I would argue that the character did believe in himself, just not in the trite cliche way that people usually mean it. He took a hard look at himself, honestly evaluated what he had to work with, and then used it. So often "believe in yourself" is used to justify acting like someone else, which is the very opposite of believing in yourself. To truly believe in yourself you have actually know who you are and what you have to offer, even if it isn't much.
This is the take I got from it as well, also made me re-evaluate how I define confidence and if I had a skewed sense of definition. Maybe, but if it helps looking at confidence and to have confidence in a more sane and healthy way, I guess I'm gonna keep it. He may not be confident enough to blindly think he would get out unharmed or debrainified but he used what he had in the moments, with the right confidence that he could do his best and hope that it'd work but have in mind that failure is a real possibility. Just do it, you can't learn everything in theory
i think you have it slightly confused. believing in yourself is more akin to trusting that you will succeed, while what you describe is something closer to trusting that you can succeed. its a lot easier to trust that you can succeed because the indomitable human spirit was never a myth
Everyone is talking about the "believe in yourself" bit bit I think the monkeys and the way they're dealt with is the best part. You have the ignorant monkey, who only does what it does without thinking about what that actually entails, who is dissuaded when the human tells him eating brains isn't enjoyable. Then, you have the well-intentioned monkey, who doesn't see his actions as wrong and is even willing to spare the human, given he will participate in the brain eating with them; dissuaded by the human explaining why eating brains is actually evil. Then you have the fully aware "evil" monkey who can not be reasoned with and is only dissuaded when met with real resistance (the hockey stick). Three different components that explain WHY people do things that are wrong.
The "see no evil" monkey who didn't see what they were actually doing, the "speak no evil" monkey who didn't acknowledge the immorality of what they do, and the "hear no evil" monkey who couldn't be persuaded by words and discussion.
The saying of three wize monkeys is supposed to indicate no intention of keeping evil thoughts. And each of them had something to keep them from doing evil things.... I was trying to figure out how it relates, thank you!
The fact that at the end the old man admits he's never had to fight the monkeys is just a great detail for me. He thinks he knows the solutions to others' problems and is confident when even one of those works
@@claptonyoutube2340 lmao keep telling yourself that Imaginary sky daddy helps me do all things is just the more delusional version of "believe in yourself"
@@claptonyoutube2340 Hey dude, is it better to do things because you can or because you should? Self confidence won’t matter if you aren’t doing anything good with it, and there’s no reason to have confidence in yourself if you’re not doing anything constructive. Just because god is within you doesn’t mean you’ll actually use him right. And addressing heaven, if that’s where an all loving god wanted us all to be then isn’t that where we would be right now? The fact that we aren’t would mean that there is either a loving purpose to both heaven and earth as it is, and that there’s a good reason that we’re here experiencing love and suffering, or that god has limitations of what he can do to help us. Which do you think is more feasible?
Is this like.. A commentaty on the privileged to not tell people how they can fight the monkeys even though they themselves never had to, and thus had no experience, only to let people suffer because of how misguided the advice really is?
I love this as a metaphor for depression, toxic positivity from a lack of experience, the “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” maxim, and even the fact that rather than using irrational and unwarranted confidence. I also loved how the main character used logos (I am nasty, therefore I am nasty to eat), pathos (I will show you why it is wrong to eat others’ brains because it is the core of their being), and ethos (I’ve already dealt with the two other monkeys the nice way when I could have done it in a much meaner way), respectively. I don’t know if that was intentional, but it was certainly real.
Not gonna lie, this guy confidently and assertively telling the 3rd Monkey that he was going to fight back with the hockey stick if he had to, after being very passive with the other two, was one of the most genuinely cool things I’ve seen today.
This reminds me of how my teachers always called me a monkey back in the day, unrelated but at what times would you be available at private, discrete corners? I have a spot of discussion to go through, I'm sure you understand.
This video is just a proof that Mattias has gone clinically insane after the many years of his mind being exposed to his grandfather's monkey pet incident.
The irony is that he still believed in himself. Not a lot, but enough that he tries to live instead of letting himself die to what he would think is inevitable.
Confidence is great when you have it, but it’s fickle and hard to come by. Sometimes you have to risk getting mauled by a monkey to make any progress in something you know nothing about.
There's a reason my yearly July Prompt is to make something -- any little something -- in a creative medium you're not familiar with or not yet good at. Also why my first official video is a little vlog filmed in my shed during a windstorm when I'd decided that I had to just start with *something* and I wound up talking about how we should try to do things before knowing whether or not we'll succeed. A message that hits even harder now that I've come to the awareness that I likely have ADHD (hence why finishing projects has always been incredibly difficult for me, and most have gone unfinished throughout my life).
I don't gotta risk nothing. If a monkey comes to eat my brains, then I'll do the best I can to avoid it. But I have no reason to go risk that if there are no monkeys.
I haven't watched this yet, but I'm just commenting to say that I'm glad you've made another "monkey" video, as your monkey material is by far my favorite.
I felt that maybe I was overdoing it by making another video involving monkeys, so I tried changing it to something that wasn't monkeys... but nothing else felt right.
I like how at the end the monkeys symbolized the ones of See No Evil (the monkey refused to look at him), Speak No Evil (the monkey covered it’s mouth because of what it had done), and Hear No Evil (the monkey covered it’s ears because it didn’t want to hear that it’s plan was a failure). And since in the end the man did nothing to the monkeys and didn’t fight, and as he was offered to be the fourth monkey, that would symbolize him as Do No Evil. A very interesting take on the four monkeys.
It also depicts evolution with the first monkey being a normal monkey, the second one a more primitive one and the third one being anthropomorphic and with all of 4 they all make the theory of evolution
This... I feel heard. I've been living my life recently with the philosophy of "fuck it, probably gonna fail anyway but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" and I think not having that blind confidence has helped me a lot in life
Y’know I never really got that statement. You can’t “miss” a shot you never took. Imagine, you just get someone arrested for walking past you by saying they attacked you and missed, when they did nothing.
I wasn’t really looking at it from that perspective at all, just commenting on how the phrase, as widely used as it seems to be, doesn’t really make as much sense. Fired/not fired/missed are all different states. You could even argue that the “shots” you don’t fire could be saved for later, be frugal with your effort or something. Also, I have to disagree with your assessment on self belief, it’s to believe you can do something, usually with no regard to any thoughtful analysis. But saying it’s having something and using it... Like what? If I have a brick I’m not just going to attempt a K.O with it just because it’s on hand.
@@Idkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk50 I think the metaphor is more in context in a economy/game theory standpoint. In a game where you can choose to shoot the deer, say if you try to shoot it, you have a 30% chance of missing killing the deer and it running away. If you choose to not shoot the deer, you have a 100% of not hitting the deer, hence missing killing the deer. The game does not consider if you want to save the bullet for later, as everything exists in this one small situation. Missing is not defined as missing an attempt, it’s more like missing the opportunity to succeed. I still agree with you that this phrase would not work in a more complex environment where attempts can be given up for better choices, but in the situation of trying something or gain nothing, it works better.
That’s a reasonable observation. Practicality aside, I guess I was being a bit of a grammar stickler. Personally, I prefer “You never know until you try.” But it takes all kinds.
This actually helped me get up and do the things I needed to do today. I can't help but see this video as a kind of metaphor for depression and how it feels to grapple with doing things.
@@camelopardalis84 Meds can help to ease the symptoms, but you have to work on yourself. Remember, if you feel like you can not do something while depressed, it is probably just an illusion, use your willpower to overcome minor tasks and slowly build up your power. For me jogging was a savior, physial excercise is a very strong tool. You are not alone.
There’re a few layers to this See/speak/hear/do no evil, 1st refused to look at what it wanted to do evil to, 2nd was revolted at the idea it’s committed evil, 3rd was shocked to hear how evil it is compared to its opposition, and the human refused to ever entertain evil, sticking strictly to pacifism Way of handling conflict, first dissuade someone from doing as they’re about to do, then appeal to their morality, if all else fails, threaten so they prioritize their safety over your harm False gurus, be wary of the advice of people who claim to be wise, even as they may be old, they may have never faced the problem they dictate you on, their ‘advice’ can prove as dangerous, if not moreso, than whatever plagues you Conducting yourself through life, never be armed with unwarranted confidence, such is akin to charging headlong into danger with a shield of paper, instead, have fear, be wary, it will beckon you to step back every once in a while and think things through, allowing you to recognize the threat to be avoided and exploit whatever can be in a bid to triumph
Love these “oooh it’s a metaphor for depression!” Kind of videos that make you think about your behaviour and conjure some energy to do todays tasks and get through another day. Thanks
This story is an allegory for and the cause of my confusion, making it an eldritch self contained universe that perpetuates its existence by feeding on itself. Hence why I would both fight the monkeys, and join them, and eat their brains while they eat mine, and the last dying thoughts in the remnants of our spoon addled skulls would be, "Three monkeys are coming to eat your brains."
In a time where people constantly feel the need to produce tons of mediocre videos for the sake of content, I find your channel very refreshing. Your videos are always super unique and entertaining, but they also have hidden metaphors and meanings behind them. I always leave these videos with a new opinion on something, and I think that's fantastic.
The video was boring and stupid as all hell. There was no message. There was no humor. This guy hates the phrase believe in yourself so he ranted about it in an extremely dumb way.
That was something I've never heard from anyone before, I've only ever heard the words of that spoken by the old man. Very relatable as someone who is never confident of whatever I hand in. I'll keep that lesson in mind.
“No” was the greatest punchline in this entire video. All that buildup, all that battling with a hockey stick, all that philosophical thought… “Can I come in?” “No.”
I think it's actually really important to have space from those who cause you problems. The old man was like a fourth monkey, the brains behind the operation, who set people up for failure before they ran into the monkeys and got mauled and eaten.
Well that guy actually, ironically believed himself by not listening to the old man's advice. He had his own way and even defended himself against the old man strongly too lol.
Yeah, no. Here's the thing: vague, evasive advices or claims can _always_ be flipped around some way and turn into a sort of self-fulfilling prophesy. "Oh, you actually believed in yourself by not listening to my advice on believing in yourself, that's totally what I meant! I knew you had it in ya!" That's the type of gaslighting shit abusers use on their victims. The "true meaning" is malleable because it's vague. It's so broad that you can pretty much fit it into any situation.
I think confidence is something people think about with tunnel-vision. It is entirely possible to not realize you're confident, mistake fear as a lack of confidence, or think confidence has to be a conscious thought.
I was enjoying the story's randomness and while I was curious, I wasn't actively trying to find out what's the lesson. Then 7:50 came and it hit me like a truck. This is what I need to hear all along. Thank you
All your videos feel like metaphors that fly over my head. I could totally take on a monkey though. They're tiny and we are GREAT APES. I'll show them their place one the tier list.
Monkey one covers his eyes for he cannot set his eyes on what he was doing:🙈 Monkey two covers his mouth realizing he’s been eating straight up brains:🙊 And monkey three covers he is ears because of how much he hates the sound of resistance:🙉
This is really good. Even with me realizing it was the 3 monkey tale from Asian folklore when it got to the second one. And I really vibe with saying believing in yourself won't solve anything. Because at least in my book, the much more important attribute is courage. Courage is knowing that the odds are stacked against you but still doing it anyways. Courage is being terrified to fight someone but still doing it. And after watching this I've realized how cowardly I've been in pursuing my art career. I get paralyzed when I think about the amount of work it's gonna take to start making something of the quality that I would release to the public. But you know what, I don't fucking care if I gotta bash my head against the wall for the rest of my life to learn this shit, I'm gonna fucking do it damnit. I don't want to live in the dimension where I let my dreams die with me.
The definition of courage you gave is exactly the same as believing in yourself. The blue man in the video, in a way, actually did follow the old man's advice by not following it. He completely disregarded what the old man said and took care of the monkeys his own way. He believed in what he could do by himself. Honestly, I think the end of the video was unintentionally going against the moral the maker meant for. I think it was meant to be a moral about not blindly believing in yourself, but in the end, the guy beat the monkeys by doing just that. He believed in himself so hard, whether or not he was aware of it, he talked three monkeys out of eating his brain. And after doing this, he said he hadn't believed while doing it. Bullshit. If he hadn't believed on some level that he could talk a monkey out of eating his brain, he would have given up and died. He believed that it was dangerous, and he unconsciously believed he could do it anyway. That he didn't need anyone else's advice, that he could defeat the monkeys his own way. So he did.
@@MrShifty1 not necessarily. He didn't believe in himself, because who the hell can when facing off three monkeys, right? He just didn't need to, he didn't think he would succeed but he tried anyway and did it. You can still try going at something while not believing you will be succesful with it, and despite that, still do it. Belief in oneself is not necessary to try and do something. It may help, but it's not an obligation. He was in an alarming an dangerous situation and didn't want to die so despite believing that he would fail he still tried to get out of the situation and did it. It's like standing on top of a burning skyscraper, on the edge and there's a helicopter passing nearby but its still too far away for you to jump. You don't believe you can jump, but it's either death or death and you have a chance if you try. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you will take that chance. Taking this chance is not believing in oneself, it's just trying despite everything. And even if you don't believe you can do it, you are going to try because you don't need baseless confidence to actually try and do something.
This reminds me of this one Theodore Roosevelt (or I think that's who) quote, "speak softly and carry a big stick, and success is yours" or something along those lines.
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick." It's teddy, yes, and i believe the quote ends there. He was referring something something kind of diplomacy I always took it as "be cordial and nice, but don't detooth yourself while doing so" or whatever
Holy crap I'm so glad I found this, there are 3 monkeys sitting in my house and I couldn't find any information on how to prevent my brain from being eaten until this video.
But he did believe in himself. He didn't try to be someone he wasn't. He took an honest look at his limitations and went with what he had. Believing in yourself isn't pretending to be a hero , warrior or genius ...it's when you take an honest look at yourself and accept it.
honestly i was kind of expecting this to be some sort of sequel to the monkeys are illegal in Sweden videos. This was very haha very funny very random humor and i loved it
When you take all the precautions you can and accept that in the end you may still fail, confidence will ensue naturally, and if it doesn´t, is not the end of the world either. Your videos are so refreshing and realistic without being nihilistic in the slitest, i love them :D
This video made me laugh so hard I was literally crying until the second monkey striked in with tears, I felt geniunely sorry for her, but the continuation of the story just kept me amazed, entertained and made me laugh again. What a wild ride!!! I can certainly call it my favourite story so far
I realize these are sorta open for interpretation, but either way this really spoke to me and I think helped me, as most of your videos do. I've been putting some important things off for a while because I wasn't sure if I could do it but I don't care if I can or not. If I don't try I'll never know if I could or not. Thank you.
Interesting take, the way I’ve always take that “believe in yourself” advice has always been more like, believe that it’s possible? Believe that you could do it maybe. I’m in school for computer science and the amount of times a problem has been thrown in front of me and my first thought has been an overwhelming “I don’t even know where to *begin* doing this” has been many, but the amount of times I’ve managed to complete those problems even after thinking that has also been many so I’ve kinda gotten into the habit of just shutting out that initial doubt and trying it. The way I see, the mountain may indeed be unclimbable but I can’t tell from the bottom whether it is or not, so best just to start climbing and give it what you can; if you failed well at least you know how to climb that much of that mountain now, maybe it’ll be useful somewhere else.
@@asrielgoddard8 I don’t think the feeling every truly goes away, especially as the “mountains” you climb get bigger but I feel like I’ve gotten better and better and just getting to work in spite of it. Physics is a large mountain and you have my respect but as long as you can find some satisfaction in the work you do I’m sure you’ll be fine. Best of luck!
This is almost a ted-ed video. It needed a little tee-up at the beginning to talk about what was going to be the topic, and then it needed a discussion at the end, connecting the points to the lesson. It's got a good set of morals though, it's an interesting thought experiment. It just really asks the viewer to think.
Also I love the several parodies of "live laugh love" decorating the walls. I've started to write them down in my notes, and every time I think of a new parody I add it to the list.
wh- did you even watched the entire video, you idiot?! I thought this was familiar but I didn't remember the entire video, I guess I just stopped watching after the old man said "believe in yourself". Jeez.
I think belief in yourself is not the same as absolute faith in yourself. You have to believe in yourself to do anything because if you don't believe you can succeed, you won't really try. At the same time, if you have total faith in yourself, you set yourself up for disappointment when you fail to meet your impossible standards.
I like that the old man’s wisdom was believe in yourself cuz when narrator goes “There’s no way you can possibly defeat 3 monkeys” I felt he was very wrong.
He reflects on his self perceived flaws, he stays true to his ideals and core personality and he himself pushes against his troubles defending himself from them. That is the core of self assurance and believing in one self through a process.
The monkeys at least in this interpretation would both represent his own doubts but also other people and problems. The second Offering to join them and becoming just as terrible as them essentially escaping the problem by leaving yourself behind. Which is of course at it’s core a bad thing.
How to deal with people causing issues
•Dissuade the person causing it
•Appeal to humanity
•If all else fails, stand up for yourself.
A gun works too
.Exam perpetrator
.Disarm
.Dispose of corpse
.repeat
@@photongaming1538 That's where: "If all else fails, stand up for yourself." comes in
@@photongaming1538It's almost like they JUST said "if all else fails, stand up for yourself"
Logos, Pathos, Ethos moment.
I would argue that the character did believe in himself, just not in the trite cliche way that people usually mean it. He took a hard look at himself, honestly evaluated what he had to work with, and then used it. So often "believe in yourself" is used to justify acting like someone else, which is the very opposite of believing in yourself. To truly believe in yourself you have actually know who you are and what you have to offer, even if it isn't much.
This is the take I got from it as well, also made me re-evaluate how I define confidence and if I had a skewed sense of definition. Maybe, but if it helps looking at confidence and to have confidence in a more sane and healthy way, I guess I'm gonna keep it.
He may not be confident enough to blindly think he would get out unharmed or debrainified but he used what he had in the moments, with the right confidence that he could do his best and hope that it'd work but have in mind that failure is a real possibility. Just do it, you can't learn everything in theory
i think you have it slightly confused. believing in yourself is more akin to trusting that you will succeed, while what you describe is something closer to trusting that you can succeed. its a lot easier to trust that you can succeed because the indomitable human spirit was never a myth
Everyone is talking about the "believe in yourself" bit bit I think the monkeys and the way they're dealt with is the best part. You have the ignorant monkey, who only does what it does without thinking about what that actually entails, who is dissuaded when the human tells him eating brains isn't enjoyable. Then, you have the well-intentioned monkey, who doesn't see his actions as wrong and is even willing to spare the human, given he will participate in the brain eating with them; dissuaded by the human explaining why eating brains is actually evil. Then you have the fully aware "evil" monkey who can not be reasoned with and is only dissuaded when met with real resistance (the hockey stick). Three different components that explain WHY people do things that are wrong.
The "see no evil" monkey who didn't see what they were actually doing, the "speak no evil" monkey who didn't acknowledge the immorality of what they do, and the "hear no evil" monkey who couldn't be persuaded by words and discussion.
@@dan9738 YES OH MY GOD. I have been trying to remember what I was describing since I made this comment
"See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil"
Thanks this will be useful. Life is full of Brain Eating Monkeys.
The saying of three wize monkeys is supposed to indicate no intention of keeping evil thoughts. And each of them had something to keep them from doing evil things.... I was trying to figure out how it relates, thank you!
The fact that at the end the old man admits he's never had to fight the monkeys is just a great detail for me. He thinks he knows the solutions to others' problems and is confident when even one of those works
I remember someone telling me : "Self-confidence come from handling life Not the other way around"
I support that messege.
Totally legit recap?
@@Peter-xw2py yes
@@claptonyoutube2340 lmao keep telling yourself that
Imaginary sky daddy helps me do all things is just the more delusional version of "believe in yourself"
@@claptonyoutube2340 Hey dude, is it better to do things because you can or because you should? Self confidence won’t matter if you aren’t doing anything good with it, and there’s no reason to have confidence in yourself if you’re not doing anything constructive. Just because god is within you doesn’t mean you’ll actually use him right.
And addressing heaven, if that’s where an all loving god wanted us all to be then isn’t that where we would be right now? The fact that we aren’t would mean that there is either a loving purpose to both heaven and earth as it is, and that there’s a good reason that we’re here experiencing love and suffering, or that god has limitations of what he can do to help us. Which do you think is more feasible?
“I’ve never actually fought a monkey before, maybe if I hadn’t given that advice, less people would be dead”
Old man, that hit me like a truck.
The old man never gave a f***. He is just trolling and this video shows how dangerous trolling is.
Is this like..
A commentaty on the privileged to not tell people how they can fight the monkeys even though they themselves never had to, and thus had no experience, only to let people suffer because of how misguided the advice really is?
@@GoingSwimmingly no he never fought a monkey so a load of people died
it isnt hard to fight a monkey in small size- just... one neck twist- and its fine
I just got to that part!
I love how this can be used just for laughs, or to get a lot of hidden meaning. Very funny random humor.
I like how you didn't use exclusive or
@@mr.cauliflower3536 and I like your name
So hidden
@@mr.cauliflower3536 mr. bean
eagles will get you my squigga
I love this as a metaphor for depression, toxic positivity from a lack of experience, the “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” maxim, and even the fact that rather than using irrational and unwarranted confidence.
I also loved how the main character used logos (I am nasty, therefore I am nasty to eat), pathos (I will show you why it is wrong to eat others’ brains because it is the core of their being), and ethos (I’ve already dealt with the two other monkeys the nice way when I could have done it in a much meaner way), respectively. I don’t know if that was intentional, but it was certainly real.
I was waiting for the twist that the neighbor was the fourth monkey.
oh no.
Or that it has him whom have released the monkey
well, he kind of was. he set you up to have your brains eaten by giving you bad advice
He took the second monkey's offer.
When he asked to join you for breakfast, the breakfast was actually your brain! Saying no was the right option.
"I survived this! I shouldn't have, but I did!" was an unexpectedly very motivational quote
That’s all there is to it!
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Not gonna lie, this guy confidently and assertively telling the 3rd Monkey that he was going to fight back with the hockey stick if he had to, after being very passive with the other two, was one of the most genuinely cool things I’ve seen today.
boy, i really hope i never have any monkeys coming after me, my brain is ripe and juicy, and my self-confidence immaculate
This reminds me of how my teachers always called me a monkey back in the day, unrelated but at what times would you be available at private, discrete corners? I have a spot of discussion to go through, I'm sure you understand.
@@daksh8747 unfortunately, i would like the retain my brain :( sorry.
@@jackthetieluwu3572 found the animal abuser smh smh
@@jackthetieluwu3572 here, have a hockey stick
@@boch2411 nah, i think ill just stick to believing in myself, thanks tho.
This video is just a proof that Mattias has gone clinically insane after the many years of his mind being exposed to his grandfather's monkey pet incident.
Also very funny and random humor. 🙂👍
Very funny and random funny humor.
"So, the monkeys are a metaphor for-"
"No. The monkeys are not a metaphor. We have an alarm and everything."
"Oh."
See no evil 🙈
Speak no evil 🙊
hear no evil 🙉
that’s what I noticed
@@BIONGAFT_PHIGHTING that's not a metaphor, that's just a reference to the three wise monkeys, which are popular asian lore characters
I like the idea that the old neighbor is actually your grandpa and this is how he made monkies illegal in sweden.
This comes off as metaphorical as a children's story, yet it's themes and message is aimed more at adults. I genuinely really like this
The irony is that he still believed in himself. Not a lot, but enough that he tries to live instead of letting himself die to what he would think is inevitable.
Confidence is great when you have it, but it’s fickle and hard to come by. Sometimes you have to risk getting mauled by a monkey to make any progress in something you know nothing about.
Doyoya this is surprisingly good advice that I really needed right now. Thank you!
@@harmonymartinez7669 Glad I could help :)
There's a reason my yearly July Prompt is to make something -- any little something -- in a creative medium you're not familiar with or not yet good at.
Also why my first official video is a little vlog filmed in my shed during a windstorm when I'd decided that I had to just start with *something* and I wound up talking about how we should try to do things before knowing whether or not we'll succeed. A message that hits even harder now that I've come to the awareness that I likely have ADHD (hence why finishing projects has always been incredibly difficult for me, and most have gone unfinished throughout my life).
And in fact, he did get mauled
I don't gotta risk nothing.
If a monkey comes to eat my brains, then I'll do the best I can to avoid it.
But I have no reason to go risk that if there are no monkeys.
What did I learn:
Well, if reason doesn't work, maybe a hockey stick does
I haven't watched this yet, but I'm just commenting to say that I'm glad you've made another "monkey" video, as your monkey material is by far my favorite.
I felt that maybe I was overdoing it by making another video involving monkeys, so I tried changing it to something that wasn't monkeys...
but nothing else felt right.
@@MattiasPilhede You made the right choice.
@@MattiasPilhede I feel like a lot of people share this opinion but I would watch anything you post
@@MattiasPilhede monke
@@MattiasPilhede that monkey incident in your family really made an imprint
I felt so bad for the 2nd monkey despite the fact that he was nibbling on someone's skull a few minutes ago
I like how at the end the monkeys symbolized the ones of See No Evil (the monkey refused to look at him), Speak No Evil (the monkey covered it’s mouth because of what it had done), and Hear No Evil (the monkey covered it’s ears because it didn’t want to hear that it’s plan was a failure). And since in the end the man did nothing to the monkeys and didn’t fight, and as he was offered to be the fourth monkey, that would symbolize him as Do No Evil. A very interesting take on the four monkeys.
Very well put.
haha funny discord monkey emotes
🙈🙊🙉
It also depicts evolution with the first monkey being a normal monkey, the second one a more primitive one and the third one being anthropomorphic and with all of 4 they all make the theory of evolution
What do the three monkeys represent anyway?
"Monkey's are like real life Goblins, all they know is Evil" im using this, i dont know how or where, but im using this lol
This... I feel heard. I've been living my life recently with the philosophy of "fuck it, probably gonna fail anyway but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" and I think not having that blind confidence has helped me a lot in life
Y’know I never really got that statement.
You can’t “miss” a shot you never took.
Imagine, you just get someone arrested for walking past you by saying they attacked you and missed, when they did nothing.
That is what ‘believe in yourself’ means, though. It’s not “I’m gonna win!” It’s “I’ve got something, so I might as well use it.”
I wasn’t really looking at it from that perspective at all, just commenting on how the phrase, as widely used as it seems to be, doesn’t really make as much sense.
Fired/not fired/missed are all different states.
You could even argue that the “shots” you don’t fire could be saved for later, be frugal with your effort or something.
Also, I have to disagree with your assessment on self belief, it’s to believe you can do something, usually with no regard to any thoughtful analysis.
But saying it’s having something and using it...
Like what? If I have a brick I’m not just going to attempt a K.O with it just because it’s on hand.
@@Idkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk50 I think the metaphor is more in context in a economy/game theory standpoint. In a game where you can choose to shoot the deer, say if you try to shoot it, you have a 30% chance of missing killing the deer and it running away. If you choose to not shoot the deer, you have a 100% of not hitting the deer, hence missing killing the deer. The game does not consider if you want to save the bullet for later, as everything exists in this one small situation. Missing is not defined as missing an attempt, it’s more like missing the opportunity to succeed.
I still agree with you that this phrase would not work in a more complex environment where attempts can be given up for better choices, but in the situation of trying something or gain nothing, it works better.
That’s a reasonable observation.
Practicality aside, I guess I was being a bit of a grammar stickler.
Personally, I prefer “You never know until you try.” But it takes all kinds.
I really needed this so much. Thank you.
This actually helped me get up and do the things I needed to do today. I can't help but see this video as a kind of metaphor for depression and how it feels to grapple with doing things.
What are all the metaphors
@@camelopardalis84 Meds can help to ease the symptoms, but you have to work on yourself. Remember, if you feel like you can not do something while depressed, it is probably just an illusion, use your willpower to overcome minor tasks and slowly build up your power. For me jogging was a savior, physial excercise is a very strong tool. You are not alone.
"this animal is invincible" made me laugh out loud so hard and have an asthma attack
The thing I love in your videos are the vibe that says "hey look im telling a story but im also philosophical about it"
the only way to tell a story if you ask me
There’re a few layers to this
See/speak/hear/do no evil, 1st refused to look at what it wanted to do evil to, 2nd was revolted at the idea it’s committed evil, 3rd was shocked to hear how evil it is compared to its opposition, and the human refused to ever entertain evil, sticking strictly to pacifism
Way of handling conflict, first dissuade someone from doing as they’re about to do, then appeal to their morality, if all else fails, threaten so they prioritize their safety over your harm
False gurus, be wary of the advice of people who claim to be wise, even as they may be old, they may have never faced the problem they dictate you on, their ‘advice’ can prove as dangerous, if not moreso, than whatever plagues you
Conducting yourself through life, never be armed with unwarranted confidence, such is akin to charging headlong into danger with a shield of paper, instead, have fear, be wary, it will beckon you to step back every once in a while and think things through, allowing you to recognize the threat to be avoided and exploit whatever can be in a bid to triumph
I do appreciate the old man's talent for keeping his pipe glued to his mustache while he talks. Very handy for when you can't use your hands!
I noticed I forgot to change that after uploading the video, so sure, what you said is canon now
I just thought he jammed it into his teeth so hard it stuck there
Love these “oooh it’s a metaphor for depression!” Kind of videos that make you think about your behaviour and conjure some energy to do todays tasks and get through another day. Thanks
This story is an allegory for and the cause of my confusion, making it an eldritch self contained universe that perpetuates its existence by feeding on itself. Hence why I would both fight the monkeys, and join them, and eat their brains while they eat mine, and the last dying thoughts in the remnants of our spoon addled skulls would be, "Three monkeys are coming to eat your brains."
@@ashwhiteforest9078 fantastic ideas you have there
No it's not a metaphor, we have alarms for them and everything, these 3 monkeys are actually a problem, government should deal with them.
In a time where people constantly feel the need to produce tons of mediocre videos for the sake of content, I find your channel very refreshing. Your videos are always super unique and entertaining, but they also have hidden metaphors and meanings behind them. I always leave these videos with a new opinion on something, and I think that's fantastic.
The video was boring and stupid as all hell.
There was no message. There was no humor.
This guy hates the phrase believe in yourself so he ranted about it in an extremely dumb way.
That was something I've never heard from anyone before, I've only ever heard the words of that spoken by the old man. Very relatable as someone who is never confident of whatever I hand in. I'll keep that lesson in mind.
“No” was the greatest punchline in this entire video. All that buildup, all that battling with a hockey stick, all that philosophical thought…
“Can I come in?”
“No.”
I think it's actually really important to have space from those who cause you problems. The old man was like a fourth monkey, the brains behind the operation, who set people up for failure before they ran into the monkeys and got mauled and eaten.
I am annoyed that I found this video today and not 15 years ago before I spent 15 years learning this the hard way. Thanks mate, well done.
Well that guy actually, ironically believed himself by not listening to the old man's advice. He had his own way and even defended himself against the old man strongly too lol.
Yeah, no. Here's the thing: vague, evasive advices or claims can _always_ be flipped around some way and turn into a sort of self-fulfilling prophesy. "Oh, you actually believed in yourself by not listening to my advice on believing in yourself, that's totally what I meant! I knew you had it in ya!" That's the type of gaslighting shit abusers use on their victims.
The "true meaning" is malleable because it's vague. It's so broad that you can pretty much fit it into any situation.
Well that's what happens when you say vague statements, you can twist it around to your favor.
I think confidence is something people think about with tunnel-vision. It is entirely possible to not realize you're confident, mistake fear as a lack of confidence, or think confidence has to be a conscious thought.
@@JohnSmith-kb4re Confidence isn't vague, it has a specific meaning that was clearly exhibited by the main character even if he didn't realize it.
“There’s no way you could defeat three monkeys”
Gun.
Now I’m gonna finish the video.
Also this humor/drawing is quite amusing
Maybe you could get 1-2 monkeys but what abt the monkey behind you
@@Stephanie-mv9iydonkey kick transitioning into a big turn and shooting the money
@@bigbird4481 what did the money do
@@Stephanie-mv9iy lmao I meant monkey, must have autocorrected
@@bigbird4481nope too late. You shot the money instead of the monkey and it got you.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
...Or they will come eat your brains.
And do no evil
@@Castosito ?
@@superocker06 the main character didn't harm the monkeys even if he could
I was enjoying the story's randomness and while I was curious, I wasn't actively trying to find out what's the lesson. Then 7:50 came and it hit me like a truck. This is what I need to hear all along. Thank you
I love second person narratives, not enough of them and I’m glad you’re doing em
The answer is simple. I release the 2 wolves inside of me to make the odds even.
All your videos feel like metaphors that fly over my head.
I could totally take on a monkey though. They're tiny and we are GREAT APES. I'll show them their place one the tier list.
At the very least it makes sense to me
A baboon could mess you up.
treat them with a load of america
I could take on a large amount of monkeys because I am armed
@@litigation_jackson and legged*
Monkey one covers his eyes for he cannot set his eyes on what he was doing:🙈
Monkey two covers his mouth realizing he’s been eating straight up brains:🙊
And monkey three covers he is ears because of how much he hates the sound of resistance:🙉
Instructions unclear I am now playing hockey with a bunch of monkeys
Monkeys really are the closest thing to goblins
Ah yes. Intelligence is required and not confidence. I was always told to believe in myself, but I knew I needed the skill to succeed!
This is really good. Even with me realizing it was the 3 monkey tale from Asian folklore when it got to the second one.
And I really vibe with saying believing in yourself won't solve anything. Because at least in my book, the much more important attribute is courage. Courage is knowing that the odds are stacked against you but still doing it anyways. Courage is being terrified to fight someone but still doing it.
And after watching this I've realized how cowardly I've been in pursuing my art career. I get paralyzed when I think about the amount of work it's gonna take to start making something of the quality that I would release to the public. But you know what, I don't fucking care if I gotta bash my head against the wall for the rest of my life to learn this shit, I'm gonna fucking do it damnit. I don't want to live in the dimension where I let my dreams die with me.
You've got this, I hope you can be proud of your work
The definition of courage you gave is exactly the same as believing in yourself. The blue man in the video, in a way, actually did follow the old man's advice by not following it. He completely disregarded what the old man said and took care of the monkeys his own way. He believed in what he could do by himself.
Honestly, I think the end of the video was unintentionally going against the moral the maker meant for. I think it was meant to be a moral about not blindly believing in yourself, but in the end, the guy beat the monkeys by doing just that. He believed in himself so hard, whether or not he was aware of it, he talked three monkeys out of eating his brain. And after doing this, he said he hadn't believed while doing it. Bullshit. If he hadn't believed on some level that he could talk a monkey out of eating his brain, he would have given up and died. He believed that it was dangerous, and he unconsciously believed he could do it anyway. That he didn't need anyone else's advice, that he could defeat the monkeys his own way. So he did.
@@MrShifty1 not necessarily. He didn't believe in himself, because who the hell can when facing off three monkeys, right? He just didn't need to, he didn't think he would succeed but he tried anyway and did it. You can still try going at something while not believing you will be succesful with it, and despite that, still do it. Belief in oneself is not necessary to try and do something. It may help, but it's not an obligation. He was in an alarming an dangerous situation and didn't want to die so despite believing that he would fail he still tried to get out of the situation and did it. It's like standing on top of a burning skyscraper, on the edge and there's a helicopter passing nearby but its still too far away for you to jump. You don't believe you can jump, but it's either death or death and you have a chance if you try. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you will take that chance. Taking this chance is not believing in oneself, it's just trying despite everything. And even if you don't believe you can do it, you are going to try because you don't need baseless confidence to actually try and do something.
This reminds me of this one Theodore Roosevelt (or I think that's who) quote, "speak softly and carry a big stick, and success is yours" or something along those lines.
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick." It's teddy, yes, and i believe the quote ends there.
He was referring something something kind of diplomacy
I always took it as "be cordial and nice, but don't detooth yourself while doing so" or whatever
Believing in yourself is a great tool, but if you lack it, there are other tools available.
This channel and the monkeys have some incredible chemistry!
69th like lol
Just like his grandpa, he really likes monkeys
"It's funny-looking and it smells weird."
Ah, just like me.
This is why I always make sure to wear my helmet to the zoo
This is definitely your video I rewatch the most.
dude this is some really funny quirky humour
Holy crap I'm so glad I found this, there are 3 monkeys sitting in my house and I couldn't find any information on how to prevent my brain from being eaten until this video.
I knew this was gonna be a reference to the 3 wise monkeys
But he did believe in himself.
He didn't try to be someone he wasn't.
He took an honest look at his limitations and went with what he had.
Believing in yourself isn't pretending to be a hero , warrior or genius ...it's when you take an honest look at yourself and accept it.
Seems like being Humble
honestly i was kind of expecting this to be some sort of sequel to the monkeys are illegal in Sweden videos. This was very haha very funny very random humor and i loved it
"I did not believe in myself and I did it anyway."
I think the core message in the video lies in this one sentence.
When you take all the precautions you can and accept that in the end you may still fail, confidence will ensue naturally, and if it doesn´t, is not the end of the world either. Your videos are so refreshing and realistic without being nihilistic in the slitest, i love them :D
Never believe in yourself, believe in your skills instead
This video made me laugh so hard I was literally crying until the second monkey striked in with tears, I felt geniunely sorry for her, but the continuation of the story just kept me amazed, entertained and made me laugh again.
What a wild ride!!! I can certainly call it my favourite story so far
1:02 spongebob episodes be so funny then there's that one freeze fram
I realize these are sorta open for interpretation, but either way this really spoke to me and I think helped me, as most of your videos do. I've been putting some important things off for a while because I wasn't sure if I could do it but I don't care if I can or not. If I don't try I'll never know if I could or not. Thank you.
I thought this was supposed to be a logic puzzle, but I got...
Well actually, I'm not sure what I got but enjoyed it.
What a treasure. He's criminally under subed
Instructions unclear.
I have been mauled by monkey.
Interesting take, the way I’ve always take that “believe in yourself” advice has always been more like, believe that it’s possible? Believe that you could do it maybe.
I’m in school for computer science and the amount of times a problem has been thrown in front of me and my first thought has been an overwhelming “I don’t even know where to *begin* doing this” has been many, but the amount of times I’ve managed to complete those problems even after thinking that has also been many so I’ve kinda gotten into the habit of just shutting out that initial doubt and trying it.
The way I see, the mountain may indeed be unclimbable but I can’t tell from the bottom whether it is or not, so best just to start climbing and give it what you can; if you failed well at least you know how to climb that much of that mountain now, maybe it’ll be useful somewhere else.
physics student here. I only started Uni a year ago, I hope I’ll get that initial doubt quiet soon too
@@asrielgoddard8 I don’t think the feeling every truly goes away, especially as the “mountains” you climb get bigger but I feel like I’ve gotten better and better and just getting to work in spite of it.
Physics is a large mountain and you have my respect but as long as you can find some satisfaction in the work you do I’m sure you’ll be fine. Best of luck!
@@blueyoshi4211 Someone should really build a road over all these mountains , why are there even so many mountains around here
@@JcoleMcit’s fucking chaos man
This is almost a ted-ed video. It needed a little tee-up at the beginning to talk about what was going to be the topic, and then it needed a discussion at the end, connecting the points to the lesson. It's got a good set of morals though, it's an interesting thought experiment. It just really asks the viewer to think.
"You know I've never actually had to fight a monkey before"
This video explains monkeys as if they're omnipotent, but they turn into emojis in 5 seconds.
this video feels like you're having a dream after playing the stanley parable for 15 hours straight
Similar to when someone answers, "How do I buy good parts?" with "Find a supplier you trust" but gives no advice on how to find a trustable supplier.
Always love a good see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil
Although it is sad that feel no evil is left out
Great video btw!
Maybe that's the old man?
@@georgiykireev9678 It is
@@slapatotsi brilliant
Do no evil, the main character
Do no evil* and it's the protagonist. They were offered as, and represented, not doing evil in a way. So did the old man.
So what ur saying is i should believe in myself.
What he said: The monkey has been eagerly listening
What I heard: The monkey has been E-girly listening
this whole video felt like a weird dnd campaign
Love your content man. Seriously some of the most unique and thought provoking stuff out there
I could absolutely whoop a single monkey in combat. If this story was about three chimpanzees I'd be more concerned.
I like how yes this can be a metaphor for depression but I like even more how it's a metaphor for "eat the rich because they will gladly eat you"
dont eat the rich it's cannibalism
What did monkeys ever do to you to be cursed with such an unfair and debasing simile?
Wdym? No fuckin clue how to get eat the rich out of monkeys eating brains
As soon as he said “let’s not overreact” i was like “oh the monkeys are capitalism”
I too watch a completely unrelated video about monkeys coming to eat a man's brain and project my own political opinions onto it.
How dare you insinuate that I could not defeat 3 monkeys In unarmed combat
Also I love the several parodies of "live laugh love" decorating the walls. I've started to write them down in my notes, and every time I think of a new parody I add it to the list.
wow that old man motivated me to get outta my bed, take ashower, clean my house and make dinner
wh-
did you even watched the entire video, you idiot?!
I thought this was familiar but I didn't remember the entire video, I guess I just stopped watching after the old man said "believe in yourself". Jeez.
"Live, giraffe, love" was my favorite ;)
See no evil hear no evil speak no evil.
Love the reference.
see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil, i like that pattern, its clever
Feel no evil and do no evil too
"There is no way you can beat theee monkeys"
Shotgun:
I absolutely love your videos, their style is extremely great and is really helpful to convey their equally important messages, keep it up!
This is like an unhinged Ted Ed riddle video
Your videos have been so inspiring for me while also being very entertaining. Thank you😊
I think belief in yourself is not the same as absolute faith in yourself. You have to believe in yourself to do anything because if you don't believe you can succeed, you won't really try. At the same time, if you have total faith in yourself, you set yourself up for disappointment when you fail to meet your impossible standards.
This is pure genius.
genius is always relative
8:21
Wouldn't he just lie on the ground and accept his fate if he didn't believe in himself?
That's why we have monkey checks
2:28 “I don’t want to sound too alarming but there is a monkey in your kitchen”
Me sitting in my kitchen:
I like that the old man’s wisdom was believe in yourself cuz when narrator goes “There’s no way you can possibly defeat 3 monkeys” I felt he was very wrong.
i thought this was going to be a riddle video but i got something better
I saw the tittle and thought "huh, that sounds like a mathias video. I miss that guy". So glad you're back!! and the animations are getting better ♡♡
He reflects on his self perceived flaws,
he stays true to his ideals and core personality and
he himself pushes against his troubles defending himself from them.
That is the core of self assurance and believing in one self through a process.
The monkeys at least in this interpretation would both represent his own doubts but also other people and problems. The second Offering to join them and becoming just as terrible as them essentially escaping the problem by leaving yourself behind. Which is of course at it’s core a bad thing.