Duckman Explains Why People Go Insane

This clip is from an episode of the mid-90's cartoon series Duckman, entitled "A Room With A Bellevue". This episode parodied the problems with society and the mental healthcare system, and in this particular scene Duckman lays it all out explaining in his own eloquent fashion just how society drives people to the brink of insanity, and further twists the knife in them by passing judgment on them without even the slightest bit of sympathy for the trials and tribulations they have endured.

[@zenos02]

He's actually right, no matter how far ahead you get in life it only takes One Bad Day to put you back at Square One or worse

[@TheGrayton2000]

Thank God for death

[@jetfire117]

Joker moment

[@SpiderBite90x]

Okay, Joker, calm down

[@zenos02]

@@SpiderBite90x nah Im good

[@greninjaguy5264]

The story of my life.

[@DiomedesIsHit]

I like how he briefly loses track of the point he's trying to make, and finds a way to work back into his rant.

[@jomon324]

Boomers: "It's what we do." (Millenials ans Gen Z also do it, as do Gen X, so... moot point)

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

QuartzResonance which brings us to our next point, generations are utter bullshit.

[@ryansmith4494]

That kind of threw me off haha.

[@jomon324]

@@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind Generations themselves are just an indicator of what was culturally relevant, but with constant hoodwinking of the public and revisionist history, we may as well all be judged by our fucking twerking ability when in zero gravity at this point.

[@alejandrokudo5463]

ADULT toons, to be frank

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

As a kid, I just thought this was cool because he can monologue so passionately. As an adult I appreciate the actual words, their cleverness and wit, and relate to them, for better or for worse.

[@secondgiygas4599]

As an adult you don't realize how he's just doing the generic Jason Alexander bit he always does?

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

@@secondgiygas4599 I'm not familiar with anything he's done other than Duckman. I know he was in Seinfeld and does stand up comedy, but never watched either, so no.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@TheSinlessAssassin He sadly also played Hugo from Disney's the Hunch Back of Norta Dame.

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

@@orangeslash1667 Why sadly?

[@orangeslash1667]

@@TheSinlessAssassin because no one likes Hugo, he feels out of place in this film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel. He's a failed attempt to recapture the magic of the Genie from Aladdin.

[@dlobelow760]

It's when he calms down and goes, "eh, it's probably something you've heard a hundred times before." is what sticks to me. He's got a sliver of sanity left and he's hanging onto it for dear life and yet, it's a strange comforting feeling.

[@TheCoffeeCatDad]

They don't make toons like they use to anymore. Classic scene.

[@IAmTheUnison]

Damn Straight! Oh, for the good days!

[@MysticGenius_]

@Sony Pictures Animation fanboy he’s right though

[@tobsonasanya4765]

lol sure

[@lazylaziness1352]

@removethatpfp yousubhumansackofshit trust there is WAY more that caused those things besides plus if you really think about it isn’t anime’s fault it’s some people who watch it and I honestly agree with some your points yes I get it anime watchers can be weird but in all honesty it isn’t anime’s fault but the world’s fault I know you might not agree but I just wanted to say this

[@bulletcola7890]

@removethatpfp yousubhumansackofshit Genuinely saying that anime is what brought people into power makes me not really take you seriously.

[@Barrobroadcastmaster]

Short answer: living is stressful, stress makes people crack. And that's pretty much normal today.

[@BionicDirector117]

It always has been this way. The world never really changes at the heart of it all.

[@nuii700]

Yeah insanity is what some people are used to

[@CrazyKraut20]

Not Just stress. Life without purpose and life out of balance are some of the issues being adressed here. Stress is just a symptom of the existential dread caused by a meaningless life caught in a cage

[@nuii700]

@@CrazyKraut20 woah .......

[@Barrobroadcastmaster]

@@CrazyKraut20 Optimistic nihilism go!

[@Theblueblurrr]

The fact he did his rant without a single swear word is what amazes me.

[@anthonymcglinch7503]

He said b*tt.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

Butt isn't a swear word at all unless you're 2 years old

[@definitelynotanAIchatbot]

​@@hipsterelephant2660Reported for profanity.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

@@definitelynotanAIchatbot d*rn I got caught.

[@greninjaguy5264]

​@@definitelynotanAIchatbotaww h*ck...

[@Allfather_of_all_living_things]

Duckman is practically 100% accurate in his rant because everyone and I mean “EVERYONE” is forced to indiscriminately go through the details of his detailed rant 24/7 365 days for what remains of their lives, from disappointments to heartbreaks to neglect (among other things). and I genuinely feel for him, because frankly….., I’ve suffered more than enough of my fair share of pains, screams and howling among other things to last me at least one human lifetime

[@Elipson52008]

I'd say 99%. with the only inaccuracy being that the real crazy people are the ones who believe this is normal, then expect everyone else to either go through equal or greater stress, which creates a whole new generation of people off their rockers.

[@Pellagrah]

Real life is pretty tame compared to the neurobiological crucible of mental illness lol. If you want to know how deep the rabbithole goes, just imagine what happens when all the circuitry that allowed you to feel those "pains, screams, and howling" starts firing off indiscrimately for literally no reason at all. If you're actually stressed out by real life, that's a good thing.

[@nownow3089]

The fact that this was from the 90s and people already feel this way about society. Makes me realize why everyone's absolutely deranged nowadays

[@BionicDirector117]

My takeaway is that the world is, always was, and always will be, like this.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Mass Psychosis has really taken hold now.

[@davidec.4021]

People have been feeling like that since the industrial revolution, and to some extent even before, unfortunately

[@christophern762]

I wonder if life will ever get easier in the future

[@Raghgghhhaaahhhhhhas]

@@christophern762 Nope. Only worse 🙂👍

[@ZeldaSam1]

He's not wrong. In fact, this rant is how I feel about real life right now!!!

[@scrubbingdoubles8585]

Jesus loves you

[@allenatkins2263]

@@scrubbingdoubles8585 He dead

[@ConnorAaronHodge1776]

Same

[@nicke7350]

Right there with you mane.

[@slothyyteen-lg7me]

@@allenatkins2263 and was raised again

[@autismobinch135]

Duck man was an experimental show, not made to last, but much better than the average adult sit com which will go on for decades

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

It ran for 76 episodes

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

@@alchemistofsteel8099 compared to lost adult shows, that ain’t nothing

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

@@bumblebeeproductions1673 Compared to most adult shows, 76 episodes is way more than what they ever get. It even beat the magical 65 barrier.

[@jugandoclasicos]

"The only disease I got is modern life" I identify with Duckman in that

[@darkcylander]

"don't you see what it's like in this deranged whirring blender of the world?" hearing that come from someone in the 90's is infuriating, if only he knew what was coming.

[@GarkKahn]

One of those "which one of us is going to tell him?" moment

[@blockmanvideo5635]

It just tells me, and younger people watching this for the first time, that the world’s been going to Hell in a hand-basket for a long time now.

[@darkcylander]

@@blockmanvideo5635 well first of all, I'm pretty sure 99% of younger people will never know this obscure show ever existed. this barely has over ten thousand views. second, there was really nothing wrong with the 90's, the biggest controversy was Bill Clinton's affair and that's about it.

[@PhysicallyAwake]

@@darkcylander “there was nothing really wrong with the 90’s” just screams “I’m ignorant”

[@darkcylander]

@@PhysicallyAwake okay

[@invalid_user_handle]

I can't tell if their silence after that rant is one of "Dear god this guy really is insane" or "Damn, he has a point there".

[@AwkwardKyle]

Column A Column B

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

Why can't it be both?

[@SpiderBite90x]

Both

[@FannyPackMan100]

Iinsanity" through clarity. That blurry line that narrowly separates the two.

[@renzorevilla1210]

Basically, they're perplexed because it's something they've never seen before, nothing more. After that they start to fight over who will take credit for discovering that new "mental illness"

[@akionkatakuna]

Duckman: "Sue me, I'm colorful! Doesn't mean I belong in here making potholders with the wackos! Besides, what gives you the right to judge other people anyway?" Ducharme: "Ze diploma? Judging people is pretty much ze main benefit." Morsink: "Dat, and ze license plates with M.D. on zem. You can park almost anywhere." Duckman: "And when you think about it, isn't that exactly the POINT?" (Ducharme and Mersink look at Duckman quizzically) Duckman: "Parking?" (Ducharme and Mersink look at each other and smile) Duckman: "And driving, and shopping, and eating, and working? Somewhere, somehow, they all got chewed up and spit back out. They don't taste like living anymore! Don't you see what it's like in this deranged whirring blender of a world? Every day is an agonizing ordeal, like balancing a pot of scalding water on your head while people whip your legs and butt! ...Aaaah, you never forget your senior prom... You think I'm "sick"?! Well the only disease I've got is "Modern Life," a schnutbusting gauntlet of inefficiency and misery that's one long parade of let-downs, put-downs, trickle downs, shutouts, freeze outs, sell-outs, numnuts, nincompoops and nimrods, all making every day as much fun as waxing a flaming Pontiac with your tongue, where even if you do luck into the possibility of some fleeting pleasure, like, say, if some nymphomaniac telephone operator with the muscle control of Romanian mat-slappers agree to a little strip air hockey, it'll be over before it starts, 'cuz some vowel-lacking, feta-reeking cab-jockey slams his checker up your hatchback and the cab is owned by some pinata spanker from a Santeria cult in Xoacalpa who starts shaking chicken bones at ya and gives you a boil on your neck so big, all it needs is Michael Jordan's autograph to make it complete! And even with all this, with ALL THIS, I still drag my sorry butt off the Sealy every morning and stick my face in the reaping machine for one more day, KNOWING when it's time to flash the cosmic card key at those pearly gates, I won't be in the coffin anyway 'cuz some underhanded undertaker sold my heart, pancreas and other assorted Good 'N' Plenty to that same Santeria cult! So does ANYBODY really wonder why ANYBODY is hanging onto sanity by the atoms on the tips of their fingernails while life dirty-dances on their digits, and is it really any wonder that I seem DERANGED??!!" (Ducharme and Mersink stare in shock while Ducharme spills some water on the floor) Duckman: (chuckles) "That's probably nothing you haven't heard a hundred times before."

[@N734NJ]

Thank you!

[@alexmartinez5859]

This is what a hero looks like.

[@masternoob9673]

“Judging people is pretty much the main benefit.” Everything wrong with humanity in a single sentence

[@DR3ADER1]

Spotted the pussybitch. Grow up, judgement comes to all people of all creeds, backgrounds and circumstances. Learn to handle the criticism, and from there, you'll develop as an adult.

[@masternoob9673]

@@DR3ADER1 Hey look, another example 👆 Thanks for the help, chump

[@DR3ADER1]

@@masternoob9673 All you've proven is that you can't handle being criticised, grow up clown. Or at the very least, buy a mirror.

[@dominusangelo4659]

@@DR3ADER1 you win the prize "cuck teenager of KZbin"

[@potaterjim]

"Ah but it's probably nothing you haven't heard a hundred times before" remember when this was a joke?

[@DJehck]

That line really hit me hard

[@justsomejoyousj]

@@DJehck too hard man,

[@AMVpurgatory]

It was a joke in the same vein back then as it is now--It's funny because it's true.

[@matthew8153]

@@AMVpurgatory The real joke is life. You’re told by everyone, even priests, that life is a gift to be cherished. But if you read Genesis for yourself life on Earth is a punishment.

[@AppleOfThineEye]

@@matthew8153 Um... no.

[@unnamedvisitor1649]

Childhood is liking Spongebob and thinking Squidward is the asshole... Adulthood is knowing Duckman isn't insane, just tired of pretending the world isn't horrifying.

[@robbiewalker2831]

Speaking of Spongebob, can you imagine watching this scene with "Stepping into Danger" in place at 0:27?

[@PKMN37]

Even as a kid, I always knew Spongebob was kind of an asshole but that's what makes him funny. He's a well-meaning asshole.

[@ch0wned]

Guess I was never a child.

[@readdescription4132]

@@PKMN37Sponge Bob isn’t. He’s just unaware.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@readdescription4132 The problem with SpongeBob is that the creator wanted the show to end after the Movie, but Nick said (nope)

[@KefkeWren]

I mean, he's not wrong. A person can only take so much stress. Yet somewhere along the line, we looked at all the things designed to save us time, and we decided that we should use all that time for more work, instead having more time for the things that mattered, like they were intended to give us.

[@DR3ADER1]

Not an excuse, if psychopaths and autistic people can live normal lives, so can you. Don't blame other factors such as "society" and "stress" for your own misery. It's pathetic and a sign of unwillingness to adapt and overcome like a fucking adult!

[@ailuros7]

Except we didn't decide to use that time for more work. Powerful puppetmasters decided that and then made us think it was our idea.

[@laneyking2044]

​@@DR3ADER1 oh my god get off your fucking high horse, what is the point of technological advancement if not to improve our quality of life, what is a life where work spent to save time and effort is rewarded with the opportunity for more work. And what part of this person's comment could have possibly provoked you to make such a venomous response? I guess you don't agree that "a person can only take so much stress"? I hope you get nothing but stress from every angle of your life from now on, idiot

[@sirkalilak6841]

Hmm. So more compact or compressed structure of life rather than times of peace to reflect and revitalize.

[@KefkeWren]

@@DR3ADER1 I note that you don't say anything about being happy. You've simply rationalized that a certain level of misery is "normal" and now you're lashing out at other people for not being willing to suffer it, as though their choice to prioritize themselves were a personal affront to you, rather than a sign that you likewise could demand better. What is that, if not a form of insanity?

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

And to think this was how folks felt in the 90s. Look where we are 30 years later. 😬

[@MCVessels]

The world's in a different place but trust me, the existential angst feels much the same. I feel slightly more guilty for existing now, but a lot of that is just because I can see how little I've made of my life. Which is pretty grunge, come to think of it.

[@GarkKahn]

That world is long gone and still the same

[@rokasiru3049]

Mmmhm. just goes to show you that nothing has fukn changed. Just like 30 years ago, the peeps our age felt the same about their prior 30 damn years.

[@dominusangelo4659]

Yeah...

[@Mikedot]

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

[@kosharipapi5694]

Sounds like a rant from George Carlin

[@bjkaye9918]

That's pretty much what it is

[@2thre3]

More like George Costanza...

[@bjkaye9918]

@@2thre3 it is George Costanza

[@2thre3]

@@bjkaye9918 That was entirely my point.

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@2thre3 ok but it SOUNDS like George carlin

[@micheljavert5923]

This was basically the role that Jason Alexander was born for.

[@prabhleenreen8774]

i KNEW IT i had no idea abt this cartoon but I was like that sounds like george constanza

[@osamayomama]

Definitely underrated show, basically Costanza's unrestrained id as a cartoon duck

[@mushroomhead3619]

No! That is not Abis Mal!

[@edwardgaines6561]

Jason's got range. He should've been a VA on _The Simpsons_ when it was still a good show.

[@guzmanverde6702]

I knew I w a s rite.....fn george

[@ghouligan3045]

when you've had multiple existential crisis and you've just accepted that life was made complicated by humans on purpose.

[@lw3554]

Bingo, he mentions witchcraft several times also.

[@Spartan3D213]

@@lw3554 considering the most elite members of society goes to hush meeting around the world like Bohemian Grove, spirit cooking and celebrities hire their own gurus/fortune tellers, not to mention "eyes wide shut" parties and freemasonry in ivy league schools, he's just speaking the tip of the iceberg.

[@danielargano5405]

I remember this as a young teenager saying “wow life doesn’t get better” Now approaching 40 I get to look back and affirm those thoughts and this cartoon was more accurate that any bullshit I was feed about ‘life gets better’.

[@rokasiru3049]

ifkr. turning 33 soon, and man, i'm struggling. Idk how tf i'm gonna do another 30+ years in this hellhole.

[@cirrustate8674]

I'm 42. This rant is more true now than it was when it aired.

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@cirrustate8674 I’m 42, too. I gave up on the outside world long ago. My wife and kids keep me sane. Lots of prayer, too.

[@cirrustate8674]

@@5roundsrapid263 I'm not married, I have no kids, prayer doesn't do jack shit.

[@WinstonPoptart]

Life does get better, its your fault that it doesn't

[@blazingsonic]

THIS is adult humor.... Family Guy as it is now, Rick and Morty, These are shows that true targets are kids who think this is what adults watch.

[@Growmetheus]

*south park and rick and morty. Family guy got over itself and the worthless bloodshed. SP and RM are disgusting societal cancers. Yuppiism and social inconsideration, glorifying toxicity. Dan Harmon tried to run a show about how funny it would be to be a baby rapist. What do fans say? “Everyone has their own sense of humor and if you dont like it, dont listen.” Nah man, this isnt Anthony Jeselnik, this is a man who laughs at raping babies. Factually evil and sick

[@tobsonasanya4765]

i mean rick and morty ain't bad lol

[@tobsonasanya4765]

@@Growmetheus Except modern faily guy ins not that loved lol. Also baby rapist?? who

[@typojoemmxxiv]

@@Growmetheus Jesse what the fuck are you talking about?

[@onemanarmy2electricboogalo687]

@@typojoemmxxiv wow that's funny and original

[@exposednerve6382]

damn you can feel the emotion in this one. some writer probably felt so much better after that

[@chloedemeter5473]

Doubt it considering things only continued to get worse. Not everyone is satisfied with temporary comfort and alleviation from expression. For some the only solace and respite comes from the actual resolution of what tortures them.

[@ploopybear]

@@chloedemeter5473 wow the duck must've really got to you

[@justaweeb9086]

@Richard Gleaves which statement

[@welon17]

The writer was fired after a few episodes of this one

[@Iceclaw77]

Frankly, I'm just impressed his voice actor was able to talk that fast and not mess up.

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

Yea! How many takes did this guy have to do? Cuz that is a LOT of dialogue to hammer out at once.

[@crisptomato9495]

Fun fact: that’s George Costanza

[@imselfaware419]

Did you forget rehearsal, and redoing takes was a thing? I bet you did.

[@GiratinaofFury]

Insanity, at least that which Duckman is describing, is the emotional breakdown that comes from having the sense of control removed from your life, like a rug being pulled out from beneath you. How many people have gone mad because that fleeting bit of autonomy is denied?

[@cirrustate8674]

That's a large part of the reason so many people have mental health issues. We feel like we have NO control, no autonomy whatsoever.

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

This hits so close to home. But I never had a senior prom.

[@Yodascloaca]

Try senior porn, it may fill the void.

[@cloverus]

@@Yodascloaca now wait a second-

[@jpeg.600x2]

why lmao

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

@@jpeg.600x2 Live in the UK and left school at 16.

[@jpeg.600x2]

@@Ray_D_Tutto how

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

This really was the high point of animated cynicism.

[@legendteller4893]

I think Bojack Horseman definitely takes the flame. It's not easy to pull off really well like this and Bojack.

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

Isn't it funny how the two kings of animated cynicism are both about animal/human hybrids? I wonder if that was a coincidence, or if Bojack was specifically inspired by Duckman in any ways.

[@MrToddino]

@@legendteller4893 He said in 2 minutes what bojack took seasons to. Bojack is overrated

[@gojizard704]

Honestly bojack wishes it was this good...

[@REALwoombath]

@@MrToddino Shorter isn't usually better ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@DariusVladimirAuditore]

It's hard keeping yourself sane when you need to live in a disfunctional world that actively tries to fuck you over.

[@erisunflower]

Ain't that the truth.... just try your best to keep that chin up.

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

Well, best advice to you is explore the world, avoid those that want to scam you & use you for their purposes and be happy you are free. No one is commanding you to do whatever you want. Perhaps mother and father can give you some factual advices, but you shouldn't listen every advice like being close minded. No one will care about you doing something today shameful in 5 or even thousands of years. There is so much beauty in but also awful things out. Are humans different than animals? Aside being gifted with creation and failure without them, well, no. Animals have emotions and feelings. But also don't. We reproduce, create, live and die. Then some day will all be rebooted and start all over again. We live in The Sims world and being played by the creators, folks. Be happy you weren't born unhealthy and insane. Life isn't perfect. If it was perfect, it would be boring because there is no point living in this world anymore. Look at the animal in the cage. Eats, sleeps and plays everyday. That's what we are. Keep going forward till you find your own happiness and always avoid Debbie Downers. Wish i could avoid my sister, father and mother like that in reality which is no wonder why people leave them to live their own lives better with someone.

[@Isow23]

@@xXSilentAgent47Xx what’s a Debbie downer?

[@chemfelix]

It's really wild how basically everyone nods in agreement when he says "MODERN living is the problem," and then jumps straight to the conclusion that "living is misery."

[@DR3ADER1]

What did you expect with people who are lazy cunts who refuse to apply themselves and instead, choose to blame outside/foreign factors for their own unhappiness? The comments here are composed of losers who lack the balls and the brains to adapt and overcome these self-inflicted maladies. Laugh at them and enjoy life for what it is. A beautiful shithole. Also, have fun.

[@cirrustate8674]

@@DR3ADER1 Shitholes aren't beautiful. Life isn't SUPPOSED to be a shithole. Hard to have fun when nothing makes any fucking sense.

[@sahilhossian2449]

Accurate depiction

[@nicholayrichardson9668]

To be fair it'd be hard to feed 7 billion people without machinery

[@DevineInnovations]

Modern life is unnatural, but who’s going to trade it for living in the middle of the wilderness? And don’t get me started on everything in between. I don’t know what the solution is.

[@Rex_The_Mouse]

Adult cartoons nowadays try so hard to be like this, only to appeal so hard that it seems fake and uninspired. This show was great because it decided to be good despite it's appeal. It wore its unpopularity like a crown on its head.

[@aegisreflector1239]

Adult cartoons nowadays try a little too hard to be edgy and crude without context or point

[@tobsonasanya4765]

@@aegisreflector1239 eh not all besides you tellin me this rant was perfect?

[@aegisreflector1239]

@@tobsonasanya4765 When did I say duckman was perfect?

[@aegisreflector1239]

@@tobsonasanya4765 Yes family guy, South Park Rick and Morty among others are guilty of trying to hard to be edgy and crude. Also why did you get so triggered?

[@tobsonasanya4765]

@@aegisreflector1239 Eh people still like those 2 shows, although can't really say the same for modern family guy

[@DJehck]

“But that’s probably nothing you haven’t already heard 100 times before.” God that right there is what keeps me from saying what I truly want, because like, what can I actually say that hasn’t already been said at this point man.

[@sukinsyn6387]

yeah

[@BionicDirector117]

Who cares if it's been said before? Sometimes things are worth saying again. Let go of the desire to be truly original by recognizing that you can't do anything about it and just do.

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

"What can I actually say that hasn't already been said at this point, man." That's true, but your thoughts and feelings truly matter, and expressing them won't just make you feel better, it might make somebody else feel better too. That's really all we can strive for.

[@chloedemeter5473]

Don't just say it. Also act in accordance. Become self sufficient, ungovernable. Be free yourself and show others it's possible. And call out the bullshit constantly. I'm on my way there myself. So I'm not just an internet hypocrite.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Fuck it, say what you want anyway. Just because what you go through is common, it doesn't mean that it's less valid. And if everybody goes through it, then there might be some answers.

[@deusexaethera]

I wonder if there's a DSM 5 entry for a disorder involving the compulsive construction of excessively elaborate metaphors. Because this duck absolutely has it.

[@corvettez06usa]

I've since grown up and had a few full time jobs since this first aired. Currently slog through 12 hour work shifts at a factory. The whole rant is 100% relatable.

[@314rft]

The fact that this is Jason Alexander is what makes this 100x better!

[@morethanjustasloth5528]

“Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness. Science fiction? It is already happening to some extent in our own society... Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs. In effect, antidepressants are a means of modifying an individual's internal state in such a way as to enable him to tolerate social conditions that he would otherwise find intolerable.” Guess who said that.

[@SpinosaurusStudios_]

Me. I did that. I time traveled to specifically say this line.

[@apileofcocaine6855]

Lol unabomber

[@tigertoxins584]

Author of brave new world? I got a news flash for you though, the problem isn’t society, the problem is you.

[@morethanjustasloth5528]

@@tigertoxins584 Damn, didn't know I was such a drain that I alone could cause the countrywide steady increase in use of antidepressants over the course of thirty years. I must be a real asshole if I could cause that before I was even born.

[@stonethemason12]

@@tigertoxins584 Yeah. But this is also about putting into perspective why it drives us crazy and makes us depressed. Which is integral to the you part as well because you're acknowledging why you're suffering instead of staying blind to it. You're basically detracting attention from the fact that we DO live in a profoundly sick. Neurotic. And mentally ill society. But yes. It is also true that most people don't question it. And put up with it. It does fall back on you in the end. But that's also why we try to tell people what they're doing to themselves. Can't fix what isn't even perceived. Gotta make the unconcious conscious

[@neshead15]

I don't understand the people who see this and think that "if only he knew what today would be like." If anything, this proves that the world was already miserable 25 years ago. The world didn't "get worse", you just got old enough to see it for what it is. Politics, cultural issues, even freakin' COVID isn't the problem. It's that eventually, regardless of those problems with our society, at some point parking, driving, shopping, eating, and working are all going to get chewed up and spat back out and they aren't going to taste like living anymore.

[@Joaquin546]

Yup life sucked as bad now a days as it did back then! Beyond covid this is typical Amercian business.

[@aquicklad972]

It actually is worse though. Suicide, drug addictions and overdoses, alcoholism, and mental illnesses have all been extremely heightened from the lockdowns and measures taken which isolate people and instill fear into them. Suicides, as well as attempts and feelings of this have been especially heightened with younger people, including children. Tell me, how frequently did kids say they wanted to die in the 90s?

[@Joaquin546]

@@aquicklad972 Well considering Grunge, and goth music became extremely popular in the 90’s quite high.

[@aquicklad972]

@@Joaquin546 not nearly as high as now.

[@Joaquin546]

@@aquicklad972 Eh feels like your splitting hairs to complain about modern times compared to some idealized version of the past that doesn’t exist.

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

Alternate title: Duckman explains why the new generations have depression

[@reginlief1]

Not the voice I’d expect this character design to have! I love the run-on sentences.

[@BionicDirector117]

It's a perfect character fit for Jason Alexander. Basically George Costanza in animated duck form.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

What are you talking about, that's exactly the right voice for it.

[@shanechannel7066]

I remember watching this as a kid. Back when adult comedies didn't need fart jokes and random nonsense to be funny. Most modern shows like Brickleberry, Fairview, Alan Gregory, and bordertown to name a few, are trying to be the next family guy. Honestly, who can blame them? Family guy has made a killing over the years making Seth McFarland millions. They all want that family guy money!

[@bustergundo516]

I like brickleberry.

[@coprographia]

Duckman had plenty of fart jokes.

[@tobsonasanya4765]

Theee are still good adult shows lol

[@DarkhalfBreed]

@@bustergundo516 I think the first season had some charm, then it got kind of meh at the 2nd season.

[@itsjustvin7630]

What about Bojack Horseman

[@SonicUnleasher1]

This dude just summarised life in 2 damn minutes. He's boss as hell

[@sahilhossian2449]

You mean modern life

[@SonicUnleasher1]

@@sahilhossian2449 Yeah. It’s the same regardless. Modern life is the present dude

[@jdraven0890]

There's an interview with Jason Alexander about how difficult voicing Duckman was. Now I see why.

[@delvin0965]

Vaas: did I ever tell ever tell you the definition of insanity? Duckman: yeah, yeah. If your going through a routine over and over only to find that your insides are changing for the worse only to realise that your best days are behind you and at that you wish your through the same routine over and over which is the only thing from losing your mind! Vaas:…..

[@ReySchultz121]

One of the pirates: Jesus Christ man.

[@Thehudats]

Jason: holy fuck

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

That's actually a lousy definition for insanity though. It's just anxiety over time passing. I have a legit dank definition for insanity for you though. Insanity is just thinking things that those around you do not accept you thinking. You are defined as insane, if the consensus of those around you, decide you are insane. It doesn't mean you're wrong, it just means you're thinking prohibited thoughts.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom There are no forbidden thoughts. And people don't usually agree on everything. So your definition to s not only wrong, it's meaningless. Insanity is mental illness, which is illness. A health condition. Something that prevents you from being happy and is not your environment. (Although the environment may cause it or contribute to it.) It is not about what you think. There are many kinds of mental illnesses, from being unable to do anything despite wanting to for no apparent reason to talking to hallucinations, from feeling detached from your body to feeling that your furniture is conspiring against you. There is also the folk definition for insanity: Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That certainly isn't healthy behaviour, although "surprise game mechanics" prove that the expectation is not always unreasonable.

[@DR3ADER1]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Freeman's Mind ep 64 debunks this wholeheartedly: "Well one, it's a stupid saying because it doesn't account for other variables, look at slot machines! And two, that implies everything is not insane."

[@Pyrobaconstudios]

it's depressing how this is even more relevant than it was back in it's time

[@DR3ADER1]

It's not, this is a cartoon that's making fun of a cynical loser who fails to adapt from being a miserable cunt. And this is coming from a cynical arsehole such as myself. Most of these people in the comments section of the above video lack this self-awareness and fail to adapt and overcome their butthurt anguishes. Top tip: Don't be like those chodes. Laugh at them.

[@jacobhargiss3839]

The best marker for when society is at its end is that insanity is s defined by the rare instances where people break through and speak the complete truth.

[@stevelopez6957]

I swear this show deserves the same amount of praise that Bojack gets today I love both so much it sucks how this one didn’t get the recognition it deserves

[@ThomatoSauce]

Like a fine wine, this scene only gets better with age.

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

George Costanza in Duck form.

[@dragojuice8716]

this is the cartoon version of the scene from the pilot episode of Mr. Robot where he goes on an internal mental rant about whats wrong with society and I love it

[@mi-da2920]

With everything going on in 2022, I seriously wonder how many of us are even sane anymore.

[@Anxmaly666]

Very few

[@coprographia]

Does anybody else remember the episode where Duckman’s son Ajax destroys an entire alien civilization just by inadvertently inspiring a religion based on his stories of his dad?

[@mastermoye3915]

Oh yeah! I saw that one. Lesson of the that story: People sometimes can be easily influenced by anything whether you’re the good guy or the bad guy, be careful about what you do and say. You’ll never know when it’ll backfire on you!

[@TheNoobyNoob1]

Man, I revisit this clip in tough times. Glad we all been or going through it. Hope everyone is surviving!

[@rokasiru3049]

S.O.S.

[@TheNoobyNoob1]

@@rokasiru3049 you need someone to play halo with? I gotchu fam 😎

[@DavidLS1]

Some think George Costanza was Jason Alexander's best role. I say it was Duckman.

[@userdetails1]

If you went to a psychiatrist appointment and said all of this in this manner, you would walk out with a prescription for Risperidone.

[@bustergundo516]

Or be taken out of your home by DCF.

[@coprographia]

They just don’t hand out the good stuff anymore….

[@remimartin8493]

@@coprographia Risperdal, Xanax, Alprazolam.. All this shit is worse if you haven't heard this words already...

[@DokesConspiracyNetwork]

Ahh, yes, good old Risperdern XR with some Abilifly, yupp! Gotta love these witch doctors! * may increase suicidal thoughts and make you impotent*

[@userdetails1]

@@DokesConspiracyNetwork If you're on an anti-psychotic, out of all the side-effect being unable to get it up will be the least of your worries

[@MMDelta9]

Moments when you realize Jason Alexander had more talent in his voice than Seth Macfarlane has in his whole entourage.

[@LuisGonzalez-dt2oz]

ok, bro

[@animateddepression]

Yea I don't think Jason wrote this monologue.

[@MMDelta9]

@@animateddepression Didn't say he wrote it. I'm talking about the voice acting on display here. Tho the writers for Duckman are on a whole other level compared to Family Guy or the Simpsons

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Well to be fair, that's actually a pretty low bar to clear.

[@MMDelta9]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom Fair point.

[@anon.nobody6471]

"Probably nothing you havent heard a hundred times before". That little quip at the end is what gets to me. How readily a lot of people feel the need to trivialize their own issues to feel normal. Its exhausting

[@ZolYinPodcast]

Unpopular opinion: Life was always stressful, it’s just that, with social media, we are able to actually communicate it across millions of people and share some sort of kinship on this electronic plane of cyber reality.

[@zigzoinks5493]

Fun.

[@JohnSmith-yf5bk]

Which just amplifies that stress by unnecessarily repeating it a million times. Just look at any forum about literally anything. You know who is the worst type of person to talk to when you’re depressed? Another depressed person. Thanks to the internet, there are entire sites like Reddit where you can be exposed to unlimited sad stories and pathetic lifestyles by depressed hermits, and become deluded to think that this is what the average person is like since you think you’re talking to regular people you’d see on the street. This slowly wears away at your emotional resiliency and makes you have an irrationally pessimistic outlook on life as well. Before the internet, you’d have to talk to someone in person when you were feeling down, who would likely never be as sad as someone ruminating online about all the bad parts of life.

[@DoveJS]

@@JohnSmith-yf5bk Not automatically. There is some kinship in understanding exactly what you're feeling, but it's best if they can then go and talk with others who aren't depressed so they get a broader range of support and hopefully something can change for the better. It helps to have everything in moderation.

[@AppleOfThineEye]

@@DoveJS "It helps to have everything in moderation." Including cyanide? Point being, this is a reductive, absurd statement to make.

[@DoveJS]

​@@AppleOfThineEye 😂Cyanide has *multiple* commercial uses but even pesticides use moderation. Too little is ineffective and too much is wasteful, Applejack, my beloved pony. 🤣

[@MrSaywutnow]

Probably my favourite Duckman rant.

[@kakazi2170]

No Duckman, I've never heard it. But I know for a fact that everyone knows it.

[@thefruitman746]

George Costanza is just one big mood

[@lukahj]

He explained "To be, or not to be" perfectly

[@MrDedpool1]

Can't see this without thinking of George Castanza ranting at Seinfeld behind the kitchen counter of Seinfeld's apartment

[@cutemimi25]

I think the same thing since both characters were both played by Jason Alexander.

[@Kr0nicDragon]

I mean.....he’s not wrong

[@xenoultragod84]

this is the best rant i've heard in my entire life

[@NobD2]

Everything that Jason Alexander touches is a work of art. Few people could deliver a rant like him.

[@duomaxwell6523]

VERY excellent commentary from Duckman, though I never watched it completely when I grew up. Life, not just Earth's television and the internet, but existence itself, needs more cartoons like this.

[@PKMN37]

IKR? It's rare to see modern TV take any risks because Hollywood is so afraid of offending people, no matter how small the group. When you only appeal to an easily offended minority, you get nothing but complaints.

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

George, after he finally snapped...

[@bustergundo516]

Yep.

[@Need4Speeds]

Truer words said from the Duckman himself 👏👏👏

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

Duckman's Rant perfectly sums up my thoughts on society today. Duckman Rules!

[@jamespaguip5913]

I can relate to this guy.

[@Supah_Sayin_Rick]

I think we all can

[@gavinphoenixballesteros3080]

Sometimes I lose my mind about our society like Duckman does

[@GarkKahn]

We all think the same And some were beaten enough to actually say the same

[@Supah_Sayin_Rick]

This show was way ahead of it's time

[@DrHundTF2]

There two people here: those who make good points regarding mental health, societal problems and the destruction of our happiness and well being. And those who call those first people the Joker. Funny, but I could say that this “does say a lot on society”

[@brycejohansen7114]

This is probably one of the most sane things I've heard in a long time

[@Sarah.J.Jacobson]

You know, WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY! We're supposed to act in a civilized way!

[@Quinntus79]

Nothing more barbaric and savage than civilization. I’m beginning to see why Huck Finn wanted out.

[@osamayomama]

BOTTOM TEXT

[@Mikedot]

"Why bother having a civilization if we're no longer interested in being civilized?" - Frank from God Bless America

[@DR3ADER1]

You're not living in a society, smooth-brain, grow up and choose life. Enjoy it for what it is, rather than expect it to bend to your every whim and demand like some autocratic dictator.

[@DR3ADER1]

@Michael Maxwell Seinfeld was always shit. So I never watched it. Also, pop culture references are for morons like Randall Pitchford anyway.

[@Outta-hz1ej]

YOU KNOW WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY

[@Turboy65]

I need to memorize this rant, word for word. And make it a point to use it at least once a week.

[@ShockUzer]

If you grew up being taught that the world works in a certain way and you prepare for it, but you end up seeing by yourself that it actually doesn't and nothing you did to prepare for it does anything to make it better, of course you are going to feel this way, whenever is the time period you came from. And this is a very old story.

[@joeywomer]

Some of these names I'm hearing Duckman say I swear I heard The Nostalgia Critic call The AVGN the one time.

[@JNJNRobin1337]

i like how they essentially just say "eh you've probably heard this many times already" at the end

[@1x93cm]

George: We live in a society! Duckman: We also somehow live in a society!

[@originaljackofhearts]

Its 2022 and this still makes more sense then ever.

[@bobroberts2581]

Here’ s going this show winds up in Tubi, like the Oblongs, Dan Vs., and Dilbert.

[@schmoop3660]

I cannot unhear George Constanza because both characters are played by Jason Alexander

[@animateddepression]

Wow, this hits a lot different now that I'm not 9 years old.

[@MadnessBomber]

This should be shown to every senior in high school right before graduation. Show them what they're in for when they graduate.

[@Ranzord95]

unironically there's thought schools that very much agree with this (and they are not the "psychology is a scam" ones)

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Isn't that rant pretty much exactly what Karl Marx meant by "alienation of labour"?

[@MCVessels]

Oh, totally. Antipsychiatry, Thomas Szazs and R D Laing and all the rest, have been saying this since the 1970s. Edit: and yeah, Marx and Durkheim were talking about alienation and anomie being created by society back in the 19th century! (David Wührer - beat me to that bit!)

[@malo4886]

What is your point.

[@DeadManAnimations]

This is essentially the meme form of "Disability Incarcerated", a great book y'all should read btw.

[@autismobinch135]

“Meme form”

[@sydneesmith9262]

His voice actor is amazing truly dedicated to his craft

[@STLCODPS3123]

There's something so depressing, yet oddly beautiful how many 90s cartoons were so bitterly cynical, albeit correct

[@robobox7595]

South Park and Family Guy ruined that.

[@rhino2960]

Other kids thought about toys, games, tv, fun stuff they liked to do, i thought about how somewhere down the road, i was gonna have to do everything for myself. It scared the shit out of me so badly i fought to avoid thinking about it. Now I'm 31, I'm a diagnosed HF autistic with chronic depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, IED, and Tourette's syndrome. Life still scares the shit out of me, I struggle with the basics that most people just get on with, rarely do I ever have the presence of mind to think any further ahead than a few days, and the few times i do, I almost always end up tripping long before getting in sight of the finish line. Despite all that I've learned some things. If you never try, you never go anywhere, do anything, or accomplish anything. Avoiding Failure isn't what matters, getting back up, and trying again with what you learned the last time around is what matters. If you keep getting up, and keep trying, keep applying what you learn along the way, eventually, you will succeed, and when you finally do, the feeling of satisfaction you'll experience is indescribable. This world's true winners aren't the ones born with more than they need, its the ones who never stop getting back up after failing, who never stop learning from their failures, and who despite failure after failure, just keep trying until they get it right.

[@tokyobandz3307]

Thank you for this. Really. I wish you the best in everything and hope you can overcome all of your struggles.

[@atlegaczbsgsbcesbg]

"HF autistic with chronic depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, IED, and Tourette's syndrome." sounds like the average 13 y/o twitter girl bio Seriously though, that must suck

[@rhino2960]

@@atlegaczbsgsbcesbg know how it sounds, but it is what it is my brain just don't work right.

[@garygrim9235]

Every couple months I come back to this video to remind myself that I am not the crazy one and my frustrations with life are shared by most people.

[@santranquil]

Duckman is my spirit animal!

[@pancakes590]

People: we don’t get adult cartoons like this anymore! Bojack Horseman: am I a joke to you…

[@TheComedyGeek]

Jason Alexander's greatest role (Fight me, Seinfeld freaks!) and one of the best rants ever. A high point of the 90's and yes, still relevant to today.

[@ouchiegiverjr]

“The diploma” wow its gross how real that shit feels

[@jiggycalzone8585]

Duckman is Constanzas true inner monologue

[@KnownAsKenji]

Among all the Karens and Kardashians and Magas and Hesheits, it's worth remembering how many Duckmans still lurk about.

[@gigitheskeleton6202]

It's the duck mans and Morgendorffers that somehow keep us grounded

[@Wii4a11]

They teach us not to have low self esteem, but to have low self esteem for others

[@jpeg.600x2]

Magas make sense to a point

[@Morningstar91939]

@@jpeg.600x2 and you just ruined the thread.

[@revuutube]

@@jpeg.600x2 I bet duckman would be one

[@jareddixon9108]

The Irony however, is that the modern life he’s talking about is the life he’s trying to get back to. Mental institutions were meant for people who can not or will not adapt to society.

[@richardpaulson6002]

The nightmare truth of it all.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

That's not entirely true. It is true that mental asylum were built to lock away the embarrassing elements of society, out of sights out of mind. But what made them embarrassing? Eventually those asylums became hospitals, trying to help people, treat them, cure them. It was about the time that the mechanistic view of people and if doctors as mechanics who fix broken people that became prominent with you industrialisation became abandoned. Though not by all, apparently. Psychotherapy is not about inability or unwillingness to adapt to society. Rather the opposite: Many people suffer because they adapted too well, putting the needs of others ahead of their own.

[@MCVessels]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Very astute. Although for a lot of people it's maybe not that they've adapted too well so much as that they've been forced to adapt, and can't meet their own needs due to the shape they've been bent into. Which is very similar to being unable to adapt healthily to society, if not the same.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@MCVessels There is no way to adapt healthily such that you are unable to meet your own needs.

[@MCVessels]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Then the people who have adapted too well from one perspective, haven't managed to adapt from another?