Why Billionaires Won't Save Us

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In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why billionaires won't save us from climate change. Specifically, I look at how the elite philanthropy of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk function as more of a billionaire preservation of wealth and self than as an act of altruism. Elite philanthropy from Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos in particular seem to solidify their political and social power even more. Bill Gates and his foundation have steered the realm of global health for quite some time (especially during the pandemic) and it seems as if he is using his billionaire wealth to do the same for climate action. Jeff Bezos' $10 billion Earth Fund seems to be functioning in a similar way while also whitewashing the destructive nature of Amazon, aka how Jeff Bezos made his money. Elon Musk is also jumping on the billionaire philanthropy train with a carbon capture prize that is measly compared to his massive wealth. At the end of the day billionaires and billionaire money are not solutions to climate change and the climate crisis, we are.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - The State of Climate Philanthropy
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3:51 - Image Whitewashing
5:27 - Financial Consolidation
6:18 - Building Influence
9:07 - Techno-Optimism
10:07 - Philanthropy Doesn't Create Change. We Do.
12:26 - Sponsored Message
14:27 - Outro
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[@OurChangingClimate]

💡 Which billionaire do you dislike the most? 👍 Consider commenting and liking the video!!! It really helps this video beat the pesky algorithm! 😟 Correction: at 1:39 I meant to say "million" instead of "billion"

[@willowthewaterbender9136]

All of them lol

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

@@willowthewaterbender9136 they are victims of the money system too This is how they survive But yeah what they do is hugely deteriorating

[@willowthewaterbender9136]

@@vIBEDoUT-Channel I agree. But I just never really liked them or saw why people liked them so much. I mean to me they own or have to much power

[@Doctor_Subtilis]

Good job. Definitely gates, he is more of a control freak than the rest and the dude is an insufferable madman with a very questionable accelerationist ideology and motives. The 'harvesting the biosphere' stuff really creeps me out. I think the gates funded think tanks(and research) e.g. the breakthrough institute, are far more insidious than the extraction sector funded ones like cei when it comes to shaping the public and professional discourse/ignorance.

[@Doctor_Subtilis]

Not to mention what gates does to brown people and the agrarian and chemical agriculture questions.

[@madmouse4400]

Q: Why billionaires won't save us A: there's no profit

[@windwaker0rules]

There is, they just dont view most of the population as human and think they can do it better

[@noel7777noel]

It's the ignorance they teach about economics that causes our problems. The notion that building "wealth" is a positive thing. When it's a dog whistle for socialism. Like wealth gives you a right to socialism mailbox money. To take out loans to buy real estate to rent back to us. In the name of "building wealth", and that causes real estate shortages. It's economic ignorance. Very poor math. Houses are outpriced for the working-class to afford and no policing to help us to stop socialism. And we need policing by a Democratic nation. Not "wealth". Get rid of Citizens United. Let us choose who we associate with. Citizens United takes our choice away. Citizen United makes us slaves.

[@noel7777noel]

@Incomeking So a 5,000' yacht, too big of a house, or a space hotel saving the earth?

[@noel7777noel]

@Incomeking who did trump give the money to (deficit spending)? We want every penny back. Money is super easy to track. For example; Amazon took taxpayers money in New York. Then on welfare. Bought a yacht. Like I can't be buying a house while im on food stamps

[@theawesomeking5513]

Theres a pattern, thats pretty much the answer to every reason why no one tries to fix a problem

[@andredejarjayes]

"Bill Gates, will you run for President?" Bill Gates: "Why would I want to decrease my political power?"

[@itsjacob7239]

He wouldn't win anyway

[@itsjacob7239]

Too nerdy

[@michalmuransky8857]

@@itsjacob7239 Yeah... voters do not like smart people 💁

[@edthoreum7625]

Many skeletons inside his "closet"?

[@samuelschonenberger]

@@edthoreum7625 I mean all that philanthropy is precisely there to hide those skeletons

[@stenyethanmathews945]

Make all philanthropic donations anonymous and see how fast rich people stop donating $$.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

It's not their job to save you, it's your job to save yourself.

[@sandraswift7280]

@@billcipherproductions1789 it's their job to take responsibility and fix the havoc their companies and actions, whether directly or indirectly, caused on this world, wouldn't you agree?

[@Frankthegb]

@@billcipherproductions1789 🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅🥾👅

[@billcipherproductions1789]

@@Frankthegb Some people just don't like taking responsibility it seems.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

@@sandraswift7280 The reason you're a failure isn't their fault, wouldn't you agree.

[@userk4730]

"Real change means the loss of power by billionaires and transferring that power to billions". This‼️

[@pogan4916]

🚩

[@michelangeloc.4265]

Lenin tried this but did not work very well.

[@charlesbogle6544]

Zeitgeist Movement

[@charlesbogle6544]

John Taylor Gatto

[@beigi8637]

inflation? heard of that?

[@tankfire20]

Richard wolff said something like we could take half from the wealth of the top richest people and they would still be the richest people.

[@leonard0104]

It would not change anything. Take the money away from the rich and give it to the rest, some years later it will be back in the billionaires bags. An example of the hypocritical world we live in is on this channel. "I love your videos so much" "Never stop" "You're so great" but still this man can't earn enough money from 280k people. People talk to much and do to little. This is why people who DO (the evil billionaires and others) will become wealthy because they invent good tools, helping people. Otherwise they would not be rich.

[@PhilfreezeCH]

@@leonard0104 do you really believe billionaires are that rich because they work harder than people who work two or three jobs and are smarter than the most renown scientists and engineers on the planet? Or is it maybe a lot of initial luck, combined with having no moral qualms about exploiting everyone around you and the ability of money to acquire more money without you having to do anything? Is Bill Gates somehow a better programmer than Linus Torvalds? Not just better but billions of times better? Or did Gates just do the immoral thing and try to monopolize the market and exploit workers while Torvalds did the moral thing and made it free for everyone to use?

[@davidpeppers551]

@@leonard0104 You know he won't earn enough? Not all can really aford regular monetary support. Adding comments is supposed to help. Reducing inrqualiru would help by reducing the imbalance in political control. We may need to see some realities and change our thinking along with it. A maximum wage or income could help. The idea that converting everything that possibly can be into a concentrated personal wealth for a few people is a good thing is a big problem. It as seen as the way things should be and needs to be. Money means merit and merit means money. A dangerous blindness comes with this. People come to think or act as if those with the most money are simply better people when it comes to just about anything: smarter, more thoughtful, have the best things in mind, most helpful, generous......... They have polls to show much of this. In short, people assume lots of good things about wealthy people without having nor demanding any evidence. The wealth is the only "evidence" they need.

[@NicitoStaAna]

@@chikitronrx0 Yeah, Like how subsidies increase prices. Think college is expensive now? See how it expensive it is after it's free. (Jake Tran's video on universities) Ever heard of velocity of money+inflation? There's a way to reward efficiency, it's called capitalism. Did you know, some congressman rejected a scientist's plan to create reusable rockets cuz "how about my voters/contractors that rely on billions worth of jobs contracts per launch?" (80s era, report by john stossel, NASA v SpaceX) Hmmmm, I wonder why government funded projects (with near infinite money) is inefficient. Why some guy who almost went broke (and still unprofitable to this day) have much more efficient (and greener) products Hmmmmmmm. It's as if projects with near infinite money (all you need is to stir outrage/necessity) can hike up prices without care. While private projects/products literally have to be better/best or else they're bankrupt (assuming uncle Sam won't save them) Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm So in fact. Capitalism (without crony capitalism) is the greener pasture

[@chikitronrx0]

​@@NicitoStaAna Just for you to know outside of USA universities are not that expensive and don't push temselves up to the top by publishing as much as they can, to have revenue from the subscription payed by other universities to have access to the papers published. Just as the healthcare with his largue amounth of problems Debt about college it's almost an exclusive usa problem. An example of products with the need of the market to be better like apple or something. While regulations of other countries as Europe for the right to repair of the costumers, or the exclusive design of light bulbs from phillips for dubai show other view about progress and improvement. it's not greener, it's just profitable, for some amounth of time. And have a doubt for the things that are marketed as greener. They seem as that, cause the waste go other way.

[@benjaminzerr6708]

Am I the only one who thinks that 'Bill Gates's' book is ghostwritten? I mean sure, he's smart and all, but that is the exact case scenario that ghostwriting is made for- he would pay a team of experts to brainstorm ideas then pay a professional to compile them all into a compelling book, maybe reading through it a couple times to make sure it fits his image. Like- do people think he actually sat down and spent hundreds of hours writing the thing?

[@tevbuff]

I think it’s ghost written too. I mean Bill Gates has the wealth to get professional writers to do it for him.

[@Wilson84KS]

No doubt about it, if he would think this way he would never become a billionaire, all he does is what psychopaths can best: Blablaing people to death, manipulating until they get their will satisfied.

[@nursarahazhar]

I think thats obvious that he didn't write the book all by himself. Maybe he explained his ideas and vision to professional writers to convey it in the proper way that maybe bill gates doesn't have the skill to.

[@kosm866]

Lol hes not smart hes ruthless

[@notanonymous3976]

is the book any good tho?

[@felixkjornsberg]

Yeah i love growing up in this world, yeah my future is dependent on like 100-200 people and their "generosity"

[@kaptinbarfbeerd1317]

That's one possible reason for declining birth rates world wide.

[@editors4awareness81]

2 Timothy 3:1-5 *But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.* Matthew 24:7-8 *For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.*

[@notanonymous3976]

@@kaptinbarfbeerd1317 this needs to happen

[@smb_64youtube5]

@@editors4awareness81 great. Just another reason to die young

[@law1409]

@@editors4awareness81 God is not real

[@jaygordon8558]

Does he really think that the billionaires will accept being taxed heavily?

[@LeahandLevi]

Yeah man it's sad that those in search of extreme power and wealth don't grasp the concept of climate change (or see themselves as a part of the solution). Another great video man!

[@CornMCMais]

They dont care

[@aaang123456]

@@CornMCMais even poor people dont care

[@Lack_Of_Interest]

@@aaang123456 Well, they do care, since climate change affects them the most. However, kind of hard to do something about it when you are constantly trying to find your next meal or shelter. Besides, it is corporations that do the vast majority of environmental damage.

[@aaang123456]

@@Lack_Of_Interest if they care half of them wouldnt be poor

[@cooperp6429]

@@aaang123456 that's not very liberal to say. The poor have very right to waste 50% of their money on alcohol and tobacco, because "they have to cope somehow!!" But no matter how many millions and billions the ultra rich spend on philantropy the answer would be "But they still have money after it!!!" While said people who are very vocal contribute a similar % of their salary to charities :)

[@brendanforde2631]

im almost scared to continue watching cause I don't want to feel more hopeless than I already do

[@MysticalStd]

Same

[@LoveHestia_]

Same here man..

[@nizamexecikahmad9008]

so we need to make change

[@ninototo1]

@emmaswiftie13 Seriously? I wonder why these ultra rich people are so morally bankrupt. Maybe it's a requirement to become ultra rich?

[@empty3306]

Don't worry we'll all be long dead before the planet kills us

[@planetdesign4681]

“Billionaires won’t give up their power” so we’ll take it ourselves :sunglasses:

[@sweetpea7490]

I hope

[@Votaru]

Take me in :sunglasses:

[@leroyjenkins9035]

count me in :sunglasses:

[@burgernthemomrailer]

Try

[@kakiethecakemonster8787]

How?

[@mushroom262]

Billionaires: sowwy guys I can't liquidate all my stocks because they'll become worthless :( Also billionaires: *taking 100+ million dollar loans for yachts and enabling a system that allows their companies to make those billions via exploitation*

[@bigpapi5005]

You want them to liquidate all their stocks what is wrong with you

[@nobunaga4720]

@emmaswiftie13 I don't think any of them owes you anything.

[@adarshsridhar6051]

@emmaswiftie13 You missed the joke.... I think.

[@prime_optimus]

@@howard8287 Wrong. their workers made them billionaires.

[@howard8287]

@@prime_optimus oh. And how did they get those workers? Hard work. They made themselves rich enough to get those workers

[@zeeshannagori007]

Hey Charlie, I really appreciate your courage to speak on this topic. I also love the fact that you changed your perception about Gates.

[@360shadowmoon]

I'm so glad more people are realizing how much Gates sucks. Whenever I used to criticize him, people would look at me and be like, "but he's one of the GOOD ones!" There is no such thing as a "good" billionaire.

[@suprithAnCom]

@@360shadowmoon so true, really good people don't focus on making money, instead focus on making world a better place.

[@SonLe-gh3dz]

Can you do a video explaining that, I thought the things gate said in his book was compelling

[@sammy76633]

I think a lot of people did, especially lately since it got known that he pressured Oxford to patent their vaccine research. I am really appalled that he published a book on fighting climate change by essentially maintaining the status quo and playing God and Russian roulette with unproven (carbon capture) and dangerous technologies (solar radiation management aka geo-engineering).

[@Marczking]

Wow, I'm impressed!! At the time he did the sponsorship I was quite disappointed tbh. Of course kept on watching his videos as they're always great, but was a shame to see Gates is perceived as he is and also pushed through such sponsorship. Him apologising for this is big kuddos man! And @360shadowmoon, I always think of the saying "Behind Every Fortune Lies A Great Crime" :)

[@Luis-vx1tx]

With all those funds and prizes, it's never occurred to them that buying solar panels for the poors would do more for the planet than their vanity projects.

[@brokkoliomg6103]

Funny enough, this would divide them even further when it comes to environmental impact lol Was just a thought coming up, I agree tho

[@thijmstickman8349]

Tbh Tesla is making solar panels and batteries and giving/selling (idk for sure) them to remote villages

[@badge5575]

@@thijmstickman8349 and elon musk is actually providing free internet for online learning in south Africa with his company star link people just he jealous

[@thijmstickman8349]

@@badge5575 Just because a person who exploited other peoples labour to gain massive wealth is using some of it in a good way doesn't mean that's a good thing. I would much rather people had democratic control over what to do with that wealth.

[@chloeburbank6407]

@@thijmstickman8349 So you want full control over someone else's money. You understand that he doesn't have all the money in actual currency. And have you done anything good for Charity, ect?

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

The problem with extreme wealth and power is that anyone capable of gaining it is almost always going to be among the least suited to having it. The path necessary has a tendency to weight too heavily on the conscience of anyone who would be well-suited to possessing it.

[@DankMadCityMemes]

Q: Why billionaires won't save us? A: Why would they?

[@nobunaga4720]

@@dudebros6122 agreed

[@Void_from_Abyss]

@@dudebros6122 agreed 💯

[@fuckingdonut9489]

Everybody needs to see this. People need to understand that we need to come together and do things for ourselves. It's our world to save!

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

For yourselves? Being self reliant?

[@pia1945]

the thing is, there’s kind of nothing we can really do. we have no control over what these billionaires do to gain more and more money. there’s very little we can do. the system is broken and we can’t do anything about it and that’s so DEPRESSING

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

@@pia1945 hey we have made them billionaire.. And there is something we can do I'll suggest you reading my website

[@harrue]

I am waiting for the Avatar to restore balance once again

[@ardillarevolucionaria]

@@pia1945 Well, actually we CAN do. The system is not gravity, we can change it. Revolution is just what we need. There's an alternative to capitalism, people just don't dare to take a close look at it. Not yet, but soon there will be no other choice but to change capitalism for the mere survival of the species.

[@jmmip202]

"Wealth supports institutions that in turn legitimize that wealth" is something I remember hearing John Green say in one of his crash course series. Considering the fact that he himself is quite rich, I'm not sure how to feel about it.

[@drewfedorka]

Yeah, but this is a useful opportunity to distinguish between run-of-the-mill millionaires and the billionaire class, especially given that phrases like "demonizing wealth" or, more euphemistically, "demonizing success" are often used as a cudgel any time we dare critique the status quo. Wealth alone isn't the problem, per se. It's the access that wealth buys - to legislators, international organizations, "thought leaders," media, and institutions (like universities) - that is the real problem. John Greene is certainly rich, but with a net worth less than 20 million dollars, his ability to shape laws, regulations, and public discourse through his money is far more modest than the ultra rich.

[@dvf1736]

there's a difference between rich and wealthy. Rich people get large paychecks, wealthy people write the checks. Rich people have a set number to their money, and no power beyond that. Wealthy people have more money than they could ever hope to spend, and some more. Their power extends far and wide. John Green has a net worth of 17 million, a pitiful sum of money compared to the wealthy elites. His entire net worth would not be able to pay for a single one of their mansions, and definitely can't be used for any political power

[@rishabhanand4973]

there's a difference between rich and wealthy. I believe chris rock made a joke about it a long time back. He basically said "Shaq is rich. The white dude signing his checks, is wealthy"

[@beatm6948]

There's a MASSIVE difference between millionaires and billionaires. There are millionaires who have gotten where they are ethically, thinking about their impact. Billionaires? If they actually cared, they wouldn't be billionaires anymore. Millionaires are not the 10%. Billionaires are. When people say "eat the rich", they don't mean your run of the mill millionaire, they mean people who are billionaires/close to billionaires.

[@enotsnavdier6867]

@@beatm6948 Yeah, look at Bernie. He's a millionaire, but his wealth all comes from selling books. He has obtained his wealth perfectly morally.

[@katykaboom]

Wow, I'm loving your videos. I like having them playing while I'm working. I've heard more informative stuff from you in 5 videos than I have in the MSM in the last 31 years of my life.

[@broodypie2216]

there's less than 3000 of them and they're lazier and dumber than they'd have you believe, so not exactly hero material.

[@ppazpppaz8618]

@@barnacleboi2595 So let me guess your rich?

[@alisw81]

@Merkury Your arguments assume the energy devoted to "work" should be directly proportional to its value and thus rewarded accordingly. Which, is a fundamental flaw in your reasoning since that's not how the world or the universe works. You can try to open a door all you want by acting parallel to it or you can act perpendicular to it and open the door using less energy. Working smarter always beats working harder. Your arguments also assume a narrow understanding of "work" and refuse to acknowledge anything that's not back breaking manual labor.

[@MissMoontree]

You can't be truly moral and become a billionaire or stay one.

[@ppazpppaz8618]

I see some posters here who may want to read the world socialist website (WSWS)

[@barnacleboi2595]

@A man who rebells against the Illuminati Are you choosing to ignore that I said "depends on how far youre willing to go"? The richest people on earth didnt get there by being nice

[@perilthecat]

Man… you do such a great job on these, even if they are always a bummer bomb, lol

[@OwnD1]

Bet you’re not gonna do jack except buy goods that promote environmentalism

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@OwnD1 Yeah because we can't just solve climate change alone. That's not how that works.

[@cooperp6429]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 But together we could. By not buying anything unless the old one is unusable, repairing things, even if that's not economical, and buying local everything. And if something is not available to buy from a local vendor, just not using said thing at all, unless it is absolutely necessary to survive (such as food/water). Or we could blame the rich for spending money on charity. Maybe the second one is more useful :)

[@switchbranch8411]

Nah this all sounds like money to be my ears

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@cooperp6429 A deluded fool you are.

1:39 I think you meant million but accidentally said billion?

[@OurChangingClimate]

good catch! you're right I did mean million.

[@djones6211]

How do you read that and not immediately realize something's wrong? haha Great video otherwise.

[@ericbarch]

@@OurChangingClimate Also noticed that Bezos' fund was stated as $1 billion at 2:40 when the previous graphic showed $10 billion.

[@ericbarch]

I think it's also stated as billions instead of millions at 10:46.

[@simonabunker]

I saw this mistake twice

[@dorianandrei6501]

I love that there’s no filter here. Not just observing and retelling, straight up “this is undemocratic and wrong”. Good job 👏🏻

[@foysalmahmud1936]

I finished reading How to Avoid A Climate Disaster a month ago and thought wow Gates is really good for his research on stuff like Nuclear Reactors. But seeing how he's just trying to control the world in his own way breaks my heart. Expected more from you, Bill.

[@filipdevillard720]

7:35 This shows that you should watch the entire video before critiquing! At the beginning I wanted to write about OCC hypocrisy but now I don't have to

[@felisasininus1784]

Wise.

[@christiandeovillajuan3666]

I love the thumbnail bcoz its like a three headed beast looking through ur soul as if it was commodity to be sold.

[@kaimac12]

I'm glad I came across this channel. More people need to see your videos.

[@biancacarrera3465]

Your videos are AMAZING!!!Keep it up!! I could not agree more with all of them!

[@CharltonAve]

Curiosity Stream realising what video they've sponsored: 👁️👄👁️

[@eschwarz1003]

love this series. Please continue your work; we need you now when trying to navigate social action

[@syrec2951]

We can all talk about saving the world everyday, but there's only a few people who really act, We can't just say things, we must act on them and make them mean and count for something!

[@bubbles7860]

Every person on this planet should watch your channel!

[@sashhhaa4874]

sadly they can’t bc of billionaires 🙁

[@Fals3Agent]

hey man, big respect to you for admitting that you regret the sponsorship.

[@maqasafarli5541]

I absolutely loved this video and i think you deserve more subscribers.Keep up the good work!

[@karl6525]

Love all this stuff! Great content

[@filthygee]

Billionaires : *Change to a more equitable economic system* No. Millionaire : *Fund charities to virtue signal while exasparating the issues the charities are attempting to fix* Yes

[@zebyurd9530]

Our changing climate: Pushing his own political agenda rather than talking about actual issues without bias.

[@deisk2707]

@@zebyurd9530 Climate change in Russia meanwhile: WE ARE GETTING STRONGER

[@zebyurd9530]

@@deisk2707 Well if course climate change is getting worse but unfortunately instead of being an unbiased source of information on the subject OCC is only pushing his own political agenda. Honestly looking at this video and the one before it you’d assume this was a political channel not a climate change one.

[@ivory_for_all280]

@@zebyurd9530 Unfortunately for us climate change is clearly linked to capitalism and the way our system is currently exploiting the earth.

[@zebyurd9530]

@@ivory_for_all280 No. It clearly isn’t

[@TVtheTV]

I'm really glad you make videos like this. Now I can show this to my family.

[@theocurtis02]

Excellently put together! Keep it up!

[@brianwheeldon4643]

Great Video OCC! Keep up the good work.

[@stockhuman]

Mmmm, love me some replacing the peasant love for my king for the gig worker's love for his billionaires.

[@ShidaiTaino]

Exactly

[@musyi]

i watched Patriot Act Why Billionaires Won't Save Us a few days ago and then this came out. Both are very good and concise videos that changed my mind about these multi billionaires

[@javilt1]

All their money couldn’t save u, why U guys looking for a god…it won’t add up dude what do u think these dudes can do? What is “save”?

[@musyi]

@@javilt1 its not that they are revered around the globe as gods, its because they are pretty well known to donate millions to charities.

[@Frankthegb]

@@javilt1 uhhhh for one they can stop producing the same amount of CO2 as the poorest 3 billion humans combined???? lol

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

@@Frankthegb they can but do you honestly think they will?? Lol

[@syamsuresh424]

And just like this video said.. patriot act got canceled I absolutely loved that show It showed the predatory actions and exploitation of people and corruption and many other issue And now apparently due to "workplace harassment" of a single person the whole show got buried.... The host wasn't even involved in the allegations yet rather than firing the harasser they cancelled the whole show.. which makes you think that the whole thing was a setup to bring it down

[@mees7529]

One way in which billionaires and big businesses help battle climate change is by creating social media platforms, like youtube, on which people can 'educate' others on the topic.

[@forestknowledge]

Liked commented and subscribed. Thank you for this information ❤️🌲

[@xolaavumilemsingaphantsi]

Bro, Anand looks like Kanye West and I can’t unsee it.

[@PaleGhost69]

I would love another video about permaculture and urban food forests.

[@metametodo]

I think he already made a video on something analogous to urban food forests

[@PaleGhost69]

@@metametodo Try reading my comment again

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

Kiss the ground documentary is related to permaculture, promises you can fix climate change with regenerative agriculture alone which is SUS AF

[@Lukas-qg5bx]

Hi there, very wellade and extremely interesting video! I am very much interested in this topic. I would like to know where you read about the things you talk about in this video! Or does someone else know?

[@Zift_Ylrhavic_Resfear]

Thanks for the video :)

You're one of the most insightful, coherent and honest creators on KZbin. Thank you.

[@rvnsglcr7861]

Magnificent content. Thanks for your hard work, and most importantly, your integrity.

[@divine_architek]

You are right about the billionaires being able to use their donations as tax write-offs but what a bunch of people don't get is those systems are also whats helping small business owners. There are a multitude of things that can be written off. Anyone that works for Uber knows you write-off your miles and your gas but there is a lot more that you can write-off like food, myself being an entertainer I can write-off apparel, donations, and virtually any other expense like gear or services. The other thing people do not realize is that these systems can help them too. Setting up an LLC is not the most expensive thing in the world and is something to work towards. You can have an LLC setup under your own name just as long as you get an EIN that will work with giving you tax write-offs.

[@nagisa8923]

Thank you so much for your content, it's always very informative and well explained

[@beforetheepilogue]

Everyone needs to see how elite philanthropy only "gives" enough to guarantee an economic stranglehold, an enormous pittance in exchange for pulling the wool over the general public's eyes. Great video as per usual.

[@originalgabbo]

Thank you so much for the critique on your Bill Gates sponsorship!

[@rexlysailas4215]

It's funny how adults are still behaving like kids.. Especially when they are always thinking about themselves

[@Ace-ki3rr]

People love defending billionaires bc it keeps their fantasy of being one alive…

[@6872elpado]

So what should a billionaire do?

[@tick_tack]

Stop being so greedy maybe, they have more than enough to buy whatever they want and sustain all their life without ever working again. Most of us don't have nothing close to that and that's why we can't do much and struggle to just keep ourselves alive and without debts... That's we it's so horrible seeing these people that have way more than enough and still do the least possible. I'm sure that if I had all that money I would gladly help the world and people who really deserve it.

[@6872elpado]

@@tick_tack OK so Bezos should give everything he has and stop working. What do we do with 1 million amazon employees and their families?

[@jessicaribeiro8928]

@@tick_tack do you even know how people become milionares?!

[@tick_tack]

@@jessicaribeiro8928 being greedy

[@tick_tack]

@@6872elpado No, they don't have to give everything, that would be extreme. They would not be considered millionaires if what they had left after paying all their workers was little...Im not saying that having more money than other people is a sin, but when they have such a ridiculous amount of money it doensn't even make sense that a human being can have that...So much that even if hundreds of people worked all their lives they wouldn't be able to earn all that

[@Eddi3Pwns]

This video seriously needs more views, you just dropped a huge truth bomb.

[@queency7934]

Great context. Everyone needs more than there salary to be financially stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, Because money left for savings always end up used with no returns.

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[@sycadelic666]

You got yourself a sub and a like. Great video 👍

[@robertwilliam2618]

Great video. It is totally spot on. This is what I have been thinking for sometime now.

[@spare9434]

Good piece showing the other side to this marketing ploy

[@DaVinci9423]

Great video!

[@360shadowmoon]

Could you do a video on shareholder/investor activism when it comes to environmental issues and how effective it is for combating climate change? (Like ESG investing.) I would be very interested in hearing your take on this topic.

[@drewkilman9393]

these videos are like if Japanese House was a climate educator. The song at 3:10 is so soothing. These videos are so epic

[@Liliquan]

What?

[@AaronMarasigan]

we wanna know the song title!

[@joukerienstra5785]

I want the song at 5:30

[@OurEden]

I *just* started Bill Gates' book, so this hits at the perfect time, cheers for the video!

[@stlkngyomom]

Check out:Russel Brand Vandana Shiva interview.

[@suprithAnCom]

@@stlkngyomom I'm really glad that people like Vandana Shiva exist, fighting for environment and dedicating her whole life to the cause

[@suprithAnCom]

I checked your channel, pretty interesting videos Keep up the good work

[@Inquiring]

Suprith V They are not fighting for the environment, they are fighting against it.

[@suprithAnCom]

@@Inquiring You mean Vandana Shiva is not true environmentalist? Or bill Gates is right?

[@theperipateticaccrescent7685]

Thank You for being honest, and not being just greedy behind money 🤑

[@quantumthinker3248]

Really interesting and sober conversation, thanks Sir

[@SanguineThor]

Was just listening to your videos in a row at work. Notification squad!

[@johndumpling1896]

Hey OCC, have you considered publishing your content on the open-source, ad-free, decentralized platform called Odyssee?

[@leonard0104]

Haha, Idk if he is anti-capitalism or smth but it seems so. Still I don't think he would change to another platform because he gets money here. On a platform owned by a billionaire. Man, lately my hate against this hypocritical world is growing...

[@letung9267]

@@leonard0104 Friend do you know you also in this billion dollars web, isn't you also a hypocrite? In addition, not everyone born in a nuture environment include stable financial to give out "free" work. I think you are being unfair.

[@leonard0104]

@@letung9267 I dont have a problem with rich people. So that is why I am not a hypocrite, at least not in this point. Also I am not criticizing OCC, I am criticizing the viewers who SAY they "love this channel" and "support those views" yet 280.000 people are not generous enough to make ONE dude, who (different from others) actually DOES smth in the world and enlightens and educates people, pay his bills. I just see a lot of hyporitical GOOD people lately and I hate it. If you hate against other people and do not really do something yourself (against those "evil people" or better something good) in my opinion you are just trying to do yourself and your conscience a pleasure by being a hypocrite "good person". everything what "seems good" is being supported. for example socialism. like, do people realize socialism NEVER worked out in the past and rn? look at venezuela, and why dont we have a soviet union and so on. it just does not work. capitalism and even social-capitalism brought so much benefits, progress and wealth to people. or do you want to live in a world like in the middle ages (not that they had socialism there lol idk). I think people are just unhappy but attack the wrong targets. they hate against so many things which are so unnessasary. taking away money from the rich for example wont help. Give it to the rest, the "poor people" and in a view years the money will be back with the rich. That is how I think it works. People innovating and bringing people good will be benefited with money. if you dont want them to get rewarded they would not do such things or there would not even be a drive to make the earth a greater place or push humanity. Idk if I am being unfair. Was nice reading your answer tho

[@octave214]

@@leonard0104 i resonate with this comment quite a bit

[@xale3658B]

@@leonard0104 the thing is Not give money to the poor so that they send it back to the rich like you said, its to invest this money on things like free healthcare, free school, free housing etc, so that the poor can have à better future life and better help the country

[@NhiTran-zd8um]

Great video always

[@andren55]

This is an important topic! Thank you!

[@skyhigh_butterfly]

Such an important video. Not a fan of all these billionaires dictating our future existence. Specifically speaking, my perception of Bill Gates has completely changed in the last several weeks. How he bluntly answered no to sharing vaccine related information revealed a lot about him. But thank you so much for bringing awareness and sharing dark truths about the system we are apart of. It's a huge step forward to start talking about topics like these and sharing real facts. Much appreciate what you're doing.

[@Michele-nz8oz]

Hello. I have recently seen a video from the channel _What I’ve learned_ regarding the whole beef pollution situation. The video basically explains how many of the arguments against beef are in fact wrong, or at least incomplete and misunderstood. I would like you to check it out, and maybe get a video on the subject to better understand the whole situation. Great video as always. EDIT: I have found a paper by the Johns Hopkins University entitled _A Response to Dr. Frank Mitloehner's White Paper, "Livestock's Contribution to Climate Change: Facts and Fiction"_ that criticizes the arguments and data that Dr. Mitloehner brings up in the video, but I don't really have the time to dig deep in the subject, so a video would really be helpful!!

[@Michele-nz8oz]

@Benjamin Zerr Thanks a lot. This is exactly what I was looking for; didn't think about searching on KZbin for some debunking videos on the subject. I would still gladly watch a video by OOC on this important debate, since that video by _What I've learned_ has millions of views.

[@KarolaTea]

Great video, thank you.

[@martinthompson6286]

Excellent

[@alexbenavidez4500]

"How can you hate Bezos? He donates so much to charity and towards fighting climate change." Don't care, do more.

[@prime_optimus]

Im willing to bet the charity donates the money back to him.

[@nfsdude0125]

Those donations are more of a "don't tax me here either, nerds. LOL"

[@brickitect420]

Can you please do a video about strong towns and how American car dependent suburbs are a Ponzi scheme?

[@pasticcinideliziosi1259]

There’s already one by not just bikes, definitely a better channel than this one in my opinion

[@brickitect420]

@@pasticcinideliziosi1259 exactly. I love that video, and I love NJB's content to pieces. I'd just like to see other channels spreading the message among many more videos hopefully reaching more audiences.

[@05Matz]

Very true, and critically important. Thank you for this.

[@archiecave8491]

thankyou!

[@veganleftistenby4966]

Internationale song said it well: "Although they offer us concessions, change will not come from above"

[@JellowGelo]

I understand the views of the billionaires. They want to save their image so that more people would buy their products. It's like they are no longer human at some point.

[@woodsnowpowerranger3918]

This is the video that finally got me to get Curiosity Stream and Nebula

[@Photonetheous]

Thank you!

[@tobiastaraldsen3588]

people don't seem to understand. these people do not have to do anything, but still, they choose to. beggars can't be choosers

[@MysticalStd]

By your answer I can see you have not seen the full video

[@bostonbugni4347]

hi, I really like your videos! I was wondering if you could make a video about how NFT's are changing our climate? I just saw how much energy and how it fuels climate change! thank you.

[@xHaniffax]

Did you not do a Bill Gates ad in a recent previous vid? Anyhow, glad you've come to your senses! You have one of the best channels!

[@sarahwilson214]

Thanks!

[@slothgirl2107]

I was so unaware that billionaires did this!! Thanks so much for sharing

[@shashooitznc5860]

Great video, thank you very much! And admitting your regret about the sponsorship from Bill Gates' book is courageous.

[@gerald479]

I hope this gets to a lot of people. It's such a shame that this is how reality is.

[@lewaldspecht2298]

Thank You

[@tjsworld98]

Been a fan of this channel for a while I will say your content continues to get better and better really amazing to see your insane progress

[@floofdoq2460]

KZbin is trying to suppress content critical of the status quo. Please make sure to share this video so that everyone will know what is going on!

[@timaquino3785]

I signed up for curiositystream with your link but when I try to make a nebula account with the same email, it wants me to pay. How do I link them up?

[@prayag9633]

Love your vedios

[@stephenschuster3555]

$10 billion/0.51% = $2 trillion. Someone messed up their math by an order of magnitude

[@toyotaprius79]

Hey man, real respect for you speaking about your regret for self-censoring for Bill Gate's book. I know that wouldn't be helpful to you on the algorithm, but it's appreciated a lot. 🤟👍 Is only Johnny Harris could do the same, which Hbomberguy made an elaborate video pointing out his affiliation to the World Economic Forum.

[@zero5496]

being born form a wealthy family I was always against the idea of my parents donating hundreds of million because it doesn't help the poor in any way but just a false sense of hope, they told me it's for their own interest and imagines, I never think it helps anybody in the long term, turns out that's just the case, if they really want to help they should've change the industry instead of how they can manipulate where the money goes

[@esmaistuu]

Nice video