Cited on Tv Trope's article on "The Anti-Nihilist":
"This video was made after its creator visited Chernobyl. Though he himself describes the the point of view as nihilistic in the video, it actually sums up this trope simply and eloquently."

I am working on some big new projects I'm excited to share with you! Join the Veritasium email list so you don't miss out: http://eepurl.com/bv2eZb So this video is a little different from most of the others. The channel is an element of truth, after all, not an element of science.