Over the years, you have been easily the most interesting person on this platform. Many of your videos giving something to think about deeper than I already do, it's a good thing really
@@zacharypeirce6185 This is philosophy - bringing up a controversial but well funded and especially from one standpoint argumented topic out that sparks critical roots. Philosophical thoughts can be very controversial and looked at with hatred (look at nietzsche) thats why i love philosophy so much, you read a book from j. s. mill and one from donozo cortez and the outcomes for society are as different as can get. And both bring interesting stuff (allthough i would prefer mill a lot)
@@Drift0r As of right wing Republican I do agree that the world is ending. The problem is is that we have so many solutions that many people don’t want to implement. (Non-Thanos snapping of course) but at the same time we need people to stop saying that the world is going to end in the year 2050 because when these claims don’t get taken too seriously climate change doesn’t get taken too seriously because people like to connect the dots that way sadly. I say we gradually move over to a nuclear solution as even though it seems scary at first, you can get so much energy for less greenhouse gases. As for how we deal with nuclear waste there was actually a good video that Vox did with the University of Berkeley that shows an effective way to deal with nuclear waste. Now I also do support the implementation of hybrid power trains into vehicles as I work for a Ford dealership I am amazed by the technology for this generation. My main concern though for full electric vehicles is basically what happened in Texas when it got ridiculously cold and all the teslas basically died. Now I do agree that when it comes to meat eating it does cause a lot of methane to be released in the air but at the same time if we go full on a vegetarian diet we could have a similar event to what happened with the dust bowl Wayback when during the Great Depression. Like I said there are plenty of solutions to deal with this looming thread but at the same time the world is not going to end in the year 2050. But still liked the video.
As an environmental science student I am so happy you made this video. People only believe environmental issues are around global warming but the issues are so much deeper and stem from so much of our everyday life
Ehh idk.. If I was super rich this is the last thing I would worry about. The world is only ending for normal people. The rich will have more than enough resources and connections to get them through anything short of a sudden and catastrophic impact with minimal changes to their current lifestyle. Nature will find a way to rebalance. When we say the world is ending we really mean humans are ending and only the strong will survive, and in the modern world "strong" means rich and well connected.
I've never been much of an environmentalist myself, but I recently got a job installing solar panels, and it is pretty cool to think that in some small way, I'm helping to use less efficient or more damaging forms of energy. Kinda neat. Love these kinds of videos
@@Drift0r solar panels are actually one of the least efficient means of power generation. Just one of those things that make people feel good about themselves while not really helping anything
It's cooled down a little closer to normal in Southern AZ, but last week it was 116° multiple days in a row. So sorry, I guess you guys took our weather
It is really hard to make videos like this without facing uneccesary harsh critism, thank you for having the courage to discuss these topics which are sparsely spoken about, yet are usually on peoples minds. I too feel that something is *definitely not right* - so i am glad i am not alone in this idea.
I think the worse part is at the end we are pointed out that extreme amount of work and effort it would take to undo what has been done, only to be told that it only might work.
That whole bit about factory farming... I'm not a vegan myself, but all that stuff is why I no longer laugh at people who say they're vegan for "moral/ethical reasons"
I still see fireflies (however I have no idea how many there were in 2008 because I was just two years old), but I have noticed a lack of Bee's since last year
@@Drift0r please see a mental health professional. Decreasing phytoplankton levels should not cause you and your wife to make a suicide pact. It’s probably more related to decreasing T levels if I had to guess
Took an environmental science class for my high school senior class. I think everyone should be educated with many of these issues being downplayed or thrown into broad categories…
I think it’s pretty intense too but if you were like 70 and had to deal with anarchy around you 24/7 I’d go out in a blaze of glory then end myself after. Nobody takin my life but myself
From what I heard of countless near death experiences, it doesn’t feel that bad and it’s absolutely correct that the phobia of death is worse then the actual thing.
Sure, but it's looking like some huge medical and technological advances are going to be happening in the next few decades that will greatly increase life expectancy. Also there's always cryonics which is the route I plan to take.
“Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth takes everyone - the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there's no fairness on earth.” - Svetlana Aleksievich
Wow drift0r, I can’t believe I’ve been a sub for so many years and never known you were a hunter! I’ve been a hunter my entire life! Do you still hunt? Personally I still hunt in order to not have to buy meat from a factory farm, and also just to have an actual awareness of what process has to happen in order to have meat on your plate in the first place, when you can go to a supermarket and buy a new steak from a new animal and never even have it register that something died for that one steak is appalling to me. It’s sad to see the conservation mindset being lost in our culture today. Most people don’t know that State wildlife agencies and the country's wildlife conservation system are heavily dependent on sportsmen for funding. Money generated from license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and angling equipment provide about 60 percent of the funding for state wildlife agencies, which manage most of the wildlife in the U.S., this system of conservation has been incredibly successful at restoring the populations of North American game animals, some of which were once hunted nearly to extinction. Love ya drift keep up the good work!
I live on one of the cleanest and prettiest (IMO) rivers in the mainland United States. Our Salmon run is one of the steadiest in California. My father is a fisheries biologist which means he studies fish populations. His area of expertise is Salmon Runs in our local watershed. The Salmon runs have been getting smaller, there is no doubt about it. I hear stories from older fisherman about the runs in the sixties and seventy having such massive runs that in spots, it seemed as if you could walk across the fishes back to the other side. I sometimes see pictures of large chinooks and buckets of Coho. Now catching a large Chinook or seeing an adult Coho is an event. I can't really blame them for what was lost, it was a different mindset back then and I think deep down they regret it as well. In my short lifetime, I have seen a decline in the number of large game animals such as deer, elk, and bears. Songbirds are quieter and housecats are fatter. I have seen fewer butterflies and moths both of which used to be very common only a few years ago. As macabre as this is going to sound, I have also seen less roadkill which means fewer small animals which serve as the main food source for birds of prey and animals like foxes. Some brighter news is that there are more Bald Eagles around which shows that conservation efforts and pesticide regulation works, it's just a matter of implementing and enforcing them. This last year has had record low levels of rainfall and the river is warmer than it should be. The tourists love it but it makes me worried. There is more algae than there should be and the flow is way lower than normal for this time of year. The Brush is drier than it should be. Last year a fire got within a couple dozen miles of my house and I couldn't leave my home for a few days due to the smoke. This year's fire season is going to be much worse. In the ocean, people have been seeing less of the rarer species of Rockfish and the ones being caught are much smaller. I personally blame overfishing by commercial fishermen but that is up for debate. The crab season this year has seen commercial boats coming back with six keepers after a week of fishing. Domoic acid levels have been higher in shellfish. On a lighter note, I have been seeing more starfish which is a good sign seeing as there was a large die-off a few years ago. I think I would like to be a father one day however with the state of the world and the inaction of those in power, I fear that I cannot in good faith bring another human into this world if it won't last long enough to give them a good life. I would like to see a coral reef and a rainforest before they are all gone. I started this only intending to write a few sentences but it's been nice to put my feelings out there. I'm not the best writer so if you got this far, thank you.
Sometimes I think that it would be so cool seeing what the distant future would be like with technology and stuff but when you watch videos like this, you realize that we are currently living in the brink of the decline of the earth. So, enjoy it folks.
we aren't powerless. you are taught that you have no power as an individual which is true. however as a collective we can achieve anything. when the global labor movement begins I hope you'll be on the street with us. this isn't about right vs left. It's about saving he planet for the future of all life on earth.
@@benskinner7773 to be faaaiiiiir when a megacorporation pollutes more in one minute than the amount of pollution you've saved in a year, while it should not be a reason to give up, it does most certainly make you feel powerless. Also, remember that many of these companies have indeed influenced public discourse to shift responsibility to the consumer to avoid dealing with the consequences themselves.
This video resonates with me. More people NEED to speak out about the problems in this world that have the platform to do so. There are serious issues that are ongoing and majority of people just don’t seem to care.
@@SirDeathride ikr? No one seemed to care but he literally said that he's not saving for the future because he's gonna kill his wife and him anyways. That's kind of a deal breaker for me when it comes to UA-cam creators
The Earth can easily support 9 Billion people and the human population will probably never eclipse that. The issue isn't the number of people, it's terrible resource management.
@@Drift0r Oh Same. I agreed with 99% of the video, I just had a small issue with that. Now if humans don't make major reforms to the way we live and eat, then yeah, 7 billion is too many.
nah, its either or. either we are too many. so just limit us to 1-2 billion and continue to have ALL the stuff! or we are too greedy. so we have to have a lot less nice things but get to be 9 to 10 billion. but why would anyone choose number two?! i'd rather have a nice life with all the cool stuff and only raise 2 children instead of having a crappy life raising 3-4!
@@lordofnothing. How is it possibly either or? You think the standard of living hasn't been skyrocketing just as fast as the population has for the last 300 years? 9 billion is a conservative estimate based on our current technology and infrastructure. Humans haven't even populated 12% of the planet yet. Just imagine that the pop stays the same, you don't think that technology/infrastructure will continue to improve the standard of living just as it has for 300 years? Then why would *increasing* the number of people who can work on these problems, and increasing the demand for such solutions, make it any worse? Most of what Drift said in the video was pretty accurate, but population always has been a local problem only, and we are nowhere close to making it a global problem.
I love these kind of videos not only are you championing a great cause but it’s a great reminder to yourself on why you do everything you do. Keep it up.
I've been telling people to SAVE THE PHYTOPLANKTON! I would argue that they make more O2 than trees. You can recycle all you want but when stuff is made in Mexico and then assembled in China and shipped back to the USA 🤯 edit: let's not forget california is the only state that allows the nets that just scrape the bottom. Almond farming is really bad for water and CA is supposedly short on water.
what's ridiculous is, they always say "stop taking long showers" for all the consumers but the government never regulates the almond farms/companies to stop wasting water like madmen? The almond farming uses WAY WAY more water than any long showers. I get that saving water on every front so saving on showers is fine but where is the accountability on the corporations that are wasting water? It's "always the consumer's fault" but never the companies' fault? It's part of the problem many people want to eat almonds, but it's WAY more fault on the almond farms/companies for using water excessively. Absolutely ridiculous. I hate how people's default response is to always blame consumers but never the corporations that are the ones who literally CONTROL the supply.
Nestle i also setting up bottling plants as well. Nestle has a history of blatant ignoring their permits and over drawing far longer then they are legal allowed. Yet for what every reason ever ones tactics when dealing with this is to just ask them to not to.
Thanks for taking an objective perspective on the matter. I'm currently an engineering student working as an intern. Sustainability and environmental preservation is something I've thought about a great deal and it's a very difficult, frustrating issue to tackle. Everyday I see little improvements that even smaller companies can take into account to help preserve our planet for future generations. Keep on pondering the matter but hopefully we can find some solution we can act on!
The dislikes are from people who are trying to watch this channel for the content it makes, not for the person who makes it. Do not get me wrong, the topic is interesting and he is talking about real issues, but this is not his main profile to talk about these kinds of things. Anyway, I did not disliked the video, but I get it why people dislike it. It is just not the content they want.
@@skeletor99hun He has posted philosophical videos from time to time, and those have been his most popular videos. I don't see the problem in Driftor talking about stuff unrelated to CoD here and there?
@@skeletor99hun he has always talked about real world issues and if someone isn’t interested in the vid their troglodyte brain shouldn’t have clicked on the vid
@@Drift0r my Republican parents are big into recycling but are mostly apathetic about climate change otherwise. Been trying to show them how it’s all a scam for so long
As a hippy, it's funny to me that you made it a point to clarify that you're not talking about hippy dippy stuff yet the reality is we're really preaching the same message in regards to the preservation of life on earth
Correct. However, sometimes reframing the same message can have a big impact for some groups. For example, people in Georgia don't care about animal rights or the earth mother, but they sure do care about preserving the family hunting grounds. Labels prevent cooperation so I sought to repackage the message.
@@Drift0r @Drift0r I completely get that. It ties back in to why you avoided talking about climate change as much as you could even though it is a harsh reality that we're facing as a collective species because people seem to get irrationally combative about the concept. This video was a pretty great watch, by the way. Good work 💖
I tried explain how population control could save the world to my grandpa once and he thought I was literally insane. Thank you for validating that strategy for me. I was starting to think I was insane too
I NEVER eat fast food. Ever. Been at least 5 years. No processed food at all. 100% organic whole food only!!!! only eat grass fed grass finished beef. And pasture raised chickens from a small farm in Viroqua Wi. They live outside and eat bugs and forage. They get a tiny bit of organic feed in the winter. But there very happy birds. You are what you eat. I’m very lucky I live across the street from a health food store.
Nobody should be scared about sharing what they have to think. I love these vids and wish more creators shared their creative/ thought provoking conversations. Keep up the good the master work drift0r 🤙🏼
Thank YOU! Your video content is first that I have been able to resonate with fully, logically, succinctly in all the time I've ever watched UA-cam. What common sense thought amongst all the chatter. All that you've said sticks with me, and to hear you say that you and your wife will not have children, and self deliver yourselves when there is no system to support us... hats off. I've felt this way most of my life. So good to know there are others who think the same way.
This is an extremely cynical and negative outlook. You lost me at “my retirement plan is suicide.” COVID distorted your perception. I think you’ve admitted as much. Things you’ve overlooked off the top of my head: world population growth rate has been declining for some time and will continue to do so; humans show an incredible ability to adapt when they have to (just look at the last year); younger generations are more educated and environmentally concerned than ever before - and they will be in charge soon. Don’t get me wrong, environmental challenges need to be dealt with and there will continue to be consequences to ignoring them. It’s just way too early to throw your hands up and say let it burn b/c…yolo.
I agree with you a lot on the new generation thing the old generation is a big cause of a lot of these problems that our generation is gonna have to fix the question is can we? I at least think we will make it better and plus 50 years ago compare our technology to what we have now we can come up with something to help our planet
This isn't cynical at all, he literally said that last part as one of the potential reactions to it. This video was incredibly down the middle and factual to ne honest
@@luckyraygun1607 This. Technology lags industry. As a species, we have gone from horse/wagon to interplanetary rockets over a period of a few hundred years. We have already found several possible solutions to cleaning our environment, plastic eating bacteria & fungus, carbon capturing, alternative energies, etc. I imagine 50 or 75 years from now people will look back & laugh at the climate change hysteria of today.
@@TheGuardian_TM this is what I’m saying look at how fast we’re progressing in technology I’m about 70% sure that we can find solutions to these problems . I mean compare the technology from 50 years ago to now huge improvements. And yeah there are people finding ways to help protect the environment now. Now it will take all of us together to stop this and it won’t be easy but I feel we can get through this. We have to in order for us to live
@@luckyraygun1607 the problem isn't the fact that we aren't capable of creating technology that will stop this, the problem is our corporations that have the resources and manpower to create this technology are driven by short term profits and use all their resources/innovation to sell wasteful basic consumerist products like fast fashion and cheap plastic items because it is more profitable. Yes, consumers are part of the problem with desiring these wasteful things, BUT people are being absolutely ignorant of that fact that corporations are a BIGGER part of the problem. They ABSOLUTELY have the resources and manpower to solve these issues, but their motivation is in the wrong direction.
I think why people disliked is because people don’t wanna hear about the supposed end of the world and their favorite youtuber saying he’s gonna have a suicide pact with his wife. Science has advanced so much in just this century alone. I’m sure we’ll find a way to save our earth and us humans are survivors. It’s just disheartening to hear from somebody as smart as you’re drift because your probably right. I’ve been watching you since I was 12 and I’m now about to turn 21. I hope future generations get to live in a world that isn’t perfect but much better than it is today.
First time in a while that I watched an entire video without skipping through. Very thorough and detailed, I even learned a few issues that I had no idea about (Phytoplankton decline for one). Going to definitely share this with friends, the more people who learn, the better.
honestly that was an awesome video bro deep but not too deep got a little dark there but your just being honest about your type of logic, seriously this was a really good vid.
@@ChuckBrowning maybe he’s not... maybe he understands what we don’t want to believe ... maybe we are the villains... as far as every other species in the world is concerned we are the villains a parasite that consumes everything good in this world
My friends essentially stop listening when I start talking about our oceans. I refuse to eat seafood anymore. I’m one person, but at least I am trying.
The signs are there and it’s actually quite terrifying, what could help solve this? is the tough question… people ignore the solutions and the steps we could take to help change things, and if we could get the masses to change and adapt, then we have to get our government to change too, and then we have to not just get our government(although that would definitely help) but all the governments to change, that’s what’s so scary and nihilistic, like you said it is going to take our backs being up against the wall, when things get really bad to actually enforce change, which is a depressing thought, but good video, I agree with your point of view on this
Might I ask what we do about the other countries that won't abide by this? It's pretty clear in the US and Japan (and I think Italy) that we're "not having enough children" (in quotes because I find gov't mandatory birthrates *or* lack of to be disgusting) that we don't have enough "children" (though most of us are adults now) born between 1985-Present to support just the Boomer population as they live longer, require more and more expensive medical care, and live longer in that expensive medical care. There already aren't "enough children" in the United States and there are plenty of disaffected millennials and Gen Z who don't want kids for a plethora of reasons (everyone I personally know had an abusive/bad home life and doesn't want to accidentally eff up their offspring.) Also the other women I know are finding it difficult to find a life partner who shares their values if they *did* want children. It also doesn't help that the women I know also pretty much all had their own fathers walk out on the family and saw the pressure it put on their mom to be a single mom. So yes, I agree with you. Let's stop having kids and let's not pressure people to have them. *However* outside of select countries how the *hell* are you going to regulate that? China and India together have just under 3 billion (various sites I added up have it coming to 2.8~ billion) and China itself has an even bigger "problem" of not having enough young people to take care of the old people-and they did limit their birth rates. So it's a problem we'd have to get everyone in the world to agree on and agree to *not* artificially extend the lives of the elderly which puts *massive* economic strain on a country, state, or even a family to care for an ailing great great grandparent. Like if you're 102 and up and mobile and able to care for yourself, awesome, good for you, but if you're nearly 100 and being forcibly kept alive (what happened with my great grandmother)-I personally think it's very cruel, both to the person being kept alive (especially if it's not honoring a DNR) and the other family members who don't want that-then just ffs allow them to pass on. And honestly I don't know how to fix it. :/
@Drift0r Really enjoyed this, the points made here are all true, and presented in a way that isnt trying to make anyone “feel bad” or put down anyone, i really appreciate it. As a person who stopped playing CoD for the most part after BO2 some of the last content of yours i had consumed was the “vampire dreams” series at work w/ some co-workers (we thoroughly enjoyed it) and now getting back into CoD last month it makes me glad to see that you are still making not only CoD content, but also this more eye opening content as well. Keep up the good work
If you want hope, look into permaculture and urban food forests. Permaculture could change the world as we know it. Imagine a world where all the lawns are replaced with food forests. Bountiful fresh food within an arms reach of your door. It would bring our society to it's knees and make people question if this system really is so good. With daily meals free to everyone, the biggest whip of the masses is useless. People would see that their jobs are just a means of obtaining a daily meal, giving them more bargaining power and freedom to choose what they want to do. The workers of the world break their chains and create a society that meets everyone's basic needs. A society that allows people to work towards their own goals and society's advancement in their own way without forcing themselves into servitude of people seeking a bigger high score. Obesity, hunger, climate change, water scarcity, wage slavery, homelessness, child poverty, depression, anxiety, isolation, supply line shortages, famine, mass extinctions, deforestation, animal cruelty. We just need to take one small step. One small step to freedom. One small step towards tomorrow. That world is here. Waiting for us to make the first move.
Hey Drift0r, I just wanna say that I find it awesome that you created this. I always watch you for you COD content, but it is super awesome that you are bringing this topic up for all your subscribers. Good stuff man.
I applaud your organized and well thought out explanation on everything you mentioned in this video. The more people that know the truth, the more likely a beautiful mind can be a catalyst for change. I have very similar ideologies as you do; with no platform to show it. It is so refreshing to see someone speak the truth on all the threats our species will face in the future.
Your the first person that approaches this the same way I do..many people I know want to make it only about global warming when there is so many issues to talk about without even mentioning it...because mentioning it to half the people is an automatic kill switch to the conversation...whether you believe it's real or not...we know acid rain and so many other issues are real..so....let's focus on issues that's not a kill switch to the convo for most and maybe get things done..I have gotten real in depth conversations with people about environmental issues that wouldn't listen to a word usually if global warming was mentioned and they actually took an environmentalist view against many issues because the conversation didn't die the second it started
Bro, life might get tough, but humans will survive. Technology over the next 30-50 years will be insane. Lab grown meat will revolutionize farming, insect eating can replace live stock. When politicians feel legitimately threatened by environmental changes, legislation will be changed. Humans will get to a point where we are sustainable. Our instincts so survive will win out
Why not talk about organizations that are working on these issues so that your viewers could help support them. While you may be doom and gloom there are people who feel the same way and are actually doing something about each issue you talk about. From ocean cleanup organizations, organizations that are fighting against over fishing, more efficient energy production, sustainable farming organizations looking to improve the processes, etc. you just gloss over all these people’s efforts, and suggest a solution of giving up, ending the lives of yourself and others. I think you need some more critical thought into this. People have a way of progressing in areas that have a lot of effort put into it. So maybe help those efforts that you think would help, instead of saying your going to off your wife and yourself as a solution.
24:07 nailed it right on the head. I don’t plan on retiring either and every few years I take out lots of money from my 401k. All the older people at my job look at me like I’m crazy, but the US keeps raising the retirement age and at this point I won’t live to see it. I also share the same exact beliefs with children, why make another human being just to suffer. Might as well use the money as just go out in a blaze of glory in my 60s.
I have no choice but to disagree with you about organic farms because I’m a horticultural student with experience on organic farms. The main reason people want to use organic farms is to bring back natural soil, and to get rid of over tilled dead soil; because natural soil that has micro nutrients and micro organisms are extremely more resilient to droughts because they can naturally retain more moisture without evaporation. So I have no idea where you got that information but it is false.
So basically just prep and start raising your own animals. already bought lots of rabbits chickens enough genetic diversity where inbreeding wont happen for decades. Oh and getting into aquaponics so will have fish as well.
@@feynk6671 Lead and steel and tenacity will make it difficult for the savages. Family and friends with combine arms even more so. I hope we can truly prevent the collapse But I am not holding my breath.
Agree with all you say mate. One other solution is to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. It’s now estimated that eating meat is as equally destructive to our environment, than the whole transport industry. We can all at least eat less meat, it will prolong the train ride to eventual oblivion. Our leaders will always choose stimulating the economy, over preserving the Earth. Mad thinking, but I guess greed is the only snake that cannot be charmed. So very sad and bewildering.
I like these types of videos that you make. They are not only entertaining, but also very informative. I swear I learn more from drift0r than I do from college
When profit is your MO, you're willing to do terrible things. Definitely doesn't help that we live in a society that's so hell bent on consuming. You're never happy with what you have, and you will never be happy until you have the next thing. Rinse and repeat
@@seymourbabooms1694 Without a consumer society, mass produced basic luxuries like food, clothing, and technology will become less accessible and affordable to the general population. And profits in a capitalist economy drive innovation and encourage companies to create better products. Let's not forget that you are also a part of this prosperous system, so if you don't like it, please move elsewhere to some poor socialist country.
The problem isn't the human population being too high. The problem is the profit motive and negative externalities (in this case, forms of pollution) not being paid for when it comes to said profit. This basically means government reform to achieve intense environmental regulations or outright revolution. It basically needs to be made completely unprofitable to excessively pollute, and mild pollution needs to be as heavily discouraged as possible with fees and fines. Our desires are also not intrinsically infinite. That is psuedo-psychology propaganda. People are generally sated with what they want in terms of happiness once a certain level of comfort is reached (which has been studied).
@@Drift0r Sorry if I came off as confrontational about those two things. They're actually common talking points from people when it comes to the environment collapse and it leads to certain types of people thinking that the solution is eco-fascism (think Thanos, just commit genocide to save the environment). Even if you don't support such a solution there are people who will, and its totally not necessary. So I think its important to combat the idea that there are "too many people".
I'm a fan but people with your point of view always omit human innovation and advances in science and technology. The world and civilisation which is thousands or millions of years old literally now relies on technology ie the internet that didn't even exist like 50 years ago
if you have issues with "industrial" farming and GMOs negatively affecting developing countries, you should probably do more research on the regularly scheduled famines that used to take place in the same areas that are "developing" nowadays. Famines caused by just a season or two of the wrong weather, that killed 100,000s to millions per famine. Again, routinely and regularly, it was a normal part of life.
Don’t worry, Activision will patch it.
Pin this Drift0r!
I dont trust Activision with this years planetary update. I dont want to experience planetary lag lmao. That or planetary rubber banding lol
LMAO
@@simpletown323 Save the world bundle for only 2,400 COD points.
@@ItsChalked better come with a cute reactive anime skin for stitch and weapon anime camo
Over the years, you have been easily the most interesting person on this platform. Many of your videos giving something to think about deeper than I already do, it's a good thing really
Thank you
@@Drift0r I agree and thanks foe thia video, I still cannot believe, that some people dont wanna do anything against this global crisis
Philosophy is amazing man. Idk if that’s what you’d call this but for lack of a better term....
@@zacharypeirce6185 It's not what you call this.
@@zacharypeirce6185 This is philosophy - bringing up a controversial but well funded and especially from one standpoint argumented topic out that sparks critical roots. Philosophical thoughts can be very controversial and looked at with hatred (look at nietzsche) thats why i love philosophy so much, you read a book from j. s. mill and one from donozo cortez and the outcomes for society are as different as can get. And both bring interesting stuff (allthough i would prefer mill a lot)
The Nuka Cola shirt was a nice touch.
Glad you noticed it. ;)
@@Drift0r love when people get little references/connections
Yeah had the same thought
@@Drift0r dont worry. our world, the planet & mother nature will still be here long after we're all dead
@@Drift0r As of right wing Republican I do agree that the world is ending. The problem is is that we have so many solutions that many people don’t want to implement. (Non-Thanos snapping of course) but at the same time we need people to stop saying that the world is going to end in the year 2050 because when these claims don’t get taken too seriously climate change doesn’t get taken too seriously because people like to connect the dots that way sadly. I say we gradually move over to a nuclear solution as even though it seems scary at first, you can get so much energy for less greenhouse gases. As for how we deal with nuclear waste there was actually a good video that Vox did with the University of Berkeley that shows an effective way to deal with nuclear waste. Now I also do support the implementation of hybrid power trains into vehicles as I work for a Ford dealership I am amazed by the technology for this generation. My main concern though for full electric vehicles is basically what happened in Texas when it got ridiculously cold and all the teslas basically died. Now I do agree that when it comes to meat eating it does cause a lot of methane to be released in the air but at the same time if we go full on a vegetarian diet we could have a similar event to what happened with the dust bowl Wayback when during the Great Depression. Like I said there are plenty of solutions to deal with this looming thread but at the same time the world is not going to end in the year 2050. But still liked the video.
As an environmental science student I am so happy you made this video. People only believe environmental issues are around global warming but the issues are so much deeper and stem from so much of our everyday life
Glad that you approve
It's no coincidence two of the richest men in the world are actively trying to find a viable way off the planet.
it used to be that the richest man in the world was trying to save the poorest. I guess exception to the rule tho
Ehh idk.. If I was super rich this is the last thing I would worry about. The world is only ending for normal people. The rich will have more than enough resources and connections to get them through anything short of a sudden and catastrophic impact with minimal changes to their current lifestyle. Nature will find a way to rebalance. When we say the world is ending we really mean humans are ending and only the strong will survive, and in the modern world "strong" means rich and well connected.
Makes sense to save this planet way cheaper and more successful then trying to go somewhere like Mars and having to change the climate ther
@@TheTastyMarmot wrong... they can’t live if the climate changes they way it will.... it will be a mass extinction ... eventually all humans will die
and then build a highly advanced space station and call it "Elysium".
I always love it when you go in depth on real-life problems, personal stories or psychological subjects
Stories
@@brownbagel. lmao my bad
Same here
I agree he needs to do more of these it’s so relaxing!
We need more of these
This should be called “current world setup|earth in-depth”
Made my day LOL
I've never been much of an environmentalist myself, but I recently got a job installing solar panels, and it is pretty cool to think that in some small way, I'm helping to use less efficient or more damaging forms of energy. Kinda neat. Love these kinds of videos
Solar panels are coming soon for me too
@@Drift0r solar panels are actually one of the least efficient means of power generation. Just one of those things that make people feel good about themselves while not really helping anything
@@danblew3030 sorry that's just not true. Drift0r lives in Texas it is very wise to invest in solar for him.
@@kampfkeks6619 it is true, lol. I also live in Texas
Even the best solar panels available only have about 20% energy efficiency despite costing thousands of dollars to manufacture.
As a Portland resident where it's currently *112F* outside, I resonate with this thumbnail.
PNW is baking today and will be worse tomorrow.
It's been so cold this year in NC. And rainy. We got your weather.
I hate it here. This weekend has been rough
It's cooled down a little closer to normal in Southern AZ, but last week it was 116° multiple days in a row. So sorry, I guess you guys took our weather
@@IndexReflex y'all Arizonians built different
It is really hard to make videos like this without facing uneccesary harsh critism, thank you for having the courage to discuss these topics which are sparsely spoken about, yet are usually on peoples minds.
I too feel that something is *definitely not right* - so i am glad i am not alone in this idea.
That is what is most important. Something, or several things, are definitely wrong
@@Jsanon00 Gee, thanks for pointing that out - that is a brilliant point. +1
Alternative title:
THE WORLD IS ENDING (TRUSTED LEAKS)!!!!
I know it's a joke but playing along with it... Who would have made those leaks? Why do we trust them? Lol
“Unless someone cares a whole awful a lot, then it won’t get better it’s not” -Dr. Seuss
Cancelled!
Racist
@@xsoxuxlxeaterx keep being triggered over a children’s book author and not kids being bombed in Syria
@@Sirmisfits1 that was a joke. 😉
I think the worse part is at the end we are pointed out that extreme amount of work and effort it would take to undo what has been done, only to be told that it only might work.
That whole bit about factory farming... I'm not a vegan myself, but all that stuff is why I no longer laugh at people who say they're vegan for "moral/ethical reasons"
Dude I used to see so many fireflies when I had just moved to USA in 2008. It's like they're nowhere to be found these days.
I've seen a few, including 2 that were "making more" fireflies (on mom's car.)
Until he brought this up I hadn’t noticed but it is so true!! Very sad
I'm seeing them every night all night now.
You would not believe your eyes
I still see fireflies (however I have no idea how many there were in 2008 because I was just two years old), but I have noticed a lack of Bee's since last year
Was expecting this to be overly doomer but you raise good arguments
The suicide part got dark though lol
It is 100% true.
Is suicide the end of the world
@@Drift0r please see a mental health professional. Decreasing phytoplankton levels should not cause you and your wife to make a suicide pact. It’s probably more related to decreasing T levels if I had to guess
I presume he’s talking so far in the future he’ll be in a walker. Not sure I’d want a real fallout experience in such a state.
@@danblew3030 the only people with low T is the dislikers
This man just touched on close to every topic i studied in depth in college for environmental science 😂
Great vid. I like these.
*"The Industrial Revolution and it's consequences have been a disaster for the human race."*
Drift's non gaming vids are by far my favorite.
When profit becomes more desirable than sustainability, things can only go downhill.
It always has been.
Agreed
Well, that is just the nature of capitalism
That's capitalism without a moral compass
Well obviously the Earth will die out... Some day the sun will burn out and all the solar system planets will be lifeless
There's something so satisfying about the way Drift presents facts in such an organised, unbiased manner
Took an environmental science class for my high school senior class. I think everyone should be educated with many of these issues being downplayed or thrown into broad categories…
24:14 …..well that took a turn I wasn’t expecting
Doomer moment
I would not have that if i was him...
What the heck driftor
I think it’s pretty intense too but if you were like 70 and had to deal with anarchy around you 24/7 I’d go out in a blaze of glory then end myself after. Nobody takin my life but myself
He would fit so perfect in the Midsommar community.
The warzone file size will be larger than the world soon anyway.
Hahahaha
Damn I didn't know sun screen kills coral
Yeah I wish more people knew. They should make some special sun screen that doesn’t come off
There are many reef-friendly sunscreen available now.
“Fear of death is worse than death itself”
Death is inevitable we all will die one way or another til then be good to everyone and everything
From what I heard of countless near death experiences, it doesn’t feel that bad and it’s absolutely correct that the phobia of death is worse then the actual thing.
Sure, but it's looking like some huge medical and technological advances are going to be happening in the next few decades that will greatly increase life expectancy. Also there's always cryonics which is the route I plan to take.
“Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth takes everyone - the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there's no fairness on earth.”
- Svetlana Aleksievich
Wow drift0r, I can’t believe I’ve been a sub for so many years and never known you were a hunter! I’ve been a hunter my entire life! Do you still hunt? Personally I still hunt in order to not have to buy meat from a factory farm, and also just to have an actual awareness of what process has to happen in order to have meat on your plate in the first place, when you can go to a supermarket and buy a new steak from a new animal and never even have it register that something died for that one steak is appalling to me. It’s sad to see the conservation mindset being lost in our culture today. Most people don’t know that State wildlife agencies and the country's wildlife conservation system are heavily dependent on sportsmen for funding. Money generated from license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and angling equipment provide about 60 percent of the funding for state wildlife agencies, which manage most of the wildlife in the U.S., this system of conservation has been incredibly successful at restoring the populations of North American game animals, some of which were once hunted nearly to extinction.
Love ya drift keep up the good work!
I no longer actively hunt. The nature of where I live makes that difficult
@@Drift0r understandable, thanks for the quick reply! Lol.
I live on one of the cleanest and prettiest (IMO) rivers in the mainland United States. Our Salmon run is one of the steadiest in California. My father is a fisheries biologist which means he studies fish populations. His area of expertise is Salmon Runs in our local watershed.
The Salmon runs have been getting smaller, there is no doubt about it. I hear stories from older fisherman about the runs in the sixties and seventy having such massive runs that in spots, it seemed as if you could walk across the fishes back to the other side. I sometimes see pictures of large chinooks and buckets of Coho. Now catching a large Chinook or seeing an adult Coho is an event. I can't really blame them for what was lost, it was a different mindset back then and I think deep down they regret it as well.
In my short lifetime, I have seen a decline in the number of large game animals such as deer, elk, and bears. Songbirds are quieter and housecats are fatter. I have seen fewer butterflies and moths both of which used to be very common only a few years ago. As macabre as this is going to sound, I have also seen less roadkill which means fewer small animals which serve as the main food source for birds of prey and animals like foxes.
Some brighter news is that there are more Bald Eagles around which shows that conservation efforts and pesticide regulation works, it's just a matter of implementing and enforcing them.
This last year has had record low levels of rainfall and the river is warmer than it should be. The tourists love it but it makes me worried. There is more algae than there should be and the flow is way lower than normal for this time of year. The Brush is drier than it should be. Last year a fire got within a couple dozen miles of my house and I couldn't leave my home for a few days due to the smoke. This year's fire season is going to be much worse.
In the ocean, people have been seeing less of the rarer species of Rockfish and the ones being caught are much smaller. I personally blame overfishing by commercial fishermen but that is up for debate. The crab season this year has seen commercial boats coming back with six keepers after a week of fishing. Domoic acid levels have been higher in shellfish. On a lighter note, I have been seeing more starfish which is a good sign seeing as there was a large die-off a few years ago.
I think I would like to be a father one day however with the state of the world and the inaction of those in power, I fear that I cannot in good faith bring another human into this world if it won't last long enough to give them a good life. I would like to see a coral reef and a rainforest before they are all gone.
I started this only intending to write a few sentences but it's been nice to put my feelings out there. I'm not the best writer so if you got this far, thank you.
Sometimes I think that it would be so cool seeing what the distant future would be like with technology and stuff but when you watch videos like this, you realize that we are currently living in the brink of the decline of the earth. So, enjoy it folks.
Something most of us know, but too powerless to care.
too powerless? you're the consumer! you have literally all the power.
we aren't powerless. you are taught that you have no power as an individual which is true. however as a collective we can achieve anything. when the global labor movement begins I hope you'll be on the street with us. this isn't about right vs left. It's about saving he planet for the future of all life on earth.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something, my friend 💚
same
@@benskinner7773 to be faaaiiiiir when a megacorporation pollutes more in one minute than the amount of pollution you've saved in a year, while it should not be a reason to give up, it does most certainly make you feel powerless. Also, remember that many of these companies have indeed influenced public discourse to shift responsibility to the consumer to avoid dealing with the consequences themselves.
This video resonates with me. More people NEED to speak out about the problems in this world that have the platform to do so. There are serious issues that are ongoing and majority of people just don’t seem to care.
It got really dark when “I’m gonna kill my wife and myself”. I guess my life as doctor later will be busy.
Dude fr and I don’t see many people mentioning that in the comments lmao, I was like is that a normal things to say? Lol
@@SirDeathride ikr? No one seemed to care but he literally said that he's not saving for the future because he's gonna kill his wife and him anyways. That's kind of a deal breaker for me when it comes to UA-cam creators
@@TwistedHigh Driftor is dry and matter of fact. He is not being serious, just sharing distasteful humor.
@@codycurnutte7084 No no I think he was quite serious there, this was by no means a joke. Watch it again of you must
Loved the video! It’s crazy to think that most of our environmental problems comes from our economics. We’re almost all about the money.
Could not appreciate this form of content anymore, great work !
He said: "Well, hope you enjoyed this video"
Me:😳
Wish more people used their platform like you Drift. You’re awesome man.
The Earth can easily support 9 Billion people and the human population will probably never eclipse that. The issue isn't the number of people, it's terrible resource management.
Fair enough. I want better resource management.
@@Drift0r Oh Same. I agreed with 99% of the video, I just had a small issue with that. Now if humans don't make major reforms to the way we live and eat, then yeah, 7 billion is too many.
nah, its either or.
either we are too many. so just limit us to 1-2 billion and continue to have ALL the stuff!
or we are too greedy. so we have to have a lot less nice things but get to be 9 to 10 billion.
but why would anyone choose number two?!
i'd rather have a nice life with all the cool stuff and only raise 2 children instead of having a crappy life raising 3-4!
@@Drift0r give me better resource management or I’m killing my wife
@@lordofnothing. How is it possibly either or? You think the standard of living hasn't been skyrocketing just as fast as the population has for the last 300 years? 9 billion is a conservative estimate based on our current technology and infrastructure. Humans haven't even populated 12% of the planet yet. Just imagine that the pop stays the same, you don't think that technology/infrastructure will continue to improve the standard of living just as it has for 300 years? Then why would *increasing* the number of people who can work on these problems, and increasing the demand for such solutions, make it any worse?
Most of what Drift said in the video was pretty accurate, but population always has been a local problem only, and we are nowhere close to making it a global problem.
I love these kind of videos not only are you championing a great cause but it’s a great reminder to yourself on why you do everything you do. Keep it up.
Definitely absolutely 100% agree. Everyone needs to do their part, every little thing helps! Shifts in your consumer mentality is a good start
shifting consumer mentality is not enough to combat global climate change. we need a global labor movement.
@@RayGunnerGaming Yeah, we'd need society to transform into an ecosocialist one in order to prevent climate change from getting significantly worse.
@@linusmlgtips2123 facts capitalism will never fix anything
I've been telling people to SAVE THE PHYTOPLANKTON! I would argue that they make more O2 than trees.
You can recycle all you want but when stuff is made in Mexico and then assembled in China and shipped back to the USA
🤯
edit: let's not forget california is the only state that allows the nets that just scrape the bottom.
Almond farming is really bad for water and CA is supposedly short on water.
Yeah we use waaay too much water in California. Just look at the lake water levels.
what's ridiculous is, they always say "stop taking long showers" for all the consumers but the government never regulates the almond farms/companies to stop wasting water like madmen? The almond farming uses WAY WAY more water than any long showers. I get that saving water on every front so saving on showers is fine but where is the accountability on the corporations that are wasting water? It's "always the consumer's fault" but never the companies' fault? It's part of the problem many people want to eat almonds, but it's WAY more fault on the almond farms/companies for using water excessively. Absolutely ridiculous.
I hate how people's default response is to always blame consumers but never the corporations that are the ones who literally CONTROL the supply.
Nestle i also setting up bottling plants as well. Nestle has a history of blatant ignoring their permits and over drawing far longer then they are legal allowed. Yet for what every reason ever ones tactics when dealing with this is to just ask them to not to.
Thanks for taking an objective perspective on the matter. I'm currently an engineering student working as an intern. Sustainability and environmental preservation is something I've thought about a great deal and it's a very difficult, frustrating issue to tackle. Everyday I see little improvements that even smaller companies can take into account to help preserve our planet for future generations. Keep on pondering the matter but hopefully we can find some solution we can act on!
Don’t understand the amount of dislikes when he’s talking about real issues in our world rn
Those are probably the people who are brainwashed to think that economy/pleasure is more important than our planet
No surprise there, I'd bet most fps players are rightwing brainlets
The dislikes are from people who are trying to watch this channel for the content it makes, not for the person who makes it. Do not get me wrong, the topic is interesting and he is talking about real issues, but this is not his main profile to talk about these kinds of things.
Anyway, I did not disliked the video, but I get it why people dislike it. It is just not the content they want.
@@skeletor99hun He has posted philosophical videos from time to time, and those have been his most popular videos. I don't see the problem in Driftor talking about stuff unrelated to CoD here and there?
@@skeletor99hun he has always talked about real world issues and if someone isn’t interested in the vid their troglodyte brain shouldn’t have clicked on the vid
Learning about the recycling scandal and the history behind it all really shows you how terrifying the whole thing is.
Great video Drift!
That really should be the most terrifying part
@@Drift0r my Republican parents are big into recycling but are mostly apathetic about climate change otherwise. Been trying to show them how it’s all a scam for so long
Driftor I like the video but I wouldn't have told them your retirement plan.
Isn't all this basically what the backdrop of BF2042 is all about? Mass refugee issues, fighting over resources, etc
Yes, I like that EA had the balls to do it (although they didn't admit it, obviously)
As a hippy, it's funny to me that you made it a point to clarify that you're not talking about hippy dippy stuff yet the reality is we're really preaching the same message in regards to the preservation of life on earth
Correct. However, sometimes reframing the same message can have a big impact for some groups. For example, people in Georgia don't care about animal rights or the earth mother, but they sure do care about preserving the family hunting grounds. Labels prevent cooperation so I sought to repackage the message.
@@Drift0r @Drift0r I completely get that. It ties back in to why you avoided talking about climate change as much as you could even though it is a harsh reality that we're facing as a collective species because people seem to get irrationally combative about the concept. This video was a pretty great watch, by the way. Good work 💖
@@Drift0r yup, Gotta know your audience. People don’t consume information without prejudice. If we know anything about anything, we know that lol.
@@Drift0r good job generalizing people, I’m not even from Georgia but you’re so weird lmfao you don’t know anything
I tried explain how population control could save the world to my grandpa once and he thought I was literally insane. Thank you for validating that strategy for me. I was starting to think I was insane too
I took an environmental pathway in college and you are speaking facts our grandchildren will see an entirely different world
I NEVER eat fast food. Ever. Been at least 5 years. No processed food at all.
100% organic whole food only!!!!
only eat grass fed grass finished beef.
And pasture raised chickens from a small farm in Viroqua Wi. They live outside and eat bugs and forage. They get a tiny bit of organic feed in the winter. But there very happy birds.
You are what you eat.
I’m very lucky I live across the street from a health food store.
Tbh this was a nicely put together presentation. No political bs you just gave us the facts. Good video!
Nobody should be scared about sharing what they have to think. I love these vids and wish more creators shared their creative/ thought provoking conversations. Keep up the good the master work drift0r 🤙🏼
It's ok, the world will end but at least we can still expect a new cod every year
Thank YOU! Your video content is first that I have been able to resonate with fully, logically, succinctly in all the time I've ever watched UA-cam. What common sense thought amongst all the chatter. All that you've said sticks with me, and to hear you say that you and your wife will not have children, and self deliver yourselves when there is no system to support us... hats off. I've felt this way most of my life. So good to know there are others who think the same way.
This is an extremely cynical and negative outlook. You lost me at “my retirement plan is suicide.” COVID distorted your perception. I think you’ve admitted as much.
Things you’ve overlooked off the top of my head: world population growth rate has been declining for some time and will continue to do so; humans show an incredible ability to adapt when they have to (just look at the last year); younger generations are more educated and environmentally concerned than ever before - and they will be in charge soon.
Don’t get me wrong, environmental challenges need to be dealt with and there will continue to be consequences to ignoring them. It’s just way too early to throw your hands up and say let it burn b/c…yolo.
I agree with you a lot on the new generation thing the old generation is a big cause of a lot of these problems that our generation is gonna have to fix the question is can we? I at least think we will make it better and plus 50 years ago compare our technology to what we have now we can come up with something to help our planet
This isn't cynical at all, he literally said that last part as one of the potential reactions to it. This video was incredibly down the middle and factual to ne honest
@@luckyraygun1607 This. Technology lags industry. As a species, we have gone from horse/wagon to interplanetary rockets over a period of a few hundred years. We have already found several possible solutions to cleaning our environment, plastic eating bacteria & fungus, carbon capturing, alternative energies, etc. I imagine 50 or 75 years from now people will look back & laugh at the climate change hysteria of today.
@@TheGuardian_TM this is what I’m saying look at how fast we’re progressing in technology I’m about 70% sure that we can find solutions to these problems . I mean compare the technology from 50 years ago to now huge improvements. And yeah there are people finding ways to help protect the environment now. Now it will take all of us together to stop this and it won’t be easy but I feel we can get through this. We have to in order for us to live
@@luckyraygun1607 the problem isn't the fact that we aren't capable of creating technology that will stop this, the problem is our corporations that have the resources and manpower to create this technology are driven by short term profits and use all their resources/innovation to sell wasteful basic consumerist products like fast fashion and cheap plastic items because it is more profitable. Yes, consumers are part of the problem with desiring these wasteful things, BUT people are being absolutely ignorant of that fact that corporations are a BIGGER part of the problem. They ABSOLUTELY have the resources and manpower to solve these issues, but their motivation is in the wrong direction.
I think why people disliked is because people don’t wanna hear about the supposed end of the world and their favorite youtuber saying he’s gonna have a suicide pact with his wife.
Science has advanced so much in just this century alone. I’m sure we’ll find a way to save our earth and us humans are survivors. It’s just disheartening to hear from somebody as smart as you’re drift because your probably right.
I’ve been watching you since I was 12 and I’m now about to turn 21. I hope future generations get to live in a world that isn’t perfect but much better than it is today.
Thanks for the hope bro
First time in a while that I watched an entire video without skipping through. Very thorough and detailed, I even learned a few issues that I had no idea about (Phytoplankton decline for one). Going to definitely share this with friends, the more people who learn, the better.
Look forward to watching the vid Drift
I hope you find it enlightening. Sadly, it won't be pleasant :(
honestly that was an awesome video bro deep but not too deep got a little dark there but your just being honest about your type of logic, seriously this was a really good vid.
Like thanos said himself, this world needs correction in order to survive
You DO get that Thanos is the villain, right?
@@ChuckBrowning exactly 😈
@@ChuckBrowning Thanos thought of himself as the messiah
@@ChuckBrowning maybe he’s not... maybe he understands what we don’t want to believe ... maybe we are the villains... as far as every other species in the world is concerned we are the villains a parasite that consumes everything good in this world
There is some truth in that
My friends essentially stop listening when I start talking about our oceans. I refuse to eat seafood anymore. I’m one person, but at least I am trying.
Your nuka cola shirt is a nice thematic match with the post-apocaliptic topics :p
The signs are there and it’s actually quite terrifying, what could help solve this? is the tough question… people ignore the solutions and the steps we could take to help change things, and if we could get the masses to change and adapt, then we have to get our government to change too, and then we have to not just get our government(although that would definitely help) but all the governments to change, that’s what’s so scary and nihilistic, like you said it is going to take our backs being up against the wall, when things get really bad to actually enforce change, which is a depressing thought, but good video, I agree with your point of view on this
his reason for not wanting children is also part of the reason why i don’t want children either, he is so right the world is only getting worse
Might I ask what we do about the other countries that won't abide by this? It's pretty clear in the US and Japan (and I think Italy) that we're "not having enough children" (in quotes because I find gov't mandatory birthrates *or* lack of to be disgusting) that we don't have enough "children" (though most of us are adults now) born between 1985-Present to support just the Boomer population as they live longer, require more and more expensive medical care, and live longer in that expensive medical care. There already aren't "enough children" in the United States and there are plenty of disaffected millennials and Gen Z who don't want kids for a plethora of reasons (everyone I personally know had an abusive/bad home life and doesn't want to accidentally eff up their offspring.) Also the other women I know are finding it difficult to find a life partner who shares their values if they *did* want children. It also doesn't help that the women I know also pretty much all had their own fathers walk out on the family and saw the pressure it put on their mom to be a single mom.
So yes, I agree with you. Let's stop having kids and let's not pressure people to have them. *However* outside of select countries how the *hell* are you going to regulate that? China and India together have just under 3 billion (various sites I added up have it coming to 2.8~ billion) and China itself has an even bigger "problem" of not having enough young people to take care of the old people-and they did limit their birth rates. So it's a problem we'd have to get everyone in the world to agree on and agree to *not* artificially extend the lives of the elderly which puts *massive* economic strain on a country, state, or even a family to care for an ailing great great grandparent. Like if you're 102 and up and mobile and able to care for yourself, awesome, good for you, but if you're nearly 100 and being forcibly kept alive (what happened with my great grandmother)-I personally think it's very cruel, both to the person being kept alive (especially if it's not honoring a DNR) and the other family members who don't want that-then just ffs allow them to pass on. And honestly I don't know how to fix it. :/
@Drift0r Really enjoyed this, the points made here are all true, and presented in a way that isnt trying to make anyone “feel bad” or put down anyone, i really appreciate it. As a person who stopped playing CoD for the most part after BO2 some of the last content of yours i had consumed was the “vampire dreams” series at work w/ some co-workers (we thoroughly enjoyed it) and now getting back into CoD last month it makes me glad to see that you are still making not only CoD content, but also this more eye opening content as well. Keep up the good work
If you want hope, look into permaculture and urban food forests.
Permaculture could change the world as we know it. Imagine a world where all the lawns are replaced with food forests. Bountiful fresh food within an arms reach of your door. It would bring our society to it's knees and make people question if this system really is so good. With daily meals free to everyone, the biggest whip of the masses is useless. People would see that their jobs are just a means of obtaining a daily meal, giving them more bargaining power and freedom to choose what they want to do. The workers of the world break their chains and create a society that meets everyone's basic needs. A society that allows people to work towards their own goals and society's advancement in their own way without forcing themselves into servitude of people seeking a bigger high score.
Obesity, hunger, climate change, water scarcity, wage slavery, homelessness, child poverty, depression, anxiety, isolation, supply line shortages, famine, mass extinctions, deforestation, animal cruelty.
We just need to take one small step. One small step to freedom. One small step towards tomorrow. That world is here. Waiting for us to make the first move.
Hey Drift0r, I just wanna say that I find it awesome that you created this. I always watch you for you COD content, but it is super awesome that you are bringing this topic up for all your subscribers. Good stuff man.
As long as it ends after your eight thoughts mega expose video I'm good.
As the smog completely blocks out the sun in the year 3372, you see your final sight: "Black Ops 8 coming soon".
I applaud your organized and well thought out explanation on everything you mentioned in this video. The more people that know the truth, the more likely a beautiful mind can be a catalyst for change. I have very similar ideologies as you do; with no platform to show it. It is so refreshing to see someone speak the truth on all the threats our species will face in the future.
I'm glad that you agree with me on how bad this problem is.
"Global Warming is a hot button issue."
Wooooooow... that says it all. RIP
What are you getting at exactly?
So many points you've made here had me wishing I could post that meme people do, saying, "Oh he just like me"
Nuclear energy is the best thing we as humans can do to right the ship. There's a startup on carbon turbines that take in CO² and expel O²
yes there is ton of interesting technological advancement going on in the background, but the fear is that they will come too late.
I'm on board with your views. My spouse and I have a nearly identical "exit plan" in place of anything resembling a restful retirement.
I need to save this video to a Playlist so I can refer people to it as my explanation for my not wanting to have kids
Your the first person that approaches this the same way I do..many people I know want to make it only about global warming when there is so many issues to talk about without even mentioning it...because mentioning it to half the people is an automatic kill switch to the conversation...whether you believe it's real or not...we know acid rain and so many other issues are real..so....let's focus on issues that's not a kill switch to the convo for most and maybe get things done..I have gotten real in depth conversations with people about environmental issues that wouldn't listen to a word usually if global warming was mentioned and they actually took an environmentalist view against many issues because the conversation didn't die the second it started
Us humans aren't helping that's for sure.
I really appreciate your efforts in producing these types of videos bro.. very informative.. keep it up
Thank you
The world is an evil, evil place. Thanks for bringing this to light Drift.
Bro, life might get tough, but humans will survive. Technology over the next 30-50 years will be insane. Lab grown meat will revolutionize farming, insect eating can replace live stock. When politicians feel legitimately threatened by environmental changes, legislation will be changed. Humans will get to a point where we are sustainable. Our instincts so survive will win out
Why not talk about organizations that are working on these issues so that your viewers could help support them. While you may be doom and gloom there are people who feel the same way and are actually doing something about each issue you talk about. From ocean cleanup organizations, organizations that are fighting against over fishing, more efficient energy production, sustainable farming organizations looking to improve the processes, etc. you just gloss over all these people’s efforts, and suggest a solution of giving up, ending the lives of yourself and others. I think you need some more critical thought into this. People have a way of progressing in areas that have a lot of effort put into it. So maybe help those efforts that you think would help, instead of saying your going to off your wife and yourself as a solution.
When the world crumbles I will jump into the void. I hate it here
24:07 nailed it right on the head.
I don’t plan on retiring either and every few years I take out lots of money from my 401k. All the older people at my job look at me like I’m crazy, but the US keeps raising the retirement age and at this point I won’t live to see it. I also share the same exact beliefs with children, why make another human being just to suffer.
Might as well use the money as just go out in a blaze of glory in my 60s.
I have no choice but to disagree with you about organic farms because I’m a horticultural student with experience on organic farms. The main reason people want to use organic farms is to bring back natural soil, and to get rid of over tilled dead soil; because natural soil that has micro nutrients and micro organisms are extremely more resilient to droughts because they can naturally retain more moisture without evaporation. So I have no idea where you got that information but it is false.
Good timing for this video as the west of the US is experiencing record breaking heat right now
The world has been ending since it was beginning. Once you realize that, you will no longer have any more metaphysical problems
If Drift0r was a college professor, I would go back to school if nothing else to take his class as an elective.
Subbed for the CoD content. Stayed for the things that make you think outside the box.
So basically just prep and start raising your own animals. already bought lots of rabbits chickens enough genetic diversity where inbreeding wont happen for decades. Oh and getting into aquaponics so will have fish as well.
That's good for now, but if people are savages someday, it could all dissappear quickly.
@@feynk6671 Lead and steel and tenacity will make it difficult for the savages. Family and friends with combine arms even more so. I hope we can truly prevent the collapse But I am not holding my breath.
Agree with all you say mate. One other solution is to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. It’s now estimated that eating meat is as equally destructive to our environment, than the whole transport industry. We can all at least eat less meat, it will prolong the train ride to eventual oblivion. Our leaders will always choose stimulating the economy, over preserving the Earth. Mad thinking, but I guess greed is the only snake that cannot be charmed. So very sad and bewildering.
He’s speaking facts 💯 but it sucks because only money makes a humans listen 👂 so the future is Doomed
TG for Elon. Martian scientists can repopulate the Earth after Earthlings destroy it.
Just commenting cause I’ve been watching you forever and you make good vids still. Gotta help you in the algorithm!
This guy makes a lot of sense
He has A LOT of common sense, if everyone had as much common sense as this guy, we would maybe actually survive..
@@alexanderulv3886 But not many do, so here we go.
I like these types of videos that you make. They are not only entertaining, but also very informative. I swear I learn more from drift0r than I do from college
You said it a number of times.....money. Capitalism taken to the extreme is behind most of theses issues IMO
Yes, making food affordable sure has hurt our world
Capitalism is the only reason why the Western world has been so prosperous for years.
When profit is your MO, you're willing to do terrible things. Definitely doesn't help that we live in a society that's so hell bent on consuming. You're never happy with what you have, and you will never be happy until you have the next thing. Rinse and repeat
@@seymourbabooms1694 Without a consumer society, mass produced basic luxuries like food, clothing, and technology will become less accessible and affordable to the general population. And profits in a capitalist economy drive innovation and encourage companies to create better products. Let's not forget that you are also a part of this prosperous system, so if you don't like it, please move elsewhere to some poor socialist country.
Ah, capitalism, the eternal boogeyman.
The problem isn't the human population being too high. The problem is the profit motive and negative externalities (in this case, forms of pollution) not being paid for when it comes to said profit. This basically means government reform to achieve intense environmental regulations or outright revolution.
It basically needs to be made completely unprofitable to excessively pollute, and mild pollution needs to be as heavily discouraged as possible with fees and fines.
Our desires are also not intrinsically infinite. That is psuedo-psychology propaganda. People are generally sated with what they want in terms of happiness once a certain level of comfort is reached (which has been studied).
I strongly agree with you about the externalities not being paid.
@@Drift0r Sorry if I came off as confrontational about those two things. They're actually common talking points from people when it comes to the environment collapse and it leads to certain types of people thinking that the solution is eco-fascism (think Thanos, just commit genocide to save the environment). Even if you don't support such a solution there are people who will, and its totally not necessary. So I think its important to combat the idea that there are "too many people".
I'm a fan but people with your point of view always omit human innovation and advances in science and technology. The world and civilisation which is thousands or millions of years old literally now relies on technology ie the internet that didn't even exist like 50 years ago
I talk about this at the end.
@@Drift0r mic drop 💥
The murder-suicide plan is a little worrying
why has this vid so much dislikes? dont get it
Always appreciate these type of videos, its gets people thinking. Keep it up Drift0r!
if you have issues with "industrial" farming and GMOs negatively affecting developing countries, you should probably do more research on the regularly scheduled famines that used to take place in the same areas that are "developing" nowadays. Famines caused by just a season or two of the wrong weather, that killed 100,000s to millions per famine. Again, routinely and regularly, it was a normal part of life.
Time for the world - Season 2 to drop.
On a serious note: great video Drift0r! I absolutely love these kind of your videos.