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{{Infobox youtuber|name=Kurzgesagt|logo=Kurzgesagt.png|yearsactive=2013–present|stats_update=28 August 2023|subscribers=21,000,000|views=2,430,000,000|Ideology=[[Eugenics]]<br>[[Nihilism]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell|newspaper=[[YouTube]]|title=About|date=2023-07-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817185533/https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt/about|archive-date=2023-08-17|quote=Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013.}}</ref>|nationality=[[German]]|logo_size=200}}


'''Kurzgesagt''' (German for "Shortly said") is a German [[YouTube]] channel funded by [[Bill Gates]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets|date=2021-11-15|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219173358/https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/|archive-date=2022-12-19|retrieved=2022-20-21}}</ref> It has praised the [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Roman Empire]] and predicted a future collapse of [[civilization|civilisation]], which it compares to the fall of Roman [[slavery]].<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W93XyXHI8Nw|channel=Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell|title=Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?|date=2022-08-16|quote=At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about  30% of the world’s population, and in many ways it was the pinnacle of human advancement. Its  citizens enjoyed the benefits of central heating, concrete, double glazing,  banking, international trade, and upward social mobility.}}</ref>
'''Kurzgesagt''' (German for "Shortly said") is a German [[YouTube]] channel funded by [[Bill Gates]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets|date=2021-11-15|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219173358/https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/|archive-date=2022-12-19|retrieved=2022-20-21}}</ref> It has praised the [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Roman Empire]] and predicted a future collapse of [[civilization|civilisation]], which it compares to the fall of Roman [[slavery]].<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W93XyXHI8Nw|channel=Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell|title=Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?|date=2022-08-16|quote=At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about  30% of the world’s population, and in many ways it was the pinnacle of human advancement. Its  citizens enjoyed the benefits of central heating, concrete, double glazing,  banking, international trade, and upward social mobility.}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 16:22, 28 August 2023

Kurzgesagt
Personal information
NationalityGerman
YouTube information
Years active2013–present
Subscribers21,000,000
Total views2,430,000,000
IdeologyEugenics
Nihilism[1]

Last updated: 28 August 2023

Kurzgesagt (German for "Shortly said") is a German YouTube channel funded by Bill Gates.[2] It has praised the Roman Empire and predicted a future collapse of civilisation, which it compares to the fall of Roman slavery.[3]

References

  1. “Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013.”

    Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2023-07-09). "About" YouTube. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17.
  2. Alan MacLeod (2021-11-15). "Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-20-21.
  3. “At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about 30% of the world’s population, and in many ways it was the pinnacle of human advancement. Its citizens enjoyed the benefits of central heating, concrete, double glazing, banking, international trade, and upward social mobility.”

    Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2022-08-16). "Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?". YouTube.