MBMBaM - Shit's Been Whack Before

Justin McElroy provides words of reassurance to listeners in a time when it was easy to feel overwhelmed by bad news.
From My Brother, My Brother and Me Episode #309
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[@MAMCCO]

This showed up on my feed immediately after my wife and I finalized our plans to divorce. I’ve been sick to my stomach and anxious and sleepless for days. Thanks guys for this.

[@whatrhymeswithcharlsie]

I hope things start to get better for you soon! Sending good vibes your way :)

[@speakwithanimals]

divorce is crazy tough, but I can say from experience that it gets better!

[@MAMCCO]

Thank you, both. It’s for the best, she’s not in love with me anymore. I’m just anxious and sad and terrified of losing my kids (it’s great living in a red state 🙄)

[@PersonalPariah]

Wishing you all the best and hope you get back to good times soon.

[@MAMCCO]

Thank you so much

[@daphnedew3245]

it’s 12 a.m and there are tears STREAMIN down my face listening to this. needed to hear these good good boys tell me it’s gonna be okay

[@dinnerroll]

Leave it to the McElroy’s to take the exact wrong stance on every conceivable issue

[@Grantosis1]

@@dinnerroll Positive thinking, so toxic. Stop giving Grant R.'s a bad name.

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

@@dinnerroll yeah, how dare they be kind human beings

[@dinnerroll]

@@ashleyjohnson9651 so people who disagree with them aren’t human? I can remember another political ideology that dehumanized their opponents

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

@@dinnerroll I said "kind" human beings, implying there are people that can be human and not be kind, can you not read an 8 word sentence properly? Any other "so much for the tolerant left" BS you want to pull out?

[@r.d.shepard1569]

Damn I never realized the pure healing power of the McElroys telling me that it's gonna be okay until this moment.

[@justinberling4946]

Ooof... this hits different in 2020. I love these boys.

[@renasauceman]

People finding this in 2034 will say the exact same thing.

[@franklynnn]

i am sobbing in bed sick to my stomach and having a full blown panic attack. but i’ve been here before, and it didn’t last forever. i watch this video every time i have panic attacks like this, because my anxiety likes to tell me it’ll be like that forever, and i need to be reminded that it won’t. bless these boys for real.

[@DidThatHelp]

This clip has gotten me through some rough times too. I'm glad it's helpful for you. May the light of Ray Donovan bless us all

[@tierraabeyta5892]

This popped in my recommended just now and wow. Talk about timing. I have been really struggling with being away from my family, completing my degree, graduating during a pandemic, job/intern searching, and just existing at a generally unhappy point in my life. I never cry from watching things, in fact, I make it a point not to cry during sad movies haha, but this... this made me tear up. The McElroy's will always have a special place in my heart, but this was something that particularly impacted me today. Spooky how on point the youtube algorithm is sometimes!

[@excess_alex.mp4]

4 years early but MAN Justin really came through with this one ❤

[@FabulousaAliya]

Don't know why there's only 30 views, but thank you. I think a lot of people needed this.

[@shockofthenew]

A lot of people (especially young people) need to hear this. Sure you get the odd lucky, privileged person whose life runs smoothly and turns out just like they planned. But so many more of us come up against events and circumstances which make the path we dreamed of impossible. We have to adapt and change and give up on certain things, and we have to live through periods of great difficulty. But if you just keep moving forward other things will arrive. More often than not you eventually end up in a place you would never have expected to be, you never planned for - and that place is amazing. Many successful, happy people out there have had moments of absolute despair, have lived through stress, uncertainty, rejection, grief, illness, and everything else under the sun. My advice in those moments is to picture your future self in the best timeline, looking back at you with warmth and sympathy, holding out a hand and encouraging you to keep going. Also just keep doggedly reaching out for support when you need it, giving support when you can, and staying connected with people even if your brain is telling you to cut off, isolate and 'not be a bother'. Good luck out there x

[@BEEEELEEEE]

What Travis said at the end there is what really got the waterworks going for me

[@KylerAeron]

Boy this hits different in 2020

[@dankit2548]

Can three good good boys run for president?

[@blueskybelyr]

The three branches of government: oldest, middlest, babiest

[@ROldford]

How else are we going to get the Midnight Amendments ratified?

[@KraisonFrameworks]

All three at once? No. Consecutively? Yes. Which would be preferable, seeing as they would each get four-year terms.

[@AustinHuntwork]

I'll remind the losing party used to be become vice-president... how much do we have to fight to have a vice-vice-president?

[@rachell3460]

Catch me trying to rack my brain as to what was happening in June of 2016 when it is now 2020 and I literally cannot imagine anything worse than what this year has been lmaooo

[@dykeonoclast]

Pulse nightclub shooting was on June 12, 2016

[@sylph8005]

Look back farther than your own life then. Just for starters, there was another cornavirus pandemic in 1921. They had even less technology to deal with it then. And even so, the Roaring Twenties followed. Things can always be worse, and things can always get better.

[@Spottedleaf14]

bless the algorithm, i needed this at the exact moment i saw it

[@rosethepanda9523]

Bruh coming to the end of 2020, after quarantine (for my country). This hits hard. Stuff still is coming at us, it sucks somethimes, and other times it rules but we’ve just gotta keep going yah know. Great typograph btw, fantastic work :)

[@glowmilk7948]

Woah, your country is out of quarantine! That's huge! I hope folks are being responsible and that you're able to safely see your loved ones soon

[@spacedwarfguy]

We as a species survived and recovered from the Bubonic Plague, which killed 42% of the entire world population at one point. This sucks, but we will get thru it

[@audoldends6799]

It’s nice to just think of this as humanity is just having a bad day. Bad days are manageable

[@soundwave.superior]

Me looking at the gate this epsiode aired: Oh Juice, you gotta big storm comin'

[@jasonwalker4003]

Something I've found myself saying to reassure others that might help some people here too: Things might not be like you planned. I've dealt with someone close to me recently that's coming to a point where they have to face that they may not accomplish their dreams. It sucks. it's unfair. It's not what they thought things would turn out like and even the possibility of failure is terrifying to them. But, I always have to say, even if things don't turn out, you're not hopeless. people can grow and change and respond to their situation and if something doesn't turn out like you thought you're not out of options. Whether it's in your career or relationship or with your family or friends, it's so easy to get caught up in the idea that "If this one bad thing happens, its all over" when really, most of the time it isn't. Careers change, relationships begin and end, friends and family come and go, nothing is ever constant. Dont get so caught up in the way you want things to be that you miss what things could be, or even should be. It won't happen the way you plan.

[@fishy658]

thank you, this quote helped me get through today, god bless the McElroy's.

[@jetsandchains]

my parents and i might be moving to another country for the foreseeable future and i've been feeling pretty dang isolated and scared because of it recently, but this small clip gave me some much-needed comfort

[@Katie-qo5oj]

It’s amazing how this shows up on my feed at 4 in the morning where I’ve literally made myself sick with anxiety. Thank you so much boys💕

[@rachelrachel9152]

This is very very true, on an individual level, a great poster i saw once was "you've made it through every one of your bad days". On a humanity historical level, not a single thing happening now is something that hasn't happened before in the tens of thousands of years of human existence, it just is happening with new technologies around. And it might not necessarily reassure you to hear that humanity in general has gotten through thousands of wars and diseases and natural disasters, but i personally enjoy knowing that there are thousands of people throughout history all over the world that have had the same fears and troubles that i have had. I like not feeling so distant and removed from my parents and their parents and their parents and their grandparents and their grandparents, all of my ancestors, the thousands of people im directly related to and the thousands more i am related to distantly, people living in the victorian era and the middle ages and in early rome and the indus river valley, people who invented paper or crossed the bering straight or painted the cave art in altamira or sailed from island to island in the pacific, all of those billions of people ever alive, i have faced the same obstacles and had the same concerns as they all did too, and at that point they are no longer theoretical historical figures to me, but real family and friends that have managed to survive in this world just like i have

[@rebeccaharp1901]

putting this in my comfort vids playlist was a great idea. boy howdy i needed to here this.

[@gideongivesharrowboners]

every time i am in need, this video comes to me. thank you.

[@tyragall6938]

I only started listening to the McElroys (TAZ, MBMBaM, etc.) this last year. I'm so, so glad I found them, and bits like this remind me why. Thanks so much for your typography work and bringing these warm, wonderful words to life in such a lovely way. I love you all

[@samphoenix794]

I just got this in my recommended after getting some really tough news... Thank you so much for making this. It helped me, and from what I see in the comments, I'm not the only one. You made the world a little bit better by posting this.

[@waterdog1398]

Honestly I'm really lucky this popped up on my feed. Just, so many things have been bothering me for a while now, especially in the last few days. This really just helps because I just needed some reassurance. Thank you kind stranger for posting this scene from the boys!

[@thebadpoet]

For everyone scrolling through these comments during a big ole pandemic, yes. The world will recover. There are more moments to come. But also, every person in the world is experiencing a new kind of stress this year, and that is also okay. You feel worried, or panicky, or you just can’t remember stuff like you usually do. It’s stress. And it will end. But in this moment? Feeling awful is an incredibly valid response. You don’t have to be a beacon of hope. You can just exist right now, and keep on existing until we’re past this.

[@Duck_Ellington]

I needed this right now

[@marlesimms]

Justin is a beautiful spirit

[@laurenyork6095]

I'm just gonna sit here and pretend that these are My Actual Brothers trying to cheer me up (bc that's what it sounds like). And then I will cry.

[@char_shine]

Right now during these times, I really needed to hear this

[@BrunisPistol]

Beautiful sentiment. Really needed it, thank you for posting

[@rachelbarton3635]

Just looping this on repeat recently.

[@BenSKG]

Nerdy question; what fonts are you using? They, and the whole presentation here, is spectacular

[@xxselenaxx2142]

It’s really pretty

[@pierogi_wizard]

i’m pretty sure it’s all different weights of abril display! (except for the ray donovan part ofc)

[@DidThatHelp]

Thanks! As mentioned above the typeface is Abril Display in various weights and styles. The illustrations and palette are borrowed from the new logo/cover image that came out in April. Then I just tried to get a little fancy with the typesetting. Glad you liked it!

[@Starlysh]

I don't remember what was happening in June 2016, but boy was this needed in all of 2020. Thanks, Juice.

[@GadBoDag]

The fact that we can't even remember what we were worried about in June 2016 really shows the truth of the message. This too shall pass.

[@Yurmoml33t]

It may have been referencing the Pulse Nightclub shooting

[@GadBoDag]

@@Yurmoml33t ah, I think you're right. Thank you

[@Starlysh]

@@Yurmoml33t Ahhhh yes, thank you!

[@DancingToa]

After one of the worst weeks of my life, I needed this. I love these guys so much.

[@gaysara]

Thank you for putting this together. Going to save it for the next time I need it ❤️

[@PogoMeraki]

Man, this really got recommended to me when I really needed it most. I've been starting to fall into my normal habits before a depression and this helped a good bit.

[@renasauceman]

Thank you for putting the date in there. Helped me realize what he's talking about. Great timeless mesage!

[@erinw8149]

ive been having a pretty shit day. this helped me so much. the show might seem to be about ghosts and horses and ray donovan but its surprising how meaningful it actually is because of moments like this. thanks, mcelroys

[@brandonbull20]

This video came up in my feed at a good time. Thank you

[@rexv707]

No storm lasts forever, as long as you remember sunlight.

[@Bgie-vu2jp]

Thank you

[@Hovisish]

Thanks J-Man, appreciate the boost

[@fifteefoolish4879]

this is wonderful

[@Marchchio]

Thank you. I really needed this.♥️

[@RockSoup]

Thanks Justin, I legit needed to hear that.

[@milo-is-rambling]

Needed this today

[@henrydudley5947]

Justin gon make me cry

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

"the light soaked days are coming" John Green

[@thelostremainunfound]

Teared up at this, have a friend battling some serious conditions and I needed to know it's going to be okay.

[@scottierasberry4449]

I need this so often, I’m making a contact for it on my phone. For shit is surely whack right now.

[@yaboicolleen]

i needed this today, thank you

[@amandabacon128]

Thank you for this

[@aaronhansen5726]

I love u justin

[@wickedly4]

A random but necessary recommendation today. 💜

[@RenTheTired]

Needed this right now. Perfect timing :')

[@rollerblates9886]

I’ve been having awful anxiety and crying all day, and this just happened to get recommended to me...sometimes the universe (or at least, the youtube algorithm?) is really looking out for you huh :’o

[@Shillawan]

even though this is from 2016, this is the message I needed to hear today

[@Ian-th3np]

wow i needed this

[@poultryparty7101]

Great thing to consider rn, widespread diseases have happened before. Horrible people have had a lot of power before - and in charge in most other places, for that matter.

[@andydupree9091]

And to sweeten the pot, massive contagious diseases; particularly the Bubonic Plague, have catalysts for great social progress. Death is the great equalizer and peasants and kings bleed the same way. With this knowledge the people before were inspired to redraw the lines of their societies in more egalitarian ways. There’s a lot of research on this stuff, check it out if you’re curious.

[@apellesjohnson3675]

Yeah..I needed this.

[@DuchessRococoPuff]

Needed this today. :)

[@meeprific]

Love this.

[@spaceboy3966]

What we need to hear as 2020 ends.

[@noahatlas5240]

thank you justin. whewie.

[@sbubbis1]

God dammit now I'm crying. Thanks Justin

[@lewissmith5759]

the orange boi is gone

[@milandu]

The horse is leaving the hospital

[@nanoreo7098]

we out here, covid-19, and this made me feel pretty good

[@hopebailey1256]

Doesn't matter what day it is or how that day is going, I pretty much always need this message. Shit Sucks but another moment is on the way.

[@CrestfallenLizard]

i wish i could be comforted by this, but since they originally said this, it seems like everything's only gotten worse basically by the day, so it's pretty hard to believe things will ever be less bad.

[@stargod3844]

As dcc vg at first i was like this is kind of a surprising stance to take during covid then i looked at date of origin 😔 hes right all the same tho, well get through this too accept this time well only get through if we all get on the same freakin page

[@crytlmeen]

I LOVE that this one has 🚫👎zero downvotes!🤗

[@johnmartinez7440]

Was this episode right after the Brexit vote? I remember being quite down at that point in time. Great video.

[@PurpleDingoPress]

For anyone who's interested in this, this video currently has 335 times more upvotes than downvotes.

[@zach5539]

I EXPECTED GOOFS NOT FEELS BUT TY

[@nathaniel201]

Came here expecting a funny joke but this is rather nice too

[@cocc_goblin]

Aaaand here comes Travis

[@emilyhaefner1255]

bon appetit

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Long version of This too shall pass

[@alisonfool]

we’re going to get through this, folks.

[@smokugoku]

Justin: look at the moment that youre in right now, right this second. Me 1:23 a.m., watching this as I'm attempting to make bears in the toilet: 👁👄👁

[@JamieBliss]

HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING

[@JediCoati]

💖

[@magicoA]

I can't wait to see this message the next time shits wack.

[@uilsoum875]

2016...

[@Tylerbreadman]

neo fish squid

[@keybladeboy]

Listen, I agree, but Juice really didn't know how sucky shit was gonna get. Like the scale of suck got broke.

[@remirussin7240]

Well yeah, but even still. One time, rats bit people and gave them weird black pimples and a third of the world died. Another time, a big volcano in Italy erupted and killed everyone around it and blocked out the sun for everyone else. One time, they cast Jared Leto as the Joker. We always prop each other up and come out on the other side.

[@eebiestdeeber]

My dad nearly kicked me out for being trans today, the only reason I'm still here is because of my mom (don't get me wrong, she hates my transness to but she doesn't want me out of her life at least) I try to always remember this, but sometimes your brain saying it to you isn't as effective as someone else saying it, you know? Like I REALLY needed this. It couldn't have come at a better time.

[@bluebottle9555]

oh fuck my dude he said this for trump i thought it was for covid

[@Sly25]

All I have is no one now...

[@kramenisfalling]

Theres a lot of people doing stuff with the funny clips. Thanks for choosing this one instead.

[@blunder3917]

Now I'm starting to wonder what happened in late June 2016 that prompted him to say this

[@doctorworm420]

Pulse nightclub shooting In Florida also a flash flood in WV where Justin lives.

[@lauracatsos3774]

Also the Brexit vote had happened and it was quite a shock result and began to feel like foreshadowing for the presidential election in the U.S.

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

Yeah. It helped. It helped when I first heard it, and it helped just now as it popped up randomly on my feed when I came onto KZbin to try and find something, to let me chill enough to sleep. You're absolutely right, Justin, and thank you. I needed it. ...still probably gonna watch a coupla animatics with the sound off, though. 🥱

[@hellothere702]

The thumbnail looks like an ad for the show and it confused me for a good minute

[@strange7lovely]

what was this in reference to ?

[@rhiflux]

there were lots of bad things that had happened, but the most recent thing was the Brexit vote. there are side references to it in the full episode

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Oh how wrong he was...

[@Simon74]

June 2016... They didn’t know what was coming 😂

[@TheNitpickChick]

This ep was posted right after the Pulse nightclub shooting. So it was very relevant at that time. But yeah, it still hits hard in 2020, in a different way.

[@jacobs2099]

I don't want to be a downer but this is from four years ago. Shits just gotten worse unfortunately

[@aurorarose6678]

in some ways, yeah. in other ways, no. more people than ever before voted in the presidential election. multiple states decriminalized marijuana this election, with one state essentially decriminalizing the use of most drugs. more americans than ever before support progressive movements like medicare for all. polling is constantly showing that the percentage of people who are supportive of gay and trans individuals is increasing, even in religious circles. more groups are starting to express support for defunding the police. the indigenous landback movement is making huge strides in canada and the us. as the mcelroys said, shit sucks. it won’t suck forever.