That video is obviously a joke. Like, extremely obvious. I'm concerned by the number of people who don't realize.
I'm not so sure. Sasha sounded really serious.
You can find out by the fact that the other guy is playing a proper strategy and is crushing him. If it was not a joke they would have not included that in the video..
That's the thing with Village Idiot, when no one knows the game it can actually be something that might not be good but
looks as if it were. To be able to play eight-nine cads in a row is much better than being stuck with constant double terminals or an all green hand in like turn 7. As soon as you figure out the game Village Idiot is rightfully forgotten, but for many it was one of the first exciting experience with the game. Hence the joke, we have all been there or seen it happen. It's endearing, not stupid.