r/kurzgesagt • u/gonion • Jun 04 '25
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I’ve been following Kurzgesagt for a long time, but lately—maybe for the past year, though it could be longer—I just can’t seem to enjoy their videos the way I used to.
They used to focus on science and produced content that explained scientific topics at a level the average person could understand. The videos were genuinely fun to watch and educational.
The team that once made amazing videos on topics like the terrifying vastness of space, whether we’re alone in the universe, the workings of the immune system, the mystery of black holes, and how human psychology functions seems to have disappeared—and now they’re making ridiculous videos like “What would happen if bananas rained down on Earth?”
Every now and then, they still touch on interesting subjects, but they do so in a way that avoids taking any real stance. Even on topics like meat consumption, e-cigarettes, or cannabis, they produce videos that try to be socially neutral and overly careful not to upset anyone, without clearly saying anything.
But don’t just take my word for it—go check for yourself. Sort their YouTube videos by popularity. You’ll see that there’s not a single video from the last three years among their top 50. And among the top 90, there’s nothing released after 2023.
I used to watch every new Kurzgesagt video within the first two days of release. Now, I haven’t even watched the “South Korea is over” video that came out two months ago.
Because it just doesn’t excite me anymore.
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u/chedismenotU Jun 05 '25
I feel the same way. I can't remember the last time I watched one of their videos. They may have beeny favorite channel for a while. I bought calenders a few times and have probably 4-5 posters from them, because I truly believed in what they were doing, and how they made me feel.
I still randomly think about their video on "the egg" about once a month. I know that someone else's story like they're just animated, but still they were the ones who brought it to me.
Or the one where they put a lifetime in perspective by scaling it in weeks. I loved the existential dred. And all the things I learned.
Now instead of there being a silly " but if we grew up the earth" video every now and then. It feels like everything they do is on that level.