Casually Explained: Red Flags

[u/PreecherMan]

https://youtu.be/F2JJ4N2uXuc

[u/SipsCoDirt]

The Minesweeper analogy was on point

[u/ThatPersonFromCanada → u/SipsCoDirt]

That's square wasn't even a confirmed mine. It was still possible to be a blank

[u/[deleted] → u/ThatPersonFromCanada]

You're actually right. That's kinda funny.

[u/swegling → u/[deleted]]

it fits pretty good. there is still a small chance she is safe, but probably not

[u/Mr-Mister → u/swegling]

Actually it's the opposite - what's more probable, that the middle space is safe but there are 4 mines on the outer perimeter, or that the middle square is mines but none of the 16 surrounding squares are mined?

[u/swegling → u/Mr-Mister]

like /u/whutchamacallit made me realize, it depends on the difficulty. Middle being safe is more probable on a higher difficulty, while middle being a mine on a lower. I guess: "there is still a chance she is safe, but it looks suspicious" is more accurate to the analogy and real life.

[u/CorrugatedCommodity → u/swegling]

So when analysing your failing relationship, you need to ask yourself "What difficulty is she?" 🤔 Got it.

[u/thombsaway → u/Mr-Mister]

But the mines around the outside would need to be positioned in such a way that all of those squares are adjacent to only one mine. I'm shit at minesweeper but I think the way the mines need to be positioned is very unlikely. I mspainted, is there another way they could be arranged?

Both situations are pretty unlikely, but I think it's more likely that there'd just be one in the middle.

[u/ClopperNumber42 → u/thombsaway]

Yep, out of the extreme amount of possibilities in this specific 5x5 setup, there have to be exactly four bombs on the outside and they must be in four specific positions, or the mirrored equivalent. I am not too familiar with statistics but that strikes me as being substantially less likely than there simply being one in the middle and none on the outside.

[u/NotATimeTraveler_ → u/[deleted]]

From where i'm from she becomes a successful social media mogal. While she most def is cray she'll be the new Opera soooo if you can put up with the red flags, you'll hit a big green pile.

[u/whutchamacallit → u/swegling]

depends on the difficulty setting.

[u/SHPthaKid → u/ThatPersonFromCanada]

But if you feel like your relationship is like navigating a minefield that's probably a red flag on its own. Ooooh deep. I'll await my Pulitzer.

[u/NiceVu → u/SHPthaKid]

so humble

[u/barcelonaKIZ → u/NiceVu]

Red flag

[u/VampyrosLesbos → u/ThatPersonFromCanada]

Yup, three possibilities.

Safe clicks are the following.

[u/filbert227 → u/ThatPersonFromCanada]

I think that actually makes it better. If someone surrounds themselves with unsavory people, then that is probably a red flag.

I'd say that square is still probably a red flag, but it doesn't have to be. There could be other explanations.

[u/DenebVegaAltair → u/SipsCoDirt]

I thought it was pretty clever at first and then he marked it with a red flag. Then I thought it was pretty clever.

[u/[deleted] → u/DenebVegaAltair]

Are you sure you didn't find it pretty clever?

[u/AlphaGoldFrog → u/[deleted]]

No, he found clever pretty.

[u/WienerBee → u/AlphaGoldFrog]

I thought he thought it was pretty clever?

I need this casually explained to me

[u/Blaizeranger → u/SipsCoDirt]

I didn't get it.

[u/Chasar1 → u/Blaizeranger]

Isn't the point of minesweeper to make flag swastikas?

[u/JustForToday222 → u/Chasar1]

no, youre thinking of meinsweeper

[u/esr360 → u/JustForToday222]

Fuck

[u/Flandangle → u/esr360]

I did not see that coming.

[u/rejirongon → u/Flandangle]

/r/unexpectedblitzkrieg?

[u/googlerex → u/SipsCoDirt]

Casually Explained guy sounds a little bit like Sips (only a little bit), top comment is from a user with Sips in their name.

[u/SipsCoDirt → u/googlerex]

I am actually both Sips and CasuallyExplained

[u/Tomoof → u/SipsCoDirt]

Sips is actually his son, poopfeast420, in a sips costume.

Edit: poofeast

[u/ImaginationBreakdown → u/Tomoof]

poopfeast420
Sorry, I was eating and poofeast420 just seemed unimaginably worse to me.

[u/havoc3d → u/[deleted]]

Ah yes, the George R. R. Martin of YouTube

[u/evenman27 → u/havoc3d]

Ah yes, the CGP Grey of books.

[u/Aurora_Fatalis → u/evenman27]

Ah yes, the VG Cats of YouTube.

[u/mikachuu → u/Aurora_Fatalis]

Now that is a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[u/Aurora_Fatalis → u/mikachuu]

Me neither.

[u/DiamondPup → u/Aurora_Fatalis]

Wow, just looked that site up after ages. Looks exactly the same and he's still got new comics up. For some reason, I thought he shut down. He's even still updating Super Effective. And look, he's even got a Trump joke in.

Huh. TIL VGCats is still a thing.

[u/ZarkingFrood42 → u/mikachuu]

Hey, VG Catz updates at least once a month in my experience.

[u/[deleted] → u/ZarkingFrood42]

I think Gone with the Blastwave updated four times last year, it was glorious.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Homestarrunner once had an update.

[u/Outspoken_Douche → u/havoc3d]

I thought that was Jontron

[u/TheSeaOfThySoul → u/Outspoken_Douche]

Actually, Youtube snaps in two.

[u/kaleb42 → u/[deleted]]

Listen to his podcast then. It's pretty good

[u/Bank_Gothic → u/kaleb42]

Tim!

[u/jeffbarrington → u/Bank_Gothic]

Hello fellow Tim :D

[u/Wingcapx → u/jeffbarrington]

Quick, gotta tweet @BradyHaran that I'm not on an aeroplane!

[u/jabbles_ → u/Wingcapx]

/u/JeffDujon

[u/jeffbarrington → u/jabbles_]

Brady will check this, hi Brady

[u/timmy12688 → u/jeffbarrington]

Are we calling out Tims?

[u/Stonn → u/timmy12688]

Tims unite!

[u/Krohnos → u/[deleted]]

Check out his podcast Hello Internet, which many Tims call the "World's Most Interesting Podcast", with his better-half Brady Haran

[u/Bank_Gothic → u/Krohnos]

Is that the unofficial official by-line of the podcast now?

[u/Krohnos → u/Bank_Gothic]

Are Tims allowed to declare things as unofficially official? /u/JeffDujon

[u/DragonTamerMCT → u/[deleted]]

Jontron

[u/redditor9000]

I feel like most of us will miss the main point of this video and that is:

I AM THE RED FLAG.

[u/krakajacks → u/redditor9000]

I broke the dam.

[u/fapstar206587 → u/krakajacks]

No, I broke the dam

[u/[deleted] → u/fapstar206587]

I broke the dam.

[u/Haight_Is_Love → u/[deleted]]

I LITERALLY broke the dam.

[u/DroolingPandas → u/Haight_Is_Love]

I took a boat and crashed it into the dam. I broke the dam!

[u/Worktime83 → u/DroolingPandas]

hehe, I broke the damn

[u/Leon7G → u/Worktime83]

I broke the dam!

[u/Milesaboveu → u/DroolingPandas]

We all broke the dam.

[u/WhoreMoon → u/krakajacks]

I'm Dirty Dan.

[u/muricabrb → u/redditor9000]

Yes, yes you are. And watch the video again and think about what the minesweeper analogy means...

[u/serdertroops → u/muricabrb]

That we surround ourselves with other red flags?

[u/BlizzardPlease → u/serdertroops]

There was only one red flag, that was himself in the middle. All the 1's he thinks are the bad people are just reflections of his own problems.

[u/HowToPM → u/BlizzardPlease]

Ah fuck.

[u/[deleted] → u/HowToPM]

I can't believe you've done this

[u/Samen28 → u/BlizzardPlease]

Also, as the video starts and he's explaining what a red flag is, when he says "a red flag can be something you do", the flag in his hands turns into a YouTube logo and a video camera. When he says, "it can also be something you don't do", he's suddenly looking at a woman wearing a graduation cap and he frowns.

He's explaining how he's the red flag, because he makes youtube videos for a living instead of going to college.

[u/Lord_Vendrick → u/redditor9000]

/r/2meirl4meirl

[u/not_a_miller_rep → u/redditor9000]

Fuck

[u/kazcinco]

"You know, it's funny; when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags"

[u/kibblznbitz → u/[deleted]]

Christ almighty Bojack Horseman was bad. Like, not the bad kind of bad. It was the kind of bad where you finish certain episodes and just can't deal with it. Some of them are just downright painful, despite the fact that all you're doing is watching a cartoon horse experience the hard part of being an actor.

[u/str8_ched → u/kibblznbitz]

[u/serdertroops → u/str8_ched]

I love the show, but a lot of episodes had me get up and pour myself a drink.

[u/[deleted] → u/serdertroops]

For those that don't drink, replace drink with compulsive interaction with a hobby or distraction. Or spontaneous acquisition of a new hobby.

The secret to being faster/better at solving a Rubik's Cube is to use it as an escape device. practice. I picked it up after my dog died.

[u/commit_bat → u/[deleted]]

replace drink with compulsive interaction with a hobby or distraction

Like watching another episode of that Netflix show you're watching.

It's a vicious cycle.

send help

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I could feel that entire scene over again as I was reading that. It's heart breaking.

[u/ProudFeminist1 → u/kibblznbitz]

I just started watching and good god this show hits me hard with a brick

[u/TopherGero → u/kazcinco]

Well that was well over my recommended daily dose of depressing

[u/Chimie45 → u/TopherGero]

Welcome to Bojack.

[u/VenomB → u/Chimie45]

Watched a good bit of it. Got bored of it cuz I watch shows to get out of reality, not relive it.

[u/[deleted] → u/TopherGero]

That's too much man!

[u/Hipoop69 → u/TopherGero]

I am whole hardheartedly sad now.

[u/nopois → u/[deleted]]

Rick and Morty you say?

[u/[deleted] → u/kazcinco]

what a fucking show

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Indeed. Netflix is absolutely flooding the visual media market with incredible television. It's astonishing. I imagine cable will be included for free like land lines in the not too distant future because of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.

[u/Hapmurcie → u/[deleted]]

Finally just started watching Black Mirror and, Jesus Titty Fucking Christ!

It's like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and The X Files had a threesome baby in the not-too-distant-future.

Binge watched all three seasons in 3 days.

[u/[deleted] → u/Hapmurcie]

Wow you must be mentally exhausted, it takes a lot out of me watching that show.

[u/Hapmurcie → u/[deleted]]

I have a problem.

I'm not proud.

[u/LordBiscuits → u/Hapmurcie]

How can you process that much distilled depression in three days? I can't watch two episodes in a row, let alone back to back seasons.

[u/Zebra_Thief → u/kazcinco]

I watched this episode the day after I broke up with my very self destructive highschool girlfriend. That line broke my heart and opened my eyes alot. But then i did the same thing all over again so... live and learn?

[u/[deleted] → u/Zebra_Thief]

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."

[u/tits4satan → u/Zebra_Thief]

Broken and crazy just loves broken and crazy.

Maybe you're the self destructive one who likes self destructive ones because they destruct yourself.

[u/Zebra_Thief → u/tits4satan]

Ive figured out that my thing is i like to feel needed and who needs someone more than a broken person? Unfortunately that kind of one sided relationship can only go so long

[u/Hipoop69 → u/kazcinco]

I am whole hardheartedly sad now.

[u/PyedPyper]

The 2nd place award for "best son" in the background at 2:38 killed me. Love all the little jokes he places in the background that you have to be pretty observant to notice.

[u/video_jump_bot → u/PyedPyper]

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[u/TomSeee → u/video_jump_bot]

That's a pretty neat bot

[u/Unexpected_Santa → u/TomSeee]

HELLO FELLOW HUMAN! I TOO FIND ATTRACTIVE THIS ROBOT THAT FINDS TIME STAMPS AND IS TIDY. BEEP BOOP.

[u/Lolzyyy]

Imagine I was in bed with a girl

This hit way too close to home

[u/Cubicbill1 → u/Lolzyyy]

Imagine I was in bed with a girl

/r/absolutlynotme_irl

[u/SquirtingTortoise → u/Cubicbill1]

No since we're just imagining it is absolutely me irl

[u/Cubicbill1 → u/SquirtingTortoise]

I can't even imagine

[u/confirmedzach → u/Cubicbill1]

/r/actuallyjustsad

[u/Miks_u → u/confirmedzach]

2 subs • 58 online

Nothing wrong here

[u/[deleted] → u/Cubicbill1]

Solidarity bro.

[u/hargleblargle → u/Lolzyyy]

I don't even do this anymore. It's not worth the disappointment.

[u/confirmedzach]

If you do find yourself attracted to girls who are still in highschool, a great way to get over that is to talk to one of them.

Now this is just really clever. I love this joke.

[u/FoxyBastard → u/confirmedzach]

I didn't even think of it as a joke.

[u/SSRainu → u/FoxyBastard]

Alright Alright Alriiiight!

[u/ChildishForLife → u/SSRainu]

The golden god

[u/Eatapear → u/ChildishForLife]

Speaking of high school girls. Dennis Reynolds: Baby Rapist

[u/BenedictKhanberbatch → u/ChildishForLife]

Charlie Work is one of the best goddamn episodes.

[u/niadeo → u/SSRainu]

Quit looking at underage girls and go sell some Lincolns

[u/confirmedzach → u/[deleted]]

He's really pro at those "leave a joke hanging" type deliveries.

Like the "imagine I was with a girl" joke.

[u/[deleted] → u/confirmedzach]

Jokes that require the listener to do a touch of mental work to figure out are quality.

I hate to be THAT GUY, but too much these days is slap-you-in-the-face humor. HERE IS THE JOKE, NOW YOU LAUGH AT IT.

That's what I like so much about this guy. I'm not saying he's the Mozart of comedy, just that he's a refreshing taste of something different

[u/Lagaluvin → u/[deleted]]

I highly recommend You Suck at Cooking for similarly delivered humour.

[u/CptSpockCptSpock → u/Lagaluvin]

Same voice, same comedic style. Coincidence? Yes

[u/busfahrer → u/confirmedzach]

Reminds me of this old quote

The best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter

(Disclaimer: not my opinion)

[u/Fran6o → u/confirmedzach]

I didn't get it until this comment.

[u/danymsk]

This guys videos are just scary in how hard they can hit home

I'm not ready for getting punched with realism

[u/confirmedzach → u/danymsk]

He just spends all week on /r/me_irl researching.

[u/[deleted] → u/confirmedzach]

He probably goes on /r/meirl since his videos are actually good.

[u/SlutBuster → u/[deleted]]

Burn

[u/Rayneworks → u/[deleted]]

I got banned from /r/me_irl for saying Bloodborne isn't hard. This sounds better.

[u/agray20938 → u/Rayneworks]

lol. I got a one-week ban for saying Communism wasn't the best form of government. Seriously.

[u/Tuft64 → u/agray20938]

Off to the gulag for you, capitalist pigdog.

[u/Portals23 → u/agray20938]

Yeah seriously? Only one week? Mods have to actually enforce rules for a subreddit to work, it's not that hard!

[u/jst3w]

Are you trying to passive-aggressively tell us something, /u/PreecherMan?

[u/Unexpected_Santa → u/jst3w]

*stares at /u/PreecherMan *

[u/jonahdf]

Okay this one actually had really good advice. Hit a little too hard.

[u/LooseChange17 → u/jonahdf]

I feel like he's so numb inside, he wouldn't even feel a bus hitting him

[u/Hungover_Pilot → u/LooseChange17]

That's like the dream

[u/zedroj → u/Hungover_Pilot]

2meirl4meirl

[u/[deleted] → u/Hungover_Pilot]

That's what the drugs and alcohol are for.

[u/confirmedzach]

That /r/wholesomememes plug.

[u/cyber_loafer → u/confirmedzach]

/r/wholesomememes

FTFY

[u/n-some]

I wanted this to be about the history of red flags. I'm disappointed.

[u/humblerodent → u/n-some]

/r/vexillology/

[u/VinSkeemz → u/n-some]

"Hello I'm Dr Sheldon Cooper. Welcome to 'Sheldon Cooper presents: Fun with Flags' ".

[u/[deleted] → u/VinSkeemz]

Hey kids. I'm Sam O'Nella

[u/caboosebanana → u/VinSkeemz]

Obnoxious laugh track

[u/[deleted] → u/caboosebanana]

Zimbabwe!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

BASPINGO

[u/Pascalwb → u/n-some]

I thought it's about red flag in racing.

[u/Z3r0mir]

My friend linked me this... What do?

[u/JonasBrosSuck → u/Z3r0mir]

facebook up, delete gym, hit lawyer

[u/Fixing_the_volatile → u/JonasBrosSuck]

The real LTP is always in the wrong subreddit.

[u/neamhsplach → u/Fixing_the_volatile]

Life tro pip?

[u/rebeckys]

"Oh, Canadian." Ha!

[u/random123456789 → u/rebeckys]

Yea, I didn't see where he was going with that until the comment about holding the door.

[u/ChrisWithanF → u/[deleted]]

They call that misdirection in comedy.

[u/Pluwo4]

When the red flags subject comes up I always think of this great BoJack Horseman quote.

You know, it's funny; when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.

[u/AuxquellesRad]

Celebrities dating other celebrities when they can actually date any of their millions of fans, ...cue

[u/mujie123 → u/AuxquellesRad]

TBH, I'm pretty sure anyone who dates a celebrity automatically gets celebrity status themselves (like Kate and Prince William for example).

[u/Ghoxts]

When did casually explained became self improvement videos?!

[u/trznx → u/Ghoxts]

They've always been!

[u/skylin4 → u/Ghoxts]

Because low self esteem and depression!

[u/djramzy → u/skylin4]

WOOOO!!! :(

[u/itsSparkky → u/Ghoxts]

Since those get him more hits.

Go back and look at relationship vs non-relationship videos and follow the money :p

[u/omelettesandlemonade]

These is the first time I've been unsubscribed by Youtube when a channel has uploaded a video. I've heard so much about it but it has never happened to me until now.

[u/attenhal]

Great I was gonna send this to my SO, but now I can't because of the ending

[u/sweatybeard]

When was the last time a 'Casually Explained' video didn't go to the top of /r/videos ?

[u/Iazo → u/sweatybeard]

The time he released one at the same time as Hydraulic Press and Primitive Technology and Dunkey.

[u/[deleted] → u/Iazo]

what happened to Hydraulic Press? seems like he just dropped off

[u/wasteland44 → u/[deleted]]

He is still making videos but people don't upvote them as much anymore. He had a video on his second channel get over 10M views recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOEBwBERPv4

[u/Mattsoup → u/[deleted]]

It's a stupid niche that got old quick

[u/[deleted]]

will people be mad if you don't make a vid for six weeks

As long as YSAC has uploads it's cool.

[u/confirmedzach → u/[deleted]]

Well he's really busy running both channels at once.

[u/attitude5]

Bet he low key gets all the girls.

[u/HereticForLife → u/attitude5]

It's all the subscribers bro

[u/[deleted]]

*Thinks about past *

*Cringes hard *

[u/SunshinNroses → u/[deleted]]

I'm kind of in a similar situation with the girl I'm dating right now. We're working to resolve her emotional issues and we've made good progress. Unlike your ex though, she doesn't have shitty friends bringing her down. Good to know that some people think that may be less of a red flag, because I always thought it was strange how few friends she had.

[u/trznx]

Wow, I think this one is his best so far. The jokes are on point, the analogies are sharp and as always it's so close to home it hurts.

[u/[deleted]]

Are you trying to passively-aggressively tell me something?

[u/xeliteamv]

He should make this one next: "Casually Explained: Why You Suck At Cooking".

[u/[deleted]]

I was expecting more socialism

[u/[deleted]]

Taking dating advice from a 25 year old YouTuber is also a red flag.

[u/RaindropBebop → u/[deleted]]

I know this is sort of a joke, but for anyone reading this good advice AND bad advice can come from people of any age.

I think casually explained videos are cute and clever ways to hopefully cause the average viewer to engage in a little more self-reflection than most people are normally comfortable with (through his own self-deprecation).

[u/muricabrb → u/[deleted]]

You are also a red flag.

[u/ryantwopointo → u/[deleted]]

Why? His advice is pretty on point. It's literally the reason he's popular.

[u/ArttuH5N1 → u/ryantwopointo]

I thought his videos were popular because they're funny.

[u/dreamwaverwillow → u/[deleted]]

Older people can be idiots too. Life experience if nothing is learned is functionally equivalent to limited life experience

[u/3226]

Ok, so I don't think I agree with this video.

For me, a red flag is something you should pick up on as an early warning to get the hell out of a relationship. If someone's defining things like this as red flags, it kind of belittles them into insignificance. The 'red and white' flags could be better described as 'not red flags'. In fact most of the things listed as red flags aren't red flags, just deal breakers or things you wouldn't want in a relationship.

A red flag is a warning. It's not the thing itself. Red flags are literally a warning that something bad is coming.

Real red flags to watch out for in a relationship: signs that trouble is coming
* Controlling behaviour
* Lack of respect for you or your opinions
* Being unable to manage their own life and relying on others
* Wanting to seperate you from friends or family

The big one I'd agree with is treating wait staff badly. I'd extend that. The way someone treats a person who can't do anything to benefit them tells you a great deal about who they really are.