This legend didn't put a single ad in a 30 minute video

The only bad thing about Vsauce is that their videos are so thought provoking that I can't focus on what he's saying for more than 5 minutes because I get so involved in my line of thinking that I completely stop paying attention

Michael is a genius of communication, I guess that there's a staff that contribute to the script and editing and all that stuff, but the way that Michael explains such topics and ideas is amazingly good, every vsauce video feels like it's illegal to watch for free.

This is first video of Vsauce that I watched and I am very happy that I found his channel.

My heart broke when Michael finally revealed he isn't an elephant

Michael 8 years ago: what if everyone jumped at once Michael now: Hierarchical power structures that rely on individuals making decisions for the collective run counter to the way our brains have evolved to tackle collective problems

I think this very well may have been the most profound Vsauce video to date. In every video, he uses reason and the reasoning of others to create mind-boggling content, yet here, he evaluates reasoning itself.

watched the whole video, and every bit of a second was just phenomenal. Michael, thanks for making such thoughtful videos. I appreciate your work

Haters will say it has cuts, but we all know that Michael is actually materializing those objects out of thin air with his psychic powers.

For 7 years this man doesn't look like he's aged a week.

Im going to start admitting that I don't have an opinion on most topics. Thanks Mike and team!

Wow. Used to watch this channel like a decade ago. Can’t believe this guy is still out here killing it. Love it!

This man sat on a chair with same frame and spoke for 30mins and I didn't get bored.

Michael: I am not an elephant. My disappointment is immeasurable and my whole day is ruined

That is THE Quality of content, the best media has to offer. Thank you Michael!

Seeing this video again one year later. This must be one of the best video essays on KZfaq and the Internet. If there were awards for video essays, this would be one of the best in the genre's history. Thanks, Vsauce, for expanding our minds with such valuable content!

Post-Vsauce depression: when you have watched the new Vsauce video and you have to go back to your everyday life.

After all these years I still don't want to tell Michael that my name is not Vsauce.

The way he manages to spark that feeling of curiosity is magical!

Not gonna lie this is one of my favorite vsauce videos of all time. Always come back to rewatch every now and then

The legend.

Vsauce is like a solar eclipse: It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you knows it's going to be special!

I'm a masters graduate and Michael here is more clear, rational and wise than all my teachers combined since elementary. It is always such a pleasure learning science and concepts in this way. Love it! Please continue this Michael.

Michael is a revolutionary mind of our time, not only providing his own ideas in a manner that is consumable and understandable, but inspiring others to develop their own ideas and conclusions. We all have something to learn about the world and about ourselves from him.

Michael has always says thanks for watching, but have we ever thank him for showing?

"We use conclusions to come to reasons," is the most perfect explanation of human interaction I've ever heard.

Michael I'm leaving this here as your video is the first time ever that my 6 months son learned to intentionally press the spacebar to pause and play your video. His first time using a keyboard. Thanks for your inspiring videos and I hope he watches more of them as he grows up :)

“The democratization of communication means that even unpopular, unconvincing, nonsensical ideas can be presented with the same trust inducing, tight faces, and professional look as common ones.” -Michael Stevens, Vsauce “The Future of Reasoning”

“Iconic figures we can relate to are not bad” -An iconic figure we can relate to

Can we just appreciate that Michael has consistently made nothing short of phenomenal content for almost a decade now

Vsauce is the only channel that can have just one man sitting in the same room talking for half an hour and gaining millions of views. and that is phenomenal, in this time

My minds been thoroughly blown with this one. Vsauce kinda reminds me of a really good album, he literally drops nothin but bangers.

Vsauce dropping a new video is like an international holiday for internet surfers.

It is one of the biggest privileges on this Earth that this content is free. Seriously, thank you, Michael, for this. This is incredible.

VSAUCE single handly is changing my perspective on things

I love the endings to these videos. I find them inspirational to change wrong things to make them better. The most taxing question on the mind is if what we do now will benefit or hurt the future. What would historians find? What would future generations learn about us and what we right now did? Every action will be watched by our children 100 years later. That’s hard to think about, it inspires me as a person to improve people’s life’s and to show our children that we were good people. We can’t be self centered all of the time. As a collective society we need to help and take care of people around us and ourselves, but that’s hard, but it can be done. For us, for the future, for the world.

all these years later, the vsauce theme drop still be hittin'

"The world is not a logic puzzle" is probably a very good thing to remember.

I loved this channel since the beginning and I love it just as much now. Thank you for another great one :)

You have a really great grasp on manifesting a clear and objective way to address strange and subjective topics. It's really impressive. Great channel man.

We will someday be the ancients

There is a lot wrapped up in this video. I appreciate the effort you put in to make the heaviest subjects approachable. Thank you Michael

I greatly appreciate the notion that we can not just appreciate the knowledge imparted to us by "classic" notions of debate, but that we ourselves might one day become that ancient teacher to our decedents. Where most channels skirt the actual questions they pose, few expend the energy to delve into them properly. Just kidding after reading the comments I realize that 99% of people here are still developing basic listening and comprehension. Maybe the real problem is human stupidity and self-righteousness.

Gotta thank vsauce for letting us borrow his mind for 30mins

Someday Michael is just going to turn into a sentient cloud of gas that occasionally shares some divine knowledge with us mortals

7:39 me and my friend had almost this exact same discussion the other day about something else. I didn't want to do something and I gave a reason which he was able easily counter until I put in the work to figure out a good enough reason. It mainly happened because I didn't realize he was quite as passionate about it, nor just how lazy I was feeling about the idea. I could've just said no and thats final, but it would've made my friend upset with me for a while, so socially you need powers of reasoning.

Vsauce inspired my childhood with these amazing timeless masterpiece videos and they always excite me with anything they talk about

The worlds GREATEST teacher. Thank you Mr Saucy Sauce

He stepped up his game. From appearing from aside or beneath to appearing out of nowhere lol

Just wanted to express love for your capture of early internet optimisation, genuinely warms my heart.

Please please keep doing this , your one of the very few things giving me hope for humanity

Vsauce has some of the best content on KZfaq hands down. He uploads so infrequently that it becomes a treat when he finally does.

It’s probably unhealthy the amount of total vsauce i’ve ever watched, but this is probably the first video where clicked on and it wasn’t 5 years old

i didn't understand a single word that is coming out of this man's mouth but u freaking love it

I always watch until the end. Not every KZfaqr can achieve this as Vsauce does.

Micheal may not be an Elephant, but he sure is awesome

Each V-Sauce video is higher quality than the thesis presentations at my university

One of my favourite vids ever tbh outstanding perspectives Michael great work!

Had me until the Bill Gates book endorsement. It would take a lot to convince me that man truly cares about the climate.

“Micheal destroys reason with facts and logic”

I’ve been watching Vsauce since 6th grade and I’m now 23 years old. I’m very grateful for the knowledge he’s passed down and believe these videos have had profound impact on me growing up

We all know how amazing Michael is, but this particular video is something else again.

really outstanding and thought provoking content. you are doing such a great service and this beautifully constructed portrait of ideas should be presented and discussed in schools.

New Vsauce videos are exactly like they were 10 years ago and I'm all here for it

"Or is it?" Oh my god, how much I've missed Michael saying that

michael you are the best youtuber to ever exist, a constant in many lives that don’t have much constant can mean a lot

I like that the scripts of these videos come out like a single stream of consciousness, like Michael was just sitting on a couch one day, writing down every thought that came to him as it came to him.

“We will someday be the ancients, and we can choose what that will mean.” This hits hard

I feel like with each video, michaels "thanks for watching" becomes more sincere

Great topic. But what about the future of seasoning?!

most content numbs my brain but vsause just makes it G R O W

This video’s conclusion falls somewhere between “Return to monke” and “we could be collective consciousness space gods”

"We will some day be the ancients... and we can choose what that means." Just how much effort do you put into those videos, holy fuck, your writing is so good.

A year later I watched the video again. Just as enthralling. Just as essential for our survival.

Grew up watching his videos. Still at it after 12 years. Can’t thank you enough 💛

Let's take a second to appreciate the absolutely magnificent writing behind this video

And when the world needed him most. *He returned*

I wish I could meet more people who think like this. I feel so alone with my perspective. Everyone in my life is so consumed by their distractions they run out of time to be curious.

If only there was some technology that took the collective thought of the entire internet and put it into a model that we could chat with

"Why do you trust everything Michael says?" "Dunno, it's just my intuition"

Really wish there was more discussion of stuff like this. Not just what decisions are made and who gets to make them, but the society-wide information-processing and decision-making process.

Hell... I've left my previous comment while I was still half way through watching this... Thing is, that I'm far more thrilled now that I've finished it. And how excited I am for finding this channel ......... NO, Scratch that, since I wasn't really looking for it, so NO credit for me here, but only to KZfaq's genius algorithmic set up, for my stumbling upon this Mega Master Mind of a channel! Damn me if this wasn't THE BEST "cognition engaging" content, delivered in a truly masterful way, while arriving at such a genuinely solid conclusion with very much possible, real life applicability, that I have ever had the pleasure to witness. Supremely Well Done Guys! Thank you for such a mind expanding, engaging and illuminating material! Sincerely!

This is such a good video, I always come back to it. You hit on so many good topics, specifically the notion of randomly selected people as leaders… Still keeps me thinking lol

I love how Michael can talk about a concept that every knows but not many people truly understand the depth of. He then takes you there in ten minutes, makes you question everything you know and then in another ten he talks about why eggplants are called eggplants it’s our yearly free acid trip.

This is the guy that can literally talk about anything and make you question your existance and everything

You've done some brilliant work. I think this may be your best. Thank you. Sharing everywhere...

Imagine a world where everyone thinks the same way, always agrees, and sees things from the same angle. Sounds peaceful, right? Not quite. This, in a nutshell, is the paradox of unanimity: sometimes, more agreement can actually mean less certainty. While we tend to trust decisions everyone supports, the truth is, the chances of everyone being truly independent and correct are surprisingly low. Why? Because we're human, and shared biases, groupthink, and even emotional contagion can easily sway everyone in the same direction, even if it's wrong. This doesn't mean every viewpoint needs to be extreme or completely different. But in ambiguous situations, where right and wrong aren't clear-cut, diversity of thought is crucial. It's like a puzzle: the more perspectives you have, the better chance you have of seeing the whole picture and finding the right solution. Here's the catch: blindly following the majority can be dangerous. Think about how easily rumors spread, even if they're untrue. In complex moral decisions, groupthink can lead to mass delusion, where everyone believes something is right simply because everyone else does. This can have serious consequences, hindering our ability to distinguish right from wrong and leading to harmful choices. So, the next time you encounter a situation where everyone seems to agree, remember the paradox of unanimity. Don't be afraid to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and see things from different angles. It might be uncomfortable, but it could also save us from making regrettable choices and pave the way for a more nuanced and just society.

I love how Vsauce has evolved over the many years from a bunch of interestingly connected factoids and tidbits to grandiose concepts being accessibly explained.

I want to congratulate Michael on this incredible script: so dense and yet flows like poetry. This was the most profound video he has ever made and would be a genuine benefit to anyone who watches till the end.

Please make long content again 😊. This long videos are amazing 👍👍OR reason with people on it

Great Topic. That's why if you have a wish or dream, don't tell it to anyone. Telling anything about it invokes our tribal mind that starts to need all sorts of justifications, and checks in with the tribe, your mind will sabotage your plans on every step whenever something is off in the reason department. Don't speak of your dreams, don't speak of your plans. Do not beat a drum in the search of the fugitive. Just go and catch him silently. Without a word.

And when the world needed him the most, he reappeared

This is the only channel my boomer dad will ever watch on KZfaq. Any other channel I try to show him and he’ll say it isn’t his thing or he’s too old for it. But he likes, “the bald science guy.”

Hey the algorithm brought me to you! I have to say LOVE your thinking, reason being is because you are talking out my thoughts! Thus thanks!

am I the only one that feels like this video came out yesterday? I remember watching this when it first came out. Its literally been 2 years..

babe wake up new vsauce video

In Ireland we have a system called the Citizens Assembly. Where a large group of random citizens come together to discuss and debate pressing topics, and then recommend conclusions to government. It has been very successful on many issues

I keep coming back to this one. Society needs to take many of Michael's suggestions to heart. Something needs to be done, as the present course seems destined to failure.

This was amazing Michael, so glad I finally sat down and watched it, did not feel like 30min at all. Thank you.

It’s inconceivable that content like this is free and that this man right here hasn’t done anything but good to the world.