Bo Burnham: How The World Works
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2021
- Here's a happy little song about the world sung by Bo Burnham and his special friend, Socko.
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Socko didn't kill himself.
That actually made me laugh
That’s not true, it was a suicide, and there’ll be 5 more unless you take that back.
@@sportsfaniguess154 what?
Well if Socko just did as he was TOLD then maybe it wouldn't have happened to him. Not that it did but he deserved it.
PAHHDJFHAGS
“So what radicalized you?”
“A sock puppet”
Nough said
“So what radicalized you?”
“My first paycheck”
So what radicalized you?
23 years of subsistence living and being told the avocado I eat once a week is why I am not Bezos rich.
The fact we are all split down lines that don't matter while the one's that do calmly get ignored in major politics
Jreg and memes. Socko just reinforced it. lol
I like how Socko is literally _just_ a sock. No googly eyes, no glitter. Just a fucking sock.
And still manages to look adorable and demonstrably oppressed.
Like the marginalized people it represents! To the rich white people who use them for self actualization, they're pretty much the equivalent of a piece of gross looking laundry that the rich key in their hand only long enough until the people get bold and try to speak up and get out of line
@@gl22222 Don't.
A sock with a human level consciousness
@@gl22222 Can you maybe *don't*
I think the last time they harmonize “that is how the world works” gets to the core message. After he’s threatened and humiliated him, Socko reluctantly keeps in line because there’s nothing it can do. Power and using it as a threat to keep the rest in line is how the world is run.
I know socko is a sock but I think he deserves more than an “it”
Exactly. Politics is about power - the right wing understands this and has become extremely fixated on playing power politics while liberals naively think they can “unity” and “decorum” Nazis into getting with the program. Fascists have a deep complex about the emasculation they feel about having to pretend to be decent in public, and they want nothing less than to humiliate and *hurt* you because of that. They only care about one objective: Power. Being made to feel small and stupid. They’re a cult, and they don’t care what your prissy “Jewish” academia says are the facts, because your facts are fake news that they think are contradicted by anyone with eyes looking out a window and trusting their intuition.
@@fedsavi well I didn’t wanna gender it so that’s what I came up with lol
@@king_supreme1102 they???
well also when socko is killed off it shows how you can just be taken out even if you fall in line and do what you are told to do weather it means getting fired or actually getting taken out is up in the air
me listening: "hmm so when's this all gonna go morbidly downhill.. oh there it is"
i was trying to sing along, read your comment just before the second verse and broke down laughing as it started
There it is, that funny feeling 🎧
Same
It was pretty peppy all the way through to me
That was my first reaction to watching the film. Waiting for the shoe to drop 😂
I like how Bo doesn't have a problem with what Socko is saying until he turns the criticism towards him
That is like a lot of people who push narratives. they are happy and fun feeling till you start pointing towards them. Look at all the people pushing for changing how we live. they want everyone else to change, use less energy, eat less food overall, specially beef or such, use less water and so forth. yet when you bring the attention to them, they will run away faster than the flash when trying to use the infinite mass punch.
Its a metaphor for the puppet maters of the world can silence the little guy.
@@DarkMustard1337 i noticed that the first time i heard the song!!
🎼 Thaaaats how the world works 🎶
the world is playful and silly until you get in Their way.
Did I just learn from a sock? Yes.
Worth listening to? Yes
First reply
Mrspherical knows about bo burnham?!!??!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯
Welcome to the internet, have a look around, anything that brain of yours can think of can be found...
if you think someone whining about social issues for four and a half minutes without proposing any solutions or providing a new/interesting perspective is worth listening to, I am very interested in your views on quality.
@@the_real_mr_wolff go away
Socko died of a “self-inflicted” gunshot
Correction, four self-inflicted gunshots, all in the back, so sad, didn't know Socko was dealing with so much.
hunting accident
@@paddylynch8743🤣🎯
I know Socko is a recording but a part of me believes that Bo was so bored in Covid that he learned Ventriloquism
possible but highly unlikely since there's a part where both of them are singing
I thought he did until they started singing at the same time
He's heavily inspired by Hans Teeuwen, he talks about it early in his career.
Bo is an /actual/ genius. Everything he does is 100% premeditated and flawlessly executed.
@@PartyThrasher118 idk, the cut scenes between each song weren't really doing it for me. I found myself fast forwarding through things like the intermission for example where he's just wiping my screen.... Like thanks lol but next pls
@@Hayanomie boredom is a crime.
I REALLY hope that this started out as one of the songs for Sesame Street and he just got a bit carried away.
omg i have the same theory!! 😂
@@KateSylvesterMusic the idea really makes me laugh! 😂
Bring Comrade Socko back for Sesame Street
Maybe it was originally a full song done for the movie but then it was scrapped so then he changed it up to fit the special as to not completely waste it
Obsessed with this take
Look at how Bo mostly looks at the camera, when showing that he "wants to become a better person", except for when he makes Socko shut up, where he doesn't want us to see his face, and obligates Socko to go back and singing with him looking at the camera after that, and once the video ends he takes Socko out of his hand because he doesnt need him to make us think he's progressive anymore
Truly a masterpiece of a video and song
Huh nice observation. I wonder if that's intentional.
awesome observation.
@@JonM-hg9tz This whole special was an amazing piece of social commentary. It was absolutely intentional.
100% intentional
@@JonM-hg9tz Bo's greatest fear is making a mistake in one of his performences. It's definitly intentional
It's interesting how Bo himself is like Socko, being allowed to say what he wants by a billion dollar company because they know that they are immune from his words. His rebellion is merely their entertainment. He is at their mercy. Brilliant self awareness!
The rich are like the grasshoppers from Ants. They only have as much power as we give them.
You basically summed up capitalism in a nutshell
@brianc5617 you mean a bugs life right?
@@brianc5617whe. you say rich... you just mean white ppl lol
@@endcaps1917:o HOPPER! 😡
Bo at age 20: "I don't think anyone wants to hear a 20 year old tell them how the world works"
Bo finally 30: *finally*
Better late than never.
Thats such a good episode of green room
quagsire high tier
He never said anything about a THIRTY year old telling people how the world works
*puts sock on hand...
Friendly reminder that this man will also be composing music for the upcoming Sesame Street movie.
When I first heard the first half I thought he should compose kids music
wait actually
@@theemeralddragonyt9315 yes
he's also the same guy in the meme "is there anything better than pussy? yes a really good book"
@@elmosworld8011 encouraging education already
There could be a person in the world who never listened to this but there isn't a single person in the world who listened this only once
We must protect Bo at all costs.
Who is "we"? Do you think anybody would let you near him?
@@hurtigheinz3790 I hope this comment is satire.
@@CookieDerp who is we do you think anybody would let you near him?
Protect him from what? The leftist media control grid he is now firmly entrenched in? I'm sure this college commie pussy boy will be just fine.
@@Judge_0f_Everything fair.
The face he makes at 1:58 is the face parents make when their kids are trying to tell them some real shit and the parents just say "aw isn't that cute"
His facial expressions during Socko's section will never not kill me, it's just too good
nope its its more of: A parent whos kid just said something that exposes them in a way. so they just smile at the other random parent who heard it
@@jamesred7272 That's just a specific scenario of what I already said lol
@@jamesred7272 YES!
@@jamesred7272 and then their answer would be like "no I didnt do that, Im a good parent"
Some depressed history teacher is gonna play this song on his last day of work.
My stepdad will do this
Was thinking about showing it on the first day actually
me, a depressed history and social studies student listening to this before studying
@@juliarzasinska428 Legend of a teacher
I hope they play it on the first day 😂
Something people miss is that Socko says that when he's not on Bo's hand, he's in a constant state of sleep paralysis. In a sense, when he is not on someone's hand, being a puppet and essentially mimicking whatever they say, he is nothing. He cannot function without somebody else putting thoughts into his head and talking for him.
nice catch! i read this part as saying, when socko isn’t being propped up and used, he is unable to speak and be heard. similar to the fact that disenfranchised people aren’t given much of a voice unless the elite are using them for their own gain.
I thought of the constant state of sleep paralysis as the working class constantly needing to work, essentially having no energy, money, or relationships to organize and make their voice heard. Just work, sleep, work, sleep. They only get the voice when the powerful give them the means.
It's very clever. And my partner pointed out, it's even more poignant when you realise that even when he does back down and does what Bo wants, he still gets discarded at the end when Bo is done with him.
You could even draw a comparison to it being similar to Bo Burnham having to use Netflix and their power and money to send a message like this. Bo and his message being the sock and the hand being Netflix.
A big corporation like Netflix doesn't really care and they benefit from views and subscriptions anyways despite the message so they keep their smiley face on. If they want, they can just cut his funding and support off. It's the same everywhere, no matter how you do it, every message is sent on the backs of these big corporations whether it's Twitter or Facebook etc. They are the hands and they don't percive you as a threat so they allow it. Bo's whole career is built on the facilities these companies provide.
It’s amazing seeing smart people like you see this shit. Respect.
The wonderful irony of Bo encouraging Socko to say what is on his mind, only to bear down on him when he says what he doesn’t want to hear is an incredible tension that deserves mentioning
His face when Comrade Socko says about the FBI killing MLK absolutely sends me
Did they kill him?
@@ZephLodwick His family won a suit against the FBI for his murder. It seems they paid an exconvict to cross the country, kill him and flee the country. Later the killer got caught in the UK with loads of cash, which is how the story became known. He confessed to the murder, only to later change his statement.
@@maxermarcos Except there is no proof the FBI was directly involved with his assassination. The Loyd Jowers trial didn't prove what you said. Make no mistake the FBI hated Dr. Martin Luther King and harassed him and his family with wiretaps and blackmail, but there is no current proof they killed him. It is honestly the only part of song I dislike because the rest of it is evidence based.
@@jouaienttoi there is tons of proof.
@@pinklefoo Donde esta, Juan?
*It was genuinely upsetting how socko was ripped out of existence*
Probably because it as accompanied by a slushy ripping noise.
Socko's okay though.
@@meboy3 No, not until capitalism is over he isn't :c
@@jean_etcetera what do we do once it’s gone
@@jogolord8122 socialize Mars next, ig
I love the fact that, even thought Socko does EXACTLY as he is told, he still just ends up getting pulled off of his hand in the end....
Even after taking the humiliation and bowing down to the "elite" he still just ends up getting removed the second he isn't needed anymore...
Cough cough.....
I love how the first part of the song illustrates how the principle "to each according to their needs and from each according to their ability" is why everything works, and then proceeds to demonstrate how our society is messed up due to straying from that principle.
The irony that you don't seem to get here is that Bo is portraying the rich elite and his character is filling the minds of the lower class "socko" with BS to keep him compliant to his slightly improved way of life while still keeping him essentially powerless. Also what Marx was preaching to the idiot masses as a method of social control. IDK read a book or something, just don't burden me with educating you. It's exhausting.
Yeah. People dont want to just be forced to do things they don't wanna do and they also dont want to be limited just because weaker people demand them to be. Communism would work for ants obviously, who enjoy being enslaved. But theres no room for it in the human race, who must always be free and independent to choose their own lives and adventures.
I hope you get to experience communism the way most of Europe learned it, painfully
I think the message is that part is extremely naive and delusional and the world in fact doesn't work like that. Even the natural worldvis not so hunky dory. Power rules there as well.
@@pomelo9840 you are not a good person
Me: “I promise guys, no politics tonight”
Also me, but after a few drinks: 1:47
LMAO
At least you have to have a few drinks for it to happen to you
@@Systematic_memes ikr. Have a conversation with me for half an hour and I'll somehow connect it to politics and capitalism
Me too buddy. Every thanksgiving:
"ANY ATTEMPTS TO DISARM THE WORKING CLASS WILL BE MET WITH FORCE YOU BOURGEOIS CAPITALIST FUCKING PIG!"
"Honey, I was just asking if you wanted any more.potatoes..."
"Ohhhhhh, oh,... Of course grandma.... Love youuuuuh"
Lol
"Not everything needs to be political, y'know"
*SOCKO HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*
Is it me or sucko is a bit yellow in the end...
everything is political lol
@@richardtheerune2891 makes sense with the orange lighting
@@richardtheerune2891 Pretty sure the tip of the sock is yellow the entire time. Probably just a yellow tipped sock
@@pkpyro2000 yeah better that what I first thought of... A dirty sock XD
2:30 everybody’s gansta till bo burnham starts harmonizing with himself
I wasn't expecting that level of social awareness. I was expecting comedy and I got Marxism
Some of the lines proves he reads theory and I'm just astounded.
Good.
@@oddity1769 me too bro, one of the biggest UA-camrs of all time is on our side, that's amazing
*Socialism
I also think Socko embodies the good and bad of the Left. Particularly when Socko's asked what can be done to help, he does the "omg why should I have to educate you? It's exhausting." thing I've seen so many leftists/progressives do.
Like how are you gonna go on a rant revealing the lies we've been told, and then when asked how to actually fight it they act like you're imposing on them. It makes so many of us ineffective in a way that helps ppl justify stuff like the blatant suppression and threatening of the host.
Yes this song is about how insurmountable the ruling class seems to be AND how Leftists tend to fail to take advantage of the platforms they're given because they think being correct is good enough on its own.
"I wouldn't say anything that you probably haven't already said yourself."
Well of course; he's a sock puppet.
Socko assuming that Bo has already sung the first verse in his usual cynical tone
@@Justinsdada03 I think the meaning behind that line is that Socko wouldn't say anything outside of the narrative that Bo (playing the character of the social elite) has created. Socko then speaks the truth and gets punished for it.
technically bo’s already said what socko proceeded to say, in the first part bo said “gives what they can and gets what they need”, which is a paraphrasing of Marx’s “from each according to their ability, to each according to their need”.
@@MrNobbless I don't think he gets punished for his singing parts. I think he gets punished for not fully buying into "rich white person wants to help", upon his refusal to play along with a member of majority wanting to be "the good guy" he gets punished, the white guy gets to play the victim and oppress the minority whilst at it
It’s so chilling how Bo is just smiling and happily reacting while Socko is singing his part like “bless his little heart” and isn’t at all skeeved by what he’s saying like he knows that nothing Socko can say can remove him from his position of power.
Just like how the world works.
@thataestheticbxtch How about "Eat The Rude"?
That would also include all the rude Rich people, and the kind hearted rich people could live in peace? Btw,, Im not rich - Im just against harming anybody who doesnt ask for it.
Then again, it would be so much better, if people entertained the thought for a less violent way of changing things, but unfortunately we are too impatient...
@leggie It totally made sense, and I completely agree with you.
The reason I wrote what I did was because of the first reply to the OP, which suggested we should kill the rich. Once I saw the next guy talking about Eating the rich, it reminded me of "Eat The Rude" - or an inside joke (ish) from the TV series Hannibal.
In the end, I stand by what I said about not wanting harm for everyone, but I Absolutely agree that the resources of the planet we inhabit are distributed unfairly and that a change Is not only possible Without it becoming some "commies wet dream", but its Absolutely necessary for US as a species to survive.
@leggie Its one of my all time favorite shows, and Ive seen it through at least 4 times. Too bad it was cancelled, but there have been rumors its doing well on Netflix, since they started streaming it, so its still possible we might get the entire story the showrunner originally envisioned.
That said, even if that never happens, the first 2 and a half seasons are absolutely Marvelous imo, and while I wasnt crazy about their take on The Red Dragon, it certainly wasnt bad, just didnt grab me the first time, and I intend on watching it again at some point - preferably right before S04 comes out ^_^
Maybe Bo wasn’t entirely correct when he said the Internet was toxic. Wholesome exchanges like this can happen too!
@leggie Unfortunately it was cancelled, yes. That said, the last couple of scenes worked alright as an ending of the story, but it definitely left interesting opportunities open, as the wonderful showrunner actually mapped out the entire story even before the production began. Taking that into account, as well as the slight buzz I mentioned before, if it goes in our favor, we might get 2 more seasons.
However, if you want to end on a high note, then definitely stop at s03x07 - Imo it actually resolves the first big story arc in a satisfying manner. I myself have done so every time I rewatched the show, while still having hopes that Mr. Fuller gets to finish his vision so that I can finally revisit the last 6 eps.
I like how Bo has evolved from chaotic young adult to the literal embodiment of middle age panic.
he's only 30
Intellectually I know that Socko’s voice is just dubbed in, but I still can’t stop myself from watching to see if Bo’s lips are moving when Socko speaks.
It’s like a Pavlovian response to seeing a puppet.
"Don't you know the world is built with blood and genocide and exploitation?!"
Bo's face: OOPSIES
That's not an oopsies, that's the powerful not caring what the oppressed are saying because they know it will do nothing to jeopardize their position of absolute power.
Just like the natives did to each other
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 you're right that makes it okay
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 I'll never understand how these people get in bo burnham comment sections
@@connorp3618 the funny songs
He's a genius. I hope he will wins at least one Emmy.
he's winning 6
If he doesn't win 6 he got robbed
I’d say he will win 2 or 3 not all 6 but I hope he does. Awards shows don’t usually get it correct though (and that’s coming from someone that quite enjoys them).
@@alwaysloaded4585 why do you think that?
@@alwaysloaded4585 bruh
Him looking at the camera when he says “what can I do to help?” and “I’m just trying to become a better person” is such a good touch. Usually when people in power acknowledge political problems, it’s just to make us think they care about our well being and come off as progressive, while in reality its far from the truth. McDonalds can put as many rainbows on their happy meals during June as they want, but it doesn’t mean they truly care about pride month. They just know how to profit off of a group who is so easily taken to any form of representation that they only have to do the bare minimum, leaving their support ambiguous to their bigoted customers while still getting bank from the queer community.
I really feel socko saying "just don't burden me with the responsibility of educating you"
😊😊00000000000000
well tbf those woke people are crazy and delusional they try to defy the basic principles of biology the fundamental work of how lifeforms like us even work
McDonald’s is a corporation. It can’t care about anything. As for the individual leaders of the company, how do you know what they do or don’t care about?
Nobody cares about pride month except those who use it as an excuse to do more drugs, and have more sex events.
i think my favourite lines are "i hope you learned your lesson!" "i did and it hurt!" idk why but its just so subtly heartbreaking
I love how bo never looks at comrade socko whenever he speaks to him, he always stares into the camera, except when he's threatening him. He really doesn't care about whatever socko's saying, he only cares about our perception of him and tries to look nice by asking what can he do to help, but then he goes on to kill precious socko when he says something he doesn't wanna hear.
Is this understandable?? English is not my first language but i hope I got my point across.
@@tiagome9396 yes i never looked at it that way and this really helped me understand that part bc i understood the general like idea but i never thought about how he only cared about anything socko said when it tried to hold him as a individual accountable so that was a really good point u made
@@tiagome9396 its perfectly understandable id never have known it wasnt your first language.
also youre 100% right.
Quick edit, he doesn't kill socko, it's worse than that, eternal suffering until the next time he comes out of the box. Everything else you got spot on
Holy crap.
bo has improved SO much musically and vocally that i find myself unironically grooving to the first part of the song every time
I've always loved his songs for their lyricism, but I can admit his vocal tone could be unpleasant sometimes. It's a genuine joy to listen to now
Me too ! I especially love the first part too, his voice is so good, my heart always flutters a bit, haha !
yes! This one’s so much better, hopefully he has more control over his voice on live shows as well
Why the backhanded compliment? You didn't have to say "improved," drawing attention to past performance. You could have just said that he's great now. But you didn't choose that, you chose to include your little barb.
@@EyeLean5280 that’s a weird thing to get hung up on! i’ve been a huge fan of bo’s since 2009 and have always loved his content, but i think everyone and even bo himself would agree that the quality has gotten better and better over time! he wasn’t bad before, he has just objectively improved. hope that clears things up!
I love how Bo first explains how the world works meaning how nature works
And then Socko comes and tells how the world works again, but now about our society, and Bo just nods knowing it’s true but he choses to not say anything about it
Later he comproves Socko's statement was right by acting the way he does
It’s just absolute perfection
Yes. I think we all watched the video.
I love how every layer is revealed in this song, first we have Bo verse 1, what we learn as a kid, elementary school. The world has everyone working together, all species.
Socko’s verse is what we learn middle school through college, how everything sucks(I can’t find a better way to explain it). Bo’s second verse, literally just taking Socko off, is how the world really works, people in true power can take anyone out of power at any time
Not middle school through college, but maybe college or (possibly) breadtube, if at all. I mean the first few verses of Socko’s bit is about how the education system hides the unsavory parts of history or grazes through it.
Karl Marx has been really quiet since Socko dropped this
True Karl needs to make another book
You guys know there are dozens of other modernist philosophers who have shaped this idea? In fact, any philosopher who has spent more than a month in Paris in the last 250 years starts up with this bullshit.
@@BlastinRope cry more Andrew
@@BlastinRope cope seethe
@@BlastinRope mald harder
It's like a goddamn Black Mirror skit.
@Kim right- black mirror manages to do dystopia while never critiquing power (beyond the first season)
It is
Nah, inside is way more complex than anything black mirror has ever done. It's easy to just say technology and social media is bad, it's a whole other thing to dive into why people are drawn to it in the first place
But actually good! And not written by a crotchety old man!
We're through the mirror, that's for sure.
Jesus the scream at 4:13 is haunting
3:47 okay so i know this song is serious and all but the position of the sock just makes me laugh
The fact Netflix has a comedy special which includes digs at executives like ones that probably work at Netflix is amazing.
and terrifying!
inside (the album) is available to stream for free on amazon music. you just know ceo entrepreneur, born in 1964, Jeffrey Bezos bumped Bezos 1 and 2 on his dick rocket on repeat on his way to space without irony
It's like how Amazon has Mr Robot: A show all about how fucking creepy and terrible they are.
Or maybe they know that nothing will change even if people know of how the world works?
Why would they care? Clicks are clicks. Probably taking a bath in all the money they got from this
In the future, when people look up why Bo ended up on the FBI's shitlist, it will just link you to this song.
@@vincomortem 🎶 Isn't that ironic . . . 🎶
@@vincomortem so they can make money off it
This is a good time to remind everyone that George Carlin was on the FBI's watchlist back in the day.
@@vincomortem George Carlin, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and even some producers for Sesame Street were on the FBI's watchlist.
@@ActuallyHoudini as was MLK jr. He was a demsoc so the fbi hated him (and possibly murdered him)
The 'I did and it hurt!' gets me every time
Just as Socko gets done talking about how the world is built on people controlling others and creating narratives, Bo threatens and does the exact same thing to Socko just before the end of the song. Beautiful writing
i am addicted to this
Same ngl. 3:51 in particular is just perfect. After you have that whole sequence with socko he just goes back to the chorus and it has a WHOLE new meaning
tick privilege
Me too lol
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I only had time to hear the first minute of the song, but what a positive message!! Very educational for smaller kids :-)
LMAO
LMAOAOAOAOOASJSKSKSK watCH THE SECOND PARTS
This comment is gold
♡
Lmao 😂
" Genocide the natives say you got to it first " facts!!
I love how socko said "I wouldn't say anything you haven't already said and then proceeds to go on an enormous tangent on the unfairness and cruelty of the world
(ik I'm late as hell but) same; I've thought about that line more than any other in this piece. Is it sincere? Is it an attempt to get out of participating? Is it an attempt to reassure Bo that Socko's going to be agreeable? I think depending on how you interpret that line, the relationship you imagine between these two can change quite a bit. I know there's not like "How the World Works" lore or anything but that won't stop me from speculating
@@veravalentekovich My interpretation is this: Bo said he is explaining how the world works. Socko thinks that what he is about to say is just a basic overview, as further implied when he says "read a book or something" -> there is more to learn, this is just the beginning.
Therefore Socko would think that this "basic knowledge of how the world works" would obviously be how Bo started.
The actual first part that everything is happily working together, makes no sense from his point of view.
So in my interpretation Socko was just being honest, he thought that those things were said already.
The first part is so uplifting, like it's Randy Newman singing for a Disney movie. And then that second part...lol what a song!
The second part is randy Newman’s other song such as short people
I really liked the part where everyone contributes according to their ability and receives according to their need. I wonder if we could organise society this way too?
Seems highly sensible to me.
I'd love to hear Randy Newman sing this song
This wend from Randy Newman to Randy feltface
Bo: “That’s pretty intense..”
Socko: “Nooooooo shit!!”
😂😂
@Lello lmao
yes we watched the video, we know
@@brokenrokuremoteofficial cool, just wanted to make sure
I love that cheeky smirk Bo gives as Socko sings "Don't you know the world is built with blood and genocide and exploitation?!"
It's half an acknowledgement like "Whoopsy daisy, I guess that's true, oh well... " whilst also not actually agreeing because he is only half listening, tuning out all the legitimate concerns of Socko. It is such a good detail to include, portraying the naivety of a Rich White Guy who intentionally ignores other people's plights in order to not be burdened by guilty thoughts and not have to actually put any monetary effort in helping the less fortunate. Ignorance is bliss. That smile says it all.
When Bo says 'Look at me.' I felt that in my chest. Where the hell are my little orange anxiety pills
I love Bo’s face at 2:00. It’s almost like he thinks that what Socko’s saying is cute, a bit “he does this all the time, don’t worry about him”
His face there always cracks me up. His whole demeanor during this is very funny to me. Bo is a master of subtle, understated humor. Many people stating “this isn’t a comedy album,” and while I can understand why they’d say that, I find a lot of it continually funny. And it’s still funny on repeat watches because t doesn’t rely on the element of surprise and misdirection as much as a standard joke does.
You can tell Netflix is a big and powerful company when they see no problem in uploading an anti capitalist song in their UA-cam channel for free.
Greta Thanos It’s anti capitalist satire lmao
@Greta Thanos it's anti-capitalist satire lmao
I think that's literally the point of the song, See netflix as Bo and Bo as socko, as long as they aren't challenged directly he can say whatever the fuck he wants, he's making them money
It's almost if art really cannot do anything to change things. It can inspire others take action but in itself it is ineffectual as a political action. The know Americans have been beaten down and atomized by the cruelty of neoliberalism over the last four decades and even trying to make people realize the enemies they must destroy is a gargantuan task in itself.
@Greta Thanos Funny you're telling people it's satire, when you're the one who in fact, missed the satire.
> Everything works together
> The biggest elephant, the littlest fly
> The gophers underground, the birds in the sky
> And every single cricket, every fish in the sea
> Gives what they can [ _looks meaningfully at the camera_ ] and gets what they need
""From each according to his ability to each according to his need."
Me after explaining basic human rights for the 10th time that day: 2:51
Socko: don't you know the world is built with blood, exploitation and genocide
Bo: 😀😃😄
So is no one gonna mention the irony of Netflix, a billion dollar company, is promoting this song, which is explicitly anti-capitalist.
Gets the noggin' joggin'
Capitalism is a weird-ass mechanism, with loads of contradictions (or seemingly contradictions) like this.
Netflix and other companies possibly benefit to some extent by platforming some socialist ideas or criticisms, but they can always pull the plug if any of their creators go too hard on them.
I mean, I despise Netflix and know that they execs and shareholders donate to both the Republicans and the Democrats for tax breaks and who knows what other shit and would love to boycott them entirely, and yet here I am watching one of their videos, giving it a like and adding it to a playlist because I really like Bo and his song and want more people to see it.
Instead of being able to neatly boycott Netflix and support art which critiques it at the same time, they have co-opted it, forcing us to choose between the two.
Plus, seeing this kind of socially conscious work on Netflix might trick less informed people into thinking Netflix is a "cool" company with strong moral values (even though as an abstract set of mechanisms and processes designed to deliver profit, a corporation cannot hold values), more like Ben & Jerry's than Amazon.
I mean we'll still have steaming services under Socialism sooo
Lol if you think this song is EXPLICITLY anti capitalist you missed the point.
@@CutterIsHere well it does swear a bit
The way Bo hits the 't' when he says "Yes, what?" gets me every time. So malicious and cold in order to represent rich white entitlement. Somehow simultaneous hilarious and disturbing.
Why rich? Hell, why white? Any entitled jackass would do the same exact thing. Why bring race into it?
@@someguy8947 because Bo is white 👍 ur welcome lmk if u need me to teach you anyth else
@@teddywyman8412 Your point? Bo's not acting the role of White rich entitled people, he's acting the role of entitled people in general. People who think they're so high and above everyone else. He's not representing rich white entitlement, he's representing entitlement in it's basest form
Fun Fact: In the Green Room with Paul Provenza, Bo mentions that his favorite comedian is Hanz Teeuwen, who also has a bit with a sock puppet. I like to think that Socko is an homage to that.
that's awesome and you're probably right
When I first saw that and he said"look who came to say hello" i said to myself i wish it's a white sock
I love that bit because Bo makes a killer joke without messing a beat.
Hans*
@@casmatt99 You'll notice socko is a white sock
Comrade Socko, sees through the veil of capitalism despite being a product of it. We can all learn from this.
Capitalism doesn’t work.
EDIT: FUCK GUYS I WROTE THIS AT LIKE 2AM, I MEANT COMMUNISM INSTEAD OF CAPITALISM. FUCK FUCKF CUFKF. UFKF VUFKCU FUCK
@@emilal it does, it's working exactly as it is intended to work. Exploiting human and natural resources, to enrich privileged western people.
#JusticeForSocko
@@emilal it unfortunately works but it's not the perfect answer
@@julian9664 it absolutely works.
I think socko is right.
Of course he is. Now where is the gaffa tape? We can't let the truth get out.
I'm still so proud he maniged to put pedagogical in a song and make it work.
Socko being "dehanded" at the end shows that even when the oppressed cow-tow to the structures of power in order to avoid harm one is still ultimately crushed by the structure, showing that upholding the structures through silence and appeasement only delays the continued nature of systemic harm and oppression.
Correct. Which is why we need to drop the Marxist ideology and fight to retain our individual freedoms. Giving up our freedoms in the name of equity is how the establishment will control the working class. Who will enforce the equitable distribution of resources and outcomes? He ruling elite. See China or North Korea as two modern examples.
@@trollimusprime8521 Woof. You forgot something something Venezuela something something eleventy trillion dead.
@@GinsuChikara They were driving the right direction, and then they swerved off the road and landed in a libertarian ditch full of shit.
@@trollimusprime8521 China is a capitalist economy, and if you think North Korea is what Marx was arguing for, you're way off. Lol.
Or its you know, a funny narcissistic sock puppet. These things aren’t exactly secrets that the world is terrible, its just funny to see a sock puppet talk about it and have existential crisis.
Am I the only one or at 1:28 when socko is done explaining his existential experience, Bo just goes ahead and talks about what he was singing about, almost like how the world doesn't care for the mental health of others even when someone is genuinely sharing the crisis that they are going through.
Well spotted.
@miriamhavard7621 in his "hey kids" bit
"Every single cricket every fish in the sea gives what they can and gets what they need"
It's a concept called mutual aid and it's a fundamental feature of Marxian thought
Bos explanation starting with "hey kids" is an analysis of nature and a nod to the fact that the natural state of being is one of cooperation and ancient humans worked and lived in communities of communal aid
Even in the end the sock is subservient to his sovereign lord bo
Close but not quite. Bo doesn’t represent the world itself but rather rich white patriarchal systems of power. Yes they don’t necessarily care about mental health in as far as they can keep making profit and exploiting marginalized groups/the working class, but its moreover the socko boing the voice of the marginalized/working class as to why he doesn’t care.
@@WhyGodby
i was wondering why the marxian quote was in the lyrics, still don't know though,.
@@daddydevito4405 true true, that is a much better understanding
"Genocide the natives to say you got to it first" as a makah native american.... this fūcking hurts
Bo literally teaches Socko how the world works at the end when he Threatens him, forces his compliance to the existing system, then throws him away anyways once he had served his purpose.
My favorite part is how Bo is completely unfazed by/oblivious to all the truth bombs being dropped on him, just asking the sock to watch his mouth while remaining all chipper haha. That to me is the most necessary ingredient for insanely vivid Orwellian satire - people just smiling robotically and ignorantly no matter what the “weird outsider” tries to show them
Did... Did Netflix just like your comment? What
Who fucking knows, as if a giant corporation can act like their self aware and it works.
@@nyetnyetcykablyat9483 clearly, I get my own show now. That’s how it works
@@Papa-dopoulos c'mon Netflix, wheres my mans show?
Netflix, a corporation, liked a comment about how the art on their platform is warning us about the corporate dystopia we live in. So uh which comrade is managing their yt acc lol
saw this in the theater, the crowd went absolutely nuts when socko came out lol
This was out in theaters?
@@testest12344 Yeah, for one weekend only in select theaters.
Yeah it was a blast. People in my theater loved Socko too but the crowd went the wildest for “Jeffrey Besos.”
I hated people in the screenings. Its not a fucking sing along ffs
Lucky
This is my favorite piece of Bo's work. Which is saying a LOT, considering his complete genius.
*I hope you learned your lesson*
*I did and it hurt*
That is how the world works.
this song speaks so much truth..
the way he forced socko to refer to him as sir subtly hinting how the people at the top separate themselves form the general public and starts chanting the main chorus of the song with a psycotic smile saying "That is how the world works" like Hayy this is how things work irl..
also how quick he was to dispose socko the moment he had no use for him(he only kept him alive for the song) because he started speaking against his "owner".
I’m gonna tell my kids that this was Sesame Street
Same.
Bo's doing songs for the Sesame Street movie so you can show them the credits as proof.
@@mayawoflax2488 NO WAY
They're going to be very good left wing political commentators on twitch. I want to see that.
0:22 is such a beautiful descending line. Flow-er (B, A) Poll-en (G, F#) Fallen (F#, E). It's one of the prettiest things I've heard tbh. It's really the little things in music that make me love it so much.
Of all the praise Bo is getting for Inside, none of it is for his masterful use of music theory and how much his melodies have improved. Even more impressive knowing that he can't read music and is basically self taught. I need Adam Neely to do an episode about Bo.
Perfect pitch gang
@@aurorarhys5666 His singing ability has hit a whole new level in this special as well. It's really one of the better art pieces I've enjoyed.
YES
Seeing what this song's tone is, i think that socko being removed from the public focus is a metaphor of how when the reporters and people in general try to tell the truth the government takes care of 'em
The sound of Socko being pulled from Bo's hand haunts me... Great song by the way
Fr, right. chilling 😆
There's something completely unsettling about bo harmonizing with himself.
That’s how it works
we can't discount the fact that it's actually a dissonant interval between the two parts
im too dumb to understand this
It’s somehow both less than and even more unsettling than the fact that everything Socko was saying was accurate, but we’ve just become kinda numb to accepting horrible things as “The way it is” because the people perpetrating those acts and systems literally couldn’t care less about regular folks. They’re free to do what they like essentially and ruin the world for the rest of us while they do it… meanwhile we are all smiling and nodding along with the funny sock like “Yes yes we all know the FBI murdered MLK. Tell me something I don’t know please.”
No he's harmonizing with Socko
A constant state of sleep paralysis would be my personal hell.
Well done Daniel you found a way to
Make it about you.
@@bryangriffin4285 Yeah, it's called UA-cam, Bryan. Shall I check with YOU before commenting on any other videos? Would YOU prefer I just quote a lyric like everyone else does?
I've had a period where I had sleep paralysis every night. The first couple times are scary, but after a while you recognize it and try to relax and let it happen, which takes the edge off and make it pass faster.
I think a constant state of it would eventually dull down enough to not be so bad.
@@Lilliathi I don't think you get the implications of how horrible having your body frozen, but your mind still active is. People who are in minimally conscious comas or Locked-in syndrome are the closest to this and the sheer state of being that helpless is a form of trauma few things in this world can match. Most people who go through that would have rather been dead, which is why Socko is screaming when he's about to go back.
@@jouaienttoi
Sure thing, but the sleep paralysis part wouldn't be the real issue.
I wanna see a kid do this for a talent show and the teacher is all like oh what a wholesome little song then it gets to the middle
"and genocide, and exploitation!" bo gleefully nods and smiles along... that shit is dystopian AF. a bit like the current world.
my brother walked out of his first grade classroom one day, and he was singing the first verse of the song, i asked him where he learned it and he said his teacher played half of the song. respect for that teacher 💀🤚🏼
Imagine if he sang the second part lmao
Imagine a first-grader come out of his classroom singing; "And the FBI killed Marthin Luther King"
she knows exactly what she’s doing. one day the kids are gonna remember that song and look it up and listen to the whole thing and be radicalized by a sock puppet
@@O_Canada why not? I have friends who are teachers who would do that. They are just humans too haha. And they might like this skit, and they might find it funny to play the first part in class.
@@somethingstupid1075 It's gonna be one of those "childhood ruined" moments for the future generation.
What's interesting to me that I don't think most people notice, is that Bo is in reality, in the position of both himself and the position of Socko in this skit. While he is being self-critical of his own role through Socko, Bo is also the puppet for whatever ideas the producers, Netflix, and "the system" want/allow him to share. And just like Socko, after his performance Bo disappears back into a liminal space for the vast majority of us, continuing his existence outside of our consciousness until he is once again brought out as a puppet to express what he is allowed to.
nooooo shit
It's also kind of a metaphor for the leftist side of UA-cam if you think about it
no its about white people silencing poc lmao
Yeah sure.... or its a funny bit
@@ktoth29 this is willful ignorance on your part
3:35 , now i dont wanna say anything but
I just discovered that 'How The World Works' is also the title of a book by Noam Chomsky which, among other things, is about the issues discussed in the song. That's absolutely hilarious; I wonder if that's why Bo chose this name for the song. If it is, hats off to you, Mr. Burnham.
"go read a book about it or something" well we got one hint on what to read to get a deeper understanding so we all actually get to be able to help...
I am SURE he did
I find an overlooked part of the song, which foreshadows the way socko is treated, is when socko describes his absolutely horrifying state of consciousness when he's not on Bo's hand. I can think of no hell more terrifying than a constant state of sleep paralysis. Bo shows absolutely no compassion or interest. It's cold.
Edit: I know it's on purpose. I know it's the point. I'm saying that this specific part may be overlooked.
I think it’s funny
@@trix3042 It can be both :)
@@trix3042 same
I don’t know why but the way Bo completely ignores what he says and goes back on topic makes laugh every single time.
“Socko, we were just talking about the world and how it works.”
Could be a metaphor, we only have power in modern society when it's given to us, just as the puppet can only speak it's mind when it's closely controlled and given a platform by the more powerful elites. The rest of the time, we can only watch in horror and hope that the moment arises when we can speak out... and even when we do, that power can soon be ripped away and we'll be censored or worse. It's a fun song
Socko screaming as he's pulled from existence stretching out with his cotton body haunts my dreams as they become nightmares
I’m with you brother...
Seriously traumatized..😧
I imagine you share the expression of the person on your avatar. I’m sry
thats most of us when automation takes over most jobs, if we dont change our societal problems around private propperty or just a basic UBI, better get to it before its too late
Nice pfp
AND THAAAAAAT IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS
This is the day I discovered Bo Burnham. Absolutely Incredible.
I found him 2 days ago and binged his albums on netflix 🥰
Welcome.
Welcome is right lol
@@FassinTaakto
lovee socko and bo as a representation of how, even when the more powerful in this dynamic acknowledge the imbalance, they still have way more control of the conversation and can shut it down violently if they deem it too offensive or unruly.
"I hope you learned your lesson"
socko: "i did and it hurt!!!"
It was fine even when he swore. It was when he started criticizing the white man with power over him
AAAAAAAAAA
Best line.
I love how the same "That is how the world works" chorus is used the exact same way three different time to convey three entirely different meanings. First, a naive oversimplified view of the world. Second, the realities of the world without a lens of false hope. Third, the futility of realizing the second point.
It's a musical thing. The same note can feel different in different keys.
And in the second chorus he manages to sing the same phrase almost identically with Bo phrasing it as a question and Socko as a statement.
Yup. At the end of the day, we love Big Brother
I can’t believe so many people heard this and didn’t go, “maybe I should look into that!”
"just read a book or something, I don't know." Brilliant.
Bo: "Every single cricket, every fish in the sea / gives what they can and gets what they need"
Marx: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"
but who will carry out the assessment of needs and production?
did the pigs justly earn and deserve milk, eggs and alcohol?
I hope my English (second for me) is good enough to express my questions.
@@kotleszek3654 nobody knows exactly, the people must decide and agree to it till the very end to be sustainable. Also, i don't know if you are aware but the comment pointing out the parallels of bo and marx doesnt mean they agree to it. Although you might just want a conversation XD
@@vilecypher
You got me, conversation seeker I am :)
The people usually would like to have more for less effort, probably that is why socialism never work so far (in a long term).
From my perspective it is pretty scary, that many people still want to follow communism (according to many comments below), which is a direct path to red terror.
The entire song is the pointing out that Marx was more aligned with our state of nature and it’s been corrupted by capitalism. It’s very clever. The admission that neoliberals that are fundamentally fascist authoritarians have destroyed what it means to be a leftist (fundamentally a Marxist), was the clearest evidence of this. I think Bo probably aligns with Marx.
Socko is on the "Left" hand
True leftist!
And the Right hand brutally silences him off.
That went from 0 to 100 really fucking quick
"Genocide the natives, say you got to it first"
Well well well
Makes me regret taking all that native land that someone else took hundreds of years before my ancestors came here.
Damn this white skin and its inherent sinfulness!!
The ironic part is that Netflix, a billion-dollar Hollywood company, is hosting an anti-capitalist song, while not batting a eye to it.
Just like how Bo doesn’t care about Socko’s rant in the video.
The instruments of capitalism will bring about its destruction
@@mrmemes3887 According to Cuck Marx it would have happened already
@@mrmemes3887 neoliberalism literaly blew the fuck out marxism, or any leftist thought really submit to global capital, fellow consumer
@@user-pd2zy3jy5f yes, it literally blew it out by meddling with every country trying any left leaning policy by the us instating capitalist dictatorships and putting embargos, totally by its own merits, what a beautiful thing neoliberalism is.
@@pablobarrios7681 You forgot the genocides or the support of them. Btw, did I mention Venezuela? Government so retarded that they still fucked the place up without embargoes for the first few years. Anyways, submit to neoliberalism and big capital, fellow consumer