Big Problem: Three Monkeys are Coming to Eat your Brains

Do you have to believe in yourself to do what you want?
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[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

How to deal with people causing issues •Dissuade the person causing it •Appeal to humanity •If all else fails, stand up for yourself.

[@photongaming1538]

A gun works too

[@JcoleMc]

.Exam perpetrator .Disarm .Dispose of corpse .repeat

[@neoknight9180]

@@photongaming1538 That's where: "If all else fails, stand up for yourself." comes in

[@dirtydan9785]

​@@photongaming1538It's almost like they JUST said "if all else fails, stand up for yourself"

[@datguiser]

Logos, Pathos, Ethos moment.

[@HeavyMetalMouse]

"So, the monkeys are a metaphor for-" "No. The monkeys are not a metaphor. We have an alarm and everything." "Oh."

[@No_maidens29]

See no evil 🙈 Speak no evil 🙊 hear no evil 🙉 that’s what I noticed

[@mbjargvide]

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.

[@0zer0ne1]

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

[@teamcyeborg]

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

[@michaelkaruza490]

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.

[@dan9738]

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.

[@michaelkaruza490]

@@dan9738 YES OH MY GOD. I have been trying to remember what I was describing since I made this comment

[@slapatotsi]

"See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil"

[@ouo5634]

Thanks this will be useful. Life is full of Brain Eating Monkeys.

[@saraneumeyer1489]

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!

[@samthered4862]

I was waiting for the twist that the neighbor was the fourth monkey.

[@SpeedyThingGoIn4]

oh no.

[@Fyrverk]

Or that it has him whom have released the monkey

[@pbjwizard]

well, he kind of was. he set you up to have your brains eaten by giving you bad advice

[@jennifercavenee7572]

He took the second monkey's offer.

[@RealDanteS01]

When he asked to join you for breakfast, the breakfast was actually your brain! Saying no was the right option.

[@stellarose3884]

“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.

[@Kisuke323]

The old man never gave a f***. He is just trolling and this video shows how dangerous trolling is.

[@GoingSwimmingly]

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?

[@return4887]

@@GoingSwimmingly no he never fought a monkey so a load of people died

[@punkabooiscool1111]

it isnt hard to fight a monkey in small size- just... one neck twist- and its fine

[@notepad2097]

I just got to that part!

[@chamomileteatrebleclef]

"I survived this! I shouldn't have, but I did!" was an unexpectedly very motivational quote

[@pax4432]

I remember someone telling me : "Self-confidence come from handling life Not the other way around"

[@yoavzack]

I support that messege.

[@Peter-xw2py]

Totally legit recap?

[@pax4432]

@@Peter-xw2py yes

[@Knux5577]

@@claptonyoutube2340 lmao keep telling yourself that Imaginary sky daddy helps me do all things is just the more delusional version of "believe in yourself"

[@warriordinag3921]

@@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?

[@doyoya2981]

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.

[@harmonymartinez7669]

Doyoya this is surprisingly good advice that I really needed right now. Thank you!

[@doyoya2981]

@@harmonymartinez7669 Glad I could help :)

[@Arkylie]

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).

[@circle4602]

And in fact, he did get mauled

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

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.

[@datguiser]

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.

[@Tapanitseini]

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.

[@Tapanitseini]

Also very funny and random humor. 🙂👍

[@mozzeralleh]

Very funny and random funny humor.

[@HoriHorizon]

I love how this can be used just for laughs, or to get a lot of hidden meaning. Very funny random humor.

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

I like how you didn't use exclusive or

[@daksh8747]

@@mr.cauliflower3536 and I like your name

[@ceiling_cat]

So hidden

[@spawnpoint111]

@@mr.cauliflower3536 mr. bean

[@hospicemorrison7621]

eagles will get you my squigga

[@jackthetieluwu3572]

boy, i really hope i never have any monkeys coming after me, my brain is ripe and juicy, and my self-confidence immaculate

[@daksh8747]

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.

[@jackthetieluwu3572]

@@daksh8747 unfortunately, i would like the retain my brain :( sorry.

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

@@jackthetieluwu3572 found the animal abuser smh smh

[@boch2411]

@@jackthetieluwu3572 here, have a hockey stick

[@jackthetieluwu3572]

@@boch2411 nah, i think ill just stick to believing in myself, thanks tho.

[@TheUSgoverment]

I like the idea that the old neighbor is actually your grandpa and this is how he made monkies illegal in sweden.

[@SuperCityscan]

What did I learn: Well, if reason doesn't work, maybe a hockey stick does

[@IvyScrawls]

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.

[@trilogyprions9924]

Very well put.

[@Josuh]

haha funny discord monkey emotes

[@binglerinosthefirst1848]

🙈🙊🙉

[@sloft-70]

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

[@e_puffin]

What do the three monkeys represent anyway?

[@zachgaines8349]

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

[@damanallaid]

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.

[@nobleradical2158]

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.”

[@damanallaid]

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.

[@sugarkane1571]

@@damanallaid 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.

[@damanallaid]

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.

[@firstnamelastname9237]

“There’s no way you could defeat three monkeys” Gun. Now I’m gonna finish the video. Also this humor/drawing is quite amusing

[@Stephanie-mv9iy]

Maybe you could get 1-2 monkeys but what abt the monkey behind you

[@bigbird4481]

​@@Stephanie-mv9iydonkey kick transitioning into a big turn and shooting the money

[@Stephanie-mv9iy]

@@bigbird4481 what did the money do

[@bigbird4481]

@@Stephanie-mv9iy lmao I meant monkey, must have autocorrected

[@elias.t]

​@@bigbird4481nope too late. You shot the money instead of the monkey and it got you.

[@Glitch-Gremlin]

"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

[@notlunalust]

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

[@DemonSorcererMiyagi]

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.

[@MattiasPilhede]

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.

[@DemonSorcererMiyagi]

@@MattiasPilhede You made the right choice.

[@kaenagreen1716]

@@MattiasPilhede I feel like a lot of people share this opinion but I would watch anything you post

[@LucasGleason]

@@MattiasPilhede monke

[@kingtreedede7303]

@@MattiasPilhede that monkey incident in your family really made an imprint

[@gregothy9190]

"this animal is invincible" made me laugh out loud so hard and have an asthma attack

[@DiDiDinky]

I felt so bad for the 2nd monkey despite the fact that he was nibbling on someone's skull a few minutes ago

[@EJ-ns7qi]

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!

[@MattiasPilhede]

I noticed I forgot to change that after uploading the video, so sure, what you said is canon now

[@tylercoon1791]

I just thought he jammed it into his teeth so hard it stuck there

[@datwolfytho1579]

The thing I love in your videos are the vibe that says "hey look im telling a story but im also philosophical about it"

[@Alonewolf147]

the only way to tell a story if you ask me

[@pixelmate4926]

See no business, Speak no business, Hear no business *Monkey business*

[@OneWingedKing]

Monkey see.

[@zoidsfan12]

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.

[@ViewingChaos]

You've got this, I hope you can be proud of your work

[@MrShifty1]

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.

[@nursezatufek5716]

​​@@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.

[@Joel-Haver]

That’s all there is to it!

[@flunkyfish54]

radical

[@Onekdk]

Radical

[@orangemonks894]

Wicked

[@thefoolishfool]

tubular

[@sexycactus289]

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.

[@shadowsintox9]

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.

[@GameJam230]

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.

[@Huvpalto]

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

[@ashwhiteforest9078]

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."

[@holeymoley712]

@@ashwhiteforest9078 fantastic ideas you have there

[@vilonghims1617]

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.

[@maniuspugnator]

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.

[@JohnSmith-kb4re]

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.

[@xephyre6955]

Well that's what happens when you say vague statements, you can twist it around to your favor.

[@danitho]

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.

[@DollarSignSlate]

@@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.

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

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.

[@funiguy2219]

What are all the metaphors

[@belofost]

@@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.

[@fiddleriddlediddlediddle]

"It's funny-looking and it smells weird." Ah, just like me.

[@roxanneconner7185]

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.

[@orel2109]

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. ...Or they will come eat your brains.

[@Castosito]

And do no evil

[@superocker06]

@@Castosito ?

[@Castosito]

@@superocker06 the main character didn't harm the monkeys even if he could

[@NicknameThe1st]

“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.”

[@ispiderguy6505]

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.

[@thepopemichael]

Believing in yourself is a great tool, but if you lack it, there are other tools available.

[@thekoifishcoyote8762]

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.

[@sodiumfluoridel]

This is why I always make sure to wear my helmet to the zoo

[@kitty_gamer23]

Instructions unclear I am now playing hockey with a bunch of monkeys

[@sithdestroya]

At first I thought this was one of those Ted talk things where it's like a puzzle or something... But I quickly found out it was not

[@sodiumfluoridel]

"Haha, very funny, very random humor..." "Thirty seven people are dead, thomas."

[@somedude5990]

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.

[@MattiasPilhede]

At the very least it makes sense to me

[@feuerling]

A baboon could mess you up.

[@johnwicked1132]

treat them with a load of america

[@litigation_jackson]

I could take on a large amount of monkeys because I am armed

[@natwatgamer2805]

@@litigation_jackson and legged*

[@impcityangel3245]

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!

[@DaCatOfPizza]

Introverts either: *VIOLENTLY SMASHING THE MONKEYS* or “Eat my brains already, I don’t wanna deal with this.”

[@johnmoreno6903]

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

[@smortbort7691]

dude this is some really funny quirky humour

[@RatKing999]

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.

[@weirdgamer9566]

"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

[@Fionacle]

This is definitely your video I rewatch the most.

[@Yipper64]

"ive got everything I need... Which is, absolutely nothing" I love this quote.

[@mr.sheeppeehs4204]

I knew this was gonna be a reference to the 3 wise monkeys

[@jacemonster5]

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

[@shuacraft9193]

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.

[@itspotatotime5041]

This video explains monkeys as if they're omnipotent, but they turn into emojis in 5 seconds.

[@biggjiggins8987]

I love second person narratives, not enough of them and I’m glad you’re doing em

[@chrissomnitz6123]

"You know I've never actually had to fight a monkey before"

[@unweptcandle2357]

2:28 “I don’t want to sound too alarming but there is a monkey in your kitchen” Me sitting in my kitchen:

[@kyleliddiard2123]

Holy crap that zoom I'm scared me so much with his face becoming detailed.

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

This channel and the monkeys have some incredible chemistry!

[@Castosito]

69th like lol

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

Just like his grandpa, he really likes monkeys

[@skylordthe1st]

What a treasure. He's criminally under subed

[@ewanstewart2001]

"Wait why did you even have a hockey stick in the first place?" "Oh that's simple, I was going to use it to eat your brians."

[@bauz5565]

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.

[@bauz5565]

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.

[@lilywhitetouhou]

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

[@Cris_Blu]

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]

physics student here. I only started Uni a year ago, I hope I’ll get that initial doubt quiet soon too

[@Cris_Blu]

@@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!

[@JcoleMc]

​@@Cris_Blu Someone should really build a road over all these mountains , why are there even so many mountains around here

[@Cris_Blu]

@@JcoleMcit’s fucking chaos man

[@centdemeern1]

I love how surreal these videos are always are. Surreal jokes and stuff, and addressing them calmly either like they’re an everyday level of weirdness

[@centdemeern1]

And then I thought about what I just said for a minute and I’m not sure I’m sure anymore if what I just said All I know is that I like this

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

lesson learned: all advice from old dudes in your neighbourhood is an elaborate scheme to get you to let a vampire in.

[@maradupras7278]

this video feels like you're having a dream after playing the stanley parable for 15 hours straight

[@cheeseboy8241]

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"

[@redaipo]

dont eat the rich it's cannibalism

[@ashwhiteforest9078]

What did monkeys ever do to you to be cursed with such an unfair and debasing simile?

[@MrShifty1]

Wdym? No fuckin clue how to get eat the rich out of monkeys eating brains

[@yitzakIr]

As soon as he said “let’s not overreact” i was like “oh the monkeys are capitalism”

[@madformuser]

I too watch a completely unrelated video about monkeys coming to eat a man's brain and project my own political opinions onto it.

[@draknight5081]

A good thing to note is that not all monkeys are bulletproof so therefore an engineer's advice is more applicable to this situations because if you believe in yourself and you believe in your gun, no one can stand in your way. "The answer? Use a gun, and if that don't work use more gun." - Engineer, The Mind of a Texan.

[@SaintSaint]

Counter: I think the monkies just needed to believe in themselves more.

[@jonrinehart6411]

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.

[@sebastianpobletecarvalho5081]

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

[@sonaljangra8360]

I am sure they are Gandhiji's 3 bandar which describes never to speak bad, see or hear bad. how you depicted this was quite good.

[@MattiasPilhede]

Thank you!

[@chumleyhuffington1450]

A man unintentionally proves why he should believe in himself, but doesn't realise it, calling out the inanities of believing in oneself, and in the process finding an alternate way to believe in himself without believing in anything.

[@quad7685]

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.

[@anniedong8751]

What he said: The monkey has been eagerly listening What I heard: The monkey has been E-girly listening

[@binglerinosthefirst1848]

Am I the only one who found the fact that there is an alarm outside of the door that only alerts you if 3 monkeys are in your house

[@maestrofeli4259]

wow that old man motivated me to get outta my bed, take ashower, clean my house and make dinner

[@maestrofeli4259]

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.

[@slycwby2478]

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!

[@georgiykireev9678]

Maybe that's the old man?

[@slapatotsi]

@@georgiykireev9678 It is

[@slycwby2478]

@@slapatotsi brilliant

[@dailyfactswithjack8622]

Do no evil, the main character

[@weirdgamer9566]

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.

[@bugpocket]

see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil, i like that pattern, its clever

[@Castosito]

Feel no evil and do no evil too

[@thewafflrman5326]

I love the thing that you did with the monkeys. …wow that was descriptive, but with see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil. It’s genius.

[@SentientMeatloaf1]

I’m pretty sure this has loads of subtext that is going right over my head, but at the same time I did pick up on the monkeys being a reference to the eastern proverb, “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”

[@dotfoxtom5942]

I knew it, Before I even saw the first monkey I knew it was the no evil trio of monkeys 🙈 🙊 🙉 . See no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil. Very nice video sir, cheered up my day.

[@fossilco.artrelateddocumen331]

That's why we have monkey checks

[@Albert_EGGsker]

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:🙉

[@aayanscreativelab1786]

Man I hate when this happens.

[@Sir.InfinityTGK]

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.

[@Niada47]

"Live, giraffe, love" was my favorite ;)

[@MonkeyGng]

"This is what makes people survive, so its time for you to embrace it, or face the consequences. Also I have a hockey stick, you can have that if you'd like." Hardest quote of 2023

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

I almost had a Giorno Giovanna (JJBA) moment where I realized that it was Monkey see no evil, monkey monkey speak no evil, and monkey hear no evil. I noticed something about it, I knew there was a patterns but I didn't completely notice it.

[@grim7237]

Lol this feels like a wacky dnd sesson where you keep rolling natural 20 on persuasion.

[@alex.g7317]

What a coincidence! I’m writing a game based on the three wise monkeys, and ever since, there’s been references and indications of that all over the place! And now YOU! the moment I saw that thumbnail, I knew what I was in for XD

[@MattiasPilhede]

That's cool, what's your game going to be like?

[@alex.g7317]

@@MattiasPilhede well, tbh I don’t think it will be made anytime soon. I don’t even know C# yet! Give it a few years, I already have the game planned out in my docs…

[@alex.g7317]

@@MattiasPilhede oh and the game will be where you find an ancient temple, and each door has a specific monkey over it. These doors will transport you to a level where you have to traverse by either not being able to see, so the only thing you have is your hearing Not being able to hear, where all you have is your sight, and lastly speaking… which… erm… I think I will skip that one, considering people don’t really talk when playing anyway. Now, tbh I thought of this game after another game I thought of called As Blind as a Bat, which I think is much more fleshed out in gameplay ideas. It’s where you traverse a pitch black cave and all you have is a sonar (which when used could attract monstrous bats) and a satnav (which has a screen as you know; but can attract monstrous spiders) so you have to use them sparingly. I might not make the game about three wize monkeys, considering As Blind As A Bat could take its place, but it’s a cool idea that I might do and flesh out more, to make a bit different then As Blind As A Bat! And I thought of another called “As Deaf as a Post” which I think you can guess what that’s about, although it is way less fleshed out then the game about three wize monkeys… Tbh, I think I can only make one or the other, considering they are both quite similar… but I’m hoping that I could make them both unique and fun in their own way! (Also ABAAB was inspired by Iron Lung, just in case if you were wondering).

[@alex.g7317]

@MageBurger I wouldn’t say early in production, more like early in making it at all. I just wrote the game, it not made it. I’m learning C# tho from Brackeys! Give it a few years (I at least hope its a few) so I can code it! I’m still learning a bunch of tutorials.

[@towel_gaming]

@@alex.g7317 how is the game going

[@stones9662]

This is the best way to tell that not believing in yourself is ok

[@andrewchristian6466]

No disrespect but this is kind of hypocritical. The only reason he defeated the monkeys was that he was able to talk them down into not eating his brains, you think that somebody who hasn't fought monkeys would believe that talking them down would work?

[@hkayakh]

I like how the old man has a similar color style to the monkeys, while being the most mellow color, representing that the first step to any of this is convincing yourself that it’s fine, downplaying the situation and blowing it off.

[@nikke36]

This is pure genius.

[@jokubass4718]

genius relatively

[@nikke36]

genius is always relative

[@jokubass4718]

@@nikke36 relative to you

[@reeseg.6766]

Fantastically good at hiding real life advice behind haha funny random humor

[@ghoulthedamned5940]

Listen, if it comes down to it me or the monkeys....yeah no I'm using that hockey stick like I'm some sort of legendary Canadian hockey player.

[@crnobijeli13]

I'm not sure if it was intended as such, but this video offers a great example of what it's like to battle mental illness.