Remy: Regulate (FTX Parody)

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Жыл бұрын

In the wake of the FTX meltdown and crypto price drops, Congress wants to make sure Remy makes good financial decisions…just like them.
Parody of Warren G's "Regulate" written and performed by Remy; video produced by Meredith and Austin Bragg. reason.com/video/2022/12/09/r...
LYRICS:
It was a clear black night, he was sitting at home
Looking at a JPEG on his trusty iPhone
It was a rare NFT of a hipster mouse
So he did what you do, he mortgaged his house
And he put in a bid, he was getting the itch
He couldn't sit there while he saw those other people get rich
But then the market crashed! The value deflated!
This shouldn't be allowed-they should regulate it!
He saw a JPEG, it looked in demand
So he mortgaged his house, spent 400 grand
We need to pass new laws to prevent this fate
He wouldn't be so dumb if we regulate
It was a cool, crisp day, he was watching the game
That's when he saw a commercial with folks of acclaim
Crypto returns that'll never default!
So he thought what you think-that sounds too good to be false!
Mortgaged his house, researched the rate
Checked out the CEO, nothing seemed out of place
But when he checked one morning, the value was gone
We should make fraud illegal, this is all just wrong!
He did his research and he studied up
Then bought invisible tokens this guy just made up
It was a harsh consequence for an honest mistake
His IQ wouldn't be five if we regulate
It was a lukewarm noon, he's on Capitol Hill
Cuz he got margin called and was facing a bill
You don't understand, I've lost all that I had
You need to pass more laws! This is terribly bad!
Uh, excuse me-thanks for letting me join
But isn't part of the issue him? There's a new dog coin?
Maybe the underlying tech is one we shouldn't forestall
Maybe one day it's-Shiba Inu, it's called
If he hadn't been allowed to be a HODLer
He wouldn't have the impulse control of a toddler
We could end human nature with a pen stroke today
Why do I have a feeling that they're gonna regulate?
You shouldn't prey on folks with financial illiteracy
By the way, have you seen the state lottery?
The Powerball's $1 billion, you better not wait
He's gonna make good decisions when we regulate

Пікірлер: 367

@TheMunkzilla1 Жыл бұрын

"We should make fraud illegal..." 😂

@freneticfanatic Жыл бұрын

And "we could end human nature with a pen stroke today"

@fyrchmyrddin1937 Жыл бұрын

Remy is often far too deep for his own material. While I don't really consider myself Libertarian (having been called a babykiller once too often on Reason), the comment really cuts to the quick when it comes to the presumption that gov't regulation will somehow solve a problem or right a wrong.

@nathanparker8555 Жыл бұрын

@@fyrchmyrddin1937 I think libertarians are pretty split on abortion these days. But yeah it's a good joke, we should make murder illegal while we're at it :) I do hope the FTX guys do get hit with fraud charges under existing laws, of course.

@user78405 Жыл бұрын

Is it already illegal to begin with...only idiots have something to hide from government they do illegal things by using FTX accounts...and yet the criminals complain about it that want government to regulate it...and government said...why?

@davedude250 Жыл бұрын

reminds me of The Onion article: "VISA EXPOSED AS A GIANT CREDIT CARD SCAM"

@lonefurseal3607 Жыл бұрын

The lottery bit at the end was 100% on point

@grantcivyt Жыл бұрын

Meh

@AG-ig8uf Жыл бұрын

How so? Everyone knows what lottery is and what odds are. Zero relevance. Also, if you talk about FTX, main issue there was nod adhering to term of service which clearly stated that FTX can not touch funds deposited by users, and that's exactly what FTX did. So yeah, it is against regulations.

@9forMortalMen Жыл бұрын

Only we are allowed to prey on folks with bad impulse control and addictions 😤 - the government

@LowcountryJoe2 Жыл бұрын

At first glance, when I saw that incredibly low percentage, I thought it was the odds of winning. Then I saw it was the percentage of the federal deficit and thought, "one billion of 30 trillion, HAS to be more of a percentage than what Remy lists here; his division is off by a factor of 10." Nope; he calculated correctly.

@fyrchmyrddin1937 Жыл бұрын

As the Vampire State (NY) motto goes, "We can't win if you don't play!" ... Well, that's how it *should* go; it's actually "You can't win if you don't play".

@joeross6539 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching Remy when he did "raise the debt ceiling" back when we were only 14 trillion in debt. It's nice that we've all grown together

@JamesHahnII Жыл бұрын

🤣

@S3018146 Жыл бұрын

Not as fast as the debt.

@jordantowner5995 Жыл бұрын

" 'Crypto returns that will never default', So he thought what you think: 'That sounds too good to be false' " Love it.

@jmrdrgz 4 ай бұрын

However, it has been proven that it is true if you hold long enough. You'll than yourself later for holding in. Funny skit, but that part didn't age well.

@muddy-one 3 ай бұрын

This aged like fine wine. Saw an interview with some SEC spokeswoman who literally said crypto wouldn't be so confusing if they'd just regulate more.

@Tjalve70 8 ай бұрын

Imagine if we just made crime illegal. Then it would all disappear. Why haven't anyone thought about this before?

@zg-it Жыл бұрын

This is funny but scary, my liberal brother commented "that's why we need a central bank and regulation" when I brought up ftx.

@jwatson181 Жыл бұрын

One thing Remy missed is the fraud involved. Fraud is already illegal. FTX spent customers money for their own personal gain. This is illegal and no libertarian think it should be legal.

@jojohnson215 Жыл бұрын

Try not to hold it against him, he probably has massive brain damage like most Leftists.

@lamarnash2439 Жыл бұрын

Wait so liberals hate the central bank? I’m confused why?

@Eduardo-hg2bd Жыл бұрын

Your little brother? You bout to be the only child. 😬

@zg-it Жыл бұрын

@@Eduardo-hg2bd sadly, it's my older brother. Trump did something to his brain. But, I was teaching his 9 yo son about fractional reserve banking when the topic came up. The future is bright.

@dwpetrak Жыл бұрын

Remy is my favorite part of Reason TV. Yes, there are informative and or important discussions here as well, but the way he adds the humor just makes me smile every time!

@jaimeabengoechea8463 Жыл бұрын

you should check out his personal mtg channel! :)

@KAZVorpal Жыл бұрын

Does ReasonTV /have/ any other parts?

@dwpetrak Жыл бұрын

@@jaimeabengoechea8463 I'm already subscribed!

@reubenoakley5887 9 ай бұрын

Remy is literally the only reason I'm here, lol

@marcusmoonstein242 Жыл бұрын

"A fool and his money are soon parted". If it's not tulips it's crypto and if it's not crypto it's NFT's. You can't regulate human stupidity and greed.

@Lonovavir Жыл бұрын

If this were the 80's these people would be buying Beanie Babies, there's a reason Warren Buffet said the stock market is about transferring money from the impatient to the patient.

@VolkColopatrion Жыл бұрын

But you CAN regulate against FRAUD

@TheManinBlack9054 Жыл бұрын

I mean fraud should be illegal? No? Especially when it comes to false advertising and comingling of funds? Thats why we have banking regulations, to protect the customers.

@TheMunkzilla1 Жыл бұрын

Tulips are the original crypto

@DustonDiekmann Жыл бұрын

i like the addition of the 1 billion powerball including the % of federal debt that is

@bbgun061 Жыл бұрын

was

@John-thinks Жыл бұрын

"We could end human nature with a pen stroke today." Great line hahaha. Tragic our law makers actually think this way.

@DanJohnsonAffordableAviation Жыл бұрын

In the old days, we waited for monthly magazines in certain industries to keep up with events and developments. Can you imagine such delay today? However, my modern day equivalent to that is waiting for the next Remy video to lift my spirits and get my foot tapping all at the same time. Bravo, Remy!

@veersstreams9065 Жыл бұрын

Common-sense Remy regulation is needed to ensure consumer access to catchy tunes.

@ExtraMedium- Жыл бұрын

Remy, will you please please make a blu-ray of all your videos. I want to buy and own a physical copy in case they ever get “disappeared”.

@paulhewitt7664 Жыл бұрын

Remy parodies...pure genius and perfect timing! More regulation!!! /s

@DRAKKENFIRE22 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome! As the saying goes..."You can't fix stupid"; but the government is going to try anyway.

@fyrchmyrddin1937 Жыл бұрын

As the saying goes, when they try to idiot-proof something someone will just build a better idiot.

@jameslucas5590 Жыл бұрын

YEAH MAN! My boy REMY is back! Missed your music.

@BillHimmel Жыл бұрын

Great! Once again, Remy combines witty political lyrics with good singing and music!❤

@davidgood840 Жыл бұрын

Remy with another BANGER!!!

@matthewmechtly5026 Жыл бұрын

This is definitely in Remy's top 5!!

@TheDexterFishbourne Жыл бұрын

Stuff like this is why we have warnings on curling irons that say "Do not use this internally"

@docelky Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best yet! Nailed it Remi!!!!

@douglasjackson9691 Жыл бұрын

Parody.....? Just spitting truths here.

@mustang607 Жыл бұрын

If we just prevented failing through strict regulation then nobody would fail. Sounds like a great idea, with the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?

@85mcarnold Жыл бұрын

So I found ReasonTV through Remy. But it was through his MTG Remy channel. The man is a genius with everything he does and I was glad to find out he is libertarian.

@justingolden21 Жыл бұрын

I was watching mtg remy and reason TV a while before I realized remy was on reason... The moment I noticed he was I was absolutely ecstatic

@KMF3 Жыл бұрын

How about we just keep members of Congress from being able to buy stocks

@GaleOfPeril Жыл бұрын

All of them? Too hard

@smareng Жыл бұрын

@@GaleOfPeril Just the ones on Pelosi's Xmas card list?

@johnhogue9402 Жыл бұрын

All members of Congress AND their spouses. Unfortunately, I don’t see how it’s possible to make that happen.

@bass779 Жыл бұрын

@@johnhogue9402 the rules already exist, but are only applied to businesses. Cut and paste FINRA rules for all of our elected officials

@jeremykraenzlein5975 Жыл бұрын

But I've heard that members of Congress are already banned from insider trading. If caught, they have to pay a $200 fine, and it is kept secret from their voters... With such a minor penalty, is it really banned?

@The2012Aceman Жыл бұрын

Remy, I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that I felt this fiasco could be better covered in a parody along the lines of "You Gotta Keep It Regulated!"

@DarkMatterX1 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, that would be excellent. I hope he saw this and is working on it. It would be extraordinarily epic.

@wheel-man5319 Жыл бұрын

Love the lottery line!!

@Lonovavir Жыл бұрын

Aka the stupidity tax.

@wheel-man5319 Жыл бұрын

@@Lonovavir the tax on poor people who can least afford it. Also a tax on people who are bad at math, but perhaps I repeat myself?

@SilverKnightPCs Жыл бұрын

The crossover we didn't we know we needed but now that I have seen it I can never forget it.

@danfronzeil7332 10 ай бұрын

An amazing video succinctly summarizing our current culture. Wish Remy could be the POTUS! The whole world would be a better place.

@jackbaxter-williams8059 Жыл бұрын

This is good. People who get it, don't need to hear it. People who don't understand are the ones who need to listen

@cowanthegreat8966 Жыл бұрын

Yes and people who scam should wear an orange jumpsuit.

@TheManinBlack9054 Жыл бұрын

Why? They havent broken any laws by their standards

@christianborgelt8318 Жыл бұрын

@@TheManinBlack9054 Make that green jumpsuits then.

@keithhill1985 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 throwing the power ball in was the best part.

@spraitukas Жыл бұрын

I wasn't expecting g-funk to be making a comeback through crypto crashes but I approve 👍💥

@jishcatg Жыл бұрын

Wow, from the title & thumbnail I was like meh, but then I heard it, and damn! This might be the best one yet!

@TrashPandamonium Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! As usual!

@DracoOmnia Жыл бұрын

This has got to be one of the best you've done, 5 stars!

@coachken6130 Жыл бұрын

You rhymed 'hodler' with 'toddler'?! Remy got bars!

@littlerainyone 7 ай бұрын

Genius. Hilarious. But at this point, I expect nothing less from this guy.

@jimwall2291 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Remy! These are always a blast!

@josephreagan9545 Жыл бұрын

regurgitate regulate I made a new word: Regurgulate-when politicians vomit up new legislation for no good reason.

@candypower9988 Жыл бұрын

I always love when these come out

@skeet0rz Жыл бұрын

👏 Bravo good sir! Pretty much every lyric is 🥇

@Munce72 Жыл бұрын

Great work Remy! Scooby snacks for you.

@Marinealver Жыл бұрын

There's a sucker born every minute. Then they go to congress

@DarkMatterX1 Жыл бұрын

Or buy nfts

@russellsacks3854 Жыл бұрын

Step 1: regulate the NFT/crypto industry. Step 2: introduce CBDC that doesn't have to deal with the harsh regulations so that it is the best alternative to cash. Step 3: remove cash from society. Step 4: control every aspect of our lives based on what we are allowed to spend on (checkmate).

@Freak-B Жыл бұрын

Too real. This parody should get a lot of views

@SlaveryEvolves Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget, Reason's Editor in Chief Nick Gillespie said that you're an idiot if you don't take the clot shot.

@trickywoody 13 күн бұрын

hodler - toddler rhyme = comedy gold

@kcbrutality5271 Жыл бұрын

You are simply the best sir !!! G.O.A.T. thx so much for these

@macsnafu Жыл бұрын

Man, Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin'" is one of my favorite songs ever! I wonder how many songs have sampled from it?

@sarahcover7248 Жыл бұрын

As always pure gold!

@TehEMan Жыл бұрын

Another great one, Remy!

@DCMAKER133 Жыл бұрын

Another platinum video Remy ^-^😍🥰😘

@CC-cn9rv Жыл бұрын

Always good stuff Remy!

@moshecohen5551 Жыл бұрын

another gem from my man Remy

@katanafourzeronine Жыл бұрын

This is fine art.

@Anaxiphanes Жыл бұрын

That one is going in favorites - A work of art Remy.

@nateisright Жыл бұрын

Direct hit! Remy doesn’t suffer fools.

@enyajungle Жыл бұрын

I was a bit coin billionaire!

@largefarva4712 Жыл бұрын

We need more Remy.

@ALFTUBE50 Жыл бұрын

Another master piece... and dont undrstan how this songs are not in sale?

@tylercobb1993 Жыл бұрын

Aww man I love this channel!!!

@kennahowe7582 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Red Taiper and Mr. Hal T. Progress on the name plates. lol

@davidconsumerofmath 6 ай бұрын

"we should make fraud illegal" hahaha

@exmcgee1647 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Love Warren G!

@DarkMatterX1 Жыл бұрын

Harding?

@Tinytox Жыл бұрын

I see Remy is a big fan of regulators, like myself.

@dailymusic9895 Жыл бұрын

Just awesome! You got some talent! Can't stop laughing :D

@josholdham1033 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic as usual!

@creedonjm Жыл бұрын

Another beauty. These should have billions of views

@joshcarlson9352 Жыл бұрын

Perfect ending. Shouldn't prey on the financially illiterate, unless you're talking about the state lotto.

@Lonovavir Жыл бұрын

"It's not scamming when we do it" - The government.

@lonyo5377 Жыл бұрын

Generally people don't lose lots of money buying lottery tickets, generally. Unless they somehow buy hundreds of thousands of them

@ElitePraetorianGuard Жыл бұрын

@@lonyo5377 I know in Texas the vast majority of Lotto tickets sold are in the poorest zip codes. Lotto tickets are overwhelmingly bought by people who really can't afford them. That is the point Remy is making.

@TheRealBrook1968 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Really reminds me of EconStories. Miss those guys.

@gadget00 Жыл бұрын

Absolute banger, as always the case with Remy

@ericmitchell985 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, probably one of your best and catchiest. Fucking fantastic!

@iankeogh2344 Жыл бұрын

This is one of his best! 😆

@primalcolin2 Жыл бұрын

Regulators! 😂

@captainbaseballbatboy7915 Жыл бұрын

Mount up

@primalcolin2 Жыл бұрын

@@captainbaseballbatboy7915 not sure why but I can’t get this line out of my head hey Doc, did you see the size of that chicken 😂 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5eipquClpvLdWQ.html

@captainbaseballbatboy7915 Жыл бұрын

@@primalcolin2 it’s cause we’re in the spirit world now lol

@jamesbuchanan3888 2 ай бұрын

One problem with inflation is that it pushes people into higher risk investments trying to stay ahead of inflation. Commodity money makes saving simple enough that almost everyone can do it with very minimal risk.

@BloodBankGame Жыл бұрын

Love my boy Remy!

@natemitchell2681 Жыл бұрын

As usual, the problem isn't what it looks like, the problem is human nature. Idiots will always find a was to be dumb, don't hold the rest of us back trying to stop them. Remy parodies are the best.

@AskRemy Жыл бұрын

NFT's are def a moronic idea - was stunned when Melania jumped to it

@scottweller-wr5of Жыл бұрын

Can we admit that Remy is the best at making Parody songs...

@Immigrationsituation Жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@ultraderek Жыл бұрын

Another classic. Good job Remy.

@conureron3792 Жыл бұрын

Remy is a master of parody!

@bitc0inlightningrules423 Жыл бұрын

Really funny and unfortunately true for most people.

@kasimir090 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I am now a Remy fanboy :O)

@faridmk3707 Жыл бұрын

Amazing as usual

@cheeseburger12 Жыл бұрын

Warren G(overment) in tha house!

@Bob-Sacamano Жыл бұрын

Gold!

@Funtimes670 Жыл бұрын

Remy is back! Happy Friday!!

@petebartels3658 Жыл бұрын

"It was a lukewarm noon and..."😂

@KennethC43 8 ай бұрын

To use any currency but the US dollar is a crime in America.

@LawyerDells Жыл бұрын

My favorite rapper!!!

@krihanek117 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@coolstuffunboxings1127 Жыл бұрын

Let’s go remy!!

@rouissiachraf Жыл бұрын

Remy really outperformed himself on this one.

@k2sum Жыл бұрын

It was i who actually started the investigation from FTC because i noticed that fyx was using their money and not mine when selling shares then buying them as soon as they rose within seconds . But nope, i started taking bunch of screen shots adding the numbers against the actual public market and found the my money wasn't being used. Ftx had been choosing to cover the costs of my buying and selling instead, so that I wasn't using my money making anything back! So i told my resources, because I'm actually a professional consumer issues human rights specialist 😉