What TikTok Has Done To Internet Videos

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[@snowcreeper09]

Anyone who reads this won’t know what the comment said originally unless this reply gets 1k likes lmao

[@grid644]

ok

[@mikeymotionstories]

I already have it

[@Personthatexists]

ok

[@oof-erjames.2114]

don did my good sir

[@julienolke]

I want to be the pointing guy when I grow up

[@ripwinkler1595]

Point a little every day and you'll get there

[@kittehgo]

Before you decide Miss Nolke, ask your future self how it went.

[@driesstvn5397]

You should be careful what you wish for: my sister started pointing and one day… she was just gone! True story

[@Squish-TheUrbanScribe]

Julieeeee!!!!😍When is your version of this video coming out?😁

[@hollowspirit923]

@@ddrsamuraixIV she is a normal human though?? Famous or not, you are still a normal human with a life outside yt

[@claybutler]

The depressing part is this is 100% accurate. it's not even parody. Just the truth.

[@Roozyj]

I'm sometimes disappointed that reaction channels exist where an American guy looks at videos about Europe and says "Huh, that's crazy... hehe... yeah... wow, really? I should look that up.... Yeah, that wouldn't happen here.... Well, see y'all tomorrow" But then I remember that tik tok reactions can literally be just a guy pointing.

[@seededsoul]

...you realize you are just pointing at the video and nodding, right?

[@trashcanjoe4902]

@@seededsoul the hell 😂 this guy isn’t recording that and posting it to gain sh*tloads of views for doing next to nothing, the point is that it’s scummy

[@takanara7]

This is why I get rid of the shorts thing on youtube whenever it comes up. Like, the videos *do* make you want to click, but then it's like, "why the fuck did I just waste my time watching that?"

[@DustinBarlow8P]

"CHeck out my new upload where I break down in depth how this video was only about 92.3 % accurate.

[@Chronologger]

"No Jonathan... you've been watching for four hours.." Perfect delivery matched with the eerie music absolutely killed me, I can tell you loved doing that bit

[@hikageniko]

it kind of reminds me of that scene in American Psycho when Bateman is told about Paul Allen apparently still being alive.

[@JB-ti7bl]

Very Canadian sci-fi-ish.

[@GDNachoo]

when ryan said "you've been watching for 4 hours, your day is gone and you haven't done anything productive" that hit me

[@ArakkoaChronicles]

Do people really watch these for hours? I watch those shorts for like 15 minutes and I'm sick of it for a week.

[@GDNachoo]

@@ArakkoaChronicles Well I don't but I waste my time with other, similarly sloppy internet content things for 4 hours some days

[@deeejaaay27]

Words cannot describe how accurate this video was. The cringe, the irrelevant add-ons, the commentaries, the lazy content creators, the unnecessary part 2 and how it erases our concept of time. I would rather die than installing TikTok or opening KZbin Shorts.

[@dunnagan5]

When I detect the slightest lull in a KZbin video I open a KZbin short for memes. My attention span is screwed.

[@Kattywagon29]

Ugh, it's the KZbin shorts that break me! I have to X out the whole banner or I can say goodbye to hours

[@nataliesmyth9013]

I agree with what your saying if it was dialed down a bit, if that makes sense. I think you’re right, and also, if you have a following on TikTok and you duet/react to someone else’s content, you are helping being attention to the original content, which can be huge for smaller accounts trying to grow.

[@nataliesmyth9013]

My point is that I think there is a place for reaction videos and duets, but only in addition to making your own content

[@irradiatedice98]

How do you know how accurate this is if you never installed tiktok before? (I didnt either just curios though)

[@smartereveryday]

People freebooting your videos that take weeks to make is one of the most frustrating things ever. I thought this video was going to be a commentary about short attention spans, but it turned out to be much deeper. Love your stuff.

[@GrahamWhittakerSZN]

Agreed

[@caruser4]

Hi Destin 👋🏽 Love your stuff

[@musical.theory]

Doesn't tiktok let you choose whether or not other people can use your video? EDIT: Typo.

[@cybersteel8]

Didn't expect you here, Destin! Freebooting has been awful for so long, I remember when Facebook started it and it spread to Reddit and now Twitter, Tiktok and basically everything just copies other videos under the "reaction" category. It's awful.

[@Junksaint]

How the turn tables...

[@jmajick4415]

The pointers are the worst especially the ones pointing at things that are completely wrong. They're always the most smug, confident and proud of their pointing

[@Nate-Boi]

3:13 Ryan here deserves a bloody Oscar. That performance I dare say is better and more disturbing than Pearl’s ending scene. Tells you “I’m haunting you, barely an inconvenience” 👁️👄👁️

[@gambers20001]

He gave off Jack Nicholson in the shining vibes

[@wanderingjackwolf9510]

He's actually a fantastic actor, isn't he? He's actually intimidating here.

[@AifosViruset]

What scene do you mean? Pearl from Steven Universe?

[@Nate-Boi]

@@AifosViruset oh I mean A24’s Pearl. It’s the prequel to X. If you search up the ending it’s literally what Ryan is doing here

[@toebrother]

He can act in so many different ways that he rarely shows on this channel

[@thatllwork_official]

Content has never been so easy to create…barely an inconvenience anymore

[@mrcheeto1006]

That'll work

[@kingtitant5732]

Easy Content is Tight!

[@tre-engines]

Oh wow wow wow… wow

[@johncmoore416]

yeah, yeah, yeah

[@sebass337]

the irony of such a high effort creator saying this

[@TaurielTheElf]

The fact that Ryan said "It's quite simple" instead of "Super easy, barely an inconvenience" infuriates me to no end. Well done, Ryan!

[@MattSayYay]

Only in Pitch Meeting. Only in Pitch Meeting...

[@Pumpkin0_0]

That's another Ryan, though. The Ryans in this video aren't that Ryan.

[@TaurielTheElf]

@@Pumpkin0_0 I'm not angry that he didn't say the phrase, I'm angry that he DID say it, but in a different way.

[@homerman76]

It's because it was a video within the video, the Ryan George videos within the Ryanverse have a very different catchphrase 😛

[@rapid13]

@@Pumpkin0_0 Ryans? These are clearly Jonathans.

[@Stathio]

I remember about a year or two before it took off, I saw CONSTANT, nauseating amounts of video ads for tiktok, and my immediate thoughts towards it were "I hate this, and they're marketing it so aggressively that it's going to be popular". Sometimes I hate when I'm right.

[@SilverSwordCreative]

Bro saw it from a mile away

[@ianchandler4649]

I avoid the app like the plague. I haven’t the slightest idea as to how many find these interesting. This parody might be a good way to express to others my disinterest to the platform. You nailed it, Ryan! Keep it up!

[@aliquidgaming1068]

So I used it for two days when if first came out. The second day was a Friday around 5pm. I used it for what I thought was 10 mins. Nope.....about 3 hours past. That shit hasn't happened to me since playing games as a kid. I deleted it that very moment. Never redownload it and after some friends who were in their mid to early 20s that I met recently, I then got some insight into current tiktok Instagram snap and what not and am very glad I don't really use any of it really.

[@shawngreen9590]

I now know that Ryan clearly has a dark side that none of us can ever understand. The man's eyes can switch from so wholesome to so menacing in an instant. Wow wow wow.... wow.

[@lucassmith4524]

Man, yeah i noticed that too. It was chilling and awesome all at once. I get the feeling that our boy is a really nice fella. A lot of people equate niceness with weakness. A lot of people are wrong. Niceness is a sign of strength because it can be so diffucult to be nice these days. Also, i have found that when a nice person gets mean, it is scary. O

[@patron8597]

Well, it's called acting.

[@seanmurphy4077]

You should check out Ryan’s video on the making of Frosty the Snowman…talk about menacing!!

[@TheUbberman]

Honestly doing so is super easy, barely an inconvience.

[@premiumheadpats4150]

Making callbacks to Ryan's popular catchphrases is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@RetroDcsnd]

Ryan, I don’t think you could’ve captured TikTok more than you did in this. Awesome video as always ❤ Edit: wow getting a lot of likes on my comment was super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@johnserosanguineous1886]

👆👆👆

[@tre-engines]

I guess we better like for part 2 now!

[@stircrazyvidz8530]

@@tre-engines 😆

[@danielwg514]

mid

[@personaslates]

The Video is too long. Tiktok is for goldfish

[@runikvarze6191]

It's sad how accurate this is. It makes me wonder why people even like tiktok.

[@adeleinetheartist8267]

Ask someone who uses Tiktok why he/she likes Tiktok, and then you'll find out.

[@peterwilkins7013]

​@@adeleinetheartist8267 this 👆👆👆

[@lassesipila6418]

They don't like it, they're addicted to it.

[@Eeok]

I like the content, and it makes me laugh. I'm not exactly addicted since I do constantly delete and redownload it. The amount you consume is usually the issue

[@DameOfDiamonds]

I just watch cute pet videos, idc about the rest

[@XiranSonja]

The irony of this video just being an ad for opera is not lost on me

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

Ryan is a master at figuring out exactly what's wrong with people and getting us to agree with him without making it too direct or offensive 😀

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

Also I forgot to say, this sketch really hit the mark! It was hilarious. And shameless plug... I'm also hoping some of you might like the music that I make :)

[@SnevilGrey]

@@PaintingWinterMusic Nice, I really like your music!

[@kamenanew9867]

@@PaintingWinterMusic I'm about to find out!

[@the-engneer]

@@PaintingWinterMusic Everytime I try that people never check out my music, but looks like it's already helped you out lol

[@the-engneer]

@@PaintingWinterMusic Everytime I try that people never check out my music, but looks like it's already helped you out lol

[@Qwerty-kd8gx]

I have never spent a second on Tik Tok, and this video is a glorious vindication of my feeling towards that abyss of a platform.

[@ros9764]

the closest thing i have gotten to tiktok is my friend who sends me random tik toks on discord every once in a while and i never laughed at them

[@FormulaFanboy]

the worst thing TikTok has done is the psychological effect its had on our youth

[@bretts9373]

Honestly, it feels like someone dunking your head in a raging river. Just slamming your face with a constant rush of content to keep you hooked. Eventually you just have to push their phone away to take a fucking breath.

[@ghettomarc50]

It's useful if you're stranded somewhere for hours with nothing but a wifi connection.

[@smolpener7430]

@@FormulaFanboy You say that in the past tense as if the people using tik tok are adults now.

[@ashram12]

I think this is probably your best video: the watcher is the character in the video. We also wonder "is this video about such and such? What is the point of this video?" and then the twist comes, and it's so funny that we have to share it with other people and pressure them to watch the whole thing, like the other character....no joke, this video could be part of an art installation because it's so meta.

[@sphorple]

3:07 Ok, I know this is the wrong series, but that was a perfect set up for the thing.

[@piedraart6303]

Hearing "Jonathan, you've been here for four hours" after watching shorts for four hours really hit me.

[@gottalivehappy]

Who watches youtube shorts straight 4 hours 💀

[@Humanresouces]

@@gottalivehappy It's called binge-watching. Mostly it's done on TV but in the Modern Age people do it with their phones. I don't do it because free time is dead.

[@LuisSierra42]

i got scared for some reason

[@aneasteregg8171]

You think that's bad? Try watching it when your name is Jonathan.

[@gottalivehappy]

@@Humanresouces No, its more like 2 - 3 hours

[@BlueUltima9999]

As someone who currently suffers from three family members who have been absorbed into the TikTok matrix, I have to thank you for making this so that I may use it to free them from their gooey sarcophagus egg husk cages.

[@SnevilGrey]

😔🥺

[@Elheru42]

Tell us more about those eggs!!!

[@gottalivehappy]

What?

[@insignific_nt]

Keep us informed!

[@Ratulous]

Please tell us what happens next

[@jallera5035]

Your stuff is consistently spot on and of high comedic value. I shall continue to watch :)

[@jamiealexander7385]

At first I was giggling at the commentary of the state of TikTok vids, and then I got that unexpected payoff mid-sketch where it became all-too-real. Awesome.

[@shachihoko4877]

The menacing stare of pointing guy gave me some serious anxiety, but the ending where the two are laughing in amnesia somehow makes it far scarier. Great work!

[@weirdyoutubechannels]

my videos are worse than Ryan George's videos!

[@mikes78]

i think i'll watch it again.

[@mikes78]

Oh god, he nailed it.

[@EliasMheart]

Yeah, should have gotten Lucid Mode instead of Amnesia Mode

[@Trollololololful]

Jesus christ shut up about your fake ass anxiety already

[@onaraisedbeach]

Ryan confirming yet again that he is good people by understanding, and therefore being horrified by, the void that is TikTok. Truly the hero the internet needs.

[@thegrimmretails3777]

You can't void on TikTok. I got flagged for it.

[@Tenchi707]

stealing content and fingering the video is tight!

[@skydriver5709]

In order to use KZbin, Ryan had to give up some of his rights to his content, which allows people even on KZbin to do the same thing and make reaction videos. It's not just TikTok. It's ALL big tech.

[@tentaklaus9382]

@@skydriver5709 You'll own nothing and be happy! See, simple!

[@skydriver5709]

@@tentaklaus9382 Not quite. I'll at least own a few guns.

[@Jhex1020]

This might actually be some of the best content on the internet ever. Genius.

[@Tra5h_boat6368]

Oh dear, my son was born when I started watching and somehow he just graduated and I missed it!

[@worldwideinterests1]

Two things - Thank you for affirming why I don't ever need to watch TikTok, and WOW - I've never seen Ryan be menacing/ creepy. It's so out of character, but I am both fascinated and oddly thrilled. Somebody put this guy in a real movie , already.

[@mercurywoodrose]

wed need someone to pitch his movie to a studio. anyone know how to pitch a movie? anyone ever been in a pitch meeting before? Id guess that will be very difficult...

[@kritichaplot5025]

@@AntiAzovIndividual outro music follows

[@jennifere.pergola598]

Yes, I was laughing so hard while getting increasingly freaked out toward the end, it was very strange feeling for this channel but I loved it 😆.

[@nellucthegreat]

@@mercurywoodrose No, it’s actually super easy. Barely an inconvenience!

[@bryanreed742]

Who was the first guy to ever pitch a movie?

[@alex1949]

It is so much fun watching Ryan grow where he can hire so many more supporting actors. I'm proud to say I've been a subscriber since there were only 2 Ryans.

[@jaustill237]

I was around before the launched that one dude into space.

[@justmustard56]

I just love that one video where he hired a young bearded girl. That was so fun. I wonder why he never made any video with her again and where is she now. You know, being a bearded girl that looks like a 30 something Canadian male must be really hard.

[@mercurywoodrose]

I hear he will be Doing a DOPPLEGANGER video with a stranger that looks just like him!!!!

[@jamesw3746]

Thank the hard work of the Adstronaut for bringing in the revenue to pay the talent

[@arykaisawesome]

The amount of reactions to this video make it SO MUCH funnier...

[@BrynnEvans-wh6em]

Thanks, this viedo reminded me that I'm still on KZbin because I was gonna look up how to get rid of KZbin Shorts but I got distracted by KZbin

[@WhitneyAvalon]

Bless you, Ryan. Love this.

[@Chuckles-9838]

He didn’t sneeze.

[@rokudodamaza]

@@Chuckles-9838 That's what I thought, I thought.

[@waerden]

@@Chuckles-9838 Why does this only have 5 likes (6 now)

[@Desertscorpion116]

@@waerden (814 now)

[@rokudodamaza]

@@Desertscorpion116 Uh no, it's 11 now

[@coolnerdlll6053]

The only good thing that has ever come from TikTok is Ryan making fun of it. Dying on that hill is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@Kipper6464]

yep

[@ceoatcrystalsoft4942]

Keep repeating that. I'm sure you'll convince young people if you just stay stuck in that mindset

[@dietotaku]

The only good thing I've seen on TikTok is a Texan renaming the seasons in Texas so accurately that it has become my new lexicon. We just wrapped up Shuffle and are heading into Actual Spring which means Pre-Summer is just around the corner, and I swear Melt gets longer every year.

[@LuisSierra42]

tiktok = turbo cringe

[@clarencetse]

@@ceoatcrystalsoft4942 besides causing adhd in an entire generation what positives does it give lol

[@lynnvon8758]

So he's getting the views for just pointing? "Yeah. That's his contribution." The "yeah" got me lmfao

[@arthursandomine5464]

I don't have tiktok I can't relate but the realization that it's actually like this is horryfiying. Perfect sumation why I don't have social media

[@maximusaralieous1728]

Man, I hate to be dramatic, but this video is profound. The 30 seconds to 4 hours is horrific and accurate. Ryan shows his own skill here as well as making a fantastic social commentary. You keep getting better and better.

[@Evanz111]

@@weirdyoutubechannels First non-lying comment bot

[@maximusaralieous1728]

@@gaydonaldtrump nice troll attempt, I only waste hours of time on KZbin, not TikTok. That obviously makes me better than the people this video is making fun of.

[@marcosfern777]

If your a dweeb

[@maximusaralieous1728]

@@marcosfern777 Scathing

[@HenryS360]

Yes, that hit home for me too. I actually uninstalled it after a couple hours passed and it literally felt like 15 minutes. I feel bad for those sucked in because tech and game companies go as far as reseaching psychology to make things extra addictive.

[@thepooburner8121]

One of the funniest things I've ever watched in my life. Almost crashed the car with laughter. Bravo.

[@matthewlee4834]

One of Ryan's finest videos to this day

[@Skclassified]

I’m 23 years old and the TikTok my friends send in the group chats really makes me feel like an old man. I’m always tempted to ask which part I’m supposed to laugh at👴🏽

[@mandarinablue8438]

Same 😅 and I'm 24

[@JohnSmith-se7pp]

Same and I turn 24 in two weeks

[@MidnightMarrow]

That's simply a terrible sense of humor. Have three like that in my group that constantly post the most idiotic shiz whilst laughing maniacally. We all watch it like WTF why? Can't help but be somewhat envious of them as life must be soooo great being so easily amused but at the same time... Nahhh lol.

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

the loud noises indicate the funny part, apparently.

[@Red-jl1qr]

Same and im 19, (my childhood is slipping away from me)

[@judeandon]

I've always wanted a definitive parody of the TikTok format that perfectly captures how extremely weird it is, and you've totally nailed it!

[@2DReanimation]

All that's missing is inspirational dancing to say sorry for SA.

[@WeblightDreams]

lol 4 hours have passed by, that got me. That is me all the time I get on social media.

[@clementine9]

This is my best guy friend 😂 Even down to the beanie and paracord bracelet. He has a group chat on FB with a bunch of his other friends (who I’ve never met in person) sharing TikToks all day. It’s 15 sec clips of people failing at skateboard tricks, accidentally setting things on fire, and kids saying inappropriate things. It feels like I’m watching tiny snippets of America’s Funniest Home Videos alllll day. I finally had to leave the chat before my mind literally melted 😅

[@onyourleft5648]

Lowkey the face acting work here to make yourself look like a different person was actually incredible and I haven’t seen many people able to do it that many different ways with just facial muscle changes and angle posing. If I didn’t know they were all you due to the format I might have actually not realized it for long enough to be embarrassing.

[@Grasslander]

Speaking of people mindlessly doing and saying things they got online. Why are you saying "lowkey"? Can we just talk about, is no one gonna mention, literally, probably one of the most. Just say what you want to say.

[@weirdyoutubechannels]

my videos are worse than Ryan George's videos!

[@reeceytaylor]

That's very clearly a stunt double

[@mickmccasker6401]

@@Grasslander "Lowkey" and yelling it to everyone on KZbin that will read it...

[@vullord666]

That was unironically terrifying. Part of the reason I avoid Tik Tok, apart from me hating social media and it just seeming like Twitter’s toxicity in video format, is because I know I have neither the social media nor willpower to not lose myself in it. I also have enough self-loathing and depression that I’d welcome any waste of time that makes me forget that I’m alive regardless of how horrible it’d make me feel after and during… *insert funny joke to lighten the mood here*

[@SoybeanAK]

I know that feel bro. I'll pray for you buddy. Lot of us in the same mess, even if we're not in it together.

[@ThoughtfulAl]

OMG I watched right to the end including the ads with an expectant grin on my face but now it's gone

[@lennartgoebel]

Internet 2023 in a Nutshell! I don't have words how much I admire this sketch, besides... thank you!

[@ProfessorFinessor59]

Despite being like a minute long, Tik Toks feel like an eternity to watch

[@homerman76]

@Andrew Ballard sorry, it's actually been 5 days, you both got caught in the time sink

[@jondunmore4268]

A minute? No, Jonathan, you've been watching for *four hours.*

[@nerdguyman]

Simple solution: don't watch any of it.

[@LuisSierra42]

@@jondunmore4268 top 10 plot twists ever

[@jaschabull2365]

I have to wonder if the fact that it's a format where you have to hold the screen makes it feel longer. Though then again, that wouldn't explain how easy it is to get swallowed whole by a social media feed for hours in the same format.

[@RileyMarkley]

This is 100% accurate. I hate that content where its just someone standing over someone elses video pointing or just staring.

[@JohnPaulBuce]

high effort content ✔️

[@blurgle9185]

Goddamn video-pointing time-sucking vampires.

[@RileyMarkley]

@@blurgle9185 Indeed

[@mrghost3272]

Sometimes its a guy pointing and laughing with no audio

[@slbhugomarques2]

I thought that was a joke because it was so ridiculous

[@WolfieAn]

TikToks and shorts just wrecked my attention span, I no longer can watch a 10+ minute video without having to leave and do something else

[@fireyegaming414]

I swear to god the caption voice makes me wanna hurl myself out of the nearest window.

[@FtotheP]

Been saying it for years. The Ryanverse is the best thing that's ever happened to KZbin. And he somehow just got better?

[@kittehgo]

Imagen how awesome the Ryan verse would be if Ryan Reynolds appeared in it..

[@whatduck943]

@@kittehgo that has to happen!!! Ryan's unite!!

[@burper-oe6tm]

Tom Clancy Ryanverse soon

[@benzaiten933]

yeah, they now have "Jonathan".

[@DarkIllusionsFilmsSD]

My favorite "verses" on KZbin right now are Ryan's and Brandon Roger's. I got my wholesome and my grotesque spectrums covered 😂

[@Tmb1112]

I feel this way constantly. I’ll get home and lay down and accidentally click on KZbin shorts and then 6 hours later realize I never ate lunch or dinner.

[@DexieTheSheep]

I always click a couple interesting ones, but I never scroll cuz that's how you go down a 4 hour rabbit hole. Also be careful to scroll the widget just enough to see the thumbnail that gets clipped off, but not enough to load the next shorts thumbnail cuz then you'll prob be curious about the few pixels you can see.

[@homerman76]

@@DexieTheSheep And then there's the comments, where two or 3 few minute videos can equate to an entire hour... I don't have a problem...

[@recoveringsoul755]

Losing your life one minute at a time

[@DexieTheSheep]

@@homerman76 true... and the irony of you saying that as a reply to my comment is not lost :P

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

@@homerman76 I live in the comments section 🫣😩😖.

[@vibri_]

The good thing about this is that sometimes this overwhelms me audiovisually and it just drives me to read books instead.

[@konnosx1213]

"eggs are stinky they have been pooped out by chickens and they give you hepatitis" I died

[@wmarsh066]

He has truly captured all of the reasons why I quit TikTok. Thanks Ryan.

[@Starsmors314]

I’m a simple man - I see a new Ryan George video, I immediately stop whatever I’m doing and watch it an edit after finishing the video: unexpectedly unnerving ending 10/10 I felt real fears

[@HelpIdkAGoodUser301]

A god among men

[@theponystark]

Even if you're already watching Ryan George content?

[@Brallit]

☝️🙄☝️

[@Starsmors314]

yes because I would be rewatching the video since I’ve seen every video he’s posted more than once

[@gottalivehappy]

@@HelpIdkAGoodUser301debatable

[@arjunapartha]

Your finest work. Fincher is jealous. ..probably.

[@MadnessInLivingColor]

1:29 That “SHUSH!” gets me every time 😂

[@Teosgame]

God I love this man

[@rowboat10]

👆👆👆This guy get's it!! Like for part 2

[@MadDunhill]

Man i love this god

[@arta.xshaca]

@@MadDunhill that doesn’t sound right not gonna lie, whether you believe in God or not.

[@daveroche6522]

Who doesn't?

[@cjc363636]

A one-man sketch troupe for sure! Love how his face at the end just goes darker and darker. A tone from him I've not seen, but simply well done!

[@Daniel-ek7qd]

I'm just glad that people like Ryan still exist. TikTok is cancer.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

"The quich!" 😂😂😂

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

3:07 I legit thought he was gonna say "it's actually gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience!"

[@avimo2565]

These vids never fail to make me laugh. I’ve never used TikTok in my life and have no intentions of doing so.

[@rundamic3373]

Wow here you go🍪

[@gottalivehappy]

I honestly dont care i think both people who praise tiktok and think its horrible are stupid

[@gottalivehappy]

I mean the ccp though so I can see where this viewpoints coming from Edit: CCP stands for the chinese communist party, aka the corrupt government body that governs China with an iron fist and has control in the policies of TikTok

[@Kipper6464]

same

[@huliniswhoiam]

Honestly it's pretty cool. I mean you have no reason not to. I mean you have people dunk on it but there are cool impressionists and musicians out there on it

[@tanniskids7332]

I love how he fuses comedy with life lessons about how we’re all addicted to our phones and time passes by so quickly

[@ar-yack9526]

Yes, more please

[@Swiftbow]

I still don't understand why people want to watch videos on their phones. If I'm watching KZbin, it's on my computer or the TV.

[@DANCERcow]

No difference from being addicted to news papers back in the day

[@lilaclunablossom]

@@DANCERcow Are you.. serious??

[@LostShipMate]

@@Swiftbow Hard too say, i'm the one weirdo that reads books on his phone.

[@Goblinkatie]

The slow 180 in his eyes and the shift of the music at the end was absolute art. ( 3:15 )

[@rifaif7119]

Ryan is a genius. It's hilarious and tragic at the same time.

[@Jonnycakes83]

Long time watcher first time commenter here. As a person named Jonathan who is well into my thirties and definitely is starting to do things like a grandfather and is equally annoyed by the Tiktok video creation formulas, this video resonates with me in a way I've only dreamed of in the past. Kudos, Ryan George. You're truly doing God's work. Thank you for making actual content and not just videos where you overlay yourself pointing at the original video. 🙏

[@jonathanbauman2236]

I was spooked, I tell you, when Ryan started saying my name in a very serious manner while looking at the camera. Also in my thirties and just feeling very called out right now.

[@user-tk4ld9jq1t]

☝☝☝☝

[@c.a.g.7707]

I have KZbin, so I don't get the point of using TikTok. This does reveal my age: 30s.

[@MrSirWivd]

@@c.a.g.7707 hey, dont feel bad. im only 18 and i choose to only have youtube (no other social medias) and even then i get distracted with it too much, so i know i dont need more things for my ADHD brain to procrastinate with. 😁👍

[@timewave02012]

Average Ryan George Enjoyer must be a 30-something Jonathan.

[@tasneemahmed5821]

When he was told he was watching for 4 hours and his day was gone, I felt that deeply. Reminds me why I deleted tiktok in the first place.

[@DiamondDubs]

legit same here

[@aeoligarlic4024]

And then youtube shorts happened 😭

[@Channel22_]

I was gonna finish reading your comment but it doesn't have subway surfer playing underneath it with a AI voice over so unfortunately it didn't keep my attention and I stopped after the 3rd word

[@AlextheENTP]

That's why I deleted the reddit app too. I found my days disappearing into the abyss of meaningless posts and Rickroll after Rickroll. There's plenty of decent content, particularly in the hobby or niche groups, but the company is determined to push all the popular content, and I was constantly distracted by doomscrolling trash.

[@josephsantiago2862]

Dude holy crap that ending part with Ryan slowing panning closer to the camera with the dead stare 🫣 that was so intense

[@joshhowaniec5192]

Returning to this video. Best video you’ve ever done. I wish there was a full film about banding together to end til tok

[@cutslasher]

This is your best sketch yet! The perfect depiction of TikTok plus the commentary and turn to horror were all superb.

[@eaglefoot23]

2:20 “So now I need to go to this guy’s profile to see part 2?” “Yes, try to find the one that’s a continuation of this one” is the best part of this video.

[@DodaGarcia]

This was a whole journey that took a dark turn I was not expecting

[@orynbonya9935]

I like the fact that Ryan makes even the ads funny 😂

[@Nobody-zn3yv]

The part with the video game footage is exceptionally true. I think it's due to the fact that it keeps you stimulated whilst watching the video, therefore increasing watch time. What's ironic is that having to keep the viewer stimulated is due in part to short attention spans; a symptom caused by social media itself.

[@joshuasummers7554]

Yeah, Leafy and other youtubers figured out you can use videogame footage to distract people while you talk a long time ago lol

[@JonoBogano]

@@BizznessBox it can be both

[@KuletXCore]

It's often minecraft parkours or GTA custom races

[@ngndnd]

@@KuletXCore it used to be subway surfers too

[@ihaveagoddamnplanarthur]

hittite jumpscare AAHHH

[@Customerbuilder]

Ryan is putting a lot of money and effort into these! 14 eggs...so extravagant!

[@ampman76]

I know right? I never took Ryan to be flashy and drippy, but that's a pretty obscene display of wealth. I bet he didn't even make a real omelette with them, just threw them away.

[@parkerking6410]

Don’t you mean, eggstravagant? 😏

[@BackThatSassUp]

14 eggs… in this economy??

[@joseph_p]

He just put the eggs in the video so he could use them as a tax write off.

[@ChaosRayZero]

@@ampman76 "I bet he... just threw them away." _Maybe he donated them to HowToBasic._

[@tungst4n129]

When the "wait for it" showed up, I was half-expecting him to ditch the video because of terrible patience

[@ominousintrusivethoughts3947]

The adstranaut interrupting is a little ironic too

[@70smusicfanatic34]

“It’s not about the kwitch”. Ryan George is truly a man of culture. 😂😂😂

[@orionsghost9511]

That was just so casually dropped in.

[@afz902k]

If you overlook the pronunciation, it's accurate!

[@grabble7605]

Kwitch? Great sport. I love Harry Potter.

[@mangaart3366]

Oh my god you summed it up perfectly. The annoying robotic voice, the car game playing in the background while the person explains something totally irrelevant and the pointing to the text. Well done👏

[@AzureJoems]

Man I'm always impressed that he has lot of actors that help him in these skits. Even in his ads too

[@jerrylands7242]

I always wondered what his casting process is like since everyone nails their part. Think hollywood could learn something.

[@Rended_]

@@weirdyoutubechannels The reverse phycology wont work.

[@weirdyoutubechannels]

@@Rended_ it is not for you to decide

[@jelita_]

The clones are getting better at acting

[@greatguytv]

「猫に小判」(Neko ni koban): Merry Christmas Thanks for all the good videos

[@nieselregen420]

This video is great. It gets the problems and the pointless videos totally on point. I thought back then, that having everyone making content will increase the quality. But it didn't happen. In the end people watch shit, like a person fake laughing and agreeing to a video they didn't make. And it gets millions of views. It's not just Tik Tok. KZbin Shorts and Instagram are basically the same now. I hope one day we get back to what social media was all about: Connecting with your friends and share your experiences. Now it's just flexing and trash content.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

The "reaction-ception" trend on YT where people basically just spout inanities while replaying an actual creator's carefully-put-together video (or reacting to a reaction vid, & so on & so on...) seems like another symptom of this problem? Ditto the many clip aggregator channels... There ARE plenty of legitimate commentators who do credit original posters and add a lot of extra information or thoughtful commentary to supplement the original work! But there also seem to be a lot of pointless freeloaders 🙁 Just clogs up the site & makes it even harder for true creatives to get their content in front of interested eyeballs...?

[@clintonwilcox4690]

Those videos aren't pointless. There's literally someone pointing IN THE VIDEO. Sorry, I'll let myself out...

[@smashtherocks301]

Except this content. This stuff is good

[@DameOfDiamonds]

​@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 reaction videos on youtube have existed far longer than TikTok itself, the difference is people usually have something to add.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

@@DameOfDiamonds Yes, I don't think it's a specifically TikTok-related phenomenon? And definitely nothing against those who add a lot of genuine value in their reaction vids! I've just seen an awful lot popping up lately who don't do so, and who really seem to be just unethically piggybacking off hard-working creators' content.

[@Marshallgill]

"You just spent 4 1/2 hours doing nothing" Totally sums up what happened to me when I discovered Pitch Meeting.

[@py_a_thon]

Pitch meetings is clever, sarcastic logic though. The comedy in some ways improves critical thinking skills.

[@AnneONeemass]

Why is this very smart commentary on most things TikTok extremely on point?

[@dbaldwin2803]

Thank you for saying what we know but are too lazy to structure so succinctly say to ourselves in such an impactful way. Dead serious

[@darinae34]

I swear, Every single person that does reaction videos have these soulless, glazed over eyes that just stare into my soul.

[@thomasneal9291]

... like a mirror?

[@darinae34]

@@thomasneal9291 more like a withered mannequin. Nothing behind those eyes, like a soulless husk trying to look human. Like something wearing the skin of the living.

[@greygozhost]

It always remind me of youtubers who talk about certain topic, but instead of putting alot of effort to edit videos, they just put webcam and straight up click others' youtube video and called it content/reacts.

[@krishadyn5211]

@@greygozhost I am more forgiving for the specialists reactions. They are basically reviewing something, adding information you didn't know. The "omg this" people are worthless tho.

[@darinae34]

@@krishadyn5211 absolutely, but the people making the shorts just look so internally dead it terrifies me

[@keelahrose]

Nobody’s gonna talk about how hilarious Ryan’s pronunciation of “quiche” is? 🤣🤣🤣

[@AnalyticalReckoner]

Only nobodies would

[@bobbyologun1517]

*stitch incoming*

[@joe.redston]

Rhymes with 'niche'.

[@realrickyshea]

@@joe.redston underrated.

[@oxygeninduced]

That's not the video, just wait.

[@alberteinstein1015]

I've discovered a second Daniel Thrasher. Hell yeah!

[@bradg5823]

This is content i love. ANOTHER GREAT ONE RYAN, LMAO!

[@iancuk]

3:07 it's actually super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@bam3vo]

The robotic world of Tik tok (social media)..the wait for it, the reaction on the reaction video and commentary at the end video..the random gaming video over an actual important message video and my fav the pointless pointing videos. This will not fix the silly world of tik toks and reels, but makes me feel better....we are not alone. Thanks Ryan George.

[@py_a_thon]

Apparently the only reason Vine failed is because a communist country did not fund the product and then export it globally as a psyop to make the western world more easily manipulated. Hmmm. Clever girl.

[@JamesLawner]

Instagram Reels can be like this, I’ve seen accounts with videos of people just staring at the camera and there’s some meme or news headline plastered over their heads, like who watches these videos??

[@JustinColavita]

The feeling of someone just getting you. That’s what this video means to me. ❤ thank you for your work my friend

[@JOshua_custodJO]

This gives me the same weird feeling that "Inside" gave me.... so Great work!!

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

You are truly a genius, Ryan George! This was beyond phenomenal.

[@RyanGeorge]

Wow thank you very much!!

[@Zoninator]

what the fuck is this shit

[@TheOofster123]

🙂👆

[@fletchy88]

You can give money in comments now?! How?

[@smellingtotocodm]

@@fletchy88 Idk trying donating to my channel and see if it works 😊

[@jurb417]

3:25 creeping me out man

[@nrpbrown]

Man, you make me appreciate that talking to yourself to set up a bit is an art. Not just anyone can do it and T**tok has popularized it so much that seeing it done badly hurts my brain because most of them are Barely freaking trying.

[@BarackObamaJedi]

This is truly terrifying. Thank you. In the morning i will throw my phone in the river and forage for nuts and berries to live in the woods