Griftonomics: Why Scams are Everywhere Now

Go to https://hensonshaving.com/tomnicholas and enter "TOMNICHOLAS" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. A video about how "passive income" money-making schemes took over the internet, and the world. Written, directed and presented by Tom Nicholas. Edited by Georgia Burrows. *Chapters* 00:00:00 AI Money-Makers 00:08:00 1. Work Sucks, I Know 00:24:40 2. The Grift Gets Wider 00:40:50 3. The Rent is Too Damn High 00:59:54 4. Grifts All The Way Up 01:14:29 5. Picks & Shovels 01:34:59 6. Temporarily Embarrassed Billionaires 01:42:12 Henson Shaving 01:44:39 Thanks for Watching! *Bibliography* You can find a bibliography for this video on my Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-why-scams-86916304 Grifts and scams have taken over. Everywhere you look online, gurus are offering quick and easy ways to make money. Social media feeds and the YouTube homepage are dominated by "passive income" strategies which promise a sure-fire path to financial freedom. At the same time, there has been a rise in anti-grifter content too. Creators including Coffeezilla, Dan Olson, Münecat and Mike Winnet have all dedicated time in recent years to highlighting that making easy money online can actually be a little more difficult than these gurus like to suggest. Whether you're a financial freedom seeker or a sceptic, it's clear that grifters and scammers are the zeitgeist. But, while these schemes might initially seem somewhat low-rent marginal, they actually take influence from some of the most successful businesses in the world. And, not in a good way. This is the story of how grifts and scams took over not just the internet, but the world. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula at https://nebula.tv/tomnicholas Support my work on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tomnicholas Twitter: http://twitter.com/tom_nicholas Instagram: http://instagram.com/tomnicholaswtf Patreon: http://patreon.com/tomnicholas Website: http://www.tomnicholas.com Select footage courtesy of Getty Music from Epidemic Sound


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How Energy Privatization Bankrupted Britain

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: http://go.nebula.tv/tomnicholas Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomnicholas-how-energy-privatization-bankrupted-britain A video about the energy crisis, privatization and profiteering. Written, directed and presented by Tom Nicholas. Edited by Georgia Burrows. *Chapters* 0:00 The Energy Crisis in the UK 05:42 Part 1: Maggie Thatcher, Energy Snatcher 12:53 Part 2: Supply Guys 22:37 Part 3. The Generation Game 28:19 Nebula! 31:25 Part 4: Poles, Pipes & Proft 38:28 Part 5: Price Wars 46:17 Part 6: The Case for Nationalisation *Some Copy About this Video for the YouTube Algorithm* Britain is in crisis. A cost of living crisis. And, in particular, an energy crisis. Since 2020, the typical UK energy bill has risen by 400%. And many are having to choose between heating and eating. Some of this is the result of global oil prices which have spiked since the beginning of 2022. But, much of it is the result of much longer-term trends which and, in turn, the product of a radical experiment the country undertook starting in the 1980s. Under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher (and, later, John Major), the UK began selling-off the entirety of its energy infrastructure to the private investors. Beginning with British Gas in the 1986 and continuing with the electricity supply industry in the 1990s, every part of the UK’s energy supply system has been handed over to corporations whose primary motivation is the accumulation of profit. This is the story of how energy privatisation bankrupted Britain. Support the channel on Patreon at https://patreon.com/tomnicholas If you've enjoyed this video and would like to see more including my What The Theory? series in which I provide some snappy introductions to key theories in the humanities as well as video essays and more then do consider subscribing. Thanks for watching! Twitter: http://twitter.com/tom_nicholas Instagram: http://instagram.com/tomnicholaswtf Patreon: http://patreon.com/tomnicholas Website: http://www.tomnicholas.com Select footage courtesy of Getty #EnergyCrisis #Privatization #TomNicholas


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