Georg Complains about Vanity Consumerism. Patreon: / georgrockallschmidt
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@Lawh3 жыл бұрын
I need to use lotion on my face because it dries up, but the shop only had hand lotion. It doesn't matter I thought, a lotion is a lotion. You can imagine my surprise when I woke up with my face as a hand.
@NautilusGoose3 жыл бұрын
It puts the lotion on its skin
@JackVermicelli3 жыл бұрын
Not a hand as your face?
@Lawh3 жыл бұрын
@@JackVermicelli Either way you want it, master.
@lucassmith18863 жыл бұрын
I had the same issue...... But in a slightly different place.... 🙄🤝🤏
@flatflatspin98553 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. I'll give it a try.
@ColinHuth3 жыл бұрын
After initially discovering Georg years ago and eventually getting deep in the back catalogue, I remember feeling it was a shame he’d been pigeonholed into exclusively film-related content... this new *Second Wave Georg* has been wonderful, and extremely therapeutic.
@bandygamy58983 жыл бұрын
agreed, non-film content is the best
@TubePincher3 жыл бұрын
It's like Adam Curtis but with 45% more sneering and 80% less 50s music. Love it
@itzybitzyspyder3 жыл бұрын
@@twerktospec does this remind you of your own deep-seeded homosexual inclinations? Is that why you're so butthurt? Are you having a hard time coming to terms with your feelings? All of the puns were 100% intended.
@hypnocilicdreams3 жыл бұрын
yes, George has broadened the channels scope. a new vein in his shaft has manifested
@beatrixwickson84773 жыл бұрын
@@twerktospec Actually, you didn't say it was gay you said gay belongs to it. Because apostrophes matter.
@awalltep813 жыл бұрын
I was in London having dinner and a cook named Damien put his pubes in my soup. The owner told me to log my complaint here.
@patrickwild55643 жыл бұрын
That's not how cock should be spelled.
@gourmetwaters69163 жыл бұрын
Same. I hate it when Damien doesn't put enough pubes in the soup.
@repletereplete80023 жыл бұрын
@@gourmetwaters6916 Hear, hear. If you don't have a stout wiry moustache upon finishing your appetiser Damien has been skimping again.
@illiteratethug33053 жыл бұрын
*grimaces "I want an EQUAL number of pubes in every pubeberry muffin!"
@neilwilson57853 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@brassen3 жыл бұрын
"Convincing people that they can look Not Poor by buying shit" - pretty much the entire economic platform in my hemisphere.
@singrdave3 жыл бұрын
I'm doing my part to prop this economy
@brassen3 жыл бұрын
@J.C. Denton Yeah, perhaps because shit swirls the other way round above the Equator? The fachos around my area seem pretty damn satisfied wirh their juicers.
@Ninja-Alinja3 жыл бұрын
@J.C. Denton considering that the Nazis *were* capitalism-hating socialists…
@sensational_cellar86063 жыл бұрын
@@jalapenofarts The Nazis socialised the race, not the economy. Hitler hated capitalism as did Goebbels. In Hitler’s last will and political testament he explicitly highlighted that he had shone a light on the Jewish Capitalistic system and that the world would thank him for it one day. Hitler was a racial (national) socialist, and anti-capitalist.
@phant0mdummy3 жыл бұрын
It's always the most down and out ghetto bum who's wearing a 600 dollar outfit, stepping into a 500 dollar car, to drive from the Walmart back to their shanty where they peddle drugs out the front porch.
@crusinscamp3 жыл бұрын
I read this as a young man. It was from a book that was post WWII. I forget the name of the book, but I'll always remember a line from the book. "An exciting new trend is developing, shopping as a leisure-time activity." Here we are, shopping as a leisure-time activity, turned into a competitive sport.
@inexpertxennial60673 жыл бұрын
Look up about the lolz toys. Its sick. Little kids don't even want to play with their new toys they just want to open them because of the unboxing videos
@k.morningstar79833 жыл бұрын
i've seen people with that attitude about the COVID vaccines. "oh, i heard that one's worse. now, *I'm* getting the better one..."
@elvingearmasterirma72413 жыл бұрын
@@k.morningstar7983 In medicine, I can understand it a bit. I do want a vaccine that does its job well, considering how bad the pandemic is. But to flaunt it over others? That some weird broken inside shit right there.
@LootandScoot3 жыл бұрын
I do body building and I can't tell you how many people tell me my "gains" would be so much better if I wore gym clothes instead of sweatpants and old shirts
@Tomatonator3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god
@Stevo_YouTube3 жыл бұрын
Serious?
@ianhall66143 жыл бұрын
Those people need to be told they look gross more often
@LootandScoot3 жыл бұрын
@@Stevo_KZfaq yeah a guy actually gave me this really tight shirt that was supposedly to help my blood flow and all it did was make me incredibly uncomfortable made my fiance laugh at me and started to tear after the first wash
@user-et8vm9cc3t3 жыл бұрын
Well, I've never understood the fad of skin tight clothes for men. Can't you run or just exercise in sweatpants? The same could apply to women (but then we wouldn't be seeing their dope legs :D) .
@Jesse__H3 жыл бұрын
Frugality is the happiness of NOT having things.
@tomhoward49053 жыл бұрын
And then people say I’m tight because I don’t spend a load of money on total shit. It’s a sad world.
@aumuamuanakakara99083 жыл бұрын
is that a belgian malinois dog?? love em
@ianhall66143 жыл бұрын
Just tell them you need the money to feed the kids. That’s my excuse, and I don’t even have kids
@cmelft24633 жыл бұрын
Know so many people who have built new homes with uneeded aplliaces ($4k sink tap for a single sink WTF?) and bought 100k+ cars for what?....what they dont tell you is the millions of debt theyre in just to have crap
@Jesse__H3 жыл бұрын
@@aumuamuanakakara9908 Yes! She's a Dutch Shepherd, which is a coat variation of the Malinois 😊. Her name was Sam and she passed away earlier this year at 15 y/o. She was my best friend.
@vryc3 жыл бұрын
We need MUCH more Georg Complains. Much more.
@arsenii_yavorskyi3 жыл бұрын
YES
@vegetableman46193 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It was so therapeutic listening to him say all of my thoughts. He even spoke to me, I heard him say Steve.
@burningmisery3 жыл бұрын
MOOOOREEEE! MOOOORREEEE GEOOOORGE!
@Naptosis3 жыл бұрын
Georg would be so pleasant to listen to at a bus stop in the morning.
@brigittepetrovics3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@MrKajithecat3 жыл бұрын
As someone who worked in a thrift shop we'd be swamped with juicers, many barely used.
@dominictemple3 жыл бұрын
That does not surprise me in the slightest.
@marctorres71823 жыл бұрын
And bread making machines. And exercise equipment, etc, etc
@TheCivildecay3 жыл бұрын
@@marctorres7182 bread making machines... I think I had more than 5 of them gifted to me, and only used them twice to find out that the result isn't worth the effort
@polz83 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they're probably upgrading to the latest juicer.
@MrKajithecat3 жыл бұрын
@@polz8 Doubt it.
@dagfinissocool3 жыл бұрын
"You look gross" People need to hear this so much.
@unusefulidiot3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that just foster more conspicuous consumption and compensation?
@sprobablycancr44573 жыл бұрын
@@unusefulidiot Not if you follow up with: "Get a grip"
@gundabalf3 жыл бұрын
not you tho, you don't need that shit
@neilwilson57853 жыл бұрын
I like what you said, but will leave you at 69 likes. Are we the baddies?
@dagfinissocool3 жыл бұрын
@@neilwilson5785 I should have specified I obviously mean the influencer types not the people who are already depressed..
@kukatahansa3 жыл бұрын
Georg's vocabulary never ceases to amaze! Today he used plethora. It means a lot to me.
@despicabletaylor3 жыл бұрын
"Look at my teeth! Thats what you look like to me." I was already dying, dude. Then that
@antraxxslingshots3 жыл бұрын
Why can you tell he is from GB by his teeth anyway? I noticed that quite some years ago...are dentists over there not included in healthcare or what?
@waynewayne84192 жыл бұрын
@@antraxxslingshots lol, it’s just a stereotype but they have excellent dental care over there.
@fv29772 жыл бұрын
@@antraxxslingshots The NHS only fully covers dentistry if you're a child, pregnant, or on benefits. They still cover some of the cost for everyone else, so most adults do still go to the dentist. The real difference is that the culture as a whole doesn't really put value on cosmetic procedures, not just for dentistry but other cosmetic procedures too. When you see British celebrities with wonky or coloured teeth, their dental health is almost definitely fine, they just don't care beyond the health side of things.
@cobracommander81333 жыл бұрын
I just bought a brand new $999 juicer for my off-campus Luxury apartment now that I'm going to Berklee.
@eyemsuperserial46933 жыл бұрын
You are a man about to juice and I shall stand back then.
@ashkuigp3 жыл бұрын
Lets be real. This Juicer is actually a present from grandparents who has no idea what to buy to you. Cuz you work so much and they live so far away that you never talk to each other.
@zashbot3 жыл бұрын
you forgot the homeless encampment 2 blocks down
@BrendanWestBogPerson3 жыл бұрын
A likely story, unboxing vlog or it didn’t happen...
@jabberwaki16253 жыл бұрын
Enjoy that piece of garbage degree!!!
@EditorialJoe3 жыл бұрын
My firstborn's middle name will now be: 'Velocipede'. Thanks, Georg.
@MisterBones29103 жыл бұрын
Make sure you change your last name first. Then you can name little Joe Jr. "Joseph Velocipede Quickfoot."
@insertnamehere9173 жыл бұрын
couldn’t have said it better myself. ofc i’m down if people want to buy things that they enjoy (even if slightly impractical) but the rampant consumerism i’ve seen where ppl buy things just for it to grow dust on a display shelf in some basement? sad. and your mention of prestige and colleges hit home. i’m a high school senior and i’ve spent the last seven months hearing ppl ramble abt what school is #1 or whether they want the school with the fancy dorms or the one with the fancy cafeteria; higher education is absolutely a product and its advertisement is almost unethical in that kids my age are at their most vulnerable (naive, unsure of their place in the world, etc) and it’s so easy for us to fall into that trap of needing to have the shiniest degree. thanks for the great vid, earned yourself a sub
@bonzibuddy44833 жыл бұрын
Every GRS video is what your favorite uncle sits you down to tell you right before he blows his brains out
@unclearsector42663 жыл бұрын
Wait, youre telling me we _arent_ getting a series describing Georg's past life as a piece of driftwood?
@PotassiumMan3 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on self awareness in the social media age! You've always got such solid insight!
@hibryd74813 жыл бұрын
I bought a pair of gardening gloves today. They were brown. They had ample protection and mobility, they were really well-designed. Even though they were exactly what I was looking for, I scanned the aisle to see if there were any other gloves that had the same features but came in a color that better represented my lifestyle. And then I thought of this video and immediately stopped looking for another pair because it was a huge waste of time and they're garden gloves and no one's ever even going to see me use them.
@NiacinWaterTaffy3 жыл бұрын
You get used to a certain level of quality on YT and then you watch a GRS video and it's like -- *hot damn!* Great as usual.
@MultiAlanR3 жыл бұрын
Okay, you've convinced me, I'll watch Fight Club again
@antraxxslingshots3 жыл бұрын
The things you own will end up owning you!
@mikhailiagacesa34063 жыл бұрын
Doesn't take much convincing, does it?
@QwertyCaesar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but the people in Fight Club trade one yoke on their necks for another. They still consume, they just go from consuming tangible products to consuming experiences. That on it's face isn't necessarily terrible and you can say the same thing about a movie you watch or a book you read - nobody would argue against their merit or worth as things that enrich your life - but it's traded for a manipulative one. It's sort of like how folks who visit one self-help seminar are more likely to visit more of them. Well, the same thing happens to the poor bastards in the film and that's how they end up in a cult being manipulated by a very obvious stand-in for a neo-nazi terrorist. Not saying consumerism is good, just be mindful that you don't trade your consumerist habits for something just as bad or even worse.
@bbbbbbb512 жыл бұрын
@@QwertyCaesar the fact that you think he's a stand-in for a "neo-nazi terrorist" shows how brainwashed you are. Stop politicizing good stories with good messages. Makes you look like a twit
@ladystoneheart81553 жыл бұрын
“You look gross. Get a grip.” Brilliant words from a gross, smelly, brilliant man.
@fjbz37373 жыл бұрын
0:33 “We Live In A Society” - Georg
@Jadty3 жыл бұрын
Was waiting for this comment.
@ianhall66143 жыл бұрын
This seems to be a problem of people not feeling good about themselves and or fomo. I’m a bit surprised more people don’t notice this type of behavior in themselves, just spending money like they have no limit and nothing better to do. It really does pay to be cheap in most cases, just ask yourself if you really want whatever you’re going to buy or the money you’re going to be spending and wait a day or two. It usually figures itself out.
@viktorpoulter81843 жыл бұрын
true, when you wait and realize you dont realy need it. good advise
@vaderladyl3 жыл бұрын
Only worth it when you are going to use the shit out of that item. If not, it is just wasted money for an status symbol.
@spacedoohicky2 жыл бұрын
I had a buddy who asked me what my pants were, and what they cost. I told him they were Lees that cost 12 dollars at the outlet store. He chastised me, and told me all about his wonderful $300 dollar jeans. I just sat in silence, and stared at him. There were other acquaintances there, and nobody else said anything either. But I realized I might be talking to an idiot.
@LordmonkeyTRM3 жыл бұрын
My life as a piece of 16th century driftwood on the Sargasso sea part 2 Preelectric Bugaloo
@ayyywerelisteninghere10223 жыл бұрын
Counterpoint: You need to buy an air fryer.
@nhmooytis70583 жыл бұрын
Nah a convection oven.
@Val.Kyrie.3 жыл бұрын
I only got one cause it was half price and I use it but not as much as I thought I would so I’m getting rid of it… I’ve made really good potatoes in it.
@subliminallyinc3 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled upon this channel by accident and 5 minutes into this video and I can declare that you are my spirit animal.
@robertinogochev36823 жыл бұрын
We've had the same juicer in the family for about 45 years. A simple glass bowl with a pointy thing in the middle.
@wrongthinker8433 жыл бұрын
"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." Everyone loved the movie (and novel), but nobody takes it to heart. Funny that.
@BeautifulEarthJa Жыл бұрын
I do. I do take it to heart!
@benirw1n3 жыл бұрын
This kind of consumerism started in the 1920s at least in the US. Cosmetics, clothes, technology, cars, they were all marketed and used as status symbols delineating your social class. And back then the marketing was even more directly manipulative than it is now.
@kateposts3 жыл бұрын
I’ve recently started a book about the interwar boom of American advertising and it is wildly fascinating!
@inexpertxennial60673 жыл бұрын
@@kateposts i had a magazine from 1903 the back was pretty much the same shit being sold in 1999. Interesting train lines was a hugely advertisements, but had weight loss pills and foot pads in 1903 ads....
@bbbbbbb512 жыл бұрын
It's also the story of the rise & fall of the fedora. It was at one point a status symbol. When it outlasted it's utility, they were discarded.
@KSmithwick1989 Жыл бұрын
@@bbbbbbb51 The funny thing is a lot of fathers gave them to their sons. So they could make woopie hats. That crown-hat thing from the old Archie comics.
@eyemsuperserial46933 жыл бұрын
Georg’s face on a piece of driftwood gives me Michael chiklis fan art vibes. Hello georg.
@dab883 жыл бұрын
photoshop opportunity!
@christinac82503 жыл бұрын
Somebody should do this for the fan art episode of the podcast
@TerryMurrayTalks3 жыл бұрын
My heart sank when you dropped the Crown Derby tea cup :(
@sevenproxies42553 жыл бұрын
I still use the same Sony Xperia Z5 compact that I bought six years ago. I mounted it inside the most durable and rugged phone case I could find, turning it into a brick, and it would probably survive a howitzer shell. When the battery and the usb port got worn and the battery would no longer hold a charge and the phone would randomly turn off when it was still at 70% power remaining... I looked up a replacement battery and replacement usb-port for it, checked out some disassembly videos on youtube, got some tools and started working. Suffice to say, I fixed it. Now it holds a charge again. And the new usb port is better. But it's still the same phone. And I plan to use it for another five years as long as it doesn't completely break down on me.
@TheOneWhoMightBe3 жыл бұрын
Xperia Z3 Compact here (bought new to replace a Nokia 5110 with a dead battery). Needs a new touch screen, which I have but just need to find the time to fit it.
@smasher2483 жыл бұрын
Content I wasn't expecting, wonderful
@john-ud3jk3 жыл бұрын
So happy to see this. Thank you for more content.
@alexandermilner42483 жыл бұрын
Georg, I used to be youthful and optimistic. I would have said, if I believed in such things, that my spirit animal was Sigourney Weaver armed with a flamethrower. Now I’m old and cynical, my guide is a strange matter transporter amalgamation of your good self and a semi-inebriated Mike Stoklasa.......never stop doing what you’re doing.
@CaminoAir3 жыл бұрын
In Frederick Pohl's autobiography ('The Way The Future Was') there's a story from his days as an advertising copywriter. A thick hardback large format book about fly fishing was not selling. Pohl tried different approaches in promoting it, but none worked. Eventually he hit upon the successful advertising formula. 'Have you got a big bookcase? Then we've got a big book for you!' The book then sold like hot cakes. I'm assuming this was due to people wanting the book to be visually impressive on their shelves.
@euansmith36993 жыл бұрын
That's a nice dressing gown. Juicers remind me of the scene in "Live and Let Die" where Bond makes a cup of coffee using three different gadgets, and M says, "Is that all it does, 007?"
@Pancakegr83 жыл бұрын
The fascination society has for things that do not matter is frightening.
@IvorMektin17013 жыл бұрын
Hiptang™ isn't a mere choice, it's a compulsion!
@NautilusGoose3 жыл бұрын
Dooby dooby doop doop doop ahaaaaaa
@LordmonkeyTRM3 жыл бұрын
My need for Hiptang is all consuming
@IvorMektin17013 жыл бұрын
Ikr!
@MrBendybruce3 жыл бұрын
Freeing ourselves from the insatiable hunger to have ever more material things (phone, car, house etc) is a rare kind of freedom that few of us will ever truly know. Societal consumerism has made slaves of us all, and while it remains so, we can never have enough money to fix what is broken inside of us. Waking up from this bullshit is like escaping a nightmare that almost everyone else cannot see, no matter how hard you try to show them, and believe me I have tried.
@lewisb15843 жыл бұрын
"We live in a society" - George Rockall-Schmidt
@virginiaviola50972 жыл бұрын
My 25 year old nephew was explaining the term ‘ego death’ to me yesterday..but he hadn’t quite nailed it’s true meaning, so I’m going to send him this, because it clearly illustrates exactly what an ego is and how everything in our modern society is 100% dependent on people not only having one, but how it also continues feeding it to promote and control people..egos impressing egos while contributing a sh*t load of money to the people pulling the strings is exactly what the 21st Century has come to be all about. The fear factor marketing has devolved into a monster. All the way down to the pits of hell.
@pretorious7003 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitarist, and always am amused by players who spend a fortune on boutique amplifiers, expensive outboard gear, and ridiculously over priced guitars, the majority of which cannot afford them. Invariably they are bad to mediocre players who think technology will hide their incompetence, and other musicians will be impressed by their possessions.
@igloocookie3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite youtube channel. The trajectory from its inception has been a wild ride. This identity shifting evolution is some of the realest shit on the internet. It's mere existence is somehow more relatable than the content itself (which is also fascinating and great). Never stop. Unless you want to. We love you.
@sevenproxies42553 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate the irony of ranting about vanity consumerism with a lit Lava Lamp in the background, and one of those vintage desk lamps with a green tinted, glass lampshade in the foreground. 😁
@normmidnight36923 жыл бұрын
The first time are ever listening to a blog...you are straightforward, funny and informative
@suimeingwong20433 жыл бұрын
Do you think it's healthy to eat 8 oranges? No? How about drinking them instead? Sigh.
@Praxeus5143 жыл бұрын
Right! Diabeetus city.
@TheOneWhoMightBe3 жыл бұрын
8 Oranges at once is a one-way trip to the porcelain throne. Make sure your iThing is charged, because you' re going to need something to read while sitting there.
@alexp.42703 жыл бұрын
George really did just call us all a bunch of consoomers.
@dropit76943 жыл бұрын
Georg getting into these socio-economic videos has nicely followed my world view.
@helenajesstarzak14083 жыл бұрын
This dude is my spirit animal! I just discovered you and I have subscribed!
@dab883 жыл бұрын
not laughed this much at a youtube video in a long time. Fucking class
@myflatlineconstruct3 жыл бұрын
@GeorgRockall-Schmidt Don't ever stop. These bits of poetry are so few in my life.
@wickedgrinaz3 жыл бұрын
I never knew that I had been waiting my whole life for this video
@bechtholdillustrator93783 жыл бұрын
Your Videos are always so on Point,thanks !
@Katie.Griffin2 жыл бұрын
You should be BLOWING UP!! Your channel is SOOOOO refreshing!!! Please DON'T change!!! I love how you explain things. All videos are very profound.
@Ulysses122443 жыл бұрын
Thank you for speaking my mind, Herr Schmidt..
@dillydee63 жыл бұрын
I've just found your channel and you have just made my day!! You have a new subscriber!
@TheDazlermac3 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos so far. Thanks for the laughs.
@gloom53743 жыл бұрын
Georg, have you read The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch? It touches on a lot of the sad developments you mentioned in this video and tries to articulate the commonalities and the fundamental causes of these. It's shockingly prescient for a book that was published when Jimmy Carter was the president.
@akamikeym3 жыл бұрын
Georg's last video was on the Spirit Level which has a very interesting take on narcissism.
@rachelk52722 жыл бұрын
Great book!
@dagbertwilliams16813 жыл бұрын
Yes, I bought a juicer. Yes, cleaning it is an exercise in self-flagellation. That is all.
@tonyhenderson51883 жыл бұрын
Thank you for everything you do.
@tttm99 Жыл бұрын
I saw the video and just had to buy the matching comment to give my attempted anonymity the ego and status boost it needed. Thanks for contributing to our identities Georg. You're our favourite KZfaq accessory. 👍
@rsmith43393 жыл бұрын
Gosh , you're really spoiling us with content lately .
@auhbreykumming44293 жыл бұрын
Loving your videos! Just found your channel 🥰
@jliller3 жыл бұрын
"It's not great revelation that we live in a society..." -Joker!GRS
@thmusic72143 жыл бұрын
"they went to oxford" "but they got a 3rd" "but they went to oxford..." "they got a 3rd..." Everyone is irrational. Great video.
@evtikarina3 жыл бұрын
Negative ph, but somehow wholesome. Really odd way of saying "everything is alright, you don't need all that crap". Cheers!
@fasztimes3 жыл бұрын
Bless you, for saying what’s in my mind, but not aloud to come out of my mouth at work.
@freedomschaffer82643 жыл бұрын
Georg, I beg you, please never stop hitting this hard! ❤
@K4g4m13 жыл бұрын
I feel refreshed now. Thanks.
@reginaldthunderfuck48323 жыл бұрын
Thanks George. Now I have to figure out how the fuck I'm going to fit the word velocipede into my vocabulary.
@M2Mil7er3 жыл бұрын
Congrats. You did it!
@jabberwaki16253 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this very much!!!
@redeoghan3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, you are beautiful too. Love the new topics you cover, keep up the great work!
@Punisher94193 жыл бұрын
I paid £10 for my phone 5 years ago, still working. I could listen to Georg all day.
@bbbbbbb512 жыл бұрын
I definitely got caught in the tech wave for a little bit. Didn't go overboard, but I haven't given a shit about it for a while anymore. Does it work? Good enough for me
@Punisher94192 жыл бұрын
@@bbbbbbb51 That is also how I feel.
@jsc3153 жыл бұрын
I get the feeling this all is very personal.
@grogery15703 жыл бұрын
Watching this I remember part of the book "Gorky Park" where the hero visits a friend who is showing off his new washing machine, listening to him brag about how it was so worth it waiting the extra two years to get the premium model! He turns it on and water goes every where, he then tells his wife there is a problem with the machine. She is not troubled as she can still show it to her friends!
@OccultDemonCassette2 жыл бұрын
I'm really loving the transition to revolutionary radical Georg.
@mitchturner75633 жыл бұрын
I loved it. Thank you
@GulfCoastBum3 жыл бұрын
You are the first person, that I ever heard, use the word “insidious” properly! Sorry, I don’t know where this OCD of mine came from, but it’s so wonderful to know that at least someone knows how to use the word! 🙌🏼
@shanewright27723 жыл бұрын
We live in an age of what are called Veblen Goods. The are goods which defy the laws of supply and demand and for which demand increases if and when the price increases. Higher Education, Rolex Watches, Louis Vuitton bags, Premier League football tickets are all examples.
@InTecknicolour3 жыл бұрын
problem is the higher education thing is necessary. the rest you can forego. but see if any place will hire you with just a high school qualification. uni is a racket but it's a racket you have to endure.
@shanewright27723 жыл бұрын
@@InTecknicolour Oh correct, correct - but there are certain brands of Higher Education, let's say the ''Ivy League" higher education which are a Veblen Good and the more people are asked t pay for it the more they will pay because they equate cost with prestige and quality. The scandal over pay for admissions in California proves that.
@InTecknicolour3 жыл бұрын
@@shanewright2772 i would argue ivies are not a veblen if you use them correctly. they are tremendous networking opportunities. but if you go to an ivy and just coast and smoke weed for 4 years, then it's absolutely a veblen
@shanewright27723 жыл бұрын
@@InTecknicolour Again - absolutely prescient, but strictly speaking is it not a Veblen in relationship to the purchaser, not the consumer? Oh - I have just thought of a great example of a Veblen - you know those ridiculous weddings that cost $50,000. Veblen good.
@InTecknicolour3 жыл бұрын
@@shanewright2772 no doubt. i got married at city hall.
@kildogery3 жыл бұрын
George is the only KZfaqr I'm subscribed to, I'd like have a pint with. Maybe him and Colin Furze.
@fersuremaybek7563 жыл бұрын
keep em coming georg !!!!
@NASkeywest3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of watching an army full of “Anti- Capitalist.” Protesters taking selfie’s and filming themselves with $1,300 smart phones.
@M2Mil7er3 жыл бұрын
Most smartphone components were researched using government grants for sectors like military, medical, etc. They wouldn't exist without public funding, and shouldn't really be held up as a silver bullet to shoot left wing views with. It's like telling someone from a polluted city to stop breathing if they complain about smog. It's not only possible to critique something one is entwined in, but to do it properly may even require it.
@robokill3872 жыл бұрын
@@M2Mil7er you don't need a top of the range phone to do any of that, get over yourself. If you absolutely need to use the features on smartphones, you can get a phone with those features these days for less than $200 if you want, I used a £70 phone for a while. Most just don't because the cheap phones make you look poor which is bad apparently.
@brilligmark8973 Жыл бұрын
Oh my God, I love your content, but this was next level. I actually had to stop what I was doing a couple of times because I was laughing so hard. Your takes on the absurdity of our culture is spot on. Love your stuff. Keep doing what you're doing.
@drknow77463 жыл бұрын
Georg, you are a genius. Keep it up my man! Love the new videos.
@theoknight64883 жыл бұрын
If any of your videos deserve to go viral, it's this beauty
@victory72132 жыл бұрын
You are just so funny man. I started watching your channel for the film reviews, glad to discover more of your content.
@nakedhand3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Extremely relevant. The background music really destroyed my soul.
@DefGoat3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this pointed out many things that I didn't think to much about. "Fitness Culture" I am well aware of the ideas of " buy this, get everything you wanted" but nice (horrifying) to see it in all its other forms.
@inotoff3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this piece.
@imjulesgabriel3 жыл бұрын
Man, youre getting better and better.
@MichaelaH20593 жыл бұрын
New subscriber! I'm enjoying your content.
@christiandaugherty63393 жыл бұрын
Look at my teeth, that's what you look like to me.
@localbod3 жыл бұрын
"Everyone looks fucking gross." Never truer words spoken. These observations are spot on.
@ohgeeia3 жыл бұрын
Amazing as always!
@mikfax3 жыл бұрын
I feel you but I also feel like I need an alarm clock that makes breakfast
@pepcore2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. 👍
@MarksREmarks3 жыл бұрын
Hello Georg, any news regarding the movie you were filming last year?. i would love to watch it.
@drknow77463 жыл бұрын
I have been curious about this myself.
@peteranderson0373 жыл бұрын
I think he said something somewhere about trying to get it on Amazon Prime or something like that.