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@aka__vinnie had to do this before it’s gone for good ✌🏼 #lax #cityplanning #laxit #lalife #culvercity #urbanplanning #baddesign

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Satirical airport design process explanationfrom @aka__vinnie

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Overview

The creator role-plays as the designer of the LAXit rideshare system, satirically explaining the flawed and user-unfriendly logic behind its creation. He uses a notepad to sketch out absurd plans, such as overcrowded buses with no luggage, a convoluted route, and a chaotic pickup lot inspired by the dystopian film "Children of Men," ultimately congratulating himself on the "clever" design.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State relatable problem
  2. 2Propose increasingly absurd solutions
  3. 3Reveal flawed inspiration source
  4. 4Celebrate the terrible outcome

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Related videos

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Classification

Concepts
Satirical AdviceOrigin StoryBreakdown
Elements
VoiceoverWhiteboard / Drawing

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 55%

POV: you are designing LAX pt.3 - LAXIT

Verbal hook · 35%

Alright. I just need a simple fix for the rideshare issues right now.

Visual hook · 10%

A man sits pensively at a desk with a spinning ceiling fan above, framed from a low angle with a plant in the foreground, establishing a thoughtful and slightly dramatic mood.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

Establish a Point-of-View of a creator attempting to solve a widely known, frustrating problem, immediately grounding the viewer in a relatable scenario.

Payoff

The Delusional Triumph: The creator gives the flawed creation a self-servingly clever name and engages in over-the-top self-congratulation, providing a satisfyingly ironic conclusion that validates the audience's frustration.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Incompetent Genius

A satirical 'behind-the-scenes' look at the creation of a famously flawed product or system, where the creator is portrayed as an oblivious genius who is proud of their terrible work.

  1. 1

    The Flawed Foundation

    The creator outlines the core solution, which is fundamentally inconvenient and counter-intuitive to the user's actual needs, presented as a necessary first step.

  2. 2

    The Escalation of Inanity

    The creator adds layers of increasingly ridiculous and user-hostile rules, features, or steps to the solution, presenting each as a logical and brilliant improvement.

  3. 3

    The Inappropriate Muse

    The creator reveals an absurd or comically inappropriate source of inspiration (e.g., a dystopian film) that perfectly explains the flawed design logic, serving as a major comedic turning point.

  4. 4

    The Chaotic Final Product

    The creator visualizes the final user experience, highlighting its most confusing and uncomfortable aspects as if they are intentional and well-designed features.

Themes

  • Bureaucracy
  • Bad Design
  • Satire
  • Urban Planning

Techniques

  • Role-playing
  • Hand-drawn illustration
  • Voiceover narration

Trends

  • POV Content

Post caption

had to do this before it’s gone for good ✌🏼 #lax #cityplanning #laxit #lalife #culvercity #urbanplanning #baddesign

Text overlays

  • title · beginning

    POV: you are designing LAX pt.3 - LAXIT

  • contextual · beginning

    Summer 2019

Transcript

Alright. I just need a simple fix for the rideshare issues right now. We won't need to use this for more than a couple months no let's figure this out. Okay. We're gonna have to transport arriving passengers to this new rideshare lot that we've built in Westchester. So when they exit the terminal, they can just look for some fucking green shit and then get picked up by a bus eventually. Each bus will comfortably fit a minimum of 650 people and the bus will not leave until that minimum is hit. And no, luggage is not welcome. Buses will follow this simple route to the rideshare lot and passengers can begin their attempts to call a car right here. You know, there was a scene in this movie about a bus terminal of sorts. Let's model the rideshare lot after that design. Once passengers enter the lot, they can fucking figure out where tier pickup is gonna be and if wait times are a little long, we'll provide some chain link fences for them to lean on. Alright. Let's call this whole thing LAX, like LAX Exit. Good, that's so fucking clever. I'm so fucking proud of you. You did such a good job. You should be proud of yourself.

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