1 Million A.D.
Isaac Arthur@isaacarthurSFIAYouTubevideo
1 Million A.D.
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Title1 Million A.D.Isaac Arthur
We've come a long way. Let's see where We've come a long way. Let's see where We've come a long way. Let's see where that journey leads a million years from that journey leads a million years from that journey leads a million years from now. A million is a funny number. It's big A million is a funny number. It's big A million is a funny number. It's big enough to feel almost abstract. Whether we're talking about years in the future we're talking about years in the future we're talking about years in the future or subscribers on this channel, and as or subscribers on this channel, and as or subscribers on this channel, and as we hit that milestone, it felt like a we hit that milestone, it felt like a we hit that milestone, it felt like a good time to ask a much bigger question. good time to ask a much bigger question. good time to ask a much bigger question. What does humanity look like in the year What does humanity look like in the year What does humanity look like in the year 1 million AD? By then, we may have By then, we may have By then, we may have spread across the galaxy, reshaped our spread across the galaxy, reshaped our spread across the galaxy, reshaped our bodies and minds, and learned to bodies and minds, and learned to bodies and minds, and learned to experience time in ways that make a experience time in ways that make a experience time in ways that make a million years feel like a lifetime or a million years feel like a lifetime or a million years feel like a lifetime or a long weekend. We may not even agree on We may not even agree on We may not even agree on what it means to be human anymore. what it means to be human anymore. what it means to be human anymore. There's also a chance that some of us There's also a chance that some of us There's also a chance that some of us alive today might still be around to alive today might still be around to alive today might still be around to find out. find out. find out. So, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe So, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe So, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe if you're not one of the million folks if you're not one of the million folks if you're not one of the million folks who already have, and let's take a look who already have, and let's take a look who already have, and let's take a look at the year 1 million AD, at the year 1 million AD, at the year 1 million AD, the galaxy by 1 million AD. the galaxy by 1 million AD. the galaxy by 1 million AD.
- 01The Shared-Journey Hook
Open with a short reflection on how far the audience and creator have already come, then point that journey toward an extreme future timeframe.
OriginalWe've come a long way. Let's see where We've come a long way. Let's see where We've come a long way. Let's see where that journey leads a million years from that journey leads a million years from that journey leads a million years from now.
- 02The Scale Reframe
Introduce the central number or scale and explain why it feels both familiar and almost impossible to imagine.
OriginalA million is a funny number. It's big A million is a funny number. It's big A million is a funny number. It's big enough to feel almost abstract.
- 03The Personal Connection
Connect the abstract scale to something current and meaningful to the audience, such as a milestone, then use it to justify asking a larger question.
OriginalWhether we're talking about years in the future we're talking about years in the future we're talking about years in the future or subscribers on this channel, and as or subscribers on this channel, and as or subscribers on this channel, and as we hit that milestone, it felt like a we hit that milestone, it felt like a we hit that milestone, it felt like a good time to ask a much bigger question. good time to ask a much bigger question. good time to ask a much bigger question.
- 04The Central Question
Ask one clear, enormous question that defines the entire video.
OriginalWhat does humanity look like in the year What does humanity look like in the year What does humanity look like in the year 1 million AD?
- 05The Possibility Montage
Offer several vivid, escalating possibilities instead of one answer. Move from physical change to mental or cultural change.
OriginalBy then, we may have By then, we may have By then, we may have spread across the galaxy, reshaped our spread across the galaxy, reshaped our spread across the galaxy, reshaped our bodies and minds, and learned to bodies and minds, and learned to bodies and minds, and learned to experience time in ways that make a experience time in ways that make a experience time in ways that make a million years feel like a lifetime or a million years feel like a lifetime or a million years feel like a lifetime or a long weekend.
- 06The Identity Uncertainty
Raise the deepest consequence of the possibilities: the subject may no longer fit its current definition.
OriginalWe may not even agree on We may not even agree on We may not even agree on what it means to be human anymore. what it means to be human anymore. what it means to be human anymore.
- 07The Personal Survival Tease
Add a surprising, intimate possibility that links the distant future to people alive right now.
OriginalThere's also a chance that some of us There's also a chance that some of us There's also a chance that some of us alive today might still be around to alive today might still be around to alive today might still be around to find out. find out. find out.
- 08The Relaxed Transition
Invite the viewer to settle in, include a light call to action, and clearly announce the exploration that follows.
OriginalSo, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe So, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe So, grab a drink and a snack, subscribe if you're not one of the million folks if you're not one of the million folks if you're not one of the million folks who already have, and let's take a look who already have, and let's take a look who already have, and let's take a look at the year 1 million AD, at the year 1 million AD, at the year 1 million AD, the galaxy by 1 million AD. the galaxy by 1 million AD. the galaxy by 1 million AD.