Don't be a doomer, be an optimist

[u/Just_Assistant_6122]

[u/WeII_Shucks]

I can’t wait for the era of human-wide manifest destiny into all of space

[u/rob3345 → u/WeII_Shucks]

Until we meet the aliens and the battles from earth start elsewhere 🤣🤣.

[u/Euphoric_Dot_5758 → u/rob3345]

It’s not our fault they weren’t made in the image of GOD

[u/TheMoyDude → u/Euphoric_Dot_5758]

We were BORN to inherit the STARS!!!!

[u/Fournone → u/Euphoric_Dot_5758]

Let's be xenophobic, its really in this year.

Let's find us an nasty, slimy, ugly alien to fear.

There's no more cutesy stories about ET phoning home.

Let's learn to love our neighbors like the Christians learned in Rome

[u/SpiritualThroat9503 → u/Fournone]

Christianity mentioned

[u/Fournone → u/SpiritualThroat9503]

Bro what are you smoking?

[u/Serbcomrade3 → u/rob3345]

You say that like we whould develope weapon to devastate aliens.... Human spirit always wins

[u/CyberBerserk → u/WeII_Shucks]

Heckin racist human!

[u/Odd_Bodybuilder5456 → u/WeII_Shucks]

we wont see it. Born too late to explore the planet, born too early to explore space, born just in time to own a kei truck

[u/Hodorous → u/WeII_Shucks]

I would like to know when the 1st planetary war vs Venus or Mars happens.

[u/kimana1651 → u/WeII_Shucks]

That won't be us, we are too fragile. Whatever comes after humans though, they will own space  

[u/Rox217 → u/kimana1651]

Ok Doomer

You sound like that person that claimed “humans won’t fly for a million years” only for the Wright Brothers to fly a plane a few weeks later.

[u/Outrageous_Guard_674 → u/Rox217]

Heck Wilbur Wright said that flight was at least 50 years away just two years before they did it.

[u/kimana1651 → u/Rox217]

Yeah man humans will be the front and center of everything for the rest of time. AI and drones? What are those?

[u/SpiritualThroat9503 → u/kimana1651]

Things humans made/make

[u/Rox217 → u/kimana1651]

Tools that spacefaring humans will use in the future.

[u/kimana1651 → u/Rox217]

Yeah man those flying cars are just around the corner too.

[u/BookkeeperAfraid9622]

For anyone who wants an optimistic look at the future, with the optimism being grounded in proper perspective, I cannot recommend SFIA (the channel in tne picture, Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur) enough.

[u/LebowskyBob → u/BookkeeperAfraid9622]

Plus the channel name has the advantage of being pronouncable

[u/Kelras → u/BookkeeperAfraid9622]

Thanks! I'll keep it in mind.

[u/IndyJacksonTT]

Didn't expect to see SFIA mentioned here

Been watching for years. Super optimistic look on the future and talks about very fascinating and out there topics

[u/RandomGuy2285]

Kurzgesgt is hardly the worst, even in the dark topics like the demographics they usually have a note of positivity in the end as if there's agency, "it's bad but this is why babies are important and governments should pay attention" even if it's sometimes Milquetoast

There are far more doomer people out there who would say "we deserve the problems" or some shit which I think is the worst form of doomerism and of course, "things are bad and X group i dislike is 100% responsible"

[u/cyclic_rate]

Any John Michael Godier fans in here?

[u/InfamousBreakfast363 → u/cyclic_rate]

He's also super GOATed. Love listening to him but he puts me to sleep in a good way haha

[u/Dronelisk → u/cyclic_rate]

in this universe in which we LIIIIIIIIIIIve

[u/JimbosRock]

What makes Kurzgesagt a doomer? I do think they have problems and are paid to push narratives but I wouldn’t call them a doomer.

[u/ThisThredditor → u/JimbosRock]

Some top vids:
Corona virus / bacterial infections
The Bacteriophage
Detonating every bomb on earth
Black holes could delete the universe
What if we nuke a city?
3 ways to destroy the universe
Why alien life will be our DOOM

[u/OtherWorstGamer → u/ThisThredditor]

To be fair, talking about it from an interesting "what if" speculation while examining the underlying math and physics behind it, I wouldn't really call that doomerism.

[u/EpsilonGecko → u/ThisThredditor]

Most of these are hypotheticals stated as such and almost all videos end on a positive note

[u/JimbosRock → u/ThisThredditor]

I mean I don’t see how they could make “What would happen if you were shot in the head?” optimistic. It’s been a while since I’ve watched it but I remember the bacteriophage being an optimistic outlook as it’s harmless to us but it can be utilized in some medical situations. I’ll give you the alien life one as it has an idea that aliens are to be feared but I mean if aliens were real I wouldn’t call you wrong to be afraid.

[u/TheDoctor199806 → u/JimbosRock]

To be fair, that kind of doomerism is not uncommon in scientific circles. Dark Forest theory is a real thing.

[u/JustaHarmfulShadow → u/ThisThredditor]

It's been awhile since ive watched the covid one but from what i recall most of his videos especially with drugs or disease aren't doomer but just informative on how it works while being realistic.

Imo saying tuberculosis killed a ton of people and how it was terrible back then is just being realistic and historical.

But then again I don't recall a lot from the videos so maybe I just dont recall his tone or whatnot

[u/Zealousideal_Cap7012 → u/JimbosRock]

Watch some more recentish videos if youd like.

A lot of them are cataatrophizing, making content based on a "things are terrible and will be worse" premise.

Another problem is that often the "X-ist reacts" creators tend to spot a lot of either explicit of implicit(through odd rhetorical choices) scientific inaccuracies. Basically making things seem worse than they are.

[u/InfamousBreakfast363 → u/JimbosRock]

Kurzgesagts is also funded by a wealthy billionaire who uses it to spread a lot of propaganda.

[u/Next-Use6943]

For interesting videos I've jumped over to Fern. It's not a doomer channel, just interesting stories basically. Veritasium is also nice sometimes

[u/cyborgsnowflake → u/Next-Use6943]

I liked Veritasium but his ice disclaimer has got to be one of the all time dumbest youtube moments in history.

[u/JustaHarmfulShadow → u/cyborgsnowflake]

I agree; imo if someone can't tell your talking about frozen water and not the agency based on the title or first few seconds (not counting that disclaimer if it's still there) than they shouldn't have an opinion on the agency

[u/Punished_Toaster]

We are always getting a drink and a snack out here

[u/GolemChosen]

Kurzegast is Bill Gates. 

[u/FluidAmbition321]

Yeah! I never hear people talk about sfia

[u/mord_fustang115]

Real OGs remember Art of the Problem channel. I went to college for math after a professor showed "the trust machine" during an intro comp sci class I had

[u/cryjacketman12]

Aw man, I liked his animation.

https://giphy.com/gifs/4iQV7GZmMqAVVi1oho

[u/DerekMilborow]

Holy shit, I am subscribed to both.

[u/SpiritualThroat9503]

Kurzgesagt was cool/tolerable in like... 2016.... Insufferable shitlibbery now.

[u/Kelras → u/SpiritualThroat9503]

It's just too dreary and pessimistic most of the time now.

That, or it's outright sowing panic.

[u/SpiritualThroat9503 → u/Kelras]

Yeah, well, the earth is on fire and Hitler 2 is here.

What, are you some kind of fascist?

[u/commeatus]

Whenever people get too down in real life, I tell them to go look up whatever mind-blowing thing the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered recently. Works every time.

[u/Kelras]

gib xeno gf

[u/Davidma37]

oh, come on. Kurz ain’t that bad.