You're the ONLY person I've seen who addressed the "apathy's a tragedy" line. I've seen numerous people address the "boredom is a crime" line but I feel like the apathy line is MUCH more impactful. People are demonized now for not caring about every single issue on earth and people feel like they HAVE to care about everything. It's a terrible way to live and isn't even realistic.

Heard this described as the song from the perspective of the villain who won. Perfect analogy.

The beginning he is like a carnival barker with how he’s singing so fast and charming

What's interesting about the Bo Burnham and AJR comparison is that they have all been performing since they were pretty young, and it influences a lot of their content. Bo Burnham at one point talks about how comedians use their own personal experiences in their content, and since all he's known is performing, that's what all of his content is about. AJR feels very similar, considering a lot of their music is about their career, with songs like "I'm Not Famous", "Next Up Forever", "Beats", etc.

Here's the thing; Yes, you're contributing to the problem, BUT it's in a much more innocuous way. You're not alone. As a viewer, I'm probably more of the problem. I'm still watching though. Moral of the story, "Inside" gave us all existential moments. Will we do something with that or not? I don't know.

"They talk about social media like a drug, and does that make me a drug dealer?" You sir should react to Art is Dead by Bo Burnham.

You had me thinking… about the difficulty of getting a song about true events and letting it unfold the right way. Couldn’t help but think about The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. It’s definitely not my typical genre… but I guess it doesn’t matter because the storytelling is so compelling.

It's not about the internet being both good and bad, it's about how it has shaped and manipulated us.

What you were talking about at 9:07 was really interesting to me because it reminded me of one of Bo’s other songs called Repeat Stuff. If you ever get around to checking that out, I’d recommend it

best villain song ever made

I feel like the crazy thing with the tempo is that it's sensory overload when it builds which is exactly what the internet is like, completely overwhelming

Thanks for picking up on the special and talking about the production! The songwriting for 'Inside' has blown my little mind. The production, storytelling and his use of so many different styles, is exactly why I love music and how I want to gear my writing in the future. Very excited to hear you breakdown more of the tunes. Peace.

"My drug's attention I am an addict But I get paid to indulge in my habit " -Bo

the cameras zoom goes with the song as well intended to make an even more anxiety inducing scene

About your little talk on how hard it is to make music based on real events/history, you should check out Sabaton. They're a Swedish heavy metal band and the majority of their music is based on real historical events during wars throughout history. (Their songs are in English) They even have a separate KZfaq channel named Sabaton History specifically for going deeper into the events mentioned in the songs, they really like history and like using their music as a way to tell the stories.

When he speeds up the pace, it's like he is re-creating the phenomena that we've all experienced where we start on the internet. And then before you know it, the sun has come up and you haven't slept.

I see the apathy line as meaning that apathy is kind of an effect, and the overload of information is the cause. Because with everything at our fingertips, and everything in the world happening, does anyone actually feel anything about news online anymore?

I really love the way he goes "snake oil salesman " as well. Loved your breakdown.

I love how this song goes back and forth between trying to be friendly to lure you in, then gets overwhelming and scary, the calm and seductive to lure you back in, before slowly becoming crazy again. That’s how the internet works. You check out something fun, descend into the comments or random links until you end up somewhere bizarre and uncomfortable, you back off for a bit, come back for some relaxing browsing of hot people or food porn or something and then you inevitably get dragged into chaos again. He seduces you into putting yourself out there a little and it becomes intoxicating until it turns scary again because there will always be trolls. Back to the absolute circus again… haha so good! This song musically genuinely feels like the internet.

Can't Handle This and Art Is Dead are my two favorite Bo songs not on the newest special, and I highly recommend both before you watch Inside in entirety. Understanding Bo and seeing his previous art will help you appreciate Inside so much more. Words, Words, Words is a cringey (because problematic) good one from his older stuff and the first thing I ever heard from him.

The line “your insides out” 11:17 is interesting how the internet is designed to get people to reveal all their personal info and thoughts.

Bo burnham and Eminem are I think my two biggest influences when I write. When I’m having a panic attack I just randomly start writing lyrics to keep my mind busy and they both use what you said, that halt, pause method and they both stretch words. Slow down, wait here, and then now I’m going to, start talking faster and put more rhymes into my rhyme scheme to keep your attention. Almost any one can do that but they actually make sense and deliver a message

I always thought the "random sounds" were like distractions from the real problems the internet creates. Like he's talking about tall these negative things but there's silly noises around to take your attention away from the words and real issues, much like the internet does

Apathy’s a tragedy.- We grew up being told never to just ignore someone who needs help. Thus, why we always try to find trouble to fix or call out on. Boredom is a crime. “It’s your own fault if you’re bored.” I grew up hearing that and it was even before the internet became this way.

lmaooo i love how you got AJR vibes from this one

It was the best of time, it was the worst of times, is from A Tale of Two Cities. Its the first line.

I would just suggest maybe letting whatever line you’re on at least resolve before pausing. I feel like you hard cut in the middle of things and it totally kills the mood or you miss it entirely. But still good reaction!

Interesting thoughts about the content creators being some sort of drug dealers. I sometimes get lost on internet. You can really lose the track of time here. And the sad part is that most of the content I binge-watch is good and harmless, like reaction videos: I just want to see "one more" and maybe discuss it a little. Which is EXACTLY what I'm doing right now, when actually I should be writing my paper. Everyone here have their own addiction: to Bo it was attention and audience, to me it's the community, and always has been. To an introvert the internet is the best place to be. I can't even count the amount of people I have met through different platforms and channels. And yet, this is taking away the time I used to spend on books, music, movies and walking through forests. Honestly, I don't know which is the better option. Because I love my internet community - it has helped me feel less lonely and tought me tons of things.

“People are going to do Heroin anyways so I might as well be an honest dealer who won’t sell any hot packs.” 😂 Not hating just reminded me of a documentary when a dealer justified his actions by saying almost the same thing. At least with him people won’t kill themselves. Great video. Honestly. Appreciate what you do. New subscriber here

I love the deep explanations you give about tiny details, it helps with the understanding, keep it going 👌👌

my favorite bo burnham reactions are by musicians because you hear and notice so much.

Why does Bo Burnham remind me so much of Robin Williams in this video? Just his mannerism, especially as he was saying "You'd be the first," and after the "You know you like it you *****!" line.

The internet contains so many beautiful and so many terrible things. Personally, I don't see what's wrong with enjoying online content, as long as you know your limits. Thinking about life and society makes me sad, but going on the internet and seeing all the wonderful things humans have created gives me hope. I'm not built to live in this society. This society is modeled for healthy neurotypical cishet white people who go to bed at 23 and wake up at 6, to work 8 hours a day. I am almost none of these things. I dread the thought of having to spend the rest of my life in that society, but on the internet, at least I'm not alone. There I can interact with things that make me happy. I can read stories, find inspiration, and ecourage and support artists who want to share their creations. I can find and talk to people who are just as passionate about my interests as I am. I am not limited to only what my surroundings decide to allow me access to. The internet is the only place where I can truly be myself. The only place where I'm not scared of intruding, because the only people who listen to me here, are those who want to. I would not say that being an internet creator is like being a drug dealer. A drug dealer doesn't just throw the drugs on the street and see if anyone takes it. You put your content out because you enjoy doing it, and you want to share with other people. Who then watches your content is not your responsibility - at least not as long as we are adults and you are not spreading harmful content. If you do not handle the internet well, and it harms your mental health, you should definitely take a step back and stop using it as much, or change what you use it for. That doesn't mean it has to be taken from everyone. The problem, in my opinion, is not the content that people put out, but social media and news sites forcing themselves into our notifications. Social media is nice for keeping in contact, but should most definitely not be used to share every second of your life. Doing so creates a need for vaildation in every one of your actions in your personal life, unlike content sharing, which is all about sharing your craft and your creations. The problem is not the media which we seek out and enjoy, but the media which is shoved in our faces to control us. If you go to the cinema, you enjoy yourself, but if someone constantly played movies they wanted you to see through your living room window, you'd have a problem.

I am extremely irritated in this reaction, because (deliberate or repetitively coincidentally) you keep stopping the video RIGHT when something really interesting happens (such as a tempo change), completely ruining it, and you completely fail to recognize the moment because of this.

I cannot fucking believe this album is being disqualified for a Grammy

I really just want to see people react to the evil laugh XD

everything humans create are storytelling basically. It's how we see the world. It's the cool things humans do.

I never noticed the similarity to AJRs sound but I can totally see it now that you said it!

I think Apathy goes hand in hand with empathy. As people continue getting bombarded with awful information, everybody telling them they need to care about absolutely everything all of the time and if you don’t, you’re an awful piece of trash, people get overwhelmed and acquire what is known as “compassion fatigue”. You want to care but you’re too tired mentally, and even physically, to care anymore and that is when apathy comes and a little bit of empathy goes away, a little bit each time. Sometimes you’re just too overwhelmed with stuff happening in your life/country that you don’t have the energy nor time to care about anything outside of that. “Oh, there was another mass shooting? Well that sucks. They should regulate firearms!…. Anyways, back to Tumblr” Two weeks later: “Oh, there was another mass shooting?….” Rinse and repeat.

You gotta check out Five Years and The Chicken, both from the Inside Outtakes

I enjoyed the styling of the song. The character he puts on is like a sideshow promoter. Come one come all! Like the little rascals four foot man eating chicken. It has a very carnival appeal to it.

Lol I looked up apathy too when he said that!

It's funny how the first time I saw this not the reaction but the song I looked at it as a song but it's a story not a song so you got to look in that perspective

1,000th like! and i love your pausing and sharing your thoughts. don't pay attention to the haters!

Good job. I just subbed

Lin Manuel Miranda and Bo Burnham love in the same video yessssss

If you can keep your content a net positive then that's the best and only thing you can do.

when you mention historical events in songs,.. Sabaton sprang to mind... a metal band with 95% of their songs talking about historical events / persons... they even have a history channel to explain what the song you heard was talking about

he instantly looked down O-O 4:19

Everyone else’s reaction The Whole time: 😂😂🤣🤣😱😱👀👀👀 His: 😐

Oh buddy I’d love to play drums along with you.

talking about things like there drugs is just a easy trik, it should make u think "he whats wrong with drugs?" because u can do it to anything; u want your family to live? what are u addicted to them or something?

Are you fine doing not PG-13 reactions now?

"drug dealer" seems like a strong term. I'd say youre more like a plug. But is that just because I'm a user? hmm

I love this

You should just watch the whole special on Netflix.

All 1 take. All his stuff is 1 take. Check his early stuff

Big facts. Thanks for bein my drug dealer bro

No shade, but your reasoning for continuing to make content after seeing that documentary sounds like a dealer who gets high on the same stuff he's selling.

React to will wood pls

How about watch the video first then go and comment

Nice job covering up not knowing what apathy meant.

This guy just compared the genius of Bo to ajr? Bruh

nice

I’m almost first

you talk to much about non reaction stuff

You pause WAY more than other reactors..... PLEASE stop pausing for so so so so so long, because I DO want to hear your thoughts- But not for like 3 minutes....