there's no more original thoughts

Ben's starting to feel like there's been no new ideas in over a decade... With Olivia Rodrigo having to pay royalties to other artists for her original songs being too similar to creators copying Mr. Beast thumbnails verbatim, to every movie being made being a sequel to a sequel, Ben is OVER IT. Join Ben as he breaks down the difference between using other artists for inspiration versus blatantly stealing from them and his own experiences with having original content copied.
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[@lildicky1058]

I think that the biggest problem with the music industry is that original music doesn't tend to go as viral

[@Spooky_l3xxi]

Yeah it’s literally just catchy tunes that people can use for sounds on tik Tok that go viral

[@Satans_Niece]

YES THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING!! everything these days is either a sequel, remake, biopic, revival, etc. everyone is scared to make something new, or they’re too eager to make something new that they stop caring ab the actual quality or putting their soul into the art that instead they just smash their face into the keyboard or make a sideways dress.

[@LovelyroseZz]

I just smashed my TV in front of 70 guests at my party because of trump getting arrested. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the week at her mother's. Trump has ruined my marriage. I can’t handle this anymore Goodbye youtube, you lost a loyal user

[@makaylat1055]

yes i completely agree. every single show i watch is based on something made years earlier and it’s not even adding to the original, only making the franchise embarrassing to like because they ruin it

[@elijahkerns1811]

the barbie movie tho

[@kyisme]

@@LovelyroseZz oh

[@martinguerrero1158]

@@LovelyroseZz 🤨

[@Zoe-ds5xn]

I'm so sorry but Ben's shadow looks so funny in this video 💀

[@LeeChaejin]

fr tho

[@rexdontplay]

FR, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED

[@hellos_]

The way my anxiety grew when he said "there's a new pandemic.." 💀

[@ijsusedthisaccountforschool]

SAMEEE

[@waterbtlinaspritecan]

Same I was like are u fr

[@legit.maniac]

eh I wouldn't believe some random yter until I heard it from others aswell

[@LovelyroseZz]

I just smashed my TV in front of 70 guests at my party because of trump getting arrested. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the week at her mother's. Trump has ruined my marriage. I can’t handle this anymore Goodbye youtube, you lost a loyal user

[@luciaflowers6596]

@@LovelyroseZz is prob a bot, bro commented this on the same video twice. And just be talking nonsense about a “gang” and lit just killin ppl and showing up at their houses… and saying he got random ppls phone numbers???

[@alishbafatima2675]

Ben is so entertaining and underrated who agrees with me

[@luciaflowers6596]

he is entertaining but not really “underrated” he got 10 mil in tik tok like bruh 😂. But maybe a lil underrated.

[@Emxn_]

He ain't underrated but he's entertaining

[@finnypoo]

Ben ben- talking ben bean ban band badimo boing boig boig

[@squin6959]

@@finnypoo boig boig

[@finnypoo]

@@squin6959 i t me means bojng boign

[@berry9250]

i have bad anxiety that caused me insomnia and sleeping issues, but whenever i listen to your podcast i feel at ease, it helps me sleep and get through the night

[@PeanutTheSnail]

i hope you continue to feel better!!

[@user44558]

15:39 imagine hearing thag while sleeping

[@Hersweetdreams]

@@user44558 omg lmaoooo ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️

[@Hersweetdreams]

Oh Im Sorry you have insomnia I hope you get better

[@kahleeluh]

Off topic but bens shadow when it froze was terrifying

[@starlightwolfunboxing9615]

Fr

[@noellemoyers]

I was thinking the same thing

[@user.iloveheidi]

his shadow in the whole video tbh

[@emmamartinez9365]

1:49 Bens shadow is killing me 💀

[@tillyct8937]

Ben I'm concerned for your shadow

[@annieandanniep1141]

What r u talking about? His shadow is fly AF

[@ar1sah]

imo ben is one of the youtubers that is original and have a lot of unique and fun contents

[@DavidRange-zx8ge]

definitely agree. You see this with people copying celebs outfits and insta posts tv shows brands and so much more

[@DavidRange-zx8ge]

its not always a bad thing but its defintly geting old

[@Potato12346]

15:41 let’s just appreciate ben’s lovely voice 💀😂

[@bloodygusherunicorneye6639]

💀💀💀

[@lilyellowpikmin]

I was just relaxing listening to it and i heard THAT i was so confused 💀

[@Potato12346]

@@lilyellowpikmin me to lol 💀

[@Hersweetdreams]

So lovely :D

[@Spooky456]

@@lilyellowpikmin SAMEEE 💀

[@merxx427]

his shadow looks funny

[@x-gate-gate-gate]

When you said Elton John's Tiny Dancer was made "like 20-30 years ago" I had to look it up and it is over 50 years old!!

[@FairyHeadquarters]

9:56 the shadow freaks me out 🥲

[@Defnot.Michaley]

THE SHADOW IS KILLING ME😭😭🙏

[@Dayy_dream_4life]

The fact that ben is still so humble he is honesty a idol for real 😮‍💨

[@onthelevel1]

drama mama (shortened) i have these friends who i feel don’t like me. they start arguments a lot where it’s 3v1 and i cant ever give my side of the argument without being brought down. i love them because i have fun memories with them but they always find ways to bring up a fight when all i do is live 💀 i don’t want to leave them but they give me stress, what do i do? (love you so much ❤️)

[@sonicfelixthecat]

BRO IK BANSHEES OF INISHERIN IS LIKE VERY WELL KNOWN BUT IT SHOCKED ME SM WHEN BEN MENTIONED IT, I'm Irish and the majority of the film was filmed in very nostalgic locations from my childhood so it's just so cool to me that people from all over the world have seen it TT, Literally the little beach that's shown a lot was a place we would go every Summer for many years, it feels so nice that the movies getting recognition, also fun fact Brendan Gleeson is like bffs with my father

[@Kuvii2cute]

AHAHAAHH THE SHAWDOW IN THE BACKKK

[@F3L1X_rules_all]

Ben's podcast is the only thing keeping me mentally sane ❤💀

[@lilyellowpikmin]

Same lmao

[@Hersweetdreams]

Same Lolll

[@Fwoggy_2_Hiro]

Nah, he keeping you mentally sane? I'm never sane

[@KitchenFloor_]

Bens shadow looks like Candaces boyfriend from Phineas and Ferb

[@ori1841]

ben i totally recommend greta van fleet for a more original sounding band! they do have a lotta 70s sounding influences- but for this era they sound VERY original imo! i really recommend caravel & age of machine! but they're all really good

[@shahzadi.zafira__]

I agree with you and that's why nothing is really fun to watch or listen to anymore.

[@luciaflowers6596]

first love you Ben ❤ you always make my day better when you upload drama: i had a friend who had a guy she liked and they started dating, and then um they dated for like a week. He broke up with her for no god dam reason. Everything she said he said about “why” where EXCUSES. And I thought it was going so well but 😑. Anyway so got advice I should give her? also yt needs an update cuz it’s slow to update the comments and views, so so many ppl be thinking they was first.

[@hiccup7457]

i agree with you, a lot of plots in shows and books can be really plain now day and its hard for me to find stuff that stands out to me (which why i mostly read history nonfiction book now lol) but theres one comic or manga or whatever to call it, chainsaw man. its very confusing, the story goes everywhere and its ongoing so many theories. however i do think because the author/creator of it is very fond of popular west culture there is a lot of references hidden in his books. also in the show they made, lot of references in the opening video. i also see these ones, which are from the 90s or 80s so they are not recent which are very creative and mind crazy. serial experiments lain is very deep and has many layers, it is very good. but it is 90s and other is also 90s. a lot of popular things made in the 2010-2020 is all recognizeable and you can often tell the ending of it. i wonder if we will ever get out of this. maybe we should get a 10 year old who is not shown to the internet to make a whole new original plot. that was interesting

[@ar1sah]

hi ben!! i just wanted to let you know how your podcasts and vlogs always help me get through hard time and make me become more self aware in my actions! ily and thank you so much!! ❤

[@gilgaws]

I’m a minute into the video and I’m going to rant about AI, I am not ready for AI to take over the music industry for people to make a quick buck, music is something special and pretty much ingrained into human beings kinda. I don’t want dead people to release albums, those peoples amazing legacies should die with them, of course songs they recorded before they died are great, but idk. And yeah, it’s a copy and paste because of the limited chords and stuff but it’s still a real, original kind of song. I suppose copyright is good, but using that to make money is bad!! Art is supposed to not be used to make money, while that’s not a bad thing, and is a good way to make a living, it shouldn’t be used to selfishly profit.

[@immyfvls]

Ben's shadow lookin fine 😃

[@annieandanniep1141]

It be looking boneta

[@ilovetzuyusomuch]

ben your the best youtuber out here I love your videos so much you've helped me through all my tough times in life I'm truly grateful 4 u

[@stvrlight_lydz]

YAlll i got some drama, some girl that was making fun of the holacost (my great grandma survided the holacost so it kinda hurt lmao) started making fun of littel ppl.(it was not a private convo she was talking to everyone LOUDLY) Basicly she got mad when i tould her to stop and it was not funny. the whole snowflake thing. I passed notes to my freind talking about the situation bc she was not their during the holacost part while this girl talked shit about me . then she siad why are you talking shit about me rlly loudly so everyone could hear. I dead ass said "do you want me to read what i wrote?" the whole classroom heard me and she got embarassed. she just went quite and walked away and still talks shit about me. lol. its kinda nice bc al her freinds are anoying and now they all avoid me.

[@urfav_tay]

W

[@salamander6014]

lol W

[@bybird]

;-; i miss tiktok before it became an advertising board

[@Yoongireve]

15:44 wow that was very inspirational Ben

[@xiikers]

15:42 i was peacefully listening until this scared the shit out of me LMFAOO

[@oliviathode5220]

My drama is I cant get over someone and Its been a while and I keep thinking im starting to get over her but then the feeling comes back and I dont know what to do, its more complicated but yk gotta keep it short

[@kaylenlarhe3906]

These are the best to watch while drawing, sleeping,or studying, so calming sometimes

[@faye7441]

32:56 his shadow looks like the love interest named jack in a 2010's cartoon

[@ehendy22]

i love his podcasts and they are so relatable but that shadow got me dying 😂 Nah but really you are a great person and thank you for all the hard work you put in your vids 💗

[@michaelhenderson4767]

BEN IS SO UNFILTERED AND UNAPOLOGETIC BUT ELOQUENT AND I LOVE IT 💕

[@donanopalitos3194]

I hate how everyone is always makeing fun of my hand writing

[@a_ds.]

DRAMA So my ex cheated on me for two months and we just became friends again after i dropped him, but me and his OTHER ex are catfishing him on a different account and he told me he has feelings for that “person” and i told my friend about this and she said “give me one last chance with him” even though she made me drop him, ignore him, and start the plan, what do i do?

[@carrots1507]

your shadow at some part look like you in Minecraft😭

[@glenjennett]

I quit watching movies and TV a couple years ago because it feels like they are just the same stories over and over. BTW, I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but that's a cool effect with your shadow looking like an alien shadow behind you.

[@xoxo.abbs_]

The reason Topper started not wasting food is because of another creator. Another creator on TikTok was doing the food wasting shit, and then Topper did the same thing. The creator started making not food wasting content any Topper noticed how much views he was getting and did the same thing.

[@swagmf111]

and even disney that was the movies top tier is now boring, their latest movies have the most unoriginal scripts, the coloring is gray, i thought disney was colorful to attire the kiddos but hell nah their color palette is grey, the movies are so depressing and everything is a remake or a second part.

[@AmeliaB-np8bp]

when u yellled because of that cramp i swear my heart skipped a beat it scared me i had earphones in😭

[@purplepikachu2534]

congrats on 6 million ! we love you ben

[@T_Cherri.137]

THE DRAMA: So basically these too girls in my class, Pickle and Mustard (not their real names) we're having a little bit of a argument. Mustard, (who is a close friend of mine but she's rlly mean to me) would yell at Pickle and this made her rlly upset so Pickle would tell me about it. So then when I told Mustard that's not okay to be doing that she told me Pickle deserved it because Mustard hates her and that Pickle is a little Bitch. When I told Pickle this she went to Mustard to talk it out and Mustard told her I was the one who said all of that! Now they were making me out to be the monster when I was just trying to help both of them out! I hate girls my age man they suck.

[@user-jf5oh9pg8r]

sorry but am i the only one who thinks ben's shadow kinda looks like an alien

[@Glitt3rkn33s]

Bro this is so trueee 😭 people are RUNNING out of IDEASS and it just sucks omfg

[@ElishavaMusic]

Honestly, Melanie Martinez is the most original musician I've found in years, almost everyone else is copying other people

[@abbycadabby975]

NAHHHH AVATAR II WAS SO GOOOOOD

[@Sharky511]

The way I painted an entire half of a realistic decorative pot while watching this video

[@Mentallyill_100]

We need a Gacha Life 3 and an Encanto 2

[@silver_at4742]

WAIT IM NOT EVEN JOKING THAT FIRST DRAMA AT THE END LITTERLY HAPPENED TO ME😭

[@FloofyNoodlez]

Thank you so much ben for the ZocDoc thing my mom has had a hard time finding a doctor and she is very sick thank you so much ben!!!

[@HappyHarp914]

0:35 his shadow mixed with the greenscreen is perfect 😭😭😭😭😭

[@iexistlolYT]

Bens shadows neck 😂😂😂

[@Hopieie]

BEN. THE SHADOW WHAT HAPPENED

[@dookiepookie951]

i love watching these while cleaning ❤❤❤❤

[@kenson8589]

Yes, your videos are just so amazing and entertaining I just can't stop watching it❤❤

[@Ratatoui11e]

Hello Ben! This is not drama but this is just more of the movie stuff I agree so much and I want to become a movie director for that reasons but I also want to become a surgeon and I’m dying inside because I can make my original creative content I have already made many story’s and they are original from my little brain and it’s like I don’t even know it I ever will stop being creative to☠️ I got like adhd and autism so I’m always making story’s drawing characters and always finishing sketch books like every 2 weeks. Good video though Ben.

[@ansleyiscooler]

every week ben’s topic is always something i’ve been thinking about that week and it’s honestly scary how he manages to do this

[@freggo]

#DramaMama Hey Ben! I love your podcast, you’re one of my favorite content creators on KZbin! Anyways, let’s start with the ✨drama✨ So I have this friend, let’s call her rat (because she is one) that’s super toxic. She calls me names and makes fun of my appearance. I have told her many times respectfully to stop, but she never does. There was also this one time on Valentine’s Day, she grabbed my arm and started writing all of these mean things on my arm like “I’m ugly” and “I’m a single loser btch” just to name a few. It was so humiliating and I ended up crying. I want to cut her off, but how? If you see this please help!! (Also sorry if this was too long it’s hard to fit all this info in 🥲)

[@urfav_tay]

Just stop talking to her, that pissed me off to read that, its not ok. Embarras her.

[@swagmf111]

you shouldn't have people like her around you, don't be like her, ignore her and if she doesn't stop give her a taste of her own actions, if she comes to you and you tell her to leave you alone and she doesn't write on her arm too, tell her to leave you alone, give her the dirty look and then stop, you want her to feel childish, call her childish and annoying, tell her that you don't to people like her. your feelings are valid and the same thing happened to me but once you give them the taste of their own actions, they RUN AWAY. don't try too much you don't want her to talk sht about you, she'll play the victim if you do too much. i hope she leaves you alone, your feelings are valid and you have all the right to be mad!!!

[@moonmuun]

ben sweetie why do u keep using the same photo of you with these videos 😭😭

[@grr4y]

IT MAKES ME GIGGLE IM NGL

[@sour_moss]

the shadow is making me die

[@Memyselfandibecausewhynot]

Your style of tik toks and shorts are like cool and you should give them a name so it would be easier to explain :)

[@b3llast4r]

hey ben!! i have drama. so i’m really bad at comforting people and tons of ky friends (my gf too) struggle with mental issues. what do I do???

[@oliviathode5220]

You know so much and have such inarguable opinions. I would be scared to know so much so thank you for being the one to be this mentally evolved 😀 LOVE YOU BEN YOURE THE BEST CREATOR ❤️

[@rureithhhea]

im disturbed about his shadow..

[@Maeveliffeyx]

hi ben heres my drama so theres this girl from my ex freind group and shes like kinda nice but i dont wanna be freinds with her, she keeps tryna text me and be freinds with me so i feel bad for not wanting to be freinds with her yk. lysm ben me and my mom listen to ur podcast at night and she always falls asleep in the first 10 mins lmao

[@sophie2704]

the shadow is killing me 😂😂😂😂

[@WindPortal]

This copyright BS is so artists need to DEPEND ON MAJOR LABELS, and not be so confident on releasing music independently in the fear of getting sued. Ever since sound cloud started popping off, especially black people profiting without needing a label, suddenly all the music labels are in bed with law makers because they want to make it harder for artists who want to have their own publishings, same goes for YT these days, if u see the patterns for the past 5 years, let me keep hush on that though.

[@WindPortal]

Like I'm literally sick ): and no one notices, people are distracted so much by so many other things while all the major laws change behind their back and people don't even notice.

[@Sailor_Moonnn]

Watching this at 4AM just hits different

[@weepingdreams690]

when I tell you my head phones purposely started working when Ben screamed‼️ 😭🙌 that scared the hell out of me🗣️🔥

[@k0dym0dyw0dy]

4:45 my fav tyler the creator song is a sample, its called i aint got time

[@JD._.231]

The way I just stared at his shadow the whole time 💀💀💀💀

[@evan_the_great]

bro ive thought this for so long- anyways i have some slight drama so basically i have this 'friend' and she's like so mean for literally no reason, and pretty much all of my friends don't really like being around her. we have group chats with all of us but her, because it's the only way to do literally anything without her making all kinds of (rude, one-upping, invalidating, etc) comments on it. but all my friends and i are kinda way too scared to say anything and we keep talking with her and inviting her when we go out cause we're kinda incapable of just ignoring her. she also goes on about 'all men are bad'. like um i'm a guy, and a few of our other friends are guys, like??? how do i avoid this toxic little brat??

[@GiannaY522]

I have DRAMA 👀 (btw ily Ben) anyway so last year I was friends with a big group but then they all decided they hated me and “kicked me out”, told me to kms, etc. this year I was friends with two people that are best friends with them and we got very close. THE THING IS. We can never hangout or do anything because every time they host something the group of people that don’t like me are invited and they say that they won’t go if I’m invited. It hurts a lot because I want to hangout with my two friends but the people that hate me take that away

[@finnypoo]

Ben when i was been cyberbullied like hell u cheered me up thanks

[@gardenhoe6946]

he looks tired, very relatable, 100/10

[@localtrasheditor]

I WAS SLEEPING AND THEN BEN STARTED SCREAMING OW OW

[@caydenbower8952]

ok i have drama. my ex best friend introduced me to my friend group like a year ago. and we were all one big happy group. until my ex friend did some fucked up stuff and was just really unnecessarily mean to all of us. she still, about 6 months later, still tries to start drama with mainly me. its really annoying.

[@yourlocalcrackhead4265]

Talking about stealing ideas I just got a Wawa commercial and they made a “charge” drink and they had like the same caffeine and color too just like Panera

[@Willow126]

15:38 BRO 😭

[@sillybillybobbyboo]

so true

[@madbryers]

BenOfTheMamaDrama

[@helena-zu8jd]

ben i beg can u make a podcast about the tyler olivera and brent rivera thing cuz its been bugging me and i feel like u will make sense of it

[@DolliPillz]

That "tiny dancer" song was made WAY over 30 years ago but yeah a lil' goofy on his part i actually saw him in concert

[@m00n_stXr]

Your videos are amazing ❤️

[@lan1stinks]

ben’s vids are some of the only original stuff right now ✨

[@humen3359]

Ur right Ben

[@Daaviincii]

No because why are there already so many comments 😭

[@squin6959]

24:25 joker laugh

[@Gigi_doll_]

I just had a little kid make a video of one of my shorts as a green screen and it didn’t add anything to it but it was lowkey funny

[@renee.c.seymour]

I love the ep but I can't unsee the roblox avatar as ur shadow behind u 💀

[@uci1111]

i agree with everything ❤💯

[@coleslawisnasty4727]

YOUR SHADOW

[@idonthaveatag0.-_]

(My drama)I have some friends that have beef with each other but I'm still friends with them both but can only hang out with one of them at a time what shouldi do? and also I love your video you make my day.❤

[@urfav_tay]

slowly try to hangout with them both

[@JustWatchingYT456]

drama: I'm trans and I want to tell my childhood best friend, but she's not very educated on it, and students are very homophobic, what do I do? (luv ur vids sm they make my dayy

[@swagmf111]

if she's your childhood bsf then you should talk about it with her, but do you really trust her? you said that students at your school are very homophobic, what if something slipps from her? im not saying all bsfs are bad but some are... questionable. if you trust her 150% tell her, you don't want the school to know about it, make sure she understands it cause istg be just be talking without respecting boundaries. you said she's not educated, educate her, let her know about your feelings, if she's your real bsf she'll support you no matter what. and if you don't feel ready to tell her, that's completely okay!!!!