Progress Not Perfection

[@boonecountygenerators3052]

Minor correction: The free range women of the Midwest are actually corn fed. You can't get that fat eating grass.

[@dbmail545]

If I had known at 20 what I know at 70 I would have moved to Utah.

[@ahappygoatcreamery6159]

Deep fried and dipped in chocolate😂

[@MarkRose1337]

Corn is the seed of a grass.

[@frogz]

as a midwestener i can confirm this, we have way too much corn, in our drinks, in our foods, it isnt very healthy but it provides calories, tons or calories

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​@@MarkRose1337 While true, eating grasses will never give you as much sugars as modern corn, and so you won't get overweight off just grass.

[@Critter145]

That’s a great tshirt “Pick Battles big enough to matter and small enough to win”

[@Physicsduck]

That's an excellent idea! I'm on it! :)

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​​​@@Physicsduck Beau of The Fifth Column is a big fan of that phrase as well! This video reminded me of a lot of the things he said. If you haven't seen any of Beau's videos yet I really dig his playlists about community building and his takes on maintaining hope.😊

[@trevorlewis8515]

Wow. Assemble Beau and Chris working in league and we've got some kind of pair of masterminds with criminal records but benevolent forward intentions and actions like it's the start of some adapted comic book superhero movie. Can I join the brigade of mutineers in that plot line? I have some special skills of my own to throw into the plotline/ recipe and I'm not being grandiose in saying that. Bwahaha! (That's an attempt at a movie sound) ​@@i-love-comountains3850

[@Matthew-ju3nk]

But it should start with “Hey! Stretchnuts !”

[@Corvidknows]

​@@PhysicsduckI'll get one!

[@insanejughead]

Best speech I've heard in decades! Engineers solving shit yet again!

[@mikeiver]

Having read a bit about Chris's background and history for me kind of taints this. That said, and I am a sparky as well as a whole lot more, I find little to nothing to not agree with in the video. My hats off to the guy for the over arching message and sentiment he is putting forward. It is nice to know that I am not the only one to feel this way and have much the same general view about life.

[@DefiBroadnose]

I'm an industrial electrician and dude you make me wanna go to school to be an engineer so that I can play with big boy power generation equipment. This is an amazing video and I enjoy the message.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

I'm an apprentice who is absolutely rock hard for industrial and hope to get to work on more of it soon! Industrial is PEAK work, it's genuinely ruined commercial for me and I'll be in a box before I go back to residential if I can avoid it at all lmao

[@jackreed3445]

@@i-love-comountains3850 Yep! Been there, did that for years. Hate house wiring.

[@travcollier]

​​@@i-love-comountains3850If someone is doing residential right, they are keeping folks from accidentally killing themselves and/or burning down their house. So, you know, many not the most interesting work, but pretty important.

[@sybergoosejr]

From the perspective of a lot Of people we(industrial electrician) already play with some big boy power stuff…just on the consumption side :). Without details at any given time the stuff I’m working with is eating a megawatt or two.

[@clat5139]

At my job we refer to Hanlon's Razer as "Assume positive intent"

[@Physicsduck]

I love that mentality! That's excellent!

[@insanejughead]

I use this when people want to spread sensitive details about someone else.

[@ChrisAbbey]

Ok, mind blown. I’ve heard that expression so many times. Never once have I made the connection.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​@@insanejughead Here to confirm. Once ruined a beloved friendship because I didn't realize that my meaning well had zero bearing on the feelings of someone whose personal details were discussed with the wrong person. Genuinely was trying to find a way to help them but looking back I would also have felt terribly betrayed and angry. Sometimes we just mess up real bad not even trying to. It definitely taught me to be mindful first, and helpful after.

[@travcollier]

The old fashioned version is "giving the benefit of the doubt". That one is even more general though. Instead of starting with "stupidity", start with "am I missing / not understanding something". Sometimes the answer is "no" of course.

[@JohnDoe4321]

RE: Hanlon's Razor ... Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. 😁 (with apologies to Arthur C. Clarke)

[@trevorlewis8515]

I like that one a lot too. I'm worried that AI will absorb enough of human stupidity that it's schooling itself on that it'll turn into absolute malice. But to my total surprise the algorithms are throwing a lot of great stuff at me, that's especially cogent and informative for me right now, at an emotionally complex part of my life. Oh well, I'm in that soup and there's no climbing out so I might as well swim in and savor it.

[@MidlifeRenaissanceMan]

Personally I have enjoyed _”The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race”_ as a reply to many technology failures, often through people’s blind faith in things that make their lives allegedly easier….. And while, as a blanket statement, it has its many exceptions, all too often I think that Uncle Ted had a point. There is a balance between silicon brain implants and Amish….somewhere. Happy medium and all. It’s not so much the innovation, but a blind confirmation bias that shuts down any “now just hold on a minute…” before it is released on the world’s populace, and because of the pending IPO, or quarterly targets, any questions are shut down by all who stand to gain…. We need innovation. We need to trust in people…..we just need to identify those that we can trust. Many have been proven to be untrustworthy…..

[@meetim2931]

The flip side of that is why and how malicious actions are passed off as 'Failures of procedure', 'Failures of Intelligence', 'Failures of imagination'. As Ryan Christian (TLAV) says, "they would rather be seen as incompetent than criminal".

[@d3m0n54in7]

​@@trevorlewis8515I'll agree with you on that. Just be careful that you don't get stuck in the negative feedback loops common for the algorithms. Once a month, take some time searching for positive videos on purpose. The algorithm is a tool that you can manipulate just as much as it can be used to manipulate you.

[@citricdemon]

Trent Reznor's razor? A guitar?

[@Grimdari]

Thank you for being you, Chris!!

[@silvenshadow]

Best video on KZbin this year. Hopefully people will get the message

[@dskoin32]

Yes agree.

[@steelbluesleepR]

"A brain wired up by Lucas" caught me so off guard that I let out a belly laugh

[@misters2837]

I laughed so hard at that, I scared my Dog!

[@GWAYGWAY1]

@@steelbluesleepR it appears that Lucas’s reputation for electrical crappy has spread across the Atlantic from here to the US.

[@peanuts2105]

Boden, you bastard. Thanks for making me warm and fuzzy inside. I never experienced this before

[@Physicsduck]

Sometimes that's heartfelt inspiration.....Sometimes that's just gas. ;)

[@nielskersic328]

“There’s a lot of people who make a hobby out of being offended, especially on behalf of other people” I wish everyone could watch this video! Social media has thrived on feeding into the negativity bias of some people. I sometimes feel like we have collectively lost our minds.

[@neoc03]

negativity drives interaction, and the dumbest people thrive on negativity and have no desire to learn so it creates an environment where dumb people just dig in and yell they are right all day from both sides of an argument.

[@MarylandFarmer.]

My ex wife has become more and more that way. We can still get along for the most part, but it is absolutely maddening trying to have conversations sometimes because I have no idea what seemingly random word to me will make her give a deathly glare. I'm not trying to offend anyone. I'm not out here name calling. To me words are just words and I use the ones in my vocabulary that make sense to me. I can adjust but just be polite and most are. It also makes it harder to want to change if you make people feel bad about it. I don't think I've ever seen someone who was directly offended get as upset as the people on their behalf.

[@kstricl]

A long time ago in a Galaxy, far, far away, I built a reporting system for a company for the clients to use. I had everything neatly organized, it was well received by our testers, everything worked great. Come roll out, I discovered that the average user of the system had the IT knowledge of a gnat. A straight week of redesign, the system now completely held their hands through the entire process and was, to my eye, ugly. But it dropped the support time to 1/10 of the volume. These weren't idiotic people (many had Masters degrees), it was just that the areas they worked in were too dissimilar to myself and the testers.

[@havidgekoochek]

My uncle was a surgeon and couldn’t change a tire or check the oil.

[@GraaviticusIII]

I've come to realize hardly anyone in my small town knows anything about tech. It's one of the main things I'm into, so it makes it difficult to talk to people here. I'm certainly not an expert in any of it, but most of the people around here make me feel like I am when talking to them about anything tech related.

[@MazeFrame]

Man talks sense to camera for 9:30 minutes.

[@jimzweighaft8079]

Boy you got that right.

[@Reman1975]

That's the kind of dialogue that....... 100 years ago would have been called out over a slowly building orchestral rendition of a country's national anthem, 20 years ago would have been edited to fit on motivational posters, Today it's a wakeup call to the common man, And in 30 years it will be the rallying cry for the downtrodden and subjugated to join forces against the oppressor class. :D "My name is Chris Boden, and if you are listening to this, you ARE the resistance........... And if there's time at the end, and if you want to hear something cool, I'll explain how to calculate the resistance of a given wire length and gauge". :D

[@mitchalwaggoner1648]

The briefest of action can mean a world of change.

[@cowtessa]

"The Knack" is a very real thing in all fields, especially IT.

[@XanTheDragon]

This is my new favorite serious video, genuinely. It's just 10 minutes of truth and good advice that a lot of folks need to hear, myself included.

[@oxoniumgirl]

I really appreciate that you took the time to remind everyone that it's best to not assume malice, try to assume the other person means well, there is no reward in needlessly accepting or self-assigning victimhood, it's always good to learn new things, accepting being wrong is a natural and good part of growing up, and we all can and should always choose to do better, be better, be kind to each other, try to fix the problems we see, and try to help each other. So many good lessons to take to heart. I sincerely hope everyone who watches this will try to emulate your growth and kindness.

[@Physicsduck]

You, I like You. :)

[@dbmail545]

And yet we all know people who excuse malice by claiming stupidity.

[@Dysiode]

Which is to say it is not adequately attributed to stupidity; the rule holds

[@trevorlewis8515]

I avoid those people as the most abhorrently and sadistically both stupid and malicious all the same time.

[@KI4HOK]

“A brain that was wired by Lucas!” I had to pause the video here, I was laughing too hard!! I’m using that one!

[@thefourthdymensionmusic]

i fucking love this. one of my favorite people on youtube. the mass majority of twitter would spam report this video for misinformation or some stupid shit like that.

[@Gormadt]

One of the things I have always tried to hammer home with people (especially new hires) is, "Every day is a learning opportunity, and it's up to you to seize it." You're never too old to ask questions and the answer "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" is always valid. It's something I also taught my nieces and nephews. It's solidified a ravenous curiosity in them and I couldn't be happier.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

I had the owner of the electrical shop up on a scissor lift with me today, because he wanted to watch and learn about troubleshooting. It was actually really cool, because he genuinely wanted to learn and wasn't being an ass. I even got to "yell at him" (in good fun) about being on his phone with his wife while we were working, and they both got a huge kick out of it lol

[@i-love-comountains3850]

"Each one teach one," is a phenomenal thing to see on a jobsite. "Stop asking me questions and just do what i (ineffectively) tell you" gets people hurt. I'm also a big fan of the phrases "If this is the worst thing that happens, it's a good day." and "Manual labor is getting paid to work out." Those have got me through my time in trades for sure lol

[@trevorlewis8515]

Yes, I tried to teach my son that along with any knowledge that I could indeed yammer about in enthusiastic details, the biggest door for the human mind is "I don't know"

[@spikereynolds8615]

I've always said "Every day that you don't learn something new is a waste of a day."

[@neverusedutube]

If you ever write a book, I'd buy 3 copies.

[@Physicsduck]

THANK YOU! :) I've written a few books, and you're going to love them. :) amzn.to/3WexGfA and this amzn.to/3SiRr4g

[@neverusedutube]

@@Physicsduck Awesome!

[@hawkjohnson9500]

@@Physicsduckjust ordered one of your books ! Excited to read

[@v8snail]

You said three...​@@hawkjohnson9500

[@MysteryClown]

hope you keep your word and buy 3 of each!

[@thyself1985]

Note to self: do not set off Chris. Keep it up dude.

[@kiwiPatchAz]

I like you because you're funny yet respectful. And also have taught me some things and interested me in things.I work on cnc machines and I have applied things from your videos in my repair of these machines. Helped me track down problems, and it has helped greatly thank you

[@Physicsduck]

Thank you! :) I'm sincerely grateful that you're getting something tangible and positive out of my dopey little videos. :) Thank you for being here!

[@thedim900conf]

The world needs more people like you in it

[@jackmathews3033]

As someone who has always had a knack for tinkering and all matter of mechanical and electrical things, hearing your enthusiasm and passion for this stuff is seriously uplifting. You are my role model in so many ways, i appreciate you!

[@Physicsduck]

Thank you :) I'm exceedingly thankful that you're enjoying this. Thank you for being the MOST IMPORTANT PART! :)

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Agreed! I did some time as an industrial apprentice in electrical and it scratched my 'tistic itches in ways I never knew were possible😂 I HAVE A _MIGHTY NEED_ to find more industrial work lol

[@1Longranger]

Chris. This video couldn't have come at a better time with all the garbage going on in the world. I've long had a personal policy of trying to make the day a better one for someone or come up with some improvement in what I do or how we do it. Going home at the end of the day making a positive difference is worthwhile. Yes, I'm in the electrical game, too and your clips resonate😊

[@hifiandrew]

I applaud this channel doesn't do politics but I'll ask for one exception: Boden for President.

[@absolutelydahling7217]

Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone in my altruism, my beliefs, and my desire to make the world a better place than when I found it. Despite my lack of education, I am always thrilled to watch your videos, hear your philosophies and learn a thing or twelve. Thanks for being awesome sir 👍

[@ulogy]

The collectivist mindset you close on is why I'm "That guy who picks up trash on the walking trail." Realized it wasn't being done well, did it, after a year or so of doing it every time I go for a stroll during lunch, folks don't litter as much (because there's not a ton of trash already there.)

[@ShaunieDale]

“Or a brain that was wired by Lucas”, as a Brit I find that hilarious! Nevertheless I’ve looked under the dash of a few US cars of the same era and know that the U.K. didn’t have sole domain over rubbish electrics.

[@peterlee5535]

As a fellow Brit... All hail Lucas, Prince of Darkness!

[@j.d.saccociates3313]

​@@peterlee5535 Lucas: Beacuse a gentleman does not motor about at night

[@robertstratton6444]

"Why do the British drink warm beer? Because their refrigerators were made by Lucas."

[@DrewMarold]

Well said, Chris. If we all adopt the "Leave it better than you found it" mentality we could go a long ways towards making things better.

[@xGolBLiiN]

Really good take, a lot of people don't realize that something like pulse oximeters can have flaws like that without the individuals who designed it having malice when they did so. The system itself may be racist, but it's on an abstract systemic level, nobody is designing those sensors specifically to discriminate, the fact that they happen to discriminate just means we need to advocate for better awareness on these specific issues so that going forward these things are taken into consideration when designing the next sensor that relies on skin or whatever. Something can be bad without being malicious, someone could have forgotten some testing parameters without being racist, in fact I'd say 99.9% of the time that's the case when it comes to engineering designs.

[@1980JPA]

you said what i was thinking. The continual lack of awareness within a system can end up a racist system, or a system that continually omits seeing certain people when the rest of our societal evolution have taken us to a place where there's not much excuse for it. Doesn't even have to have included malice or individual racists etc. But just like us individually, the person/system that just rolls along affecting other's negatively, even without malice, is still morally wrong AFTER being recognized as such. honestly that's much earlier than anyone doing anything about it, usually. It's called negligence. As you said, advocacy is the key.

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

Give me enough coffee, and I could conquer the world

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

Autism be damned

[@SSGotenks650]

@@HappyDiscoDeath I have a sign like this in my kitchen!!

[@GryphAdams]

All I have to say to you is this; Thank you, this broke my burnout.

[@Physicsduck]

Excellent! :)

[@embalmed]

My mom is epileptic, I invented laser light shows so she can have a day off of work.

[@six_fours]

this shit actually made me laugh

[@everettplummer9725]

Not epileptic, vertigo. Movements such as conveyors or the diagonal black and yellow hazard tape, placed on floors and vehicles, practically push me over. Strobing lights, disorient me. These are dangerous things, that put me at risk. But nobody cares. It's like a democracy, or as Mr. Spock says...

[@SolarMillUSA]

So that means both of us have epileptic machines in our basements

[@Dudeguymansir]

“Just because they’re incompetent doesn’t mean they’re not malicious.” -Dale Hanlon Gribble

[@IT-sq5rj]

0:16 Dutchescence hat. Each one teach one!!! Great advice.

[@Physicsduck]

Yes! Thank you!

[@AutumnLillyCeleste]

I’ll admit, this is exactly why I’m perusing being a paramedic. I want to stop the dying. Everyone in my life told me I was too small to stop it. I’m an EMT now, and god help me I’m doing my absolute hardest to staunch the flow. Stop the killing. Stop the dying. I live by that.

[@Mellence]

This goes along with my philosophy I have been spouting to anyone who would listen since 2015: The way to solve the problems of society are to solve the small scale problems in your life. If we can't get things in our life or in our circle of friends solved, we stand no chance at any higher level. Focus on yourself, get help when you need it, make yourself better. Be a kinder person today than you were yesterday (note I did not say nice, never be nice, but be kind). If everyone were to follow this rule of progression we'd all be better off, even if only slightly.

[@falsegood5696]

I want to clarify that I do fully agree with the conclusion of this video and believe that not wrapping your head in the complexities of every social problem that occurs is entirely valid. You are not evil for not being perfect, obviously. What I will say is in defense to loud obnoxious people (as I tend to be more on that side). Well it is true we should always seek for intellectual debate and seek for good in the world, we can’t forget that sometimes people need to be loud. I personally am a firm believer in all it takes for evil to win is good people being silent. I know too many people personally and from history who were silenced to believe being loud is always a bad thing. Well we try to avoid violence if at all possible sometimes its all anyone will listen to. To end simply believing differently should never result in a fight, we’re all in this together. But some people need to be seen so they aren’t forgetten and the first step to that is have someone who is loud, obnoxious, white, and cis telling people they exist. Overall though I think was very informative. I can often let my chronic depression and own ignorance get in the way of reasoned debate, and I hope to do better. I hope you find more positive interactions with us “woke” people. Often we can let our anger and fear paralyze us or bleed out into the world, and that is never a good thing. Much love.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Its rare I want to give a standing ovation to a speech at home but today you wrote the engineer's speech of the century!

[@SeamusJohnsonMusic]

Glad you're doing well Chris!!

[@ganzeytyler]

This ted talk needs to be mandatory for all college students on their first day.

[@wiledman2430]

All people should understand this.

[@misters2837]

*"My Dog won't eat this, and she thinks cat turds are candy!"* I am dead 💀

[@Nepherael]

You're an awesome dude. Found you through your shorts. Thank you for also being a normal person who has discernment and sees the change in discourse. The pendulum is swinging back though. Stay vocal man

[@Nepherael]

It's a beautiful thing to push people to do good things. It's an amazing goal to live by. I can't wait to share this video

[@TPixelAdventures]

This speech is downright inspirational 👍

[@robbgosset674]

This needs to be taught in schools. If more people shared your mentality the world would be such a better place. I'm gonna pick a project to get on with once I've got the kids to sleep, tidied the mess they made today, and convinced the wife to let me spend the money on it. Keep up the great work.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

I had some cedar 2by4 and walnut flooring that I rescued from the dumpster of a jobsite I was at and turned it into an address sign by fixing the 2by4s edge to edge and inlaying the walnut numbers I cut out of the flooring. 10/10 project will do again if a neighbor asks me for one lol

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Working as a jobsite laborer every now and then keeps me flush with free scrap materials and hardware, and keeps me in shape when the electrical work gets too sedentary. 😅

[@-ScottyT-]

This is one of the best videos I've seen. Such a fantastic message delivered in your unique and entertaining way. Thank you, Sir.

[@DestDroid]

I think that you have to apologize to cauliflower, it didn't deserve that.

[@sabiti5428]

Your earthy preaching is a blessing 8n a world filled with ignorance and malice. God bless fren.

[@peterlee5535]

Damn Chris, this is your best video yet! I tune in for all the little, pretty cool things you show us or educate us about but this longer form polemic is brilliant. It touches on issues I've been trying to teach my youngest daughter. She's 9 and sees every negative as an intentional assault on her person. Also, I fixed my nephews bike last week. He's a little shit but he's also chunky and his bicycle is the best exercise he can get! Also, when I'm old and dying in a hospital bed I might at least have some family to visit me!

[@robertstratton6444]

Props for the use of "bagbiter." I haven't heard that since I was hanging out with hackers on the ARPANET.

[@danielmajkut3655]

Thank you Chris. This is an amazing call to action for people to just be genuinely kind and human to one another.

[@si1entdave]

Also, every little throwaway UK reference makes be smile. I still remember the jam jar of Lucas wiring harness smoke...

[@BadenFitzgerald]

Thank you Boden I really needed this today, listend to this on my way to the 3rd road call of the night tired angry and just wanting to be able to sleep for more then and hour. But you gave me a moments pause and as I got this lovely old trucker back up and rolling he gave me a firm hand shake and sed I made his night and he was so thankful I could get him fixed because after he got done dropping his traler he's off to see his just born this morning grand daughter. Now I'm sitting in my work truck vary humbled and definitely seeing that I can indeed make a difference, and now I will be looking for more of those winabil battles. So thank you again for the push to get my ass in gear.

[@JPspinFPV]

"A brain that was wired by Lucas" had me rolling 😂

[@JMSobie]

Part of my job is making web based interactive automotive training. Something I noticed is a lot of our stuff isn't close-captioned. I'm not DHH, I don't know anyone DHH, but logic dictates somewhere out there we have technicians that are hearing-impaired that aren't getting the info that's only on the VO. I standardized closed-captions in our dept and red-flag any new course that isn't.

[@michaelbedford2993]

Damn, he's good. Lol. Keep truckin' senior! "Get your hands busy, and your ass will follow."

[@revennn_]

Man, this video deserves way more views.

[@fusion_phoenix]

The last couple minutes are so damn encouraging man thank you

[@dragostego]

While I definitely agree and appreciate the thorough explanation of how Hanlons Razor works. Acknowledging the ways in which society disadvantages some and priveleges others can help us come up with more equitable solutions. I think the type of commenter you discussed comes from finding out about the history of these disadvantages and then seeing people actively deny that they exist. I (much like you) am a straight, cis, white autisitc dude, and none of those things make me a bad person or personally out to get people who aren't like me. But if I insist there is no such systemic issue and bury my head in the sand, I am then part of the problem. Not because im choosing malice, but because I'm choosing ignorance. Great video as always, cheers.

[@Tincat671]

Videos like this is why KZbin needs a 'super like' button. But you're absolutely right - rather than throwing your hands in the air, use them to fix the problem so others won't face it again. Progress, not perfection.

[@raeyner]

This might be the most joy I've gotten out of a KZbin video in a really long time. A lot of great food for thought. Thanks, Chris!

[@Rodgerrynd08]

This is so gooooooodddddd Thank you sir!

[@andy2nine7]

again- preach it brother 🫡

[@AnExPor]

Welp, this is a video that I didn't expect to make me tear up and reconsider what I am doing with my time.

[@ghost9955]

All the win. Wish I could like this more than once.

[@NeighborhoodOfBlue]

"Find your will and flex your skills!" I love that.

[@illitero]

One of your Shorts reminded me to watch this. I wasn't expecting to spend almost 10 minutes on the verge of tears, haha. My depression has exploded my sense of empathy in recent years and it's like im playing catch-up to the pain and injustice others endure. And while this viewpoint has me leaning left by default thanks to the state of politics, I'm not "woke" nearly as much as "I just give a s**t about others." You speak a LOT of truth to the state of things and how people handle themselves, and all it does is inspire me to be better to myself so that I can in turn help others. It's always been my thing but I've just *forgotten* lately. There's much more nuance I could discuss for (and even in rebuttal to) what you've said, but I'm too lazy to type it out on my phone lolol THANK YOU for making the effort in your videos and sharing yourself with the world.

[@KaOlsonSFX]

The fact that this video is 4 pages of smackdown to a stupid comment, this video contains an awesome life lesson (leave things better than you found them), this awesome video has you're usual brand of humor, and makes my ADHD ass who excels at procrastination want to stop procrastinating is amazing. 💚💚💚💚. I know videos longer than 60 seconds take a while for you to make but i would love to see more from you. Keep on doing you Chris! If my science teacher back in school was better at handling my Nero divergent ass like you seem to be i think i wouldn't have to relearn a bunch of stuff. Maybe id have a different job. Not sure though, the performing arts such as dance, the props and costumes in the movie and TV industry is what feeds my soul. Seeing the amount of engineering that goes into a life size realistic dinosaur costume with atomata for eyes, mouth, arms, and tail has me thinking... No matter how i look at it im learning from you and will greatly benefit from such. It's awesome you're here! @Physicsduck, you're pretty cool! (Edit, the Stan Winston school has amazing videos about the prop and costumes for the film industry.)

[@nmh11]

procrastination got the better of me, sorry Chris. (i really have been meaning to watch this!)

[@georgem4713]

"Pick battles big enough to matter and small enough to win". Hmm that is actually clever. Thanks for the tip.

[@rope5853]

I will get my rear in gear, thank you for the words of encouragement Chris. I will keep you abreast of progress -

[@nicole_xlsx]

thank you so much, you yourself and a game (INFRA) have fulfilled my itch to learn more about electrical and mechanical things and allow myself to dig deeper and learn more about a career ill love. youre my biggest role model, and this video only proves why you are. again, thank you so much. youre awesome and swag

[@MrTomcatt310]

'luv u Chris - the most important message since al long time thanks you for taking the time time to pass your oppinion Bro, meanst the worlds to me as i just strated to fell like a victom

[@bigreddodge]

Everyone needs to watch this. I'm so happy that I did, and that I've had the privilege of watching so many of your videos. Thank you, Chris.

[@CaptainBill22]

If you aren’t already, I would love to see you speed run the ARRL Amateur Radio licensing exams in one sitting and get you Amateur Extra license. That would be an engineering flex.

[@Physicsduck]

Oh I'm nowhere near that smart. But I would like to get my license again. I had one, it lapsed, and when I tried to get it reinstated they made it WAY more complicated because I have a criminal record. I don't even know how to navigate the process now. But if someone out there wants to help me get my ticket again, I would sincerely appreciate it.

[@kirkhamandy]

@@Physicsduck In 2020 during the first UK lockdown, the RSGB (UK's ARRL) started putting the 3 licence exams online. It was a bit of a faff, needed two cameras etc. But I decided, ok, lets do it. Pass all three back to back, yay. So I bought a Yaesu FT-991A transceiver... it's still in its box four years later. lol

[@CaptainBill22]

@@Physicsduck I'm sure if you approach the ARRL like a Hollywood starlet approaches Harvey they might be able to get you through the red tape with the FCC. It might just cost you a couple of promo vids.

[@MarcelStieber]

And fwiw, the biggest flex I saw was a mayor of a small town in the Midwest who took his amateur radio exams with my team in the beginning of the pandemic. He passed all three license exams with a PERFECT score on EACH exam! We call that the Golden Unicorn. Zero to Hero. What a champ.

[@HHRecycling]

​@@CaptainBill22and possibly some STI meds. If you really want it.

[@joetrucker3154]

Great message! I'm glad you made this video

[@ROSS4422]

Thanks for being you! I'm autistic, and your perspective really helps me.

[@chrisw46360]

I don't know how you have been on KZbin for 15 years and I'm just now finding you. I have a lot of catching up to do. Love the content. My 8 year old grandson has taken an interest in your videos also. Keep up the great work.

[@Tex777_]

I just wish the people who need to hear this would actually watch, listen, and understand. I’m one of the people whose disabilities are affected by “this wasn’t thought out for my use case” and while it’s annoying I use that as motivation to be active for myself and others who find ourselves dealing with these problems. As far as LGBT, I think you get the idea. We don’t want to be “thought of” in the sense that we want to be treated special, we want to be treated THE SAME. We want to be average, normal, ignorable, ourselves. What we don’t want is the ire of lawmakers who go out of their way to make our lives hell because we somehow deserve to be kicked while we are down. As much as I love people supporting us it also feels weird to see people getting offended on my behalf, which is what I think you were referring to. I’ve seen where someone best described as the ghost of mayonnaise becomes offended on behalf a person of color, who isn’t even bothered, and I wonder what the hell they are smoking.

[@blakebrady9002]

I get what you’re saying, there was no malicious intent when the engineers didn’t think about those groups, but that’s not really the point. The point is because of systemic level problems these engineers are isolated from people who don’t look like them so they didn’t think of those groups, in doing so they were unknowingly being racist or ableist. That’s where awareness comes in, if it wasn’t for groups pushing so hard for this awareness then we wouldn’t’ve made as much progress as we have. Our world is better and more inclusive because of them

[@Quixan]

not having a diverse team is the result of systemic problem, yes. taking your time to assert that those oblivious shortcomings "are racist or ableist," while it may be pedantically true, it isn't helpful. If you wish to be effective you must be empathetic to your target audience.

[@jeffgoodnough9704]

I would urge you to consider that classifying people (who largely consider it criminal to be) racist or ableist as a baseline until they demonstrate compliance with your prescribed worldview isn't getting anyone onboard with your mission and, in fact, will usually diminish your cause. You're telling a lot of people that they're living against their own beliefs instead of pursuing a path toward a greater cause, and you're reducing them when you could "yes-and" those same people to greater effect.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Racist engineering? No. Sorry, you lost the plot. You’re saying there’s no intention then describing an intention. The problem of “the engineer hasn’t used what they’re designing” they’re going to be disconnect.

[@noah.allgood2974]

Thank you so much. I feel like in not alone. I'll be honest your more than pretty cool.

[@williamopry7967]

Wired by Lucas. Prince of darkness. British joke for the win.

[@j3nks69]

Genuinely one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. I will look back on this video for years to come for reassurance that I know im capable of whatever I set my mind to. Thank you

[@Xsiondu]

This is the most impactive call to action I have ever heard in my life. I'm downloading this.

[@TokinAg08]

I applaud you taking the time to make this.. the world would certainly benefit from more decency.

[@TheDonaldHarris]

Oh shit, I started laughing and then got real serious real quick. Best joke on the skin color.

[@stepandanek6138]

I didn't think I needed motivating but apparently I did because I feel a hell of a lot better. Thanks again, pretty cool

[@keithoneil9274]

"Brain wired by Lucas." Love it! Great episode.

[@mecanum555]

Thanks for making this video. Tomorrow, I'm going to volunteer to stop some e-waste from languishing in the landfill. Let's all do go something, and make our part of the world a bit better. :-)

[@emanuel.-9222]

Thank you for being motivational and funny at the same time

[@waynegvater]

I just got out of a psyche ward today, and this is a fantastic message to spread. Much love!

[@theironblitz]

Awesome. Inspirational. Love your videos!

[@spasticmuse4262]

Not only do I agree with the sentiment; I've lived it for many years(decades). The more people who act this way, the better the world could become for all. My brain operates off of a LOT of pop culture. In this case a quote from Ed Norton in the movie, "Death to Smoochy" comes to mind; "You can't change the world, but you can make a dent." Thanks!💜

[@theonetrueanthonylong1843]

Just commenting because more people should see this. Well said Chris.

[@davidwilliams729]

Man! I would love to have you as a co worker! I enjoy learning cool stuff and your sense of humor also. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love for humanity

[@TheTyTyXD]

I agree with just about everything you said in this video. I’d just add that sometimes people advocating for problems that don’t get the recognition they deserve are labeled “woke” or “loud” or “crazy libs” or whatever. None of us want to believe that we might have prejudice that we haven’t examined yet. That prejudice might be causing real harm and it’s only after we know that something is wrong, that we fix it.

[@jameskelly1680]

Saved this video and instantly subscribed. Of course the folder it went into is called "Self Imrpovement". Baby steps.