I Built A City Exploiting Suffering In Cities Skylines - (It made me infinite money)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @thespiffingbrit
    @thespiffingbrit  Год назад +3716

    *Stocks in Funeral Care have never been higher after the discovery of THE METEOR*

    • @jackfrost2014
      @jackfrost2014 Год назад +6

      Welcome back!

    • @ekswood
      @ekswood Год назад +6

      Why?

    • @attilavs2
      @attilavs2 Год назад +16

      How is your LTT pc ?

    • @shanedowling1
      @shanedowling1 Год назад

      Who needs a funeral when every attendee is already dead?

    • @Lou_morris
      @Lou_morris Год назад +19

      @@attilavs2 you mean lttea pc

  • @haydencarn8737
    @haydencarn8737 Год назад +5519

    Holy crap, Spiff is teaching us about how our politicians think in a video-game, pure genius.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +17

      E‎‎

    • @leafmanwithafryinpan
      @leafmanwithafryinpan Год назад +227

      Sadly, people don't want to admit that this is the reality of politicians

    • @georgejones5019
      @georgejones5019 Год назад +61

      The meteor is Coof-19.

    • @snowcathu
      @snowcathu Год назад +76

      Thank god Spiff is not a politician! He would beat them at their own game!

    • @cloudshad0ws
      @cloudshad0ws Год назад +58

      Not politics, but capitalism.

  • @jcbvickers
    @jcbvickers Год назад +8877

    This is unironically a great way to show people why politicians should not be able to own stock

    • @dersaegefisch
      @dersaegefisch Год назад +604

      Then it would probably be their relatives and friends owning those I fear.

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 Год назад +343

      Let me introduce
      nepotism.

    • @murphy7801
      @murphy7801 Год назад +180

      @@Zazu1337 I mean nepotism isn't even anything compared to market manipulation

    • @Zazu1337
      @Zazu1337 Год назад +58

      ​@@murphy7801 That's just a comment on the proposed solution of denying politicians to have stocks.

    • @awakeandwatching953
      @awakeandwatching953 Год назад +38

      and also highlights that like the Vatican and Washington DC the city of London is a sovereign country (and are also registered corporations but then every country also has a corporate entity attached to it)

  • @merkuree
    @merkuree Год назад +2502

    It is crazy how accurate Spiff's depiction of how the politicians in this country operate actually is

    • @Metagross555
      @Metagross555 Год назад +89

      Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

    • @codyrice768
      @codyrice768 Год назад +62

      This is a comment presumably about every country lol.

    • @merkuree
      @merkuree Год назад +20

      @Cody Rice the UK, seeing as he's English. I didn't specify because firstly it's applicable to a number of countries, and secondly because context clues would imply it.

    • @blankityblankblank2321
      @blankityblankblank2321 Год назад +19

      *Politicians in every country

    • @eclipse_ed_32
      @eclipse_ed_32 Год назад +1

      @@merkuree I talk English but it's not my first language, what are you talking about, don't you know that some talk more than 1 language, how low have the English speakers fallen?...

  • @Tentin.Quarantino
    @Tentin.Quarantino Год назад +2131

    Spiff: invests all his capital into one company
    Investment manager: “you should diversify your portfolio to protect yourself against market fluctuation. “
    Spiff: “I AM THE MARKET FLUCTUATION”

    • @AMan-xz7tx
      @AMan-xz7tx Год назад +143

      "I AM THE MARKET! I AM THE ONE WHO STOCKS!"

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino Год назад +31

      @@AMan-xz7tx
      *cracks open an ice-cold bottle of Schraederbrau*

    • @Bektashi
      @Bektashi Год назад +15

      "Not.Yet."

    • @HyperVegitoDBZ
      @HyperVegitoDBZ Год назад +5

      Are you threating me, Manager?

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@Bektashi you underestimate my profitability

  • @pryce4917
    @pryce4917 Год назад +1965

    Who would've guessed Spiffing would be so adept at making 100% accurate documentaries on how the world works today.

    • @lostdeath4202
      @lostdeath4202 Год назад +1

      Yah Biden cough cough lol

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 Год назад +40

      @@lostdeath4202 literally every politician dog don't just single out one

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic Год назад +12

      @@lostdeath4202 yah every politician on the planet cough cough lol*

    • @noodlelynoodle.
      @noodlelynoodle. Год назад

      @@lostdeath4202 pretty sure Biden has forgotten how to manipulate stocks at this point, he can't even make a sentence that makes sense much less comprehend the process needed for financial fraud lol

    • @Stardewvalleyenjoyer
      @Stardewvalleyenjoyer 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@AnymMusic stubs the mayor left the chat

  • @NewWorldOrgone
    @NewWorldOrgone Год назад +473

    That ending definitely solidified Spiff's transition from villain to supervillain.

  • @afflictedbyreality3670
    @afflictedbyreality3670 Год назад +833

    "We're going to cause a little bit of a financial crash"
    Educating how close reality is to a game!

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Год назад +6

      been subbed to spiff for a month, even though i never played any of the games that he covers lol, this guy is entertaining

  • @muddly
    @muddly Год назад +134

    imagine you're visiting a friend in this city and the lights and water turn off and they're just like "the mayor is probably crashing the stocks right now, it'll be on tomorrow"

  • @Lavafish2525
    @Lavafish2525 Год назад +542

    I think poisoning the ground water was one of the most batman villain things Spiff has done

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat Год назад +51

      Batman villains need to step it up because this is just another day for the American military or Flint Michigan or Mississippi.

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 Год назад +15

      @@Datzneat Where I live, people used find mercury while searching for gem stones, so they just scoop the mercury out and dump it in the stream lmao

    • @Datzneat
      @Datzneat Год назад +6

      @@zeallust8542 Yea it's also common to find mercury in any waterways near gold mining areas.

    • @matronmalice9867
      @matronmalice9867 Год назад +2

      Nah. That's Kefka level villainy.

    • @QuantumWaltz
      @QuantumWaltz Год назад +13

      I was gonna argue that _redirecting a meteor for profit_ was even higher on the list of "Batman Villain things Spiff has done," but stepping back to think about it, that's more of a Superman Villain thing to do. Lex Luthor 100% would redirect a meteor to make profit, especially if it contained Kryptonite.

  • @Hearthburn1
    @Hearthburn1 Год назад +2870

    I'm actually fairly certain this is how actual politicians do it.

    • @GTAVictor9128
      @GTAVictor9128 Год назад +225

      Well, some of the politicians pushing for wider electric vehicle adoption own shares in Tesla, so yes.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Год назад

      And the not-conservative party are all pro-immigration xenophiles, whilst 20% of them own shares in building companies. This is why you can't buy a house by the way.

    • @TheCommanderFluffy
      @TheCommanderFluffy Год назад +154

      @@GTAVictor9128 which is ironically a horrible investment as other vehicle companies are doing electric cars better.
      Anyways, electric vehicles are an inevitability so it doesn't surprise me that the people who are trying to move us from fossil fuels are trying to profit off electrification of vehicles. Horrible practice that, insider trading. Worse when it makes life harder for the general population.

    • @EducatedTiger
      @EducatedTiger Год назад +177

      Oddly enough, national politicians' stock portfolios tend to outperform the stock market and leading stock traders by a substantial amount. And yes, knowing ahead of time what laws are going to be passed and how they'll affect major public companies is a huge help in that.

    • @h.f6364
      @h.f6364 Год назад +61

      i mean this is just insider trading

  • @pdreding
    @pdreding Год назад +112

    I loved the gradual transition from insider trading to full-on super-villainy.

  • @battadia
    @battadia Год назад +272

    "This will probably affect the farming industry"
    - Spiff after cutting all water and power access to his citizens

  • @rohanwest2975
    @rohanwest2975 Год назад +913

    So for this episode, spiff becomes a politician! Changing policy to manipulate the stock market for giant financial gain

    • @hackettbr1
      @hackettbr1 Год назад +34

      Sounds like the average US politician

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 Год назад +51

      @@hackettbr1 wouldn't you know it, congress beat the market AGAIN this year. So weird how they're able to consistently do that!

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 Год назад +44

      And this is why politicians should be banned from the financial sector.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Год назад +3

      No...actually yes.

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Год назад +8

      @@resileaf9501 agreed

  • @Amirrorofmirrors
    @Amirrorofmirrors Год назад +126

    25:25 I like how he put the crematoriums next to the hospitals. Just down the road in case of any accidents. Brilliant.

  • @BrahmaDBA
    @BrahmaDBA Год назад +1010

    Spiff profiting in chaos is really in line with the saying: "If there are two natives fighting a Brit is right next to them"

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Год назад +41

      On that thought, it was the Brit wbo built their roads, rail, and advanced infrastructure.

    • @MIIRBH
      @MIIRBH Год назад +28

      @@blunderingfool they also made their weapons and clothes

    • @magnav6797
      @magnav6797 Год назад +93

      @@blunderingfool and also stole their children

    • @awatcher4965
      @awatcher4965 Год назад +30

      @@magnav6797 they all gave them things they never asked for!

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Год назад

      @@magnav6797 We also stopped the Indians from burning widows on their husbands' funeral pyres like they were mere possessions to be taken to the afterlife, and ended a famine. Unfortunately India never bloody learns from famines.

  • @DuckAllMighty
    @DuckAllMighty Год назад +1077

    Spiff "I'm a good person, I promise."
    Also Spiff "There it is ladies and gentlemen, the meteor of profitability, I can see it hurtling towards us at high speeds, high profit margins. Yes this is it, money raining from the sky"

    • @jarrod752
      @jarrod752 Год назад +43

      He's become a politician, which means both things he said were incorrect from the onset.

    • @johngifford7725
      @johngifford7725 Год назад +6

      🎶 Every time it rains it rains, pennies from heaven. 🎶

    • @marosjerabek1779
      @marosjerabek1779 Год назад +5

      I love how by the end Spiff is just giddy 🤣

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw Год назад

      profit isn't somehow evil, the evil thing occurring in the video is the poisoning of the populace.

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 Год назад +1

      I see no issue here.
      There might be alien lifeforms on that meteor, so we need to welcome it for the sake of inclusion alone.

  • @gunjitkumar
    @gunjitkumar Год назад +166

    Spiff is the Kindest and most caring British person I know.
    Just see how well he treats his virtual subjects.

  • @Caffeinated-Bladesmith
    @Caffeinated-Bladesmith Год назад +327

    It's cartoonish to imagine a mayor being able to turn off bicycles for a day and have that equal more cars, but imagine how much pressure a firm like Blackrock can exert.

    • @Unethical.FandubsGames
      @Unethical.FandubsGames Год назад +61

      Politicians around the world right now just passing legislation and fucking up urban planning to make cities more car centric: "Haha, yes! This video is for me!"

    • @isaacribeiro6823
      @isaacribeiro6823 Год назад

      is happening with eletrical cars they are pushing for them so hard actually harder than the grid/electrical infrastructure can take it so is not news is old news.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 Год назад +24

      @@AlphaCarinae It's actually the other way around--expanding highways and other car-centric infrastructure encourages people to own cars and drive more, especially if there's no better way to get from place to place (eg effective public transit). It's a form of induced demand, and it's why highway congestion never goes away for longer than a few years no matter how much the highway is expanded.

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 Год назад +2

      @@gibbcharron3469 Somebody watches Not Just Bikes.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 Год назад +2

      @@bensoncheung2801 Mostly Adam Something, initially; though I recently wrote a short essay on highways and public transit for university so I've poked through a bit of the actual scientific literature too!

  • @bingolinging
    @bingolinging Год назад +574

    I've literally learned more about the government watching this video in one sitting than I have in my whole us government class

    • @kieranmilner4208
      @kieranmilner4208 Год назад +50

      They don’t want you becoming too smart it’s dangerous

    • @Usmanazher100s
      @Usmanazher100s Год назад +7

      I do economics and government/politics and business A-levels (16-18 year old education) and I am towards the end of my courses: we have not learnt about anything relating to this in the slightest

    • @rrteppo
      @rrteppo Год назад +10

      ​@@Usmanazher100s that's because you need a history degree most the time to get this information.
      Because you can talk about a guy 200 years ago doing this, but not someone 200 days ago.

    • @666Necropsy
      @666Necropsy Год назад +1

      just wait till you learn "who" pays these politicians to "change things".

    • @orngjce223
      @orngjce223 3 дня назад

      That's because the US Government class teaches how the government _should_ work, not how it _actually_ works

  • @drhenceforth
    @drhenceforth Год назад +78

    The sincere excitement at the meteor approach was delightful.

  • @timothyjones4689
    @timothyjones4689 Год назад +900

    I have never found a video so entertaining, informative and so infuriating at the same time.
    In Sydney Australia, it costs about 1.2 million for a house which is like 15 times the annual income of an “average person.” For a long time i was wondering why the government wasn’t trying to fix this but in this one video has shown me that the individuals in those positions are the ones making the policies and reaping the benefits from the disgusting prices. If they make it better, they loose their investments.

    • @spearsg
      @spearsg Год назад +10

      Well you know -- it takes like 30 guys a few months to build your house ... so it's not a huge leap to expect that it might then, take one guy 10 - 20 years to pay it off, depending income. Sorry -- in consolation -- your observation ( in general ) that everything is manipulated down to the price of a loaf of bread is not wrong.

    • @lusciouschomsky
      @lusciouschomsky Год назад +137

      @@spearsg you've got to keep in mind that Australian homes only used to cost 4 times the average annual income 30 years ago. Moreover, due to soaring house prices Australia has the fourth highest household debt in the world.

    • @amistrophy
      @amistrophy Год назад +100

      @@spearsg this is one of the most insanely incorrect reasonjngs ive seen

    • @cassiolins1203
      @cassiolins1203 Год назад +59

      @@spearsg 30 man can easily build a big house in 1 month working 9-17, your calculations are way off.

    • @gagerichards7362
      @gagerichards7362 Год назад +14

      @@lusciouschomsky It might also be your countries huge gambling addiction that is also helping that huge household debt. Since it has the highest number of gambling addicts in the world as well.

  • @Richard-xu7kz
    @Richard-xu7kz Год назад +28

    There is absolutely no stockmarket manipulation happening here, just playing the game as intended. Just lovely.

  • @mushroomkingwolfie
    @mushroomkingwolfie Год назад +185

    I just love how @thespiffingbrits videos have progressively shifted focus from "infinite money!" To "more war crimes!" And as time goes on the actual exploits have taken the back seat to the procurement of optimal levels of human suffering. Perfectly balanced as all things should be!

  • @teal_m_101
    @teal_m_101 Год назад +420

    Ah yes.
    Real life urban planning.

    • @Zapdos0145
      @Zapdos0145 Год назад +22

      cries in realism…

    • @jaisummons2304
      @jaisummons2304 Год назад +3

      Is this IRL or is this VR is there fall damage can I test and see.

    • @blunderingfool
      @blunderingfool Год назад +6

      Urban planning? What planning?!

    • @johnalogue9832
      @johnalogue9832 Год назад +5

      Urban premeditation, really.

    • @Wulfjager
      @Wulfjager Год назад +2

      Never thought cities skylines could be so realistic

  • @freddytucker9931
    @freddytucker9931 Год назад +42

    "Hurdling towards us at high profit margins" 💀
    One if the best ones

  • @buuddha77
    @buuddha77 Год назад +327

    the part when you destroyed the hospitals because they didnt make any profit had me rolling

    • @AnMComm
      @AnMComm Год назад +16

      Not as funny when it happens in real life, isn't it?

    • @zoruasnivy
      @zoruasnivy Год назад +3

      in the grave

    • @humanitysucks4025
      @humanitysucks4025 Год назад +7

      ​@@AnMComm it's funnier.

    • @Domedwho
      @Domedwho Год назад

      @@AnMComm Literally real life is the opposite, healthcare is all for profit lol

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 Год назад

      @@AnMComm Almost like in real world, when politicians discovered that they can manipulate stock market for massive profits! Oh wait.

  • @LucasMp
    @LucasMp Год назад +155

    In this episode of "spiff gives city skylines devs a heart attack", spiff finally learns the true value of insider trading.

  • @annorome
    @annorome Год назад +40

    This is the most psychopathic episode of game exploiting to date and honestly: It is still characteristically better/more sane than some regimes out there.

  • @Bisinski
    @Bisinski Год назад +55

    The only fiction in this video is that the City of London has never seen this ludicrous amount of sunshine and good weather.
    The rest? Spot on.

  • @Pedone_Rosso
    @Pedone_Rosso Год назад +571

    It's unsettling how close to the real world all this is.
    Almost a 1 to 1 representation.
    Thanks for your videos!

    • @Gandalf_the_Black_
      @Gandalf_the_Black_ Год назад +52

      The only thing it's missing is a "regulatory body" to give them a tiny fine (i.e. take their cut of the profits instead of actually doing anything to stop it) whenever the market is manipulated.

    • @theqaz1828
      @theqaz1828 Год назад

      Only thing missing was mandating the citizens to drink the water in order to qualify for a "health passport" that allows them to travel, work and buy food.

    • @LazyOtaku
      @LazyOtaku Год назад +5

      Except the timely meteor

    • @thanquolrattenherz9665
      @thanquolrattenherz9665 Год назад +7

      ever wondered why so many politicans made a fortune while in office, even with a basic income. sometimes its not corruption sometimes it is future insight of what is to come.

    • @stevepickford3004
      @stevepickford3004 Год назад +7

      Pelosi school of trading. It's a fine institution

  • @propheinx2250
    @propheinx2250 Год назад +10

    Spiffing Brit: Exploits a game.
    Government Agencies: *Profusely* *sweating* "our secret is out"

  • @mathewryan4881
    @mathewryan4881 Год назад +157

    Spiff turns cities skylines into a real world government simulator. Brilliant

  • @XenonPrimeSBSV
    @XenonPrimeSBSV Год назад +95

    And here Spiff proves the proud British tradition of informative satire is still alive and well.

  • @TheJetsetter
    @TheJetsetter Год назад +18

    I’m here sitting on a bench in the middle of the square and I just DIED when you got so giddy about poisoning the ground water.
    Like… I had to pause the video because I couldn’t breathe 😂

  • @theguythatknowseverything9179
    @theguythatknowseverything9179 Год назад +150

    I would love to see a colab between him and let’s game it out, the perfect balance of exploit and game breaking

  • @frankpork7665
    @frankpork7665 Год назад +235

    I sometimes feel like we’re inhabiting a game that’s being played by Spiff

    • @TheDrCN
      @TheDrCN Год назад +19

      Do you not remember the video about exploiting RUclips? That's not just a feeling, and not a joke or a meme, it's literally true.

    • @theamazinglucia5224
      @theamazinglucia5224 Год назад +4

      Spiff is just doing things on a much smaller scale, everyone else is actually doing this with countries

    • @Townes888
      @Townes888 Год назад +3

      that is just capitalism in action my friend

  • @a.c9130
    @a.c9130 Год назад +76

    "Don't ask me how cows' refuse to function, unless they have access to light bulbs" best quote of the year

    • @stielimusterman3066
      @stielimusterman3066 Год назад +5

      Professional milk cows have standards.

    • @keit99
      @keit99 Год назад

      Simple, they're unionising and go on strike

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork Год назад +80

    “Yes I have become death, destroyer of worlds, but it’s not my fault that the game lets me do this”
    That should be this channels motto!

    • @davcrav
      @davcrav Год назад +1

      I just twitched a bit when he said it though. The correct quotation is "I am become Death".

    • @Cipher_Oblivion
      @Cipher_Oblivion Год назад

      LetsGameItOut too. If something is stupid, glitchy, and time consuming, Josh will find a way to make it useful.

    • @Danyyel666
      @Danyyel666 Год назад

      It is an Robert Oppenheimer Quote appropriately applied

  • @thewanderer1003
    @thewanderer1003 Год назад +45

    This is essentially what Enron did. They would basically call up town power facilities that they owned and request rolling blackouts because it was profitable for them.

    • @ZacHawkins42
      @ZacHawkins42 Год назад +3

      How fortunate for them when that other thing happened almost immediately after the story on them broke, eh?

  • @connerblank5069
    @connerblank5069 5 месяцев назад +1

    I do love a good "let's play this like we're in real life!" Run. Wonderful how realistic these games are.

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 Год назад +123

    One day, a city simulator will add a mechanic where doing Spiff things will lead to destitution and prison time. I'm looking forward to seeing how Spiff exploits that one.

    • @Milnoh
      @Milnoh Год назад +31

      He will turn the prison into a huge farm

    • @kwool5151
      @kwool5151 Год назад

      If they do that I'm sure they'll also add a feature where you can buy off the legal system and msm just to keep it real

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 Год назад +1

      42nd 👍

    • @ThePaperKhan
      @ThePaperKhan Год назад +7

      Imagine a lawsuit mechanic, where you are actually held responsible for your actions.

    • @koolunit
      @koolunit Год назад +13

      @@ThePaperKhan that would be too unrealistic I'm afraid...could work in some capacity (and be hilarious to see spiff playing) if you can choose which of your underlings takes the fall🤣

  • @deefman123
    @deefman123 Год назад +566

    As a British Citizen, this hits far too hard right now.

    • @granatmof
      @granatmof Год назад +37

      I think citizens around the world are feeling this hit too hard right now.

    • @kmart93
      @kmart93 Год назад +40

      He pretty much nailed the US "healthcare" system

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

      E‎‎‎

    • @DuplexWeevil337
      @DuplexWeevil337 Год назад +15

      Lizz truss simulator

    • @Chosen1Creator
      @Chosen1Creator Год назад +4

      It hits harder than that meteor.

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey Год назад +2

    16:14 personally really appreciated the brief switch from fake posh to real cockney half-way through. Pretty sure you even said "one-fousand"

  • @Johnb2112
    @Johnb2112 Год назад +106

    Just randomly rewatched the Cities Skylines tourney you did with RT, Quill and Biffa this morning and was like "man, I hope Spiff plays Cities again soon." I appreciate the service, but please get out of my brain now. Thanks.

    • @dijosto
      @dijosto Год назад +7

      Woke up today with the mood to play cities skylines, and then i saw this in my notifications 😀

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  Год назад +26

      Hehe this is part of the cost of becoming a channel member John... I know everything now :)

  • @SergeyPupkoMusic
    @SergeyPupkoMusic Год назад +169

    Finally! It happened!!! After years of hearing Spiff say "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to TAKE" he finally said "that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to MAKE"!!!

  • @jamey2326
    @jamey2326 4 месяца назад +2

    I love that you just played this game like an American politician. Tragic, yet beautiful. A work of art if you will

  • @Toyota--Camry
    @Toyota--Camry Год назад +51

    **a meteor kills nearly everyone in the city**
    Spiff: This will be wonderful for the economy

  • @AlphaScorch
    @AlphaScorch Год назад +76

    I love being in Spiff's classroom. He's like a more dubious Ms.Frizzle

  • @MorshuArtsInc
    @MorshuArtsInc 3 месяца назад +2

    If you also have the Industries DLC, this becomes even easier since industrial zones added by it have their own sliders in the stock market menu

  • @TheMagicalPinata
    @TheMagicalPinata Год назад +33

    I appreciate you branching out into other media, such as documentaries.

  • @dankirt15
    @dankirt15 Год назад +27

    I'm less than halfway through this video and you've already done a better job at explaining shorts and stocks than any of the news did with the whole GameStop stuff a while ago 🤣🤣

  • @thomas7529
    @thomas7529 Год назад +1

    This has been one of the more informative videos I’ve ever watched. I’ve been trying to understand how market manipulation works, the way you made this video is basically ELI5

  • @limbo3545
    @limbo3545 Год назад +97

    This playthrough looks more like reality than I want to admit.

  • @Psychid5
    @Psychid5 Год назад +35

    These games are getting more and more realistic

  • @voicetest6019
    @voicetest6019 Год назад +6

    Spiff: plays city skylines...
    Accidentally recreates Nestle, water and city management.

  • @BLINDING_Red_STAR
    @BLINDING_Red_STAR Год назад +86

    "Perfectly balanced as all things should be" - spiffing brit 2023

  • @WompWompWoooomp
    @WompWompWoooomp Год назад +33

    I'm always down for a Cities Skylines Crimes Against Humanity playthrough.

  • @simonburneer1656
    @simonburneer1656 Год назад +2

    Black Plague: happened
    Spiffing Brit: And I invested in Deathcare

  • @AJKitey
    @AJKitey Год назад +16

    Spiff taking a hiatus over the holidays is becoming a bit of a problem. I havent slept, I have sores on my neck and arms from furiously scratching.. I've been drinking coffee.
    Great to see you back... I now feel, PERFECTLY BALANCED.

  • @GregMcNeish
    @GregMcNeish Год назад +25

    I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen a game accurately simulate a cholera outbreak. Never expected I'd see that used on purpose.

  • @johnaashmore
    @johnaashmore Год назад +3

    Loved the California documentary 👍

  • @bubatz0805
    @bubatz0805 Год назад +29

    Politicians: existing
    Spiff : now that is an exploit

  • @marekw7562
    @marekw7562 Год назад +47

    How could I be entertained and horrified at the same time by this video... It's like reality hits me

  • @sbbosch
    @sbbosch Год назад +1

    Feels like a RUclips Rewind of the next coming off years, totally loved it!

  • @icequeen52
    @icequeen52 Год назад +31

    "The mayor sold all of the ambulances again." - Spiff, circa 2023

  • @markmeleka
    @markmeleka Год назад +84

    -Me: an Egyptian man just laughing and enjoying spiff's video
    - Spiff: "thank you egypt"
    you are welcome spiff :( 😢

    • @magical_blue
      @magical_blue Год назад +1

      اهخخخخخخههههههههععهخخخخخ

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 Год назад +4

      ​@@magical_blue i like what you're saying magic man

  • @WittleJJ
    @WittleJJ Год назад +5

    Probably the most entertaining way to teach people about stocks.

  • @Silver49917
    @Silver49917 Год назад +24

    Boy, it sure is good that nobody can do this in real life!

    • @Tortellia
      @Tortellia Год назад

      Oh you innocent child

  • @crimsonharvest
    @crimsonharvest Год назад +25

    Watching Spiffs money or market videos makes my brain feel like its about to expand and epiphanize, but not having and not being allowed to have any money makes it hard to get the apotheosis I deserve.

  • @DragonTriangle
    @DragonTriangle Год назад +9

    Thanks for the reminder on how stocks and how "perfectly balanced" it is to make money! Being serious Great video Spiffing Brit! Hope your day is going well.

  • @TheAaronRodgersTao
    @TheAaronRodgersTao Год назад +36

    I love how you never reference the poisoned beaches unless in regards to a profit.

  • @aaronpearce5604
    @aaronpearce5604 Год назад +55

    It's scary how much this actually reflects contemporary Britain. I imagine bojo would of called the meteor if he was still running the show

    • @lborlet5204
      @lborlet5204 Год назад

      It’s the same way in the states sadly

  • @wihamaki
    @wihamaki Год назад +7

    As a Canadian, it was cute seeing a Brit get excited by what we see on a daily basis from our neighbours to the south.

  • @ZackD710
    @ZackD710 Год назад +12

    i love how realistic this episode is

  • @simonfwhawthorn
    @simonfwhawthorn Год назад +30

    Kibitz "Oh no, I made a small mistake and tanked the economy!"
    Spiff "Hold my tea"

  • @metal.gendalf
    @metal.gendalf 4 месяца назад

    Devs did a good job making insider trading simulations in the game possible.
    Very real.

  • @sski
    @sski Год назад +5

    Fantastic. I couldn't explain the march to the current troubles any clearer. Well done, Sir!

  • @timpope5234
    @timpope5234 Год назад +10

    Oh Spiff. You had way too much fun with this one. I was laughing and crying at the same time, because....reality. So true. Quantitative easing indeed! Bailouts and bankruptcy, oh my!
    Love ya Spiff

  • @andrewauchter7759
    @andrewauchter7759 Год назад +1

    This is probably the single best demonstration of "conflict of interest" I've ever seen.

  • @meisduck
    @meisduck Год назад +21

    The amount of character development in this video is amazing *10/10*

  • @kefkamadman
    @kefkamadman Год назад +10

    After watching the Graystillplays series on this game, I can't wait to see what Spiff does. How exciting.

  • @Physhi
    @Physhi Год назад +3

    I could not stop laughing in the initial minutes because I know this is how things work in life. I had the greatest smile. I'll watch the rest later!

  • @el_pepe_1500
    @el_pepe_1500 Год назад +6

    watching spiff geting hyped about stock market manipulation just makes me happy

  • @ChayChay0510
    @ChayChay0510 Год назад +10

    I actually just bought and enjoyed my first cup of Yorkshire Tea Gold (3 sugars thanks), and I was delivered fresh Spiffing content to enjoy while I drink my second cup. What a perfectly balanced day.

  • @ScaryFoot
    @ScaryFoot Год назад +3

    People everywhere on Earth: how do politicians make so much money, isnt their income average?
    Politicians: 18:14

  • @Matt10670
    @Matt10670 Год назад +13

    Imagine if politicians did this in real life. That'd be crazy, right? ha ha...

  • @Lou_morris
    @Lou_morris Год назад +8

    Always a good time when spiff uploads

  • @playhousesound
    @playhousesound Год назад +3

    Thank god this is only a game and no one can do this in real life!

  • @silveryphoenix44
    @silveryphoenix44 Год назад +10

    Spiff exposes how politicians do corruption in a video game

  • @Werewolf914
    @Werewolf914 Год назад +20

    Wall Street is quaking with fear after seeing how Spiff has revealed their secret strategies in a Simulation game.

  • @samphunter
    @samphunter Год назад +1

    I am just at the second minute but I love that Spiff randomly re-discovered insider trading :D

  • @TT55_STS525
    @TT55_STS525 Год назад +23

    "It's a cow, no it's not, it's a bird" Best line ever.

  • @BilltheChristianPickle
    @BilltheChristianPickle Год назад +22

    Thank you spiffing Brit for this video I have covid so watching your videos are very entertaining

    • @Zapdos0145
      @Zapdos0145 Год назад +5

      hope you get better! and make sure to drink tea to improve enjoyment ;)

    • @thespiffingbrit
      @thespiffingbrit  Год назад +17

      hope some soothing warm tea heals you right up!

    • @gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298
      @gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298 Год назад

      Oh look, CommieTube deleted my comment because I said you would be just fine. What an F'ing surprise.

  • @GorbyGames
    @GorbyGames Год назад +2

    This was a great documentary, very informative.

  • @periquitobicudo
    @periquitobicudo Год назад +8

    This is the most realistic game of Cities I`ve ever seen

  • @chrisblake4198
    @chrisblake4198 Год назад +7

    Me- "In my day, our city sims had disasters."
    Spiff- "I'm the disaster now!"

  • @chaos-sy1kq
    @chaos-sy1kq 4 месяца назад +1

    28:56 I'm watching this to try and sleep but you've just unlocked a huge memory???

  • @Maxcraft-tc8cz
    @Maxcraft-tc8cz Год назад +4

    Spiff teaching his audience insider trading. Honestly at this point I’m not surprised.

  • @franklynalgaba5323
    @franklynalgaba5323 Год назад +13

    It was a matter of time, but Spiff has finally gone mad.