 All right, so all of you keep asking me to do some videos about the psychology of people who watch, how do you say it? Mukbang? Mukbang? Mukbang. So I got Carly Steele here who loves those videos and now we're gonna chat about it. Up everybody, it's Chris from the Rewired Soul where we talk about the problem and focus on the solution. You didn't even warn me about that one. That's great. But anyways, introduce yourself to my audience again. Hi, I'm Carly. We did a video on my channel about addictions and talking about my addictions that you guys want to check out. You can. Yeah, we did two videos for my channel. I don't know which one's coming out first. But anyways, anyways, so a lot of you have asked me to do videos about mukbangs, who watches them, why they watch them and I don't know because I don't know anybody who watches these. So like, Carly and I were texting a few weeks ago. I was like, do you watch mukbangs? And you said you did. Yes. Okay. Who? Okay. Let's start. Let's start here. Who do you watch? Who are your favorite? What do you call them? Mukbangers? Yes. Nicky Cotto Avocado. I like watching Amberlynn Reeve, Trisha Paytas, Matt Delney. I think it's Matt Stoney. Matt Stoney. Yeah. He's a, like he eats really fast. Okay. He's like a whole feed love. Yeah. Wow. Okay. All right. So, so let me, let me get into your mind. Like, when did you start watching them and like, why? I started watching them probably like two years ago. I think it's like, started the kind of thing. And I watched them because I was just like, mostly because I wanted company when I ate. Oh, okay. Yeah. Okay. That kind of makes sense. Okay. Yeah. Like, if I'm eating, like they're eating, I'm eating and I get to like listen to somebody talk while I'm eating. I also watch them because they're super long and if I'm like cleaning or if I'm like doing laundry, I can kind of listen to the background kind of like a podcast. Yeah. But then I also hear they're chewing and like they're eating and they're like, hmm, good food. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, like, I think, like, I talked about this in, I forgot, another video you've probably seen. Somebody's seen it. All right. But anyways, like, just about relationships with YouTubers. It was in my video with Psyche, well, Donna, but anyways, like that kind of relationship. So, so like what you just touched on, so it's not like you're eating alone, you're eating with somebody. Yeah. So it doesn't feel as lonely. Yes. Okay. And I'm not silent, you know. That's cool. That's good. Okay. So that kind of makes sense. So some people might do it so they don't feel so lonely. Yes. Do you have any friends who watch these two? Chloe and the bedroom watchers. Does she have like similar feelings? She watches the same people for the same reason. For the same reason. We watch them together. Even though we're together, though, we still watch them, which is weird because I guess it's more than a company thing because. But then it's like you have like a whole like group. So it's not just you two, you got like a third person. Yeah. And there. Okay. Got it. Okay. So I don't even know how this works. Is there a mukbang ASMR? Uh-huh. Is that the same people or the specific channels that do that? There's different people. Do you watch those? That I don't watch. Which is more interesting and I feel like, I don't know. Interesting how? Because those people watch those specifically for the sound. Yeah. Or like the chewing sounds, the swallowing sounds, and they, for like the senses, I'm watching more for like the connection. Okay. And that's something like, by the way, I have nothing against ASMR just for me. It doesn't work. Agreed. Now, when it comes to ASMR, I will say this, like one of the most irritating noises to me is someone eating food. Mm-hmm. Wow. Chewers me too. Yeah. Okay. So the mukbangers that you watch, Nikikado and all that, are they silent tours? Do they chew with their mouth closed or that? I feel like the ones I watch too normally, like a normal person, like they're not super loud and that, that, that. But they do, because they're talking the whole time, they are a little bit more than if you were like to go out to dinner and you like cover your mouth, they're not going to do that. Yeah. But the ones I watch are more like, just like eating and talking. Would it be a deal-breaker if one of them just smacked their food around all crazy? All the time, super loudly? Yes. So it's like Nikikado just started, you just cut him out. Yeah. Oh, dang. You're watching us. That's a mukbangers intro. Really? Yeah. Oh man, maybe I've been secretly watching mukbangs. So, okay, so from what I've, because I just, I just made a video the other day about Veronica Wang and all her drama. But anyways, like I, when I was doing my research, they go to different places. Like, so again, I'm trying to understand people like Carly Wang. Does it matter what food they're eating? Or, oh, this is interesting. Do you ever get the same food that they're eating? Yes. What? Okay. By the way, if you watch mukbangs, let me know down in the comments. Is this a thing? Yes. Okay. So give me an example. Like, So Trisha Paytas, I know her meal at Domino's. It's a cheese pizza with chicken alfredo, and usually she's like a LaCroix or something. And I always get like, if I know that she just posted one, I'll make sure I have that for dinner and I'll eat it with her. Yeah? Yeah. Please let me know down in the comments if you do that too, because that is fascinating. But like, do you, so, but does it matter what they're eating? Like, if somebody's, if somebody's eating like a certain type of food, you're like, Oh no, I'm not going to watch that. Because like with all of our videos, like your video, you do a, your channel, you do a variety of things. Like I have audience members who watch certain videos, but not other ones. So is that the same for people who watch mukbangs? Like if they're eating a certain food, do you not watch or? Um, I don't like to really watch noodles. Because it's noisy? Super noisy, slurping. And it's like harder for like, I can't, they're not really talking much. They're just like slurping noodles in their mouth. And then same with like seafood, like crab legs, they have to like break it open, slurp it out. So that's more noisy. So anything that's a little bit more noisy, I don't, like chips, like I don't want to watch that. Okay. But some of what you're saying too is like, they're, I think you were telling me this in the text too. So some of them are like, almost like story time YouTubers, but it adds more to it. Because like, Tam, as she gets to sit in front of the camera and talks, like, so explain to me like, what are they talking about? Is it like stories from their life, or like things that happened in the past? Like, what are they telling stories about? Um, sometimes they'll tell stories about like what happened in their day, what's happening in the YouTube world, or politics, or we'll talk about their experience with fast food plays that they just went to. Yeah. They'll be like, oh, I like this, but I don't like this, or I got this because this was new and this isn't. So they kind of do a review at the same time. Do they get like sponsored by like these food places? Um, I know my friend Nick got sponsored by like this milkshake company, but not usually. I've only, I don't see him get sponsors very often. Really? Okay. For food, at least. He gets sponsors for their things, but not for their food. That's even more interesting. But if you think about it, the companies are getting free promotions anyways. Why would they pay for it? What a bunch of jerk companies, like at least give them some free meals. Um, I know Trisha Paytas gets, um, like a lot of free Burger King in 7-Eleven. She gets like a bunch of free Burger King. Okay. That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. So let me ask you this. So let's say I was gonna just get into muck bombs. Yes! Okay. I'm not saying I am, because I have some other questions, but like, what, what do you look for? Like what makes somebody good? What makes them bad? Is it, is it personality? Is it what they eat? Is it like their stories? Like, is there anybody that you like kind of check down? You weren't sure about them? Then you watch more and you're like, I don't know. Like what is it? Um, for me, I think it's a lot of other personality and the way that they enjoy their food. Like if they're just gonna like shove it in their mouth super quickly, and like the video is like five minutes, and I know they're like, you could tell that they're like rushing to eat and not taking their time, that I don't want to watch them. And their personality is a huge thing too, because sometimes I don't even like watch the video. I'm just listening. God, so you know what's interesting? We did a video where I was teaching you mindfulness and we did some mindful eating. So would you say you like muckbongers who do mindful eating? Yes. Aha! So you already knew about this. You just didn't know that you knew. I guess so. That's true. Got it. So now, now we're gonna get, now we're gonna get into a more serious mental health topic. Okay. So one of the reasons that people have asked me about it is, I just want to hear your opinion on this, like it's unhealthy, right? Like what are your thoughts? Like you being somebody who watches these things, like do you feel watching those like Tristan and I, my girlfriend, we've talked about it, and like we think it would make us hungry, or make us overeats, or anything like, do you think that it has that effect on you? Yes. Really? I do. If I watch something, like say if I'm not hungry, or I'm not eating, but I'm just watching to watch it, like they're eating something, I'm like, all of a sudden I'm like, I want, I want that exact food and I want it now, even the, but like if I wouldn't, wasn't gonna watch it, I probably wouldn't have been hungry. Really? Yeah. And like I'll crave that food, like because I'm seeing them eat it and like, oh my gosh, like I want that food. Does that make like an internal struggle in your head? Like I want to watch this person because I like them, but it's gonna make me hungry. I think so, and I think also because I'm like, oh they're doing it, I could do it too. Oh, the justification. So I'm just like, oh, like it's my, like I'm thinking about it from like, I'm a YouTuber, but I'm also like a fan. Yeah. Of them. So I'm like, oh, if they're doing it, I can do it. And I'm 20 and I'm thinking that. So I can't imagine 14 or 13 year olds that are watching it. Yeah. Well, part of it what I've talked about, because I've made some videos about Amberlynn, but also on the other side of it, like Eugenia Cooney and things like that. And like, that's what people ask is like, is this justifying bad behavior with other people and stuff. And like, I don't know, in your opinion, what do you think, what do you think some like a mukbanger might be able to do? Like, is there anything they could do? Because that's their bread and butter. No. Anyways, that's their bread and butter. That's how they make their money. So like, I wouldn't tell them to not do that, but you think there's anything they could do to like, I don't know, help, like, like eat. Should they like eat something healthier? Should they have smaller portion sizes? I don't know. I don't watch people that are eating like a salad. That's a crazy thing. It's not interesting. I don't want to watch someone eat a salad. I don't even want to eat a salad. I'm not going to want to watch someone eat a salad. So you don't think, do you think it would be successful if there was like the healthy mukbanger? Do you think that would work? Or do people, do you, okay, you know what, let's get even deeper in the mind of Carly Steele. Do you want to watch somebody eat something disgusting and unhealthy? Yes. Oh, wow. You said that was something. Yes. Like greasy and like cheesy and super bad. Why do you think that is? I don't know. Oh my god. Okay. Okay. This is interesting. We need some kind of. Maybe you feel like living through them. Maybe I'm like, but then you're not even living through them because then you actually do it. True. So you are being them. I don't. Okay. Let me ask this. Because we kind of touched on it, but I just want to, do you think that a mukbanger watching them is just justifying a crappy eating behavior that you were, you wanted to do? And you know what I mean? Because we're saying how it influences you. And I was justified. You think maybe there's a part of you like way back here that's just like, I'm going to watch it because I want to eat something unhealthy and I want an excuse. Probably. Yeah. I mean, that makes sense. That's crazy. I don't know. I don't know either, but I do know like everything is like your brain is always paying attention. So like it's kind of subconscious. Like when we're kids, we want, we're like McDonald's, Happy Meals. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Happy Meals are so amazing because they make it so happy. And they're getting reinforced too because that's how you get views. That's how you get money. That's how you get brand deals. You know, so it's like this whole thing. So let me ask you this. I'm wondering if, so you know how they say don't go to the grocery store while you're hungry? Yeah. Have you ever tried to eat before watching a mukbang and see if that helps? It does help. It does. Oh, okay. Here's your tip. There's your tip right there. It does. Look at you. You can have a mental health channel. I haven't messed up mental health. Yeah. Well, that's that's the journey, you know? So yeah, maybe that's a tip to eat something before. But I'll think about that until my next meal. And then when I make my decision for my next meal, I'm thinking with that mukbang I just watched, what did they eat? How good was it? And then I'll make my next meal's decision on that. By the way, in case you didn't hear at the beginning, make sure you watch the video we did about addictions. Like just like the way your brain works, I can relate to it so much because I'm like, that sounds like some stuff I would do. Yeah. You know, like that's this is interesting. This is interesting. So I don't I don't know because like competitive eating has been around forever. I know that has and then this whole genre popped up and like I don't know part of what I do on my channel is just look at different niches and are they healthy unhealthy and stuff like that. But I don't know at the end of the day just be mindful. So the stuff that we're talking about are these things that you've noticed before these things that you talked with Chloe about like justifying you know eating or anything. Okay. Do you think it might change anything about what you do in the future? Yes. Yeah. Are you lying to me right now? No. Oh, okay. No. Colleen's very honest, by the way. Just see you guys. I am. I'm very honest. She would have told me if she was lying. I'm not. So I don't know. So part of this by the way, that's that's mindfulness right there. Like part of this is just talking stuff out with anything. Just Oh, okay. Like why do I think the way I think why do I do what I do and that and that and that. But I don't know. Just pay more attention. Yeah. So let me know down in the comments below if you can relate to anything that we were just talking about. Because now I'm fascinated and I want to do more research. So I know some people watch them when they're on a diet though to live through them and be like I just had that when I did it. And it helps them with the diet. I know that. That does not help me at all. If any of you out there are like that, let me know because I might have some questions for you. Yeah, that's not me. But I don't really like it. Because I'm wondering because I was just reading a book about neural associations and part of it is just like associating things with bad and then eventually because I taught you about the had to loop and all that. But like just mentally associating that with bad things. I wonder if you could do that. For example, for me, like I don't go to bars or anything. But when I do end up at a bar, I'm going to a concert and there's alcohol. My brain has associated that with something bad. So my cravings don't even really come up. I'm wondering if you could do that. You know, like my buddy who's sober, he is a bartender. And he sees so many drunk people just ruining themselves that it doesn't make him want to. So I wonder if you can do that in some weird way. I don't know. This is all very interesting. And maybe I'll look and see if there's any studies on this stuff. I don't know. Any other, any other thoughts? I don't wait, I don't like watching people eat normal portion. I don't like a big portion. Yeah, this is all messed up, Carly. We could have just cut the video there. Anyways, let me know down in the comments below. Make sure you go check out the other collabs that Carly and I did and all her links are going to be down below. Any closing messages for the lovely rewired soldiers out there? Nope. She loves you. I'll say that for her. I love you. Thanks for watching. Like the video, subscribe, hit the notification bell, and we'll see you later. Bye.