрын
this aged well...
@jessicajohnston55312 жыл бұрын
As days go by one by one this story becomes more scary
@Kirasupporter16 жыл бұрын
That entire society sounded like shit from the start.
@Sgtslawterful5 жыл бұрын
I think you are the only narrator that ive listened to who doesnt end every sentence in a horror story with a questionmark, if you know what i mean.
@barekomaba43835 жыл бұрын
This story sounds like we happy few
@cantbelieveitsnotdiamond10274 жыл бұрын
Barek Omaba and black mirror
@connorroyer9026 Жыл бұрын
Finally.. a fictional story about a non-fictional subject… PLEASE listen.
@canteventhough2 жыл бұрын
I love the rhythmic reiteration of "Be good, be kind, and all will be aligned." I see that this is a more modern 1984, but with focus on modern events. I also notice the focus on China, and how it never mentioned the Patriot Act. Don't lose too many points... Oh, I mean, Murkuh isn't like that, we never did that. Everything is fine. Obey. So subtle.
@ant.o.nina.1232 күн бұрын
This story minus the violence is an excellent allegory for the workplace. I feel like it reflects my most recent job experience
@ChronicAndIronic2 жыл бұрын
Bing Chilling!
@Lapeocon Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do this story again with your current skillset.
@munschirl6 жыл бұрын
***spoilers*** Dude that ending was crazy, and in the 3rd episode was sad with that girl dying
@fl88374 жыл бұрын
They need to just hand you your own network because you deserve it pal!! Your channel addicting
@HDTDNOVIV5 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm... where does this story remind me of? Oh yeah, China. (Minus the A.I. part)
@aurorabora7557 Жыл бұрын
One of the best you've done imo. Can't believe its 5 years old 😅
@ValentineRD1075 жыл бұрын
Awesome story and narration. Curious to know how many negative points one might get for posting a mildly amusing meme featuring Dr Phil on the social network. Worth it though, right?
@benjaminseidlitz40022 жыл бұрын
I can't believe this guy got an incredibly vague job offer and his first question was "How much do I get paid?" and not "Wait, what am I going to be doing?"
@weasel90624 жыл бұрын
This is probably one of the best most thought provoking stories you have up. Also one that I will remember for a while. Oh and Australia is a massive SJW/feminist nanny state and member the the "5 eyes" which is a real intelligence sharing agreement between English speaking countries. You can google that. So I'm sure they would all be over something like this.
@jasonjamrs74134 жыл бұрын
The nanny state you can't do this you can't have that look at the virus now and look how they caring on
@TheJabberWockyy Жыл бұрын
I just realized I've been listening for six years.
@AtaMarKat5 жыл бұрын
Winston, you just posted cringe! You’re going to lose 641,989 Social Credit Points!
@bigw55914 жыл бұрын
Yoooo my name is Winston. And when I reed this my heart skipped a beat 😭🤣🤣