Is it worth getting good at things? RANT

In a new rant series, I start it all off by moaning about getting good at things, and why it's not worth it. What do you think?
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[@Krahfty]

wow you think exactly the way i do, but i wish i had the ability to articulate my thoughts like you can

[@bobbobb7257]

Philip, please make a rant about rants. If you do, I'll... I'll... uhm...

[@sarah-nr6uy]

Alternate title: life sucks

[@MsZsc]

NR

[@greenhound]

so true about the whole "professionals start to do things amateurs are taught not to do" like in counter strike pushing through a smoke to catch a team off guard... if you do it at a low rank and it works, "you got lucky", if you do it at a low rank and you die, "you're a noob" if you do it at a high rank and it works, "omg you're a god", if you do it at a high rank and you die, "how did you get this rank you fucking idiot"

[@emmettbrown3463]

for me it reminded me of all the hammer sdk 'laws'

[@uzernam303]

These rant videos are actually really good. I don't know why you'd (have) want(ed) to stop doing them.

[@DarkIzo]

wow... even though english is not my native language and i still struggle at some points i understood you perfectly well despite you talking fast as lightning. Few words, much meaning. Thank you.

[@Weroupolmitneir]

Wow, I went trough the same thing thinking about this, for example Minecraft. Used to be the best game ever, scary noises from deep caves, excitement building something awesome etc. Now it's just plain boring.

[@seanchamberlain8743]

I was so into minecraft like 1 month ago, but that was becuase it was the only game I played, then I started playing csgo and realised that Minecraft just really sucked and I only played it becuase my friend wanted me too.

[@vladandrei2531]

4:59 minutes filled with pure genius.

[@THTerra]

Please speak a bit faster.

[@cr33p3rhd6]

Literally unwatchable. S M H...

[@bharatmadhok6773]

Can watch on 2x with no problem

[@SalzBr3zel]

Hey Philip, first off all i want to say that you are a great inspiration for me and I want to tell you the many ways you impress me. I always wanted to express the feelings I have about quite a lot of thoughts I had in mind but couldn't or didn't feel the need to express. I have the feeling that you share the same opinion as me on many topics. After I watched some rants from you I think that you are a great and layered person who I want to experience myself. The originality that you bring with your videos is refreshing. You make me consider bringing some own thoughts on paper that I would have otherwise never thought about writing down. I hope you won't stop doing some deeper videos about yourself and your thoughts next to the other formats you do (which I also enjoy) and I wish you the best in your life and future.

[@baconinvader]

He sounds really drunk if you play it at half speed

[@weekasi1]

Still great even over 6 years later

[@Der_Eddie]

I recently discovered your rant videos and I love them! Would be great if you could do some more, I'm sure there's quite a lot to talk about.

[@s0lsticefr4]

I watched and now youtube is recommending all of your previous rant, 100% worth it

[@axelsoares6881]

Damn watching this made me reconsider if those many years playing counter strike were fun or not ... Fuq

[@aloedg3191]

10 years ago and i thought it came out a week ago or something Ive noticed this applies to my life as well and had such a hard time articulating it, thank you

[@deltanoodles]

Well I'm rather depressed now....

[@sgtmaggi]

Came for a fun rant about competition. Am now crying in my bed.

[@sashatatsiy1815]

how are you not at 1 million subs yet, your amazing. and i can understand every word yous said without stopping.

[@curdie_]

Well, three rants later and I feel like crying myself to sleep. Thanks, Philip.

[@ahmadsyazwan8311]

Can't get myself to stop laughing at the amount of innuendos you've put in the video

[@jason_thegoblin]

It's been 3 years since I first saw this video and I still think about it.

[@babypolerpopster]

"Think of something that you can do better than those around you." Erm...

[@matejsvab185]

I always listen to this rant when I'm going to sleep to get some deep thoughts and think about the meaning of life

[@SolarMoth]

There's just something about your rants that I love. Keep doing em.

[@_sSolid]

THE DAFT PUNK REFERENCE AT THE START!!

[@Aaronitouse]

Videos like this are the reason I subscribed, keep it up man..

[@HeadlessSnowman]

i dont even know how to respond to something like this, i dont want to sound like a 8 yr old pewdiepie fan boy but this is really really amazing. Not just this video, which is almost everything that i have though about on the subject is terms that i can organize my train of thought, but the entire chanel is very amazingly made its a great mix of gaming videos, little effort and in the momment commentary, and legit quality content which isnt as cool to show to your friends, but i love everything about this chanel it has jokes which and built up for a while and need you to pay attention to understand and find funny ( the oppsite of vine and other stupid things which peoples attantion span doesnt run out before the end of) it also has well done comedy interspirced through out the video. As someone who makes videos ( for my school not youtube ) i understand that philip probably doesnt even try to do most of this. Which makes it was much better then if he was. Kinda circling around in my argument and stating to do things which are then counterproductive to do but... like this chanel a small group of people will like and agree with what i say. And that is good enough for me. Keep up the good work philip your amazing

[@babypolerpopster]

Woah, I actually looked up Daft Punk... I never knew they were French. Awesome mask or my ignorance?

[@TheSolidlad]

I like watching your content, because you speak what's on my mind, and (at least for 5 minutes at a time) I don't feel so alone and not-understood/misunderstood... It's like the whole video (which is based on your experiences) would have been based om mine! Mind blowing... I'd really like to have a chat with you one day, but I fear we'd run into the same walls as you've mentioned... me having very similar experiences to yours, but at the same time being a few years younger than you (soon 22), would most likely result in a pretty boring conversation for you, as I probably would have very little stuff to tell you, which hasn't happened to you yet, or ideas to share with you, which haven't come to life in your head already... but I think the differences in our surroundings and upbringing would make it so that we ourselves differ enough to have a couple hours long conversation without either of us getting bored... I could start quoting lines from this video, and providing examples of how and when did I experience it in real life, but that would go on forever... your experiences and conclusions after experiencing them are beyond relatable for me...

[@TheSolidlad]

basically... You're not alone, Philip.

[@mrcheckhammmer]

Lol

[@mrcheckhammmer]

A Solid lad millions feel these things. I know what you mean by this comment, but ur really not that special

[@DoxSteele]

If you read this, do you read it at the speed in which Philip was talking or at an even more blistering speed? Did you type your words at the speed in which he spoke them? Is this the speed that Philip thinks with?

[@mattlawr]

This. This is how I feel with what I do. I can either help people up to the point that I'm at, or continue going alone...

[@hiiminting]

He made 10 people cry,Btw i still love all your video's keep em up ^^

[@snowiblind]

11 now

[@drunksanta1427]

+snowiblind make that 13

[@snowiblind]

+The Emerald Apple omg 2apple5me

[@drunksanta1427]

much cool many scare

[@snowiblind]

The Emerald Apple veri green such apple

[@SquishEESpark]

Very "MYSTERIOYS"

[@TheCrimsonSeven]

Good damn, man. These are some thoughts to think over. You're very thoughtful about these things and it surprises me how these videos fit so much philosophy in so little time with so much humor. You clearly put a lot of work into these and that's great. Your hard work, experience and skill is appreciated, so you can at least enjoy that. Also, you should take up Dota 2.

[@TekkGnostic]

another great rant. some topics happened to coincide with some projects I've been working on now... thinking I should actually release some of them instead of hoarding all on my overflowing HD... leaving myself a legacy that only I know about :P

[@mickmoon6887]

This video explains the effects of being better at things so well to any skills or hobby. It's always good to be innocent than being the knowing one and hopefully the action you do becomes legacy. Why are humans like this why does the enthusiasm goes away after you master it

[@MrSpruce]

I RAN OUT OF RANT VIDEOS TO WATCH I NEED MORE

[@bl8demast3r]

I love your rants!

[@111111222223]

Wait wut, can you release a slowmotion version of this? I'm a slow reader and my english isn't good enough to understand much with that speed.

[@smollbb]

Just discovered those, they are fabulous.

[@RainbowPuschel]

WHY DID I WATCH THIS AT 4AM IN THE MORNING AHHHHHH, I CANT KEEP UP

[@mihailazar2487]

The WHERE'S YOUR GOD NOW would actually make a great custom alarm sound

[@sluagh5534]

That was amazing, this video deserves way more views than it has

[@RedKryptonGames]

Good Rant. Have you ever played War of the Vikings? When it's finished you will be able to to publish your own maps, so I expect you to make some maps. ;)

[@N3Souls]

Loved the rant, but what even made more into the rant was the background music :O Mind if someone could share taht music? Makes me fdeel really concentrated :o

[@DaFunkGamingOfficial]

I love his videos.

[@admersuko2535]

I think it's OK to be good at something. You can teach other people how to become as good as you, and then you would have more competition = more fun. Except, it would take time to teach, and once the pupils master the skills you already had, you suddenly get better over time, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you won't be able to get defeated again... But that is not the case with my brother, since I am always better than him, but he's only 5, he plays "Whack-A-Zombie" with a crowbar and grenades. Yes, it's Half-Life I'm talking about. I'm even making him a special training map. And the best thing about being very good at something is the fact that people that are good at something sometimes help people who aren't as good. At least when it comes to topics like mapping, coding etc.

[@furankusama]

Where this video cut, my life crisis began.

[@Wa1200-6]

That laugh did it for me 11/10

[@tf_lecter]

this one hits different

[@dekko6543]

i think i catched the important parts: bigger, longer and balls.

[@jose2226]

Yes, bigger balls please

[@Aeroxima]

There are so many things I want to do, I'll never be able to do them all (especially competently). I can't simultaneously be depressed about that and this at the same time, they inherently conflict. The whole "growing up" thing is something I decided against when I wasn't yet in any danger of it, and so far I've remained steadfast on that. I'm quite happy about that. Otherwise yes, "it's lonely at the top," and if you say that it sounds like a brag.

[@air2048]

Math dood here. Glad you mentioned Galois

[@babypolerpopster]

Well, now I feel awful, like I wasted my life away... yet also inspired to do more.

[@StringDeposit]

Hurro: in paint, I was the golden boy : clarinet at 23 , never virtuosic , but able to manage playing with others : turned myself inside out in late 20's and took up a job i can never be excellent at ; kept golden boy asleep ; woke him up and started again from time to time : at 56 I'm taking up violin : i want it now to keep me alive, because I truly expect never to be good at it : I have been impressed by your work thus far. If you want to beat your ennui , you can get medications for that .

[@Heartsprovide]

Will you restart this series some time in the future? I really like your rants..

[@PoweredDiamond]

Your videos are the BEST!

[@en3rgyman]

play this video at 0,5 speed and laugh

[@jarehannela1675]

en3rgyman weed

[@VirtualTurtleGames]

So drunk xD

[@stalectos]

well there is always the fact that by getting good at something you can help others interested in that thing get better at it. as an example a sufficiently skilled counter strike player can in theory through making videos or through discussion help a new player learn the positions on maps they need to watch and where and when they should throw smokes and flashes when moving to a certain bombsite on a specific map. basically when you have finally gotten good at something so good that you either cannot advance any farther or going any farther wouldn't be any fun you can help other reach that point.

[@coolbrotherf127]

That's how sticking to unpopular things that are once popular feels like. There are small communities making and doing things that are truly incredible in those communities, but outsiders have no idea what makes certain things better than others. These incredible things either are too esoteric to comprehend or too complicated to bother comprehending. I still play Line Rider, a game that was popular with 12 year olds in 2007. In the community those that are left have made truly incredible tracks that take months of hard work that only 50 people will ever see. Is being really good at something no one appreciates worth it, or does it pay off to follow other roads that are less enjoyable but get more attention? It probably feels great being top of a leader board in a popular game, but does it feel the same being the best at a game few people even remember? Personally, I play these older or lesser known games because I like being isolated from large groups. There is always a fear that the game could die at any time, but less toxic behavior makes them more enjoyable communities to be apart of.

[@PlayPrey]

The worst thing is, you are 100% correct about everything... Only bad thing about this video is, it made me less motivated to work on my Source Mod. :/

[@doivnjoijf814]

So many words... Can't... Process too many... *WORDS AT A FAST PACE!* AGH!

[@lethaldumpster2699]

*Im bored of mapping for his exact reasons.*

[@danoninho72]

I can definitely relate to minecraft. The first time I played it single player I was scared as hell during the first night! I built my house in the montain and spent the whole night listening to a spider, and as if it wasnt enough, it was raining during the day! But days after i went rambo outside to kill everything...

[@hl2mukkel]

oh :D cool :) well I guess my time in programming, video creation, gaming indie games also adds up :D my PC has been turned off last in 1995 ;D quite impressive tho! I remember your solitair vids :-D

[@lereff1382]

This doesn't just SOUND deep, it IS deep :O

[@Punkledunk]

It's about the journey. Not the destination.

[@1xKhepri]

But what do you do when you don't enjoy the journey? When trying to achieve something leaves you only fustrated and tired instead of giving you any sense of accomplishment?

[@guymanguy]

the journey of life sucks

[@Patroiten]

You simply just choose another path.

[@guymanguy]

errATiC all paths lead down the same inevitable destination

[@Patroiten]

We talked about the journey, which will diffirentiate depending on your choices. The end of all paths will of course be death corresponding by time. If you choose to jump off of a cliff, you will se how your choice has limited your time drastically.

[@BlueEyesWhiteTeddy]

I love you philip, you're amazing. :D

[@Axle182.]

This kinda reminds me of Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation on the Escapist! :D

[@GamersDare]

Here was me thinking I'd do something constructive today. Now I'm stuck in an existential crisis, Thanks.

[@hl2mukkel]

DAMN MAN ALL HAIL THE KING!

[@MothShortie]

only at 4:30 i realised the background changed color.

[@hasw24]

Alex Thomsen it changes color the whole video.

[@MothShortie]

hasw24 no shit.

[@hasw24]

Alex Thomsen ok well you gave one specific time in the video. i'm sorry if i've offended you

[@MothShortie]

hasw24 you didnt offend me. you just didnt understand my comment

[@hasw24]

Alex Thomsen i just thought you ment at that one point you saw it change color. thats why i informed you that it changes color the whole video

[@Corvatile]

The trick to not finding your hobbies too easy is to always be shit at them. Works for me.

[@Arcaninesy]

That was beautiful. Well said.

[@PeTecko]

I was all lonely and boring and than I started flying. Well, nothing changed, I´m still boring and (probably because flying meant more to me, than the girl) lonely, but at least I can talk about something that noone understands for hours whenever I get wasted just probably because I enjoy listening myself. In this activity, you can never master anything to 100%, you can fuck up your landing everytime, no matter if you fly for year or century, that´s the fun part

[@hymnsfordisco]

the life of an autobhopper. I've sunk like 400+ hours into auto bhop practice and skill, and almost nobody knows what it even is.

[@hymnsfordisco]

***** meh maybe its not that much but i only started a few months ago and I do it hours every day

[@VM0451]

This is THE reason why a lot of people in online games are butthurt. However, there are some nice guys who help others out, kinda like a cooler version of god, or something similar, like some of my friends. On the philosofical side, if god truly exists, he must feel really depressed, because he didn't help us so much further in this world, so he has no goal in life because humans are simply noobs compared to him. Thanks, 3kliksphilip, you have solved a mystery AND given us food for thought.

[@01110011011001010111]

Good video. This is so true.

[@gman981000]

hi sep

[@AndreiStephan]

I feel like not knowing anything about life and the world was, is what made life FUN and interesting as a child. Now life is boring and simple. Like when you play RPG games - (I can't explain the rest but you understand what I mean, right?)

[@Aaron31909]

a typical juggler's greatest gain, which isn't far from saying jugglers are wankers.

[@msvideogame]

I remember my art teacher ranted that as good as it is being wise and owning an art studio. He kinda was jellious of kids because of their yough and how much freedom they had that some of the greatest masters could only dream of. As well as challange that art students get. He hates the fact that he can do in a week what takes one art students months or years. As well as most people, including his family, started to have a hard time to understand him. Ah.

[@skyfire1129]

I'm in the HTML 5 Beta, but I don't see any of those settings :(

[@GuyOnAChair]

You are awesome.

[@vincentvanmierlo]

I dont think you mentioned the fact that you can be good in multiple things. You can always try to master in a certain thing and once it is done, you master a new thing. Right?

[@ashtar3876]

Was that intro a daft punk reference

[@Bwercs]

0.75 speed = drunk rant

[@ezrac704]

"my first rant video was terrible quality" Well this one looks bad as well now.

[@Jagureo]

I want to learn how to talk as fast as you

[@kanyonful]

i thought that i sped up.. boy i was wrong

[@TheBluetoothGamerz]

Not done in 1 take.

[@rmvpbnq]

+Optimis /dislike.

[@hl2mukkel]

Over 3000 hours of tf2 I need two new lives jk not a single hour on tf2 was wasted, I love games :> And I love RANTs

[@rets2490]

2X SPEED FOR DEATH

[@GamechatCZ]

I don't think that leaving a legacy and being remembered would help anything at all. I think that your best bet is going as far as you can and then falling into the abyss of forgotten history.

[@sagaciousstarwatson2560]

holy shit this is awesome yo thanks

[@tomerelad2235]

why did he stop with the rant videos?

[@807D14M0ND5]

Zen mind, beginners mind.

[@yikesmsmsmsm]

'when you start out you are taught things which are later discribed as bad'... Hmm... Carve anyone?

[@Jean-sanson]

me too, is good to see them moving

[@hiviexd5269]

poor philip :( he lost 16-0 in his last match and got deranked to DMG

[@WarBringerIL]

i think i love you

[@Tjk918]

Whats the name of this track?