Social media experiments have almost become a form of investigative video journalism. This is especially true in places like California, where people will do just about anything to get a reaction that's worth filming and showing on Youtube.
Our favorite kind of reaction video involves cars, more specifically supercars. Not everybody knows how to drive a Ferrari. But when you see that iconic 458 Italia shape, it flips that "money" switch in your head, and that always means he treats you differently.
The first time people realized this was when the gold-digger pranks started. Everybody has a shallow girl who is only into a guy if he owns a Lamborghini or Bugatti, right? Except the problem appears to be universal.
This next video shows how a guy pretending to be homeless is refused service a restaurant. Of course, this isn't illegal, as they have the right to refuse service. But when you see how they treat the same person when he pulls up in a Ferrari, the value of money becomes evident.
Of course, reaction videos are designed to polarize opinions from the start. Some people will say that what the restaurant employees are doing is totally normal. As one Youtube commenter puts it: "There are rules. And people who are dirty just can't enter places like that. Shocking, right? No."
But some will see this as a violation of equal rights, "homeless men have rights too" sort of stuff. We're kind of against this train of thought. Imagine a dirty man came to a public pool – wouldn't that be a clear health code violation?
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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