Suspend Your Disbelief (or, how to ruin everything in 7 steps)
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Published 2018-06-28
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It is not inevitable that we ruin everything! People are good at stepping up and doing not-ruining, sometimes.
All Comments (21)
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“It takes effort to not accidentally become a cult” I uhhh... i just got here...
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"It might seem... unethical." Ethics aren't the first thing you think of when you're trying to ruin everything.
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That....was so much more profound than I was expecting it to be. You never fail to amaze and impress Vihart - with this superb self-awareness, meta-commentary, sensible metaphor, and powerful implications, I will never see my browsing on Youtube as I used to.
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I like this video; I'm a fairly information literate person (I think ), but you make sure throughout the video that you don't do that which you warn of. I'm the guy who takes pride in disliking or not caring about clickbait, but you make sure to call me out on that too. I think this video raises a bit of awareness of how some content creators operate, but it doesn't allow those who aer allready aware sit up on their highhorse. Also, it's an effective use of satire. And it's funny. Mainly that. Now, let me resume my suspension.
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I am feeling so conflicted about buying a shirt after thus.
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This video becomes more relevant with each passing year. I try to watch it at least once a year, and every time it gets me to take a pause and think about what factors I allow to influence my media consumption. Thank you Vihart, you are a blessing to us all.
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I cracked up on "pilitically correct" XD
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When I was Still in school after I watched one of your videos I would talk about them with my math teacher. And we got really close over it and I just want to thank you. I also want to do more and more with math because of you.
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Love the 1984 newspeak double entendre at the end. While I never thought of those doodling in math class series as "real", I always assumed they were based on your grade school experience of being bored and doodling in class. I've read it takes around 1,000 hours of practise to obtain mastery, so you need to get your time in somewhere!
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Wait a second... it took me this long to realize Vihart tells her stories in second person?
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I don't think you broke the fourth wall. I think you actually showed us that we are within the four walls of the narrative.
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you forgot the most important step: convince yourself of everything , thus becoming part of the cult yourself and removing the last week point in the cult.
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"it might be hard to find people who love you if you hurt others to get what you want." Wow, I wish this was true.
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I come back to this one every once in a while when I recognize these things happening to me. It's a pretty good guide on how to spot manipulation in many forms. Thanks vihart of years past.
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I need to watch this again, and develop countermeasures.
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Excuse me?? Step 5?? Did you think I would miss that? Cause I almost did. Dont suspend your disbelief too much, kids!
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I remember seeing this video as it came out and thinking i was understanding it... Man, a lot has changed in three years
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13:31 I thought we were following the first rule of fight club
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This made feel about as optimistic as CGP Grey's "7 Ways to Maximize Misery". Well done, Vihart.
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Jesus Christ why are you so well versed with this topic
