What really happened when Bill Gates jumped the chair

[@LazyRider44]

It's fascinating to see how this guarded persona works for different people. On the one hand Bill gates was able to present himself as paragon of virtue, on the other hand Mark Zuckerberg just got weirder. His authentic self was perhaps more relatable. Nice jump at the end👌👌

[@hedgehog3180]

I think for Zuckerberg it turned out to be accidentally genius because having a slightly weird persona has managed to massively shift attention away from all of the problems with his companies.

[@wellesradio]

“able to present himself as a paragon of virute”. The first half of that phrase is key. It’s all about optics as they say. Propaganda. Using his charities to whitewash his image. And people buy it.

[@LeseanDeVon]

@@wellesradio fax

[@jaythestampede]

It’s the glasses

[@woodenhoe]

I swear Zucc is not a human

[@UNVIRUSLETALE]

It's weird seeing Zuckerberg looking like a human, how did his camouflage get worse over time?

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I almost feel like he’s just nervous about saying the wrong thing?

[@JustinSeara]

@@PhilEdwardsInc if he’s that nervous and weird, why doesn’t he just quit what he does…..it’s not like him and his family don’t have enough money to live comfortable for generations. He could easily give up his leadership to someone who isn’t so….awkward

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

@@JustinSeara I think that's a pretty good question, especially considering how much of the company he controls (and thus could hand off PR to a surrogate without threatening his position).

[@CockatooDude]

@@JustinSeara For him it's not about the money, it almost never is for billionaires like him, it's about control. People like him have an innate desire, stronger than any other desire they have, to see their vision for how the world ought to be turn into what the world actually is. They also don't trust anyone else to take the wheel, otherwise it wouldn't be their vision anymore. The only option becomes to do the interviews, to show up on TV, to stumble through the interviews with a fake persona because that sacrifice is worth it in the pursuit of you calling _all_ the shots. The notable exception to this I think is Elon Musk, I think he somewhat enjoys the limelight even if he is somewhat awkward, just look at all the podcasts he's been on for example.

[@baronharkonnen7894]

@@JustinSeara i mean you understand right that he is good at what he does, no matter how dystopian we see this, this gus IS a mastermind and knows how to run his company, i.e how to keep the company relevant and earn money, like huge loads of money.

[@marius7073]

Have you considered “they smoked the meat” as an alternative name?

[@bytesizedengineering]

Relatability creates success and success kills relatability. Thanks for making this Phil

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Really well said.

[@rokentom3926]

@@PhilEdwardsInc unsure if you’ll see this but thank you for the wonderful content, I’m a big fan/binge watcher. Seems as though you are finally getting picked up by the algorithm, deservedly so. I just want to say from now to 100k, and 100k to your 1st million let this anecdote guide you. Also let this be an excuse to not stress so much on your basement/studio/office. Really you’re doing us all a great service in maintaining your relatability. Increased production value and a nice professional looking basement are nothing in comparison to your genuine charm, charisma, and personality. Do what you see as best but never forget you are the real draw here!

[@DeclanMBrennan]

Well said indeed. It's almost like an analogue of gentrification of neighbourhoods where character encourages development and development kills character.

[@forwardslash1]

Weird to see a younger Mark Zuckerberg, I always thought he materialized in 2003 looking the exact same way he does now

[@AndrewChiNguyen]

JAVA!!! Phil this is one of your best ones yet. Genuinely, I hope "Jumping the chair" catches on

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I would also be satisfied if I could just angrily yell at people “Java runtime relates to java!” whenever they, like, cut me in line.

[@remingtonj.curren27]

Man, a response from the Phil! If I know one thing it’s that Phil hasn’t jumped the chair yet

[@ashankyadav5161]

Thank you Phil for making your own KZbin channel, I love your content! Johnny Harris sent me here :)

[@legendteller4893]

Dude, your ability to tell a super interesting narrative on something that seems so simple is really impressive. Loving your videos!

[@Greenlink01]

Never "jump the chair" Phil, you are wonderful just the way you are.

[@craigape]

Good analysis. I think an extension of this argument is that restraint put in place by public hides the individual, but the restraint put in place by the individual themselves is a part of who they are. One could erroneously conclude from this discussion that you need to be fully unrestrained to be your true self, but your understanding of society and acceptable behavior that filters a portion of your brain and the thoughts and desires it produces is another part of your brain itself. Having restraint can be or become just as much a part of who you are as the things you are restraining. I think this makes it a lot harder to tell where the celebrity ends and the real person begins.

[@awesomepsume]

wow

[@Jake-xe1wu]

It doesn't stop at celebrities. The Japanese have an entire concept of masks or faces that we wear and change out for different people people environments with only the inner most mask never being shown to anyone. Only once you've seen a person powerless as well as all powerful and have been through horror and death with them at your side can you even guess at knowing someone. Even then it is just a guess.

[@ronniebutler2608]

A simple metaphor for this, that also has depth, is jazz. You can’t improvise unrestrained without all the underlying fundamentals and restraint.

[@danmur15]

that clip of Mark Zuckerberg is so uncanny tbh he just looks like any old college kid whos excited about the cool project he made, and now everyone is comparing him to a robot

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

He is so casual in it!

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I think that jumping the chair made Gates out to be a pretty cool guy. He’s fun! He’s quirky! He’s able to jump a chair!

[@venti7356]

you are the type of guy who would do research on a guy jumping over a chair

[@MC_Cokezero]

One such person who never really "jumped the chair" would definitely be Kanye West. From his polar views to believing in and saying unfiltered, questionable things for almost a decade, he has truly never changed.

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

“I miss the old Kanye “

[@mrpoothtick]

I am COMPLETELY ADDICTED to your videos! Everything about them is just perfect! You are without a doubt going to become successful on this platform. Keep on rocking man!

[@Rory_Marion]

This is exactly the type of random topic that video essays are made for. Love it! 😂

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Be careful, you know who owns Minecraft….

[@Rory_Marion]

😅

[@muhtarif9721]

This is a very deep interesting take from such a simple event. And the presentation is even better, clever yet entertaining. I hope i can have your writing talent

[@ow4744]

Wow, I have to admit at first I was thinking "You've lost me Phil, the guy is just jumping over a chair". But when I saw the Zuckerberg video I totally got it. It's interesting that the polished versions seem to emerge after big controversies and public attacks - Gates after the Microsoft antitrust lawsuits, Zuckerberg after the 2016 election and privacy issues. It takes a very strong, unusual, person to continue to have the confidence to be yourself after that kind of experience. Or total narcissism, like one of your other examples!!

[@Joshdotcom04]

Why did he walk out of that interview? Also great video. Amazing quality for such a small channel. And I don't just mean video quality, it was well written and presented.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Thanks - and basically Chung was asking about anticompetitive practices by Microsoft (relating to the rumblings of antitrust stuff that would plague Microsoft in the mid to late 90s).

[@TheLeapluv]

For me 5 years is a very long period. For my experience in 5 year I’d gone from high school graduate to an university graduate, that’s a long time and yes time does changes people.

[@miera1029]

But look at your parents. Mine are around 60 but they were the same person at 55. And even 50..

[@arnoldthegreat4138]

no i dont think so it depends on youre maturity when youre young you dont care about time it flies but when youre mature enough you cherish every moment because u know its not gonna last.

[@N3c777]

I always wondered wether someone like Elon Musk is hiding behind a persona that isn't his, I just haven't had the time to research to really find out.

[@thorr18BEM]

Maybe his problem is that he doesn't hide his private persona as much as a normal professional. Bill Gates got literally pied in the face in 1998 and I think he really stepped up his PR game over the years. Musk rashly calling a stranger a pedophile on Twitter doesn't strike me as a well-groomed PR persona but decades into his career I'm sure there has been a non-zero amount of progress for him too.

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

Maybe that’s why I like Elon musk the most out of the billionaires. He seems the most real plus I like rockets and support his goal for mars colonies

[@youshaafaisal3405]

I love how u unbox gates like this. Also, love seeing Mark before he got bit by a radioactive lizard.

[@quietlyworking]

Love love love this one! Super insightful and you're absolutely right. I'm officially adding "jump the chair" into my vocabulary.

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

Im glad Phil started his own channel. His vox videos are always my favorite

[@pthelo]

Outstanding. I knew of you from VOX, but I'm excited to find your personal channel. As for this video- I had never seen the Bill Gates chair jumping clip, so thanks for that. I also appreciate how clearly you identified, defined and offered a well constructed explanation for the inflection point when a public persona shifts from genuine to manufactured, and that you named the effect with a catchy expression "Jumping the Chair" which is simultaneously unique while still being connected to the established cultural idea and expression "Jumping the Shark." It would be super cool if "Jumping the Chair" catches on- like if your idea is referenced in a published Sociology or Psychology research paper or something, because it's as good if not better at describing that point of change in a public figure's persona than "Jumping the Shark" is for the decline in quality of a TV show. Props for the clarity of your explanation, my apologies for being so verbose in this comment, and I'm stoked to catch up on all your content on this channel. Cheers to you, Phil!

[@mimikyoo]

wow... phil really has jumped the chair in this one. feels like I dont know him anymore

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Ever since that video, I never felt comfortable revealing my true self. Though my vertical leap has improved 8 inches at least.

[@colbycalabrese8417]

It's interesting the other people you've pointed out. Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg. I've noticed that with each of them. I listened to a number of videos of Trump in his early days and he changed so much, same with Biden and Zuckerberg. Great Video!

[@furybugs]

This was way more interesting than I expected it to be. It's gotten me to think a lot about how who we "are" often depends on who we're with. Thanks Phil, congrats on jumping the chair without "cheating"!!!

[@nialls1048]

That hostile interviewer is Jeremy Paxman, a bit of a British legend, hosts University Challenge, I think he’s a bit harsh though

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I first encountered the legend of Paxman in researching this video. I wonder if every country has an interview known as “the tough one.”

[@TheFeldhamster]

@@PhilEdwardsInc I'm pretty sure that is so. Because even our small country of Austria has one - the legendary Armin Wolf.

[@Its.a_me_]

Mark Zuckerberg actually *looked* like a *human* back in 2005

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

And they called Seinfeld a show about nothing.

[@marksharp5824]

This is a great phrase for describing corporate hypocrisy, I guess

[@darthvader2980]

Can jump a chair but can't dodge a pie 🤣

[@johanlovstedt832]

William ‘Bill’ Multiple Doorways sure always delivers…

[@colbycalabrese8417]

You're climbing in the algorithms man! Keep it up!

[@divyanshtripathi4867]

How is this not appreciated at all? This is so good

[@Eutrofication]

love the content! it's a real effort to try to imagine these hugely famous personas as real people with a real human soul at some time in their public life. but also, does it feel different with slightly less famous people? like KZbinrs, they seem and feel authentic, but being famous inevitably changes a human - maybe for some, jumping the chair is learning how to perform a brand of authenticity?

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I agree - I kinda feel like it’s also just that we ask everyone to be a performer. So Steve Jobs could nail it, but Tim Cook is just, like, a numbers guy who can’t turn it on. And it’s a drag because Cook is likely a genius at what he does, yet he’s forced to do a Steve impression (just one example I was thinking about, not to pick on him. I tried to find an early interview with him, but couldn’t).

[@ItsNotJustRice]

I'm incredibly new to this channel, and Phil, you have earned my sub. This was crazy good content, can't wait to binge the rest of your channel!

[@davidfuchs97]

For a fifty year old that was a very impressive jump. Just a joke. (reference to another of his great videos)

[@609neo]

I like your style where you are not afraid to present your ideas in your own way without any fear of people misunderstanding them. Unlike every other channels where everything is dumped down so much it has become a habit for the viewers. Also I feel a certain amount of authenticity listening to you where it feels as if I am indeed listening to a real person talk. It is subtle but the difference is there.

[@ArruVision]

YES! Phil, please never jump the chair! Now I’m gonna sit down to watch the final part of this fine video.

[@TylerCheeseman]

Loved this video! Just found your channel and am currently on a binge.

[@StockYardsTrustCo]

Your channel is a joy. Unique and entertaining... thank you for the variety of thoughtful content and your affable style is a pleasure to watch.

[@maji1658]

So many good stories over here! So glad that I found your channel. Cheers from Munich !

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Prost!

[@handyjobs1849]

The new meta is smoking MEATS

[@MrGreen-ci2mm]

I'm fascinated by Phil's ability to take a small anecdote and turn it into a 9 minute video.

[@MGraczyk]

One of the most "KZbin Video Essay" videos I've ever seen

[@angelicodavevalisno9366]

Thank you Johnny Harris because of you I discovered this amazing channel 😊😊😊

[@glassarthouse]

Having worked at Microsoft, I can say that Bill Gates is not the only person who thinks this way in Redmond, Washington.

[@ThomasHaberkorn]

why did Bill end the 1994 interview just like that, chair jumping seemed kinda fun

[@VAM_Physics_and_Engineering]

congrats on jumping the chair to 10K subscribers! Great video as always keep them coming.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Thanks a lot!

[@jakmanseven310]

As a veteran chair jumper, 10/10. Instant subscription, I look forward to binging your videos!

[@suitsandstrings55]

Your channel is a gem. I am learning about Bill Gates chair jumping while eating lunch. What a time to be alive.

[@kbtken]

I think after Connie Chong’s interview had Bill under so much pressure that he started doing circus stunts and still walked out early he decided to get himself a P.R team. Frankly I don’t blame him could you imagine if he tripped on the chair and face planted. The internet might still be dial up

[@domopandabear]

What about jumping on those flights with Epstein?

[@brendawilley9135]

Intriguing, makes me feel mournful for the men who once were.

[@Dim.g0v]

Now we should start saying "rocked the Chris"

[@Idotisme]

They jumped the shark properly in reno 911 lol

[@QuintusAntonious]

Speaking personally, it is hard being a skilled but nerdy guy operating in spheres where skills are appreciated but nerdiness isn't. Plus, if you've been conditioned by bullying or told by parents and mentors to suppress your nerdy side, it can be very hard to open up and be "real" because there is a history of your realness being rejected (and thus your skills being devalued). That's different from successful charismatic personalities since the thing that defines their demand is also who they are and so a duality doesn't form. One thing I'm really happy to see in the younger 20-somethings that I supervise is that generally they seem more open and embracing of personality quirks and geekiness, whereas even in my Millennial generation we were still largely told to hide it as something alien and undesirable. The older you are, the worse this gets, and personality suppression of any sort can lead to some really dark behaviors and places.

[@ryansizemore5064]

Damnit.

[@Dakinekine]

This guy deserves more subs.

[@gudda3d927]

I love you Phil keep uploading!

[@Kevin-vr9np]

Jezz Bezos with hair seeemed like a sweet man, the video of him in his Honda Civic, so genuine. Now days...

[@snuggie12]

I feel in the end you jumped A chair without jumping THE chair. Great Job

[@andrepow]

Just discovered your channel via Johnny Harris, enjoying your content.

[@atomic_stories]

dude! you make 9 minutes and 15 seconds feel like a blink. Came from digital spaghetti, you have a new sub :)

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

thanks!

[@MusicFanatical1]

We need MICROSOFT CHAIR JUMPING SIMULATOR !

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I'm getting a new GPU just for this game.

[@JesusisGodandKingofkimgs]

Have you ever lied, stolen, used God's name in vain, looked wuth lust? if so you need to repent today and Believe in Jesus Christ to save you from Hell and go to heaven instead

[@d00dieb0x]

Good one and interesting concept! I'd loved to see more before and after examples though.

[@jmbd1593]

Mark Zuck looked like Miles Teller.

[@dontask7657]

I liked watching this video. Thank you for the work you put into it

[@steckhahn2057]

Ah yes, lets analyse a video of a rich man jumping over a chair.

[@cgarzs]

I feel like still difficult and hyper competitive is an understatement. You don't get anti-trust cases for the lols.

[@simonschabel482]

Have you ever wondered if Bill Gates would be interested in the construction of steel houses?

[@jobyjohn8718]

I mean so what. People change and evolve as they grow and just because now they are a public persona doesn't mean they have to exploit their private lives.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

That’s the point of the video!

[@itsv1p3r]

dude, seeing zuckerberg like that is insane. ive only ever known zuckerborg

[@AnuragShukla-xv4xb]

I just love this channel, please keep creating...🙂

[@Guus]

You jumping the chair at the end was a metaphor for embracing the polished youtuber image :) Subbed. Acknowledging that is still pretty authentic in a way

[@DenpaKei]

Fantastic video. Didn't expect this go to the way it did

[@GmKaiser]

Jumping the shark is less about a series going sour, and when the series stopped being grounded in its original conception and premise.

[@daraghquill2891]

Really enjoyed this one. The end is great.

[@Amalekkkkk]

Good content Thought 💭 provoking Nice jump @ the end of the video 🥸

[@svndve]

I can’t help but think of when a teacher over-analyzes a scene in a book/film. Scene: “…the curtains were blue…” Teacher: The color blue symbolizes depression and the curtains blocking the window are a metaphor to his depression hiding his true self through the window of his soul. Author/Writer: The curtains are f*cking blue.

[@Sam-dg2op]

Thank you, my sentiment exactly.

[@Quadrophiniac]

Great video Phil! I always liked your Vox videos, so I'm really glad the algorithm showed me you have a personal channel now! I've been watching through all your videos, keep up the good work!

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

thanks a lot!

[@xliquidflames]

Fantastic video and an incredible insight on public figures. I know you jumped a chair but please don't ever jump _the_ chair, Phil. I love this channel.

[@katiepollard794]

Enjoying this channel so much. Hoping to see more Phil Jumping Chair content!

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

Maybe I can start jumping classier and classier chairs as time goes on….

[@h-hues]

Coming back to this video after Zuckerberg's recent image change. I think he is Un-Jumping The Chair?? This is a timeless video. Incredible analysis.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

lol totally!!

[@fireblackjack]

This is basically Law 25: Recreate Yourself (Robert Greene)

[@zoidsfan12]

I think I have found the thing I like about your content. It starts with something you are vaguely curious about and then it branches into the individual. I feel your videos do a good job at encapsulating the human element in a lot of the stories. Your pentagon video was recommended to me, your Donald duck video got recommended to me. Now I'm subbed.

[@faytaliti]

Wow, this video will probably be more meta than metaverse will ever be!

[@sems2864]

this is something i needed to know about thanks yous.

[@Mr.Howell]

Jumping the Shark, yes I watched that back then. 🚫 It seems my life is filled with wasted moments. 🚫🤔 I call this "The Biden Years", wasted time for America. ☹️

[@mononoke189]

id love to hear more in depth analysis of your favorite videos from celebs or events like this. such refreshing content :)))

[@partybhoy1967]

You mean they didn’t put the Geto Boys track on the news magazine program in the mid 90s? Color me shocked.

[@oddfish5269]

That was a very epic jump at the end.

[@JohnCWannamaker]

I hope so much that eventually I will be in a conversation where I can use the term "jumped the chair" and have it make sense. Because I def will.

[@stephaniesarker6371]

I feel like their fake/glossy personas may also be adopted to appease the public and hide/protect them when they do shady stuff

[@HiveGod-k2d]

Im just happy this was the first video I saw from you

[@jonhelmer8591]

Your video has just turned up in my feed and now I'm subbed.

[@_NightOwl]

Bill Gates looks like Tony Hawk when he was young.

[@JesusisGodandKingofkimgs]

Have you ever lied, stolen, used God's name in vain, looked wuth lust? if so you need to repent today and Believe in Jesus Christ to save you from Hell and go to heaven instead

[@Fjado]

Never jump the chair, Phil

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

my publicist is about to issue a statement about how i’ll never jump the chair

[@OmarGarcia-zx2yl]

This is like an English teacher over analyzing something small that has no meaning

[@squado_6119]

Second attempt on posting a comment: Amazing video! This video stands out in comparison to your other videos here (that doesn't mean that they are bad). And the viewing numbers seem to reflect that! I like the term "jumping the chair" and while watching your video, I was thinking about the Happy Days reference as well and it felt quite cool when you said it :D. So, after you managed to jump a chair, is there any chance you will have a second go at that steak in one of your road trip videos from Vox? :D

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

I wish! That place was so great and it was sorta pitiful eating there alone - I'd love to try again!