Robots: A Remedy for Modernity

"See a need, fill a need."
Robots is a movie that changed my life. Now I'm here to talk about it.
This video is the bridge between the scientific and the philosophical. In many ways this movie is terribly under appreciated for how genius it was in it's execution of real topics. This is a video I had recorded many months ago but finally got around to making.
Adhaesit pavimento anima mae.
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0:00 The Moral Dilemma of Modernity
5:23 Going Places With Gadgets
10:54 Human Heart, Robotic Parts
23:42 Finding Meaning in Modernity
26:08 Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition
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Music in order of appearance:
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Persona 5)
Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
Rare Earth Elements (Call of Duty Black Ops 2)
Kalos Power Plant (Pokemon X and Y)
Shambhala (Fire Emblem Three Houses)
Clockwerk Assembly (Sly 2 Band of Thieves)
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra)
Come and Get Some Love (Redbone)
Climax Reasoning (Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony)
Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin)
More Gun (Team Fortress 2)
Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) a fusion of jazz and funk
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[@PK-Radio]

Reject modernity, embrace Bigweld

[@notdemomantf2294]

damn you getting here first it is 5 minutes after release

[@TheShuckmeister]

See a need, fill a need

[@ChaseHukill]

When the world needed him most, he returned

[@adiinusa6412]

i love your troller of everything video

[@dillins]

Bigweld's slogan "see a need, fill a need" really puts things into a different perspective for me and made me think. I'm super excited to see more

[@TheShuckmeister]

It's inspiring

[@alexthetitanosauremperor6904]

Ngl the chopshop theme goes hard

[@TheShuckmeister]

When people pass the aux

[@brandonbayne3297]

It’s a real song! “Underground” by Tom Waits

[@yellowgetbright]

RATTLE BIG, BLACK, BONES. IN THE DAN-GER ZONE. THERE'S A RUM-BLIN, GROAN, DOWN BELOW! THERES A BIG, DARK, TOWN, ITS A PLACE, I'VE, FOUND, THERE'S A WORLD, DOWN BELOW, UNDERGROUND!

[@GeorgeCowsert]

Rodney is basically the ideal Capitalist hero, with Ratchet being the ideal Capitalist villain. One sees that if there is a way to profit off helping people, then it's not only morally but logically right to do so. The other just sees numbers. They see what makes the numbers go up and will do any slimey thing to make that number bigger. Both are doing it for their own pride and families.

[@topcat59]

Robots was such a great film, I remember owning a toy set that they made for the movie.😺

[@TheShuckmeister]

Same

[@tonythekillab8189]

THE RETURN OF THE KING

[@Chrono-and-Co]

I remember seeing an add for this movie,said ad was a balls joke,now that's how you know a movie is a masterpiece.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Good memory. The commercials for this movie were great

[@DialE4Eggs]

Finally he's talking about my favorite JoJo part

[@dad5draco]

Bro's name was quite literally Rodney . Sure, let's return there.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Hey, my friend Rodney is the best welder I know

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

Where’s the arm fart science analysis Shuck. But in all seriousness it’s great to have you back man and I hope you have a wonderful Duwang.

[@dmmmbrothers7227]

The whole reason I decided to be an engineer was this movie and this was a great breakdown of it I hadn’t really thought about.

[@TheShuckmeister]

In the same boat! Glad you’re here because of it too

[@albatross4920]

As a kid, Robots was one of my all time favorite animated things. I never thought of the deeper implications, but I'm so pleased that this banger is getting it's dues. And I'm happy I can look at this nostalgic movie with a new perspective 😌

[@TheShuckmeister]

Yeah it’s definitely worth the rewatch if you haven’t seen it recently. I love Ice Age and stuff but this movie hit deep for just being a one off thing

[@ImCaitlyn1003]

Bigweld could get it NGL

[@toddcolston1501]

Elaborate please

[@ImCaitlyn1003]

@@toddcolston1501 Imagine slathering oil all over that massive round robussy. I know it grippin

[@badclips68]

Shuck uploads a video: "I've waited 4, no, 5000 years for this moment."

[@TheShuckmeister]

Hisashiburi

[@Wumbo_Sloth]

The amount of Jojo references in this video had me absolutely CREAMING. Thank you.

[@theanonymousunknown1949]

Your back! And talking about one of my favorite movies! But in all seriousness though, I’m glad you’re doing good and I hope you have a great day. I enjoyed the video and I love your work 😋

[@TheShuckmeister]

Back and ready for more

[@theanonymousunknown1949]

@@TheShuckmeister yay!

[@ceejaygibson3115]

i just graduated not so long ago and i was honestly about to reach a new level of depression with the obviously trails of of finding work being paired with constant news of mass lay-offs. and i think this video may have given me a chance to change coarse in my mind before i metaphorically drive of a cliff. Thanks Shuck, i dont think this video could have come at a better time for me personally👍

[@TheShuckmeister]

I can empathize very much with your struggles. Please stay strong and keep your mind focused. You can get through it!

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Ah, my favourite movie ever! Lor, I've rewatched that so many times, and I'm never bored of it. Rewatching as an adult, there's many parallels to real life products and consumerism, planned obsolesce and such... ... Now that I think about it, it reminds me of a robotic version of RePo! The Genetic Opera.

[@adrianharris7885]

I look away for 2 years and all of a sudden there's no more female avatar

[@TheShuckmeister]

Stuck in the Backrooms (ref kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYGwi2Z6rKuoaJo )

[@SaintNamedSlickback]

Aunt Fanny lit a spark in me at a young age that's still going strong ass a roaring inferno to this day

[@TheShuckmeister]

Amazing

[@austinrichard8046]

Such a good video wow This makes me want to rewatch Robots with my mud-tinted glasses and jaded eyes... Thank you for being a voice against modernity

[@TheShuckmeister]

Watch it. It holds up so well

[@blues4509]

Good stuff Shuck, really poignant take on this movie. As a child I never grasped the nuances it held. Liking the varied video essay structure and looking forward to more

[@doctoranimationda5491]

I would say that you are correct, but there are other ideologies pick up is like objectivism can also answer this question in the relative same way that you were suggesting without necessarily destroying greed, or assuming greed is pure evil. And viewing all the factors of modernity as as that are inherent to the system, but aren’t necessarily evil. again your ratchet analysis kinda proves that he wasn’t evil behind a failure of this world, but forces beyond him were.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Modernity is a manipulative force, so much so that I think people don't realize they have been manipulated by it. I would say objectivism is a start to free yourself from some of the burdens of modernity but I don't believe we're only substance. I think we have form that cannot be observed objectively, but we can observe the results of our form objectively. A good example is what compels a bee to make honey? Substance is objective, form isn't, and neither are sufficient without virtue, hence why I believe greed is sinful.

[@doctoranimationda5491]

@@TheShuckmeister yeah but let’s be honest even in Atlas shrugged (one of few works outlining objectivism) it is show the ways greed is bad and good. For example Dagny’s brother James is greedy but his greed comes from corruption and under the table contracts and workings . While Dagny, Rearden and many others also use greed as a motive but to expand develop and go further by ruffling niches they see in customer bases. They expand their greed not through just being greedy but by understanding how to realize their ambition. Thus why I don’t see greed that is corrupting . But the motive of easy fulfillment of greed through under the table dealing and underhanded tactics as the main problem. I would even say that Ratchet the 2ndary antagonist of the robot of the Robots movie is an archetypical copy of James Taggart. A person who chooses to fulfill his greed through bad tactics.

[@NocandNC]

Very thoughtful and enjoyable video, covering a fairly underloved movie! Interesting timing with the recent trailer for The Wild Robot, another machine-with-a-heart movie that looks very promising.

[@TheShuckmeister]

I'll have to check it out!

[@ibrahim5463]

What is the name of the anime at0:46,i am intreged at what makes it "culture of dispair"

[@TheShuckmeister]

Danganronpa. Despair is the thing in it

[@thedeppressedone9236]

Danganronpa, more well-known as a series of games than an anime, but does have many characters that idolize despair.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Welcome back 🙏 and not related but gotta say RIP to a legendary mangaka and man Akira Toriyama 😭

[@TheShuckmeister]

RIP

[@AJGundam]

I swear I thought you had disappeared for 3 years and just came back with a Robots video

[@TheShuckmeister]

Yes, true story

[@calvineagar1863]

Absolutely banger video. I might have to put robots back at the top of my movie list now, it being dethroned previously by The Lego Batman Movie and Across the Spiderverse. I can confidently say that Rodney directly influenced the person that I am today, it's refreshing to hear someone else have that same perspective :}

[@TheShuckmeister]

Across the Spiderverse is up there for me too and Lego Batman is great but I like this movie for different reasons as those. They all have their merits and are great choices

[@rando27enco]

Happy to wait 4months if we get bangers like this

[@TheShuckmeister]

New videos coming sooner

[@joeltraut5050]

Jurassic Park "We are so preoccupied with whether or not we can do something that we don't stop to think whether or not we should" Me "Science is not about why but why the hell not"

[@domyt8984]

nah bro where have you’ve been😭🙏

[@TheShuckmeister]

I almost died. But I lived.

[@UnnonAC]

His death was greatly exaggerated

[@Yann-ts9oq]

Ammazing work dude👌

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

I'm glad shuck is actually trying to expand his content again rather then get upset people only want to watch his jojo video. You need to cast a net to find a new audience. At the same time, 1 hour and less then 800 views? Ouch, wish you the best of luck.

[@Deforestater]

Nice!

[@rodthedigger2902]

Great video!

[@TheShuckmeister]

Thank you!

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

Shuck’s back, everyone!

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

nvm spoke too soon

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Big weld reminds me of Walt Disney.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Classic Disney, Walt was OP

[@haseo737]

A simple mindset change doesn't help those that are economically stuck.

[@ibrahim5463]

Good video,i learned something new today,thanks

[@TheShuckmeister]

That’s my goal, is to teach people something new everyday

[@the.nameless.1]

If you want to learn something watch an analysis of this movie from literally anyone else, because this was awful

[@ibrahim5463]

@@the.nameless.1 no thanks,bro

[@FlymanMS]

Sure, Robots were that deep and philosophical, it's not just a funny mid 2000s animated movie with cool idea, retro aesthetics, typical plot and some memorable humorous moments.

[@glados_creator]

The Shuckmeister cuts are soo good and short , ( the montage must be hell but ho well ) like does this guy have saw every movies ?

[@TheShuckmeister]

It's a method to avoid Copyright Strikes

[@glados_creator]

@@TheShuckmeister like you're inside job video , it think like me , and is ( i don't want to say "just" ) mostly sad it really goes with the corporate influence , copyrights extend way beyond the artist life for the corporate , the original mickey mouse now is public domain , we will see how creativity can be reborn

[@kanyebear2358]

Mikhail Jerard Knowles is my favorite character in the movie

[@TheShuckmeister]

Banger of a character

[@jbpiano5313]

Shuck's Rango's analysis when?

[@TheShuckmeister]

Rango is a fun movie

[@Gaminginvrrr]

Yknow the only reason I REALLY like this movie is because of the designs

[@TheShuckmeister]

The designs are so great

[@adiinusa6412]

what are your opinions about the new megamind movie?

[@TheShuckmeister]

Might be a miss because everyone's self-aware of how good the movie was to begin with. I just worry it might have The Incredibles 2 effect

[@Bluestlark]

Wow I remember when very few people hated this movie and now is being looked at with different eyes...

[@joelrook8537]

It's great to see you talking about one of my favourite childhood movies

[@mosestheartman4814]

RIIIIIIICOLA

[@TheShuckmeister]

It's like the cough drop commercial

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

The only thing i did to reject modernity is the one to not use my phone outside or to use when i needed to since for sure the phone is filled wants and needs and for sure people nowadays including now is used for their wants mostly although at times for sure social media of post just interested me which is my wants kinda sucks since i know i have social media addiction which also can fuel my another worst addiction

[@frostyelkk]

wonderful shitpost; also very funny that the 'reject modernity, embrace tradition' thought so inevitably leads to revolutionary optimism for a collective future

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

I can tell by your visual references of Catholic Priests and pictures of Fr McGivney that you are Catholic. I love what you have created here and I just want to say God Bless

[@TheShuckmeister]

God bless you as well

[@placek7125]

23:47 i hear music from tf2 engineer

[@TheShuckmeister]

I am an engineer. It's fitting

[@placek7125]

@@TheShuckmeister true, i guess i just didnt expect it

[@Dfclt]

finally, some good content that makes you think, and not brainless tiktok slop

[@TheShuckmeister]

I will fight against TikTok slop, which is a type of content that fits with modernity all too well

[@aqualucasYT]

No fucking way

[@TheShuckmeister]

Yes way

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

Never miss an opportunity to dunk on Hassan for his L takes.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Of course not

[@evanallaire2829]

DO DANGANRONPA MAHIRU KOIZUMI

[@TheShuckmeister]

I did a V3 analysis vid

[@evanallaire2829]

@@TheShuckmeister then do Zero escape

[@TheAngryRedBird]

Not what I was expecting from someone I watch for Jojo content but this was great, hope there's more like it to come

[@TheShuckmeister]

It's in production

[@gokukakarot5246]

Robots was kino

[@TheShuckmeister]

It really was

[@lukefong5301]

Based and robotpilled. Amazing video

[@anonimus354]

The Marxist Analysis of Robots. My favourite type of video essay!

[@kf8113]

Disagree on a lot of points. Vaguely fascistic at times, broke liberalism at times. "Change the system from within" ends up with one being changed by said system. A new system must be created from the outside, running in parallel and eventually replacing the existing one. Modernity has also become a tradition in itself -- much of what we think of as "traditional" are products of modernity: the nuclear family, community organizations, even major holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving (as we know them today). What is needed then is not a revanchist turn away from modernity, but a more radical recognition that modernity as we might think of it has not yet actually occurred. That we are indeed still trapped within traditionalism.

[@jchoneandonly]

The nuclear family is quite literally a constant across multiple civilizations. Same for community organization.

[@mohammadmehaboob7055]

I don't know man, I like Robots, but I'm not a huge fan of this vid. It just kinda feels off.

[@the.nameless.1]

Because it is an attempt to mimic leftist movie analyist youtubers, without actually reading any books. He is trying to push a very conservative and deeply flawed worldview.

[@FelisImpurrator]

Reject modernity, embrace tradition? Wait, is this the fascist line but unironically?

[@the.nameless.1]

I guess he is kinda leaning there. You gotta listen to catch the transphobic line tho.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@the.nameless.1 Wait, seriously? Where's that one?

[@the.nameless.1]

​@@FelisImpurratorcan't find it, but there was a line about people wanting to change their bodies from what was intended for them

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@the.nameless.1 lmao, imagine being against surgery and glasses... Oh wait. Man, it's just sad seeing someone swerve right and fall off a cliff of bad ideas.

[@andrewshotathompson5116]

Ooof I kinda went into the video kinda hoping it would be different from that, but the more I went into it the more uncomfortable I felt