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.
@@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.
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.
@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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@Stevo_RU-vid 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
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) .
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.
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.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.
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
@@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.
@@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
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.
@@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.
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
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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....
@@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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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.
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. 😁
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.
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 RU-vid accessory. 👍
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! 🙌🏼
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
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!
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.
@@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.
I live in East TN. Finishing m degree in video production this semester. I remember you had a movie in the works and had a location scouted out in Kentucky. Just throwing it out there but I would gladly work for you for free if you haven’t filmed on location yet.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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.
I am a fella who primarily buys used items. I get compliments for some of the clothes or items I own because its a "distinguished brand" but I actually got it from the second-hand store for $10. I makes me feel good and classy without the added retail price tag of $1000. If only they knew I am insanely poor! Celebrities pay thousands for the same wardrobe you can buy cheap but ripped/faded jeans are suddenly classy and sophisticated when you paid $2000 for them (the same amount of money that my first car was).
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.
0:34 *HE SAID IT! HE SAID THE QUOTE"* But for real, I don't think many people truly grasp on the actual concept of "society" and what it represents beyond a fucking meme.
I agree with you. People spend too much time online being "triggered" or manipulated or indulging in confirmation bias instead of walking though their own neighbourhoods and seeing how their neighbours actually live. Peace.
It cannot be a coincidence that this was bestowed upon me by The Algorithm on the same day I bought my first ever coffee machine. Although I did already joke several times that within 3-6 months I’ll have slipped back onto the hedonic treadmill and continue to trudge my way through my turgid existence, only faster and with more anxiety.
