The Power of Thinking For Yourself

[@asmallguy6124]

I think personally everyone should really learn this: "Don't be scared of being wrong, there's literally nothing wrong with it."

[@pewpewyadead]

hella fax

[@youxxnugget4380]

In addition to that, I think there’s nothing wrong with that unless you’re imposing your views into others and or shame others for their beliefs.

[@deadsirius3531]

It's true, but conversely don't forget that it's also okay to be right. By all means expose yourself to and truly analyze controverting arguments and evidence, and allow yourself the possibility of changing your mind about something. But for so long as analysis of those opposing arguments fails to change your thinking, be okay with that!

[@anonymouslee2061]

Exactly!

[@UjwalRajJ]

Thank you

[@bettermanchannel770]

The last frontier is truly discovering how to think for ourselves once again... it will be like rediscovering fire!!!!

[@quittintime33]

I never stopped! I was called a rebel in the 3rd grade... Little did I know how much that would be "meaningful" throughout my life. 😎

[@aceraphael]

@@quittintime33 Not all the rebels I know think for themselves. The sjw movements today are all rebellious but not one person in that thinks for themselves. There is quote by G K Chesterton. "But the new rebel is a skeptic, and will not entirely trust anything. He has no loyalty; therefore he can never be really a revolutionist. And the fact that he doubts everything really gets in his way when he wants to denounce anything. For all denunciation implies a moral doctrine of some kind; and the modern revolutionist doubts not only the institution he denounces, but the doctrine by which he denounces it. . . . As a politician, he will cry out that war is a waste of life, and then, as a philosopher, that all life is waste of time. A Russian pessimist will denounce a policeman for killing a peasant, and then prove by the highest philosophical principles that the peasant ought to have killed himself. . . . The man of this school goes first to a political meeting, where he complains that savages are treated as if they were beasts; then he takes his hat and umbrella and goes on to a scientific meeting, where he proves that they practically are beasts. In short, the modern revolutionist, being an infinite skeptic, is always engaged in undermining his own mines. In his book on politics he attacks men for trampling on morality; in his book on ethics he attacks morality for trampling on men. Therefore the modern man in revolt has become practically useless for all purposes of revolt. By rebelling against everything he has lost his right to rebel against anything."

[@quittintime33]

@@aceraphael I don't rebel against everything, only the things that which infringe on my GOD given rights and liberties. As for the boxes constantly being thrown, I dont fit neatly into any SINGULAR box, and using labels- those don't work on me either. Thats the kind of rebel I am. 🤘😉

[@quittintime33]

@Mbita Acoustic Guitar bro! yes!!! Got me to click, and glad I did! Subbed! 🤗

[@bettermanchannel770]

@@quittintime33 I have been that rebel, caused me some pains too, learning how to use it effectively now days.

[@cyrusyarp7]

I just turned 18 today and have grown up using KZbin, Instagram, and Snapchat since the beginning. What you’re talking about is scarily true. Kids I talk to have become closed minded due to them watching repeated videos or posts solidifying their beliefs about topics. I hope many come across your video to be informed of what’s going on. There’s something important I’ll add for other free thinkers. The algorithm is not all bad, if you cut down on screen time to be productive in your day and then use your “youtube” time wisely to truly learn new things you can engineer the algorithm to work for you in an astounding way. My recommendations have changed from guys playing video games to videos of world renowned scientists sharing their ideas or videos about study habits to help me through college that I’ll be starting next year. If used correctly the internet is a blessing, if misused it can leave us in not the greatest place. I wish good luck to all the young people like me growing up in this era!!

[@eterty8335]

This videos and it's comments have been a great thing in these last 30 minutes, I see so much potential in KZbin now - something that a couple of mins ago I thought to be no more than a damaging app by addiction - but now it's like that feeling that everything can be good for you if you use it the right way, it's hard but nothing guarantees 100% that you won't get a proper answer for your own progress, even less should you let the crowd have a call on that matter, others can't make a formula for your life. I find the last as an inspiring philosophy for when you think you're being in a crisis... a crisis is a relative state in most cases, for a rich person, an average life might be depressing, but the poor would be more than happy with it, both have opportunities to change to a better situation if they know how to That mindset is at least worth trying out, paired with acknowledging that there are basic necessities such as food and a place to live at that you have to fight for, life is full of duties but you decide how that's going to affect you emotionally

[@dreamrabbits5072]

It's true, the internet is amazing at hyper educating younger people. I'm 33 and I see 10 year olds commenting on youtube with such articulate responses, blows my mind...the 10 year olds I grew up with could barely write a sentence. I'm personally so thankful for the internet while growing up, I learned 99% of everything I know from the internet. I grew up alongside it and I was always using google and researching everything. I was part of a small minority of people worldwide with a computer and internet connection back in the day, but even then there was tons of info online. Nowadays you kids have computers in your pockets, I wish I had that when I was around 12, I had a tiny little bulky TV (not flat screen either) in my bedroom and that's all I had, the computer was downstairs with dial up. I spent all summer staying up all night watching different channels on my little TV... damn if I had the internet, I might have learned a lot and could have answered so many questions that went through my mind.

[@cyrusyarp7]

@@eterty8335 absolutely, it’s easy to be lazy, and harder to work hard. But it pays off to build great habits and routinely work hard. Our time is the only time we’ll ever have

[@cyrusyarp7]

@@dreamrabbits5072 completely agree, I first realized this when I was learning to play the guitar. As I was teaching myself and watching videos on how to play songs I came across a comment. He said that he wishes he had these step by step videos as a kid to learn the guitar and that he’d be a rockstar if it were available to him. Definitely opened my eyes to how much we can use the internet to our advantage to as you said; hyper educate.

[@cyrusyarp7]

@Joe_Poutine thank you man!

[@hishamshafi8819]

For a fact we do think for ourselves , the problem lies in what we think about . When we hear someones idea , we blindly adopt those ideas either because they are reputable or the things they say align with your beliefs and values , but we do think and that's why we adopted those ideas . What we should do is start questioning those ideas before adopting it and find flaws in our believes and values which will help us think the right way . Questioning ourselves is the best way to find and reinvent ourselves. (Btw this channel is an absolute gem stone and I'm very grateful for the algorithm that led me to you)

[@guillermo.mserrano]

I agree. Unfortunately so many people call themselves "freethinkers" and then what they do is completely different: they spew out whatever conspiracy they've heard.

[@Pieter_Auper]

I question everything. And i am no superman, i still fall for things, but what you suggest we should do is my default for over 50 years now. Sure you think, but i'm sorry to say, not for yourself.

[@asmallguy6124]

@@jeremyjackson7429 i like how you think faith is like the benchmark for testing the strength of belief. as an ex-Christian, atheist agnostic myself i think it is a pretty strong way to start thinking for yourself as long as you recognize religion as "not the center of everything" lol

[@nvmffs]

@@guillermo.mserrano And what's wrong with calling out conspiracies? Every case of corruption is, in effect, a conspiracy. We should always keep that in mind when using the word conspiracy in a negative way.

[@user-wi2xn5tt8u]

I agree with this.. However, there is no "right way" of thinking. It’s all perspective. There is no one universal way of thinking correctly or incorrectly. When something is "flawed" it’s simply us perceiving it that way. It all comes back to your moral compass, what you’ve absorbed and what you perceive as "perfection". Nothing is absolute. I’m positive or negative connotation.

[@FelixSkura]

When you completely trust a person without any doubt, you'll automatically receive one of two things - a friend for life, or a lesson for life.

[@nvmffs]

Ain't that the truth... I received painful disappointment for life.

[@Lee-jc1ob]

"Trust" and "Believe" are two different realm of life. Trust needs constant proof, but believe just believe, no external proof needed, only in your mind. That's why people not saying "trust God", but saying "believe in God".

[@Lee-jc1ob]

"Trust" and "Believe" are two different realm of life. Trust needs constant proof, but believe just believe, no external proof needed, only in your mind. That's why people not saying "trust God", but saying "believe in God".

[@saysamnang9851]

@@Lee-jc1ob actually I’ve met many Christian who said trust god

[@enigma7187]

@@Lee-jc1ob I wouldn't say no external proof as individuals who are perceptive, expressive, and/or in tune with their spiritual side can see what believers call signs or omens. Furthermore, believing is about unique and careful perception. How many artists/people in general do you notice saying, "give me a sign" or "give me something I can see"? God helps you love yourself by having faith, because the world will not provide it and dances to a tune foreign of His holiness. Fear cripples love and faith, and fear/negativity runs the world. So, ultimately, The only place you will find that faith, or rather, love, is within.

[@betterchapter]

If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood

[@バラタァンズ]

There are more than 100 languages in the world and you chose to speak facts

[@furrosama]

then there is me who disagrees

[@oama2009]

@@furrosama and me who disagrees that you genuinely disagree.

[@iamnotme8904]

@@oama2009 and me who agrees that u disagrees to them disagreeing

[@wakipai3D]

And no one would die of old age

[@isredditandchill]

Daily reminder, You survived another week in a very tough world, even though at times it felt like you wouldn't, and I'm so proud of you.

[@grandplat3462]

Thanks man. Daily reminder, You survived another week in a very tough world, even though at times it felt like you wouldn't, and still you found it in your heart to care for some strangers on the internet. You are the true legend.

[@abundantsunflower1107]

Thank You! I’m proud of you too😊

[@subb9449]

Thankyou we’re proud of you as well

[@vidalskyociosen3326]

@@subb9449 Not all survive, some group think.

[@lucasrome2301]

I don’t believe you actually mean that. I believe you are putting up a fake facade on the internet because you saw someone else post something almost verbatim of what you just said. It sounded good so you want to copy them. Tell me why. Why can’t you think of something original? More group think? Mental regurgitation?

[@simon4life764]

“We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own.'' --Alan Watts

[@abandonedmuse]

I’ve actually been going down the rabbit hole lately with this. Revisiting old music and movies I liked when I was young and I realized most of my later ideas all came from back then. I was being molded by the eighties. It was kind of freaky. My ideas of what a girl and guy is, what love is and who I am mostly was influenced by my tastes in what I saw. It reminds me how most art is never original, it’s all a bit of taking from someone else and making it your own…

[@MJ-92]

@@abandonedmuse Human minds work by association, thus derivation is only 'natural'.

[@chromevolt5494]

@@abandonedmuse that's the foundation of society. The current society is trying to remove those foundations hence why there is so much chaos. Because things don't just match. Especially cancel culture. Cancel culture became popular because of free speech, and yet when we try to remove free speech via cancelling people, it makes things worst. Why? Because you're using an idea to replace another idea that built it in the first place. You can't put a wooden wall to replace a concrete foundation and then expect it to be the same as before or better than before. It will just collapse. That wooden wall was built upon the concrete foundation, not the other way around.

[@StaticCollapse]

The ways we think is all purely shaped by our experiences. To some degree, we do think for ourselves already. But we parrot words, phrases, and tell stories about the experiences we have. No matter how true or deceiving the experience was. There's no escaping it.

[@himanshudhakad5276]

I'm proud of myself ! I learnt to think for myself when I was just 15. I realized that a lot of people whole lot of people around me dont think for themselves. My parents as well sadly. And it's so ridiculous !

[@koraptd6085]

If you're convincing and perceptive enough you might be able to help those around you, little seeds of doubt week after week, a word, a sentence and they just might happen to change their minds. But maybe try not to break down their worldview in the process.

[@reddapple8334]

Do you have any tips , I want to learn as well

[@DennisStruthers]

@@reddapple8334 still learning myself but I can only imagine it’s all about keeping yourself in mind and what you want, whilst also keeping an open mind to other perspectives and to possibly put both views together but not letting them influence your original idea too heavily, but then again I’m still learning myself

[@reddapple8334]

@@DennisStruthers Thank you

[@IBRAHIMARSHEDCHOWDHURY]

@@reddapple8334 u can do this by challenging ur presumptions and always update ur beliefs and try learning more evryday and be open minded (im still learning and also im a 14 yro so i might not be 100% r8 🙃)

[@arshisspeed5668]

I think now's the generation that can truly understand what they want and what's best for themselves. Instead of being limited to what our family and friends say, it's a time where we can finally seek out the truth. We just need to get out of that shell is find what it is that supports us, and the world.

[@nick.p.9328]

Family, friends, and social media now.

[@alex1311t]

Love the optimism, but this generation definitely ain't it. Unless you're talking about another generation and not gen z 😂

[@smeeglestheringbearer]

Every video he improves someone's IQ by 1 point. Eventually we will all be geniuses if he keeps this up

[@nvmffs]

Is that why his views are dropping? People 'graduate' and become geniuses?

[@kelvinsurname7051]

@@nvmffs Maybe the people that can't handle the knowledge and wisdom drop or they only thought they needed 1+ IQ point.

[@Ddub1083]

Not to be contrarian, but if everyone's IQ "went up by 1 point" we would all actually have the same IQ as before. The intelligence quotient is based on the average person's IQ being 100... how far you are from that average determines how more or less intelligent you are than the average. If people get smarter or dumber generally, the IQ score remains the same its just whatever that new average is, is 100. lol dont hate me, I just found it interesting haha

[@Fates-End]

@@Ddub1083 you're really getting that +1 IQ aren't you

[@pranav288]

@@nvmffs maybe people dont need/want to watch such videos after their iq reaches a threshold

[@meadowofstars]

i find this really interesting and have never really thought about this, but this video made me realise that a unique way of teaching my science teacher uses indirectly teaches me and my classmages to think for ourselves. he encourages us to find proof not only for what were told, but Against. he used an older idea that youre fooling yourself if you dont try to prove yourself wrong before believing youre right. im glad hes teaching us this way to think like this, because i certainly think ive improved at thinking for myself since taking the class.

[@bryandraughn9830]

That's fantastic! Believe me. It just doesn't naturally occur to many people to be critical of their own perspective. You have something that is not common. Tell your teacher that I said "THANK YOU" for sharing their wisdom with the students! It really is a big deal!

[@meadowofstars]

@David Squibular thats sad. thankfully, the state i live in is nothing like California, so i doubt he will

[@eden8326]

My physics teacher wants us to prove formulas (when we can) instead of just writing it because we know it by heart. It teaches us to understand the formula, it makes sense, and since we understand it, we can use it properly

[@AxelaMusicOfficial]

This channel itself can make anyone a better person. Physically, mentally

[@mohankumar-pu9fg]

"எப்பொருள் யார்யார் வாய் கேட்பினும் அப்பொருள் மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு" by Thiruvalluvar Means "don't believe whatever you consume from others ,analyse it before you spread it". Good video, a love from india.

[@KeithAdam]

You’ve articulated so many of the same notions I’ve always considered. What an incredible topic and video, great work.

[@HeNryous]

I don’t even care if I’m wrong, as it means I learned something new. Just take the next step with courage. Also calms down your mind.

[@zoeanaam.6996]

Exactly exactly exactly, i used to tell myself in that situation that it's ok to be wrong, it's okay to do mistakes, you can correct it simple.

[@RecoilTechno]

I love this channel because you managed to summarize all the lessons from 28 years of my life experiences, my feelings towards reality and my general approach to existence in 12 minutes, doing it in an incredibly well-structured and non-biased manner. You put the actually useful and non-toxic ad at the end of the vid. You sir, are a differently built human being and I appreciate your wisdom and inspiration.

[@Lord_Zore]

This should be on KZbin’s front page permanently, this should be played in every school

[@revoltbolt]

This is why I enjoy when people have very different opinions and beliefs as me. It gives me a chance to learn more about everything.

[@TryWithKev]

Social media had it’s time but in today’s world people are too engulfed in it. I was in 7th grade when I got a Facebook,(I think, 2006ish) this year I deleted it. I feel relieved.

[@richardscathouse]

I stayed with it until I was permabanned during GamerGate. I simply never looked back 😂 it's hardly the first time or the last I was ostracized from a group. 😂

[@devengrant1811]

Every other minute I was forced to go back in the video because everything you said made me reflect on my life and the decisions I have made until this point. Great video

[@sayani6180]

You are an influencer who helps us stay on the better path in life. I consider your words deeply.

[@dylanambler1798]

We need to take ourselves out our comfort zones, but our comfort zones are getting smaller and smaller when all our surroundings are chosen for us

[@Иван-ы5ш5ы]

Smart words which needed to be said. Exactly what sowers of discord are afraid of if we all start thinking independently. Truth hurts at first but then it makes you free

[@natengash6957]

It's always amazing how you make me literally change how i thought about things

[@dreamrabbits5072]

This is wonderful, you've created an entire video elegantly explaining how most people are robot sheep. Bravo!

[@heteroskedastic]

That moment you realise that watching and agreeing with everything said here (as insightful and inspiring as it felt) is possibly just another example of the algorithm supporting my confirmation bias

[@ansarahmed6]

Hehe exactly the same thoughts I had..

[@scscyou]

You need to go meta. If you don't build a system that makes biases transparent, nobody will ;) The will to do so must be found from within, and you won't be able to logically prove incorrect thinking to anyone who doesn't already trust in that possibility anyway. Hopefully we'll at least manage to introduce some kind of Bias Quotient metric (or a Consciousness Quotient) if enough people care about evolving our digital social networks towards reflection :)

[@f.furthest]

I have an easily changed perception of something. When someone said A, I'll think that thing is A, and so on. But I use this to combine as many perceptions as possible to create my new own perception, so I'm a little bit proud of that. And as always, thank you for making this video!

[@ejayaydalla6489]

The first step to solving any problem is recognizing there is one. - Will (Newsroom)

[@jameszelaznysr5179]

Always search for the TRUTH, always listen to the given answer if the answer is questionable then you do not have the truth this is how I think for myself

[@onionlayers9457]

Wow... Okay, this is my personal favorite video of aperture now... I remember all the times I told my friend to always think for himself when doing math, I'm really better than him, because mostly I'd think for myself... Now where am I? I barely think for myself these days, I mostly ask shit online, even after a break up, or I just feel shit mixed, I'd go on Google, or just ask anyone to tell me what to do... Now, more than ever, I'll focus on thinking for myself. Thank you Aperture ❤️❤️❤️ You're the most honest influencer ❤️❤️❤️

[@Seth-mu3wo]

This channel has some of the best content on KZbin. I hope you see this message. Your videos are seriously important.

[@anubhavvashishtha9979]

When you live in the other side of globe and YT says, "uploaded 1 minute ago", you know that you are a true fan. Love from India

[@jimmycryz]

Hi fellow indian

[@anubhavvashishtha9979]

@@jimmycryz good night dude, it's 12:09AM here😂

[@namanjames1684]

@@anubhavvashishtha9979 same

[@void3279]

@@anubhavvashishtha9979 😀😀

[@eterty8335]

Any1 from South Am?

[@meinegeheim2801]

I am WONDERFULLY BLESSED to have been given a BRAIN capable of THINKING and QUESTIONING. I put NO ONE on a pedestal.

[@yesyes9114]

This video's underrated. I think everyone needs to see this, you're absolutely right.

[@informalchipmunk5775]

The irony of this video is that people will agree with it without thinking for themselves.

[@nvmffs]

They already thought about it before. Why do it again? Not everything is confirmation bias because some things you have already verified thousands of times over your lifetime. And I didn't really click on this video because of the title. It's because of the channel that I've been subscibed to for years now.

[@Pieter_Auper]

This is your smartest, most important and best timed video up to now. Think for yourselves people. Please. Is this world really moving towards how you pictured it a couple of years ago?

[@yahiawaleed828]

I'm literally built this way.... I may not be confrontational but I do know when to let go if I find myself in a confrontation I don't want to be part of.

[@CasualQuasar]

Thanks Aperture, I needed to hear a lot of that 💜

[@Vheoton]

literally , no one is better at influencing people than you😊 ❤

[@applejuice6459]

I love this channel because it always gets me thinking. I love it because it shows me different views of others in the world. Thank you Aperture for the amazing content.

[@shanebruce3997]

Apparently the influencers I follow encourage me to think for myself. Side note: I find your music and images very soothing as you wax philosophical.The quality of audio-visual is the perfect vibration for waking up slowly.

[@mahmouda.khalifa]

dude i don't listen to podcasts but i swear to god if you have a podcast i will change my whole routine

[@TGREAT1]

*Truth is hard to hear, easier to go through hard roads and easiest when you're around good, wise,knowledgeable people who follow..*

[@Redheadedholmes]

I agree that people do need to think for themselves, but I also believe that young people, like myself, should seek advice and knowledge from those who have more life experience than us. There is a lot we can learn from the older people in our lives.

[@mihirb9700]

That's why I like channels like Aperture & VSAUCE

[@joshuamowdy9230]

Hello. I'm very glad you decided to make a video about this. What a great young mind! You're mind. Good luck.

[@niceboi9778]

Change is the only thing that's constant . Acknowledgement of this can truly change circumstances

[@jitessh]

Your best video yet. Among all the crazy space videos, human videos, and what not, this one is the best!

[@ajnovamusic]

I was going to think for myself then i realised i was only thinking for myself because this video told me to 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bryandraughn9830]

Nothing is more liberating than making a correction to a flawed conclusion, and realizing that it's not so uncomfortable after all. The real discomfort is looking back to a time when it didn't occur to me to make any corrections.

[@Sowilo-Dagaz]

I have high functioning autism, which at times limits my communication skills, and/or the way that I process information, thoughts and feelings. I feel that most of my opinions are formed from the plethora of books that I have read on various subjects. When it comes to watching videos, I usually watch things that will help me understand more about my own perception of reality, as well as others. The problem with improving technological advances is that it increases our expectations of the technology working how we want it and when we want it, and we get frustrated when it doesn't... Life is like wolves and moonlight; you can howl with the others at the moon, or you can chase after it.

[@MiggsMultiple]

Howling with others sounds like the smarter option in that instance....Chasing the moon, stupid wolf.

[@thecoolfarhan1]

I urge everyone to please watch the ad at the end and support this channel grow

[@thechancellor-]

To the *worthwhile person* seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤️.

[@sunnyjoseph558]

I've been feeling emotionally drained and it's the worst feeling in this world. It feels as if you're attacked by dementors, life becomes hell. I'm glad that you're here to support us. I will try once again !

[@proudindian9140]

@@sunnyjoseph558 my brother things will be fine, stay there, stay strong ..we brothers are always there for u.

[@Lee-jc1ob]

Rhetorical device talks to "worthwhile" people to go chasing illusion of glory despite pain.

[@nekemli2622]

Shut up

[@abundantsunflower1107]

Thank You! I wish the same for you!

[@Luxiel610]

"There are things that are much more important than being right"

[@kylebanner788]

being "cancelled" is a new word but not really a new phenomenon. its been important to stick with the group for millions of years and that helps the individual survive. now we can think critically about things it makes more sense for the group if people are open to new ideas

[@ultraviolet7838]

I would argue it’s actually become less common now that society has become more accepting of those who are different.

[@calvingrondahl1011]

I have had 40 years of newspaper editorial page experience... being careful yet questioning. “Being wrong is what I do best.” My first Face Book post.

[@WheresBillie104]

Makes me think about Twitter shutting down any debate during Covid.

[@richardscathouse]

And about 911, and Trump and Russia and China etc. It gets old real fast 😢

[@johndeerman2105]

Aperture videos are a fertile garden for thoughts to grow. So well done that they are both entertaining and perspective altering. Thank you for such a professional presentation. 🙋‍♂️

[@evenhaws8844]

this is slowly but surely becoming my favorite youtube channel

[@ryuail]

I've always wondered at how members of a group operate. The pains of growing up ostracized from society from a young age has always made me feel the outsider looking in when observing the patterns of behavior of others. Even being outside the norm most of my life I find myself doublethinking as to maintain the social persona I've had to create for myself to work in the real world. So now I'm wondering, is what I've experienced the norm? And if that is the case, how in the heck do others manage to live with themselves? I hate what I have to do in order to be functional.

[@cuemiku8084]

i grew up in "the message cult" and its hard to think for myself after being brainwashed from birth to the age 22 now. its sick what groups can do

[@cakesxshakes]

Yes, unfortunately for people who are outsiders looking in, that is the norm. Creating a persona to "fit in" is simply a solution one employs to avoid repercussions. And that's not your fault. I sometimes feel the same way: like I been backed up into a corner and have no other choice but to create this persona. But one way I found to cope is to is to accept myself. Realize there is nothing wrong with you or the way you think. Realize how complex society and your brain actually are. So much so that statistically speaking, it would be near impossible for everyone to think alike. It's not you. It's the complexity of the situation. Also realize that not everyone is out to get you. Some are, but also some will at worst just agree to disagree and move on. It's one thing disagreeing with someone and a whole different thing alienating them for disagreeing.

[@itsVanLa]

I used to think I'm a spectator, observer, watcher. I wanted to be the creator but I just sit there and watch the human nature rise and fall and rise.

[@deepfakestudio7776]

Why you need to be functional ? Why you need to be happy all the time ? You don't. You are not a robot. If society doesn't like you they can go and f themselves .

[@skyeg5330]

I would argue that growing up with an external perspective towards society is MUCH more of a blessing than a curse. It certainly is not the path of least resistance, but it means that you are freed from traditional biases (though you will certainly still have your own) and put you in a good position to generate new, innovative ideas. I relate a lot to what you are saying about society seeming to demand a particular persona. It can sometimes feel like you have to conform to a worse version of yourself in order to function 'normally.' To be completely honest, it's probably inevitable that you will have to change/develop your persona into something that meshes with society. However, I've found that it's possible to do that without becoming something worse or being inauthentic. I know it doesn't always seem like it, but if you can connect with the right people, then being someone that doesn't 'fit the mold' can actually give you some major social brownie points (not that that should be the end-goal). In the end, I think you'd be probably gain more by refining exactly who you want to be, and THEN figuring out how that can fit into the broader scheme of society. The alternative is to allow _society_ to decide who you should be, which I don't think should EVER be permitted (even if it is only for your 'social persona'). It's important to overcome some basic things like self-doubt and social anxiety, but if you can effectively articulate how you see the world, then I think you might be surprised by how receptive some people are. Best of Luck. These are just my thoughts, obviously. I'm still figuring it out as well.

[@maurinhosilva7126]

Aperture: '...there's a high chance that the yt algorithm brought you here. And if that's the case: hi" Me, a subscriber: *how rude*

[@chumajamesnxele106]

This is why I keep my history switched off on KZbin. I don't want personalized recommendations, I still want to see a cat video on my feed every once in a while 😂

[@armaan_756]

The good thing that came out of KZbin removing the dislike button from videos is that you can't say if a video is worth watching or not based on the likes to dislikes ratios made by other people. Unless you read the comments before watching the video, the only way you can know if it is good is by watching it yourself, forming your own opinion.

[@user-ib2yv6de7j]

"Thinking for yourself" is perfectly described as 'introverted thinking' by Carl Jung in his cognitive functions theory. The fact I'm relying on him is kinda ironic tho.

[@allanle3125]

Yes been waiting for you to upload, also thanks for curing and feeding my mental health

[@1.4142]

The endless stream of information and entertainment online is overwhelming and can make one feel helpless. I think it is best to always be searching for new perspectives and holes in your knowledge, as well as limiting the time online to force you to make the time there well spent. It is also good to openly discuss this with people in real life, as rhetoric makes you understand logic of different arguments better.

[@2Damnsmartt]

The fact which scares me now is, I always had these opinions that confirmation bias is sh!t, people have merely become the puppets of formalities, the information which is being fed to us is certainly bad for us, as we are unable to take in other kind of information which we will need to dig out from somewhere, this again makes us think we are right without actually being right. Now the part which scares me, this video tells exactly these things, and I feel better about myself now, and this video was certainly recommended to me by KZbin. Now this just suggests that I have already fallen into the hands of algorithms, and confirmation bias. I am simply confirming that confirmation bias is bad, with the help of a video which I got suggested by an algorithm. How paradoxic, hypocritical could I be?

[@gigachadantisoy8178]

I feel like you will become something in life

[@juliancassidy3081]

I agree with you and it's even more contradictory. I have always thought that it was careless of people to only reenforced ideas they previously established/believed in. But then I stumbled upon this video, which reconcile with my beliefs, and your comment. It's so paradoxical that I agree with both the video and the comment, both of which are suggested through KZbin (one being the recommendation algorithm; the other based off likes-dislikes ratio). The idea of despising confirmation bias while confirming what itself is a form of confirmation bias and being self-aware about it is both hilarious and scary to me. It fathoms me how there can be so many layers of irony to such an idea. I mean, if you were to agree with my reply that's another layer added right there. Even at the end I don't know whether I should be.. happy, that I actually think for myself. Or, be scared for confirming thinking for myself is good and I should be happy about it. It's so weird haha

[@2Damnsmartt]

@@juliancassidy3081 well I tried thinking about this a bit harder. Here's what I come up with, 1) we BOTH did have these beliefs before watching this video, we both or some others had thought about this like we both did, BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO. But is there any way of knowing we didn't hear this from someone else and now we just think it was our own independent thought? It's very much possible or reasonable to say, not only this but every single thing we say, we agree has just been stolen from someone else at some point by US. But then this raises a question if everybody is just stealing eachother's opinions whose opinions these actually are? Well a simple simple simple answer to that is, confirmation bias, nobody absolutely nobody never had any opinions, even this opinion of mine which suggests 'nobody never had any opinion' is not of someone independent, it's just a concept which is seemingly agreed by at least some people, so others also state it. Including me. Now another possibility would be, we are humans, a human can only so much think different from other humans, so by this logic people with identical personality traits end up thinking about something in an identical way. This now suggests nobody necessarily doesn't copy eachother or wants to confirm their opinions at every point in their life, it just so happens that sometimes even without trying we end up having similar opinions, not for any external need for say validation or confirmation. It just happens. But when you think about this thing with a little bit of sanity, you will understand it is indeed little bit of both of those reasons, we are sometimes totally independent, we sometimes really do just want validation. That's how we remain sane, why do we wanna be sane though? cause it has been confirmed remaining sane is apparently a good thing lol !!! Edit: I love thinking about irony, hypocrisy, mediocrity, independance, free will, existentialism, absurdism, personality types, etc topics. from a long time, well in that journey I probably formed these opinions so I really won't take credits for what I have said above.

[@juliancassidy3081]

@@2Damnsmartt @2DamnSmart That is indeed a really interesting perspective. Kinda makes me wonder, is it bad to be hypocritical? In this context specifically (having thoughts prior and seeking validations simultaneously). I feel like, the term "bad" is loosely defined here by me lol. How do I put this, "bad" as in being illogical? Well I thought about it, but not really actually! It can be counterproductive, but not illogical. Largely, it depends. God it's so hard to explain this hahaha. So like "criticizing something while actively indulging in it, and acknowledging the fact that you're doing it" can simply be translated to "hypocritically hypocrising one's own hypocrisy"? And apparently, that makes sense?? Like, having an opinion on something might correlates to being hypocritical about something else and that's okay? As you put it, we can have independent thoughts while still seek approvals sometimes and that's totally normal. Totally human. It makes me question what are the effects of being self-aware about being contradictory. Does it make you any less of hypocrite? Probably not. But it probably does justify your thoughts to be normal, or sane. Since you recognize that your thoughts might not be your own, but what are suggested to you. Even if you think some of these are thoughts that you encapsulated prior to watching the video. At least I think it's understandable 🤣. Well I have a suggestion for the third case, that yes opinions are a mixed mess of internal and external views, but that doesn't mean opinions can't be unique/different. Even if two people wholeheartedly agree on every single points in a subject, their opinion is still distinctive. It's similar at best, imagine an asymptote, it keeps approaching a curve but never meets it. That's probably the best analogy I got for now haha

[@Sam-de8tc]

Man I just love your channel Favourite KZbin creator

[@marymwende580]

I was at first afraid of expressing my thoughts to family members until I turned 18 and noticed I had freedom of expression according to the constitution and there's nothing they could do to me .I feel more free .

[@ahhkayrafael]

I just want you to know that I use your videos to help myself sleep, I can't sleep without noises but too much noises like music keeps me awake, so before I sleep I listen to your videos mostly or podcast etc. I don't know it's weird, but anyways it's 1:36am in the Philippines rn so I have to go to sleep, happy listening to me

[@noseefood1943]

This is why I don’t social media or watch biased media

[@moalston4203]

You live most of your life inside your head makes sure it's nice place to be

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

The script of this video is impeccable, astounding and the narration is second to none!

[@atda1517]

I watched this video while actually thinking about my day to day beliefs and principles and it made me cry

[@SoundWave-28]

Please make more videos about the mind. Specifically about anxiety, depression. Something to do with mental health. You have the skills to educate and to do it very well. You are very talented. I love your videos so much. Wanting your video about consciousness rlly came into my life at the perfect time.

[@SoundWave-28]

Watching*

[@davidquadrini3796]

I do not comment often, but I think that reading comment threads can be helpful as to seeing various points of view on a topic. Well, even if the majority of them already agree quite a lot with the video themselves, the fact that us users are able to answer a comment in a different manner or add something to what is said leads to discussion, hence questioning how much we know (or not).

[@mrcheese7393]

tray: Spends couple hours on internet and then supports genocide* Ultron: not bad kid

[@roscojenkins7451]

I wish we still had Tray. I wonder what depths it could've gone to

[@mrcheese7393]

@@roscojenkins7451 Probably to dad drunk on Christmas kinds of depths

[@PhilTruthborne]

This is incredibly important to understand, and it is so now more than ever. Back in my days this was the norm in my culture, yet that changed about a decade ago when the big powers started to take over the internet and the tools of manipulation it brings to the table. Now, freethinkers are rare to come across in the wild, and those that are around rarely show themselves as freethinkers unless they are provoked. This world isn't what it once was and understanding all of this is the only way to change that. One must realize that not realizing the problem at hand is the problem in of itself.

[@Jerry3dots]

I always seen myself as unbiased. My family made me think that I shouldn't have an opinion and speak on the way they do things and offer a new way to approach things. Now as a young adult I don't speak my ideas to them and let them do what they want. Now they tell me I don't speak up and people will walk all over me. I don't get it...

[@djalek00]

It is a somewhat strange feeling to agree with a video that tells you to think for yourself

[@chinonsoahamefule2321]

Fantastic video again. You're amazingly talented Aperture 🤩🤩

[@Lukeisreallycool]

The irony of the algorithm recommending this video and me completely agreeing with everything he says.

[@abandonedmuse]

Damn you messed me up. I was about to say I do think for myself and then I remembered I left social media, and I refuse to make a KZbin channel because I don’t want anyone stalking me or harassing me. You are right. I have always been a free thinker but cancel culture killed me for some odd reason. Wow. Thanks man. I’m gonna try and get my voice out there no matter what. I think I’m a pretty likable person since I am a bleeding heart liberal but I have never spoken publicly about what I believe in.

[@Br9383B]

This is so much helpful for the research that I was doing for my school project... Love from Korea

[@jaden_litz9345]

Thank you so much for helping me to thrive aperture!!!

[@baidash3104]

Just look at the quality of the content. You should be proud of yourself. Keep it up man!!

[@jashithabattula5204]

I love this channel ,I only hope it grows

[@simpleasmr4464]

We need tp know who we are, what we want and what is best for ourselves. Don't let the world constrain our power, our inside power!!

[@tomatoorphan6166]

This channel gave me that dreaded vibe again. Edit: after watching the video, I guess this video did challenge me with the fear I have in not being in control of myself (especially robots).

[@ubaidtalks2592]

Again thought provoking talk. Thank you

[@yahyeleban10]

I think more often than not people aren’t worried about being wrong but they simply do not know how else to find new information without allowing some kind of algorithm to bring it to them. But as you said algorithms only work to amplify things we’ve shown interest in and leave us consuming the same information with no real growth. I think the real message should be to encourage people to limit time spent on social media and the internet in general. It is an extremely useful tool when you know what you’re searching for but figure out what you’d like to search for before you come searching.

[@jonathanmelhuish4530]

The algorithm brought me here, and I completely agree with everything you say.

[@0ptimal]

One key thing to understand is that perception, how you interpret/see things is an easily influenced process. And this process is the master filter to your experience of life. Everything flows through it. Modern life has become all about external entities getting into and altering "your" perception. This is called manipulation, and it is behind just about everything you come across on a screen. Lot of it's harmless, but a lot of it is specifically trying to induce a behavior. Understand this and you'll "see" things differently, more indicative of truth. The goal should be to see everything from every possible angle you can.

[@Maquackadack]

4:52 I started to nod my head in agreement then discovered the point

[@starcraftBR]

Bell system works great and here I am!

[@evryatis9231]

9:03 I can't be the only one thinking theres some kind of beauty in this idea.

[@jimb2621]

Excellent. Be willing to be wrong and set yourself free.

[@sysavaneusman5435]

Spending a day with this narrator talking about everything will change my life. 😅 Great video.