Tristan Won't Shut Up

Step Back (And Tristan) will be different in 2024...

4.6K views · 2y ago · 19:50

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Was the GameStop Squeeze A Leftist Victory?

5.4K views · 5y ago · 15:22

The GameStop Short Squeeze was sold to us as a leftist rallying cry, to bring Wall Street to its knees. Let's dig into that. Thanks to Jack Saint for the Voice If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip Step Back Tshirts available at

Why You Should Be Watching Star Trek

12K views · 5y ago · 21:15

Star Trek is good and helped me get through 2020. Here's why. If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip Step Back Tshirts available at Please watch: "The Democratic People's Republic of GameStop"

Topics: Open · Star Trek's Unfair Reputation · Why I like it · Where to start? · The Original Series / The Animated Series · The Next Generation

The Best Investors Act Like Communists

12K views · 5y ago · 19:01

Often I get comments on my videos talking about why capitalism is bad something to the extent of "But capitalism is the best for allocating resources and investment" So... what about investments? If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip

Topics: Investing · On Firing People · Banks as Economic Planners · Index Funds · Communist Stonks · "Incentives"

Amazon Is the Communist Planned Economy We Need

20K views · 5y ago · 22:02

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Topics: Recommendation Systems · Logistics

What Happened in the 2020 US Election?

6.8K views · 5y ago · 35:47

It's over, it's finally over. Let's look at what the 2020 election was about, how it went down, what we can learn, and what comes next. If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip Step Back Tshirts available at

Topics: The 2018 Election · The Democratic Primaries Begin · The Ratf begins · The Presidential Campaign · Looking at the results · Bernie woulda won

How Capitalism Hurts Innovation and Motivation

14K views · 5y ago · 18:22

One predominant comment in my previous video was about how capitalism is good and people starving is fine because without incentives and markets we'd never innovate and never work. Well, turns out that doesn't pan out. If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip

Imagining School After Captialism

11K views · 6y ago · 16:56

School sucks. It really really does. But like many things, neoliberal capitalism really makes something wonderful a horrible underfunded chore. Let's fight some doomerism and think about what school could be like in our world, sans capitalism.

The Trolling Industrial Complex

7K views · 6y ago · 16:03

This is just the beginning of a look at the new battlefield of politics through manipulating and shepherding social media, and the industries which popped up around it. Interview with: Yimin Chen @shinypants0 If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip

Planned Economies Work, Just Ask Walmart

47K views · 6y ago · 22:18

We take the superiority of market economies as almost an economic truism. But what if I had evidence planned economies actually work way better, and that the case study of a successful one is Walmart? If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip

Maybe We Shouldn't Go to Mars

8.8K views · 6y ago · 26:44

We're looking at sending a whole human to Mars in the 2020s or 2030s. But should we? If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip Step Back Tshirts available at Please watch: "The Democratic People's Republic of GameStop"

Is the Internet Ruining Politics?

6.2K views · 6y ago · 14:25

A common villain posed about the breakdown of political discourse when trying to dodge the crisis of capitalism is social media, filter bubbles, and whatever new communications technology of the day. Let's talk about why that's wrong, and why it's right.

The Real Reason Politics is "So Polarized"

12K views · 6y ago · 18:22

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SJW Ruins Crusader Kings 3

12K views · 6y ago · 17:11

Crusader Kings 3 releases TOMORROW, and while I love this series to death and even respect its educational value, but often reproduces eurocentric and ahistorical design which frames false ideas about colonization, diversity, and inclusion.

Experts Simulated the Election - It looks Grim

14K views · 6y ago · 30:47

The Transition Integrity Project hosted a major simulation, using tabletop rules to game out different scenarios in the 2020 election. Things look pretty dark. The Transition Integrity Project's full report It Could Happen Here

Topics: Content Warning · Open · The Transition Integrity Project · Scenario 1: A Clear Biden Victory · Scenario 2: A Narrow Biden Victory · Scenario 3: An Ambiguous Result