Against the Proliferation of Sofa Ownership and Use

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In this video essay, I explore many of the negative attributes of sofas.
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  • @angelicazadak
    @angelicazadak2 ай бұрын

    This video has changed my life! Last week I watched this video and decided enough was enough. I took my sofa with attached chaise lounge (a clever combination that promotes further binding and destruction to the body), and disassembled it as recommended by the video. I have no use for the material as I already have plenty of chairs, so I sold it all! I was able to make $3.57 in total. Do you know what I did with my earnings? I immediately bought a coffee, which gave me the energy I needed to perform at a high efficiency throughout the rest of the day. That purchase, to me, acted as validation that this video and my new life path was leading me to a future of energy, focus, and purpose. Again, thank you for this video!

  • @liztxori

    @liztxori

    4 күн бұрын

    Is it seeious or just trolling? In any case an inspireing story

  • @JohnnySupporter-kc3ek

    @JohnnySupporter-kc3ek

    2 күн бұрын

    What a treasure chest of a comment

  • @Saturn2888

    @Saturn2888

    Күн бұрын

    It's trolling. Not meant to be taken seriously.

  • @KingBuffo

    @KingBuffo

    Күн бұрын

    What a comment xD

  • @Youssii
    @Youssii2 ай бұрын

    Having guests over and forcing them to stand in the living room and watch this video so they know why there’s no couch

  • @EamonWill

    @EamonWill

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @ajlundy7550

    @ajlundy7550

    23 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @Michelle_Wellbeck

    @Michelle_Wellbeck

    23 күн бұрын

    Be like the middle easterners and sit on the carpet floor

  • @treyslider6954

    @treyslider6954

    19 күн бұрын

    I mean, you could, but there's no reason to not have the suggested alternative seating arrangements; chairs, bean-bags, and stools.

  • @zetrocadartse646

    @zetrocadartse646

    18 күн бұрын

    You can level up by having this on hand to put in your tv once they arrive

  • @ThePokevader
    @ThePokevader2 ай бұрын

    how did I get here

  • @SomeSortaPro

    @SomeSortaPro

    2 ай бұрын

    I sold my sofa shares

  • @wakingcharade

    @wakingcharade

    2 ай бұрын

    and you may ask yourself...

  • @notaword1136

    @notaword1136

    2 ай бұрын

    I think we all know

  • @teschchr122

    @teschchr122

    2 ай бұрын

    Requiring some kind of penance as am I.

  • @LuckyDog_13

    @LuckyDog_13

    2 ай бұрын

    Google knows you’re intensely quirky and weird. Sorry to inform you. But obviously I’m here too, so…

  • @AudBid
    @AudBid2 ай бұрын

    I watched this on my sofa just to spite you

  • @intellectually_lazy

    @intellectually_lazy

    2 ай бұрын

    i watched this on my sofa, because i got a sofa. 2 months ago i was sitting on the floor, but look at me now. i am sofa king!

  • @monad_tcp

    @monad_tcp

    2 ай бұрын

    I was literally doing what the video said, I have an empty room with a computer, a desk, a TV and a 6-axis office chair. Now I'll buy a sofa out of spite.

  • @jewishmafia9801

    @jewishmafia9801

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@intellectually_lazy sofa king we tod Ed?

  • @sarimsalman2698

    @sarimsalman2698

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@intellectually_lazySo fucking what?

  • @rusland9

    @rusland9

    2 ай бұрын

    Me being sofa pilled and relaxxmaxing on my superior soft furniture article

  • @hagenoneill9142
    @hagenoneill91422 ай бұрын

    I find myself being radicalized

  • @googiegress7459

    @googiegress7459

    2 ай бұрын

    Just wait for the algorithm flooding you with massive amounts of anti-sofa propaganda from a deep community you had no idea existed.

  • @thomas.thomas

    @thomas.thomas

    Ай бұрын

    first time?

  • @MissyS1614

    @MissyS1614

    Ай бұрын

    Good

  • @nukl3argam3r38

    @nukl3argam3r38

    16 күн бұрын

    Same

  • @leftovercroc9883

    @leftovercroc9883

    4 күн бұрын

    @@thomas.thomasactually no, it just keeps happening

  • @mg27824
    @mg278242 ай бұрын

    yeah sure I'll incorporate this into my worldview

  • @Ciurk

    @Ciurk

    2 ай бұрын

    the existensial fear of either being easily swayed by video essays or the youtube algorithm being that good at only showing me videos I already agreed with

  • @willbaker8505

    @willbaker8505

    2 ай бұрын

    The spirit of the masses is generally feminine...

  • @nirgunawish

    @nirgunawish

    2 ай бұрын

    yall should look into why barefoot shoes are better than wearing mattresses under your feet. and why laying on your bones instead of your muscles will enhance your sleep

  • @jjhassy

    @jjhassy

    2 ай бұрын

    this is the funniest answer to random ideologies that pop up on recommended

  • @rainbomg

    @rainbomg

    2 ай бұрын

    HA

  • @dksider9875
    @dksider98752 ай бұрын

    I like to imagine that this was made to prove to a philosophy professor that anything can be debated.

  • @jay_344

    @jay_344

    2 ай бұрын

    for your first assignment, class, please create a video presentation with both false premises and invalid reasoning

  • @KasaresStern

    @KasaresStern

    2 ай бұрын

    I had a philosophy teacher in my last year in high school (in Spain, i was 17) that, for our last assignment, had us explain AND defend the posture of the most outrageous villain (no matter the media) we knew... Or the most stupid point of view we could construct. I did it about why sweeping floors is detrimental to our existence as human beings. And yes, everyone channeled their nitpickiest most obtuse self when they had to defend their stuff. Those were two glorious last weeks for sure.

  • @theviniso

    @theviniso

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@KasaresStern That sounds amazing lol. Looks like you had a great teacher.

  • @noisepuppet

    @noisepuppet

    2 ай бұрын

    @@KasaresStern I wish they taught philosophy classes in the US when I was in high school

  • @VEC7ORlt

    @VEC7ORlt

    2 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure this how flat earth movement started out, look at it now...

  • @thegigachad5038
    @thegigachad50382 ай бұрын

    I love how half the comments are about the video being a glorious parody of overly pretentious video essays, and the other half are people who already disliked sofas saying what a great video essay it was. A perfect microcosm of modern parody.

  • @peterirvin7121

    @peterirvin7121

    2 ай бұрын

    the best satire should be indistinguishable from the real thing

  • @rpenm

    @rpenm

    2 ай бұрын

    It's not parody, it's post-irony. Both a joke and serious at the same time.

  • @thomas.thomas

    @thomas.thomas

    Ай бұрын

    @@rpenm it's when you want to be serious but you think others won't take you seriously so you pretend to be joking, you actually also use jokes. But all just to convey your originally serious message

  • @onepetalleft

    @onepetalleft

    21 күн бұрын

    lol.... yeah, I'm in the latter group of people. I'm loving this video, but I've been a proponent of floor sitting for a while.

  • @benbookworm

    @benbookworm

    18 күн бұрын

    Poe's Law

  • @not_ever
    @not_ever2 ай бұрын

    You would get on really well with my mother in law. She refuses to have a sofa and has antique Chinese wooden seating so that no one feels comfortable enough in her home to overstay their welcome.

  • @Sven-cs2ex

    @Sven-cs2ex

    2 ай бұрын

    She sounds based. Would take a politely short visit to her home.

  • @gollossalkitty

    @gollossalkitty

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@Sven-cs2ex True

  • @RingoBuns

    @RingoBuns

    2 ай бұрын

    Let’s hope you’re not the one inheriting them

  • @jsihavealotofplaylists

    @jsihavealotofplaylists

    2 ай бұрын

    Brilliant.

  • @jsihavealotofplaylists

    @jsihavealotofplaylists

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@RingoBunsThey might be pretty valuable!

  • @gilph3
    @gilph32 ай бұрын

    This was pedantic and insufferable, and I loved it

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @isaiaharmstrong1799

    @isaiaharmstrong1799

    2 ай бұрын

    Hmm yes, shallow and pedantic

  • @saltydinonuggies1841

    @saltydinonuggies1841

    2 ай бұрын

    This is a truly a work of art

  • @gearandalthefirst7027
    @gearandalthefirst70272 ай бұрын

    I think this is the first time I've seen someone get possessed by a victorian moral panic editorial on youtube

  • @oxhornsupporter985
    @oxhornsupporter9852 ай бұрын

    I wanted one of two things when I clicked this. I wanted either a skilled professional, maybe an interior designer or furniture maker or some kind of engineer, who had a grievance against sofas born of esoteric knowledge that may prove helpful or educational or else I wanted an insane madman with a strong opposition to something totally innocuous for no discernible reason. Didn't disappoint.

  • @donjab218

    @donjab218

    14 күн бұрын

    truly a master of his craft

  • @RuySenpai
    @RuySenpai2 ай бұрын

    Thanks I was lacking an opinion on this, and being the first one to give me one, I will consider it as absolute.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Good to hear

  • @snazzydrew
    @snazzydrew2 ай бұрын

    I asked my spouse if they would love me if we could only hold each other in a seated position, if were using relatively firm surfaces, such as a floor, or a wooden bench, excluding of course, the use of a bed.... and they were deeply concerned.

  • @CaedenV

    @CaedenV

    2 ай бұрын

    I mean, without getting too risqué in description... The floor isn't the worst place for such activities....

  • @user-sl6gn1ss8p

    @user-sl6gn1ss8p

    2 ай бұрын

    it was then that they realized that the whole worm debacle wasn't all that bad

  • @noaag

    @noaag

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@CaedenVonly watched first 30 seconds so far therefore i must conclude the thesis of the video is that couches are bad for boning

  • @katethegoat7507

    @katethegoat7507

    2 ай бұрын

    I want this to be the new "would you love me if I was a worm" meme

  • @user-sl6gn1ss8p

    @user-sl6gn1ss8p

    2 ай бұрын

    @@katethegoat7507 yes. It is at the same time way more sane and way more insane

  • @nentendomofo
    @nentendomofo2 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed the subtle humor sprinkled throughout. The oddly long clip of a woman prancing through a gas station, the snowboarder with a cat, the idea that a lover could draw the line at cuddling on a bench, is incredible.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed haha

  • @AmanCreatesArt

    @AmanCreatesArt

    2 ай бұрын

    The woman in the gas station absolutely killed me! 🤣

  • @rainbomg

    @rainbomg

    2 ай бұрын

    The B reel in this video is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. 90% of my audible guffaws came from b reel. I’ve never seen such subtle absurdity in my life

  • @UltravioletNomad
    @UltravioletNomad2 ай бұрын

    I cant believe this thesis did not mention the great benefits of Tatami mats and Japanese stlye mattresses, which when combined not only provides a wonderful shock absorbant flooring material fit for all manner of activities, but provides a very versatile, clean, and hypoallergenic approach to seating and sleeping arrangements, as the breathable combination and simple materials wicks away excess moisture and is incredibly easy to clean.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    (It is certainly possible... that I did very little research)

  • @AG-iu9lv

    @AG-iu9lv

    2 ай бұрын

    I sleep on one because I am paranoid of rolling out of bed after my ex's mom did and *dislocated her shoulder*, ffs. Say what you like, but that's living too fast for my taste. Anyway, the mat is amazing. Mobile, unobtrusive, and easy to clean, which minimizes dust allergy symptoms at night for bonus points!

  • @littlered6340

    @littlered6340

    2 ай бұрын

    Shock absorbant, you say

  • @kefkja

    @kefkja

    Ай бұрын

    oh you mean the bedding you have to hang up to drive every morning to avoid mold? yeah sounds sooo much more convenient

  • @chromarush1749

    @chromarush1749

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@kefkjahow wet is your bedroom?

  • @googiegress7459
    @googiegress74592 ай бұрын

    Excessive lounging leads to the destruction of a person's health and motivation, and hence lifespan and total net productivity. Because of this, it is of the utmost importance to American furnituremakers to export the plushest sofas and encourage their adoption in the living rooms of our civilization's enemies. We must not fall behind on the sloth curve.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Sofas should never be used as a weapon

  • @googiegress7459

    @googiegress7459

    2 ай бұрын

    @@natedansereau For tax purposes, the exports would be classed as "humanitarian aid".

  • @AG-iu9lv

    @AG-iu9lv

    2 ай бұрын

    Sloth curve 😂😂😂😂

  • @proxy3386

    @proxy3386

    2 ай бұрын

    @@googiegress7459 oh my gods lol

  • @Infinantnarwhals

    @Infinantnarwhals

    2 ай бұрын

    Mr. President, We Must Not Allow A Sofa Gap!

  • @packman2321
    @packman23212 ай бұрын

    As someone who struggles to stand up off the floor, I was originally sceptical. But knowing that I can replace my sofa with three computer chairs and a sleeping bag is a suitable accomodation to my needs and I shall be glad of the extra space generated (I assume).

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @deadall127
    @deadall1272 ай бұрын

    I know it's meant to be a joke, but I am now seriously considering interior design entirely excluding sofas. Historical japanese ID is a prime example of that, they have a whole range of furniture very close to the ground: tatami, futon, zaisu, kotatsu, etc

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    How do you know its a joke haha

  • @kat8559

    @kat8559

    2 ай бұрын

    same though. like why did this work on me

  • @thelemon5069

    @thelemon5069

    Ай бұрын

    Tatami living is genuinely great. Chairs and benches in hallways. Floors and mats in rooms that become beds for sleeping. Japanese is superior in so many ways to the west's weird capitalistic hell

  • @thecaveofthedead

    @thecaveofthedead

    22 күн бұрын

    @@thelemon5069 in that respect, yes. But don't forget the Japanese are living their own flavour of capitalistic hell.

  • @FourOf92000

    @FourOf92000

    19 күн бұрын

    @thelemon5069 you do know Japan is... like, comically corporate-controlled

  • @1001HELL
    @1001HELL2 ай бұрын

    Your arguments were too convincing and you waited too late into the video to say "don't burn your sofa". The fire department is mad at me now.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh no! I'll have to put a disclaimer at the start of the next video

  • @zack7383
    @zack73832 ай бұрын

    This video essay reminds me of "A Pattern Language", specifically pattern 251: Different Chairs. It seems the authors would agree with your premise, simply by their opening sentence: "People are different sizes; they sit in different ways." They explain that variety in seating creates an atmosphere that supports rich experience. They do not discuss sofas, but it seems to me that a sofa actively removes variety from the seating options in a space, as the 2 or 3 or more seating positions will be indistinguishable from each other in most aspects. Additionally, the seats in a sofa are permanently locked into the same relative positions - they cannot be adjusted to form a more or less intimate arrangement. These shortcomings reveal that the sofa is far less versatile than traditionally advertised.

  • @Shonji_Ikori
    @Shonji_Ikori2 ай бұрын

    "3 or 12 or more disassociated family members" is actually insanely good writing lmao

  • @michaelturner2806
    @michaelturner28062 ай бұрын

    this video hacked the "give the benefit of the doubt" part of my brain into taking it seriously for far too long, and that's too subtle a humor for my liking

  • @BB-bx4dp

    @BB-bx4dp

    2 ай бұрын

    Me too. There's so many dumbos on the internet that I always assume they really are that stupid until proven otherwise.

  • @timothynoll4886

    @timothynoll4886

    16 күн бұрын

    "We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly: bamboozled!"

  • @jakes9708
    @jakes97082 ай бұрын

    This video may be humorous but my family did get rid of our sofa. About a year ago we needed to replace our sofa and love seat combo. While discussing what we would do, I asked my wife why we needed a sofa at all. I pointed out that we never used it as a place to sleep or even lay down really. Rarely did more than one person use it at a time, as most of the time people don't want to sit that close together, so it took up a lot of space while not providing the promised seating. They are also big and heavy, making them difficult to move, and limit the room arrangement possibilities especially in smaller or oddly shaped spaces. After a bit of debate we decided to replace the sofa and loveseat with three chairs, and we couldn't be happier with that decision. We actually use the space more now. The sofa/loveseat setup was so dysfunctional for us, that we didn't even realize how much we were unconsciously opting to use the connected dining space to sit and chat instead of the living space. The seating arrangement we have now just fits us better. While a sofa is a good choice for some, I think too many people get one just because it's what you do. The next time you're getting furniture, give it some thought. Think about how your furniture and space is utilized. If you're not sure, find some inexpensive chairs to use as a proof-of-concept before you go all in. Also, if you want a sofa just as an emergency sleeping spot, they make chairs that can fold down into a bed too.

  • @illhaveawtrplz

    @illhaveawtrplz

    Ай бұрын

    I was lucky to grow up in a house with a large living room with wall-to-wall carpet. We always had a sofa and a loveseat, but there was always so much empty space on the floor that I usually found myself there, sprawled out on a pillow or two, watching TV, reading, or playing my gameboy. Even now, as an adult, I still gravitate to the floor when I visit my parent’s house. I know this is satrie… to some degree? Maybe Nate is really being serious? Regardless, he has helped me to connect with the core of my most repressed, base desires. My sofa’s days are numbered.

  • @imaginefun13

    @imaginefun13

    16 күн бұрын

    I was thinking the same way as far as sitting to close to each other. A sofa with room for 3 people to sit, usually only has two people on it, either two people cuddling together, or two people five feet apart cuz they're not gay.

  • @jamessalstrom7980
    @jamessalstrom79802 ай бұрын

    My god, you’ve done it. This is the purest concentration of youtube algorithm I’ve ever seen.

  • @TokyoXtreme
    @TokyoXtreme2 ай бұрын

    The fact that "davenport" was once a name for the "couch" is enough to give anyone pause before purchasing such a piece of furniture.

  • @weirdalfan37
    @weirdalfan372 ай бұрын

    I feel exponentially less insane after watching this, there is definitely a healthy dose of somewhat exaggerated humor throughout this but the points are what I have been arguing for years. I absolutely love this to pieces and plan on writing a citation riddled expansion of this concept as my main paper for a writing and rhetoric course I am participating in over the next few months

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it haha

  • @EmL-kg5gn

    @EmL-kg5gn

    2 күн бұрын

    Please share it with us!!

  • @tompotter8748

    @tompotter8748

    Күн бұрын

    yeah dude share your paper!! I wanna cite it LOL

  • @youllnevertakemealive2833
    @youllnevertakemealive28332 ай бұрын

    I've no idea why this was recommended to me, but it is absolutely the best thing to happen to me all week, and it is only Monday.

  • @catboyedgeworth2469
    @catboyedgeworth246910 күн бұрын

    this is genuinely the type of thing i think about. i'm not joking. it's like someone recorded my inner monologue. to feel so seen and understood by another person without them knowing of your existence is both euphoric and terrifying.

  • @Parzivle
    @Parzivle2 ай бұрын

    Barely a minute in and I already agree with you. Nearly every night my couch pulls me into a false sense of security with its comfort until I invariably end up falling asleep for several hours, from which I wake up with back pain and a sense of wakefulness despite it being 2:30 in the morning. I consciously know this will happen, yet every night I heed sirens song of the elongated loveseat adjacent to my living room television. It’s a vicious cycle I fear I may never break from.

  • @shitlordflytrap1078
    @shitlordflytrap10782 ай бұрын

    I love that the beautiful intro shots of geese walking around had nothing to do with the tipic.

  • @cteixeirax

    @cteixeirax

    3 күн бұрын

    It has everything to do with the topic. These happy, thriving geese have experienced a rich and sofaless life.

  • @JimChampion

    @JimChampion

    2 күн бұрын

    honk

  • @natiloustaunau5334
    @natiloustaunau53342 ай бұрын

    Additionally, sofas are made most of the time of different materials, such as wood, leather, pillows, etc. Each one of these has to be cleaned regularly or the room in which the sofa is will stink. This will mean that, if you have a couch, you will have to invest money, valuable time, and resources, in the process of "the cleaning". Compared with 3 regular chairs, the overall costs are reduced by a lot. However, one thing I find a little disconfirming about not having sofas, is that the alternatives tend to show a really minimalistic aesthetic; which represents the loss of artistic values of each person. I understand that currently, many people tend to have minimalistic couches (awful), but some prefer more personalized ones. And regular chairs can't be as artistic or "antiminimalistic" as a sofa can. The last statement is based on a personal view, i see if not everyone agrees with it. Great video essay

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Those are some excellent points. Maintenance is an important consideration to be sure

  • @monkeysfromvenus

    @monkeysfromvenus

    2 ай бұрын

    get a settee

  • @X11CHASE

    @X11CHASE

    4 күн бұрын

    You’ve gotta be one nasty mofo to require that much cleaning to where it’s a burden. Or just get a non breathable upholstery so only the surface needs cleaning…

  • @EmL-kg5gn

    @EmL-kg5gn

    2 күн бұрын

    @@X11CHASE To be fair to them climate makes a difference and so can having kids or pets

  • @portentouslad5051
    @portentouslad50512 ай бұрын

    I will love and cherish this video and send it to anyone who mentions buying a new sofa to me.

  • @zolopane117
    @zolopane1172 ай бұрын

    Phenomenal writing and editing. I feel blessed by the algorithm today

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @StormForthcoming
    @StormForthcoming2 ай бұрын

    This shit written like an IB extended essay 😭

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy2 ай бұрын

    old people like recliners. they never get out that recliner, where they can watch 22 hours of local news, for the weather, every day

  • @alexnoman1498
    @alexnoman14982 ай бұрын

    The neon light chapter card with ridiculously upbeat music out of nowhere got me good. The whole thing is hilarious, mind you. Thank you very much!

  • @starstella3427
    @starstella34272 ай бұрын

    bro's whole argument is defeated by fainting couches. great work tho man! shocked you don't have more subscribers. nice editing and arguments

  • @thelemon5069

    @thelemon5069

    Ай бұрын

    Not really. Those mainly existed because women weren't listened to by medical professionals and likely suffered from dysautonomia

  • @EmL-kg5gn

    @EmL-kg5gn

    2 күн бұрын

    @@thelemon5069 Also if it was still considered commonplace to faint from intense emotion some of us (me included tbh) would either pretend for the drama or become so worried by the idea that we genuinely think we’re about to faint. I have narcolepsy and while it doesn’t cause fainting I do occasionally collapse from intense emotion

  • @a-bird-lover
    @a-bird-lover2 ай бұрын

    my grandpa who only sat on a plain wooden kitchen chair for 40 years and gave himself hemorrhoids would be a big fan of this proposal

  • @nevreiha
    @nevreiha2 ай бұрын

    im buying a fallen tree for my living room

  • @gatsbysdead
    @gatsbysdead2 ай бұрын

    A 15 minute video about how couches are bad actually with under 1k views from a channel with under 2k subscribers! I’m so in!

  • @reed6514

    @reed6514

    2 ай бұрын

    13 days later, 13k views

  • @krumble1

    @krumble1

    2 ай бұрын

    12 days after @reed6514’s comment, 58k views and 2.64k subs

  • @saturn2999
    @saturn29992 ай бұрын

    This is so unhinged I love it

  • @shantejo
    @shantejo2 ай бұрын

    You forgot the mention the insufferable inconvenience brought upon each member of any arrangement of friends every time one of them insists on substituting their landlord with another and thus changing their habitat. The pain which in induced during the transportation of one of these monstrosities is just otherworldly. I fail to comprehend the amount of once close and intimate friendships which were obliterated but such circumstances, leading to a significantly increased risk of chronic loneliness.

  • @IsaiahSugar
    @IsaiahSugar2 ай бұрын

    'many people's husbands' lmao I appreciate the descriptive alternative to the use of the word 'man' (Or for that matter, simply saying 'many people')

  • @ElazarYershovFilms
    @ElazarYershovFilms2 ай бұрын

    you really captured that meandering, pseudo-intellectual video essay vibe, I can feel my blood boiling already and I'm only 3 minutes in, very good job

  • @timothynoll4886
    @timothynoll488616 күн бұрын

    Things I love about this video: 1) The stock footage is perfect. 2) Each point is clearly delineated and leaves little to no room for rebuttal-the man is clearly on to something. 3) When he suggests three stools, the images of three stools are centered. When he says, "or four," the fourth stool is added, but it's cut off. A similar situation occurs again with images of one (or two) cots. 4) The script is courteous, professional, and academic. 5) He's completely serious about this. 6) He's right.

  • @X11CHASE

    @X11CHASE

    4 күн бұрын

    2) is total horseshit

  • @argusfleibeit1165
    @argusfleibeit11652 ай бұрын

    Oh, no-- this is the funniest video I've ever seen. I especially like the "solution" of the room crammed full of individual chairs. I myself have been trapped by an unrelenting sofa for the past four years. I thank you for your efforts to warn others.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Anytime

  • @essennagerry
    @essennagerryАй бұрын

    Listen, I'm chronically online, it's not easy to catch my attention and keep it and then even actually give me dopamine. But you did. I had almost surrendered to the thought that the half of yet another meal I'll spend frustratingly looking for a video to watch while eating. I don't remember the last time I was this content with a video while eating. This was beautiful. Everything about it.

  • @genevasteele447
    @genevasteele447Ай бұрын

    I wanted to see if this was satire or genuine criticism. After watching, I still don’t know, but I did enjoy myself. 11/10.

  • @MightyMerlin1
    @MightyMerlin12 ай бұрын

    i find myself agreeing with you. if i were to be seen while reclining daintily on my sofa, i should be quite embarrassed and ashamed in myself. i am currently seeking to remedy this situation and will perhaps borrow your idea of using stools and rocking chairs instead of the sofa.

  • @BeefFondler5000

    @BeefFondler5000

    2 ай бұрын

    perhaps even conjoining three stools togther with a bound leather skin, so as to allow for a more intimate closeness for small gatherings

  • @danielthealien107
    @danielthealien1072 ай бұрын

    2:04 I love how the positioning of the turkeys makes it look like there's gonna be a third that's so clever 😂

  • @wakingcharade
    @wakingcharade2 ай бұрын

    way ahead of you, I repurposed the sofa's i acquired for free as storage units a long time ago. granted they aren't ideal storage units, but they were free. They merely look like sofas.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Very resourceful

  • @saidfilfil5117
    @saidfilfil511716 күн бұрын

    I live in a dorm that has a balcony. Ever since I lived here, there has been a couch on the balcony, but my janitor said it needs to be removed. Today is the day it got removed, and this video popped up for me. Now, I can really enjoy a couchless life

  • @AskTorin
    @AskTorin19 күн бұрын

    I hate the couch. Managed to get rid of it and my wife is now fully on board with this lifestyle. This was years ago, we are both fitter and stronger than we ever were. We got rid of the tv too. I love it

  • @Dennis-ud2nh
    @Dennis-ud2nh3 күн бұрын

    My recommendations feed is becoming more and more radical with each day. Yesterday I learned that my head was literally screwed on backwards.

  • @derekwong1356

    @derekwong1356

    Күн бұрын

    I think i need a link for that video lol

  • @Illstatefishing
    @Illstatefishing2 ай бұрын

    I think you're onto something, lawns are already on my list

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    I like lawns even less than sofas

  • @jamesspencer1949
    @jamesspencer19492 ай бұрын

    I need to take a moment to say, whilst the video is wonderful in its spoken argument: your visuals are outstanding. I laughed hard at the Sim surrounded by chairs, love that you made that effort. Also, to answer your question at 4:03, y = 9 Working: 3y - 6 = 2y + 3 3y = 2y + 3 + 6 3y = 2y + 9 3y - 2y = 9 y = 9 Sent from my upright single occupancy chair with no arm rests

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    That is amazing.

  • @ThatExplo
    @ThatExplo2 ай бұрын

    The humor of this video is peak and I was inclined to lean back into my sofa and subscribe instantly.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Don't you mean "reclined"?

  • @1TallGamer
    @1TallGamer16 күн бұрын

    Brilliant. I lost it when the word "malarkey" made that reclining fellow spring awake.

  • @ydant42
    @ydant42Күн бұрын

    As a tall person, I found particular amusement in your illustrative example of how horizontally insufficient sofas are for sleeping. Thank you for putting out this important message and fighting the good fight. 12:08

  • @yourfavoritebrendan
    @yourfavoritebrendan2 ай бұрын

    I've been running out of discussion topics to irritate my family with - thanks for coming to the rescue!

  • @diobrando8979
    @diobrando89792 ай бұрын

    One more radical idea to hopelessly defend in front of my friends whenever the topic comes up at some point in our lives

  • @13darkjems
    @13darkjemsАй бұрын

    This feels like it was written by the guy who wrote utopia. It's amazing "If we must assume a submissive and defeated posture"

  • @myyoutubepage1
    @myyoutubepage16 күн бұрын

    I'm here for this. I've been preaching against sofas from the moment I could think for myself (2006). Thanks for the knowledge that I have never been alone.

  • @selkrasouza6262
    @selkrasouza62622 ай бұрын

    As a long-time floor enjoyer, I've found couches to be over rated for years. They're bulky and a pain to clean. The replacement couch I've gotten a while back isn't even comfortable, even though it was an "upgrade" because it has a recliner. I'd rather sit by a kotatsu in my living room honestly.

  • @leamubiu

    @leamubiu

    2 ай бұрын

    I wish there was a section in this video about alternative ways of hanging out indoors that have been figured out by humanity across time and around the world. Kotatsus are one hell of an option-but I’m pretty sure that it would people-trap me all the same XD I would stash food and entertainment right next to the table, and only get up to go to the loo!

  • @jimmybobsqusher5897
    @jimmybobsqusher58972 ай бұрын

    I was confused what the title meant. The geese intrigued me so I watched. Very good and entertaining, I’m happy I came across this video.

  • @joshKozak
    @joshKozak6 күн бұрын

    This may be my favorite video on KZread now. For the humor and the logic. 😂

  • @Rx_MOON
    @Rx_MOON2 ай бұрын

    "Would you still love me if we could only hold each other in a seated position, if we were using relatively firm surfaces, such as a floor, or a wooden bench, excluding of course, the use of a bed?" is the man's equivalent of "Would you still love me if I was a worm?"

  • @NexusCubed2950
    @NexusCubed295018 күн бұрын

    Before i watched this video, i was a firm Sofa hater, and thought this video would re-affirm my pre-existing beliefs. After watching the video, the arguments made in the video towards the propositions made were not only insufficient to counter the propositions, but the propositions actually showed me the versatility of the Sofa, converting me strongly in favour of Sofas. I must applaud the creator if this was their schema from the beginning. Liked and subscribed

  • @crimson_oracle
    @crimson_oracle2 ай бұрын

    Instructions unclear, I have upholstered my living room floor

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    That should do the trick

  • @user-tt4lp8tj3u

    @user-tt4lp8tj3u

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@natedansereau Your video has made my year, my faith in humanity has become reestablished, and the comments are making my day too :)

  • @koenahn
    @koenahn4 күн бұрын

    I scrapped my sofa and will never look back. You have changed my life.

  • @renatanovato9460
    @renatanovato946018 күн бұрын

    Have been thinking about this for over a year. And had the same arguments for and against keeping my sofá; an inherited midcentury piece of furniture. I think you have helped me on the decision! Thanks a lot!

  • @pass-123
    @pass-1232 ай бұрын

    I feel like your next video will be calling for people to rise up against the bourgeoisie and seize the means of production.

  • @Catalyst2812
    @Catalyst28123 сағат бұрын

    This is THE embodiment of “I spent three years doing a humanities degree. You bet your ass I’m gonna use it.”

  • @masonkrcmarik7303
    @masonkrcmarik730316 күн бұрын

    God bless the algorithm, this is pure gold. If you keep this up, you will be gigantic.

  • @Shyfly602
    @Shyfly602Ай бұрын

    Omggg I know this isn’t the point but when I got my own apartment for the first time I decided not to get a sofa because I was tired of the most random people sleeping on my family’s couch. I have a kotatsu with a few large floor cushions and I love it. I keep a secret futon in a closet in case I ever do have a guest I want to stay over

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    Ай бұрын

    I like the way you think

  • @OscarGutierrez-gu8ln
    @OscarGutierrez-gu8ln2 ай бұрын

    Thanksgiving, Christmas, and that’s it. Bravo good sir

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @nameunknown1519
    @nameunknown15193 күн бұрын

    That room full of a bunch of stools, chairs, and cushions looks like pure chaos… I love it

  • @sarahpreston4558
    @sarahpreston455818 күн бұрын

    this is one of the best things i've seen in a while. really just a fantastic use of the youtube platform. i'm gonna send this to everyone i know

  • @JoseDelgado-ms5oh
    @JoseDelgado-ms5oh3 ай бұрын

    Groundbreaking

  • @partlyblue
    @partlyblue2 ай бұрын

    Your grasp of comedy is so incredibly impressive. Playing the straight man in constrast to the immensely comedic audio-visuals. Love this video, can't wait to revisit it. Major kudos, and I hope you have a good day as well

  • @spacecaptain9188
    @spacecaptain91888 күн бұрын

    i love the idea of a room, filled with rocking chairs, for social gatherings.

  • @emilyarter2773
    @emilyarter27732 ай бұрын

    This is genuinely entertaining and very well done. I have no idea why youtube recommended your video, but I'm glad they did. I never thought a 14 minute video could make me rethink sofas...

  • @Sven-cs2ex
    @Sven-cs2ex2 ай бұрын

    Great video. Never buying a sofa until ur refuted. Love you. Have a wonderful day.

  • @TheCuteBucket
    @TheCuteBucket2 ай бұрын

    My cat loves the sofa tho, so there's nothing I can do because I don’t have the heart to upset her.

  • @CaedenV
    @CaedenV2 ай бұрын

    Sometimes you click on a video with little to no context and have instant regret. But you, kind sir, are of the highest caliber of moral fiber and sound reasoning! I'm completely convinced that I just need to buy a recliner for myself, and at most, one of those park benches with the anti-homeless attachments on them. My extended family is not homeless, so surely such devices should have little to no effect on them!

  • @interdimensionalsailboat
    @interdimensionalsailboat19 күн бұрын

    I clicked on it because my philosophy is against a sofa in my home. This was ridiculous. Best video essay in a long ass time. Thanks man 😂.

  • @jcthomas1463
    @jcthomas14632 ай бұрын

    I was questioning if setting a sofa in my room was a good move... It's gotta go. Thank you 👍🏻

  • @Augnos
    @AugnosКүн бұрын

    You have JD Vance, then you have this guy.

  • @ellepalmer
    @ellepalmer2 ай бұрын

    this was funny enough for me to send it to my family members but honest enough for me to consider disassembling my couch and selling it for parts

  • @matheme7atica
    @matheme7atica17 күн бұрын

    This is a secret work of art, thank you for your time on this.

  • @helenalin1493
    @helenalin14932 ай бұрын

    Although I feel like I can't agree with many of the points being made in this video, I do find this proposition very interesting to ponder on and question the customs we have all unconsciously incorporated. When I build my own home I'll definitely consider more intentionally the functionality and need of a sofa.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    2 ай бұрын

    Really cool to hear

  • @jiffyb333
    @jiffyb3332 ай бұрын

    I am thoroughly baffled, thank you for rattling my worldview.

  • @lego_minifig
    @lego_minifig2 ай бұрын

    You forgot to mention how sofas steal your money, goldfish, and remotes and yet we still welcome them into our homes with open arms

  • @saraellwood630
    @saraellwood63020 күн бұрын

    This video was an absolute delight to watch, truly a respite from other more over-discussed topics! As a woman of chairs myself, I find your expostulation of sofas to be riveting, and in my own judgement, valid.

  • @natedansereau

    @natedansereau

    20 күн бұрын

    @@saraellwood630 good to hear!

  • @littlered6340
    @littlered63402 ай бұрын

    This is the perfect youtube content for me and I cannot believe I am just seeing it.

  • @scientificaly_restful_one
    @scientificaly_restful_one2 ай бұрын

    The craziest thing about this essay is that I agree with every point and the thesis itself.

  • @sofasangriamusic3337
    @sofasangriamusic33372 ай бұрын

    "where will I send my husband if he is being discourteous?" killed me 😭

  • @bdup159
    @bdup15916 күн бұрын

    This title was so oddly specific i had to click on it. Bravo sir

  • @kittyspartan143
    @kittyspartan1432 ай бұрын

    Video essays have gone too far For real tho, nice video 😂

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