i didn't even notice that the playground at my local mcdonald's had disappeared until i saw this video. it's really sad to see everything get so sanitized into a more corporate look until nothing is left all in the name of safety when it actually is just to avoid liability. this is a really good video!
completely agree it's a shame to see the general lack of personality brands take these days to avoid being polarizing or liability - thank you so much for the feedback !
I feel like America's loneliness epidemic is one of the direct effects of for-profit society. I say for-profit society because everything is deigned around profit. Healthcare, Food, Roads, Houses, etc. Life as we know it in this country was designed around maximizing profit for the 1%. I'm not one of those "all rich ppl suck" type people, but the effects of for-profit society is really starting to have an effect, an effect that's damaging the idea of being human.
I've heard plenty of horror stories about PlayPlaces from my friends who worked at McDonald's in their teenage years (late 90s / early 2000s) about the filth and messes kids created in them. A lot of McDonald's restaurants are located in suburbia on awful stroads with plenty of cheap land and ample parking, so I don't think "maximizing revenue / ft^2" is the sole reason for their demise. They were just a nightmare to clean and maintain, and were ultimately doomed even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. I always liked them myself though, and even played in them even when I was past the height limit.
Loving the video dude but one thing, I know its hard. Memorise your scripts. Film it in chunks if you have to. I can see your eyes are focused more on what you're reading (which is really good) than what you're saying. Keep at it, you're gonna go places for sure.
thank you for the feedback ! honestly yeah i wasn't super motivated to film this week so i cut a lot of corners, definitely a place for a lot of improvement !
I never thought it signified the loneliness epidemic. I just assumed it was because of late stage capitalism and McDonald's needing less incentive to draw customers in, because people will go there regardless. Additionally, they don't have to worry about safety liabilities and upkeep of the play places, which can be disgusting. Out of the 20 or so McDonald's by me, I think only one has a play place now.
Dude it isn't individualism and profit that is killing third places across the western world. Both existed with third places for arguably since the dawn of the union(you can also argue longer in Europe as well). Its the decline of social trust that kills third places. Why would you go to a third place if you don't trust your neighbors and consider anyone approaching you as a weirdo? Third places are dying because its becoming increasing "inappropriate" to interact inside of them. You can build hundreds of new parks, libraries, playplaces. etc, and no one will use them if it is socially unacceptable to do so. There is an argument economically for play places in particular, and that is the decline of risk taking/long term profitability across the globe. Playplaces can make money over time by creating another reason to actually go to a McDonalds. If this wasn't the case, McDonalds would have not built them into almost every one of its locations. Practices like that ended after 2008 because the financial crash plus years of stagnation mind broke the entire business world. Businesses survived by cutting back and prioritizing safe sort term investments instead of risky ventures that could bring back greater profits. Years of economic stagnation has cemented this mindset, even when the economy was finally recovering proper from 2017-2020. Since there is a chance investing in a playplace won't pay off, could require a risky redesign post-covid, and the profit it could generate only comes over a long time; McDonalds doesn't bother to make anymore.
i didn't even notice that the playground at my local mcdonald's had disappeared until i saw this video. it's really sad to see everything get so sanitized into a more corporate look until nothing is left all in the name of safety when it actually is just to avoid liability.
this is a really good video!
completely agree it's a shame to see the general lack of personality brands take these days to avoid being polarizing or liability - thank you so much for the feedback !
My city used to have a 2 storey McDonald's with a playplace but they tore it down. I missed that McDonalds, a two storey McDonald's is rare.
I feel like America's loneliness epidemic is one of the direct effects of for-profit society. I say for-profit society because everything is deigned around profit. Healthcare, Food, Roads, Houses, etc. Life as we know it in this country was designed around maximizing profit for the 1%. I'm not one of those "all rich ppl suck" type people, but the effects of for-profit society is really starting to have an effect, an effect that's damaging the idea of being human.
this was a concise, enjoyable, and well made video :) good job!!
thanks so much, really appreciate the kind words :)
Big fan of your non-over-the-top editing brother. Subbed
appreciate it :)
I've heard plenty of horror stories about PlayPlaces from my friends who worked at McDonald's in their teenage years (late 90s / early 2000s) about the filth and messes kids created in them. A lot of McDonald's restaurants are located in suburbia on awful stroads with plenty of cheap land and ample parking, so I don't think "maximizing revenue / ft^2" is the sole reason for their demise. They were just a nightmare to clean and maintain, and were ultimately doomed even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
I always liked them myself though, and even played in them even when I was past the height limit.
Loving the video dude but one thing, I know its hard. Memorise your scripts. Film it in chunks if you have to. I can see your eyes are focused more on what you're reading (which is really good) than what you're saying. Keep at it, you're gonna go places for sure.
thank you for the feedback ! honestly yeah i wasn't super motivated to film this week so i cut a lot of corners, definitely a place for a lot of improvement !
@@rohansillyguy Good on you for getting something out there then. They say it gets easier over time.
Great writing and super interesting topics. Subbed
thanks so much !
The Chick Fil A in the neighboring city to my hometown actually still has a playground
Yeah, those places seem pretty worthless as far as community goes, so their elimination is a pretty bad example of some "loneliness epidemic," lol
I never thought it signified the loneliness epidemic. I just assumed it was because of late stage capitalism and McDonald's needing less incentive to draw customers in, because people will go there regardless. Additionally, they don't have to worry about safety liabilities and upkeep of the play places, which can be disgusting.
Out of the 20 or so McDonald's by me, I think only one has a play place now.
Dude it isn't individualism and profit that is killing third places across the western world. Both existed with third places for arguably since the dawn of the union(you can also argue longer in Europe as well). Its the decline of social trust that kills third places. Why would you go to a third place if you don't trust your neighbors and consider anyone approaching you as a weirdo? Third places are dying because its becoming increasing "inappropriate" to interact inside of them. You can build hundreds of new parks, libraries, playplaces. etc, and no one will use them if it is socially unacceptable to do so.
There is an argument economically for play places in particular, and that is the decline of risk taking/long term profitability across the globe. Playplaces can make money over time by creating another reason to actually go to a McDonalds. If this wasn't the case, McDonalds would have not built them into almost every one of its locations. Practices like that ended after 2008 because the financial crash plus years of stagnation mind broke the entire business world. Businesses survived by cutting back and prioritizing safe sort term investments instead of risky ventures that could bring back greater profits. Years of economic stagnation has cemented this mindset, even when the economy was finally recovering proper from 2017-2020. Since there is a chance investing in a playplace won't pay off, could require a risky redesign post-covid, and the profit it could generate only comes over a long time; McDonalds doesn't bother to make anymore.
Awesome video
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