I Built A City Exploiting Suffering In Cities Skylines - (It made me infinite money)

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  • @thespiffingbrit
    @thespiffingbrit  Рік тому +3714

    *Stocks in Funeral Care have never been higher after the discovery of THE METEOR*

  • @jcbvickers
    @jcbvickers Рік тому +8863

    This is unironically a great way to show people why politicians should not be able to own stock

    • @dersaegefisch
      @dersaegefisch Рік тому +602

      Then it would probably be their relatives and friends owning those I fear.

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 Рік тому +341

      Let me introduce
      nepotism.

    • @murphy7801
      @murphy7801 Рік тому +179

      @@Zazu1337 I mean nepotism isn't even anything compared to market manipulation

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 Рік тому +57

      ​@@murphy7801 That's just a comment on the proposed solution of denying politicians to have stocks.

    • @awakeandwatching953
      @awakeandwatching953 Рік тому +38

      and also highlights that like the Vatican and Washington DC the city of London is a sovereign country (and are also registered corporations but then every country also has a corporate entity attached to it)

  • @haydencarn8737
    @haydencarn8737 Рік тому +5511

    Holy crap, Spiff is teaching us about how our politicians think in a video-game, pure genius.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Рік тому +17

      E‎‎

    • @leafmanwithafryinpan
      @leafmanwithafryinpan Рік тому +226

      Sadly, people don't want to admit that this is the reality of politicians

    • @georgejones5019
      @georgejones5019 Рік тому +61

      The meteor is Coof-19.

    • @snowcathu
      @snowcathu Рік тому +75

      Thank god Spiff is not a politician! He would beat them at their own game!

    • @cloudshad0ws
      @cloudshad0ws Рік тому +58

      Not politics, but capitalism.

  • @merkuree
    @merkuree Рік тому +2497

    It is crazy how accurate Spiff's depiction of how the politicians in this country operate actually is

    • @Metagross555
      @Metagross555 Рік тому +89

      Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

    • @codyrice768
      @codyrice768 Рік тому +62

      This is a comment presumably about every country lol.

    • @merkuree
      @merkuree Рік тому +20

      @Cody Rice the UK, seeing as he's English. I didn't specify because firstly it's applicable to a number of countries, and secondly because context clues would imply it.

    • @blankityblankblank2321
      @blankityblankblank2321 Рік тому +19

      *Politicians in every country

    • @eclipse_ed_32
      @eclipse_ed_32 Рік тому +1

      @@merkuree I talk English but it's not my first language, what are you talking about, don't you know that some talk more than 1 language, how low have the English speakers fallen?...

  • @pryce4917
    @pryce4917 Рік тому +1959

    Who would've guessed Spiffing would be so adept at making 100% accurate documentaries on how the world works today.

    • @lostdeath4202
      @lostdeath4202 Рік тому +1

      Yah Biden cough cough lol

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 Рік тому +40

      @@lostdeath4202 literally every politician dog don't just single out one

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic Рік тому +12

      @@lostdeath4202 yah every politician on the planet cough cough lol*

    • @noodlelynoodle.
      @noodlelynoodle. Рік тому

      @@lostdeath4202 pretty sure Biden has forgotten how to manipulate stocks at this point, he can't even make a sentence that makes sense much less comprehend the process needed for financial fraud lol

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@AnymMusic stubs the mayor left the chat

  • @Tentin.Quarantino
    @Tentin.Quarantino Рік тому +2128

    Spiff: invests all his capital into one company
    Investment manager: “you should diversify your portfolio to protect yourself against market fluctuation. “
    Spiff: “I AM THE MARKET FLUCTUATION”

    • @AMan-xz7tx
      @AMan-xz7tx Рік тому +142

      "I AM THE MARKET! I AM THE ONE WHO STOCKS!"

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino Рік тому +30

      @@AMan-xz7tx
      *cracks open an ice-cold bottle of Schraederbrau*

    • @Bektashi
      @Bektashi Рік тому +15

      "Not.Yet."

    • @HyperVegitoDBZ
      @HyperVegitoDBZ Рік тому +5

      Are you threating me, Manager?

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Bektashi you underestimate my profitability

  • @NewWorldOrgone
    @NewWorldOrgone Рік тому +470

    That ending definitely solidified Spiff's transition from villain to supervillain.

  • @afflictedbyreality3670
    @afflictedbyreality3670 Рік тому +830

    "We're going to cause a little bit of a financial crash"
    Educating how close reality is to a game!

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Рік тому +6

      been subbed to spiff for a month, even though i never played any of the games that he covers lol, this guy is entertaining

  • @muddly
    @muddly Рік тому +132

    imagine you're visiting a friend in this city and the lights and water turn off and they're just like "the mayor is probably crashing the stocks right now, it'll be on tomorrow"

  • @Lavafish2525
    @Lavafish2525 Рік тому +542

    I think poisoning the ground water was one of the most batman villain things Spiff has done

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat Рік тому +50

      Batman villains need to step it up because this is just another day for the American military or Flint Michigan or Mississippi.

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 Рік тому +15

      @@Datzneat Where I live, people used find mercury while searching for gem stones, so they just scoop the mercury out and dump it in the stream lmao

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat Рік тому +6

      @@zeallust8542 Yea it's also common to find mercury in any waterways near gold mining areas.

    • @matronmalice9867
      @matronmalice9867 Рік тому +2

      Nah. That's Kefka level villainy.

    • @QuantumWaltz
      @QuantumWaltz Рік тому +13

      I was gonna argue that _redirecting a meteor for profit_ was even higher on the list of "Batman Villain things Spiff has done," but stepping back to think about it, that's more of a Superman Villain thing to do. Lex Luthor 100% would redirect a meteor to make profit, especially if it contained Kryptonite.

  • @battadia
    @battadia Рік тому +272

    "This will probably affect the farming industry"
    - Spiff after cutting all water and power access to his citizens

  • @pdreding
    @pdreding Рік тому +111

    I loved the gradual transition from insider trading to full-on super-villainy.

  • @Hearthburn1
    @Hearthburn1 Рік тому +2868

    I'm actually fairly certain this is how actual politicians do it.

    • @GTAVictor9128
      @GTAVictor9128 Рік тому +225

      Well, some of the politicians pushing for wider electric vehicle adoption own shares in Tesla, so yes.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Рік тому

      And the not-conservative party are all pro-immigration xenophiles, whilst 20% of them own shares in building companies. This is why you can't buy a house by the way.

    • @TheCommanderFluffy
      @TheCommanderFluffy Рік тому +154

      @@GTAVictor9128 which is ironically a horrible investment as other vehicle companies are doing electric cars better.
      Anyways, electric vehicles are an inevitability so it doesn't surprise me that the people who are trying to move us from fossil fuels are trying to profit off electrification of vehicles. Horrible practice that, insider trading. Worse when it makes life harder for the general population.

    • @EducatedTiger
      @EducatedTiger Рік тому +177

      Oddly enough, national politicians' stock portfolios tend to outperform the stock market and leading stock traders by a substantial amount. And yes, knowing ahead of time what laws are going to be passed and how they'll affect major public companies is a huge help in that.

    • @h.f6364
      @h.f6364 Рік тому +61

      i mean this is just insider trading

  • @BrahmaDBA
    @BrahmaDBA Рік тому +1008

    Spiff profiting in chaos is really in line with the saying: "If there are two natives fighting a Brit is right next to them"

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Рік тому +41

      On that thought, it was the Brit wbo built their roads, rail, and advanced infrastructure.

    • @MIIRBH
      @MIIRBH Рік тому +28

      @@blunderingfool they also made their weapons and clothes

    • @magnav6797
      @magnav6797 Рік тому +93

      @@blunderingfool and also stole their children

    • @awatcher4965
      @awatcher4965 Рік тому +30

      @@magnav6797 they all gave them things they never asked for!

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Рік тому

      @@magnav6797 We also stopped the Indians from burning widows on their husbands' funeral pyres like they were mere possessions to be taken to the afterlife, and ended a famine. Unfortunately India never bloody learns from famines.

  • @Amirrorofmirrors
    @Amirrorofmirrors Рік тому +126

    25:25 I like how he put the crematoriums next to the hospitals. Just down the road in case of any accidents. Brilliant.

  • @rohanwest2975
    @rohanwest2975 Рік тому +912

    So for this episode, spiff becomes a politician! Changing policy to manipulate the stock market for giant financial gain

    • @hackettbr1
      @hackettbr1 Рік тому +34

      Sounds like the average US politician

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 Рік тому +51

      @@hackettbr1 wouldn't you know it, congress beat the market AGAIN this year. So weird how they're able to consistently do that!

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 Рік тому +44

      And this is why politicians should be banned from the financial sector.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Рік тому +3

      No...actually yes.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Рік тому +8

      @@resileaf9501 agreed

  • @DuckAllMighty
    @DuckAllMighty Рік тому +1077

    Spiff "I'm a good person, I promise."
    Also Spiff "There it is ladies and gentlemen, the meteor of profitability, I can see it hurtling towards us at high speeds, high profit margins. Yes this is it, money raining from the sky"

    • @jarrod752
      @jarrod752 Рік тому +43

      He's become a politician, which means both things he said were incorrect from the onset.

    • @johngifford7725
      @johngifford7725 Рік тому +6

      🎶 Every time it rains it rains, pennies from heaven. 🎶

    • @marosjerabek1779
      @marosjerabek1779 Рік тому +5

      I love how by the end Spiff is just giddy 🤣

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw Рік тому

      profit isn't somehow evil, the evil thing occurring in the video is the poisoning of the populace.

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 Рік тому +1

      I see no issue here.
      There might be alien lifeforms on that meteor, so we need to welcome it for the sake of inclusion alone.

  • @gunjitkumar
    @gunjitkumar Рік тому +166

    Spiff is the Kindest and most caring British person I know.
    Just see how well he treats his virtual subjects.

  • @timothyjones4689
    @timothyjones4689 Рік тому +900

    I have never found a video so entertaining, informative and so infuriating at the same time.
    In Sydney Australia, it costs about 1.2 million for a house which is like 15 times the annual income of an “average person.” For a long time i was wondering why the government wasn’t trying to fix this but in this one video has shown me that the individuals in those positions are the ones making the policies and reaping the benefits from the disgusting prices. If they make it better, they loose their investments.

    • @spearsg
      @spearsg Рік тому +10

      Well you know -- it takes like 30 guys a few months to build your house ... so it's not a huge leap to expect that it might then, take one guy 10 - 20 years to pay it off, depending income. Sorry -- in consolation -- your observation ( in general ) that everything is manipulated down to the price of a loaf of bread is not wrong.

    • @lusciouschomsky
      @lusciouschomsky Рік тому +137

      @@spearsg you've got to keep in mind that Australian homes only used to cost 4 times the average annual income 30 years ago. Moreover, due to soaring house prices Australia has the fourth highest household debt in the world.

    • @amistrophy
      @amistrophy Рік тому +100

      @@spearsg this is one of the most insanely incorrect reasonjngs ive seen

    • @cassiolins1203
      @cassiolins1203 Рік тому +59

      @@spearsg 30 man can easily build a big house in 1 month working 9-17, your calculations are way off.

    • @gagerichards7362
      @gagerichards7362 Рік тому +14

      @@lusciouschomsky It might also be your countries huge gambling addiction that is also helping that huge household debt. Since it has the highest number of gambling addicts in the world as well.

  • @drhenceforth
    @drhenceforth Рік тому +78

    The sincere excitement at the meteor approach was delightful.

  • @mushroomkingwolfie
    @mushroomkingwolfie Рік тому +185

    I just love how @thespiffingbrits videos have progressively shifted focus from "infinite money!" To "more war crimes!" And as time goes on the actual exploits have taken the back seat to the procurement of optimal levels of human suffering. Perfectly balanced as all things should be!

  • @Caffeinated-Bladesmith
    @Caffeinated-Bladesmith Рік тому +326

    It's cartoonish to imagine a mayor being able to turn off bicycles for a day and have that equal more cars, but imagine how much pressure a firm like Blackrock can exert.

    • @Unethical.FandubsGames
      @Unethical.FandubsGames Рік тому +61

      Politicians around the world right now just passing legislation and fucking up urban planning to make cities more car centric: "Haha, yes! This video is for me!"

    • @isaacribeiro6823
      @isaacribeiro6823 Рік тому

      is happening with eletrical cars they are pushing for them so hard actually harder than the grid/electrical infrastructure can take it so is not news is old news.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 Рік тому +24

      @@AlphaCarinae It's actually the other way around--expanding highways and other car-centric infrastructure encourages people to own cars and drive more, especially if there's no better way to get from place to place (eg effective public transit). It's a form of induced demand, and it's why highway congestion never goes away for longer than a few years no matter how much the highway is expanded.

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 Рік тому +2

      @@gibbcharron3469 Somebody watches Not Just Bikes.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 Рік тому +2

      @@bensoncheung2801 Mostly Adam Something, initially; though I recently wrote a short essay on highways and public transit for university so I've poked through a bit of the actual scientific literature too!

  • @Richard-xu7kz
    @Richard-xu7kz Рік тому +28

    There is absolutely no stockmarket manipulation happening here, just playing the game as intended. Just lovely.

  • @bingolinging
    @bingolinging Рік тому +574

    I've literally learned more about the government watching this video in one sitting than I have in my whole us government class

    • @kieranmilner4208
      @kieranmilner4208 Рік тому +50

      They don’t want you becoming too smart it’s dangerous

    • @Usmanazher100s
      @Usmanazher100s Рік тому +7

      I do economics and government/politics and business A-levels (16-18 year old education) and I am towards the end of my courses: we have not learnt about anything relating to this in the slightest

    • @rrteppo
      @rrteppo Рік тому +10

      ​@@Usmanazher100s that's because you need a history degree most the time to get this information.
      Because you can talk about a guy 200 years ago doing this, but not someone 200 days ago.

    • @666Necropsy
      @666Necropsy Рік тому +1

      just wait till you learn "who" pays these politicians to "change things".

    • @orngjce223
      @orngjce223 День тому

      That's because the US Government class teaches how the government _should_ work, not how it _actually_ works

  • @Bisinski
    @Bisinski Рік тому +55

    The only fiction in this video is that the City of London has never seen this ludicrous amount of sunshine and good weather.
    The rest? Spot on.

  • @freddytucker9931
    @freddytucker9931 Рік тому +42

    "Hurdling towards us at high profit margins" 💀
    One if the best ones

  • @buuddha77
    @buuddha77 Рік тому +327

    the part when you destroyed the hospitals because they didnt make any profit had me rolling

    • @AnMComm
      @AnMComm Рік тому +16

      Not as funny when it happens in real life, isn't it?

    • @zoruasnivy
      @zoruasnivy Рік тому +3

      in the grave

    • @humanitysucks4025
      @humanitysucks4025 Рік тому +7

      ​@@AnMComm it's funnier.

    • @Domedwho
      @Domedwho Рік тому

      @@AnMComm Literally real life is the opposite, healthcare is all for profit lol

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 Рік тому

      @@AnMComm Almost like in real world, when politicians discovered that they can manipulate stock market for massive profits! Oh wait.

  • @LucasMp
    @LucasMp Рік тому +155

    In this episode of "spiff gives city skylines devs a heart attack", spiff finally learns the true value of insider trading.

  • @TheJetsetter
    @TheJetsetter Рік тому +18

    I’m here sitting on a bench in the middle of the square and I just DIED when you got so giddy about poisoning the ground water.
    Like… I had to pause the video because I couldn’t breathe 😂

  • @Pedone_Rosso
    @Pedone_Rosso Рік тому +571

    It's unsettling how close to the real world all this is.
    Almost a 1 to 1 representation.
    Thanks for your videos!

    • @Gandalf_the_Black_
      @Gandalf_the_Black_ Рік тому +52

      The only thing it's missing is a "regulatory body" to give them a tiny fine (i.e. take their cut of the profits instead of actually doing anything to stop it) whenever the market is manipulated.

    • @theqaz1828
      @theqaz1828 Рік тому

      Only thing missing was mandating the citizens to drink the water in order to qualify for a "health passport" that allows them to travel, work and buy food.

    • @LazyOtaku
      @LazyOtaku Рік тому +5

      Except the timely meteor

    • @thanquolrattenherz9665
      @thanquolrattenherz9665 Рік тому +7

      ever wondered why so many politicans made a fortune while in office, even with a basic income. sometimes its not corruption sometimes it is future insight of what is to come.

    • @stevepickford3004
      @stevepickford3004 Рік тому +7

      Pelosi school of trading. It's a fine institution

  • @teal_m_101
    @teal_m_101 Рік тому +420

    Ah yes.
    Real life urban planning.

    • @Zapdos0145
      @Zapdos0145 Рік тому +22

      cries in realism…

    • @jaisummons2304
      @jaisummons2304 Рік тому +3

      Is this IRL or is this VR is there fall damage can I test and see.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Рік тому +6

      Urban planning? What planning?!

    • @johnalogue9832
      @johnalogue9832 Рік тому +5

      Urban premeditation, really.

    • @Wulfjager
      @Wulfjager Рік тому +2

      Never thought cities skylines could be so realistic

  • @connerblank5069
    @connerblank5069 5 місяців тому +1

    I do love a good "let's play this like we're in real life!" Run. Wonderful how realistic these games are.

  • @XenonPrimeSBSV
    @XenonPrimeSBSV Рік тому +95

    And here Spiff proves the proud British tradition of informative satire is still alive and well.

  • @mathewryan4881
    @mathewryan4881 Рік тому +157

    Spiff turns cities skylines into a real world government simulator. Brilliant

  • @a.c9130
    @a.c9130 Рік тому +76

    "Don't ask me how cows' refuse to function, unless they have access to light bulbs" best quote of the year

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 Рік тому +5

      Professional milk cows have standards.

    • @keit99
      @keit99 Рік тому

      Simple, they're unionising and go on strike

  • @theguythatknowseverything9179
    @theguythatknowseverything9179 Рік тому +150

    I would love to see a colab between him and let’s game it out, the perfect balance of exploit and game breaking

  • @thewanderer1003
    @thewanderer1003 Рік тому +45

    This is essentially what Enron did. They would basically call up town power facilities that they owned and request rolling blackouts because it was profitable for them.

    • @ZacHawkins42
      @ZacHawkins42 Рік тому +3

      How fortunate for them when that other thing happened almost immediately after the story on them broke, eh?

  • @annorome
    @annorome Рік тому +40

    This is the most psychopathic episode of game exploiting to date and honestly: It is still characteristically better/more sane than some regimes out there.

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork Рік тому +80

    “Yes I have become death, destroyer of worlds, but it’s not my fault that the game lets me do this”
    That should be this channels motto!

    • @davcrav
      @davcrav Рік тому +1

      I just twitched a bit when he said it though. The correct quotation is "I am become Death".

    • @Cipher_Oblivion
      @Cipher_Oblivion Рік тому

      LetsGameItOut too. If something is stupid, glitchy, and time consuming, Josh will find a way to make it useful.

    • @Danyyel666
      @Danyyel666 Рік тому

      It is an Robert Oppenheimer Quote appropriately applied

  • @frankpork7665
    @frankpork7665 Рік тому +235

    I sometimes feel like we’re inhabiting a game that’s being played by Spiff

    • @TheDrCN
      @TheDrCN Рік тому +19

      Do you not remember the video about exploiting UA-cam? That's not just a feeling, and not a joke or a meme, it's literally true.

    • @theamazinglucia5224
      @theamazinglucia5224 Рік тому +4

      Spiff is just doing things on a much smaller scale, everyone else is actually doing this with countries

    • @Townes888
      @Townes888 Рік тому +3

      that is just capitalism in action my friend

  • @jamey2326
    @jamey2326 4 місяці тому +2

    I love that you just played this game like an American politician. Tragic, yet beautiful. A work of art if you will

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 Рік тому +123

    One day, a city simulator will add a mechanic where doing Spiff things will lead to destitution and prison time. I'm looking forward to seeing how Spiff exploits that one.

    • @Milnoh
      @Milnoh Рік тому +31

      He will turn the prison into a huge farm

    • @kwool5151
      @kwool5151 Рік тому

      If they do that I'm sure they'll also add a feature where you can buy off the legal system and msm just to keep it real

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 Рік тому +1

      42nd 👍

    • @ThePaperKhan
      @ThePaperKhan Рік тому +7

      Imagine a lawsuit mechanic, where you are actually held responsible for your actions.

    • @koolunit
      @koolunit Рік тому +13

      @@ThePaperKhan that would be too unrealistic I'm afraid...could work in some capacity (and be hilarious to see spiff playing) if you can choose which of your underlings takes the fall🤣

  • @deefman123
    @deefman123 Рік тому +566

    As a British Citizen, this hits far too hard right now.

    • @granatmof
      @granatmof Рік тому +37

      I think citizens around the world are feeling this hit too hard right now.

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 Рік тому +40

      He pretty much nailed the US "healthcare" system

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Рік тому

      E‎‎‎

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Рік тому +15

      Lizz truss simulator

    • @Chosen1Creator
      @Chosen1Creator Рік тому +4

      It hits harder than that meteor.

  • @propheinx2250
    @propheinx2250 Рік тому +10

    Spiffing Brit: Exploits a game.
    Government Agencies: *Profusely* *sweating* "our secret is out"

  • @AlphaScorch
    @AlphaScorch Рік тому +76

    I love being in Spiff's classroom. He's like a more dubious Ms.Frizzle

  • @SergeyPupkoMusic
    @SergeyPupkoMusic Рік тому +169

    Finally! It happened!!! After years of hearing Spiff say "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to TAKE" he finally said "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to MAKE"!!!

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey Рік тому +2

    16:14 personally really appreciated the brief switch from fake posh to real cockney half-way through. Pretty sure you even said "one-fousand"

  • @Johnb2112
    @Johnb2112 Рік тому +106

    Just randomly rewatched the Cities Skylines tourney you did with RT, Quill and Biffa this morning and was like "man, I hope Spiff plays Cities again soon." I appreciate the service, but please get out of my brain now. Thanks.

    • @dijosto
      @dijosto Рік тому +7

      Woke up today with the mood to play cities skylines, and then i saw this in my notifications 😀

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  Рік тому +26

      Hehe this is part of the cost of becoming a channel member John... I know everything now :)

  • @Toyota--Camry
    @Toyota--Camry Рік тому +51

    **a meteor kills nearly everyone in the city**
    Spiff: This will be wonderful for the economy

  • @MorshuArtsInc
    @MorshuArtsInc 3 місяці тому +2

    If you also have the Industries DLC, this becomes even easier since industrial zones added by it have their own sliders in the stock market menu

  • @dankirt15
    @dankirt15 Рік тому +27

    I'm less than halfway through this video and you've already done a better job at explaining shorts and stocks than any of the news did with the whole GameStop stuff a while ago 🤣🤣

  • @limbo3545
    @limbo3545 Рік тому +97

    This playthrough looks more like reality than I want to admit.

  • @voicetest6019
    @voicetest6019 Рік тому +6

    Spiff: plays city skylines...
    Accidentally recreates Nestle, water and city management.

  • @GregMcNeish
    @GregMcNeish Рік тому +25

    I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen a game accurately simulate a cholera outbreak. Never expected I'd see that used on purpose.

  • @TheMagicalPinata
    @TheMagicalPinata Рік тому +33

    I appreciate you branching out into other media, such as documentaries.

  • @thomas7529
    @thomas7529 Рік тому +1

    This has been one of the more informative videos I’ve ever watched. I’ve been trying to understand how market manipulation works, the way you made this video is basically ELI5

  • @AJKitey
    @AJKitey Рік тому +16

    Spiff taking a hiatus over the holidays is becoming a bit of a problem. I havent slept, I have sores on my neck and arms from furiously scratching.. I've been drinking coffee.
    Great to see you back... I now feel, PERFECTLY BALANCED.

  • @WompWompWoooomp
    @WompWompWoooomp Рік тому +33

    I'm always down for a Cities Skylines Crimes Against Humanity playthrough.

  • @andrewauchter7759
    @andrewauchter7759 Рік тому +1

    This is probably the single best demonstration of "conflict of interest" I've ever seen.

  • @Psychid5
    @Psychid5 Рік тому +35

    These games are getting more and more realistic

  • @BLINDING_Red_STAR
    @BLINDING_Red_STAR Рік тому +86

    "Perfectly balanced as all things should be" - spiffing brit 2023

  • @WittleJJ
    @WittleJJ Рік тому +5

    Probably the most entertaining way to teach people about stocks.

  • @crimsonharvest
    @crimsonharvest Рік тому +25

    Watching Spiffs money or market videos makes my brain feel like its about to expand and epiphanize, but not having and not being allowed to have any money makes it hard to get the apotheosis I deserve.

  • @marekw7562
    @marekw7562 Рік тому +47

    How could I be entertained and horrified at the same time by this video... It's like reality hits me

  • @simonburneer1656
    @simonburneer1656 Рік тому +2

    Black Plague: happened
    Spiffing Brit: And I invested in Deathcare

  • @Silver49917
    @Silver49917 Рік тому +24

    Boy, it sure is good that nobody can do this in real life!

  • @bubatz0805
    @bubatz0805 Рік тому +29

    Politicians: existing
    Spiff : now that is an exploit

  • @DragonTriangle
    @DragonTriangle Рік тому +9

    Thanks for the reminder on how stocks and how "perfectly balanced" it is to make money! Being serious Great video Spiffing Brit! Hope your day is going well.

  • @markmeleka
    @markmeleka Рік тому +84

    -Me: an Egyptian man just laughing and enjoying spiff's video
    - Spiff: "thank you egypt"
    you are welcome spiff :( 😢

    • @magical_blue
      @magical_blue Рік тому +1

      اهخخخخخخههههههههععهخخخخخ

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 Рік тому +4

      ​@@magical_blue i like what you're saying magic man

  • @aaronpearce5604
    @aaronpearce5604 Рік тому +55

    It's scary how much this actually reflects contemporary Britain. I imagine bojo would of called the meteor if he was still running the show

    • @lborlet5204
      @lborlet5204 Рік тому

      It’s the same way in the states sadly

  • @metal.gendalf
    @metal.gendalf 4 місяці тому

    Devs did a good job making insider trading simulations in the game possible.
    Very real.

  • @icequeen52
    @icequeen52 Рік тому +31

    "The mayor sold all of the ambulances again." - Spiff, circa 2023

  • @ChayChay0510
    @ChayChay0510 Рік тому +10

    I actually just bought and enjoyed my first cup of Yorkshire Tea Gold (3 sugars thanks), and I was delivered fresh Spiffing content to enjoy while I drink my second cup. What a perfectly balanced day.

  • @johnaashmore
    @johnaashmore Рік тому +3

    Loved the California documentary 👍

  • @ZackD710
    @ZackD710 Рік тому +12

    i love how realistic this episode is

  • @TheAaronRodgersTao
    @TheAaronRodgersTao Рік тому +36

    I love how you never reference the poisoned beaches unless in regards to a profit.

  • @sbbosch
    @sbbosch Рік тому +1

    Feels like a UA-cam Rewind of the next coming off years, totally loved it!

  • @el_pepe_1500
    @el_pepe_1500 Рік тому +6

    watching spiff geting hyped about stock market manipulation just makes me happy

  • @simonfwhawthorn
    @simonfwhawthorn Рік тому +30

    Kibitz "Oh no, I made a small mistake and tanked the economy!"
    Spiff "Hold my tea"

  • @samphunter
    @samphunter Рік тому +1

    I am just at the second minute but I love that Spiff randomly re-discovered insider trading :D

  • @timpope5234
    @timpope5234 Рік тому +10

    Oh Spiff. You had way too much fun with this one. I was laughing and crying at the same time, because....reality. So true. Quantitative easing indeed! Bailouts and bankruptcy, oh my!
    Love ya Spiff

  • @kefkamadman
    @kefkamadman Рік тому +10

    After watching the Graystillplays series on this game, I can't wait to see what Spiff does. How exciting.

  • @Physhi
    @Physhi Рік тому +3

    I could not stop laughing in the initial minutes because I know this is how things work in life. I had the greatest smile. I'll watch the rest later!

  • @sski
    @sski Рік тому +5

    Fantastic. I couldn't explain the march to the current troubles any clearer. Well done, Sir!

  • @Maxcraft-tc8cz
    @Maxcraft-tc8cz Рік тому +4

    Spiff teaching his audience insider trading. Honestly at this point I’m not surprised.

  • @playhousesound
    @playhousesound Рік тому +3

    Thank god this is only a game and no one can do this in real life!

  • @joesmutz9287
    @joesmutz9287 Рік тому +7

    I like to believe that Spiff became Goldmember at the end there, and that meteor was made out of pure gold

  • @silveryphoenix44
    @silveryphoenix44 Рік тому +10

    Spiff exposes how politicians do corruption in a video game

  • @nalabaga8695
    @nalabaga8695 Рік тому

    This is the most realistic gaming video ever made in the history of man. Not even the best graphic cards right now will beat its realism.

  • @meisduck
    @meisduck Рік тому +21

    The amount of character development in this video is amazing *10/10*

  • @Matt10670
    @Matt10670 Рік тому +13

    Imagine if politicians did this in real life. That'd be crazy, right? ha ha...

  • @chaos-sy1kq
    @chaos-sy1kq 4 місяці тому +1

    28:56 I'm watching this to try and sleep but you've just unlocked a huge memory???

  • @Werewolf914
    @Werewolf914 Рік тому +20

    Wall Street is quaking with fear after seeing how Spiff has revealed their secret strategies in a Simulation game.

  • @periquitobicudo
    @periquitobicudo Рік тому +8

    This is the most realistic game of Cities I`ve ever seen

  • @wihamaki
    @wihamaki Рік тому +7

    As a Canadian, it was cute seeing a Brit get excited by what we see on a daily basis from our neighbours to the south.

  • @TT55_STS525
    @TT55_STS525 Рік тому +23

    "It's a cow, no it's not, it's a bird" Best line ever.

  • @littleaw2011
    @littleaw2011 Рік тому +7

    As soon as I heard that city traffic stats influence the Traffic Jelly Logistics price I saw where this was going

  • @TheInfamousIronMan
    @TheInfamousIronMan Рік тому +4

    Spiff made the stock graphs look like heart rate monitors

  • @davidchidester5463
    @davidchidester5463 Рік тому +16

    I feel like Spiff became even more heartless and exploitative than usual this time. Lol.

  • @PhoenixRevival00
    @PhoenixRevival00 Рік тому +12

    That moment at 17:45 when Spiff turns Cities: Skylines into Tropico. 🤣