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The friends throw physical items into the waves. The film asks: Do we ever truly discard anything? When the chest returns, it proves that the ocean—like friendship—has a memory. What you put into the dynamic (jealousy, secrets, favors) will eventually resurface.

Not everyone embraced the Hightide video. Environmental groups criticized the depiction of throwing objects into the ocean (even fictionally), arguing it could inspire real littering. BETTY responded with a statement: “The objects are metaphorical. Do not throw plastic into the sea. Throw your ego.”

Others called the “mirror chest” ending narcissistic. The Atlantic wrote: “BETTY’s video is a Rorschach test for people who think their friend group is a Greek tragedy.” -Hightide-Video- BETTY- FRIENDS - WHAT GOES IN ...

If you search for “Hightide Video BETTY Friends What Goes In,” you will find multiple edits. The authentic version is 14:09 minutes long and contains the following signature elements:

"Hightide" is a short, atmospheric music video piece for the song "BETTY," crafted around the theme of friendships and the small, often overlooked elements that shape them—what goes in to make relationships feel alive: shared rituals, unspoken support, private jokes, and everyday choices. The film blends lyrical imagery, candid moments, and a nonlinear narrative to explore how friendship survives distance, change, and the tides of life. The friends throw physical items into the waves

The Hightide video ultimately subverts its own riddle. We spend the entire film wondering what material items “go in” to the ocean. But the answer is not a ring or a letter. It is you—your attention, your interpretation, your willingness to project meaning onto grainy footage of three friends on a beach.

BETTY’s final public interview (given to a now-offline podcast) concluded with this: Series: BETTY & FRIENDS

“Everyone asks, ‘What goes into the hightide?’ No one asks, ‘What comes out?’ The answer is the same: You. You went in when you hit play. You came out when the credits rolled. The question is—did you bring your friends?”

The subtitle “BETTY’S FRIENDS” is not incidental. The video argues that no friend group is static; it is a tidal basin. Friends pour energy, secrets, and time into a shared space. Over weeks or years, that basin fills. The “hightide” is the moment of overflow—when hidden resentments or unspoken truths surge upward.