History doesn't repeat, but the 2020s are sure a lot like the 1890s. Mr. Beat gives 12 reasons why. Thanks to @spectacles-dm for collaborating with me for this video. Please check out their video. My video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bD44V3gvFEs. More related videos and the script to this video: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/the-2020s-are-the-1890s

Mr. Beat explains how some of those dystopian novels we were forced to read growing up in school have already (partially) come true.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OwZT8_lARa4Disclaimer: Mr. Beat offers opinions in this videoUh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. Filmed by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Kwon, MK2, Otis McDonald, Patrick Patrikios, and Underbelly & Ty Mayer.Related videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkJ-USwA3khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E318lWoGOYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfmEll6-sBYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE_XeLjq0oIScript:https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/were-living-in-every-dystopian-novel-that-warned-us-about-the-future#socialstudies #dystopian #1984

Streamed on January 20, 2026. Mr. Beat leads a discussion with the always magnificent Sharon McMahon about the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America. https://sharonmcmahon.com/ Watch on YouTube?