The Future Of Reasoning 

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

We will someday be the ancients

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

Seeing this video again one year later. This must be one of the best video essays on RU-vid 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!

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

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

Hello World.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

“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”

VSAUCE single handly is changing my perspective on things

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

The legend.

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

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 :)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The worlds GREATEST teacher. Thank you Mr Saucy Sauce

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

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.

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.

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

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

Nice, I was due another existential crisis right about now

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

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

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

Vsauce has some of the best content on RU-vid 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 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.

I always watch until the end. Not every RU-vidr can achieve this as Vsauce does.

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

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

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

“Where is your mind?” I don’t know dude still looking for my fingers

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I feel really bad for Michael.... he doesn’t recognize his friend just does not want to go on a lunch date with him to ABC Burgers lol

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

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.

that vsauce beat drop was freaking therapeutic

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

Awesome-Ometor is the best curiosity box opportunity ever

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

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.

My sister walked on me watching this and legit thought I was in class

"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.

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

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

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

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

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!

THIS video makes so much sense about why I've always disliked how others think. When it comes to social reasoning? That was never me. I was NEVER interested in a truth that could possibly work, but ALWAYS interested in what THE truth actually was. So ANYTIME I encountered a possible truth that I hadn't encountered and fully considered before... I would go to the library and/or online and look for ALL the material I could possibly find with a proper description of that truth and why people believed it or not. Then once I'd fully evaluated the new truth, I'd determine whether or not it was more likely to actually BE the truth or not compared to any contradictory beliefs I'd held at that point... and then since contradictions cannot exist I would simply incorporate the new belief into my overall belief structures and get rid of all the previously-held contradictory ones if the new truth was determined to be the actual truth. And if not, then it would be actually kinda unfortunate since all that research I'd just done wouldn't lead me to have a change in my beliefs, but either way it would be worth it because I'd know about at least one more piece of information and whether or not it made sense with the world. I honestly grew up thinking I was special and thought differently from how others do because of how much better I'd be able to perceive the truth of nearly any given situation than everyone else. But I've spent the last HALF of my life at least thinking "okay no dude... you are NOT that special... everyone thinks the same you're not some crazy genius or anything just calm down." Yet FUCK! Clearly I actually AM this crazy god damn genius since there's apparently nobody else that thinks the way I do. I've spent so many of my later years just questioning more and more every god damn thing I thought I knew and just kept assuming I was probably wrong about tons of things. But no... fuck no man. I'm actually consistently wrong less and less over time BECAUSE of the unique way I think. AKA I already KNEW I needed more confidence in my life. But now I know for a fact that I have earned more confidence than nearly anyone I could ever meet in my life could possibly even come a billionth of the way close to.

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

You know when you see the eyebrow perk up and the "bong", you are about to get your knowledge on (5:48)

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 RU-vid'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!

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..

Ah, Vsauce. The place I go to when I want to feel enlightened and depressed at the same time.

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

Confused at how few people are talking about climate change in these comments, which is the most dire thing and the driving force for this video.

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

15:36 When a programmer gets told that he made a mistake in the code.

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

Michael takes food for thought and turns it into a banquet. It takes many return trips to take it all in!

babe wake up new vsauce video

5:48 Put this music over literally anything, and you know shits getting real

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

Thank god yt decided to push your content to me again, its been ages! This was as usual. A masterpiece.

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