#  @insteadofworking Instead of Working Instead of Working posts on YouTube about ai, future, universal basic, artificial general the most. They currently have [------] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/youtube::UCwiZrLzaRZVRJOVbb2KKFkg/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -64% - [--] Month [-------] -55% - [--] Months [-------] +24,547% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCwiZrLzaRZVRJOVbb2KKFkg/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -33% - [--] Month [--] +75% - [--] Months [--] +600% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCwiZrLzaRZVRJOVbb2KKFkg/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +1.30% - [--] Month [------] +26% - [--] Months [------] +1,185% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCwiZrLzaRZVRJOVbb2KKFkg/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [countries](/list/countries) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [finance](/list/finance) **Social topic influence** [ai](/topic/ai), [future](/topic/future), [universal basic](/topic/universal-basic) #4, [artificial general](/topic/artificial-general), [basic](/topic/basic), [agi](/topic/agi) #202, [philosophy](/topic/philosophy) #807, [6969](/topic/6969) #416, [andy](/topic/andy) #1519, [the great](/topic/the-great) #1106 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@bkefrmr](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "My typical pre-round warmup routine on my DIY Indoor Golf Simulator Yeah it's just me hitting golf balls into a net. And doing the edit let me look very closely at my swing which is insanely over-the-top and 100% the opposite of what I thought I've been doing all winter and it just made me feel stupid and disconnected to the game so I wish I never would've done any of this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8NfNkM5_CPc) 2025-03-16T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Karl Marx Was Right About Everything (The AI Revolution is Here) Ive been told my entire life that Marxism is pure evil. But as a bicycle mechanic in rural Wisconsin watching the world change in [----] Im starting to wonder if we just got the timing wrong. Between the rapid advancement of "Agentic AI" replacing cognitive labor and the recent tragic events in Minneapolis involving federal overreach and the death of our friend Alex Pretti the "Labor Trap" Karl Marx predicted [---] years ago feels closer than ever. In this video I explore: Why previous Marxist attempts failed (and why technology was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6dAvs-oDaBE) 2026-01-29T14:05Z 30.3K followers, 17.5K engagements "Is This What Civil War Feels Like Post-Truth America and The End of Democracy Is America truly at the breaking point From the [--] AM dread of Minneapolis news to the fracture of the American family we are living through a "Civil Cold War." In this video I trace the journey of how we got herestarting with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in [----] the rise of outrage media like Rush Limbaugh and the eventual implementation of Project [----]. This isn't just about politics; it's about the loss of our shared reality. I share my personal experience navigating the "two Americas"from the back rooms of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H7570mhTsWY) 2026-01-22T18:41Z 30.3K followers, 16.5K engagements "This Isnt Working - But I Make a Living Anyway I started this channel with a 52-week plan dictated by AI but six weeks in Im realizing that the plan might be getting in the way of the truth. In todays video Im going totally unscripted to talk about why Im second-guessing the direction of this channel. Were moving past the "AI hype" and getting into the core of why I started this: Agency. I touch on: Why my successful channel Bike Farmer led me here. The difference between "Freedom" and "Agency." My reaction to the Dario Amodei (Anthropic) essay and Nate Hagens' worldview. Why I want "Tax the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N3ialjKZ0-E) 2026-02-05T16:07Z 30.3K followers, 11.1K engagements "Instead of Working: Become UNEMPLOYABLE to Prepare for the FUTURE This video was created and presented by a real human soul using AI tools to brainstorm draft edit produce and market this content. The obvious ethical moral environmental and intellectual conflicts that arise are not unacknowledged by the creator. This is a personal journey as it is for everyone. If this bothers you please tell us exactly why and how in the comments below so we can learn from you too ✌❤🌎 Instead of Working is a 52-week documentary experiment led by Andy Qa bicycle mechanic and former corporate refugee. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7s9d7iV8S8Y) 2025-12-23T23:05Z 30.3K followers, 339.5K engagements "The AI Nothingburger: Why Are They LYING To Us Last week I laid out my fears about the AI Apocalypse. This week Im tearing that script apart. After receiving a wave of skepticism from developers and tech insiders I decided to "Steelman" the argument against the hype. What if the AGI revolution isn't a rocket ship to Mars but a ladder we've already climbed to the top of In this episode of Instead of Working we explore the "Nothingburger" theory. We dig into why the next [--] years might look less like The Terminator and more like the Dot Com Bubble [---]. We cover: * The Stochastic Parrot: Why" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jnMxNPjY-qQ) 2026-01-01T06:00Z 30.3K followers, 207.1K engagements "If AI is a Lie Why Are They Building Doomsday Bunkers Why are the smartest richest tech leaders selling us an AI utopia while secretly buying apocalypse insurance in remote corners of the earth In today's deep dive we investigate the massive contradiction at the heart of the AI boom. We look at why figures like Sam Altman Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel are pushing the $4.5 Trillion AI hype machine to the public while simultaneously building blast-proof doomsday bunkers securing New Zealand citizenship and buying energy-independent islands. Are we looking at the greatest tech bubble since the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yeox556KU_g) 2026-01-08T11:40Z 30.3K followers, 77K engagements "You Might Be a Digital Serf if.You Think I'm a Bot (Techno-Feudalism and our AI Future) We are witnessing a regime shift from Democratic Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism. It is much more than AI taking our jobs; this technology is reconstituting the very fabric of modern society. In this video I dig into the "Cloud Lords"the owners of the digital infrastructureand how the rest of us are becoming digital serfs. We explore the "Triple Failure State" of economic collapse psychological atrophy and existential risk. 📝 NOTE ON THE NEW FORMAT: This is Week [--] of my 52-week series "Instead of Working."" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lXRRiWgoA8k) 2026-01-15T12:08Z 24K followers, [----] engagements "This Isnt Working - But I Make a Living Anyway I started this channel with a 52-week plan dictated by AI but six weeks in Im realizing that the plan might be getting in the way of the truth. In todays video Im going totally unscripted to talk about why Im second-guessing the direction of this channel. Were moving past the "AI hype" and getting into the core of why I started this: Agency. I touch on: Why my successful channel Bike Farmer led me here. The difference between "Freedom" and "Agency." My reaction to the Dario Amodei (Anthropic) essay and Nate Hagens' worldview. Why I want "Tax the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N3ialjKZ0-E) 2026-02-05T16:07Z 30.3K followers, 11.1K engagements "Karl Marx Was Right About Everything (The AI Revolution is Here) Ive been told my entire life that Marxism is pure evil. But as a bicycle mechanic in rural Wisconsin watching the world change in [----] Im starting to wonder if we just got the timing wrong. Between the rapid advancement of "Agentic AI" replacing cognitive labor and the recent tragic events in Minneapolis involving federal overreach and the death of our friend Alex Pretti the "Labor Trap" Karl Marx predicted [---] years ago feels closer than ever. In this video I explore: Why previous Marxist attempts failed (and why technology was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6dAvs-oDaBE) 2026-01-29T14:05Z 30.3K followers, 17.5K engagements "Is This What Civil War Feels Like Post-Truth America and The End of Democracy Is America truly at the breaking point From the [--] AM dread of Minneapolis news to the fracture of the American family we are living through a "Civil Cold War." In this video I trace the journey of how we got herestarting with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in [----] the rise of outrage media like Rush Limbaugh and the eventual implementation of Project [----]. This isn't just about politics; it's about the loss of our shared reality. I share my personal experience navigating the "two Americas"from the back rooms of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H7570mhTsWY) 2026-01-22T18:41Z 30.3K followers, 16.5K engagements "If AI is a Lie Why Are They Building Doomsday Bunkers Why are the smartest richest tech leaders selling us an AI utopia while secretly buying apocalypse insurance in remote corners of the earth In today's deep dive we investigate the massive contradiction at the heart of the AI boom. We look at why figures like Sam Altman Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel are pushing the $4.5 Trillion AI hype machine to the public while simultaneously building blast-proof doomsday bunkers securing New Zealand citizenship and buying energy-independent islands. Are we looking at the greatest tech bubble since the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yeox556KU_g) 2026-01-08T11:40Z 30.3K followers, 77K engagements "The AI Nothingburger: Why Are They LYING To Us Last week I laid out my fears about the AI Apocalypse. This week Im tearing that script apart. After receiving a wave of skepticism from developers and tech insiders I decided to "Steelman" the argument against the hype. What if the AGI revolution isn't a rocket ship to Mars but a ladder we've already climbed to the top of In this episode of Instead of Working we explore the "Nothingburger" theory. We dig into why the next [--] years might look less like The Terminator and more like the Dot Com Bubble [---]. We cover: * The Stochastic Parrot: Why" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jnMxNPjY-qQ) 2026-01-01T06:00Z 30.3K followers, 207.1K engagements "Instead of Working: Become UNEMPLOYABLE to Prepare for the FUTURE This video was created and presented by a real human soul using AI tools to brainstorm draft edit produce and market this content. The obvious ethical moral environmental and intellectual conflicts that arise are not unacknowledged by the creator. This is a personal journey as it is for everyone. If this bothers you please tell us exactly why and how in the comments below so we can learn from you too ✌❤🌎 Instead of Working is a 52-week documentary experiment led by Andy Qa bicycle mechanic and former corporate refugee. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7s9d7iV8S8Y) 2025-12-23T23:05Z 30.3K followers, 339.5K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@insteadofworking Instead of Working
Instead of Working posts on YouTube about ai, future, universal basic, artificial general the most. They currently have [------] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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- [--] Week [------] -64%
- [--] Month [-------] -55%
- [--] Months [-------] +24,547%
Mentions: [--] #
- [--] Week [--] -33%
- [--] Month [--] +75%
- [--] Months [--] +600%
Followers: [------] #
- [--] Week [------] +1.30%
- [--] Month [------] +26%
- [--] Months [------] +1,185%
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Social Influence
Social category influence technology brands countries celebrities finance
Social topic influence ai, future, universal basic #4, artificial general, basic, agi #202, philosophy #807, 6969 #416, andy #1519, the great #1106
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @bkefrmr
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"My typical pre-round warmup routine on my DIY Indoor Golf Simulator Yeah it's just me hitting golf balls into a net. And doing the edit let me look very closely at my swing which is insanely over-the-top and 100% the opposite of what I thought I've been doing all winter and it just made me feel stupid and disconnected to the game so I wish I never would've done any of this"
YouTube Link 2025-03-16T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Karl Marx Was Right About Everything (The AI Revolution is Here) Ive been told my entire life that Marxism is pure evil. But as a bicycle mechanic in rural Wisconsin watching the world change in [----] Im starting to wonder if we just got the timing wrong. Between the rapid advancement of "Agentic AI" replacing cognitive labor and the recent tragic events in Minneapolis involving federal overreach and the death of our friend Alex Pretti the "Labor Trap" Karl Marx predicted [---] years ago feels closer than ever. In this video I explore: Why previous Marxist attempts failed (and why technology was"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T14:05Z 30.3K followers, 17.5K engagements
"Is This What Civil War Feels Like Post-Truth America and The End of Democracy Is America truly at the breaking point From the [--] AM dread of Minneapolis news to the fracture of the American family we are living through a "Civil Cold War." In this video I trace the journey of how we got herestarting with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in [----] the rise of outrage media like Rush Limbaugh and the eventual implementation of Project [----]. This isn't just about politics; it's about the loss of our shared reality. I share my personal experience navigating the "two Americas"from the back rooms of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T18:41Z 30.3K followers, 16.5K engagements
"This Isnt Working - But I Make a Living Anyway I started this channel with a 52-week plan dictated by AI but six weeks in Im realizing that the plan might be getting in the way of the truth. In todays video Im going totally unscripted to talk about why Im second-guessing the direction of this channel. Were moving past the "AI hype" and getting into the core of why I started this: Agency. I touch on: Why my successful channel Bike Farmer led me here. The difference between "Freedom" and "Agency." My reaction to the Dario Amodei (Anthropic) essay and Nate Hagens' worldview. Why I want "Tax the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T16:07Z 30.3K followers, 11.1K engagements
"Instead of Working: Become UNEMPLOYABLE to Prepare for the FUTURE This video was created and presented by a real human soul using AI tools to brainstorm draft edit produce and market this content. The obvious ethical moral environmental and intellectual conflicts that arise are not unacknowledged by the creator. This is a personal journey as it is for everyone. If this bothers you please tell us exactly why and how in the comments below so we can learn from you too ✌❤🌎 Instead of Working is a 52-week documentary experiment led by Andy Qa bicycle mechanic and former corporate refugee. This"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T23:05Z 30.3K followers, 339.5K engagements
"The AI Nothingburger: Why Are They LYING To Us Last week I laid out my fears about the AI Apocalypse. This week Im tearing that script apart. After receiving a wave of skepticism from developers and tech insiders I decided to "Steelman" the argument against the hype. What if the AGI revolution isn't a rocket ship to Mars but a ladder we've already climbed to the top of In this episode of Instead of Working we explore the "Nothingburger" theory. We dig into why the next [--] years might look less like The Terminator and more like the Dot Com Bubble [---]. We cover: * The Stochastic Parrot: Why"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T06:00Z 30.3K followers, 207.1K engagements
"If AI is a Lie Why Are They Building Doomsday Bunkers Why are the smartest richest tech leaders selling us an AI utopia while secretly buying apocalypse insurance in remote corners of the earth In today's deep dive we investigate the massive contradiction at the heart of the AI boom. We look at why figures like Sam Altman Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel are pushing the $4.5 Trillion AI hype machine to the public while simultaneously building blast-proof doomsday bunkers securing New Zealand citizenship and buying energy-independent islands. Are we looking at the greatest tech bubble since the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T11:40Z 30.3K followers, 77K engagements
"You Might Be a Digital Serf if.You Think I'm a Bot (Techno-Feudalism and our AI Future) We are witnessing a regime shift from Democratic Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism. It is much more than AI taking our jobs; this technology is reconstituting the very fabric of modern society. In this video I dig into the "Cloud Lords"the owners of the digital infrastructureand how the rest of us are becoming digital serfs. We explore the "Triple Failure State" of economic collapse psychological atrophy and existential risk. 📝 NOTE ON THE NEW FORMAT: This is Week [--] of my 52-week series "Instead of Working.""
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T12:08Z 24K followers, [----] engagements
"This Isnt Working - But I Make a Living Anyway I started this channel with a 52-week plan dictated by AI but six weeks in Im realizing that the plan might be getting in the way of the truth. In todays video Im going totally unscripted to talk about why Im second-guessing the direction of this channel. Were moving past the "AI hype" and getting into the core of why I started this: Agency. I touch on: Why my successful channel Bike Farmer led me here. The difference between "Freedom" and "Agency." My reaction to the Dario Amodei (Anthropic) essay and Nate Hagens' worldview. Why I want "Tax the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T16:07Z 30.3K followers, 11.1K engagements
"Karl Marx Was Right About Everything (The AI Revolution is Here) Ive been told my entire life that Marxism is pure evil. But as a bicycle mechanic in rural Wisconsin watching the world change in [----] Im starting to wonder if we just got the timing wrong. Between the rapid advancement of "Agentic AI" replacing cognitive labor and the recent tragic events in Minneapolis involving federal overreach and the death of our friend Alex Pretti the "Labor Trap" Karl Marx predicted [---] years ago feels closer than ever. In this video I explore: Why previous Marxist attempts failed (and why technology was"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T14:05Z 30.3K followers, 17.5K engagements
"Is This What Civil War Feels Like Post-Truth America and The End of Democracy Is America truly at the breaking point From the [--] AM dread of Minneapolis news to the fracture of the American family we are living through a "Civil Cold War." In this video I trace the journey of how we got herestarting with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in [----] the rise of outrage media like Rush Limbaugh and the eventual implementation of Project [----]. This isn't just about politics; it's about the loss of our shared reality. I share my personal experience navigating the "two Americas"from the back rooms of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T18:41Z 30.3K followers, 16.5K engagements
"If AI is a Lie Why Are They Building Doomsday Bunkers Why are the smartest richest tech leaders selling us an AI utopia while secretly buying apocalypse insurance in remote corners of the earth In today's deep dive we investigate the massive contradiction at the heart of the AI boom. We look at why figures like Sam Altman Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel are pushing the $4.5 Trillion AI hype machine to the public while simultaneously building blast-proof doomsday bunkers securing New Zealand citizenship and buying energy-independent islands. Are we looking at the greatest tech bubble since the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T11:40Z 30.3K followers, 77K engagements
"The AI Nothingburger: Why Are They LYING To Us Last week I laid out my fears about the AI Apocalypse. This week Im tearing that script apart. After receiving a wave of skepticism from developers and tech insiders I decided to "Steelman" the argument against the hype. What if the AGI revolution isn't a rocket ship to Mars but a ladder we've already climbed to the top of In this episode of Instead of Working we explore the "Nothingburger" theory. We dig into why the next [--] years might look less like The Terminator and more like the Dot Com Bubble [---]. We cover: * The Stochastic Parrot: Why"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T06:00Z 30.3K followers, 207.1K engagements
"Instead of Working: Become UNEMPLOYABLE to Prepare for the FUTURE This video was created and presented by a real human soul using AI tools to brainstorm draft edit produce and market this content. The obvious ethical moral environmental and intellectual conflicts that arise are not unacknowledged by the creator. This is a personal journey as it is for everyone. If this bothers you please tell us exactly why and how in the comments below so we can learn from you too ✌❤🌎 Instead of Working is a 52-week documentary experiment led by Andy Qa bicycle mechanic and former corporate refugee. This"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T23:05Z 30.3K followers, 339.5K engagements
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