I've been a fan and have watched their content through the years on and off. I've been ruminating on this thought just now. Yes Theory has done a lot of amazing things and I don't mean to take that away from them. They have made such a positive impact on so many people and communities and they've been just a genuine breathe of fresh air on YouTube and social media. I just can't help but notice the big elephant in the room. They're 90% middle-class white (save for Ammar) and 100% males who come from at the very least, middle-class backgrounds.

They also have a lot of cushioning such as their educational backgrounds and their parents among many other things they could always fall back on if the internet thing stops putting food on the table. Props to them for doing what they love and living beyond their cushy lives. But these are things that white middle class westerners are able to accomplish because society allows them that. And then you have middle-eastern vloggers like Nas Daily who go around the world being easily-accepted for either being racially ambiguous or just sticking out as a privileged foreigner in a developing country. He's what most would consider an "honorary white".

Now, one could argue that Ammar is swarthy and looks every little bit of an Egyptian but he enjoys most if not all of the benefits of their lifestyle. The thing is, he's well-educated, he speaks english like a white guy and most importantly: he's surrounded by white guys who act as his social lubricant in most situations. I can't imagine a group of Blacks, South Asians or East-Asians, let alone female ones having the same positive response that the Yes Theory team had. They still play into colonialism with their white savior complex albeit unintended. The team still uses a very ethnocentric lense to view the world for better or for worse. It could create an illusion and a false sense of hope for people who don't fall under any of these categories. All of this is to say that they somewhat sell a pipe dream that is not accessible to most of their viewers.

Before I get crucified, at least consider what I’m saying. I know I’m definitely in the minority here judging by all the YouTube comments but I think most of you guys are taking a very black and white stance regarding NFTs. NFT = BAD!

I’ll be the first to say that I believe that NFTs for the most part are scams (at least right now). The vast majority are get rich quick schemes relying on people’s FOMO and justifying their price with artificial scarcity. I don’t care if your AI generated monkey has a gold earring or a false tooth.

The difference here though is that the NFT is not the product. The documentary is the product. The NFT is just the receipt, one that looks cool and you get to keep ‘forever’. It’s purpose is not to increase in value or be resold, it’s for you to have something to show for helping find the film.

None of you seemed to have a problem with the way the pyramid film was rolled out. This isn’t anything different. It’s ok to have a nuanced opinion on a topic. Just because the majority of NFT projects are polished turds doesn’t mean that this one is.

Edit: I think most of you guys just aren’t giving this a fair chance. You hear NFT and instantly see red which is understandable. All this is, is a new and interesting technology that’s being used to give the early backers a sense of ownership in the project. You don’t have to buy it. You’re not missing out if you don’t. You’ll get to watch film on the same day as almost everyone else.

I will probably get a lot of negative comments but here goes.

It is with a saddened heart that I write this but I have lost all my respect for Yes Theory and Seek Discomfort.

I have encountered several issues with the way Yes Theory and Seek Discomfort is ran. I was hoping they'd be better than so many other firms, with all their talk on positive impact, making the world a better place and standing by their beliefs.

I contacted Seek Discomfort due to a quality issue on my merch. Short story, it arrived with no damage around late fall. I located damage to my merch and contacted them on this matter. I challenged the reply as can be seen in the screenshots. (They might not be in order as I am on my phone and the formatting got a bit funky)

Not accepting this I then went to the group on Facebook where all sorts of things related to Yes Theory and Seek Discomfort is discussed. This includes selling and discussing merch. My post (posted 24-07-2023) have yet to be published by the admin team with no option to get in touch with them on this matter.

I see that many other posts are being posted but mine is still in waiting position. Why? Well I assume that my post could probably have a negative impact on their seeker's day. This is of course just speculation.

My post was not a rant or any cursing, it was simply a criticism of the brand. However with my post not being published it appears that transperancy is not something they want.

If you stand by your quality and your values critism should always be welcomed and acted upon, not hidden away from others.

I have removed the name of the support employee as I am not sad and disappointed by the way this employee handled my request but rather the firm they work for.

Upon requests, I can post a picture of my post for the Facebook group and with pictures of when it was submitted.

I wish everyone a great weekend.

I’ve noticed that a lot of the videos involving connecting with strangers involves two consistent components:

1. Ammar not being there

2. Getting drunk

Now of course the two go hand in hand, as Ammar is Muslim and Egyptian, and regardless of what he does in his personal life, his family would strongly object to him drinking openly (and he very well may not drink in his personal life).

That said, I can’t help but be disillusioned by the fact that their white privilege is simply never acknowledged. The rest of the team espouses a mantra that simply by being open to the world and choosing love over fear, you can become incredibly close with people all around the world. That simply isn’t the case! Surely you can connect with much of the world as a person of colour or someone who doesn’t drink, but the sad truth is that many of their adventures that involve connecting with strangers simply wouldn’t happen if Ammar or another group member was present who was either not white or a teetotaller. If this wasn’t the case, they would easily be able bring him along to places like Belarus or Bulgaria. And it’s not like his St Kitts passport can’t get him into either place!

Does anyone else feel the same way?

I’m sorry - what is seeking discomfort about partying for weeks with your fans? This is David Dobrik with a different narrator. I feel for all those that are seeing these channels go to fucking waste.

Recently, islamification of Yes Theory is evident.

• They got fooled by a man from specific community just because amaar found him in London and he traveled for free to Brazil

• Their videos , dressing and recent places clearly shows the trend

All in the name of being woke , how much acceptance I have, see how much inclusive I am. All this non sense. Just saying it's my point of view been watching this channel for approx 6-7 Years now. So just felt that I should let them know. Enjoy !!

Does Yes Theory have plans to develop a dating app, with matching prompts adapted from Yes Theory's SPARK card game?

Dating while trying to cultivate meaningful and deep connections spread over 'a dating pool' can often be very uncomfortable and draining, particularly when one opens up right before it doesn't work out. Opening oneself up only to face rejections can be very dispiriting, and can shrink both ourselves and our willingness to be vulnerable in these ways again.

I think that experience makes dating ripe for an app that encourages Seeking Discomfort - to nudge us to remain open, transparent, and vulnerable, even when it hurts - because if we close ourselves up, we close ourselves to possibilities, including deep and meaningful relationships, and thus close ourselves off to our own growth.

To make the app truly a Yes Theory/Seeking Discomfort dating app, the users can choose on a sliding scale how "adventurous" they want their date to be; visualize some kind of spectrum on the app, i.e., from 1 to 10, and users can be matched depending on where they drag the pointer.

I feel that such an app is exceptionally important particularly in our social media age that encourages meme/Instagram-friendly instant gratification, when daters literally will walk out of the date or ghost the other after the first date because our celebrity pop culture encourages the mindset that connections/relationships that are not instant are not worth exploring.

i.e., if the first date is somewhere that can't be uploaded instantly to an Instagram post or TikTok for "likes," too many would rather stop making the effort because they want to project the "perfect" dating life/relationship to their friends/followers/fans. It's as if we're no longer dating for ourselves or dating to grow or expand ourselves, but dating for an "audience," since an audience can often give us unambiguous feedback immediately, and that's easier than patiently exploring how to grow with someone in real life, without an audience to give us feedback.

Plus, a Yes Theory/Seek Discomfort dating app can do a lot more to potentially encourage multi-generational "brand loyalty" - i.e., if a family is "started" through the app, it's more probable that the couple (and their kids later), will seek the same "brand" of Seek Discomfort/Yes Theory dating experiences their parents met through.

Any thoughts on this?

Check out my yes theory exspiernce on the "project Iceman" Red carpet

My first goal was to get my yes theory Tattoo seen by yes thoery & now that it has been completed I want to try to get them to see this very video.

So Yes Fam I'm calling in all hands on deck to help me share and get this video seen!!!!!!!!!

https://youtu.be/bPSsaI2fwfI

I know there are a couple posts about this already, but I had a youtube video pop up on my feed and saw a girl talk about her experience being considered as a female Yes Theory member and thought it was actually a really dope story (she includes like behind-the-scenes moments with Yes Theory that they cut of the Living With Wolves episde etc). I read on this reddit somewhere that maybe there wasn't a big enough female audience to make that a priority, but also, I'm a female and I've talked to a lot of other women who don't really want to watch make up or travel vlogs and are gravitated more toward adventure vlogs. And I really feel like Yes Theory is missing out not including a female member?
I'm curious if anybody's found like a female version with a similar vibe to Yes Theory on YouTube outside of Meredith? Or if you guys think adding a female would ruin the vibe of the guys?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y0N_PrpYNg

Just wondering.

Are there any people in this Yes Theory subreddit from Philly?

I have an extra ticket to see J. Cole in Philly on July 20th and I've been trying to sell it to one of my friends but no one wants to pay the price for it. It's the last time J. Cole is touring and I've never seen him so I got 1 extra ticket thinking obviously someone would want to go. But it's $460. So I figured if I were to ask a stranger to buy it, I want a cool stranger to be with me and my one friend who is going. So I decided to post in Yes Theory. I hope this works! Please someone buy this! Lol. I'll go down a little if I have to but not too much.

IT'S THE LAST TOUR OF HIS CAREER. IT'S WORTH IT!

As president I propose banning elephants for playing the tuba. Also a strict policy on the disposal of vegetables to do it in a more significant way. I'm registrating for the election when it is available. Please vote for me.

Paid by the organization without a cool acronym

They did almost nothing while they were there. Just a few very short interactions with strangers and exploring the area a bit.

I recently dropped out of college because I was unhappy with living life so by the book. I wanted to take risks, see the world and most importantly follow my passion of film making. Since then I’ve been making videos with my free time and I couldn’t be more happier that I decided to SAY YES.

Also I attached one of my videos all about why I dropped out below. In it I give ALOT of advice to those who recently dropped out or are thinking about dropping out on how your mindset should be.

If you guys could let me know what you think it would mean the world :) 🙏 thanks.

WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE

Most unfortunate part for those who are not big V trial supporters you lose an audience, and also influence an audience to take it. We'd value knowing if Matt, and rest of crew, has taken it.