Upper Echelon
Upper Echelon
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The "Temu" Invasion - Do Not Use It
"Temu" (And Shein) are rising e-commerce platforms out of China, that are breaking into a western market with extreme force.
On the surface, these platforms are just easy alternatives with great price points, but in reality they are a sinister endeavor that circumvents import laws, and benefits from forced labor and human rights violations.
Setting aside privacy concerns (of which there are many)... a choice has to be made when using these platforms, and its a choice that people should be fully aware of.
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The Dark Future of Relationships
Просмотров 152 тыс.13 часов назад
Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code ECHELON for an extra 4 months free at surfshark.deals/echelon With the rise of "companion AI" and "Virtual Girlfriends"... the future of Relationships is in a dark place. Simply because a profit opportunity exists, does not mean it should be capitalized on, and with dating application companies (like Bumble and Replika) pushing harder and ha...
The "BetterHelp" YouTube Virus is BACK
Просмотров 155 тыс.20 часов назад
Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ECHELON at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/echelon "BetterHelp" (once a prominent RUclips sponsor...) is making a comeback on the platform after 6 years, with a massive advertising push in the wake of newly forgotten scandals, and breaches of trust. While some viewers may not remember the details about this company.....
Apples Dystopian Advertising Blunder
Просмотров 67 тыс.22 часа назад
Apple decided to release an advertisement that basically showcases callous destruction of beloved creative tools. "Buy Our Ipad" seems to be the desired message... but the result is a demonstration of technology and Silicon Valley destroying basic human experience in a way that is completely dystopian. VPN DEAL: get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=1448&aff_id=19647 PATREON: www.patreon.com/UEG LOC...
Unchecked Greed in Gaming - How The Industry is Destroying Itself
Просмотров 89 тыс.День назад
With Microsoft shutting down studios, and dispersing multi hundred million dollar payouts on their acquisitions... todays video is meant to examine a structure that fully incentivizes gaming companies to avoid creativity, stifle innovation, and focus all their efforts into predatory monetization for the personal enrichment of a few executives. Take Two Interactive, Activision Blizzard, Microsof...
The Helldivers 2 Fiasco - How Sony Got Destroyed
Просмотров 67 тыс.День назад
After Sony decided to try and enforce a completely ridiculous account linking policy, the Helldivers 2 community has risen up and put them in their place. After hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and a coordinated effort from the player population, Sony has backed down and overturned their asinine policy, in a massive win for the community that is very well deserved. PC players have man...
Gray Zone Warfare - A Diamond in the Rough
Просмотров 42 тыс.День назад
Gray Zone Warfare is a freshly released early access title that adds much needed competition to the Extraction Shooter genre. While different from its peers in many respects, it is also similar enough to where good development decisions could likely capitalize on the stagnation of an entire genre in a very compelling way. Performance issues and other conceptual choices may be rough, and complet...
The "OpenTable" Impersonation Scam
Просмотров 48 тыс.14 дней назад
With a rising proliferation of online scams, one of the latest examples brought to my attention has been an impersonation scheme regarding "OpenTable" which pulls victims into a funnel of increasingly large deposits to unlock alleged profits. In reality, the entire thing is a carefully designed scheme to steal as much as possible from desperate job seekers, raking in almost a quarter million do...
The Venture Capital "Cycle of Insanity"
Просмотров 67 тыс.21 день назад
Go to ground.news/echelon to see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off unlimited access this month only. "Venture Capital"... (far from its idealistic branding) is a cycle of insanity that perpetually makes the same mistakes, for the same predictable reasons. From Crypto, to Esports, and Now Artificial Intelligence... Venture Capital seems hellbent on throwing as mu...
The "Tarkov" Situation - Maximum Greed
Просмотров 146 тыс.21 день назад
Escape From Tarkov is the most successful "extraction shooter" on the market right now, but with a ridiculous new DLC offering that have completely burned their community, while hiding evidence of past promises and angering their most loyal fans. In many ways, its an excellent game, but with some of the most questional decisions I've seen lately in gaming, they are now drawing attention for all...
The Collapse of HEX - A Financial Cult
Просмотров 41 тыс.21 день назад
"Hex" (a crypto token branded as some sort of financial "savior") has fallen apart completely as its leader abandons the community, is pursued by the SEC, and finds new and creative ways to enrich himself at the worlds expense each and every day. After covering this "Cult-Esque" community in 2022, it has become increasingly clear that rather than a question of if, it is a question of WHEN will ...
Googles Idiotic War on Adblock
Просмотров 130 тыс.28 дней назад
As RUclips amps up their aggressive campaign to disable Ad-Blockers... they simultaneously fail to moderate verified advertisers using their services to push tens of thousands of scam ad campaigns onto their viewers. At a certain point the level of moderation failure becomes very hard to ignore, especially if they are attempting to remove the primary tool by which people avoid engaging with the...
Shattered Illusions - Dubai, Crypto, and Chaos
Просмотров 71 тыс.Месяц назад
Dubai (a city representing the pure embodiment of greed and self absorption) was intended to host a couple of upscale "crypto" conferences, until the streets were flooded, in a near biblical display of geographical supremacy. As the worlds richest elites were lowered to their rightful places... the country even fell as low as trying to suppress questions about whether or not they did this to th...
Manor Lords - Truly EXCEPTIONAL - Indie Game Spotlight #16
Просмотров 41 тыс.Месяц назад
Manor Lords is a stunning example of Indie Game quality, from a sole developer, and supported by an off-beat publisher. (Hooded Horse). The game is an exceptional display of immersion, savvy design, and convenient choices, which come together as one of the best RTS city simulation games I have ever played. More games like this are very much wanted, needed, and appreciated. Everyone should try i...
The TikTok Cyber Weapon
Просмотров 77 тыс.Месяц назад
As TikTok continues to draw attention over its data collection policies and ties to the Chinese Government, whistleblowers have come forward indicating that the company may be deliberately circumventing its own policies, helping to increase the amount of time that users spend on an intentionally addictive service, that is, itself, increasingly restricted in China as a result of the damage it ca...
tHe FuTuRe Of GaMiNg
Просмотров 61 тыс.Месяц назад
tHe FuTuRe Of GaMiNg
"Headline Culture" is Getting Embarassing
Просмотров 74 тыс.Месяц назад
"Headline Culture" is Getting Embarassing
The Bizarre World of a Billionaire - Elon Musk
Просмотров 62 тыс.Месяц назад
The Bizarre World of a Billionaire - Elon Musk
They Are Destroying Your Games - Don't Let Them
Просмотров 103 тыс.Месяц назад
They Are Destroying Your Games - Don't Let Them
"Trust the Science" - A Growing Problem
Просмотров 95 тыс.Месяц назад
"Trust the Science" - A Growing Problem
The INSANE History of Netflix's "3 Body Problem"
Просмотров 115 тыс.Месяц назад
The INSANE History of Netflix's "3 Body Problem"
Path of Exile 2 - My Impressions (I Played it)
Просмотров 47 тыс.Месяц назад
Path of Exile 2 - My Impressions (I Played it)
Dragons Dogma 2... is a VERY Mixed Bag
Просмотров 57 тыс.Месяц назад
Dragons Dogma 2... is a VERY Mixed Bag
Kotaku Just Died. Sort of.
Просмотров 109 тыс.Месяц назад
Kotaku Just Died. Sort of.
Total Dominance of INDIE GAMES - ( ft. Helldivers 2 and Palworld)
Просмотров 61 тыс.Месяц назад
Total Dominance of INDIE GAMES - ( ft. Helldivers 2 and Palworld)
The Scam Ring is GROWING
Просмотров 87 тыс.2 месяца назад
The Scam Ring is GROWING
Is This GamerGate 2? (The Media and Sweet Baby)
Просмотров 146 тыс.2 месяца назад
Is This GamerGate 2? (The Media and Sweet Baby)
The "Sweet Baby Inc" Disaster
Просмотров 307 тыс.2 месяца назад
The "Sweet Baby Inc" Disaster
The Future is SYNTHETIC
Просмотров 120 тыс.2 месяца назад
The Future is SYNTHETIC
The Esports Bubble Has BURST
Просмотров 110 тыс.2 месяца назад
The Esports Bubble Has BURST

Комментарии

  • @MirameAlosOjos-07UT
    @MirameAlosOjos-07UT Час назад

    im quite content with the idea of there being earth-shattering repercussions as a response to the state of modern dating. Plus it's only here, it's only where materialism has completely consumed us and ruined everything.

  • @MariawithCats75
    @MariawithCats75 Час назад

    Congratulations Upper Echelon on a BRILLIANT video-commentary! You are very smart and brave.

  • @SemperBlood
    @SemperBlood Час назад

    Men would choose an AI girlfriend over a woman who would choose the bear in the woods.

  • @fellow9939
    @fellow9939 Час назад

    i mean, "shop like a billionare" is a valid tagline, considering how items are made.

  • @dominicbrookes9744
    @dominicbrookes9744 Час назад

    It a scam just like every other RUclips ad don't click, don't watch, don't let em have the time of day for you, all you need is yourself and a friend.

  • @MrTexaspete30
    @MrTexaspete30 Час назад

    Never did that

  • @rethardotv5874
    @rethardotv5874 2 часа назад

    Why should there be ethical and legal constraints for an ai chatbot? You communicate with it and control the replies with your input. Falling in love with an AI should not be a risk, there are enough people with objectophilia who are very happy with their lives

  • @CarlosReyes-ui6pe
    @CarlosReyes-ui6pe 2 часа назад

    How is this practice any different than Apple with its iPhones made there, cobalt mines in africa to provide resources for batteries, Nike sweat shops, Dubai construction companies using slave labor from Pakistan and India? I'm pretty sure the majority of companies that outsourced from America went to countries like China for cheap labor.

  • @GreenlandballNP
    @GreenlandballNP 2 часа назад

    yt terms and services aren't a real thing. The second they get money, they won't care if the person that makes them money breaks them.

  • @agingerbeard
    @agingerbeard 2 часа назад

    Unfortunately those particular followers of the relgion of peace are victims of the most free country in the world, and that might conflict with my ideology so I'm going to cautiously keep using this application. I mean how do you even define "slave" right? Ok, going back to sleep now.

  • @starswapofficial
    @starswapofficial 2 часа назад

    WERE SO BACK

  • @asmrtpop2676
    @asmrtpop2676 2 часа назад

    I find it interesting you think Elon is more concerned with shooting rockets into space than arguing on Twitter. Wrong. But interesting.

  • @chrisr7597
    @chrisr7597 2 часа назад

    Windows 95....helping kickstart the cancerous societal fall. "Virtual" this, "Artificial" that, says it all. CALLED FALSE. Looking out a window in 1800 and admiring the fall, would take that over today in a blink of an eye if I could.

  • @RedAndroid
    @RedAndroid 2 часа назад

    Future Satire: Replika & Similar AI Dating Software are facing several law suits for sending foster kids / semen that do not match their AI partners Features

  • @asmrtpop2676
    @asmrtpop2676 2 часа назад

    Cool giraffe video

  • @jm_mort
    @jm_mort 2 часа назад

    Every time a YT'er i'm subbed to begins a video segment with a sponsored ad from Better Help I pause, scroll down leave a comment saying how they sold personal data and were charged $7.8M by the FTC and then close the browser window! Thankfully only a few of the people i'm subbed to still promote BH sucks but hey ho

  • @ethanpike6767
    @ethanpike6767 3 часа назад

    We could get things directly built by slaves orrrr but the exact same thing with a jacked up price on amazon whos already got it from slaves

  • @fch-in2ri
    @fch-in2ri 3 часа назад

    Double standard much? Never heard you complain about american companies forcing themselves into foreign markets. I wonder why..

  • @novat9731
    @novat9731 3 часа назад

    I have never made more money in a year. Spent less money on hardware and games in a year. While simultaneously spent more or less the exact same time on my computer as i have these past 10 years.

  • @pierce_grossman
    @pierce_grossman 4 часа назад

    I'm sorry, but this is just exploiting lonely people. And then they sell INTIMATE data to who knows who. If this isn't evil I don't know what is :D

  • @xFlared
    @xFlared 4 часа назад

    Lonely desperate person is a goldmine.

  • @Taylor-bw4zg
    @Taylor-bw4zg 4 часа назад

    9:35 this is literally the biggest crock of shit ever, like "the woman messages first" jsut means that much like tinder or literally any other dating app ur gonna have everyone treating swipes like their fuckin hunting trophies or some shit. like if ur not an 11/10 absolute gigachad of a human being ur just gonna be ghosted by these fuckin weirdo shitheads. 95% of the time if specifically a woman messages me first i know immediately that their a bot, scammer, or worst of all an some weirdo trying to sell their "premium Snapchat access" lmao

  • @wafflebunny123
    @wafflebunny123 4 часа назад

    Theres already a mod for coop now on spt im glad I never bought my copy of tarkov its better to mod it just like fallout 4

  • @JachymorDota
    @JachymorDota 4 часа назад

    Hi, Germany here. Do you know how this should work? You call the National Health Hotline, say you need therapy and they give you a same-day and FREE emergency meeting with a psychiatrist. From there, you get all the info you need for further therapy and they take care of communication with your health insurance. Easy As.

  • @observer.b_e_l_l_i_s
    @observer.b_e_l_l_i_s 4 часа назад

    Thank fems and betas. Has been incresingly rolling out for better part of the last 100yrs.

  • @ashleylongley1628
    @ashleylongley1628 4 часа назад

    I’m really proud of Danny Gonzalez who, once people told him what better help actually was like, took the sponsor off the video. More people need to do that

  • @kriptictak
    @kriptictak 4 часа назад

    I saw a dumb mobile game advertising forza horizon as the actual game

  • @AntonSlavik
    @AntonSlavik 4 часа назад

    I know this is a common mistake, but I think that CEO's guilty conscience gave him away when he wrote "such a far fetched conspiracy that I feel awkward addressing it." Indeed, it is a conspiracy, with penalties associated with it.

  • @ultranecrozma7449
    @ultranecrozma7449 4 часа назад

    A chinese app being nothing but a scam filled with spyware? Shocking!

  • @Giopowered
    @Giopowered 4 часа назад

    I will not enter this game

  • @Iquey
    @Iquey 4 часа назад

    Lets be real... I hate TEMU. I hate that it is so NOT straightforward. I hate the gamification. It feels like gambling and "extreme couponing", like the app is insulting my intelligence. I feel like a disgusting stupid confused baby 🍼 every time I've been on that site. It's an unpleasant experience. 😂

  • @aosseily
    @aosseily 4 часа назад

    I got a Temu ad......they are listening!!!!

  • @kylas1902
    @kylas1902 5 часов назад

    The big difference between Temu and Amazon is you dont know what is made with slave labor on Amazon. Slave labor is involved in almost every product. Including forced labor in US prisons. There is a type on economic system that supports this but china is watching. Are you gonna stop using your phone or tablet that were absolutely made with Enslaved Labor? No no you wont.

  • @Zorothegallade-gg7zg
    @Zorothegallade-gg7zg 5 часов назад

    Good thing I have Adblock permanently on everywhere and live by the rule of not buying anything that has to sponsor RUclipsrs to have reach. The number of times I've seen those youtubers make an "Oops sorry, the product I sponsored ended up being an unethical scam" video or snippet is worryingly high.

  • @bigglyguy8429
    @bigglyguy8429 5 часов назад

    "Controlled by a profit-driven company. That's not a real relationship" Tell that to the millions of men divorce-raped since we lost fatherhood in the West?

  • @loli_cvnt5622
    @loli_cvnt5622 5 часов назад

    I'll watch every anti-betterhelp Video I can. I can't believe they came back

  • @bigglyguy8429
    @bigglyguy8429 5 часов назад

    You presume an AI waifu would be lacking a 'vitamin C' component - but suppose they are actually superior to real girlfriends? It's smarter, more knowledgeable, more patient, more available.. Add robotics and high quality 'realdoll' like appearance and feel, the only thing "missing" is being approved of by some random woman. Is that a fair swap for the perfect woman in every other way, and vastly superior to the real one in most?

  • @haiden42
    @haiden42 5 часов назад

    They literally used the gym membership model

  • @psiga
    @psiga 5 часов назад

    Healthy, happy relationships _take work,_ and AI is "taking jobs away" in a way that is different than most would've expected. If we don't pretend that it's pretending to be a "girlfriend" comparable to an actual XX chromosome bearer, but instead we look at this like a dishwasher, a refrigerator, or an InstantPot, made for sating personal social and emotional work needs, I think that it makes more sense. Yes, the profit-driven aspect of Late Stage Capitalism will lead down some deeply pernicious rabbitholes -- but opensource and class action lawsuits and government regulations will temper that as much as they can. This is disruptive, but not unilaterally "dark."

  • @dunnetahl
    @dunnetahl 5 часов назад

    People should take a closer look at the alleged evidence of slave labour in Xinjiang. They should actually go to Xinjiang and see for themselves...

  • @phongtranquoc7557
    @phongtranquoc7557 5 часов назад

    Lmao imagine learning programming by solely scrolling on tiktok ư

  • @Firestar19
    @Firestar19 5 часов назад

    A shame that one of my favorite RUclipsrs was likely unknowingly supporting a scam.

  • @starlson3442
    @starlson3442 6 часов назад

    How can I maximize revenue from this opportunity?

  • @eddiec9756
    @eddiec9756 6 часов назад

    I didn't hear about the first debacle when it was happening but when Betterhelp started making moves across every video I watched last year I had a feeling something wasn't right and your video proved all my doubts about the service.

  • @poleythepolarbear9706
    @poleythepolarbear9706 6 часов назад

    There is a group of people who out of spite. Will start/continue using Temu when told not to.

  • @gspida25
    @gspida25 6 часов назад

    I forgot who said this on RUclips but as soon as they make those T-1000/cyborg women the game is over😭😭

  • @Javier99999
    @Javier99999 6 часов назад

    I hate temus ads. Therefore I've never once been inclined to download it. And I know what kind products came from Wish and I expect the same. One day shirts. Regardless my only criticism of this video is: saying products come from Xinjiang is comparable to saying products come from Mexico. Xinjiang is just shy of being the size of Mexico.

  • @mogadeet6857
    @mogadeet6857 6 часов назад

    Thanks so much Echelon.

  • @Sephvion
    @Sephvion 6 часов назад

    Been single for over a decade. Never been more at peace, when all I remember was rollercoasters of negative emotions, from relationships.

  • @mogadeet6857
    @mogadeet6857 6 часов назад

    Shipments under a certain value are not subject to border patrol scrutiny? I just found a gold mine.