The Hopeless Game You Need To Play

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2020
  • Nothing seems easier, clearer, and more obvious than choosing who to vote for. We’ve done it for thousands of years across cultures ranging from Ancient Greek city-states to tribal democracies in the Americas. And now that we’re about to elect a President of UA-cam, it’s time to look at how complex seemingly-simple decision theory can really be.
    When you decide whether to dive head first into the Whang! Gang or sign your life over to the The Cult of Pebbles, you’re going through a process that involves multiple behavioral paradoxes, quirks of game theory, and… even the same sort of problem when you and your friends try to figure out where to eat.
    The deeper you go into the analysis, the harder it becomes. You can focus too much on trivial things. You can invent differences that might not even be there. You can get wrapped up in outside emotion and ignore what’s right in front of you… yet you emerge confident that you know exactly what you want for yourself and everyone else.
    In a way, it’s a hopeless game we have to play. But we get a little smarter and a little better every time.
    Thanks to Whang! and psychicpebbles for their selfless commitment to public service as we all endeavor to improve our great UA-cam Nation:
    Whang!: / whangwhangwhang
    Pebbles: / psychicpebbles
    ** SOURCES **
    Marquis de Condorcet, “Foundations of Social Choice and Political Theory” (1793): www.amazon.com/Condorcet-Foun...
    Jones, Bradford, et al. “Condorcet Winners and the Paradox of Voting: Probability Calculations for Weak Preference Orders.” The American Political Science Review, vol. 89, no. 1, 1995, pp. 137-144. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2083080.
    Cargile, James. “The Sorites Paradox.” The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, London, Vol. 20, N. 1, May 1969
    Guerrero, Alexander. “The Paradox of Voting and the Ethics of Political Representation.” Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol. 38, no. 3, 2010, pp. 272-306: www.jstor.org/stable/40783282
    Börgers, Tilman. “Costly Voting.” The American Economic Review, vol. 94, no. 1, 2004, pp. 57-66. JSTOR, https:/www.jstor.org/stable/3592769
    Bradberry, Brent A. “A Geometric View of Some Apportionment Paradoxes.” Mathematics Magazine, vol. 65, no. 1, 1992, pp. 3-17. www.jstor.org/stable/2691355
    Neubauer, Michael G., and Margo G. Gartner. “A Proposal for Apportioning the House.” PS: Political Science and Politics, vol. 44, no. 1, 2011, pp. 77-79. www.jstor.org/stable/40984487
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Volume 9 Issue 2, Summer 2015: academic.oup.com/reep/issue/9/2
    ** LINKS **
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    Research and Writing by Matthew Tabor
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    / @johnswanyt
    Huge Thanks To Paula Lieber
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 3,4 тис.

  • @KyrieFortune
    @KyrieFortune 3 роки тому +4135

    "Technically, you'd die from dehydration first"
    That means the thirst bar empties faster, solved, drink first

    • @brettjenkins1645
      @brettjenkins1645 3 роки тому +342

      Yeah that’s what I’m thinking right now. The indecision would cease as soon as the thirst outweighed the hunger. Almost instantaneously if the rate of hunger and thirst accelerate differently

    • @_ruted
      @_ruted 3 роки тому +74

      you eat first food has water present in it

    • @KyrieFortune
      @KyrieFortune 3 роки тому +125

      @@_ruted so, watermelon?

    • @NotaPlagueDoctor300
      @NotaPlagueDoctor300 3 роки тому +170

      Alternative answer:drink bagel bites and eat mountain dew..solved

    • @Sentient_Blob
      @Sentient_Blob 3 роки тому +50

      Rage of ores The pizza bagels are very salty, they would increase your thirst levels

  • @JustinWhangYt
    @JustinWhangYt 3 роки тому +12096

    Haven't finished the video yet but I'm assuming I won

  • @Deathnotefan97
    @Deathnotefan97 3 роки тому +1346

    "Well technically (you die) of dehydration first"
    That's exactly why if you are equally both hungry _and_ thirsty, you drink first

    • @rainydeestar
      @rainydeestar 3 роки тому +6

      Eating food is easier

    • @Deathnotefan97
      @Deathnotefan97 3 роки тому +110

      ​@@rainydeestar It takes much longer for the body to process food than it does drink
      And eating is not easier than drinking, you gotta chew when you eat, but when drinking you only have to swallow

    • @rainydeestar
      @rainydeestar 3 роки тому +7

      @@Deathnotefan97 Idk, if i was in that situation, I would see that first I would have to open the bottle
      And so, first I would put the food in my mouth, and then open the bottle and drink

    • @puckie643
      @puckie643 3 роки тому +35

      @@rainydeestar But you also have to move the food aaaall the way to your mouth and then chew it
      What kinda logic is that lmao

    • @rainydeestar
      @rainydeestar 3 роки тому +6

      @@puckie643 The time I open the bottle, I would have already stuffed something in my mouth

  • @someone-dv4yv
    @someone-dv4yv 2 роки тому +508

    “Do i eat or drink”
    “You have access to both of them, they’re right in front of you”

    • @lumihasmilk
      @lumihasmilk 2 роки тому +18

      r/technicallythetruth

    • @sandrallancherosg
      @sandrallancherosg 2 роки тому +1

      I don't have this problem...😀

    • @manyworldsin1
      @manyworldsin1 2 роки тому +5

      Food contains water. Water does not contain food. You will also retain water better if you eat first and then drink water, Assuming you are not so dehydrated that swallowing would be injurious.

    • @BIastoises
      @BIastoises 2 роки тому +2

      @@manyworldsin1 unless someone else drinks that water and the food in their mouth goes to that water

    • @godsleftcheek
      @godsleftcheek 2 роки тому +2

      @@manyworldsin1 mountain dew has tons of calories

  • @psychicpebbles
    @psychicpebbles 3 роки тому +5508

    ermmm i better landslide

    • @Hal9000ize
      @Hal9000ize 3 роки тому +85

      I'm leaking worm odyssey and you can't stop me

    • @Pleasestoptalkingthanks
      @Pleasestoptalkingthanks 3 роки тому +44

      Erm, you better slide on that belly first little mister

    • @HarryWuzHere
      @HarryWuzHere 3 роки тому +15

      erm indeed

    • @godawful5600
      @godawful5600 3 роки тому +40

      when is the live debate between you and Whang?

    • @SPAMMAN123456789
      @SPAMMAN123456789 3 роки тому +17

      Goblins have been under the boot of UA-cam for TOO LONG!

  • @kjoc70
    @kjoc70 3 роки тому +2344

    "Well, technically, dehydration first."
    I guess that answers whether you should eat or drink first.

    • @Knightway1
      @Knightway1 3 роки тому +19

      @Fernando the MI HOY MINOY I saw it change in front of my eyes

    • @therainbowknight
      @therainbowknight 3 роки тому +8

      Yeah that's what I thought

    • @RedRad1990
      @RedRad1990 3 роки тому +6

      And as always, thanks for waaaa- not so fast!

    • @amayurubashaka3608
      @amayurubashaka3608 3 роки тому +20

      @Maximal's Personal Profile Yeah but still, you would have more time to eat the food later than drink and you might not get as much water as you need from the food.

    • @GoldieDoggy
      @GoldieDoggy 3 роки тому +8

      @Maximal's Personal Profile but if it is between a drink and salty food (like the bagel bites), it's better to drink than make yourself even more thirsty

  • @louismei5695
    @louismei5695 3 роки тому +195

    0:40 - Decision-theory paradox by Jean Buridan
    4:48 - Hotelling's Law by Harold Hotelling
    6:33 - C. Northcote Parkinson problem by C. Northcote Parkinson
    7:13 - "Tyanny of Small Decisions" by Alfred E. Khan
    7:25 - Sayre's Law by Wallace Stanley Sayre
    9:18 - "Abilene Paradox" by Jerry B. Harvey
    9:41 - Arrow's Impossibility Theorem by Kenneth J. Arrow
    10:42 - Greek Sorites Paradox (Unknown author)
    11:19 - Anthony Down's Paradox of Voting by Anthony Downs
    11:27 - Apportionment Paradox by Peyton Young and Michel Balinski
    11:34 - Population Paradox (Unknown author)
    11:43 - Hans-Werner Sinn's 'Green Paradox' by Hans-Werner Sinns

    • @kiwifruit2245
      @kiwifruit2245 3 роки тому +3

      thanks

    • @ccuny1
      @ccuny1 2 роки тому +1

      10:22 The Condorcet Paradox (Nicolas de Condorcet).

    • @ruilindeng4301
      @ruilindeng4301 Рік тому

      Man really did a Works Cited page for Vsauce

  • @corruptedsmurf260
    @corruptedsmurf260 Рік тому +14

    Years ago, a customer told me about the 5-2-1 method of decision making. In this context, it was for deciding where to eat. His wife would list 5 restaurants, he would pick 2 of those 5, then she would pick 1 of the last 2. Always wondered how that would pan out in an election...

  • @Vijwal
    @Vijwal 3 роки тому +2324

    Vsause: or is it?
    Vsause2: Right? *WRONG*

    • @steveliu9995
      @steveliu9995 3 роки тому +83

      Vsause 2: Right? Wrong. Vsauce: Or is it?

    • @gearbreaker9645
      @gearbreaker9645 3 роки тому +21

      Vsauce2 slogan right there

    • @mellylivestreams2008
      @mellylivestreams2008 3 роки тому +15

      you forgot vsauce 3

    • @datboyace13
      @datboyace13 3 роки тому +21

      I don't know why I started hearing that little inquisitive jingle that plays as soon as he says "or is it?"

    • @FenrizNNN
      @FenrizNNN 3 роки тому +22

      How about Vsauce 4?
      We don't talk about that here

  • @117johnpar
    @117johnpar 3 роки тому +973

    The fact that Zack didnt go for the "listen here fat" shtick upsets me to my core.

    • @Duenschissdoktor
      @Duenschissdoktor 3 роки тому +58

      look fat come on fat

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому +8

      One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no UA-camr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear hara

    • @goosebumper88
      @goosebumper88 3 роки тому +8

      @@Duenschissdoktor We'll do push ups, jumping jacks, run a marathon, organize a militia, go on a date, kiss passionately. Whatever you want to do, I'll prove I'm fit

    • @MLG_1738
      @MLG_1738 3 роки тому +3

      "And I'll tell you something else"

    • @Hal9000ize
      @Hal9000ize 3 роки тому +1

      @@AxxLAfriku WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY You're getting nervous man!

  • @BasicallyBaconSandvichIV
    @BasicallyBaconSandvichIV 9 місяців тому +6

    This perfectly explains the effectiveness of "sleeping on it". By allowing yourself to take a step back, and forgetting the details, it allows you to actually make the choice easier. Not saying it'll be better, I don't know that, but easier.

  • @chrisiscool
    @chrisiscool 3 роки тому +12

    "Whould you eat or drink?"
    Me, who just putted the food in my mouth at same time as i am drinking water : wha?

  • @WolfeSpeider
    @WolfeSpeider 3 роки тому +1416

    Remember, a vote for Zach is a vote for Worm Odyssey. So basically this is a no-brainer.

    • @archedzero4398
      @archedzero4398 3 роки тому +31

      All I want to know is, what is his explanation for the shortage of pokemon cards and sonic the hedgehog figures in our country

    • @MikesBigWorkshop
      @MikesBigWorkshop 3 роки тому +25

      @@archedzero4398 That was Cory's doing.

    • @connorbiel
      @connorbiel 3 роки тому

      layne staley 👌🏼

  • @lotoa3383
    @lotoa3383 3 роки тому +1795

    Vsauce: "Hotelling's law"
    Me: "looks like it's something they discovered studying hotels"
    Vsauce: "... By economist Harold Hotelling"
    Me: oh..

    • @Kre8-1duH
      @Kre8-1duH 3 роки тому +20

      Exactly me too lol

    • @ElijahJD1126
      @ElijahJD1126 3 роки тому +17

      Exactly my thought process.

    • @jamesalewis
      @jamesalewis 3 роки тому +23

      I've heard it explained... using actual hotels... so I was already familiar, just not with the knowledge that it's the guy's name

    • @crimxon_falcon6922
      @crimxon_falcon6922 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @william7yifans
      @william7yifans 3 роки тому

      @@jamesalewis The way I understand it is that if you told two people to guess a number between 1 and 100, in order, optimal choice dictates that the first person chooses 50/51 and the second person chooses the other, and any other number will yield you a sub 50% chance of winning. If each customer counts as one of the numbers, then rather than probability it can represent the population you cover

  • @Joe_Potts
    @Joe_Potts 3 роки тому +47

    Vote for Madness OR Cheese??
    Why not both?! Vote for the Daedric Prince Sheogorath!!!!

  • @planet4170
    @planet4170 3 роки тому +26

    Kevin's kids:
    1) „I ate the last cookie right? WRONG!“
    2) „I have to go to the dentist right? WRONG!
    3)...right? WRONG!
    continue if u have better examples

    • @alisonabrooks
      @alisonabrooks 3 роки тому +4

      I have to stop playing Xbox? Right? WRONG!

    • @pigman6954
      @pigman6954 3 роки тому

      I got in trouble at school? Right? WRONG!

    • @yipp-7841
      @yipp-7841 3 роки тому

      I did my homework right? WRONG

    • @anthonyjarvis6037
      @anthonyjarvis6037 3 роки тому

      When kevin’s kids grow up
      You did your homework, right? WRONG!
      You did your chores, right? WRONG!
      You ate your vegetables, right? WRONGGGG!!!!

    • @pussinboots9983
      @pussinboots9983 3 роки тому

      Am I adopted, right? WRONG! *starts crying*

  • @vertigo1372
    @vertigo1372 3 роки тому +958

    Just dip the bagel bites in the Mountain Dew. Problem solved.

    • @greenscreengamer8008
      @greenscreengamer8008 3 роки тому +46

      Your profile makes this so much better

    • @judejohnson3668
      @judejohnson3668 3 роки тому +27

      Right? WRONG!

    • @jamesstanley6613
      @jamesstanley6613 3 роки тому +52

      But do you dip the bagel bites in the mountain dew, or pour the mountain dew on the bagel bites?

    • @shaun1446
      @shaun1446 3 роки тому +8

      Vsauce:listin here you little smarty

    • @shaun1446
      @shaun1446 3 роки тому +2

      There are 2 gas stores and you are hungry 1 has low gas price but high food price the other one has low food price but high gas prices which gas store will you chose

  • @sswpp8908
    @sswpp8908 3 роки тому +716

    Goblins are severely underrepresented in government which is why Zach has my vote.

    • @StrattonDraws
      @StrattonDraws 3 роки тому +8

      Ted Cruz needs a friend

    • @Rickety3263
      @Rickety3263 3 роки тому +8

      GLM!

    • @ptr4410
      @ptr4410 3 роки тому +10

      Trump made an official statement on h3's pod that he will ban goblins and witches which is atrocious and must be looked into. I vote for Zach to undermine these racist preconceptions.

    • @EnigmacTheFirst
      @EnigmacTheFirst 3 роки тому +1

      idon'tevenknowanymore based?

    • @yoursexualizedgrandparents6929
      @yoursexualizedgrandparents6929 3 роки тому +4

      @@cantrememberwhatimdoin I knew a kid who went to my school, they had green skin. He also had no ears, or ear holes. Yeah, he was pretty strange, not as strange as one of the other classmates I had, but still strange.

  • @jomiar309
    @jomiar309 3 роки тому +2

    I am always delighted by your videos, and always seem to forget how awesome they are until I'm watching one. You are a true visionary!

  • @peckychicken
    @peckychicken 3 роки тому +16

    Vsauce: "hm eat or drink?"
    Me: "just do both"

  • @varvaramir
    @varvaramir 3 роки тому +598

    Kevin be like:
    "1+1 is 2. right? WRONG!!!

  • @Mauripsu
    @Mauripsu 3 роки тому +245

    "Technically dehadration first"
    Then drink first

    • @randomtori1878
      @randomtori1878 3 роки тому +30

      Yeah and there's plenty of calories in the mountain dew

    • @58mph48
      @58mph48 3 роки тому +25

      Mountain dew contains excessive amounts of sodium, sugar, and caffeine. Each of these (especially sodium) take water to metabolize/offset, meaning drinking the mountain dew could mean death coming even sooner. The bagel, bites, on the other hand, were previously frozen, meaning the moisture in them is all on the top. Almost all food has moisture as almost all sugary drinks have calories.

    • @Mauripsu
      @Mauripsu 3 роки тому +10

      @@58mph48 Just drink the MD and after that eat the bagels

    • @kari548
      @kari548 2 роки тому

      But there's sauce in the bites

    • @Mauripsu
      @Mauripsu 2 роки тому

      @Patrick Schmalstig 58 mph is Vsauce's alt and none of us know

  • @pussinboots9983
    @pussinboots9983 3 роки тому

    So many paradoxes... Glad you put those links in the description.

  • @theamazingcj2748
    @theamazingcj2748 3 роки тому +11

    Every time Kevin says "WRONG" I'm reminded of the Spongebob episode where he learns to make a krabby patty. It was one of my favorite episodes as a kid and idk why.

    • @onlookerofthings6029
      @onlookerofthings6029 3 роки тому

      Pretty much everyone agrees the Krusty Krab Training Video episode is one of the best

  • @IamtheSun100
    @IamtheSun100 3 роки тому +541

    I’m gonna be completely honest, Zach could say he plans on making a death ray to melt the ice caps and kill ALL polar bears and I’d still vote for him

  • @ronswanson1704
    @ronswanson1704 3 роки тому +247

    Just with the fact that Zach is hiding one Tomar Emerald in his greasy grasps means that he will undoubtedly win.

    • @sabotabo7476
      @sabotabo7476 3 роки тому +7

      Hadel chuckled. “You mean the Tomar Emeralds?”

  • @mind-gap2020
    @mind-gap2020 3 роки тому +6

    the possibility of experiments with this is ... amazing

  • @Dave_W861
    @Dave_W861 2 роки тому

    This needs to be a whole book, or video series. Amazing video.

  • @Dr3Mc3Ninja
    @Dr3Mc3Ninja 3 роки тому +286

    Cult of Pebbles.
    He will ensure I am looked after, when I am green and retired.

    • @Scarecrow2140
      @Scarecrow2140 3 роки тому +8

      he will guarantee the tomar emeralds are found and put in the hands of our goblin overlord

  • @nh8489
    @nh8489 3 роки тому +115

    3:21
    Nobody:
    Kevin: "I've got gas!"

    • @Guardrailkid
      @Guardrailkid 3 роки тому +9

      Me whenever i eat beans

    • @freds_chess
      @freds_chess 3 роки тому

      loolololollololololololololollollloloooooololollooololoollololololoolloll9l9lolololololololo

  • @gsczo
    @gsczo 3 роки тому +5

    I have always wondered about this and it feels so good to finally have a logical answer, I've never understood why competitors were so close to each other, like, wtf? Now I get it, what a relief lol!

  • @sadkfjasdkl4543
    @sadkfjasdkl4543 3 роки тому +5

    2:40 pebbles has my vote

  • @CsanadCzToth
    @CsanadCzToth 3 роки тому +50

    MS is a 34 years old male presenting to the emergency room because he ate sushi at Kevin's Gas Station.

  • @grugthecaveman4565
    @grugthecaveman4565 3 роки тому +298

    “Go Green and Retired” Vote PsychicPebbles

    • @Kascaded
      @Kascaded 3 роки тому +10

      Always remember that he is green and retired.

    • @BunnLilah
      @BunnLilah 3 роки тому +5

      @@Kascaded But also remember the extremely important fact that he is retired and green.

    • @Kascaded
      @Kascaded 3 роки тому +4

      Plinko Penguin indeed, it is important to take note that he in in fact GREEN and he is also RETIRED.

    • @scarletbard6511
      @scarletbard6511 3 роки тому +4

      You three seem to be forgetting the fact that this individual is entirely green, as well as retired.

  • @thebrazilianluigi2142
    @thebrazilianluigi2142 3 роки тому +50

    Why tf is ssoyung an candidate she eats living cute octopuses that just wanted to live their life in peace

    • @donk5058
      @donk5058 2 роки тому +2

      Yes because that octopus definitely wouldn’t have been shark food if not eaten by her

    • @thebrazilianluigi2142
      @thebrazilianluigi2142 2 роки тому +6

      @@donk5058 I think being eaten by her is at least 10x worse

    • @ThePeaterBeater
      @ThePeaterBeater 2 роки тому +2

      @@donk5058 so it’s okay to remove it from nature and eat it live while it’s out of water bc otherwise they would stay a part of the ocean ecosystem?

    • @eyeballqueenofrats
      @eyeballqueenofrats 2 роки тому +7

      at least sharks don’t skin animals alive and throw salt on the skinless alive creatures to watch them thrash in pain before eating them

    • @thebrazilianluigi2142
      @thebrazilianluigi2142 2 роки тому +1

      @@eyeballqueenofrats Also most of the time its reef sharks, aka even if a shark gets the octopus it wont kill it most of the time. Also even if it loses an arm it can regenerate with time. I completely agree with you, too.

  • @zander2510
    @zander2510 3 роки тому +2

    Wasn't sure if I should have liked or shared this video. So I just did both, don't regret.
    Dang this video hit deep, thanks kevin.

  • @BattletoDeath
    @BattletoDeath 3 роки тому +118

    The greatest collab I've ever seen.

    • @swansonjoe7121
      @swansonjoe7121 3 роки тому +4

      So happy to see kevin call Zach a goblin is all I needed

    • @gaganzanwar
      @gaganzanwar 3 роки тому

      For me second greatest the greatest is Infinity Was

  • @SrSeed
    @SrSeed 3 роки тому +87

    Seems like Zach got lost and ended up here. Poor little fella... Hope he manages to survive this winter.

  • @psyso-cleanedits8953
    @psyso-cleanedits8953 2 роки тому +6

    2:51 sounds so weird out of context

  • @kazavali2029
    @kazavali2029 3 роки тому +2

    their is probably a paradox that says that I should exist, but here I am now...

  • @maxrona137
    @maxrona137 3 роки тому +59

    Kevin: Eat Bagel Bites or Drink Mountain Dew?
    4 out of 5 doctors: NO!

    • @Bradex.
      @Bradex. 3 роки тому +2

      How many doctors did you ask? A lot and cherry picked the best group?

  • @soberhippie
    @soberhippie 3 роки тому +392

    "Choose Wisely"??? But Wisely is not on the candidate list
    Another of my dad jokes. I'm getting good at it

  • @TourmotoDesign
    @TourmotoDesign 2 роки тому

    Chidi taught me so much. I understood a few things you said!

  • @Casper01189
    @Casper01189 3 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @Mentally_Will
    @Mentally_Will 3 роки тому +93

    Jeez, who had "Whang and Zach as guests in a Vsauce video" on their "weird 2020 stuff" bingo card?

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 3 роки тому +2

      I had Whang and Zach Anner. So close.

    • @DemitriusX666
      @DemitriusX666 3 роки тому

      I did. For all my squares. I have ultra bingo right now. Still waiting for my ultra bingo prize.

    • @thedude5295
      @thedude5295 3 роки тому

      I had Ron Jeremy and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. So close.

  • @VZPZ
    @VZPZ 3 роки тому +371

    Isn't ssoyoung the muk banger who tortures the live animals she eats and laughs about it...?

    • @pentilex4338
      @pentilex4338 3 роки тому +39

      Yeah pretty based

    • @birdman217
      @birdman217 3 роки тому +127

      @@jjb0nks I think eating an intelligent animal alive is different than killing an animal instantly

    • @Pupqet
      @Pupqet 3 роки тому +68

      @@birdman217 She also enjoys it and laughs about it ffs

    • @exilley2134
      @exilley2134 3 роки тому +9

      Bruh that’s kind of normalized in the world... not the “torturing animals and laughing about it”, but the terrible conditions those animals are put through before they’re eaten. Besides, preparing and consuming live animals is a cultural tradition with very deep roots. If you want Ssoyoung to stop for good, it’s gonna take a social reform of the largest scale possible across all of Korea.
      Do some more research next time, yeah?

    • @exilley2134
      @exilley2134 3 роки тому +11

      Tusk Act 4
      Animals in slaughter houses ain’t exactly given the best living conditions either...

  • @AliAhmad-yi8ss
    @AliAhmad-yi8ss Рік тому +2

    I love the ,“right? WRONG!!!!!”

  • @richamishra59
    @richamishra59 4 місяці тому +1

    6:01
    DOES THE FINGER THINGY WITH THOSE APPLES
    ME - STARTS GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE

  • @rootboyfloat
    @rootboyfloat 3 роки тому +23

    I cried at the pebbles speech, truly inspirational .

  • @dignelberrt
    @dignelberrt 3 роки тому +138

    Isn't Ssoyoung the woman who was inhumanely decapitating squids and brutalizing animals

    • @typhoonzebra
      @typhoonzebra 3 роки тому +23

      I don't know but if she isn't, she's not doing enough to separate her image.

    • @skyborne01
      @skyborne01 3 роки тому +40

      Yes she is. Absolutely disgusting

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 3 роки тому +29

      She's horrible what was he thinking bringing attention to her

    • @Shampoid
      @Shampoid 3 роки тому +9

      @@zyaicob to make her look worse

    • @Miguel-yh7le
      @Miguel-yh7le 3 роки тому +2

      Grungus In the ranking part he put her at last

  • @dudep504
    @dudep504 3 роки тому +3

    "Right? WRONG!"
    ah, how i miss that phrase....
    The last time i heard it was like 5 minutes ago.

  • @koala3534
    @koala3534 3 роки тому +4

    5:51 I just pick which apple is more red and has no bruises

  • @QuilloManar
    @QuilloManar 3 роки тому +75

    “Like a couple who’s constantly fighting over whether the toilet paper feeds from the front or from the wrong side.”

  • @doggoincorporated3686
    @doggoincorporated3686 3 роки тому +119

    Me: says something
    Vsauce: WRONG

  • @bryndenkinnaman895
    @bryndenkinnaman895 2 роки тому +3

    Its funny, i realize i ran into to this just a couple days ago, i wanted to buy a pack of trading cards and there was only 2 left of the pack i wanted. So i looked at both packs super carefully to decide, i realized one had some slight damage to the packaging, and i went with the other one. Even though the pakaging has nothing to do with whats inside

  • @MrWiffit
    @MrWiffit 3 роки тому

    Love Seing Zach in things

  • @Tytoalba777
    @Tytoalba777 3 роки тому +38

    “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for everything else we’ve tried.

  • @TheJudoJoker
    @TheJudoJoker 3 роки тому +58

    Whang wasn't my first choice, but there's no way I'm letting Pebbles have another term after "the incident"

    • @jeddicus9916
      @jeddicus9916 3 роки тому +5

      You mean the largest shooting in history that was carried out by a goblin, that Pebbles EVEN NOW refuses to comment on?

    • @adamtopher3633
      @adamtopher3633 3 роки тому +3

      Sshhhh!! We don't mention the... *Looks both directions and whispers* the incident.

  • @kevinkeywood1160
    @kevinkeywood1160 3 роки тому +1

    i cant believe you mentioned legend of dragoon. my 3rd disk was scratched and i was never able to finish that game. it still haunts me to this day.

  • @okenwaayomikun
    @okenwaayomikun 2 роки тому +2

    From the amount of energy he put into this video, he is definiterly not hungry, or thirsty.

  • @kugelblitzingularity304
    @kugelblitzingularity304 3 роки тому +124

    'Be selfish when making decisions', got it

    • @SiMeGamer
      @SiMeGamer 3 роки тому +21

      Not saying you didn't mean it positively, but just in case, here's a little breakdown of what selfishness means in the context of decision making. If your family is very important to you and you want them to enjoy themselves more than whatever other alternatives you have, then it would be selfish to facilitate their enjoyment. Selfishness is a very misunderstood concept that is usually applied wrongly(?) in cases of egomania. Helping others is selfish more often than not. Being a teacher or donating to a charity is usually done because you value what you do. Not because you a ethically obligated. That's what teachers are. They are selfish. They teach others because they love doing that. I personally love teaching and have been a tutor many times without pay because I simply wanted to and found it extremely fun. People don't help others because they believe in the idea of helping others being the right ethical choice (most of the time). Helping others selflessly is idiotic because it has no rational referent in reality. It's an ethically fallacious decision because altruism as a leading ethic (sadly the leading ethic in most of the world) is fundamentally fallacious. It has no basis outside of faith (why is sacrificing values for others' sake the right choice? The answer is always "because it is" and not because there is an actual reason - there isn't). Always be rationally selfish. Always do what you value the most. If it's to play a video game or help a friend in need, ultimately the best choice is the selfish one. The one you value the most. And if you value your friends, helping them would usually take precedent and you will be extremely happy with your choice because the value gained is greater than the one from the video game. Sometimes it's the opposite. Introspect and refer back to past decisions to be able to make choices faster and see if they were indeed the right ones.
      As for the video, it deals with indecisions usually lead by perfectionist mindsets. If there is no clear cut choice and it would take too long to make a decision, just flip a coin or go with what's good enough. Read "The Paradox of Choice" for more on that topic. Great book that will help you a ton if you are a perfectionist or deal in pretty much any avenue - especially business of consumer goods and services.
      So go out there and be rationally selfish. It will take you far and make you happier than ever :]

    • @josefanon8504
      @josefanon8504 3 роки тому +1

      @@SiMeGamer
      love your reply
      even though nothing in it wasnt allready on my mind, its still a great write-up of all aspects!
      thanks

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 3 роки тому +1

      @@SiMeGamer you're one of the more intelligent of the many commenters on youtube. that comment reads like something I would write, but no longer, having wasted too much time on the low intelligence demographic that is all too common these days.

    • @TheRealBrit
      @TheRealBrit 3 роки тому

      @@SiMeGamer I believe the answer is not infact "because it is" but actually "because it maximises the happiness of those involved at large" you can look at the abilene paradox being a factor for a couple of reasons, either dishonesty or ignorance. They are either being dishonest for not answering what they truthfully want to do or they are being ignorant for assuming that they know the others want to go. Besides if they truly valued making others happy going because you made the assumption that everyone one wanted to go and youre making them happy by going would make you happy therefore everyone would be truly happy about going because everybody is making everybody happy and that's what they value.
      If each of them said "I don't want to go but I'll would like everyone else to be happy so I'll go if everyone wants to and be happy about it" then they wouldn't go. If you are selfish when considering your own wants but selfless about the final choice then that would maximise the overall happiness.

  • @stylesmarshall6990
    @stylesmarshall6990 3 роки тому +103

    The cult of pebbles has cheese. Is this even a question?

    • @drippylad3973
      @drippylad3973 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. Which Cheese?

    • @aesthetic4270
      @aesthetic4270 3 роки тому

      @@drippylad3973 any

    • @nyashaavrilchikowore7032
      @nyashaavrilchikowore7032 3 роки тому

      @@aesthetic4270 I thought you were dead

    • @thaias9654
      @thaias9654 3 роки тому

      If you have more than a thousand subscribers and want to not participate in a battle royal then yes

    • @SoybeanInTheMilk
      @SoybeanInTheMilk 3 роки тому +1

      Implying the other one doesn’t have cheese as well? You see, this is how the cult got you.. I should pick up their strategies..

  • @john_john_john
    @john_john_john 3 роки тому +71

    Oh he chose a bunch of wholesome youtubers...
    *Shows ssoyoung*
    Oh, an animal torturer, I see.

  • @HackerDragon9999
    @HackerDragon9999 2 місяці тому +1

    0:19 Pour the Mtn Dew on the Bagel Bites, then consume both simultaneously! :D

  • @justinstuder7703
    @justinstuder7703 3 роки тому +144

    I feel like more people should be teaching their children about the Abilene Paradox as a way to help them be comfortable with sharing how they truly feel. My family certainly fell victim to senseless decisions like this over the years and I had to learn the hard way that it's okay to be selfish in some cases.

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 3 роки тому +6

      based
      actually, just improve overall parenting throughout the population, that would help the country and society overall

    • @Birdylockso
      @Birdylockso 3 роки тому +6

      , yes, our family of 5 had this problem years ago deciding where to eat out at, until I, as the father, decided that each person will take turns to be the authoritarian each week and make a decision that others will follow. Problem solved. It also teaches the weekly "authoritarian" to make a balanced decision.

    • @tyeo1864
      @tyeo1864 3 роки тому +3

      I feel like people should be teaching their children more about the Worm Odyssey... just my opinion

    • @the4spaceconstantstetraqua886
      @the4spaceconstantstetraqua886 2 роки тому

      That's what a vote is all about!

    • @ruilindeng4301
      @ruilindeng4301 Рік тому

      my family's the complete opposite I've been trying to voice disagreement with literally everything they do and they just don't care and drag me along with their decisions that I never agreed to anyways

  • @alyssum3143
    @alyssum3143 3 роки тому +150

    Honestly, the goblin man has me roped in with his promise to protect government officials from all sexual assault allegations. Not only that but his idea to separate people based on IQ really struck me as a good idea.

    • @Stettafire
      @Stettafire Рік тому +1

      IQ is a terrible measure of intelligence

  • @abdelrahmanabdelaziz7089
    @abdelrahmanabdelaziz7089 3 роки тому

    Thank u for the video. And I also watch ur Brother’s Channels

  • @JavierMD42
    @JavierMD42 3 роки тому +3

    "I have a stomachache" ~Chidi

  • @KamilHenri
    @KamilHenri 3 роки тому +39

    I’ve never seen Zach animated so closely to what he actually looks like

  • @Aaovio
    @Aaovio 3 роки тому +24

    Me: *dips bagel bite in mountain dew*

    • @hongseng3670
      @hongseng3670 3 роки тому +2

      Aaovio ah yes’ the negotiator

  • @leftout3715
    @leftout3715 2 роки тому +1

    I love his:
    Right?
    WRONG!

  • @MrLonomia
    @MrLonomia 3 роки тому +1

    I think the minimum grains of sand to make a heap is 4.
    By definition, a heap is "an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other."
    This requires at least 2 levels, one on top of the other. The top layer will have one element. The bottom needs to provide a stable foothold, which we all know is made of 3 contact points minimum. This setup will also provide a heapy conical shape
    So 4

    • @jacobmorgan7553
      @jacobmorgan7553 2 роки тому

      you can make a heap with just 2 by that definition, a smaller grain of sand on top of a larger grain of sand

    • @MrLonomia
      @MrLonomia 2 роки тому

      @@jacobmorgan7553 that is called a stack XD

  • @huhneat1076
    @huhneat1076 3 роки тому +161

    Chidi explaining to Ellenor why he has to stress over literally everything

    • @full-timepog6844
      @full-timepog6844 3 роки тому +12

      are you a fan of the *nice area* show?

    • @rain9440
      @rain9440 3 роки тому +2

      The good place!

    • @huhneat1076
      @huhneat1076 3 роки тому +10

      The decent location

    • @rain9440
      @rain9440 3 роки тому +11

      Fine neighboorhood

    • @huhneat1076
      @huhneat1076 3 роки тому +10

      @@rain9440 the Presentable Town

  • @paradox811
    @paradox811 3 роки тому +99

    I still don't know what this video is about

    • @IoT_
      @IoT_ 3 роки тому +12

      You've probably been waiting this video to comment for four years.

    • @thanaGogical
      @thanaGogical 3 роки тому

      that's ironic not paradoxical

    • @benjabby
      @benjabby 3 роки тому +2

      He couldn't decide what it should be about

    • @robinbruce7838
      @robinbruce7838 3 роки тому

      Logic traps and paradoxes known as decision theory. Where the logically most optimal / best choice can be the most irrational and worst choice just by matter of how we think and where impeccable logic becomes irrational decision making just by existing. Really interesting really :).

  • @jelly9230
    @jelly9230 3 роки тому +2

    “Hopeless game you need to play”
    Nagito: 👁👄👁

    • @leantisimpspray3108
      @leantisimpspray3108 3 роки тому +1

      Hoppeeeellessss he says
      I'm a simp for Nagito and Kokichi lol

  • @FelixSargent
    @FelixSargent 2 роки тому

    I wish you’d mentioned the Gordon’s Knott solution to the voting problem. Arrows theories says it’s impossible to rank and satisfy all optimal criteria, but rating does fix it! If you just ask people to approve or disapprove of any or all candidates on the ballot then you get the most optimal candidate. It’s called approval voting and is in use in St Louis, MO and Fargo ND.

  • @prestondenoo2886
    @prestondenoo2886 3 роки тому +18

    "Fighting to the death sounds bad. But I do like cheese"

  • @sashimiroll5055
    @sashimiroll5055 3 роки тому +10

    “A fight to the death sounds bad....but I do like cheese!”

  • @RaivoltG
    @RaivoltG 3 роки тому +1

    Now I know how to pick the right apple, just lightly flick the stem with my finger. Thanks for the great tip Kevin!

  • @ImNumberJuan69
    @ImNumberJuan69 2 роки тому +2

    him still making this video with the food and mtn dew in front of him even tho hes starving and i dont know the word for water starving

  • @CadetGriffin
    @CadetGriffin 3 роки тому +35

    "Sweat and dad's farts"
    That could explain why Lex Luthor hates him so much and why Batman doesn't always get along with him.

  • @dc_dachi
    @dc_dachi 3 роки тому +64

    What is with Zach's obsession with Thunderdome-style death match events?

    • @Dilb3rtext
      @Dilb3rtext 3 роки тому +10

      He’s looking for someone to finally end his streak

    • @Shifty989
      @Shifty989 3 роки тому +5

      If that doesn't scream fun for whole family to you then I don't know what is

    • @iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS
      @iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS 3 роки тому +1

      He joined the cult of jeff bandelun and also appreciates his love of the thunderdome

  • @catlovingtrio
    @catlovingtrio 3 роки тому +2

    Kevin: If I run some amazing gas station sushi campaign....
    Chubbyemu music: *Starts playing*

  • @joshsimonton769
    @joshsimonton769 2 роки тому

    Great taste in games! Legend of Dragoon was amazing!

  • @samuelpierce9962
    @samuelpierce9962 3 роки тому +32

    Definitely have fallen victim to the Abilene Paradox. I made some baguettes that were really good and offered the last one to someone else to be polite, saying, "I'll eat it if you dont."
    "Okay I guess I'll eat it," she said, and I could tell she didnt want it, she just didnt want it go to waste. If only she knew how much I wanted it, haha. Lose-lose for both of us :(

  • @BlitzkriegBryce
    @BlitzkriegBryce 3 роки тому +7

    My loins are sweating with love for both
    EDIT: I still don’t know what this is about but I’m glad I can have a “favorite vs favorite” as opposed to candidates today where it is “choose the lesser evil”

  • @briankelly1240
    @briankelly1240 3 роки тому

    Writing this stuff down and having choices side by side helps a lot

  • @Toppat4Lyfe
    @Toppat4Lyfe 3 роки тому +4

    0:37 you gave the answer yourself

    • @suli687
      @suli687 Місяць тому

      i was going to say that!

    • @Toppat4Lyfe
      @Toppat4Lyfe Місяць тому +2

      This comment is 3 year old 😭😭

  • @xaveur.aa1
    @xaveur.aa1 3 роки тому +47

    So thats why glow squid won over iceologer。

    • @ashleapatterson82
      @ashleapatterson82 3 роки тому +11

      no, iceologer's loss was caused because of multiple rounds allowing moobloom and glow squid voters to team up to prevent a possible 2nd phantom. solution: passive and hostile mobs need seperate votes

    • @adelk6239
      @adelk6239 3 роки тому

      @@ashleapatterson82 thank you

    • @siennaq5553
      @siennaq5553 3 роки тому

      @@ashleapatterson82 Minecraft needs to remove carpet

  • @viktorashistan7207
    @viktorashistan7207 3 роки тому +251

    Im sorry, but why would you even acknowledge squid-torturing-girl?

    • @vedvod
      @vedvod 3 роки тому +47

      extremist opinion? representative of the hyperconservative/hyperliberal or whatever party that's always present?

    • @viktorashistan7207
      @viktorashistan7207 3 роки тому +22

      @@vedvod fair enough, yeah now i just thought about it

    • @tannerman46
      @tannerman46 3 роки тому +6

      Farmed animals also feel pain and it's cruel to hurt them. Pigs, for example, are gassed in a way that suffocates them while burning their eyes, throat, and mouth. They scream in pain and thrash about to eventually pass out. Then they have their throats slit. This is how we get bacon and pork. So maybe we should just eat more plant-based food instead.

    • @reanetsemoleleki8219
      @reanetsemoleleki8219 3 роки тому +14

      @@tannerman46 a lot of your plant based foods are still alive when you eat them. They may not have pain receptors or brains but how can you definitively say they aren't suffering?
      Edit: Also, why advocate for the adoption of veganism or vegetarianism instead of more humane slaughterhouses?

    • @tannerman46
      @tannerman46 3 роки тому +4

      @@reanetsemoleleki8219 do you actually care about the suffering of plants?

  • @saul6001
    @saul6001 3 роки тому +1

    Kevin: This random potato and ace of spades dont matter at all right, WRONG! These two items are important for the CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE!

  • @wihatmi5510
    @wihatmi5510 4 місяці тому +1

    If you only have (dry) food available and no drinks and considering that it's easier to die of thirst than from starvation, I always thought it would be wiser to leave the food and drink your own urine. Salts are excreted through urine and if you continue to consume salts through food, the salt content in your urine will eventually become so concentrated that you will die of thirst just by drinking it. But if you don't eat any food, the salt content in your urine doesn't increase, which is why you would probably survive longer and not die of thirst, as if you tried to fight the much less acute death from starvation with food. Could any medical professional confirm or disprove my assumption?

  • @baronesscatfish
    @baronesscatfish 3 роки тому +3

    The chaotic points in this video reflect the weird combination of anxiety and apathy I get when making decisions. I get so anxious about the details that apathy becomes easier. So, I pick whatever feels better. And that’s Pebbles.

  • @PapaFlammy69
    @PapaFlammy69 3 роки тому +610

    vsauce, flammy here

  • @darianbarber3763
    @darianbarber3763 3 роки тому +1

    You have perfectly to a T explained my past 6 months of suicidal episodes in 13 minutes.

  • @abstract0407
    @abstract0407 3 роки тому +3

    New Title idea: Thinking with common sense with extra steps

  • @MichaelOrtegaExtra
    @MichaelOrtegaExtra 3 роки тому +16

    VSauce uploads... you drop everything and watch

  • @michaelnelson1270
    @michaelnelson1270 3 роки тому +16

    My advice when faced with a decision: flip a coin and be right half the time, better odds than agonizing over it will get you.

    • @maccrew612
      @maccrew612 2 роки тому +1

      I just choose based on alphabetical order.

    • @Squagglimole
      @Squagglimole 9 місяців тому +1

      Sociologically, you're supposed to flip the coin, and while the coin is in the air, you will already know what you want, and no longer have to rely on the coin-flip.

  • @LightningSt0rm
    @LightningSt0rm 3 роки тому

    I'm only 24 seconds into this video and already I'm like "Eat OR Drink?" What do you mean "OR?" You Eat AND Drink. 😁

  • @vaticancityball7573
    @vaticancityball7573 11 місяців тому

    "If you eat, then you will get thirsty"
    Me: **Proceeds to eat the pile of apples right in front of me**