What South Park Teaches Us About Economics - Wisecrack Edition

[@matrixman8582]

The episode where Cartman inherits an amusement park from his grandma is basic economics 101

[@mikitz]

He inherited 1M bucks, bought the amusement park, then had to sell it back basically for free...

[@tareklegrand7747]

​@@mikitz ironically he sell it back because the Park was an unintentional success . remember he wanted an amusement park for himself only.

[@mikitz]

@@tareklegrand7747 All this because it didn't occur to him that a park like that isn't exactly maintenance-free.

[@tareklegrand7747]

@@mikitz but still that Park was a huge success because of him . even if it wasn't intentional.

[@iGoNoLimitWrestling]

Easily the most under appreciated part of any South Park episode is the fact that Stan’s subplot in “Margaritaville” explains the housing bubble.

[@crazypato3752]

What’s the housing bubble ?

[@yellowradiation1003]

@@crazypato3752 uhhhhhh

[@MajinBadat]

You missed an important one about finance Margaritaville....and it's gone!

[@454LuisDeLaTorre]

Love that chapter

[@noiamhippyman]

This is such a beautiful comment. lol

[@Phethario]

It isn't. We just put it in a money mutual marked fund, then we will reinvest the earnings in a foreign currency account, and... Fuck it's gone. What happened???

[@dandytastic7465]

It is a great example sad it wasn't included

[@dLzzzgaming]

Please get off this video, this video is for customers who have money only, please step aside.

[@rafrak]

Stan's grandfather story about his dog made me tear up. Such a genuine moment and great delivery on the part of the voice actor. I had to pause the video to get my shit back together.

[@johnhancock1748]

I'm more than just tearing up good lord that hurt

[@levi5436]

I was literally about to comment this same thing. It makes me cry almost every time I watch it.

[@gernhartreinholzen3992]

Hits right in the feels, man.

[@portugal5698]

Agreed, it was such a nice, unusually wholesome moment for Stan and his gramps!! That is, up until the mild dementia kicked in and his next words to Stan were, “BTW, that bolo tie you’re wearing? It looks f***ing g*y as hell!! You should stop wearing it!!” 😂😂😂. THE SAME bolo tie that he himself bought as a gift for Stan, which was the only reason he was wearing it to visit him in the first place! That was hands down the main joke they were building up throughout the whole episode beginning with Cartman saying those exact words to Stan. Those are the best jokes they setup because when you finally get to the punchline, it all hits you off guard like a brick wall!!

[@xYoungExodus]

Stan's grandpa's story was so sad

[@majikmessiah]

I never would have thought South Park would make me tear up

[@Feliciatanktop]

“I can’t remember what she looked like Billy” my heart hurt

[@jamesflaum8860]

How can a show so funny also have so many levels?!

[@ElectronicCalifornia]

And consistently for so many years :)

[@Mewseeker]

Implying that depth and fun can't go together? :P

[@englandtownwalks891]

Because the writers actually put some effort in their writing, unlike some other shows like family guy. The creators of the show want to show the world for what it truly is, rather than just picking one side and be biased (like family guy). Family guy is extremely biased towards the liberal point of view. They always present the conservatives as a bunch of bigoted intolerant retards and liberals as bunch of tolerant and rational individuals. On top of that it has some of the most lazy writing I have ever seen with jokes that aren't funny and many of the points they try to make are either terrible or biased. South Park on the other hand shows that liberals can be just as bigoted and intolerant as conservatives and manage to make really good and unbiased points while being really funny at the same time.

[@jameshill2450]

The levels are what makes a lot of it funny.

[@andrewbergman1122]

Scaffolding.

[@callofthewild9175]

"Don't believe us, try arguing with someone on Facebook about politics. We're sure you'll change their minds." 😂😂😂Perfect!

[@BcBTheta]

Now it’s with Twitter especially now during these times 😂😂

[@brettbcomedy]

So many episodes, namely Margaritaville, touch on economics, finance, sales, marketing. Matt and Trey are brilliant.

[@dominicbruce7558]

teaches you to not give money to the Loch Ness Monster because it will just ask for more

[@hyperdeath84]

Dominic Bruce Speaking of which, I could do with some cash if you have some spare. I need about tree fiddy.

[@josephfox9221]

Dominic Bruce im certain he could talk about moral hazard from that one and how what we view as morally correct is relative and not based on whats best economically

[@Vank4o]

But it's just tree fiddy, why don't you give it to it!

[@jasonakers6538]

hyperdeath84 is damned ol' Loch Ness monster! Goddammit, I told you I ain't givin' you no sree fiddy!!!

[@lainiwakura1776]

So, do you got tree fiddy?

[@xisumavoid]

Brilliant insights! Loved this :-)

[@bobbaconofficial7462]

Love your vids

[@astermelody]

what how does this have like no attention

[@GlacierFox523]

Huh the owner of Hermitcraft likes southpark. Neat

[@thyros_]

ggs

[@SovereignTurkey]

Southpark, a mature cartoon that possibly teaches us more than public schools,

[@marlom7882]

Imperial Gamer I just graduated from public school and believe me when I say it does

[@Asummersdaydreamer14]

It's been a while since I've dealt with the quadratic formula, but did you remember to put it all over 2a?

[@angelparada5838]

I did not go to public school I want to special education school and honestly I am feeling quite optimistic! Don't know why I haven't killed my self yet! XD J.K

[@TheElderNexus]

meh, some of South Park's episodes are almost unbearable and give you brain cancer

[@joelock7079]

Imperial Gamer that's not hard. Public schools are garbage. Go private or don't bother going.

[@Darkiekurdo]

DEY TOOK OUR JABS!

[@marlom7882]

John Doe * rooster noise *

[@giorgigagua3034]

D T KR JB

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

DOOKERDUURR

[@lordmurphy4344]

Deh, tooh, ouuoh wamen!

[@yeetskreet4844]

John Doe durk a duuurrrr

[@sweatyg1290]

Lol the lowkey BuzzFeed hate is beautiful

[@UnanimousDelivers]

BuzzFeed makes me feel ashamed to be a liberal.

[@hanshintermann1551]

Same here

[@lotus-prince]

And you won't BELIEVE why!

[@codes5218]

BuzzFeed is the Fox News of the Left

[@superillusiveman1445]

Nah man, liberals (as in left of center) are ok. You can talk to and debate with them (usually without fear of physical harm). It's authoritarian regressive leftists (or as they ironically call themselves "progressive") that should be ashamed.

[@th3highwayman]

...And it's gone.

[@ornu01]

Kreeper427 Margaritaville episode.

[@AntiTekk]

South Park is a legend when it comes to television!

[@frankg2790]

Sure, there are episodes that had serious tones, especially in the later seasons, but unlike Family Guy, South Park managed to remain a comedy while Family Guy ended up being a piece of shit that demands that it be taken seriously and tries to excuse the lazy writing as "it is just a comedy".

[@K_S580]

11:40 - censored 11:58 - uncensored :D Thanks editor?

[@bigdaddybulge4206]

Kastytis Šiaudvytis cause he’s probably pulled it from different channels

[@jamiemcgonigle6232]

So funny

[@aarontheocelot2]

@@bigdaddybulge4206 my thotz egzagdly fine sir.

[@shaunsmith7768]

loved how you used both new and old south park. amazing how the show is so true to itself this far in !

[@Dylankiwi1]

As a person learning about economics at uni and South Park being one of my favourite American cartoon I cannot be more pleased in this video.

[@tholo.nkadimeng]

Please do the Boondocks

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

PLEASE...

[@waaagh3203]

Everyone is stupid except Huey Freeman. Any questions?

[@tholo.nkadimeng]

Sigh... And this is exactly why we need a video

[@fivemeomedia]

i got into a deep convo with my friend on how the xbox killer episode is about george bush and dick cheney and how they recklessly started the iraqi war

[@waaagh3203]

+Tholo Nkadimeng Wisecrack needs to do a video about understanding humor.

[@waaagh3203]

Never give the Loch Ness monster $3.50, because it will just keep asking for more money.

[@lepetittofu]

This south park dissection make it seem like Trey and Matt are the smartest people in the world.

[@hajanejdjsms]

lol, far from it, they are simple libertarians. Notice how most lessons from South Park are, X and Y are both bad, let's compromise with something in the middle. South Park benefits the status quo by critiquing everything but not taking any stances.

[@wongoli]

lepetittofu They're just good at criticizing our American culture and making it funny. If u look at interviews or listen to the South Park commentary most of their influence just come from an idea they think is funny. Matt and Trey are basically trolls irl. Wisecrack just analyzes it from their own interpretation but not the author's interpretation. So in a way it's bs but it's good bs.

[@Davon85J]

Renkinjutsushi South Park has taken multiple stands before. But keep regurgitating that tired myth that they think "every answer is in the middle", yawn.

[@jerrycan1756]

They're far from stupid and know how to formulate their ideas. A surprising number of smart people are just really good writers who know their fair share.

[@livefree1030]

lepetittofu they are the only creators to offend every religious, ethnic, gender, political, and misc demographic and make money doing it. That's pretty damn smart.

[@Xaemen]

Omg the anaysis is so brilliant and wisecrack once again solidfied their abilities to dissect shows to its nuanced wisdom in an understandable manner.

[@Lasse9230]

I teach High School economics, and I actually use the episode Margaritaville in my teaching in the financial sector and economic schools

[@skwozies3083]

The episode where butters is raising money for camp and starts his own ride sharing business touches the most upon the subject matter of economics, Although the Margaritaville is an interesting look into business cycle theory.

[@mikitz]

Basically all business school students that aren't South Park fans are destined to flunk. Also turns out that people who are not susceptible to advertisement usually suck at marketing...

[@giovannigarciadesouzapasto2249]

Hey, I think you missed one of their greatest episodes on the subject: Margaritaville (s13e3), released in March 2009.

[@TheRichmaster24]

i was expecting the margarita episode but these were a lot more thought provoking

[@kyledabearsfan]

Bye far my favorite youtube channel. I really appreciate the research and writing that goes into your videos. Please keep it up! Some of these things I connect and think about but the majority I do not. It is really nice to see all the things I miss!

[@matrixman8582]

The episode where Cartman inherits the amusement park was a great economics lesson.

[@danpohlmann6]

"Cash rules everything around us in this wisecrack edition..." That just gave me chills, made me laugh really hard, and hurt my soul all at the same time.

[@carrotslayer9308]

Grandpas story about his dog actually made me pretty sad

[@rogermeyersjr]

I am in the process of making a cartoon, and my metric of success has nothing to do with profit or industry awards. I will consider my cartoon a success if and only if Wisecrack deems it worthy of a "The Philosophy of" video.

[@adeeladeel5081]

Steve Trbovich wwwxxxc

[@deathserpent9747]

Steve Trbovich nice, animating is so time consuming tho.

[@na.meless]

that's awsome dude, please do not hesitate to show me this here in youtube or dm me bc i am interested

[@Tespri]

Wisecrack is made out of idiotic marxist. Even this video was a failure. Seriously you should look into real economist, philosophers and historians instead of wisecrack.

[@user-le1fn5rg4z]

Steve Trbovich no one asked. Or cares

[@sananaryon4061]

South park becomes it's own paradox. it tries to convince us that the world has gone to shit, but we learn from it to avoid stuff that goes to shit

[@hajanejdjsms]

We do? The world is still shit and the only contribution of SP is making us distracted.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Zanar Naryon The world is ....

[@wimpykid700]

Avoid the world. Space is preferable.

[@MRCKify]

+Breic Gleason Nice Profile pic. BOC!

[@ShubhamSharma-be5bw]

Wisecrack really loves southpark

[@ronnickels5193]

CREAM. Get the money, dolla dolla bill y'all.

[@7Lace77]

Ron Nickels I noticed that lol

[@leksa7951]

👐🏼

[@user-qz4qf4cw3d]

6:20 "Genuine faux sapphire earrings." I'm done. People in the real world would fall for this

[@markpayne7397]

I must say with solidarity thank you for explaining what was actually going on with the underpants gnomes and their "stage 3" organizational skills, I've attempted to personally draw a line between them and the townsfolk as South Park are masters at drawing lines between two seemingly completely unrelated subjects and ideas I knew there was something so thanks for the insight, grasshoppah 🤝

[@yrazu05]

Keep the South Park videos coming, love them!

[@chrstfer2452]

Thanks for the free skill share!!

[@WilfredoWolganG]

I learn more about the real world from Wisecrack than I ever did in elementary or high school. They should teach Wisecrack in school.

[@bariskaanbek]

Margaritaville would have been another amazing episode to add into this series

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

that scene at the end when kip has all the friends always gets to me.

[@juampan]

"freemium isn't free"! I would love your point of view on that episode, I found it to be a social and economical critique on addiction and its use on capital gain.

[@The_Fat_Turtle]

0:38 love that Trey moves back out of the way of Matt's hand with a very concerned look on his face.

[@DeRockMedia]

"try arguing with people on facebook about politics, we're confident youll change their minds" XD

[@AlphaCenturi16]

I love that you guys love South Park. A brilliant and unique show.

[@Boxxdup]

At 14:43 there's an Easter egg relating to Futurama. The profiles name is John Bender. In the Futurama, the character Bender is played by John DiMaggio

[@CHTRnl]

Yess! More South Park! Love you Wisecrack!

[@logan5215]

You completely disregarded the "margaritaville" episode. That's the quintessential episode about American finance and need verse want binge spending

[@logan5215]

They make the economy a metaphor for god

[@deannaambrose919]

Go watch the other videos. There's an entire episode on it.

[@user-cl6sr4co1s]

NEW SOUTH PARK EPISODES COMING SEPTEMBER WOOOOOOOOHOOO

[@dannykazari]

Zombieslayer Really?? I was honestly worried since I hadn't heard anything about season 21, so that's a relief

[@englandtownwalks891]

The new episodes air August 21st.

[@user-cl6sr4co1s]

bad news bro, it's been pushed back to September 13th

[@englandtownwalks891]

Well fuck :(

[@cristiansmistad1823]

Fletcher Prouty Last season was pretty wack

[@ddraigtribe8768]

"...here at wisecrack we get asked how we got started a lot, so we side step the question and refer to our sponsors..." lmfao. Hey man, we all gotta make a living. Love the channel

[@antonydrossos5719]

GAWD, I just realized how much I miss classic South Park!

[@Mr.universe.]

Thank you for the great video and skill share opportunity.

[@pinetree9233]

The Philosophy of Gravity Falls, please

[@legathar8558]

but gravity falls doesn't have a philosophy, it's just a great show

[@pinetree9233]

It has. Just not obivous

[@CalamityDiamond]

every view has a philosophy behind it, so even if it wasn't supposed to be taken that way, it can be. It's basically what this channel does, read philosophy into shows that might now have anything to do about focusing on that at all. That said, I imagine its very similar to Rick and Morty.

[@pinetree9233]

Even Bill Cipher is a philosophy by his own.

[@mfwhom5214]

Puddle Zerg every episode ends up being about nihilism because one character shows apathy.

[@hethestrange]

seriously LOVE your channel guys

[@elijahmasquelier1238]

i think one of my favorite lines in the whole show has to be 'these are genuine faux sapphire earrings'

[@w7lves]

Faux is a french word, it has an x in it but you don’t pronounce the x

[@dodgersdoon1130]

Well done I always enjoy your videos. South park is pure gold

[@Dynabee]

LONG LIVE SOUTH PARK

[@luizhumberto8802]

I would just point to correct that supply and demand are not a theory of value, but of prices. Price and value are two different things. For example, the Monalisa has a price to be paid, but a inestimable historical and cultural value. I think you were thinking about the marginal theory of value, the other theory is the work value theory.

[@ronik330]

I swear I’ve probably learnt more from South Park than from college.

[@Sorenzo]

Looking at the work that goes into production of a good is actually the deeper analysis of pricing rather than relying solely on supply and demand. If you don't look at the work side, you can't determine if work is undervalued, which is a major problem with the current economy that many economists don't account for.

[@Chainsawctopus]

Neat! You didn't do the Margaritaville episode though--you should totally do one on that :)

[@TheKrensada]

"Try arguing with people on Facebook about Politics. I'm sure you'll change their mind" I don't try it, I enjoy every minute of it.

[@beetor4815]

Please do a philosophy on Futurama

[@MRCKify]

Idea Channel once thought Futurama was sci-fi spoofed with the Hedonic treadmill: when the fantastic becomes mundane, why should the people of the future treat the wonders around them as no big deal? Wouldn't technology just facilitate the same problems of love, belonging, bad communication and incuriousity that are part of human (and lobster-people) nature?

[@RealBadGaming52]

T.V.C cartoons fururamas philosophy is just Our own world but a little bit worse , shitty jobs, no regard for human life , Bad politicians and Unregulated capatisim , just on a Galactic scale

[@TheMarleyDavidson]

@Donald Trump You are missing the entire point.

[@xenosbreed]

The homeshopping network episode broke my heart, when his grandpa opens up about his dog and how Alzheimer is effecting him. Oof, just heart wrenching.

[@AHWolverine]

Love the channel please keep making great content. I just noticed one small detail that may be incorrect in this video @3:07 where “the backfire effect” was briefly discussed but the term that would may have been more accurate is called the “confirmation bias effect”. I love the channel and look forward to seeing more great content

[@umairzia8914]

Nice job Wisecrack. Pretty insightful.

[@sartisticv]

Never knew I wanted to know this until I saw it

[@Whofan06]

Stan's Grandpa's monologue about his dog made me sob, that so sad. This show really hits you in the gut out of nowhere sometimes.

[@Elador1000]

I feel like you used "value" instead of price interchangebaly. But in economics and finance, they are 2 different things. I don't think anyone thinks that value is created by supply and demand. Price is. Value for a buyer is then for example difference between his maximum bid and actual price. The fundamental analysis of stocks is based on this difference.

[@michaeldariopellittieri3050]

Jesus christ ...take an economics corse u sound brain dead "no offence ^^"

[@wgrodnicki]

Boooooooo. :)

[@WeavileLady]

10:12 diamonds is a damn good example of this

[@tretwine3611]

You guys gotta do philosophy of Archer

[@MRCKify]

"The TRUTH. You hear that, Mother? The Truth!" "And hopefully shitloads of vodka."

[@melvinnoble8552]

I'm just going to say this: I like it much more when the video host blends a commercial into his/her post than to have the video interrupted by a commercial from the sponsor! This shows that the host actually uses and believes in the product which means the viewer (me) would be more likely to actually purchase the product! Sponsors take note!!

[@darkarchangel186]

Hey Wisecrack serious question; y'all ever do links for yalls author recommendations? I love who yall recommend; found some great reading thanks to yall

[@dannykazari]

Love all of these episodes!

[@nassmatic]

"You Have Zero Friends" is similar to the Black Mirror episode "Nosedive."

[@ጭስዋሪማና]

*Hmm i wonder which one came first*

[@jodezaca4052]

A problem with South Park's critique on small business owners is that it ignores the power large corporations hold. We support small business owners because they're marginalized, although they definitely have their flaws. When we allow corporations to just rampantly expand, we give them too much power. They are able to displace people from their homes, they are able to drastically influence the government, they are able to ignore the environment for the pursuit of profit, they are able to dictate the price at the expense of the workers, we run out of other options, etc. If small business owners do something similar, they should definitely be criticized but the damage they do is much smaller than corporations.

[@Camster317]

God I love south park episodes

[@tommydude969]

this also helps explain why new cars drop so much in value and also why other exotic cars hold far more more value. their real costs aren't too much more expensive to make than regular cars, yet the cost is exasperatedly more expensive to purchase. The real reason they cost much more is because they create far more enjoyment than others. Most materialistic things aren't worth what you pay for....except for video games, some games really are better than others for the same price.

[@baileycohen7775]

I'm with Stan, sure I have a Facebook account but I only use it a couple times a year at most. I might start using it more often though since the job I'm planning to get soon is freelance and I need connections.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Bailey cohen yeah I feel like there's so much social pressure to look good and talk online

[@notomar1555]

They should teach a lesson on a controvesial issue and make the whole season breaking it down per episodes. Idk if this would be very entertaining for mass audiences, but i would love it

[@TheCreepypro]

woah woah woah slow down wisecrack! Who said we are friends? We are acquaintances at best I mean I barely know you! I don't know your birthday or your favorite color you need to calm down just cause I like your videos and comment on them doesn't mean we are friends okay? cool just thought I should clear that up now before it went to far

[@jaspermervin5204]

well he dident

[@quinnmarchese6313]

surprised you didnt talk about the margaritaville episode and how it teaches that faith in the economy is just as important as participating in it

[@Nocure92]

Phase 1: Collect underpants Psase 2: ??? Phase 3: Profit.

[@MysticMylesZ]

1:10 bruh 💀 8:28 BRUH 😂

[@iarinaioana]

please make a philosophy of baskets!!!!

[@daniel_960_]

I watched the jewelry episode. I thought it was exaggerated. The same week I chose to once in years watch TV, roamed through channels and I couldn’t stop laughing when I found a 1:1 jewelry channel like in south park 🤣 Also it was the same with the prices, 20000€. Aand the new price is 1000€!! Get it now! I had no idea this is actually a thing 😂

[@koolkidie4657]

Do an entire video about stans dad

[@thewintereaglefly]

This channel makes me question my classes at college

[@bencheevers6693]

I feel like Wisecrack spent 3 months reading Beaudrillard and then needed to catch up so they pushed out a ton of videos referencing him.

[@marco39120]

S/O to Wisecrack for using themselves as an example in this video. I might go ahead and buy one of ya'll shirts for that.

[@Kmonkey0517]

I'm not gonna lie, I miss the reading the comments by you and Ryan, Jared. :/

[@Musewhisperer]

Good thing you talked about this topic and mentioned you lived off of ads. That made me realize there wasn't any ad on the video, even though you were in my ad-blocker's white-list. Turns out, you guys use Google Syndication, which was white-listed by my privacy tracker, but not my script-blocker. That being fixed, you did the whole community a service. It's just a drop in the water, but hey, there you go.

[@iliveameme4930]

Hey Wisecrack, does spiderman: homecoming talk about problems with capitalism?

[@iliveameme4930]

Horny Dog HAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaha haha ha ha.....ha. good one

[@iliveameme4930]

Horny Dog, Hy dude, dnt get ur panties in a twist, I never said anything about which one is better, though I do like the concept of socialism personally, I think that it has its flaws much like I think capitalism has its flaws. Read what I wrote earlier clearly, don't rage.

[@iliveameme4930]

Bearrorist good point XD

[@thezerfer9860]

Horny Dog capitalism being better than communism doesn't mean it has no problem. Also how well do you actually understand communism

[@JohnTaylor-fh4et]

Horny Dog , no such thing as a "free market", everything is controlled down to the penny. It's all about money & the upper class, we the working class don't factor in at all.

[@tallanddark89]

South park is one of the greatest show on Earth

[@ByteMyDuck]

Jared wouldn't it be fun too make a video on deathnote. So made good things to discuss about with that series

[@PatchytheKid]

I think an interesting episode Wisecrack missed was "Freemium isn't free." Maybe it wasn't deemed relevant but I think it's an excellent example of how people fall for products that have "hidden" costs and how they sometimes play on people's addictions to those apps. I'm sure the creators will be making an episode on how some businesses have gone from freemium to DLC and how consumers are catching on to those marketing ploys.

[@noreloadrich4850]

I got about tree fitty

[@richardcantin412]

Thank you!!!! Awesome video! I’ve been telling people of this. Lol amazing!

[@kank6990]

yes mmore southpark

[@JamesSkuzz]

Our Love for SouthPark philosophies is real

[@nikke10000]

When you mentioned the labour theory of value you did not talk about Marx. I am disappointed.

[@XxCorvette1xX]

nikke10000 Marx is overplayed.

[@wxedsanddokx]

nikke10000 Marx is cancer

[@nikke10000]

Jen Lucille That's actually true, Marxism and Cancer are pretty similar in the way that they are both inevitable.

[@DavidWilliamsaz]

Im waiting for that inevitability.

[@AlphaWolf096]

Jen Lucille Cancer or no, his work is worth discussing. Every approach has its merits (well, almost every approach). Marx had some good ideas, even if his system might not work as a whole. Besides that, his work was very influential. It inspired communism, which is a bastardization and warping of what he wrote. Communism has been the framework of two major world powers. Learning more about what he wrote isn't bad, especially if there's no opinion given by the person doing the explanations.