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- Length · 8 Jul 2026
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Video #36011 · Speaker address
Explaining the MVP butterfly effectfrom @nbaresdev
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Overview
The creators humorously present a 'butterfly effect' theory on a whiteboard, connecting WNBA player A'ja Wilson's MVP-winning seasons (2020, 2022, and predicted 2024, 2025) to unrelated major pop culture events like the rise of the game 'Among Us,' Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, and the movie 'Wicked,' to satirically prove her massive cultural impact.
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Simple outline
- 1Pose a wild thesis
- 2Present real data point
- 3Make absurd cultural connection
- 4Repeat and escalate absurdity
- 5Name the grand theory
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 35%
How does A'ja Wilson winning MVP affect culture?
Visual hook · 65%
A woman in a black hoodie stands directly in front of a large whiteboard with 'MVP B... EFFECT' written in large red letters, immediately establishing a presentation format and creating intrigue.
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Hook template
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A person stands directly in front of a whiteboard with '...' written in large letters, framing themselves inside an unfinished idea that demands resolution.
- — A woman stands directly in front of a whiteboard with 'THE HOUSING MARKET...EFFECT' written in large red letters, positioning herself inside a theory that hasn't been explained yet.
- — A man stands directly in front of a whiteboard with 'WHY YOUR DIET...FAILS' written in large black letters, physically blocking part of the answer and forcing viewers to keep watching.
- — A creator stands directly in front of a whiteboard with 'TAYLOR SWIFT...THEORY' written in large blue letters, framing themselves inside a cultural argument that the viewer has to hear.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A direct, intriguing question that establishes a bizarre premise, challenging the viewer to see a connection where none exists.
Payoff
The Grand Unifying Theory: Concludes the argument by summarizing the 'evidence' and bestowing a formal, official-sounding name upon the entire phenomenon, delivering the final punchline and a sense of comedic closure.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Conspiracy Board Effect
To build a humorous, pseudo-scientific argument by connecting a recurring, real-world event to a series of increasingly absurd and unrelated cultural phenomena over a timeline, culminating in the naming of this 'effect'.
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The Grounding Evidence
Introduces the first event in a timeline and supports it with a piece of legitimate, verifiable data to create an initial layer of credibility.
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The First Illogical Leap
Immediately pivots from the credible data to connect the event to a completely unrelated but culturally recognizable phenomenon, establishing the core comedic pattern.
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The Pattern Escalation
Advances the timeline to the next instance of the core event, repeating the formula of presenting legitimate data followed by an even more absurd and tenuous cultural correlation, reinforcing the joke.
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The Predictive Climax
Moves the timeline into the future, projecting a future instance of the core event and linking it to a grand, ultimate outcome, raising the comedic stakes to their peak.
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A’ja is the MVP of culture
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Transcript
Has Deshia Wilson winning MVP affect culture? She's done it four times. A lot of things have happened culturally. Let's no. tier, she won her first MVP. That season, she is averaging 20.5 points, and she was shooting 48% from the field. Almost half of her shots winning. And then things tier getting really good. Among Us had a renaissance. Yes. I was playing Among Us with adult men. We've been sus, trying to find the imposter. 2022. Asia was averaging 19 and a half points, 9.4 rebounds. No one was doing it like her. Following Asia winning MVP, the Ares Tier was then announced. Hey, everyone. Announcement. I'm going on an Ares Tour. 2024, guess her field goal percentage. Stop. 51.8. 51 more than half? After Asia won MVP, the dictionary names best, the official word of 2024. Oh, I like what you did there. You know what came out? That's also green. Wicked. All because Asia was the MVP. Right. And then No way. 2025. 10.2 rebounds. I mean, this is an MVP tier. It's undeniable. The twenty twenty five WNBA season was the most watched season ever Wow. In the WNBA history. Not only did Asia win MVP, the aces won the whole thing. They're WNBA champions. I mean, I think it's really clear. Every time she wins MVP, amazing things happen in culture. We got the best video game of all time. We got yes best album of all time. Chicken jockey. That's the Asia MVP butterfly effect.