Q&A With Grey: Meme Edition

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  • @BusinessCasual
    @BusinessCasual 7 років тому +7246

    Looking forward to my grandkids studying late 2010s memeology in school.

    • @mikado6407
      @mikado6407 7 років тому +135

      i love memeology

    • @socksinsandals1082
      @socksinsandals1082 7 років тому +31

      Business Casual YEESSSSSSS

    • @tiavor
      @tiavor 7 років тому +116

      and the great meme-wars of 2015/16

    • @phil_cassidy
      @phil_cassidy 7 років тому +108

      Just call it memetics.

    • @brain5853
      @brain5853 7 років тому +100

      It won't be the fun looking-at-cat-gifs-type though. It will be Richard-Dawkins-like boring one, where you study their meaning, influence, spreading, etc.

  • @Ethan-mm9yk
    @Ethan-mm9yk 7 років тому +665

    "Do I need to sacrifice a goat, UA-cam? Because I'll do it."
    lol that caught me off-guard

    • @nafismubashir2479
      @nafismubashir2479 4 роки тому +2

      timestamp?

    • @beccag2758
      @beccag2758 4 роки тому +7

      @@nafismubashir2479 4:03

    • @TinyDeskEngineer
      @TinyDeskEngineer 3 роки тому +5

      Garfield has mentioned sacrificing goats a surprisingly large amount of times too.

    • @peskypigeonx
      @peskypigeonx 3 роки тому

      That seems like me

    • @john-wiggains
      @john-wiggains 2 роки тому +1

      Probably my favorite of all of them 😂

  • @raf221
    @raf221 6 років тому +796

    A wise man said to me once:
    Life is short but it's the longest thing you'll ever do.

    • @trueaidooo
      @trueaidooo 3 роки тому +13

      Aside from being dead I guess

    • @7aygames35
      @7aygames35 3 роки тому +11

      I think experience is a better word here because when you die you're doing the action of being dead and hence you are doing the action of being dead longer than living, but you only experience life

  • @sofi8245
    @sofi8245 7 років тому +2749

    Honestly the fishing analogy is the best thing I've ever heard

    • @asadparvez2
      @asadparvez2 7 років тому +19

      Its just so perfectly relevant!

    • @whimsicalhamster88
      @whimsicalhamster88 7 років тому +4

      I want it on a poster

    • @tdcsguy
      @tdcsguy 7 років тому +18

      Yeah, but if you ask me he's basically just rephrasing "do what you love", because, you know, you will love the good fishing spots. Honestly I think "do what you love" is great advice, and if you'd actually follow it (in the fishing spot kind of way), then you wouldn't have to feel bad about it because it's "an unrealistically high standard"

    • @karnematch
      @karnematch 7 років тому +79

      I think the analogy was more of a "look for what you like to do and do that", which is more helpful than just random "do what you love"

    • @riverchebar
      @riverchebar 7 років тому

      Sofi nam jeff

  • @johanrunfeldt7174
    @johanrunfeldt7174 4 роки тому +1023

    If asked about whether the glass is half full or half empty, as an engineer I must reply: The glass is twice as large as it needs to be.

    • @byte7645
      @byte7645 2 роки тому +6

      isnt that become 1/4th or are my math wrong

    • @slyar
      @slyar 2 роки тому +10

      @@byte7645 Twice = x2

    • @6.28
      @6.28 2 роки тому +7

      the glass has a 2x engineering factor

  • @nathandestaart
    @nathandestaart 7 років тому +2531

    Love this though: "School: A babysitting service obsessed with an endless game of trivial pursuit."

    • @henryg.8762
      @henryg.8762 5 років тому +9

      lol true

    • @SomeFreakingCactus
      @SomeFreakingCactus 5 років тому +80

      I’d give it a little more credit than that. Thanks to school, I learned how to study the world around me, turn that information into knowledge, and use that knowledge to improve my abilities as a person. But yes, such institutions occasionally focus too much on the incentives and not on the goal.

    • @celestialtree8602
      @celestialtree8602 5 років тому +73

      @@SomeFreakingCactus looks like you got one of the seemingly rare good experiences from school, nice

    • @andyzhao7822
      @andyzhao7822 4 роки тому +15

      Meow? Meow. I like to think that school aims to teach students the procedure of work and procuring information, rather than actually vital information

    • @andonivelasco8466
      @andonivelasco8466 4 роки тому +13

      @@SomeFreakingCactus my school has never been about knowledge

  • @Y337n3ss
    @Y337n3ss 6 років тому +3112

    "the glass is _this_ full"
    "this full"
    *"f u l l"*
    subtly positive.

    • @jaydentt
      @jaydentt 5 років тому +89

      "It's this empty/full"
      Is what he should've said

    • @nandoslegend2685
      @nandoslegend2685 5 років тому +8

      Nah

    • @talongreenlee7704
      @talongreenlee7704 4 роки тому +215

      If you have an empty glass and fill it halfway, it is half full, and if you have a full glass and you empty it halfway, it is half empty

    • @jaydentt
      @jaydentt 4 роки тому +48

      @@talongreenlee7704 end of discussion

    • @thomasdu7922
      @thomasdu7922 4 роки тому +45

      +Talon Greenlee, However, this system is complicated and prone to failure, as to analyze every situation to find the correct words to describe the glass is inefficient. A good alternative is to say the glass is at "This Capacity".

  • @Tuen9
    @Tuen9 7 років тому +683

    "The glass is at half capacity," is also a favorite of mine. Or to be pedantic about the water vapor content in the "air" above the water, claiming it's half full because if its presence. Really, it's about rate. If it's draining, it's half empty; if it's filling, it's half full; and if it's rate of fill is zero, it's at half capacity.

    • @joebothell2171
      @joebothell2171 6 років тому +35

      Oh look I found the realist.

    • @oneofmanyparadoxfans5447
      @oneofmanyparadoxfans5447 6 років тому +33

      It's in four states at once: Half full of water, half full of air, half empty of water, and half empty of air.

    • @blunderbus2695
      @blunderbus2695 6 років тому +8

      Or it could mean half empty

    • @sophiacai8157
      @sophiacai8157 6 років тому +34

      The glass is twice as big as necessary.
      programmer logic

    • @legendmixer3111
      @legendmixer3111 6 років тому +4

      Technically its 99.9999% empty because there is so much space between the molecules (both the water and air). This means everything made of matter is 99.999% nothing as well.

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 4 роки тому +596

    "How would you rule the world?"
    "With compassion"
    (political compass slides left)
    *And an iron fist.*
    (political compass slides way up)

  • @yunushangulsen9312
    @yunushangulsen9312 7 років тому +761

    "The pleasure of burning down a forest and covering the world in concrete is difficult to explain"
    4:08
    Factorio in a nutshell

    • @astrofield6359
      @astrofield6359 4 роки тому +16

      Lawful evil for anyone wondering

    • @trondordoesstuff
      @trondordoesstuff 4 роки тому +6

      I'm pretty sure that quote was in reference to Factorio.

    • @nerdyspinosaurid
      @nerdyspinosaurid 4 роки тому +3

      @@trondordoesstuff Maybe it was just a reference to real life.

    • @burghleyimeanberdly6513
      @burghleyimeanberdly6513 2 роки тому

      I know a guy who keeps talking about carpet bombing russia/America, tarmacking over the detritus and building the world's biggest Lidl on top

  • @Xtoff
    @Xtoff 7 років тому +664

    My vote is for metaphorical "wings". He sets up the metaphor then just used it again.

    • @starslayer8390
      @starslayer8390 7 років тому +55

      I don't even think it matters. Isn't a balrog a being of pure shadow anyway? Wouldn't that mean it could just have wings when it felt like it?

    • @durrandirtheblack3874
      @durrandirtheblack3874 7 років тому +26

      Baleogs are not beings of pure shadow but they once were Maiar capable of creating themselves any body they desired and their power would allow. Sauron (who was technically a Balrog too) is said to have been able to change his appearance when he still had a body, but he was an exceptionally powerful Balrog, so.... We don't know what about the lesser ones like Durin's Bane in question.

    • @tomjackal5708
      @tomjackal5708 6 років тому +32

      Morgoth chose Sauron to be his chief lieutenant, whom he gave command of all his military forces ... including the Balrogs. Sauron himself is not literally a Balrog. Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs was not as powerful as Sauron

    • @joelreckard1610
      @joelreckard1610 6 років тому +2

      Umm the line in LORT is "The balrog made no answer. The fire in it seemed to die, but the darkness grew... and its wings were spread from wall to wall" its a page or two before the end of the chapter The bridge of KHAZAD-DUM. Not using the word like this time makes them real.

    • @elpapichulo4046
      @elpapichulo4046 6 років тому +2

      wrong

  • @bernier42
    @bernier42 3 роки тому +58

    It’s fun watching older Grey videos and seeing how he has always loved hexagons. As at 0:23.

    • @idiotmach1
      @idiotmach1 2 роки тому +7

      hexagons are the bestagons

    • @MarcTelang
      @MarcTelang 2 роки тому

      No its a civilization reference

  • @FactHubREAL
    @FactHubREAL 7 років тому +1871

    Great video guys
    See you again in 4 months

    • @simonmitchell7789
      @simonmitchell7789 7 років тому +13

      how true

    • @ryanl8226
      @ryanl8226 7 років тому +100

      You made a mistake. You wrote "months" instead of "years".

    • @petervilla5221
      @petervilla5221 7 років тому +15

      On the flip side, I hear Brady uploads often.

    • @Drew_42
      @Drew_42 7 років тому +17

      Would you prefer a shitty video every day, or a masterpiece every once and a while?

    • @SimulDatCor
      @SimulDatCor 7 років тому +6

      XD Lemmino fans be like:
      Also, would anyone like to provide some feedback to my animation videos? I'm looking to improve my work.

  • @Shortline819
    @Shortline819 7 років тому +242

    "Words mean things" - Grey 2017

    • @andrewknorpp9415
      @andrewknorpp9415 7 років тому +3

      We get it poets things are like other things

  • @kerentan9446
    @kerentan9446 5 років тому +129

    "I'd live a really long time"
    Mr. Grey, you have just disappointed an anonymous stranger with an obvious answer, how do you feel?

  • @nonenope886
    @nonenope886 7 років тому +184

    a rare sighting of a cpg grey video

    • @kagitsune
      @kagitsune 7 років тому +2

      God satan, I was just thinking - where's Grey??

  • @sarahcoleman3194
    @sarahcoleman3194 5 років тому +25

    The "passion" advice was such a relief, it's something grown adults are still telling me to do when I know full well it isn't happening. I wish everyone used the fishing analogy instead.

  • @feynstein1004
    @feynstein1004 7 років тому +1803

    Yes!!! I'm so glad Grey agrees with me on tribalism. Wait...........does that mean he's part of my tribe? The amount of irony is too damn high.

    • @dicemm5544
      @dicemm5544 7 років тому +193

      Tribalception, when you become tribal about tribalism.

    • @jongyon7192p
      @jongyon7192p 7 років тому +82

      tribes are unavoidable, but tribalism is putting excessive importance in these tribes, rather than letting people be whatever tribe they want.

    • @justAguyDs
      @justAguyDs 7 років тому +2

      DeRockProject & the Attack of the Really Long Channel Name that's the thing, if we don't put importance on tibalism, then we wouldn't be talking about it

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 7 років тому +16

      +Dice MM Lol I realize that. I was being sarcastic actually. I don't think Grey as fellow member of my tribe, just as someone who happens to think the same as I do. Idk if I feel like I have a tribe but if I do, it's definitely the entire human species. :)

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 7 років тому +11

      Feynstein 100
      That's the best tribe to belong to, but also the very worst. Take care, fellow traveler.

  • @Orikron
    @Orikron 7 років тому +1722

    Looking at this title I'm just imagining Grey in the "How do you do, fellow kids?" meme.

    • @samcnut
      @samcnut 7 років тому +42

      I would hang that on my wall

    • @Orikron
      @Orikron 7 років тому +4

      Foda-se! Sou Português de Portugal, não me compares a esses colónos.

    • @beckettfordahl5450
      @beckettfordahl5450 7 років тому +4

      He is kinda normie

    • @99nattes03672
      @99nattes03672 7 років тому +2

      Steve buscemi is his name

    • @Paulinemoke
      @Paulinemoke 7 років тому

      Hey - you comment frequently on videos, I just saw your fun comment on the vlogbrothers channel, right?
      I like that - we should all comment on mot stings we like.

  • @LostInEchoesFin
    @LostInEchoesFin 5 років тому +63

    The fishing metaphor for what to do with your life is genuinely exactly what I needed to hear, cheers Grey, you've probably stopped me making a really bad life decision.

  • @ryat66
    @ryat66 7 років тому +176

    "The pleasure of burning down a forest and covering the world in concrete is difficult to explain."
    I've played Factorio, too. I understand.

  • @ArisFilms
    @ArisFilms 7 років тому +897

    What would you do if you became immortal?
    ...I'd live a really long time.

    • @nurlindafsihotang49
      @nurlindafsihotang49 7 років тому +12

      ...i would be angry at whomever made me immortal and asked a refund:v

    • @the_really_tired_one
      @the_really_tired_one 6 років тому +26

      Roy Foerster
      ‘Quoting a video doesn’t make a comment’

    • @bananya6020
      @bananya6020 5 років тому +16

      I'd actually just hope I wouldn't age becaude being 800 years old and unable to do shit is bad

    • @Julio974
      @Julio974 5 років тому +4

      r/madlads

    • @henryg.8762
      @henryg.8762 5 років тому +1

      he's not wrong

  • @theteutonking3306
    @theteutonking3306 5 років тому +476

    Why don't we just ask Tolkien?
    *sees he died in 1973*
    *sad balrog noises*

    • @jayd2279
      @jayd2279 4 роки тому +7

      *'s son?
      Oh, he died too?
      ah, nevermind...

    • @micaiahkuhl6973
      @micaiahkuhl6973 4 роки тому +14

      Ngl I mainly laughed at the image of a Balrog making sad noises

    • @ruslans2006
      @ruslans2006 3 роки тому +2

      I read the year as 1793. lol

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 3 роки тому +4

      @@ruslans2006 You too have been confused by Grey's yyyy/mm/dd format I see.
      (Just kidding. It's definitely the superior format for storing files.)

    • @ruslans2006
      @ruslans2006 3 роки тому +1

      @@lonestarr1490 I only read the year wrong, not being confused by all of that.

  • @RandleSnipes
    @RandleSnipes 7 років тому +231

    Wow, the fishing analogy about life really made sense to me.. cuz I hate fishing -.-

  • @wamsang7818
    @wamsang7818 4 роки тому +244

    Someone: "Is it half empty or half full?"
    Me: It's completely full because physics

    • @Phenol-Red
      @Phenol-Red 4 роки тому +31

      But it’s mostly empty bc matter is mostly empty space

    • @knightmare__7487
      @knightmare__7487 4 роки тому +22

      but nothing is truly empty because quantum physics

    • @itismethatguy
      @itismethatguy 4 роки тому +5

      @@knightmare__7487 nothing is empty but it is still mostly empty😉

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 3 роки тому +6

      So, to summarize this thread: Form the perspective of physics (which is really the only sane perspective there is), this question doesn't make any sense.

    • @7aygames35
      @7aygames35 3 роки тому

      The glass is half full of water and half empty of air

  • @Rikri
    @Rikri 7 років тому +66

    "The pleasure of burning down a forest and covering the world in concrete is difficult to explain."
    -CGP grey

    • @ratman-f1b
      @ratman-f1b 4 роки тому +1

      I wish when you burned down a forrest you didn't have to get rid of the burnt trees

    • @mmouse1886
      @mmouse1886 4 роки тому +1

      The one time CGP burst out of his Redditor pseudo-intellectualism and became human. Only to dive back down with the rest of his videos, and it was three years ago.

    • @Aadhitiya_Murali
      @Aadhitiya_Murali 4 роки тому

      @@mmouse1886 can you elaborate?

    • @mmouse1886
      @mmouse1886 4 роки тому

      @@Aadhitiya_Murali CGP Grey in almost all of his videos tends to make himself less than human in his presentations, practically robotic whilst dispensing information at a constant rate without pause or wishing to elaborate on basically anything. He's also a gigantic Redditor which means he's a plague on this earth that happens to be blessed with a decent amount of intelligence, but wastes it infinitely on a website that is a gigantic echo chamber at the best of times. He hasn't made comments like this before or since he made this video.

    • @Aadhitiya_Murali
      @Aadhitiya_Murali 4 роки тому

      @@mmouse1886 i guess you're right.

  • @Mu51kM4n
    @Mu51kM4n 7 років тому +144

    "Don't follow your passion, bring your passion with you." - Mike Rowe (paraphrased)

  • @fossilfighters101
    @fossilfighters101 7 років тому +159

    Welcome to Myths & Legends podcast. Today we're going to be talking about the Grey, originally from American literature, but now popular across the world, and you'll see how fishing is a really good metaphor for life. The creature of the week is demon who has wings that maybe are metaphorical.

    • @vivienneleow
      @vivienneleow 7 років тому +11

      Yes! Another fan! I was thinking the same thing when the song played, hahaha.

    • @MrBaasm
      @MrBaasm 7 років тому +3

      Vie, it's funny because I think 'grey' when I listen to the myths and legends podcast...effectively the opposite

    • @vivienneleow
      @vivienneleow 7 років тому

      Derek Wilson Grey and Jason do have similar voices! I think I actually thought 'wow this guy sounds like CGP Grey' when I first started listening. I've now listened to so many episodes of M&L that my mind jumps the other way when I hear the Broke For Free song.

    • @cwalter42870
      @cwalter42870 7 років тому +2

      I knew I recognized the music, but couldn't place it until I looked at the notes.

    • @MrQuantumcomp
      @MrQuantumcomp 7 років тому

      I knew I wouldn't be the only one!!

  • @Hellspooned2
    @Hellspooned2 7 років тому +204

    The glas half full/empty discussion is stupid.
    It depends!
    It depends on what, I hear you not asking?
    Was the glass full or empty before it reached the midway point?
    If it last was full, then it currently is in progress of being emptied and thus when reaching the mid point has come half way to being emptied, as in half empty.
    And vice versa. Was it just empty and you are in the process of filling it? Then it is half full when reaching the midpoint.
    Period.

    • @KarateLauren
      @KarateLauren 5 років тому +2

      GD PolarBunny facepalm

    • @andreasstock8539
      @andreasstock8539 5 років тому +7

      and the funny thing is you cann aktually relate that to your life. When things are getting better its easyer to be happy with what you have. So its easyer to have a glase half full addetude

    • @hellcopterts8895
      @hellcopterts8895 5 років тому +2

      half empty of water means its also half full of air, so its actually the same thing; there is no true "empty".

    • @liamgriffin218
      @liamgriffin218 5 років тому

      Marko Juric also you could simply say that it is at half capacity.

    • @IndigoGollum
      @IndigoGollum 4 роки тому

      While I understand and can agree with this, I think that unless half of the glass contains a vacuum, it's half full.

  • @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA
    @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA 7 років тому +175

    #CGPGreyForDictatorOfEarth2020

  • @physe8052
    @physe8052 6 років тому +27

    2:55
    "Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination."
    - Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive"

  • @archangel8428
    @archangel8428 2 роки тому +12

    2:52 The fact that life is meaningless sets us free from expectations: it never matters anyway in the long run.

  • @RatoneroGris
    @RatoneroGris 7 років тому +223

    Memes are the DNA of the soul after all

    • @kanzkat420
      @kanzkat420 7 років тому +2

      did you just...

    • @johncarlucci6863
      @johncarlucci6863 7 років тому +15

      The memes Jack.

    • @hey7328
      @hey7328 7 років тому +2

      I GOT LOYALTY ROYALTY INSIDE MY DNA

    • @shadowregards5903
      @shadowregards5903 7 років тому +8

      More like the DNA of CULTURE. Scientifically Speaking of course

    • @FlandreScarlet
      @FlandreScarlet 7 років тому +4

      Your memes end here.

  • @ryconroleplays
    @ryconroleplays 7 років тому +61

    Fantastic as always

  • @RatificusTheSilly
    @RatificusTheSilly 2 роки тому +9

    On days like these when I feel like doing nothing. CGP Grey makes me ever so slightly more willing to get up and do something.

  • @belowaveragegamer5993
    @belowaveragegamer5993 7 років тому +326

    "I'm not unique" next question "I WANT A DEMON CHIMP!"

    • @_V_G_
      @_V_G_ 5 років тому +34

      dameon actually, reference to The Golden Compass movie
      *pushes glasses up further*

    • @SomeFreakingCactus
      @SomeFreakingCactus 5 років тому +12

      Science Time - *Repetitive pushing up of glasses intensifies, causing a small friction fire.”

    • @globalincident694
      @globalincident694 4 роки тому +4

      @@_V_G_ Daemon?

    • @zorbix3652
      @zorbix3652 4 роки тому +3

      @@globalincident694 It`s a type of thread.

    • @globalincident694
      @globalincident694 4 роки тому +3

      @@zorbix3652 yes but its daemon not dameon

  • @trifarianboi3043
    @trifarianboi3043 7 років тому +494

    Glass half full or half empty? The glass is twice the required size.

    • @brh4015
      @brh4015 7 років тому +1

      A glass twice the required size? You must be fun at parties.
      Are you from the US? I try to build up a stereotype since a US American I once met declined another drink on the basis that he already have had one.

    • @trifarianboi3043
      @trifarianboi3043 7 років тому +9

      BR H No?

    • @gnomegerome1096
      @gnomegerome1096 7 років тому +2

      BR H I appreciate your kindness but I'd rather stick to my beer instead of having 2 beers and one of them inevitably dying ( no idea what the non portuguese term is, but you know, when the beer tastes awful after a while)
      And nope! Im not shoving them down my throat because that will increase the vomit chance by 500%

    • @brh4015
      @brh4015 7 років тому +1

      Have had. Like he already did drink something this night. And he didn't decline it from me.

    • @CanyonF
      @CanyonF 7 років тому +10

      its completely full, half of liquid and half of gas.

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634 7 років тому +38

    Man, the nine alignment texts got me real good. Oddly enough, I agree with the vast majority of them.

  • @jacowagener4712
    @jacowagener4712 7 років тому +29

    *CGP Grey uploads*
    Finally my life has meaning

  • @kacee3472
    @kacee3472 7 років тому +42

    The Hello Internet references in this are amazing! hahaha

    • @WannabeCanadianDev
      @WannabeCanadianDev 7 років тому +2

      Examples? I haven't seen every ep.

    • @AnaseSkyrider
      @AnaseSkyrider 7 років тому +1

      I must know!

    • @ianhamilton1997
      @ianhamilton1997 7 років тому +2

      The flower emoji was my favorite.

    • @AndersTherkelsen
      @AndersTherkelsen 7 років тому +1

      I think pretty much all quotes from the D&D alignment system are from episodes of HI; I felt familiar with all quotes.

  • @Alex-gv2jc
    @Alex-gv2jc 7 років тому +173

    He switched hats like 5 times and I didn't even notice till the second watch

  • @metfan4l
    @metfan4l 7 років тому +141

    4:15 Holy shit, is that Mr. Plinkett in the bottom right corner? :D

    • @tman301j
      @tman301j 7 років тому +8

      And then a few seconds later, when all the youtubers return, CGP is standing in his place. He's even pointing at 'chaotic evil' on the alignment chart.

    • @villa7230
      @villa7230 7 років тому +1

      who the fuck is Mr. Pinkett?

    • @dstinnettmusic
      @dstinnettmusic 7 років тому +12

      Grey likes RedLetterMedia, specifically the star wars reviews

    • @CesarJoseee
      @CesarJoseee 7 років тому +32

      Villa He's a guy who hired a couple of hack frauds to fix his VCR.

    • @SkRo0BEe
      @SkRo0BEe 7 років тому +9

      Plinkett is chaotic evil

  • @user-qi1bx6ec6g
    @user-qi1bx6ec6g 7 років тому +180

    "In a world of billions, no one is unique"
    Thanks. I'll make sure to tell that to my teachers

    • @JM-us3fr
      @JM-us3fr 7 років тому +10

      It depends on the standard deviation and the definition of "unique"

    • @sechran
      @sechran 7 років тому +5

      Even if you boil it down to pure chemistry the number of potential humans as dictated by cohesive DNA combinations is a number so vast as to dwarf the astronomical.
      Not only are you unique, but you're *so* unique that, unless you're already an identical twin, the chance of your DNA being naturally duplicated during the lifespan of the universe is essentially 0.

    • @boilpoil
      @boilpoil 7 років тому +2

      You are failing to understand why Grey answered the question this way. If the question "what makes you unique?" is so easily answered, job interviews would surely become a lot less stressful. Unless you can systematically and effectively describe something like your fingerprints, your facial biometrics, or even map out your entire genome sequence, there is no practical way you can point out what is unique about you that no one else shares.
      As in, describe something unique about you that is guaranteed no one else shares, verifiably, and not an impractical answer. (Like "my DNA," because no one can possibly verify it save for an unprecedented international cooperation effort)
      Of course, I do not refute the argument that Grey should probably have chosen another question.

    • @LordWoffingshire
      @LordWoffingshire 7 років тому

      the thing about no one being unique in a world of billions is kinda based off the presumption that there are less than 7 billion combinations of characteristics and experiences that make up a human being.

    • @sartresianez5332
      @sartresianez5332 7 років тому +1

      CGP Grey: Nobody is really special
      Comments: But, what about me?

  • @KingAgniKai
    @KingAgniKai 7 років тому +66

    The African Union Explained. I'd really like this video.

  • @JanSanono
    @JanSanono 7 років тому +791

    Well, see you next year, guys!!!

  • @BleachedTurtle
    @BleachedTurtle 7 років тому +508

    CGP Grey and memes? Of course I'm going to watch.

    • @James-uw2xh
      @James-uw2xh 7 років тому

      What does he know about memes

    • @IizUname
      @IizUname 7 років тому

      100000000 likes! (base 2)

    • @riverchebar
      @riverchebar 7 років тому

      Bleached Turtle nam jeff

    • @WeareIF
      @WeareIF 7 років тому

      35,000 people cant be wrong.

    • @tuxedosteve1904
      @tuxedosteve1904 6 років тому

      A Surprise to be sure but a Welcome one.

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 5 років тому +4

    Wow, I needed that "passion" talk real bad right now. Thank you.
    Also that writing down tip. So far, I've only consistently documented my dreams (the night ones), here's hoping I'll be writing more than that from now on!

  • @JoeAllenD
    @JoeAllenD 7 років тому +114

    Nothing like seeing a Red Letter Media reference in CGP Grey's work. 4:16

    • @JoeAllenD
      @JoeAllenD 7 років тому +11

      Everytime he references RLM on Hello Internet, my brain freaks out in happiness.

    • @EdPenwell
      @EdPenwell 7 років тому +2

      Plinkett is lawful good

    • @thebaysix
      @thebaysix 7 років тому +1

      Very cool.

    • @riverchebar
      @riverchebar 7 років тому

      Joe Allen Dickerson nam jeff

  • @DatDaDatty
    @DatDaDatty 7 років тому +174

    what do u meme?

  • @Carlos-ln8fd
    @Carlos-ln8fd 7 років тому +43

    Sorry I'm guilty of the "follow your dreams thing". For a long time it was difficult for me to realize many people don't have dreams they base their entire existences on.

  • @connorhalleck2895
    @connorhalleck2895 7 років тому +27

    I do the notebook thing too, but also with drawings! Super helpful to get to know myself and how to maximize my stats.

    • @Darkchipper07
      @Darkchipper07 7 років тому +1

      How does that make you productive in life? And what would you write about?

    • @connorhalleck2895
      @connorhalleck2895 7 років тому +2

      Well I'm a professional animator, so doing drawings and saving my books helps me keep track of my progress. As for writing, I write ideas down for later, but also I take account of my current goals and priorities. And as those change over time, I can keep old goals/ideas from falling through the cracks of time. It keeps my from getting anxious about all the stuff (golden shit, I am convinced haha) that goes through my head: ideas for projects, music I want to check out, goals for my future, ideas on how to be less depressed, weekly goal lists. If I write it down, I can trust myself to find it again if it's important. Thus, I don't try to constantly try to remember everything. I can be much more in the moment, which is vital for my work, and my enjoyment of my life.
      Also, the act of writing and drawing itself feels good and relieves anxiety in the moment, while also being good practice. Having a small, pocket-sized book allows me to fall into the comfortable pillow fort of my creative mind whenever I want.

    • @Darkchipper07
      @Darkchipper07 7 років тому +1

      This is really helpful, thank you for your input and looks like I will have to keep a small notepad on me from now on.

    • @juliette117
      @juliette117 7 років тому +2

      stop

  • @ricc_fer
    @ricc_fer 6 років тому +8

    3:29
    What would you do if you became immortal?
    CGP: I’d live a really long time.

  • @emilyoswin3830
    @emilyoswin3830 7 років тому +92

    with the amount of free books on audible given by youtubers I could own their whole goddamn library

  • @AtlasReburdened
    @AtlasReburdened 7 років тому +9

    "I'd live a really long time" You made me spit on my screen Grey.

  • @eavannickolas4571
    @eavannickolas4571 4 роки тому +10

    Hexagonal board at 0:28.
    Join the Hexagon cult- I mean group

  • @aa-ut9ni
    @aa-ut9ni 7 років тому +13

    chaotic good grey = happy brady

  • @repmel
    @repmel 7 років тому +23

    Wanted: The 7th planet King George, of metaphorical wings, non-unique in a world of billions, and wears a hat.

  • @jeffseesselberg7348
    @jeffseesselberg7348 2 роки тому +2

    "Are memes the future of humanity?"
    Fast forward to to 2022, and they have literally become currency.

  • @linusdannull1247
    @linusdannull1247 7 років тому +35

    Good vid, cya again in 4 years.

    • @IMindiffernt
      @IMindiffernt 7 років тому

      You can always just listen to his podcast. . .

  • @quickclipsofpigs140
    @quickclipsofpigs140 7 років тому +131

    I actually laughed watching this, nice vid. Bless you all.

  • @TylerjoProductions
    @TylerjoProductions 7 років тому

    Jesus christ I didn't think I'd find so much enlightenment by clicking on a Grey vid with meme in the title, this is amazing. Thank you for the analogies, it really hit for me as I'm sure it did many others.

  • @alkmi2754
    @alkmi2754 7 років тому +15

    I watched the whole ad for audible just waiting to see any hat changes.

  • @f1scherman
    @f1scherman 7 років тому +98

    Chaotic Evil for UA-cam would be Jake Paul.

    • @aLukepop
      @aLukepop 7 років тому +14

      F1scherman No, he'd be lawful evil. Maybe neutral. Chaotic would be like, ISIS videos.

    • @frostcat5947
      @frostcat5947 6 років тому +4

      Or Logan Paul.

    • @wyhiobcarlile4879
      @wyhiobcarlile4879 6 років тому +6

      ehh more like chaotic neutral he is just reckless not purposely bad (I still hate him though)

    • @DeplorableMinecrafter
      @DeplorableMinecrafter 5 років тому

      @@wyhiobcarlile4879 His troll of the flat earthers earned him the neutral rating.

    • @SomeFreakingCactus
      @SomeFreakingCactus 5 років тому +10

      Evil works out of the desire to hurt others. Neutral works out of the desire to help themselves. Good works out of the desire to help others. How they choose to implement that is lawful vs chaos.
      A warlord who loves to rule over others is evil. A warlord who wants power is neutral. A warlord who wants to empower people is good.
      Logan Paul is egotistical. He cares for himself over anyone else. He gains this power by bullying others and demonstrating greatness over them.
      This makes him mostly neutral evil, leaning towards chaos and true neutral.
      A person like CGPGrey wishes to be an individual known for being smart and entertaining. However, he also wishes for his viewers to become smarter and entertained. His strong philosophies and ideologies originate from academics. This pushes him towards lawful good, but close to neutral good.

  • @StudioNama
    @StudioNama 7 років тому +1

    That fishing metaphor was beautiful.

  • @JFreitas0937
    @JFreitas0937 7 років тому +110

    I read tribe for a summer reading assignment

  • @trifarianboi3043
    @trifarianboi3043 7 років тому +426

    CPG Grey video??? is it Christmas??

  • @KushWhacker
    @KushWhacker 3 роки тому +1

    I love the fishing comparison... that is definitly a great way to look at it

  • @zinzam6505
    @zinzam6505 5 років тому +6

    6:21 - CGP Grey THE FINAL BOSS

  • @Charlemagne57
    @Charlemagne57 7 років тому +178

    The thing about school being a glorified babysitting service mixed with a game of trivial pursuit is so true. School does very little to prepare you for the outside world, and colleges do very little to prepare people for (most) vocations. Yet business still insist on you having this meaningless, very expensive, piece of paper, instead of using some sort of apprenticeship system where people can learn skills they will actually use while actually being productive. Additionally, high school gives everyone vast amount of general knowledge information that people forget like 90% of within a few years, and then colleges have the nerve to set general education requirements that do more of the exact same thing, except much much more expensive. Furthermore, blue collar wages continue to increase as many white collar jobs see a drop in pay because so many people are getting these degrees that the more menial jobs that require practical skills not taught in colleges are becoming more valuable. Yet, for the most part, we still need to commit thousands of dollars and years of our life to this institution that teaches us very little practical knowledge or life skills.
    tldr; our school system's f*cked up
    -sincerely, a frustrated college student

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 7 років тому +13

      That's why you take something like programming, which, for all practical purposes, is a self-taught skill that you'll learn anyways, but college also gives you a fancy paper for having done so. If you want to skip the whole college thing, do IT. Cisco offers certification exams, as does Microsoft, that are usable in certain job situations without any college degrees whatsoever.

    • @stroopwafelfalafel
      @stroopwafelfalafel 7 років тому +7

      Allow me to guide you to "Hello Internet #7: Sorry, Language Teachers" and "Hello Internet #9: Kids in a Box" where CGP Grey and Brady Haran discuss their 'neutral' opinions on school.

    • @DavidAllen-px7gr
      @DavidAllen-px7gr 7 років тому +5

      It made me think that all the way up to high school is preparing you for college, and college gives you keys to jobs. It's valueless at teaching adulting...

    • @arturocevallossoto5203
      @arturocevallossoto5203 7 років тому +2

      I wouldn't hire a non-engineer for an engineering job.

    • @williamelmore4100
      @williamelmore4100 7 років тому

      Chase Brown s

  • @onua136
    @onua136 7 років тому +1

    I deeply appreciate the hidden positivity of your analytical viewpoints on life. Thank you for this video.

  • @MagellanLife
    @MagellanLife 4 роки тому +4

    Didn't think Q&A With Grey: Meme Edition was going to be the wisest video I've seen all week 1:06

  • @Excard0n
    @Excard0n 7 років тому +19

    Modern College = Daycare is probably the best and simple equation ever.

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 7 років тому +2

      Plus, it's way over priced and overrated, especially if you're learning something like coding, which can be self taught to a large degree.

    • @z-beeblebrox
      @z-beeblebrox 7 років тому +3

      Technically, it can be self-taught to *no* degree, since you only get those at college

  • @vralmeida54
    @vralmeida54 7 років тому +1

    Grey's talk about passion is just the perfect pep talk for me right now. Thank you awesome sir. 😭
    --From the very lost trying to adult me

  • @Pyronaut_
    @Pyronaut_ 7 років тому +4

    Agreed on YYYY-MM-DD
    Makes sorting thing by date so much easier.

  • @thatunknowndoot
    @thatunknowndoot 7 років тому +5

    2073:
    Grandkid: grandpa, can you help me with a school report?
    Me: what is it about?
    Grandkid: Memes.
    Me: I finally am useful.

  • @bartmans7
    @bartmans7 7 років тому +1

    Watch the Q&A vids back to back and watch grey slowly becoming happier

  • @TheMaplestrip
    @TheMaplestrip 7 років тому +249

    yyyy-mm-dd? Yes! You're in my tribe! :D

    • @Mafia200100
      @Mafia200100 7 років тому +11

      ISO 8601, bitches!

    • @MrNateSPF
      @MrNateSPF 6 років тому

      I'm in! Just let me know when we're to start our attack on those who don't understand numbers should be ordered LTR biggest to littlest.

    • @NorwayTracking
      @NorwayTracking 6 років тому +2

      You’re such a WEEEEEEEEEEEEEnie, EVERYONE uses dd-mm-yyyy!

    • @mattdombrowski8435
      @mattdombrowski8435 6 років тому

      Yes, everyone. That is except the Americans, Japanese, and Chinese (and probably several others I've missed).
      EDIT: did you know there's a calendar wiki!? It's actually super interesting.

    • @APFS-DS
      @APFS-DS 6 років тому +1

      dd-mm-yyyy

  • @woosix7735
    @woosix7735 7 років тому +12

    My fellow 7th grader says: "Set the bar super low, so if you fail, you expect it, and if it turns out good, then you have a reason to be happy." Best philosophy I heard ever.

  • @tiikoni8742
    @tiikoni8742 6 років тому

    1:45 - 2:09 I think that is one of the best advice and example I've heard for a long, long time.

  • @Maddin1313
    @Maddin1313 7 років тому +13

    Spotted Mr. Plinkett

  • @ChrisPollitt
    @ChrisPollitt 7 років тому +26

    YYYY-MM-DD for the win! YES!!!!!! Thank you CGP Grey! [ 6:08 ]

    • @ChrisPollitt
      @ChrisPollitt 7 років тому

      And "Tribe" is a fantastic book!

    • @ClemensKatzer
      @ClemensKatzer 5 років тому +1

      Agreed. Either make it computer readable and sortable (which this is), or use something humans can read (i.e. dd.mm.yyyy ). Anyone who uses slashes ( "/" ) should be target of "kill -9" immediately.

    • @morgankasper5227
      @morgankasper5227 4 роки тому

      @@ClemensKatzer so anyone who plays roblox or codes

  • @jenkem4117
    @jenkem4117 7 років тому

    It's weird how much of what you say sticks with me. Often times I look to myself for direction and hear your voice. I appreciate everything that you're doing mate. 🤘

    • @emcee4487
      @emcee4487 7 років тому

      Dylan Thome If you're not already a Tim, you should check out Hello Internet, Grey's podcast

  • @alexharris7793
    @alexharris7793 7 років тому +5

    Finally cgpgrey video

  • @nathanmclaughlin2777
    @nathanmclaughlin2777 7 років тому +10

    #ThatMomentWhenYouThinkTheresMoreToAVideoButItsReallyJustTheSponseredMessage
    Also glad your alive Grey! I missed you ;)

  • @davidkeebler1777
    @davidkeebler1777 7 років тому

    watching these videos clears and calms my mind, it's appreciated

  • @exmythos7318
    @exmythos7318 7 років тому +6

    2:20 best description of school I've heard in a while.

  • @turtles10
    @turtles10 5 років тому +8

    4:32 This question changed my life.

  • @Connor-jl9gq
    @Connor-jl9gq 5 років тому +1

    I love that the quotes in the alignment charts at 4:05 are all quotes from hello Internet

  • @austin6982
    @austin6982 7 років тому +7

    Yes more CGP Grey!!!

  • @simonmitchell7789
    @simonmitchell7789 7 років тому +65

    The pessimist says the glass is half empty, the optimist says the glass is half full,
    and the physist ducks

    • @satiric_
      @satiric_ 7 років тому +39

      Meanwhile, the engineer comments that the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 7 років тому +17

      Saying 50% is so much simpler; then the receiving listener will automatically interpret that to mean "full" or "empty" to align with their opinion; and then, with creative use of vague language, you have tricked them into thinking you are part of their tribe.

    • @GoldenredDragon
      @GoldenredDragon 7 років тому +19

      I say it's full. Half air, half water.

    • @bloogaming8827
      @bloogaming8827 7 років тому +14

      I'm only commenting because these other replies completely missed you XKCD reference.

    • @passodibasso9430
      @passodibasso9430 7 років тому +5

      It's 50% what though?

  • @sandpuppy7
    @sandpuppy7 3 роки тому

    Thanks!

  • @HVM_fi
    @HVM_fi 7 років тому +59

    Breaking NEWS! CGP Grey has invented time travel! (2:49 Check arrows)

    • @FujibearGames
      @FujibearGames 7 років тому

      While you may not be able to influence the past with communication, it changes the way you communicate in the present with your future self which to me makes the communication two way in a sense. So the arrow going forward is you writing something for the future, and the arrow going backward is your reflection on your past writing translating into your new writing. (You're welcome for ruining the 10/10 joke)

  • @notazartan6417
    @notazartan6417 5 років тому +7

    "- I had no idea how to adult."
    Like how I hove no idea how to engineer in high school currently.

    • @lennydagostini5845
      @lennydagostini5845 5 років тому +1

      I got a job in my field and I am only vaguely aware of what my job IS.

  • @corvid_commerce
    @corvid_commerce 4 роки тому +2

    Grey seems to have such a depressing view on the world, but he still wants to live forever.

  • @asuratextingstories
    @asuratextingstories 4 роки тому +14

    "I would rule with compassion and an iron fist"
    I pledge mine sword to thy my lord of knowledge

  • @josephmorse3089
    @josephmorse3089 6 років тому +3

    Re: the D&D alignment chart, I once envisioned bringing that to the 3rd dimension by adding the factors "Blue", "Orange", and "Neutral". This was quite some time ago, however, thus I cannot remember what the "Blue" and "Orange" factors meant. I would be quite happy if you, Grey, or anyone else in the comments were to supply their own meanings to "Blue" and "Orange". And before anyone asks, yes, these colors were inspired by the colors of the portals produced from the primary Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device from the Portal games.

  • @jackwheeler27
    @jackwheeler27 7 років тому

    I literally started keeping a little notebook in my pocket a few months ago. I’m 22, and the same has been absolutely true for me. “That loop booted me into a real human.” How marvelous.

  • @UnderscoreZeroLP
    @UnderscoreZeroLP 7 років тому +48

    Quoted from Richard Dawkins' book _The Selfish Gene_: "We leave two things behind us when we die: genes and memes"

  • @olibearws
    @olibearws 7 років тому +146

    Inhale the memes. Exhale the memes. I inject the memes straight into my blood stream.

    • @Roverdrive_X
      @Roverdrive_X 7 років тому +8

      *Blood str-meme

    • @maxscribner1743
      @maxscribner1743 7 років тому +10

      misquoted from the song "meme machine"

    • @dascandy
      @dascandy 7 років тому

      Yo dawg, I herd u liek memes, so I put an Xzibit in your reply so you can meme while you inject stuff into your blood stream.

    • @maxscribner1743
      @maxscribner1743 7 років тому

      misquote from the song "meme machine"

    • @ignemuton5500
      @ignemuton5500 7 років тому +2

      without memes i will die.