Barry’s Economics

1. Why "Be Delusional" Is The Only Honest Success Advice - Barry's Economics

   9 de noviembre de 202620 minA continuación

   In this video, I look at the evidence behind the idea that hard work inevitably pays off, and why years of trying don't always lead to the outcome we're promised.I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal …

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   In this video, I look at the evidence behind the idea that hard work inevitably pays off, and why years of trying don't always lead to the outcome we're promised.I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.

   
   

   More about me: ⁠https://barryferns.co.uk/⁠Mailing List Sign-up: ⁠https://tr.ee/0BKMVwNo sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.Written, Produced and Directed By Barry FernsEdited by Becky GoodmanHow to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/Research & further readingDuckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D. & Kelly, D. R. (2007). “Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/personality/conscientiousness/2007-duckworth.pdfDuckworth, A. L. & Gross, J. J. (2014). “Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinants of Success.” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(5), 319–325. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4737958/pdf/nihms736065.pdfDuckworth, A. L. et al. (2019). “Cognitive and Noncognitive Predictors of Success.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(47), 23499–23504https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1910510116Salganik & Watts Research“Experimental Study of Inequality and Unpredictability in an Artificial Cultural Market.” Science, 311(5762), 854–856. https://www.princeton.edu/~mjs3/salganik_dodds_watts06_full.pdf“Leading the Herd Astray: An Experimental Study of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in an Artificial Cultural Market.” Social Psychology Quarterly, 71(4), 338–355. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3785310/“Web-Based Experiments for the Study of Collective Social Dynamics in Cultural Markets.” Topics in Cognitive Science, 1(3), 439–468. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4151995/Duncan Watts Video Breakdown of His Study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZ9WDYA4PcIf you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first. His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

2. The Podcast Illusion: Why You Know Less Than You Think - Barry's Economics

   2 de noviembre de 202648 minA continuación

   Podcasts are Destroying Humanity... and I can prove it.Or Can I?Or am I just being sensationalist?Or is that the point?I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and …

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   Podcasts are Destroying Humanity... and I can prove it.Or Can I?Or am I just being sensationalist?Or is that the point?

   I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.Written and Performed By Barry FernsDirected and Edited By John GordilloNo sponsors... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsSources & Further Reading Rozenblit, L. & Keil, F. (2002). “The Misunderstood Limits of Folk Science: An Illusion of Explanatory Depth.” Cognitive Science, 26(5), 521–562.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3062901/Fernbach, P. M., Rogers, T., Fox, C. R. & Sloman, S. A. (2013). “Political Extremism Is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding.” Psychological Science, 24(6), 939–946.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23620547/Davison, W. P. (1983). “The Third-Person Effect in Communication.” Public Opinion Quarterly, 47(1), 1–15.https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-abstract/47/1/1/1906961Wilson, T. D. & Nisbett, R. E. (1978). “The Accuracy of Verbal Reports About the Effects of Stimuli on Evaluations and Behavior.” Social Psychology, 41(2), 118–131.https://www.jstor.org/stable/3033572Fazio, L. K., Brashier, N. M., Payne, B. K. & Marsh, E. J. (2015). “Knowledge Does Not Protect Against Illusory Truth.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 144(5), 993–1002.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26301795/Hall, K. (2013). “How the Polls Can Be Both Spot On and Dead Wrong.” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/articleid=10.1371/journal.pone.0060554Vosoughi, S., Roy, D. & Aral, S. (2018). “The Spread of True and False News Online.” Science, 359(6380), 1146–1151.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29590045/Further viewingPhilip Fernbach - TEDx talk on the illusion of understanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlbsnaSNNM“Do You Really Know Why You Do What You Do?” - TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqekWf-JC-A“The Truth About False News” - Sinan Aral, MIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dms5ZP-BHV8This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFOLLOW FOR FUTURE VIDEOS!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

3. The Economics Of Empathy: Why We Can't See It - Barry's Economics

   26 de octubre de 202610 minA continuación

   One dying child makes us cry but a million makes us scroll. That isn’t because we’re cruel. It’s because our brains were never built for the numbers.This video stitches together two bits of research that …

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   One dying child makes us cry but a million makes us scroll. That isn’t because we’re cruel. It’s because our brains were never built for the numbers.This video stitches together two bits of research that explain the block. Paul Slovic’s work and Robin Dunbar’s work on the size of the human social brainWe’re hitting a wall that was there before we were born. And the people who understand that wall best are the ones using it against us.I’m in this too. I’ve walked past the same homeless bloke a hundred times and felt nothing, then found myself tearing up at one photograph. This video is me trying to work out why.I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

4. Why “Don’t You Understand Economics?” Is a Con - Barry's Economics

   19 de octubre de 202618 minA continuación

   “That's just basic economics.”It's a phrase that gets used quite a lot to shut down arguments about wages, rent, taxation and inequality. But what happens when the research contradicts the textbook?No sponsors …

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   “That's just basic economics.”It's a phrase that gets used quite a lot to shut down arguments about wages, rent, taxation and inequality. But what happens when the research contradicts the textbook?No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsEconomics can tell us a lot about the world. But it's worth asking which version of economics we're being asked to believe, and whether the evidence still supports it.Research & further readingCard, D. & Krueger, A. B. (1994).“Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.” American Economic Review, 84(4), 772–793. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2118030 Kahneman, D. & Tversky, A. (1979).“Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk.” Econometrica, 47(2), 263–291. https://doi.org/10.2307/1914185 Young, C., Varner, C., Lurie, I. Z. & Prisinzano, R. (2016).“Millionaire Migration and Taxation of the Elite: Evidence from Administrative Data.” American Sociological Review, 81(3), 421–446. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122416639625 Cristobal Young et al. (2016)“Millionaire Migration and Taxation of the Elite: Evidence from Administrative Data.” American Sociological Review, 81(3), 421–446. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122416639625Arun Advani, David Burgherr and Andy Summers (2023)“Taxation and Migration by the Super-Rich.” https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4568741Tim Besley and Peter Hennessy (2009)“The Global Financial Crisis - Why Didn’t Anybody Notice?” British Academy Review, Issue 14. https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/review/14/british-academy-review-global-financial-crisis-why-didnt-anybody-notice/Justin Kruger and David Dunning (1999)“Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77(6), 1121–1134. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.77.6.1121Nobel Prizes referenced in the videoDaniel Kahneman - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 2002Richard H. Thaler - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 2017David Card - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 2021I’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

5. The Game Is Rigged. That’s the Best News You’ll Hear All Year - Barry's Economics

   12 de octubre de 202643 minA continuación

   People love telling us that success is down to mindset, hard work and refusing to give up.But what happens when that advice ignores the conditions people are actually trying to succeed in?In this video, I look …

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   People love telling us that success is down to mindset, hard work and refusing to give up.But what happens when that advice ignores the conditions people are actually trying to succeed in?In this video, I look at the psychology of learned helplessness, the research into how we understand control over our lives, and the ways social systems can shape what we believe is possible for ourselves.This isn't an argument for giving up. It's an argument for understanding the game you're playing, recognising the barriers in front of you, and finding a more useful way to think about what comes next.How to Support Barry’s Economicshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsWritten, Filmed and Produced By Barry fernsEdited and Directed By John GordilloWith Support from Kenny WatersonRelated videosDan Priestley & Gary Stevenson on Diary of a CEO: https://youtu.be/4yohVh4qcasLearned helplessness - Penn State Erie material: https://youtu.be/p6TONVkJ3eIResearch & further readingAbramson, L. Y., Seligman, M. E. P. & Teasdale, J. D. (1978). “Learned Helplessness in Humans: Critique and Reformulation.” Journal of Abnormal Psychology.https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1979-00305-001Rotter, J. B. (1966). “Generalized Expectancies for Internal Versus External Control of Reinforcement.” Psychological Monographs: General and Applied. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0092976 Hoxby, C. M. & Avery, C. (2013). “The Missing ‘One-Offs’: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students.” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-missing-one-offs-the-hidden-supply-of-high-achieving-low-income-students/ Gottfredson, L. S. (1981). “Circumscription and Compromise: A Developmental Theory of Occupational Aspirations.”https://www1.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/1981CCtheory.pdfGodfrey, E. B., Santos, C. E. & Burson, E. (2019). “For Better or Worse? System-Justifying Beliefs in Sixth-Grade Predict Trajectories of Self-Esteem and Behavior Across Early Adolescence.” Child Development.https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12854 Diemer, M. A. & Blustein, D. L. (2006). “Critical Consciousness and Career Development Among Urban Youth.” Journal of Vocational Behavior.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2005.07.001 I’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.Subscribe for future videos: https://www.youtube.com/@barryeconomicsMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vgya63dtCFD5tjODr7BEK?si=Bb6ftvByR1-6vG0Q2BTmMgTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out @garyseconomics first – his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

6. The Rich Think You're Jealous. The Science Says You're Not - Barry's Economics

   5 de octubre de 202625 minA continuación

   Do poor people hate rich people?It’s an idea we hear all the time, but what happens when you actually test it?This video looks at what decades of research into fairness, inequality, wealth and social class can …

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   Do poor people hate rich people?It’s an idea we hear all the time, but what happens when you actually test it?This video looks at what decades of research into fairness, inequality, wealth and social class can tell us about where resentment really comes from, why rich and poor people can see the same world so differently, and what happens when some voices are much easier to hear than others.The evidence points somewhere rather more complicated than “envy”.I’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsVideo Written and Performed By Barry FernsEdited By Barry Ferns and Becky Goodman @beckygoodtimes This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow & Leave A Revew If You Enjoyed the EpisodeMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first as his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/Sources & Further ReadingChristina Starmans, Mark Sheskin & Paul Bloom (2017)Why People Prefer Unequal Societieshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0082Werner Güth, Rolf Schmittberger & Bernd Schwarze (1982)An Experimental Analysis of Ultimatum Bargaininghttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0167268182900117 Shai Davidai & Thomas Gilovich (2016)The Headwinds/Tailwinds Asymmetry: An Availability Bias in Assessments of Barriers and Blessingshttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-50762-001 Michael W. Kraus, Paul K. Piff & Dacher Keltner (2009)Social Class, Solipsism, and Contextualism: How the Rich Are Different From the Poorhttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-19761-004 Suzanne Mettler (2011)The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracyhttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo12172200.html Martin Gilens & Benjamin I. Page (2014)Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizenshttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/ Hillsborough Independent Panel (2012)The Hillsborough Independent Panel Reporthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170408004225/http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/report/ Grenfell Action Group (2016)KCTMO – Playing with Firehttps://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/

7. Your Actions Ripple Further Than You Think - Barry's Economics

   28 de septiembre de 202612 minA continuación

   One of the most powerful beliefs in modern politics isn't a policy.It's the belief that nothing can change.You hear it everywhere and I feel it too. Most of us do. But the strange thing is that when researchers …

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   One of the most powerful beliefs in modern politics isn't a policy.It's the belief that nothing can change.You hear it everywhere and I feel it too. Most of us do. But the strange thing is that when researchers study how change actually happens, they keep finding the opposite. Social change rarely arrives because everybody suddenly agrees.It often begins with surprisingly small groups of people connected in the right ways, reaching a tipping point that makes what seemed impossible suddenly feel inevitable.This video explores the science of social contagion, network theory, tipping points and collective action.Not as a motivational slogan but as evidence.Because throughout history, some of the biggest shifts in politics, economics and culture looked impossible right up until the moment they happened.Sources ReferencedJames H. Fowler and Nicholas A. Christakis – Cooperative behavior cascades in human social networks (2010)Damon Centola – Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention (2021)Malcolm Gladwell – The Tipping Point (2000)Duncan Watts – Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (2003)Albert-László Barabási – Network ScienceWritten and Produced By Barry FernsEdited By Barry Ferns, John Gordillo and Kenny WatersonI’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first as his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

8. A.I Is Jurassic Park (And We’re Already In The Park) - Barry's Economics

   21 de septiembre de 202635 minA continuación

   Jurrasic Park is about AIAI is Jurassic ParkJurassic Park is a great film about what happens when humans build things before thinking about the consequences. A lesson we can learn from, in particular, with the …

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   Jurrasic Park is about AIAI is Jurassic ParkJurassic Park is a great film about what happens when humans build things before thinking about the consequences. A lesson we can learn from, in particular, with the current fastest technological development in human history - AI.This week's video touches on research on our inability to underprice distant threats, to the way our brains struggle to understand risks we can't immediately see.This video is a pround collaboration with friend and VFX Genius - @mp3Charlie Charlie Parkin - https://www.charlieparkin.co.uk/Edited By John Gordillo and Barry FernsSupport From Kenny WatersonCredits / Attributions"Hamster March" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Tyrannosaurus Rex Rig" (https://skfb.ly/oX8wC) by NO DONT EAT ME CASEOH (Ferris wheel) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Original credit to the link below “Jurassic World: Delta” (https://skfb.ly/ors9o) by EWTube0 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)."Raptor Delta" Animation (https://skfb.ly/oTnFT) by kenchoo is licensed under CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).I’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.

   No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsIf you enjoyed this episode, please follow and leave a review!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/To learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/Sources & Further ReadingSamuel M McClure (2004)"Separate neural systems value immediate and delayed monetary rewards"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15486304/Yaacov Trope, Nira Liberman (2010)"Construal-Level Theory of Psychological Distance"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3152826/TEEB for Business Coalition (2013)"Natural Capital at Risk - The Top 100 Externalities of Business"https://www.naturalcapitalcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Trucost-Nat-Cap-at-Risk-Final-Report-web.pdfDAN M. KAHAN (2017)"Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government"https://ideas.repec.org/a/cup/bpubpo/v1y2017i01p54-86_00.htmlRichard F West (2012)"Cognitive sophistication does not attenuate the bias blind spot"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22663351/Video Sourceshttps://youtu.be/dcFaVGMP8gshttps://youtu.be/1KFtQV7SiIIhttps://youtu.be/jbqFBpLx6gUhttps://youtu.be/ui90HkEhvs0https://youtu.be/3XF1etcWiqkhttps://youtu.be/FSbq0T7j77ghttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/iChSB_33n0Qhttps://youtu.be/qyH3NxFz3Aw

9. Diary Of A CEO Responded To My Takedown. I Wasn't Ready For This - Barry's Economics

   14 de septiembre de 20261 hA continuación

   Steven Bartlett replied to my clip about Diary of a CEO. At half past midnight. Edited.Do you know Steven Bartlett? Not know of him. Know him?Most of us feel like we do. We know his voice, the lean-forward, the …

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   Steven Bartlett replied to my clip about Diary of a CEO. At half past midnight. Edited.Do you know Steven Bartlett? Not know of him. Know him?Most of us feel like we do. We know his voice, the lean-forward, the frown before he disagrees. And we've never met him. This video is about why our brains can't tell the difference, and what that same wiring does to a man that 50 million people are watching.It started because I wanted to take the Mickey. Then I read the research, and the piss-take died in my hands.Original Diary of a CEO video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbDQs_TcyN4&t=1058sStudies covered: Horton and Wohl on parasocial relationships (Psychiatry, 1956), Reeves and Nass, The Media Equation (1996), Quian Quiroga's single-neuron study (Nature, 2005), De Backer on celebrity gossip (Human Nature, 2007), Newman, Diesendruck and Bloom on celebrity contagion (Journal of Consumer Research, 2011), McCutcheon's Celebrity Attitude Scale (British Journal of Psychology, 2002), Dunbar's number (1992, 2016), Slovic on psychic numbing, Leary's sociometer (1995), Baumeister, "Bad Is Stronger Than Good" (2001), Rockwell and Giles on the phenomenology of fame (2009), Goffman, Hochschild, and Marwick and boyd on context collapse (2011). No sponsor. Nobody paid to be in this. If you want the channel to stay that way: patreon.com/BarrysEconomicsCREDITSWritten and produced by Barry FernsDirected and edited by John GordilloChannel management: Kenny WatersonMUSICImpromptu No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 90, D. 899, by Franz Schubert. Piano: Jenő JandóImprovisation 215 for piano, written and performed by Tomomi KatoI’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first as his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

10. Voldemort Is Not The Problem - Barry's Economics

    7 de septiembre de 202631 minA continuación

    What if Voldemort isn't actually the main villain of Harry Potter? What if he's a symptom rather than the actual problem - a symptom of something truly sinister (I'm not saying that Voldemort isn't sinister …

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    What if Voldemort isn't actually the main villain of Harry Potter? What if he's a symptom rather than the actual problem - a symptom of something truly sinister (I'm not saying that Voldemort isn't sinister btw)This week's video draws on research into how radicalisation develops across the world, alongside Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson's research on Why Nations Fail. And maybe rather than focussing on destroying these individual monsters, there is another routeI’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This video wouldn't be as amazing as it is without the help of my CGI and musically talented friend, Charlie Parkin.Find him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mp3charlie/No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first as his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/Sources & Further ReadingMcCauley, C. & Moskalenko, S. (2008)“Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism.” Terrorism and Political Violence, 20(3), 415–433.https://doi.org/10.1080/09546550802073367Acemoglu, D. & Robinson, J. A. (2012)Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Crown Publishing.

11. The Dark Side of Meritocracy: Why 'Hustling' is a Trap - Barry's Economics

    31 de agosto de 202635 minA continuación

    Life's a Meritocracy, right?We like to think meritocracy rewards the people who are most talented, driven and capable.But what happens when the very things you're told will help you get ahead can actually work …

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    Life's a Meritocracy, right?We like to think meritocracy rewards the people who are most talented, driven and capable.But what happens when the very things you're told will help you get ahead can actually work against you?In this second part of the meritocracy series, I look at the "hustle penalty" and the hidden costs of how you present yourself when you're trying to move up.Sometimes the harder you try to look like you belong, the more obvious it becomes that you don't.I’m Barry, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.Luisa is currently developing a show about Mary Magdalene and how different the world would look if the Bible was translated by women? Her show is a self financed project that is being supported by individuals on Patreon: https://patreon.com/luisaomielanShe has a run of it in January the the Kings head in Islington.No sponsors on Barry's Economics, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/Sources & Further ReadingRudman, L. A. (1998)Self-Promotion as a Risk Factor for Women: The Costs and Benefits of Counterstereotypical Impression Management.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(3), 629–645.https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.74.3.629Bourdieu, P. (1979/1984)Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste.Harvard University Press.Rivera, L. A. (2015)Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs.Princeton University Press. Rivera's research examines how elite employers' definitions of "merit" can favour candidates from privileged backgrounds.Rivera, L. A. & Tilcsik, A. (2016)"Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Gendered Effect of Social Class Signals in an Elite Labor Market."Giles, H. (1970)"Evaluative Reactions to Accents."Kang, S. K., DeCelles, K. A., Tilcsik, A. & Jun, S. (2016)"Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market."Friedman, S. & Laurison, D. (2019)The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to Be Privileged.Salganik, M. J., Dodds, P. S. & Watts, D. J. (2006)"Experimental Study of Inequality and Unpredictability in an Artificial Cultural Market."Science, 311(5762), 854–856.Salganik, M. J. & Watts, D. J. (2008)"Leading the Herd Astray: An Experimental Study of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in an Artificial Cultural Market."

12. Why The Rich Think The Poor Are Lazy - Barry's Economics

    24 de agosto de 202634 minA continuación

    Why do we work? The obvious answer is:Because we have to.But what if that's only part of the story? This week's video looks at the biggest lie you've been told about your own motivation, scarcity, UBI …

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    Why do we work? The obvious answer is:Because we have to.But what if that's only part of the story? This week's video looks at the biggest lie you've been told about your own motivation, scarcity, UBI experiments and the rather uncomfortable possibility that if we looked at the studies and acted on them we come.... become more powerful than we could possibly imagine.It might give us the freedom to actually do something.I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow & leave a review for future episodesMore about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first. His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/Sources & further readingBruce K. Alexander et al.The "Rat Park" experiments, Simon Fraser University, c. 1978–1981Alexander, Coambs & Hadaway, Psychopharmacology (1978)Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar ShafirScarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (2013)Mani, Mullainathan, Shafir & Zhao"Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function", Science (2013)Ross Levine & Yona Rubinstein"Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Do They Earn More?", Quarterly Journal of Economics (2017Finnish Basic Income ExperimentFinal results, Kela / Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (2020)Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)Preliminary results (2021)Evelyn Forget"The Town with No Poverty" (2011), analysis of the Mincome experimentGiveDirectlyUniversal Basic Income study, Kenya, ongoing since 2011

13. The Iceberg Is Innocent: The Titanic's True Villain - Barry's Economics

    17 de agosto de 202631 minA continuación

    The real Tragedy of the Titanic Wasn't The Iceberg.This week's video is what we get wrong about tragedies.This is a story about who gets killed, what power does to us, and how to change course so the when …

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    The real Tragedy of the Titanic Wasn't The Iceberg.This week's video is what we get wrong about tragedies.This is a story about who gets killed, what power does to us, and how to change course so the when disaster hits - it doesn't need to be a tragedy.I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsThis channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics

    More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first – his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

14. The Psychological Trick That Keeps You Arguing About Immigration - Barry's Economics

    10 de agosto de 202633 minA continuación

    This video is about why immigration is always the argument. Not whether the arguments are right. But why that particular argument, and not wages, or land, or who owns what, is the one that keeps being handed to …

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    This video is about why immigration is always the argument. Not whether the arguments are right. But why that particular argument, and not wages, or land, or who owns what, is the one that keeps being handed to you.I go through the neuroscience, the leaked internal documents, the 2.7 million posts study, and the numbers on what people believe about immigration versus what is actually happening around them. Then I explain why you still can't win the argument, and why winning it was never the point.SoI’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsSOURCESLeDoux, J. (2000). Emotion circuits in the brain. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 23, 155–184Arnsten, A.F.T. (2009). Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortical structure and function. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10, 410–422Haidt, J. (2001). The emotional dog and its rational tail. Psychological Review, 108(4), 814–834Rathje, Van Bavel & Van Der Linden (2021). Out-group animosity drives engagement on social media. PNAS, 118(26)Frances Haugen, internal Facebook documents and testimony to US Congress and UK Parliament, 2021Ipsos, Perils of Perception, 37-country studyDustmann, C. & Frattini, T. (2014). The Fiscal Effects of Immigration to the UK. The Economic Journal, 124(580)Bauer et al. (2023). Shifting Punishment onto Minorities. The Economic Journal, 133(652)This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics

    More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

15. I've Watched Genius Comedians Vanish - Here's Why | Barry's Economics

    4 de agosto de 202626 minA continuación

    I've been a comedian since I was 15 and in that time I've watched some of the most talented people of my generation become household names. And I've also watched some of the most talented people of my …

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    I've been a comedian since I was 15 and in that time I've watched some of the most talented people of my generation become household names. And I've also watched some of the most talented people of my generation disappear completely.Not because they weren't good enough or because they didn't work hard enough.Because talent and recognition are two completely different things.This video started with a conversation with James Acaster. I asked him a simple question:Who is the most influential comedian people have never heard of?His answer was Luisa Omielan.What followed was a conversation about influence, recognition, success and why some people shape entire industries without receiving the credit they deserve.Along the way, it led me into Abraham Wald's famous work on survivorship bias during World War II, Daniel Kahneman's research on how we create stories about success, and a much bigger question:What if meritocracy isn't wrong because talent doesn't matter?What if it's wrong because we've confused talent with visibility?This is the first in a series about meritocracy.What we get right about it.What we get catastrophically wrong about it.And what the science actually says about how success works.Sources ReferencedWald, A. (1943) – A Method of Estimating Plane Vulnerability Based on Damage of SurvivorsTaleb, N.N. (2007) – The Black SwanKahneman, D. & Tversky, A. (1974) – Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and BiasesKahneman, D. (2011) – Thinking, Fast and SlowDuckworth, A. et al. (2007) – Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term GoalsI’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

16. The Psychological Trick That Kills Every Wealth Tax - Barry's Economics

    27 de julio de 202618 minA continuación

    Why Doesn't It Seem Possible to Tax The Rich Even a Little Bit More? Well...There's a trick that's been used against the public for over seventy years. It's completely legal, it's very well funded, and it's …

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    Why Doesn't It Seem Possible to Tax The Rich Even a Little Bit More?

    Well...There's a trick that's been used against the public for over seventy years. It's completely legal, it's very well funded, and it's working on you right now.

    
    

    It doesn't involve lying. That's the clever part. You never have to say anything false.

    
    

    I want to show you how this trick works, and you'll spot it everywhere. In every news debate, every panel show, every politician saying "we need to be careful here."

    
    

    And I want to show you the one time in British history we actually beat it. Which matters, because the same trick is being run again, right now, on the biggest question in the country

    
    

    I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.

    
    

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17. Nobody succeeds alone - here's what they're not telling you - Barry's Economics

    20 de julio de 202632 minA continuación

    This is the final part of my conversation with Gary Stevenson, recorded before his documentary came out, and it's the most personal of the three episodes. We talk about why meritocracy is a myth, why success is …

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    This is the final part of my conversation with Gary Stevenson, recorded before his documentary came out, and it's the most personal of the three episodes.

    
    

    We talk about why meritocracy is a myth, why success is mostly survivorship bias, and why Gary treats fame and politics as a game (his words, not mine, and he's honest about what that's covering for).

    
    

    He also breaks down Jeff Bezos's "why are nurses paying taxes" clip and explains the oldest trick in the book: bribing you with your own money.

    
    

    And he gives me my 100,000 subscriber play button, which meant more than I can easily say.

    This channel exists because of Gary's callout in May, and because of the community around it. This episode is about that community, and how you can be part of it, whether that's making videos, joining a party, talking to your friends and family, or just sharing the ideas in your own words.

    
    

    NB: The full uncut conversation is on my Patreon

    
    

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18. The Trick The Rich Play On The Poor - Barry's Economics

    13 de julio de 202636 minA continuación

    Part 2 of my Conversation with Gary Stevenson - the economist who quit a trading job that made him millions and has spent the years since campaigning for a wealth tax, and this week his documentary "How to Get …

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    Part 2 of my Conversation with Gary Stevenson - the economist who quit a trading job that made him millions and has spent the years since campaigning for a wealth tax, and this week his documentary "How to Get Filthy Rich" aired on Channel 4, Wednesday 8th July at 9pm.Gary came in for a two and a half hour conversation, and this is the second of three episodes we've cut from it. "How to Get Filthy Rich" aired Wednesday 8th July, 9pm, Channel 4.I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://patreon.com/BarrysEconomics?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

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19. The Channel 4 Documentary Everyone's About to Watch - Barry's Economics

    8 de julio de 202631 minA continuación

    Gary Stevenson quit a trading job that made him millions and has spent the years since campaigning for a wealth tax, and this week his documentary "How to Get Filthy Rich" airs on Channel 4, Wednesday 8th July …

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    Gary Stevenson quit a trading job that made him millions and has spent the years since campaigning for a wealth tax, and this week his documentary "How to Get Filthy Rich" airs on Channel 4, Wednesday 8th July at 9pm.Gary came in for a two and a half hour conversation, and this is the first of three episodes we've cut from it. We talk about the billionaire he interviewed who's never once walked in the park his flat overlooks, what trading floors actually do to the people inside them, and why he thinks cynicism functions as a tax on ordinary people. How to Get Filthy Rich airs Wednesday 8th July, 9pm, Channel 4.I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!More about me: https://barryferns.co.uk/Mailing List Sign-up: https://tr.ee/0BKMVwYou can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

20. The Psychological Trick That Keeps you Obedient - Barry's Economics

    30 de junio de 202634 minA continuación

    Why do poorer people love Period Dramas like Downton Abbey, that adore the very Privileged aristocracies that kept their great-grandparents in poverty? Why do we worship Billionaires despite their clear …

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    Why do poorer people love Period Dramas like Downton Abbey, that adore the very Privileged aristocracies that kept their great-grandparents in poverty?

    
    

    Why do we worship Billionaires despite their clear exploitative behaviours?

    
    

    This is the psychology of how shows about the British class system became comfort viewing for the people it should enrage. And how we fall in love with the Myths of the Super Rich today.

    
    

    I love Downton Abbey too.

    That's the problem.

    In this video I use John Jost's System Justification Theory and Robert Sapolsky's research on the neurobiology of inequality to explain why people at the bottom of a hierarchy so often defend it, and why a beautiful house full of deferential servants works less like escapism and more like an anaesthetic.

    
    

    We get into why "poor but happy" stories make inequality feel fair, how years of low status physically rewire the brain and leave you more risk-averse and more attached to whatever stability exists, and the one hopeful catch: the moment you can name what a story is doing to you, it starts to lose its power. You don't haveto stop watching Downton. Just watch it the way a doctor watches a cigarette advert.

    
    

    Sources & further reading:

    Jost & Kay (2003), "Complementary Justice", J. Personality & Social Psychology

    Jost & Hunyady (2002), "The Palliative Function of Ideology"

    Jost (2019), A Theory of System Justification, Harvard University Press

    Sapolsky (1990), "Adrenocortical Function, Social Rank, and Personality Among Wild Baboons"

    Friestad & Wright (1994), "The Persuasion Knowledge Model"

    
    

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21. Nigel Farage Has Already Won (And Nobody Noticed) - Barry's Economics

    22 de junio de 202628 minA continuación

    Everyone is still trying to take Nigel Farage down... and every attack makes himstronger. Here's the uncomfortable truth: If you attack him: he's already won, and almost nobody hasnoticed why.Farage isn't the …

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    Everyone is still trying to take Nigel Farage down... and every attack makes himstronger. Here's the uncomfortable truth: If you attack him: he's already won, and almost nobody hasnoticed why.Farage isn't the disease. He's the symptom. In this video I show that the entire Political strategy of beating him has failed for decades because he isn't competing in the market for policies, not at all... he's competing in the acknowledgement market, and that's a market the mainstream parties abandoned 45 years ago.Using Seligman and Maier's research on learned helplessness, the real history ofrising inequality since 1979, and a bit of economics about why some demand isinelastic, I lay out how the gap he's filling was built.... by governments of bothparties.... and why the only thing that actually shuts him down isn't attacking theman. It's closing the gap that created him.This isn't a defence of Nigel Farage. It's an argument that the way we fight him is handing him the win.No sponsors, ever.... this channel is funded by viewers:▶ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics▶ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsSources & further reading:Maier & Seligman (2016), "Learned Helplessness at Fifty", Psychological ReviewHope & Limberg (2020), "The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich", LSEIMF Staff Discussion Note (2015), "Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality"Römer (2022), "Poverty, Inequality Statistics and Knowledge Politics Under Thatcher"Trussell Trust / House of Commons Library (2025), food bank statistics

    I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!Mailing list sign-up: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

22. An Earl Stole The Sandwich. The Rich Still Use The Trick - Barry's Economics

    15 de junio de 202612 minA continuación

    In 1762, the Earl of Sandwich asked for meat between two slices of bread. Did he invent the Sandwich? Maybe Not - As People had been doing this for centuries. But he had power, prestige, and profile, so he got …

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    In 1762, the Earl of Sandwich asked for meat between two slices of bread. Did he invent the Sandwich? Maybe Not - As People had been doing this for centuries. But he had power, prestige, and profile, so he got to "name" it.Economics works exactly the same way."Job Creators." "GDP growth." "Trickle-down." These aren't neutral terms but are the stories written by people with naming rights. Filmed in Sandwich, Kent. Yes, really.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://paypal.me/barryseconomicsIf you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

23. The Real Reason For The Zombie Boom? Follow The Money - Barry's Economics

    8 de junio de 202637 minA continuación

    For seventy years, the world barely made zombie films. Then, right around the turn of the century, that changed, and we haven't stopped since. The biggest Franchises of all time: The Walking Dead. The Last of …

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    For seventy years, the world barely made zombie films. Then, right around the turn of the century, that changed, and we haven't stopped since. The biggest Franchises of all time: The Walking Dead. The Last of Us. Game of Thrones. World War Z. 28 Days Later. Why now? Why all at once?This isn't a video about horror - it's why millions of people, with no coordination between them, started picturing the exact same thing at the exact same moment in history.Featuring the behavioural science of George Lakoff, Richard Thaler, Daniel Kahneman and Walter Mischel's famous marshmallow test, plus design ethicist Tristan Harris on "the race to the bottom of the brainstem," and the Facebook founder who went on the record about exactly what these apps were built to do to you.Stick around to the end. I promised hope, and unlike most zombie films, this one actually has survivors.I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!Mailing List: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

24. What Banksy Shows Us About Power - Barry's Economics

    1 de junio de 202623 minA continuación

    Filmed in front of over 20 original Banksy works across London and Bristol.This is a video about what Banksy keeps showing us, how he actually works, and why (after all this time) he's still relevant and …

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    Filmed in front of over 20 original Banksy works across London and Bristol.This is a video about what Banksy keeps showing us, how he actually works, and why (after all this time) he's still relevant and properly revolutionary.And the answer isn't actually "because his prints sell for a lot." In fact it's almost the opposite of that.Most people know Banksy as a street artist. This video is about what he's actually doing. What he keeps pointing at. Why the establishment can't touch him, and why that fact alone tells you something important about how power and money really work.Also - For the Banksy Tour Guide that helped me around Bristol - The Lovely Luke Sergent - go to https://blackbeard2banksy.com/ to book a tour from himREFERENCES:ELINOR OSTROM:https://www.actu-environnement.com/media/pdf/ostrom_1990.pdfGARRETT HARDINhttps://math.uchicago.edu/~shmuel/Modeling/Hardin,%20Tragedy%20of%20the%20Commons.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/makingofenglishw0000thom_p8v7Gerald Marwel and Ruth Ames Social Experiement:"Economists free ride, does anyone else?: Experiments on the provision of public goods"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/004727278190013X"Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation" Study:https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Fjep.7.2.159I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review for future episodes!Mailing list: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

25. Elon Musk: A Predictable Tragedy - Barry's Economics

    26 de mayo de 202634 minA continuación

    Elon Musk. Tesla. Spacex. Cybertrucks. Solar Power... not your normal supervillain origin story. But the neuroscience explains everything.Do you remember when we all kind of liked Elon Musk?Electric cars. Space …

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    Elon Musk. Tesla. Spacex. Cybertrucks. Solar Power... not your normal supervillain origin story. But the neuroscience explains everything.Do you remember when we all kind of liked Elon Musk?Electric cars. Space travel. Solar panels. He felt like the closest thing we had to a real-life Tony Stark.And now he's... this.Nobody's asking the right question. Not "what did he do?" but "what happened to him?" Because there's a scientific answer. And the unsettling part isn't what it says about Elon Musk. It's what it says about everyone with that much power.Fifty years of peer-reviewed research on power, wealth and the brain from Columbia, Berkeley and McMaster University, shows that power isn't a metaphor for corruption. It's a corruption toxin. It does measurable damage to specific neural pathways. This is the psychology of billionaires. This is the neuroscience of wealth and power. And this is why Elon Musk was always going to become this.Galinsky et al. (2006) :Power and Perspectives Not Taken, Psychological ScienceSukhvinder Obhi: Power and neural mirrorin, McMaster UniversityPaul Piff: Wealth, empathy and the dose-response relationship, UC BerkeleyRoger Fisher: Preventing Nuclear War, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1981I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!Mailing list sign-up: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

26. The Wealth Tax Debate Is A Trap - Barry's Economics

    18 de mayo de 202612 minA continuación

    The Wealth Tax Debate Rages OnBack and ForthUp and DownBut what does it miss?And Why Is It Always so Circular and Never Ending?I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness …

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    The Wealth Tax Debate Rages OnBack and ForthUp and DownBut what does it miss?And Why Is It Always so Circular and Never Ending?I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you've enjoyed the episode!Mailing List: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.socialReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first – his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

27. Change Is Possible Here's How - Barry's Economics

    5 de mayo de 202619 minA continuación

    This is the only comedian in the world who has actually changed tax law. (as far as I know)Not highlighted it - Changed it. With jokes, a mahogany buffet, and a few hundred letters from members of the public.On …

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    This is the only comedian in the world who has actually changed tax law. (as far as I know)Not highlighted it - Changed it. With jokes, a mahogany buffet, and a few hundred letters from members of the public.On Barry's Economics, we spend a lot of time talking about what needs to change; inequality, taxation, who owns what, who decides what. Mark Thomas spent decades actually doing it.This conversation is about how change works. Not in theory but in practice.And it starts with the most powerful weapon the people who benefit from inequality have - the belief that nothing can change. Mark Thomas is proof that belief is wrong.I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review for future episodes!Mailing List: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/barryseconomics.bsky.social

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28. Why Politicians Keep Getting It So Wrong - Barry's Economics

    27 de abril de 202618 minA continuación

    Every Political and Economic debate about poverty and inequality goes the same way. Left says redistribute. Right says grow grow grow. Round and round.Why is it so endlessly circular - and why does nothing ever …

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    Every Political and Economic debate about poverty and inequality goes the same way. Left says redistribute. Right says grow grow grow. Round and round.Why is it so endlessly circular - and why does nothing ever actually get fixed? One reason could be that there's an entire category of evidence that never makes it into the roomWe account for bias in medicine, law, and aviation. We just don't do it in economic policy. This video is about why that has to change.Sources mentioned:Keltner, D. - The Power ParadoxKraus, M.W. et al. - Social class, solipsism, and contextualismMirror neuron / wealth research - Sukvinder ObhiI’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!Mailing List: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first – his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

29. We Treat Billionaires Like Oracles. Here's Why That's Wrong - Barry's Economics

    20 de abril de 202614 minA continuación

    We often treat extremely wealthy individuals as if they have a deeper understanding of how the world works.But there is a structural reason to question that assumption.As wealth increases, people become less …

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    We often treat extremely wealthy individuals as if they have a deeper understanding of how the world works.

    
    

    But there is a structural reason to question that assumption.

    
    

    As wealth increases, people become less exposed to many of the constraints and trade-offs that shape everyday life.

    
    

    Research in behavioural science suggests that people rely heavily on their own experience when forming judgments.

    
    

    At the same time, studies on power indicate that increased influence can change how people interpret others and the world around them.

    
    

    This episode looks at the neuroscience of power, the psychology of wealth, and why the people we treat as authoritative voices may be working from a very different version of reality.

    
    

    I’m Barry Ferns – a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review for future videos!Sign-up to mailing list: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first – his channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

30. The Manosphere Isn't About Men. Or Women - Barry's Economics

    13 de abril de 202632 minA continuación

    Everyone has a take on the manosphere.This isn't one of them.Because the debate you've been watching - the one about men, women, masculinity, feminism, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson - isn't actually about any of …

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    Everyone has a take on the manosphere.This isn't one of them.Because the debate you've been watching - the one about men, women, masculinity, feminism, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson - isn't actually about any of those things.It's about something else entirely. Something far more boring and far more profitable.The science on this is extraordinary. And nobody is talking about it.Research and sources in this video:Naomi Eisenberger, UCLA, social exclusion and physical painHenri Tajfel, group identity, tribalism and prejudiceNYU Center for Social Media and Politic, algorithmic radicalisation on YouTubeMolly Crockett, Nature Human Behaviour (2017), moral outrage and social media amplificationDaniel Kahneman, System 1 and System 2 thinkingAnne Case and Angus Deaton, Princeton, Deaths of DespairLink 1 - Henri Tajfelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSx1EG4V0sLink 2 - Molly Crockethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRAfcpPpXrgLink 3 - Anne Case and Angus Deatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX9k4s_UWiU&t=320sLink 4 - Daniel Kahnemannhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirFrDVRBo4&t=195sI’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomicshttps://ko-fi.com/barryseconomicshttps://www.patreon.com/barryseconomicsFollow and leave a review for future episodes!Mailing List: https://barryferns.co.uk/You can also follow me on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@barryseconomicsInstagram: instagram.com/barryseconomicsTwitter: twitter.com/barryseconomicsSubstack: https://substack.com/@barryseconomicsReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/barryferns/If you’re new to this, check out Gary's Economics first! His channel gives the structural and financial perspective. This one adds the lived, social and emotional side.Support Gary's Wealth Tax Campaign Here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00Want to see the stand-up side of all this?Find my live comedy and storytelling here:https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarryfernsTo learn more about my comedy club, Angel Comedy, and buy tickets for shows head here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

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