This Video Will Make You Angry
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@dicebagdaryl 8 років тому
Thank you for confirming my belief that Buzzfeed is the Herpes of the internet.
@rainverrev2307 8 років тому
Buzzfeed is red...
@Nootathotep 8 років тому
OOOOOOOH
@EmanuelSer 8 років тому
:O BUZZFEED IS ANGER!!
@ricciops2 8 років тому
hahaha
@MrTigrika 8 років тому
ramble ramble ramble...
@garretthodsdon3542 4 роки тому
I'm angry this video didn't make me angry Oh wait
@jocelynfernandes2131 4 роки тому
Facts
@garretthodsdon3542 4 роки тому
@0 subscribers without a video? get destroyed
@thepillarmen2960 4 роки тому
0 subscribers without a video? Lies you have 5
@suned3128 4 роки тому
Toxic 10 No, fuck you and everyone else.
@bam_marks 4 роки тому
Oof
@Thorne-In-Your-Side 2 роки тому
This is actually called "memetics" and every time he says "thought-germ" he means "meme." But if he had outright called them "memes" I think it would've lost some people.
@Rabi2in 2 роки тому
Memes, the dna of the soul
@Thorne-In-Your-Side 2 роки тому
@@Rabi2in Apple Bottom Jeans, Raiden. Boots with the fur.
@Rabi2in 2 роки тому
@@Thorne-In-Your-Side emergency meeting
@andrewtorrens7790 Рік тому
It goes far beyond memes... It also encompasses the fox vs MSNBC extremes, UKposts misinformation, american politics...
@Thorne-In-Your-Side Рік тому
@@andrewtorrens7790 Those are all memes.
@cooltv2776 2 роки тому
there used to be a part of the video at the end saying something like "this video is also a thought germ. please sneeze it out to people you know, *infect everyone*" that seems to have vanished. given the pandemic, I am not surprised about that, but I shall forever miss that bit
@irisbassin 2 роки тому
It is still there
@funnyfisher7 2 роки тому
@@irisbassin yeah, I just made a comment about how the closed captions go beyond the end of the video ... quite interesting!
@zionj104 2 роки тому
Aw :( I think it's still there on the podcast
@unknowninternationalcuntde7172 6 років тому
T H O U G H T D E T E C T E D B E G O N E T H O U G H T
@undyingUmbrage 6 років тому
T H O U G H T D E S T R O Y E D
@fgvcosmic6752 6 років тому
XD lololololololol
@ZurielJoven 6 років тому
Satanael!
@oskarjanson4858 6 років тому
thought reproduced
@stayhydrated2371 6 років тому
Dammit
@gemmaburger65 4 роки тому
This guy just explained meme culture in 7 minutes... A feat I couldn't complete in my lifetime
@kd013n 3 роки тому
you know there's an invisible timeline behind every video of any length, right?
@Enderia2 3 роки тому
Or like 4 if you go to 2x speed
@wegwerfacc2667 3 роки тому
"Meme" actually means spreading thoughts and ideas around. The study of this is called "memetics" you should look it up
@motazfawzi2504 3 роки тому
@@kd013n what? You mean the time he spent to actually construct those 7 minutes? If yes then indeed he spent Hours possibly Days "Understanding meme culture" but he still took 7min to _explain it_
@racool911 3 роки тому
More than meme culture, he basically explained all culture
@raventherogue Рік тому
What's tiring is that not having an stance (sometimes for the valid reason of "I don't know enough to form one") is seen as agreeing with the "enemy" of whoever asked for such stance. It's even more tiring to be expected to be experts on all issues all the time. It's impossible at best and anxiety/stress inducing at worst. Even if you want to be an activist, it's more effective to focus on one core issue than to spread your time and energy over all issues.
@jacobgleize2623 2 роки тому
This makes so much sense, and it reminds me of another thing that fits perfect with this model. I usually take the neutral position on a lot of divisive thought germs, and one thing I have notice is the one side or the other trick makes the thought germs fight harder against resistant minds. Both sides of the virus get angry that you aren't infected and try to make you angry yo pick a side.
@captaineflowchapka5535 2 роки тому
i personnaly always take the opposite side of the argument , i make it clear that it not my argument but simply a argument . it very supprising to see that by engaging for the sake os social make people less block int they way of thinking
@siryizzir 2 роки тому
Yep, I don’t know how many times I’ve been called a fence sitter or even a coward for just not wanting to discuss something.
@nicefloweytheoverseer7632 Рік тому
I'd try to stop the arguement itself, taking a third side.
@deusexaethera 5 років тому
This video needs to be permanently pinned to UKposts's front page, right smack in the center.
@LurkerPlus 5 років тому
minus access to the comments section, I hope. :-)
@nolanwestrich2602 5 років тому
@@LurkerPlus Actually, the comments seem to be primarily making fun of these polarizing, symbiotic thought germs.
@jadegrace1312 5 років тому
Why not left smack in the center, reeee
@tritonvid9680 5 років тому
lets report
@dejayrezme8617 5 років тому
Yeah it's like one of the most important systems of our time.
@codyjenkins8710 3 роки тому
The “you’re with us or against us” line hits pretty different in 2021.
@kyleking3839 3 роки тому
It does in any election year and the one after lol
@dantecaputo2629 3 роки тому
@@kyleking3839 Yeah, but this one is a bit different.
@JamesMcCloud966 3 роки тому
"Blame all and praise all are two blockheads." -Benjamin Franklin
@year6million 3 роки тому
@@kyleking3839 why u so mad?
@kyleking3839 3 роки тому
@@year6million I'm not mad though I'm just saying every election year will be you're with us or you're against us so are you with me or against me lol
@thoralexander9387 2 роки тому
This only gets more relevant as time goes on. Godspeed Grey, you may well be our only hope
@Der_Arathok 2 роки тому
This aged well ... Unfortunately
@dazedandconfused2896 3 роки тому
This video was made five years ago but couldn’t be more relavent right now in 2020
@kaned2732 3 роки тому
I swear all the these info channels are time travelers
@romanmorozov6974 3 роки тому
-Do you mean the metaphor of germs, or the topic of divisiveness? -Yes
@dazedandconfused2896 3 роки тому
Roman Morozov more so decisiveness but it works for both
@Justanothermusicnerdxo 3 роки тому
This is basically the entire year. Mask vs Nomask, blm vs blm, d vs r.
@BrazzMataz 3 роки тому
Literally was describing this video to my grandfather to explain social outrage on FB
@CommieMemes 4 роки тому
So memes are biological weapons that is condemned by the Geneva convention
@subscribefornoreason7390 4 роки тому
No *shit*
@hugasbernotas3250 4 роки тому
Article 13 instensifyies
@subscribefornoreason7390 4 роки тому
@Rafael Cracel makes sense to me.
@vsiegel 4 роки тому
Commie Memes - No, memes are psychological weapons.
@ericstiffin8532 4 роки тому
Haha!
@justuspickle Рік тому
this has only become more relevant with each new year and i suspect this will continue for many more
@alqdairi Рік тому
Seven years later and this video still telling the truth about the internet
@TheDmviper 4 роки тому
5:41 "All this isn't to say there's no point in arguing; that's a different video." It's been almost 5 years, I think we need that video now.
@RaylaEclipse 4 роки тому
You know what, I don't think we need that video. Let's argue now.
@carlstan4282 4 роки тому
@@RaylaEclipse actually we need it now CGP grey is piling up videos he doesn't touch or work on and that makes each video he promises less appealing kinda like half life 3
@jeyaramsathees6128 4 роки тому
🤔
@raddragon1373 4 роки тому
@@carlstan4282 Actually no, we dont need a video, as arguing is best done via arguing and experience.
@carlstan4282 4 роки тому
@@raddragon1373 I disagree. Lets start a [stupid, biased and unethical] race war
@smartereveryday 9 років тому
I'm in AWE and really pretty HAPPY that this video didn't make me ANGRY. (sneeze)
@mw170037 9 років тому
I caught the germ D:
@emmejm 9 років тому
I disagree
@JesseGardner 9 років тому
I'm SAD my comment won't get any likes. ;)
@TheDivegeek 9 років тому
"Thought germ"? There's no need to coin a new phrase for that. Richard Dawkins created a perfectly good word for it back in the 1970s: "meme".
@mw170037 9 років тому
Memes aren't the only "thought germ" though.
@certifiedfurry 2 роки тому
thinking of tweets on twitter as sneezes definetly makes me feel better
@certifiedfurry 2 роки тому
@@caseyschannel amazing
@poorfarmer5612 Рік тому
Psh politics, *am I right?*
@user-rx7sq8fd1p 4 роки тому
“It’s your brain, be hygienic with it.” *scrubs brain with soap*
@rox10.07 4 роки тому
Its GG Gamer that is absolutely horrifying.
@user-rx7sq8fd1p 4 роки тому
Roxana no problem
@user-rx7sq8fd1p 4 роки тому
JosukeHasCoolHair :/
@thedaemonofreason3406 4 роки тому
RIP
@danese1636 4 роки тому
Ayy! Brain Washing!!!
@Pangolinist 8 років тому
That's my secret, I'm always angry
@bluegoose7832 8 років тому
Im on my phone but I would like your comment if I was on PC
@Pangolinist 8 років тому
Sweet, thanks!
@bluegoose7832 8 років тому
You're very welcome
@Awesome-zu7iw 8 років тому
Hulk smash
@Storse 8 років тому
same
@weirdsweapons Рік тому
did anyone notice 0:35?
@user-su4kx1oo7l 5 місяців тому
The simplest explanation of both meme theory and infohazards.
@LynxHazard 3 роки тому
I really want the "Arguments: You're making everything worse" video to come to life.
@lilowhitney8614 3 роки тому
I think I can guess some of the points. Humans tend to mirror emotions, so when someone is aggressive/angry at them they respond in anger as well, which only causes them to get further entrenched in their position.
@lilowhitney8614 3 роки тому
@@presidentialcampaignmusic1018 You're right, but in the context of thought germs most of them are. Just look at the comment section of youtube.
@cursed_cats5710 3 роки тому
@@presidentialcampaignmusic1018 Argument without aggression is debate.
@ultimatedude5686 3 роки тому
@@cursed_cats5710 nah debates are more formal
@cursed_cats5710 3 роки тому
@@ultimatedude5686 i would refute that statement, but that would cause a debate about debates and we can't be having that kind of debateception here
@krijelis 8 років тому
so memes ARE actually aids
@matthistauritzbakker1992 8 років тому
no cancer
@alonetorch 8 років тому
+Matthis Tauritz Bakker no that's buzzfeed
@matthistauritzbakker1992 8 років тому
Michael Agnello lol
@imbadatusernames3304 8 років тому
Are pepes memes?
@NebulaOldChannel 8 років тому
+Ralana Whelton Yes
@vedantpatel5985 5 місяців тому
bro predicted 10 years into the future...
@tiered9764 Рік тому
I love how 9,251,353 people clicked on this video, wanting to get angry.
@Mysteri0usChannel 4 роки тому
"Sad thoughts don't get very far" -they get in depressed people. Does that mean depression is basically a mental immune deficiency?
@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 4 роки тому
Yes
@poisax 4 роки тому
Nah it's just that nobody wants to hear your sorry ass. Just kidding I don't mean that ♡
@strawberryflavouredcloroxb1565 4 роки тому
the fuck-
@daniel4647 4 роки тому
It's more like the opposite. One of the things about depressed people is that they have limited neurogenesis, which means they become incapable of forming new thoughts so their mind basically get stuck in a loop they can't get out of. They become more or less incapable of accepting new thoughts, they only accept thoughts that conform to ideas they already have. Tell a depressed person why and how things are not so bad the only thing they'll do is find a reason why it is and why that person is wrong and stupid and just trying to hurt them and so on, they can't accept the idea because they're not forming new neurons, or at least a lot less of them than regular people, and will therefore never see things from a new perspective. Why this happens nobody knows. But that's what medication tries to do, basically kickstart neurogenesis. But without it being combined with therapy/spiritual guidance they'll just create new depressing thoughts, so they'll need someone to guide them in order to form more positive ideas going forward.
@jmh1189 4 роки тому
Nah, sad thoughts get into a brain. Causes unalive. Can't continue.
@coraanimates58 3 роки тому
I just realized how accurate this is to political quarrels, when the sides really argue, they point to the totems and say "this is you" and the other side denies it and then says the exact same thing, repeat forever
@coolestto 2 роки тому
Nobody in modern politics argues accurately. I very rarely see people arguing against the true beliefs of an opposing viewpoint. Instead they attack an outrageous strawman which completely bypasses the logic of the true belief. Best example is abortion. Pro-life argues that "The pro-choicers are MURDERING CHILDREN! They are BLOODTHIRSTY and inhumane." Pro-choice argues "The pro-lifers are MISOGYNISTS who oppose abortion because they want to CONTROL WOMEN!" Not one person actually addresses the true divide in opinions, which is whether or not a human fetus constitutes a human being. If THAT were the focus of conversation, maybe we could actually get somewhere TOGETHER, but instead we're gridlocked by manufactured outrage.
@aydennuula979 2 роки тому
It gets pretty mind-numbing after a while, doesn't it? Makes many people check out from these discussions all together. Who could blame 'em?
@kara6020 2 роки тому
@@coolestto ..people argue over whether fetuses are humans all the time. each group will make claims at eachother, but that isn’t all they do.
@snow-in4zp 2 роки тому
@@coolestto personally I think as soon as the egg is fertilized it should be considered a human and have all the rights that everyone should have but that being said there are lots of situations where abortion should exist so I think it needs to be controlled a little better because there are unfortunately people that use it as a form of birth control but it needs to be around for the people that truly need it.
@baileyt2249 2 роки тому
@@coolestto isnt pro life anti abortion?
@ginker4658 Місяць тому
nine years later still revelent as always would love that argument video
@Joanyan Рік тому
are the dislikes from people who got angry or people who didnt?
@Number_055 6 років тому
>click a video expecting to get clickbaited >get a video on memetics I don't know about you, but I'm happy.
@Jan-su5vm 6 років тому
Dawkins ftw
@greenapple3554 6 років тому
he clickbaited you so you're supposed to be mad
@Horny_Fruit_Flies 6 років тому
You're supposed to be mad either way.
@IoEstasCedonta 8 років тому
...how did I not just realize that the infographic at the beginning essentially says "[half the Internet is pointless arguing, and] the other half is cat pictures and porn"?
@matthewnickolas4706 8 років тому
IoEstasCedonta And 1% is Games?
@AstroTorch 8 років тому
IoEstasCedonta Sounds right to me.
@Maxander2001 8 років тому
+Gamers Combat (Sapis) "pointless games" :)
@matthewnickolas4706 8 років тому
Maxander2001 kinda
@ixgracee 8 років тому
IoEstasCedonta cat porn? DX HORRIBLE
@mrZanZibar777 2 роки тому
If there's any video that deserves to be pinned to the front page of UKposts for the rest of eternity, it's this one.
@Twisted_Code 2 роки тому
excellent way of summarizing the "us or them" mentality! I do my best to reject that one when I see it in the wild (while tempering my anger as best I can that someone almost pulled me into their blindness), but as happened at least one time recently, it is sometimes incredibly difficult to take a third option.
@birkeliaskolbu825 3 роки тому
This makes me remember the time that reddit fought over what color the upvote button was (red or orange)
@mikerotchburns7122 3 роки тому
Obviously orange
@sdrawkcab_emanresu 3 роки тому
@@mikerotchburns7122 Are you MAD?! IT IS RED AND RED ONLY!!! It does not depend on the Monitor or something IT IS RED!!! ORANGE?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! pfffffff
@-khayri-4280 3 роки тому
@@sdrawkcab_emanresu That is obviously red-orange. That's how this whole "wHiCh CoLoR?" thing works. I could literally find a blue-green flower, ask the internet whether it's blue or green and they would lose their minds. It's not red or orange. Its both.
@sdrawkcab_emanresu 3 роки тому
@@-khayri-4280 RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And a combination of red and orange would be orange, but IT IS RED AND RED ONLY!!!!!!111!!!!
@sekhmet7774 3 роки тому
@@sdrawkcab_emanresu The color of reddit's logo and lots of the UI is orange so why would it be red and not orange?
@Gnomelord0 8 років тому
I think the moral here is that even when opposing something horrific and enraging, you need to question your assumptions and your source of information
@guerra_dos_bichos 8 років тому
+The Bandog NO! You ugly dog!
@leelemar7432 8 років тому
+Gnomelord0 ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY ARGUMENT BLAH BLAH!
@ParanoidAlaskan 8 років тому
+Dendarang Im sure 4Chan could
@Gnomelord0 8 років тому
Dendarang Did you just criticize strawmen while using tumblr as a strawman? classy
@Gnomelord0 8 років тому
Dendarang A website with millions of users has a singular coherent ideology? Sounds like your making demonic strawmen and your argument is becoming fucking retarded as a result.
@AegixDrakan 2 роки тому
Coming back to this video in 2021 has me letting out a long, mirthless, depressed laugh. Oh my gods we have seen this get cranked into the stratosphere in the past couple years, haven't we? ._.
@loopkill 2 роки тому
Definitely one of the best explanations of this phenomenon ever made! Commentating to help the algorithm! Everyone should seriously watch this video multiple times to let to concepts really sink in!
@smallblueflower 7 років тому
I can't watch this without thinking about American politics and how polarized it is now, I'm not even American.
@kimjunguny 6 років тому
Funny.. Keep to your own country.
@smallblueflower 6 років тому
HicaptainWorld Funny.. keep your army out of my region.
@smallblueflower 6 років тому
HicaptainWorld Funny.. stop creating terrorism swamps by invading and destabilizing other countries.
@parsalotfi8143 6 років тому
+HicaptainWorld take your L
@moonx3260 6 років тому
HeyThereBImHope please save us
@BuraiTributeKing 3 роки тому
01:08 "Sad thoughs don't get very far." That's sad :(
@ruizmanuel69 3 роки тому
guess this didn’t spread very far
@jfish032 3 роки тому
It is!! Because sadness is most associated with slowing down and learning 🥺
@womp47 3 роки тому
you proved his point
@jfish032 3 роки тому
@@presidentialcampaignmusic1018 of all the emotions? I would say so!
@ChadVulpes 3 роки тому
And *yet*, there are so many videos about doomers and such. I don't like them, but now that I think about it this way, it's almost inspiring.
@firewolf9493 Рік тому
0:06 Well, for me that also is an educational video, i'm learning a lot of stuf...
@isweartofuckinggod 2 роки тому
This is quite possible the most relevant video of all time. This, and maybe the one of the little girl saying: "Look at all those chickens!"
@pocok5000 Рік тому
it is
@ahobimo732 3 роки тому
This is the best explanation I've ever seen of the psychology that is fueling our current culture wars. I can't think of a more important video that literally everyone should see. I can't believe I missed this for so long.
@johnquincyadams1562 3 роки тому
Going to kick your teeth in lmao
@ahobimo732 3 роки тому
@@johnquincyadams1562 what?
@locorocky1 3 роки тому
*appreciates message. Goes to comment in agreement. Sees other responses..... Sigh* ok, yeah, welcome to the internet.
@confusedcay8845 3 роки тому
Share it and spread those thought germs
@9051team 3 роки тому
@@johnquincyadams1562 want to grow our anger germs?
@kristiyanmirchev8127 7 років тому
This video made me angry because it didn't make me angry Oh wait
@kristiyanmirchev8127 7 років тому
Oh wait
@mattk6343 7 років тому
I did something wrong. It didn't make me angry, and I am also not angry at the fact that it didn't
@sciblastofficial9833 7 років тому
Kristiyan Mirchev P A R A D O X
@mattk6343 7 років тому
maybe, but being as flegmatic as I am is not always the best.
@PokeMaster22222 7 років тому
Paradox? You got angry when you didn't get angry - therefore, you're not angry, but you are regardless? Or therefore, you're angry, but you really are not angry? ...I'm confused.
@justsomeguy727 Рік тому
7yrs later and this video couldn't ring any more true if it wanted to. Aging like great wine.
@lokolando Рік тому
Instructions unclear, i'm not angry.
@chaosXP3RT 9 років тому
I'm thinking Democrats vs Republicans is the perfect example for this
@UsernameNULL755 9 років тому
chaosXP3RT you forgot about theists vs atheists.
@rcticfloof 9 років тому
Shketri and Tumblr and the rest of the world
@Drudenfusz 9 років тому
My first thought was GamerGate and anti-GamerGate and then Feminists and the MRM.
@Drudenfusz 9 років тому
***** Great, there you do it, defaming one side because you are in favour of the other, guess you learned nothing from that video!
@atlerthedark3639 9 років тому
Also Atheists and religious people.
@RoobehTunes 7 років тому
"But do I give a fuck?" - How to get through the world around you.
@danielc.5724 7 років тому
Tru dat
@alkoy2 7 років тому
no u need to make 2 group of ppl constantly angry with each other,, TRUMP + HILARY,, and then the conversation never stops.,, like the cold war,, US + USSR
@halcaster4052 7 років тому
HILLARY SUCKS!!!
@manuelbauer6307 7 років тому
RoobehTunes thanks for the advice 😊
@marklando1516 7 років тому
RoobehTunes But that just spreads more angry gems XD.
@AnarchyInYourHead 6 місяців тому
Didn't make me angry. Disappointed.
@itwsntme Рік тому
Happy to see CGP back in the recommendations in 2022 and revisit these videos. Whims of the algorithm I guess. This one is quite topical today. The most depressing part of this is that, what do you do once you get tired of hearing your side demonising a straw man version of the other? Try to talk to the other side and hear them demonise a straw man version of yours?
@bryanturnbow8189 3 роки тому
I started practicing heavy brain hygiene last year. For those with anxiety like myself, being ignorant of anything happening outside your immediate sphere of influence is such a healthy thing. You learn so much about tackling the problems you can actually spend time solving rather than stressing over issues that you can’t do anything to change.
@sergeymyasnikov736 2 роки тому
Tried that one, turns out the verbiage "if you have no interest in politics, eventually it'll develop interest in you" was coined by a very wise man(
@filipelimartins 2 роки тому
@@sergeymyasnikov736 so what changed?
@siryizzir 2 роки тому
Great comment. This is something I need to do. Overconsumption of political news, doomscrolling, and just overall pessimistic media is doing me no favors. I could be using that energy improving my own life rather than worrying about what the rest of the world is up to.
@mariafernandasanchezgarcia4338 2 роки тому
@@siryizzir Well, you do need quita a bit of privilege in order to do that. You can’t really ignore politics if your rights are on the table, aka, if you’re a minority. Just keep that it mind.
@rubyr8922 2 роки тому
Why not just build up an immunity to it, expose yourself to it so much that it no longer phases you in the slightest.
@fantomp1773 3 роки тому
“Not so educational videos” A circle with a heart in it hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
@superdrummergaming 3 роки тому
Slightly more polite than using the pornhub logo.
@aspennnnnnnn 3 роки тому
0:59 The heart goes to the pituitary gland
@bolson42 3 роки тому
@@aspennnnnnnn lmao nice catch
@xLynxxx 3 роки тому
@@aspennnnnnnn lmaooo
@elanrg 2 роки тому
Turn the heart upside down and you get some uhhhh.... the only hint imma give is “test”
@Roperational_YT 2 роки тому
3:03 I love how there’s only 1 CGP Germ
@jigaretta Рік тому
literally "Inception" (2010 movie) : "What is the most resilient parasite? A bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea."
@hikmolokov1056 6 років тому
This sounds oddly familiar.... Like politically familiar.... Nope, doesn't ring a bell. Welp, gonna go tweet about how much I hate the opposing party!
@Tk-wg9fp 6 років тому
Hik M
@dehartfamily3091 6 років тому
Very true - I like the ending comment about how we need to be wary of views that have passed through so many hands
@Knowledge-uy5sq 6 років тому
Hik Molokov HAHA STOOPID LIBTARDS!!!!1!
@ZurielJoven 6 років тому
wow, that's a pretty bad sneeze. God bless
@papagary7723 6 років тому
Hik Molokov ok
@marcustrevor1883 7 років тому
This video made me angry because there was a 30 sec unskipable ad before
@tonywoodhouse6988 7 років тому
Does anyone ever look at these ads? I don't.
@CO8ism 7 років тому
adblock
@viccorum4640 7 років тому
support youtube creators!
@liberemur6555 7 років тому
am I the only one who is noticing that most channels took away the skip add button so now the 30 minute adds are nearly unavoidable unless you want to mess around with adblock
@satelliteimagerymusic Рік тому
4:59 CGP Grey explains US politics in 44 seconds!
@superpokemonbros.9441 2 роки тому
The whole germ analogy wouldn't be the best one to use in the world's current state.
@hishighness1842 3 роки тому
"Each group argues among themselves about how angry they are at the other group" Reddit and internet culture in a nutshell
@1973Washu 2 роки тому
Reddit is pure cancer , avoid it.
@Chaotic-warp 2 роки тому
@@1973Washu how the mighty has fallen down :( Reddit used to be the best now it's terrible
@anonym3 2 роки тому
*group
@teresitaledesma799 2 роки тому
A-among!? *US*
@idkwhattoputhere4729 2 роки тому
Yeah and twitter
@thestrangefishlikeentity9967 5 років тому
This explains the longevity of the Pineapple on pizza debate.
@camohawk6703 5 років тому
two sides. one is right and the other wrong. which is which?
@GamingKing-jo9py 5 років тому
I love pineapples on pizza with their softness a juice (softer than normal, it's good).
@camohawk6703 5 років тому
GamingKing2436 thanks for pointing out the wrong position
@Thrlta 5 років тому
@@camohawk6703 the anti pop
@spongebobsquarepants2175 5 років тому
@@GamingKing-jo9py tf is wrong with you
@a0zuniverse 2 роки тому
Dude that frame at 0:35 is actually horrifying I thought I was hallucinating for like a full minute.
@wholegrainmilk1233 Рік тому
2023 and I think more people need to see this video
@billtalent1 8 років тому
it didn't make me angry, i want my money back lol
@smala017 8 років тому
The point of the title is that remember how in the video he said angry stuff gets shared the most? It's an inside joke of sorts.
@smala017 8 років тому
By the way, how can it not make you angry? He pronounced gif wrong. >:(
@ScottJFox 8 років тому
+Stephen Malacaria no, He pronounced gif correctly. >__>
@billtalent1 8 років тому
Scott J. Fox i wasn't listening did he say jif or gif?
@ScottJFox 8 років тому
i am da maasta he says "gif" like a proper human being. :P
@skozgard2144 7 років тому
Don't think I didn't see the spooky clowns at 0:35
@sanity8794 6 років тому
The whole video was fascinating and didn't make me mad but when I saw the clowns I lost it.
@mattieerola6312 6 років тому
youre helping it reproduce
@skozgard2144 6 років тому
Oh darn
@MaxJ.ProfessionalLilGuy 6 років тому
I saw it! I was about to comment, but I wanted to see if anyone beat me to it (in the year this was up).
@pinkystarrr7492 6 років тому
I didnt see it
@raudy6563 Рік тому
0:34 why did the germs turn into clowns for 1 frame
@Shane2020xxx 2 роки тому
This became super predictive for the whole mask vs anti-mask, vax vs anti-vaxx anger fires. Those two fires riff off of each other for energy. And it's really, really hard to stay neutral because safety and health (or to hear some tell it, liberty itself) is on the line.
@mattcollins5974 2 роки тому
fascist
@TheDankEngineer 2 роки тому
@@mattcollins5974 Should I engage in assisting your thought germ of apparent government attempts to take control of our lives and... do something with that control that nobody has even thought of?
@slickityragnarthegreat 5 років тому
These “mind germs” as you refer to them are called _Memes_
@MrNabows 5 років тому
no shit sherlock
@sumirunihon 5 років тому
Meme have one weakness tho. A short lifespan. Some memes may have longer lifespans than others but they all still spread faster than anger germs.
@nicksel2 5 років тому
Only if they are funny.
@zacherybob 5 років тому
It’s_pronounced_ _SVAUVÉ Grey knows that but was avoiding the word because it has a different meaning to most people.
@laczodani 5 років тому
@@nicksel2 no, the original meaning of the meme is this
@StrontiumMercury 8 років тому
This guy really doesn't want to say the word "meme."
@owenlever 8 років тому
2:53
@StrontiumMercury 8 років тому
Owen Lever Thanks.
@timotab 8 років тому
+StrontiumMercury He wants to avoid it because although what he's talking about is what "meme" was coined to mean, it has come to more commonly mean "picture with added text for lulz", and he didn't want to make people think he was *only* talking about that kind of meme.
@AnaseSkyrider 8 років тому
+StrontiumMercury wat
@SOMEGUY7893 8 років тому
+StrontiumMercury This is actually a really simple explanation of what memetics are though.
@randompasserbyer Рік тому
I feel accomplished by the fact that no specific internet argument came to mind when you were talking about how anger germs spread.
@AdrianBawn 2 роки тому
Did the video mentioned at 5:41 ever get made? I cant see it in CGPs library.
@buckethattrick9443 6 років тому
"Still here? You got infected really hard." Well, no, I got lost in the comments..
@Ryutsashi 5 років тому
The other thought germs got to you before Grey's did
@tarrenpk6180 5 років тому
Eryn Chandler same
@Vileplume87 5 років тому
Bucket Hat Trick a
@mb8021 5 років тому
😂😂
@rellicbeats 8 років тому
reddit in a nutshell
@Gianlol12 8 років тому
+TheBadGuy Says a guy that probably uses 4chan on a daily basis and never really reads Reddit. I'm close, aren't I ?
@B3Band 8 років тому
+Gianlol12 There are people who think 4chan is more popular than reddit? Seriously?
@iandoyle3695 8 років тому
+Gianlol12 as someone who uses both 4chan and reddit. I have to say. 4Chan is bester than Reddit.
@SIGSEGV1337 8 років тому
+ian doyle 8chan is better than 4chan
@piecake9173 8 років тому
just subs like /r/atheism
@amydoesart3724 Рік тому
This video aged like wine
@chickensky1121 3 роки тому
I watched this video without getting angry. BOW BEFORE ME- On a more serious note, I feel enlightened. Thank you, CGP, for this video.
@Sukhraj_Sekhon 6 років тому
Never has a video so accurately encapsulated social media before this
@lorrainewilliams7896 6 років тому
Does anyone else find it disturbing that Facebook, Twitters, etc. are getting rich off people spewing irrational hatred?
@AsfandyarAfridi 5 років тому
my hate for india is gone
@fludblud 9 років тому
Trainers HATE him! 7 things you didnt know about.. What he did next will SHOCK you!
@ErickTG 9 років тому
Man, I clicked on your comment!
@jawada154 9 років тому
This ONE weird trick to burn fat! ... Uhh, like eating less?
@TallOldOak 9 років тому
Man sentenced to death be electric chair, what happens next is shocking. Rare brain desease causes spontaneous combustion, what happens next will blow your mind. Chef chops onions for the first time since his mother died, what happens next will bring him to tears.
@RobbyGAMEZ 9 років тому
DrMrProfJacob you should own buzzfeed
@liboud22 9 років тому
I'm making $7453 USD a day. You can too. I'll tell you my secret for only $7453.
@fen4554 2 роки тому
This video feels very relevant in Canada 2022..
@Egorstablet 2 роки тому
Memes being popular explained.
@patrickwesthoven2981 3 роки тому
Much like a driving test before getting on the road, this video should be shown to everyone before getting on the internet.
@anishogale7574 3 роки тому
Yea
@signodeinterrogacion8361 2 роки тому
Bycicles: Weell I think I broke the system!
@adarshmohapatra5058 2 роки тому
Yeah but everyone needs to be able to understand it. People need to understand that what he's talking about explains both memes and political discussions. They should be able to tell that what they're doing comes under the title "thought germs".
@PecsaV 2 роки тому
No not actually, it would be impossible, you live under the rocks?
@mariuscovic4797 2 роки тому
@@PecsaV why?
@Swordfish42 3 роки тому
It's so relevant right now. Yeah, right now, no matter when you read it.
@themindbender1652 3 роки тому
First reply somehow
@Leonium797 3 роки тому
yep
@bastard-took-the-name-I-had 3 роки тому
Omg he is transmitting this message through time and space
@Swordfish42 3 роки тому
@@bastard-took-the-name-I-had You just gave me an idea for message that is static in time, and weird paradoxes it implies are breaking my mind
@bastard-took-the-name-I-had 3 роки тому
@@Swordfish42 Glad to help?
@williamswartwood86 2 роки тому
I watch this video once every couple moths as a way to check myself. It keeps me humane and able to empathize with people who have fallen victim to this stuff, on every side of every passionate argument. This video is truly a masterpiece @CGP Grey, never forget you made this incredible revelation of a video, Grey. It should be shown in schools, on every forum, before you can create a FB or Reddit account, etc. This and 7 ways to maximize Misery have quite literally changed my life. At this point I have showed this to at least 200 people, some close to me, some not. I will never stop linking this to people. Thanks.
@unstablefusion3 Рік тому
This 7 minute video explains all of social media and politics.
@lucashudak7709 4 роки тому
"Logging on to your social media then is exposing yourself to everyone's mental sneezes."
@aa01blue38 4 роки тому
"Their snot in your mouth"
@nataly_171 3 роки тому
I really do want a sneeze-themed social media platform for some reason now.
@UnboundOW 7 років тому
Emotions are weak spots in my brain? Better get rid of them
@KyleAButler 7 років тому
Live long and prosper. 🖖
@gmandurj40 7 років тому
Psychopaths beat the system!!
@EiSaaPeittaas 7 років тому
Remember the words of the Emperor: An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded. Happiness is a delusion of the weak. Blessed is the mind too small for doubt. Truth is Subjective. To Question is to doubt. Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
@champagnemoneyabuelo 7 років тому
Those quotes are depressing but accurate and logical nevertheless.
@aaxram310 7 років тому
Channel Unbound BY BEING EMO
@PossiblyACat 2 роки тому
Man, this feels like it was way ahead of it's time in 2015. I only realized stuff like this in recent years.
@apriliahussna4561 2 роки тому
Before this, I never realize the stark similarity. It's really satisfying. Thanks CGP Grey
@jerma984 8 років тому
Does this mean memes are literally cancer?
@SomeGuyNotKnown 8 років тому
the dankest of memes at least
@XYxTheOppxJX 8 років тому
it means trump is cancer because its devisiveness
@notnormalyet 8 років тому
cancer isn't contagious...
@jimbob9325 8 років тому
+notnormalyet or a germ lol
@parafitaify 8 років тому
More like Ebola
@SalimJ 8 років тому
I am now angry that the video did not make me angry.
@noahwilliams8996 8 років тому
+Salim Jbara I'M ANGRY THAT YOU CONTRADICTED YOURSELF! D:
@SalimJ 8 років тому
+Noah Williams NOW I'M ANGRY THAT YOU'RE ANGRY DUE TO MY SELF CONTRADICTION!
@noahwilliams8996 8 років тому
Salim Jbara STOP SHOUTING! YOU'RE MAKING ME MORE ANGRY! D:
@SalimJ 8 років тому
+Noah Williams DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! NOW I'M REALLY ANGRY!
@noahwilliams8996 8 років тому
Salim Jbara I'M SO ANGRY I COULD JUST GO AND ARGUE ABOUT HOW ANGRY I AM!
@S0nny5 3 роки тому
More people need to watch this even more so nowadays.
@rottenroads1982 Рік тому
Guess What, Emotions are actually a Choice. Nothing can make you Sad, Happy, or Angry. You Chose to be Happy, Sad, Or angry, and I chose to be Neutral.
@abstract5249 6 років тому
I swear, the comments for this video are some of the CALMEST and happiest I've ever seen for any UKposts comments section. It's as if everyone is consciously AVOIDING getting angry just to prove the video wrong about them. Even the "angry" comments you see here aren't actually angry. They're just jokes poking fun at anger, itself. Hell, even trolling is virtually nonexistent! That is, I barely see ANYONE in the comments saying anything that's INTENDED to bait other people into angry arguments. I only see "pretend trolls" here, which are basically just people who are PRETENDING to be trolls and have no real intention of instigating angry responses as real trolls would. *The title of this video should be called "Reverse Psychology" because that's exactly what it is -- getting people to avoid anger by telling them they will be angry.*
@qaawara109 6 років тому
under-rated comment :D
@oreole9608 6 років тому
you got a bit angry there tho
@lorrainewilliams7896 6 років тому
I also thought there was an unusual amount of intelligence and optimism in these comments. A welcome change for sure!
@venusfrommyshows 6 років тому
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *Angerirng intensifies*
@over00lordunknown12 6 років тому
I am not arguing, I am telling you my opinion on the matter, but not saying you are wrong, just speaking personally, I have seen nicer comments on other videos (mainly stupid ones about mushy emotion...), but I have not made nice comments/mean comments here just to prove or disprove the video...
@pomtubes1205 7 років тому
ive just watched a lesson on memetics unironically
@wishfulwoomy9159 6 років тому
Lemuel Ogabang, we need official meme scientists.
@jasp9661 6 років тому
YOU USED IRONICALLY WRONG
@zJoriz 2 роки тому
Lovely analogies. And yes, it's depressing as well, thanks for the heads-up. But yeah, my brain should know by now that arguing just makes the other side stronger.
@turtak1 2 роки тому
"Not so educational videos." I love how explicate that is.
@natenotmyreallastname897 9 років тому
Now did CGP Grey make this video due to the dress debate, because he says that it takes him forever to make a video. Or did he predict the dress debate. Or did CGP Grey start the dress debate to make this video inherently relevant. It's official, CGP Grey has become the internet, and actually controls everything we see and post. CONFIRMED.
@SuperSMT 9 років тому
CGP Grey IS illuminati!
@TheDewok12 9 років тому
Nope.
@AlwaysConfused4 9 років тому
CGP Grey is really a sentient supercomputer intent on making us kill each other over the colors of a dress!
@treybowers4839 9 років тому
HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED
@FloridatedH2O 9 років тому
I, for one, welcome our new robot CGP Grey/Illuminati overlords.
@emanabduljabar5372 5 років тому
Two years later and now we know where the Paul brothers learned to do what they did.
@parkashsinghbadal9983 5 років тому
And pewds do the same
@amandeepsinghbedi108 4 роки тому
St Paul's?
@amandeepsinghbedi108 4 роки тому
Or pual juniot
@amandeepsinghbedi108 4 роки тому
Junior*
@theastralwanderer691 Рік тому
2022. Still relevant. Perhaps now more than ever. This video didn't make me angry, but that might be because it confirmed this notion I have that when people argue on the internet, they're usually arguing against ideas that other people don't actually hold, but rather some infuriating mutation of it. hence, those discussions usually produce nothing useful.
@lorenzorosmini5531 2 роки тому
I can't find the video about arguing, anyone know what happened to it?
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