What Is Victimhood? (The Scapegoat Mechanism)

[@lemonboy7994]

"So you were bullied as a little kid?" Me: No, I was chosen as the symbolic bearer of the sins of the people, thus restoring peace in the community.

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

Translation:he was blamed.

[@meltingdoggo8066]

Lemon Boy oof mood *annyed cat eating meal with woman on the left pointing in unerring surprise*

[@AstraIVagabond]

This has Big Naruto ̶E̶n̶e̶r̶g̶y̶ Chakra.

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

@@AstraIVagabond ... have you even BEEN in these type of situations!?!?!?!?

[@sour4845]

@@Bleepbleepblorbus I have been

[@nanli310]

Oh look. Kevin is making us question our existence again.

[@johnpescatore7968]

*literally every single vsauce episode* FTFY

[@jonathanfun5120]

I do that anyway, but I appreciate the help!

[@trinalps]

nan li it feels very awkward that he's lookig uo though

[@droid16beta97]

Have you seen exurb1a? If not, go check it out. I recommend starting with "42"

[@anna4aa570]

666 likes

[@smartereveryday]

An honor to participate alongside these awesome people. Also, before he said the three grains of rice were rice I thought they were hamster droppings after feeding hamsters food coloring.

[@Vsauce2]

Thanks for being involved! The hamster droppings video sounds like a good one. I'll have to contemplate that.

[@m.e.y.5790]

SmarterEveryDay lmao

[@Trithis2077]

Oh Destin. Never stop being you. or... I suppose, never stop being the people you aspire to be.

[@Bsquez0129]

I'm calling bullcrap on this video. If you take the time to watch this and accept it as if it is certainly true then you are admitting that nothing you do and say and think is anything but just an imitation of what you hear and have learned from only the people that you've been subjected to having met or heard your entire life and that it is inevitable that we will always encounter struggles amongst our peers only to have a primitive desire to want to take our pains out on them or even potentially harmless beings or individuals. Sure it all makes sense but how does that take in to account being actively critical of everything anyone says with the assumption that none of us have the means to knowing everything about what is "objectively" right and that discussion and thought can lead to new waves of cultures and new means of solving issues? It is in my opinion that this video could be potentially harmful for an audience member that has no desire of learning why people have any negative views on potentially dangerous or selfish people, groups, or ideologies and instead of wanting to try and help solve issues to make things better for everyone will merely shrug it off as nonsense and will ultimately leave themselves out from being able to grow and communicate for a productive cause for all.

[@hyper_lynx]

He never claimed we couldn't have original ideas, and said that the scapegoat mechanism could be quelled by learning about it and using reason. Our thoughts are certainly shaped by what we absorb, but as conscious beings, we hold control over our minds. Also, one comment was enough

[@JasonandaCamera]

I suddenly have a strong desire for a _robust stamp collection._

[@peterstangl8295]

one question remains: who do we kill for that collection?

[@Pixelflame5826]

This guy is stopping us from getting a robust stamp collection. /\

[@zyaicob]

_philately_

[@1mSeal]

What I really like about that video is that Kevin is looking up to the camera, looking up to us. Ties perfectly with the video, and that idea of integrating camera tricks into the idea of the video is something Vsauce is doing quite a lot.

[@christophermueller7466]

What I really like about this video is that Kevin purposefully decided to leave out the most important part about Girard's entire work although Girard spent the majority of his life writing on it. It's really odd.

[@1mSeal]

@Jesus -_____- Not the official obviously, but yeah I absolutely love this band and have had that as my profile picture for like a decade now it feels like.

[@punchkitten874]

My neck hurts

[@Dewicre]

From a Mimetic Culture to a Memetic Culture. We have evolved, indeed.

[@ezarbeluh6616]

Dewicre omg hahaha

[@Apostate_ofmind]

They are the same thing

[@ChUwU5]

not really lol

[@Fuar11]

Dewicre No, we've devolved.

[@GameBrosMS]

yes they are, the word meme was created with the meaning and explaining this same exact human behaviour and how we copy from other creatures/people. Sorry for the bad explanation for more info on what i am talking about read the book ''THE SELFISH GENE'' from Richard Dawkins

[@veritasium]

Great video! I never thought about scapegoats this way before. Thanks for inspiring me to keep experimenting with how I make videos to satisfy my mimetic desire

[@Vsauce2]

Thanks for sharing your inspiration! See you at VidCon!

[@sagarjoshi8842]

hey its durik from veribsatium

[@theorderoforange]

no its dirk from vastablerium

[@kster809]

Hello Derk from Veristablium

[@LightningSe7en]

Hey Denek!

[@CCCorbinoes]

"Your mom is blue rice"- Kevin 2017

[@ezarbeluh6616]

CCCorbinoes sick burn Kevin

[@b3lovxd]

LOL

[@catpapi]

Savagery.

[@creeperlamoureux]

"why do you speak your native language?" - Kevin, 2017

[@CCCorbinoes]

how did this get so many likes lmao

[@benjaminripper1629]

You may or may not have noticed, but the camera angle changed the entire feel of this video. The psychology behind putting yourself lower than someone else in physical space, adds a notion of empowerment to the person you are doing it to, because of this, I personally felt, kinda reassured or comforted by the conclusion rather than feeling small.

[@thatoneguy2033]

His neck must hurt

[@torahibiki]

my neck hurts just by looking at him

[@celinak5062]

Andres Tapia empathy

[@thejay8963]

200th like. I need to stop commenting this.

[@et6910]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@WeirdDuck781]

i read it like "mustard"

[@stanley1698]

"They will become me and I will become them, each of us defeating the other, correcting the other, alloying ourselves into one omnipotent philosophy. Thus I will live forever. I'll make sure." Oryx was deep man.

[@jamesburgess2k]

"Yo momma is blue rice!" *OHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@potatopriorites5652]

Blue rice is the next best roast

[@zebbz1]

Did someone else also tear up in the ending? I thought it was beautifully set up

[@omidtajik7858]

Yeah. It been a sad week. Anthony left smosh too.

[@zebbz1]

I don't really watch Smosh, but I'm sorry to hear that friendo.

[@descai10]

yeah that ad spot for curiosity box was a masterpiece

[@YujiUedaFan]

No, because I've been a scapegoat before, so that Russian guy was right.

[@kieranbews6544]

Never mind I cried too

[@mikethinks]

Just a small point on Meltzoff's hypothesis; young children don't have a sense of 'object permanence' so when a mother closes her eyes, to a child (under 2 or so) the eyes just aren't there from the child's point of view. At that age, a child has no theory of mind, and cannot place any kind of association between what happens when they close their eyes and when the someone else does so. They do react differently when the mothers eyes are open, but this is due to an instinct to pay attention to a mothers eyes when they are there from the child point of view, not some understanding of a mothers intentions or experience. This is why young children can play peekaboo for what seems like forever. They are consistently surprised when you reappear out of what to them seems like nowhere. Also, the idea of desire not being innate, but an external force that can cause conflict was perfectly extolled in the 1984 movie The Gods must be Crazy.

[@celinak5062]

Mike James +

[@WellBeSerious12]

Well noone is ever completely correct about anything to their ending point. We are humans; unique creatures, not perfect. There can always be something added, seen from a different perspective, done differently, and so on. At least they added that statement/idea to begin with.

[@cedrusmind8998]

I am 100% a scapegoat. i learned that i was a scapegoat while isolated in a rehab facility for months with nothing else to do but read the same two books over and over. i read a book that stated something about scapegoats and it really spoke to me in a way i cant even describe. (i would have definitely lost my mind if i didn't have books to read while in rehab while isolated for so long from the rest of the world). i don't know how i did it, but i turned myself into a scapegoat by my own bad choices, and my family started blaming me for everything, friends stopped talking to me completely. kicked out of my house several times, even kicked myself out several times. and then one day i just decided to leave my family and friends and live the street life for a bit. banished myself in a way i guess. and i seen that my leaving, well, it united them. they seem so happy without me now, so i'm happy for them now. but, now i'm ALONE. x'D i am a disappointment to my family, and myself. now i just sit kinda .. sit here, mind and body wasting away, watching the sun burn and the clouds pass. i'm 19 years old and i feel like i'm 90 because of the path i took in life. tho, i'm still alive so i cant complain. anyway nobody is gonna read this. just decided to leave a bit of myself here. bye~ keep on keeping on internet people. ~

[@GryphonGamesGG]

I read it. Can't say our paths look anything alike, but our endpoints are kind of similar. Also, I watched some of your videos. If that's you in them, it looks like you have some musical talent that I hope you're putting to good use. In any case, I wish you well!

[@celinak5062]

Rain Anathema no eff that, your family don't deserve you. And it seems like there are a lot of ACEs in that mess, built resilience and try to maximise your luck, one day things will get better

[@donharp8583]

Cedrus Mind if this is true you reserve a reponse from I. Life is quite literally what you make it.

[@truthboom]

so how do you access the internet? anyways, what a lame life you have, maybe you could've do better if you keep using the internet

[@kingiancredible7745]

:(

[@mysterycandy5528]

This camera angle makes me feel like Kevin's in my toilet.

[@aceofspades2233]

LMAO

[@aaaaaaaa6685]

I have been on my toilet for 30 minutes watching KZbin videos

[@U014B]

Who said he wasn't?

[@hank2710]

Vsauce: talking about scientific knowledge Me: nice shirt you got there

[@dr.butter4235]

why am i so weirdddd

[@MrTonganator]

NUGGET!!!! Łmz

[@shago00]

making this video must have been very painful for your neck

[@shaunbrown4629]

is the looking up symbolical or did the tripod just get stuck?

[@Jaksonthefox]

These V-Sauce video essay presentations are absolutely dazzling to me. They present an idea, explore it, come to the morbid existential conclusion of the idea, then, rather than leaving their viewer on that solemn note they turn it around to the optimistic side of the topic. All of you guys who dedicate your lives, money, and passion to these projects are amazing people.

[@orderlychaos314]

So basically, people make their own mistakes, leading them to blame and punish another person. Yup. Logic.

[@olivervansaase8894]

yup life

[@heine1717]

Don't act like you're the «special snowflake» that's smarter than everyone else. Everyone blames people unreasonably, often subconsciously, so shut ya' mouth, m8

[@amask4360]

carsgobroom We're not all narcissists you special snowflake.

[@eagames456]

@carsgobroom Some people only blame themselves unreasonably. Those people are most commonly called "depressed". Funny isn't it.

[@self-crownedroyalty6712]

Gaslighting?

[@Nin10dosegaclash]

this recording angle makes me uncomfortable kevin

[@hannibustoogfyrre6074]

LuigiMustache likely intentional.

[@lucasmaine2394]

So you telling me that people like to beat up shit that has nothing to do with the problem

[@oari1150]

Welcome to life!

[@momentouscrazynoob1709]

Lucas Maine False flagging is also a thing...

[@eagle3676]

Lucas Maine yup its been true throughout i mean jews Muslims irish etc were all scapegoats. Muslims still are

[@Master_Therion]

My pet goat escaped its enclosure. It's a scapegoat.

[@crazzilla7203]

close. It's e-scape goat

[@adamas_dragon]

crazzilla it's an electronic scapegoat?

[@crazzilla7203]

its all digital nowadays. even the fauna and flora

[@jonahfilos8684]

is that the true will logo?

[@Account-fk8cx]

Master Therion mindless self indulgence fan?

[@typofrick]

1:47 i learned english entirely by just watching KZbin and that shows once again that learning from experiencing is very normal

[@Hvm765]

This is by far my favourite video on KZbin. Ever since I saw it for the 1st time I keep seeing the scapegoat mechanism in places I never thought about. It made me realise how much I don't know about human behaviour and how much everyone, no matter how different, is the same. Can't wait to view it again in a couple of months 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Ballacha]

Nice video. See you next century.

[@redsalmon9966]

Good one

[@alengm]

Red Salmon explain the joke

[@yahyafihel1786]

They don't upload very often.

[@alengm]

Yahya Fihel thx

[@xMack_]

It's worth the wait tho

[@jadenykanen4279]

and as always, i'm left here having an existential crisis

[@patriciarickenleroux463]

Jade Nykänen that is hilarious!! xD

[@Fuar11]

Jade Nykänen This video is the solution to an existential crisis. We're really all one thing. It's cool.

[@Snikeros]

so the first thing we ever do after we're born is try to spread a meme?

[@joshuanorman2]

So there are no normies? *my life is a lie*

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

Normies are simply not aware of the memes when performing them. Kekistanis are, but may lose the scope of what memes really are at that fundamental level.

[@ChUwU5]

mimetics != memetics

[@achunkofbutter]

*meme* _(noun)_ an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.

[@ChUwU5]

Not sure where you get your definition from but in memetics a meme is usually described as a self replicating idea/ unit of culture whereas mimetics refer to the philosophical concept of imitation. If you want you can read up on memetics and where the term comes from on wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics If you are interested in the difference to Mimetics you can read the wikipedia article on mimesis as well: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimesis And I realize that memetics and mimetics are closely related as memes rely on imitation, but they are definetely not the same.

[@silviafox78]

This explains so much in my life... I have always always always been the scapegoat in every social system I've ever been in... and I've been banned from so many schools, online game guilds, online forums, and groups of people all my life. But I always knew it was them who had the problem rather than anything wrong with me. I finally have a name for it! Scapegoating.

[@mmultigz]

"They aren't everyone. You are everyone." Kevin 2017

[@ryadh456]

Every time I watch a Vsauce video I have an existential crisis!

[@debbrahrobledo7466]

Omg same

[@IrvingIV]

In a nagging tone: *The existential crisis means it's working.*

[@keristottsberry5878]

existential crisis! at the disco

[@oswurth8774]

Love your enthusiasm for the topic

[@jollow250]

Clicks on video... thinks it's title is "spacegoat" Here's Kevin talk about being like a muscular, sexy, strong, man Checks title again Questions my existence

[@3ckitani]

I misread the title too.

[@mavericklevay]

Oh I read it as spacegoats and then after the video ended read this comment

[@penguinkothe8323]

jollow250 Yup.

[@slavraccoon9074]

I also read it as spacegoat

[@jollow250]

I think I was going to type Thinks it's titled "spacegoat" but got distracted and changed what I was going to say without rereading what I had just typed

[@helloitsnicko]

This is freakin fantastic

[@keyrexoida]

Are you Edward Snowdens long lost brother wtf?

[@jonsitoa]

Nope

[@whyme7897]

I cant even imagine how much your neck must have hurt after finishing shooting this video

[@adelehare8495]

0:17 "you'll be the green rice" *WAIT NO I WANNA BE THE BLUE RICE*

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

Adele Hare Wha?

[@ashrpark5790]

You are the blue rice to someone else

[@ashrpark5790]

😆

[@prismus6520]

Then you are... YO MOM

[@jcroy2323]

this video hit hard, great work

[@SoFlyIndustry]

This video is a masterpiece! I was blown away by Michael a few years ago, Jake got me last year. But this is how you won my respect as a creator Kevin!

[@antonioshaw9991]

I cherish each time any of the vsauces upload because you never know the next time they’ll upload again.

[@MFSDRGames]

I am just a copy of a copy of a copy Everything I say has come before Assembled into something into something into something I don't know for certain anymore I am just a shadow of a shadow of a shadow Always trying to catch up with myself I am just an echo of an echo of an echo Listening to someone's cry for help Look what you had to start Why all the change of heart? You need to play your part A copy of a copy of a Now look what you've gone and done Well that doesn't sound like fun See I'm not the only one A copy of a copy of a I am little pieces, little pieces, little pieces Pieces that were picked up on the way Imprinted with a purpose, with a purpose, with a purpose A purpose that's become quite clear today Look what you had to start Why all the change of heart? You need to play your part A copy of a copy of a Now look what you've gone and done Well that doesn't sound like fun See I'm not the only one A copy of a copy of a I am just a finger on a trigger on a finger Doing everything I'm told to do Always my intention my intention your attention Just doing everything you tell me to Look what you had to start Why all the change of heart? You need to play your part A copy of a copy of a Now look what you've gone and done Well that doesn't sound like fun See I'm not the only one A copy of a copy of a (Look what you had to start) Look what you had to start (Why all the change of heart?) Why all the change of heart? (You need to play your part) You need to play your part (A copy of a copy of a) A copy of a copy of a (Now look what you've gone and done) Now look what you've gone and done (Well that doesn't sound like fun) Well that doesn't sound like fun (See I'm not the only one) See I'm not the only one (A copy of a copy of a) A copy of a copy of a

[@abbiepancakeeater52]

this is rly good o:

[@marcowirti5241]

copy of a - nine inch nails

[@ellxsandranoratora]

Poetic

[@nadMoZzzg]

Edgy And not bad

[@peppermintmiso4341]

The "Who Inspired You?" segment surely was a pleasant surprise

[@tinab3001]

when you're on KZbin 24/7 so you don't need notifications

[@y.decimal]

When you do the same even though you have a very important test tomorrow you didn't learn for yet.

[@shaunbrown4629]

"take a deep breath, tell yourself that you can only do your best, and worst-case scenario; you fail and your journey takes a little longer, Well I think the journey is the best bit. stay calm, do what you can, and you will be fine". (good luck with the test)

[@y.decimal]

shaun brown Lol chill out it's a math test I never learn for them but still always get A's Still, thank you :)

[@shaunbrown4629]

oh..., well..., erm..., print out my comment and on your way in to the test hand it to someone who looks nervous lol

[@y.decimal]

shaun brown I will xD

[@ignemuton5500]

so basically, you, are a mix of everything you know, that's poetic.

[@ignemuton5500]

ok....

[@celinak5062]

Notumengi Everything is a remix

[@donatellabertuccio1678]

I just realized that kung fu panda 2 or 3 tried to teach the same thing

[@Buderus69]

it's just logical. New information can't be createed from nothing, it always just transforms.

[@QuantumVariant]

Loved this, it really hits home. Thanks

[@christophermueller7466]

Maybe you should keep reading Girard and find out how hard it hits home (and how Kevin forgot the most crucial part of his work)

[@stevebyl88]

I've seen this many times in different social environments but never really understood it. My hypothesis was individuals with 'weaker' personalities mimicking the traits of more popular, dominant and charismatic members of the group to compensate for their lower position, and try to enhance their position in their social group. I've witnessed it in pairs of newly acquainted friends also, where one seems to slowly transform into the other. I find it fascinating but equally disturbing, and I'm convinced there is a correlation between this transformation of the self and having weak personality or little independence, as well as a desire for acceptance in a wider societal theatre, suggesting possible issues regarding anxiety/depression. This video makes so much sense, great watch.

[@immortaliserwow]

"I am alone and I am everyone." Damn, this is pwoerful!

[@JohnnyG196]

Beautiful...another elegantly arranged and well-thought-out work of philosophy.

[@mork6668]

Johnny Garcia with some lies here and there

[@celinak5062]

Mork 666 wot

[@halpointon7976]

Suani Avila agreed

[@christophermueller7466]

It isn't elegant or well-thought out since he chose to omit the most important part of Girard's work. Do your own research and find out. This guys is a Charlatan

[@Brianpeppers15]

Dong, then Vsauce2, does this mean a Vsauce upload soon??!?!

[@yoavshati]

We can only hope

[@lpkombi6685]

Maxx Bailey Also VSauce 3

[@pritheebecareful7070]

Yes

[@TheP3NGU1N]

isn't VS1 still out traveling with Adam Savage?

[@greyheart21]

No, he's working on a new video. He tweeted yesterday about interviewing some people for his new video i believe, so it's coming.

[@bakersbread104]

I need you to make a vid on how that knife lifted the jar of rice

[@ansulyadav6474]

go and study some basic science .

[@Umbrella2906]

This is the reason, why i watch V Sauce. These type of videos made from Jake, Kevin and Michael plus friends. Where at the end i always feel like, not only i learned something, but also their videos touched my heart in a way, so that i want to be a better human beeing. For this video and as always thanks for beeing awsome

[@greyjay9492]

10:30 “enGRAINED in you” I see what you did there

[@Fealdar]

great video in a time of intolerance, when scapegoats are created to diverse us from the tensions inside our own socioeconomic system.

[@robthehitmanrude]

0:18 That's not red rice, that's the red pill that we desire.

[@robthehitmanrude]

[truth bombing intensifies]

[@humanbeinghumanehuman2517]

I eat rice shut up I am the rice

[@snaccmuffin9491]

Human being Humane human You must eat it to become it.

[@humanbeinghumanehuman2517]

Yes

[@WikiK1d]

You are what you eat.

[@OfficialRavioli]

Eat the rice. *Become* the rice.

[@TheRealColBosch]

Please stop eating my parents.

[@electrocast]

5 years later and I can point to this video as one of the most perspective-changing things I've ever seen. I think about it a lot.

[@johnbrett3508]

What inspired me was old cartoons I watched as a kid, I always loved the idea of a world created by one person. I learned my love of science from my dad, who is a professor. And I learned about my love of comedy and entertainment from KZbinrs. And I'm sure one day I'll inspire the next generation as you did to me.

[@primalbeer]

Ty for making Vsauce1 content for us while Michael left us. Love this and keep it up!

[@yaycookieyay]

Dang. What an emotional rollercoaster.

[@elanibalrocho]

Vsauce kevin here, look at this rice............ So you are not you, you are everyone. And as always, thanks for watching. WTF

[@momentouscrazynoob1709]

Sebastian Wilson HAHAHAHUAA

[@c0mpl3x91]

Everytime he ends a video IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE ENDING EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

[@cheifDeisel]

I love that so much of the end of this video was dedicated to so many creators who inspire us acknowledging those who inspired them. We really do stand on the shoulders of giants. 💜

[@TheOneBoQuA]

This video touched me

[@megasupreme9985]

TheOneBoQuA An old man touched me

[@aleksanderrubik.]

*nut*

[@marinanicole5693]

Touch, I remember touch

[@Spinach_Dip93]

Show us on the phone where the video touch you. It’s okay your safe here

[@umapessoanaosuspeita8608]

@@megasupreme9985 (●__●)

[@ChrissieBear]

I misread the title at first. I was so confused, wondering when he'd get to the space goats already.

[@jjc5475]

vsauce has an strategy in their speech to keep you hooked. a pretty good one.

[@SirDannerz]

This guy is getting you views a year or two later (I've watched two year old videos by him) and deserves a lot of recognition.

[@HollywoodF1]

I'm left with two thoughts: 1) Identify who inspired different traits and actions in and of myself. 2) Realize that my greatest potential is achieved via inspiration, and therefore seek relationships with those who will inspire me and deflect relationships with those who anti-inspire me.

[@FacelessPalmness]

this video is pretty amazing holy fuck

[@4xdblack]

I think there is one major flaw in Rene Girard's theory.. Yes, it is true that we gain almost all of our desires by seeing and imitating others. But we see many more people than we imitate. What determines who we decide to subconsciously imitate?

[@MinecraftTestSquad]

4xdblack I would say those we understand better and deal with more personally. Parents, close friends, spouse. Then your average friend, coworker, and boss. It could explain how over time close friends will develop a similar laugh pattern when together, but with another friend you may have a different laugh, or another laugh when in public. I know when I'm laughing I sometimes realize as I'm laughing that it's not the same as with other people.

[@4xdblack]

MinecraftTestSquad that's a reasonable answer. Though that isn't necessarily always the case. Think of celebrities, such as Nicola Tesla, George R.R. Martin, or Adele. How many people have they inspired without ever directly affecting the lives of those people. Also, on the point of how friends develop similar laugh patterns.. I think that has less to do with a model/desire formula, and more along the lines of social conformity and acceptance. A subconscious effort to be more accepted by others by mirroring their actions.

[@WholesomeMemes]

those who are the most successful at climbing the dominance hierarchy

[@excellero9766]

I think that we are imitating people unconsciously only when we are young and didnt completely develop our personality, but after that we start imitating consciously by choice, i as for the affects of friends and who you deal with everyday i dont know how that apply, i do notice specially in the past year how my friends changed me and affected my behavior in public

[@llamamall3653]

I think we do subconsciously imitate everyone, to extent.

[@passdoutcouchpotatos]

Well shit, this explains why i have no motivation to obtain desires, I don't have any aspirations to imitate anyone. I have no role models, or people i look up to anymore.

[@tommero6584]

Passed out couch Potatos Do you really dont want to become rich? Dont want to be happy? Dont want to end the suffering of others? You are influenced by role models all the time, and it's not a bad thing.

[@passdoutcouchpotatos]

Tommero I don't think its a bad thing, and I understand why someone would have those sorts of things but I have no goals for anything that you named

[@wfd87]

Passed out couch Potatos Your role model doesn't have to be a human. It could be a movie or something

[@passdoutcouchpotatos]

perhaps, but i have yet to find one that inspires me, I normally just chock things up as useful information, or something i now understand, but i have no motivation to pursue any of those things sadly.

[@Newport31311]

Passed out couch Potatos being a social person I believe helps push you towards wanting to aspire to things. I've been on both sides where I'm very social and have lots of friends to where I don't hang out with anyone or interact with anyone, and in my personal experience, it was much easier to be motivated to achieve something when there are a lot of people involved in your life.

[@chriscrai]

I've not read Dostoevsky but that line of his reminds of something I've always felt, translated into words: "Alone but not lonely, is better than lonely but not alone."

[@kaytea0963]

I love thinking about this concept of mimetic existence whenever I have to acknowledge sources of information. I always would wonder about writing a bibliography for a paper, or even something as unofficial as starting a sentence by disclaiming that you're about to relay information that you didn't experience first-hand. So much of how we learn and even the core of our ability to communicate comes from mimicking that we reach a point where we must walk a line between mimic and copy-paste, and I've always been interested in the gray area surrounding that line.

[@hugonelsson9114]

This channel is so goddam awesome! If you're reading this Kevin, I wish you the best of luck in your continued video-building adventures. (Also, what is the name of that song just before the Who inspired you- segment?)

[@mork6668]

Hugo Nelsson even with the lies?

[@182tuke182]

So how can one even step out of the crowd? Is it even possible since we get affected by everyone?

[@182tuke182]

btw gotta say this was a really interesting video and topic!

[@virtuousleper2652]

Tuukka Utriainen some step out because they have no other choice like the guy in the video that got exiled.i dont see why you cant do it yourself though

[@shaunbrown4629]

if too many people step out it is not called stepping out, its a crowd shuffling to the left!

[@Jared_Grillo]

Tuukka Utriainen don't step out of the crowd, curate it, control it

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

Gods a meme. Culture is a meme. Cultures change, theres always an earlier religion. Humans were sacrificed, then goats in the bible. You know because it opens saying not to sacrifice humans anymore. Stories are memes, they change over time like chinese whispers or the telephone game. Before the flood was the epic of gilgamesh's flood, contradictory yet nearly copied word for word for a significant portion of it. And even the epic of gilgamesh was not unique, and neither the one before that. Humanity started sacrifice after farming and sedentary lifestyle, which is when they developed dogma. Religion's core is violence.

[@honeynfred]

Very thought provoking.

[@WIImotionmasher]

G.I. Joe PSAs are one of the greatest sets of online video. Very few things online top their influence and general creativity/quality.

[@princessbuttercup8954]

Watching my kids learn something new is the best feeling in the world. This explains a lot.

[@ttrev007]

Wonderfully thoughtful video. I hope that many people think on it.

[@NajahEddinHamdi]

Oh wow... just wow... this triggered a whole new level of philosophic thinking in me... you never seize to amaze me Kevin... Amazing video

[@christophermueller7466]

Especially since Kevin, in his amazing way, decided to leave out the most important part of Girard's work in a really intellectually dishonest way. So amazing!! Go Kevin!

[@15098D]

So much knowledge flowing into mah head

[@ComputerPro991]

This video deserves to be taught all over the world.

[@nathang6869]

I really appreciate this, I know that a lot of people are upset that "Vsauce" is no longer "Vsauce" but you are really well spoken and you do these videos as well as anyone could, keep going, you're amazing

[@Ryukachoo]

9:35 how I feel when browsing Tumblr

[@peppermintmiso4341]

"I was made fun of... so that many others can rejoice" please read that in a brooding soft voice thanks

[@Nemfoglalt]

Guess which religion is based on a scapegoat...MIND=BLOWN

[@DavisSgt]

TheFunFantasy Most religions lol

[@Nemfoglalt]

DavisSgt i really thought there is only one

[@RusticKey]

Buddhism is based on scapegoating... the red rice.

[@revimfadli4666]

TheFunFantasy New Atheism?

[@Nemfoglalt]

Revi M Fadli what is "New Atheism"

[@drummanicman]

That add at the end pissed me off. I understand you need to support the work. It was hammered in after some almost genuine experiences. Really undermined the whole ending.

[@guitargodthor2]

I love watching videos and reading articles that make me think, especially in ways I never have before. This is one of those videos so thank you for making it. The more useful the information we absorb, the easier it is to critically think.

[@Sanguinaryyy]

You know your life is worth nothing when you get compared to colored rice. :c

[@virtuousleper2652]

✧ Sanguinary value is an illusion

[@aktiveleute2941]

✧ Sanguinary actually you're the most important person in your life

[@quinson93]

rice is life (in Chinese this is literal)

[@DennyVlogs]

✧ Sanguinary sort yourself out Bucko and look up Jordan B Peterson on KZbin

[@Sanguinaryyy]

Quinson Rice saves iPhone lives. (or is it the asian engineers that get attracted to it? hmm...)

[@eli0uz]

This is for me the best video on all the vsauce channels !!!

[@mork6668]

eliouz but it failed to tell the truth on the Salem trials...look it up on your own!!

[@zeromailss]

ah, Quality video, I really wish it doesnt have to sacrifice quantity/speed

[@redcurated4302]

This was the most powerful and compelling thing I have ever seen.

[@jamaldavidson6920]

All three Vsauce channels are simply amazing. Never has there been a time where my general way of thinking and ideology has ever been so challenged as to every time I click another video. Thanks Vsauce as a collective of three amazing people, and as always I will continue watching.

[@vinceble8056]

Vsause2 looks like Jesse from breaking bad in his new channel pic

[@vinceble8056]

Like for real

[@ahmad93m]

"engrained into you" I see what you did there 😏. in all seriousness, this is an excellent video and scapegoating is currently happening to a certain Arabic country...

[@TheRealDanBond]

Ahmad Almubarak scapegoating*

[@spanner5940]

Or a certain kind of refugees. Seriously tho can they stop making it worse for themselves by declaring war on the west and bombing it jesus christ do you want our healthcare or not?

[@momentouscrazynoob1709]

that random spanner that likes cheese Question: Have you ever heard of the term "False Flag"? Try not believing liars.

[@dhooth]

that random spanner that likes cheese Because every refugee is an extremist, yup totally, every refugee is an ISIS supporter Sure the cultural differences are large especially when it comes to things like misogyny, gays, the separation of church and state, freedom of speech... That culture does not define people, it does influence them though (I'm not saying everyone who lives there believes in all these things, I'm just saying people there are more likely to do so than people in the West), but if a proper system is used for integration then people could adapt

[@SkyBeast55]

But... how the hell can we stop the scapegoat effect? How can we stop violence, without choosing a scapegoat? This effect can be seen like... everywhere, and it's kinda sad... Can we do something about it?

[@animemaniac2]

My guess is that the scapegoat sacrifice shouldn't just be something random but the cause, or even deeper the root cause, needs to be found. If it's humans then the root of all of us is our DNA.

[@virtuousleper2652]

SkyBeast MC we have already made a huge progress in decreasing it with knowledge.we just need to spread this knowledge.people will open their minds and think on their own

[@SkyBeast55]

Marsman The root cause may be for example a fight for a girlfriend. In this case, I have no idea how to act. Choosing a scapegoat will solve the problem, but we want to avoid it, so... what to do? I did not understand the link between scapegoat and DNA though.

[@m.e.y.5790]

im commenting because im interested in the answer

[@animemaniac2]

SkyBeast MC I was thinking on a larger scale, such as nations, or crime, or politics or what-have-you. I was getting at what makes us up, e.g. our personality and how we behave, is controlled for the most part by our DNA that is passed onto us by our mother and father. I've been thinking on the large scale for so long that I was forgetting about the small (personal) things. Sorry bout misunderstanding your original question.

[@ramuk1933]

This is really informative to me in an unintentional way, as I have Autism and now I have a better understanding of the fact that most people want to be "cool". I never wanted that. Great video.

[@chriscrai]

Utility is what inspires my desires, I think I learned it from my Brother. The last six minutes on this video was great.

[@avsaucyboi9733]

I was a scapegoat. I'm goat that just escaped my farm.

[@Azavelika]

They is you, because "I" am alone. Doskyevski or how ever its spelled was right. I cannot be you because it is already alone aka separate from they.

[@tanvirabegumabdulkhalequec1886]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Kevin:WHY DO I SPEAK ENGLISH

[@LightningSe7en]

You know Michael and Jake were my first favorites but these kind of videos tickle my fancy so much and make you more and more my favorite. Thanks Kevin.

[@Max-rw8nc]

This video helps so much understanding the world as it is in 2023. Perhaps it is in our very nature to always become violent eventually. Only by understanding these mechanisms can we begin to learn to save ourselves. Stay strong everyone!