The Unbearable Loneliness of Being Right on the Internet - Live at Skepticon Australia 2017

[@stevenjeffries7951]

Wow, it's rare to see Captain D in full human makeup. This must have been a big deal for him.

[@cloudyyt5799]

Steven Jeffries Full *HUMAN MAKEUP* MAKEEEEEUPPPPP LOOOOLLLL

[@swiggly46]

It's hard to even imagine how much time it must've taken 0_0

[@droid16beta97]

@@swiggly46 Ikr, it's super realistic

[@swiggly46]

@@droid16beta97 I actually can't tell that he isn't a human 0_0

[@whoami5960]

@The Dialkira hi welcome to the joke

[@oltro15]

“Most experts agree that 1 is a number.” -Captain Disillusion

[@awpmerst]

stick to what you know!

[@twintyara6330]

@@awpmerst yo lmao I'm dying

[@epicphail2926]

Twin Tyara rip

[@Ethan-gw6mi]

But Captain didn't say that. Alan did.

[@Jivvi]

"Most"

[@smartereveryday]

One of the most important videos on the internet. It goes both ways.

[@NourSelim0]

Is that the "verified people talking to verified people" thing but on KZbin? :D

[@jaytonhawkins2872]

Destin, why did you even need to watch this? Your humility shines through all your work. I most appreciated your candor on the video about your interview with President Obama.

[@MindChamber]

He sounds like a Vorta.

[@ieet]

... ... ... besides me being ashamed that I know what you are talking about, he actually does sound like a Vorta.

[@MrFerGi]

I don't know for sure, but I believe Destin was the one that sent him the message on Twitter featured at the last part of his presentation.

[@clowdyglasses]

The 3 H's of skepticism: Humor Hnever being wrong Hope

[@Jivvi]

I think it's pronounced "Йever"

[@TheWorldWideWebTheSqueakuel2]

yes

[@mizta6819]

hnope

[@jerrell1169]

Jivan Scarano Intering way to use a yot.

[@ioooooooooooooooooooo]

you spelled never wrong lmao (joke)

[@TierZoo]

Wow, not only are you a great content creator, but a truly gifted public speaker.

[@legomen1010450]

TierZoo hey, you're here and you aren't bitching him out for being feminist! Another channel I can stay subbed to without any guilt.

[@jlpz24]

Oh shit tier zoo watches Captain disillusion that’s awesome

[@dastyp4771]

Mind = Blown

[@Charliemmag]

TierZoo stop and go make more videos pls!

[@theSato]

@Vladimir Lenin - why is *that* unrelated issue the thing you choose to bring up here? Seem to me like you are a bit overfixated on some random (irrelevant) issue..

[@kevinbparry]

Thanks for including my mirror ball bounce!

[@pepn]

Are you doubting the always right cap'tain D ?

[@ethand5703]

Ay my dude

[@scrapjimothy8988]

You're welcome

[@Coalemos]

No, that was fo reelz.

[@CIRCADES]

Kevin Parry Hey, amazing work on Kubo and the Two Strings! Probably my favourite animated movie of all time!

[@aSongScout]

It's one thing to have some self-deprecating humor (like the joke at the beginning that you're just some guy who films videos at his parent's house), but this took it another level. It takes a lot of humility and self-awareness to create a presentation that mainly details with highlighting embarrassing mistakes. The message I got out of your talk is that skepticism can sometimes lead to an inflated ego and refusal to admit error, which ironically makes someone a worse skeptic. Being aware of your limitations and open to correction is a better path forward, because in addition to being skeptical of other things, you should also be able to be skeptical of yourself.

[@smaakjeks]

+aScongScout Exactly! It's to our own benefit in two ways: 1) We are less encumbered by our pride to get to the facts of the matter 2) We appear less like dicks to others Win-win!

[@NetAndyCz]

Someone gave an example of university professor who had his hypothesis and tried to prove for a decade before being proven wrong. He thanked the person who proved him wrong (instead of stubbornly clinging to his hypothesis) for letting him know the truth, which is exactly how the science and critical thinking should work. Sometimes you are wrong, but when you are honest about that you value the truth more than being right.

[@nonamebob8012]

aSongScout beautiful comment...

[@chimkinNuggz]

That explains h3h3 and their high horse

[@wesclayton]

looks like end of your comment got cut off.

[@Zo0I]

2 and a half years later I still can't believe the 'no lenses' joke didn't land at all. Of all audiences this one should have gotten the reference

[@kieran7265]

@Yohangson It's a reference to a pretty famous James Randi skit on fundamental assumptions we make

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

See, my first thought was Shawn Farquhar on Fool Us. Guess I need to watch more CD.

[@vulpine3431]

@@van-hieuvo8208 It's more of a parody of the original demonstration

[@saulo4302]

Wait, it's a reference to something? I thought the joke was that there are no lenses in his glasses so he didn't notice he wasn't wearing his glasses, which he needed the that part of the presentation

[@vulpine3431]

@@saulo4302 Its referencing the famous James Randi presentation about making assumption where James did the joke correctly, expertly making everyone assume he was using a mic and glasses. I highly recommend you search and watch it. Its amazing

[@Fluxquark]

When the captain finds out you are taking credit for his hard work like this, he is gonna be PISSED. You better hide, Alan.

[@Francis-tc9jc]

that is...of course,if that persona gains a mind of it's own and revolts.

[@GoodieM8]

Prince Harry obvious bait is too obvious

[@JohnJones1987]

6:55 - "These glasses don't even - oh wait - these glasses don't even have frames!" God, i love you.

[@OrangeC7]

I wouldn't be surprised that if I said anything in response to this I would immediately get a response saying I'm a retarded child.

[@Nosiu]

It's a take on Will Stephen's TEDx talk joke.

[@mav6771]

I would think it's a take on James Randi's talks. He's been doing the frames + fake mic routine since at least the 90's (Here's one from a 2001 lecture kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HIf2Z6i9yearM )

[@Not-TheOne]

Yeah, saw him do it.

[@BradenBest]

red tater tot chile

[@Rubikari]

You almost look human! Nice job on that makeup!

[@maelgugi]

I think he used CGI too

[@vgarzareyna]

@@maelgugi is it CGI? I think it is more like post-production

[@martinrages]

No he used vfx

[@alkalaid6850]

Please shut up and let me enjoy.please stop making this joke he is not human it is not funny😤😤

[@sebastiangudino9377]

@@alkalaid6850 It is objectively pretty funny

[@noahwilliams8996]

Oh, I see. You intentionally made those mistakes for this talk.

[@JordanBeagle]

He's 4 dimensions ahead

[@PaleGhost69]

Art is a lie. Nothing is real.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

He's 4 parallel universes ahead of us

[@MisterK-YT]

Ur all dumb, he didn’t make the mistake on purpose. And one can’t be any dimensions ahead of anything because being “ahead” of someone takes place IN a dimension. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ [Before you r/woooosh me, I’m obviously making fun of someone who should get woooosh’d. I’m preemptively wooooshing a wooooshable person. In fact, if you don’t read this hidden part of my comment, thought I was being serious, and commented to tell me “it was a joke m0r○n,” then I’ve essentially woooosh’d a wooooshworthy would-be-woooosher by imitating a wooooshable-but-not-yet-woooosh’d person! a future wooooshee, if you will.]

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@MisterK-YT reddit moment

[@gregfletcher2360]

Alan has such an incredible skill in turning a potentially boring slideshow talk into an entertaining and yet still informative experience. What a legend!

[@GenJotsu]

The unbearable Truth of it all is; people would rather pretend they are right, than admit they are wrong.

[@BT-nv4ck]

a la the skeptic community

[@jblue1622]

And the irony is that you believe this opinion of yours is most likely right

[@SpeedyThingGoIn4]

that's Truth, with a capital T

[@Predated2]

To be fair, its hard to see why and when you are wrong. It either takes time or something that is undeniable to see that you were wrong. Sometimes the thing you consider to be right fits seemingly a lot better than the thing you considered to be wrong. This is why flat earthers exist for example. The horizon is flat, you dont see any bulge, and most of the things can be explained away if you make them small enough. Add to that that they think certain things right now would be impossible on a round earth(like a flat horizon and seeing buildings over quite a small distance) and you have someone who think they are absolutely right. Not having more than a basic understanding of science and technology, and you have people claiming that a composite photo made in photoshop(or anything that went through photoshop, even if its meant to make it slightly brighter) equals a fake picture. I blame everyday society where people get explained that a fake picture was photoshopped rather than altered through photoshop. Or that people expect other people to instantly understand what words like 'composite' means. Sometimes, people are wrong, for all the right reasons and we have no one but ourselves to blame.

[@emilen2]

Mostly true, especially for political opinions.

[@fae2fae]

I'm part of the 4% in your female viewership and I just want to say how much you've inspired me to pursue visual effects. You're an awesome content creator and I'm honestly baffled by your complete honesty towards the people you presented to. Thanks for being here Captain D, hope to see another episode!

[@C0deH0wler]

Your comment is the seed in which Positivity invades this comment section :D

[@migkillerphantom]

Just because your pony fursona is female doesn't mean you are

[@siruno5604]

migkillerphantom don't be the typical idiot sheep blinded by a fake hatred born in Internet about some groups of people or sub cultures

[@migkillerphantom]

Rommel Torres don't confuse educated disdain for blind hatred.

[@fae2fae]

I actually am female. Not talkin bout my "pony fursona". Have a nice day!

[@FoodieFindings]

I love how he subverts the expectations of a typical conference presentation, with simple things like his image as live video being sucked into the singularity, I've never seen anything like that before. He's a genius.

[@hamishdouglas8780]

yep he's a true creative

[@toastmastersmldclub51]

I've only discovered CD a few days ago, and I can tell he's really talented. But seeing what he's capable of pulling off, I'm not guaranteed that was a live video shot. And the more I think about it, I'm starting to question if the computer was nothing more than a stage prop. If, and that's a big if, the audience was shown the desktop on stage, he opened a .mov file; a video file. Running on this assumption, the clicker then was a prop. The whole presentation was timed out, and the animations were running for a preset time. CD's responsibility was to keep his live parts of the speech within the time limits of the already running animations. My reason: Within seconds, CD appeared on the above screen (as a webcam) without a new application opening up while a video file was playing and CD didn't touch any of the keys on the computer. If it wasn't live, the webcam bit could have been made prior to the conference, during the run-through, or edited in after the panel was over. And if I am wrong? Then, there was a team working off-camera. I can imagine a camera set up stage left doing a close-up shot right above the lid of the laptop and an A/V team controlling everything, but who had overlooked the second camera's video sync. Regardless, I have to give it to him on his showmanship. He's really good.

[@realtimberstalker]

​@@toastmastersmldclub51 I think you're thinking about this a little too hard. You can play videos in a presentation. That whole singularity sequence is prerecorded video.

[@allisons6910]

​@@realtimberstalker 😐😐😐😐 What happened to learning from the main message of his whole speech? Resist that urge to deny & justify. All that was required if you didn't want to include any social interaction would have been the 3rd sentence. However, I'm sure you can rewrite it with the 3 H's applied to your comment.

[@realtimberstalker]

@@allisons6910 And I’m sure you can too.

[@br34ks00n]

I just wanted to say Thanks for putting me in your presentation! I was one of the people in the Halloween costume photos. Thank you for all of your hard work over the years and I'm glad you're at 2 million subs! Finally got the audience you deserve. Also thanks for making The Undebunkable. I watch it all the time because it makes me feel better about how to handle the Misinformation War that's going on. I show it to friends and family to make them feel comfortable about being wrong and understanding that you will feel better if you just accept that you can change your mind with new information. Thank you, Captain!

[@PumatSol]

The irony in repeatedly using the term “degrees Kelvin” in a segment about making dumb mistakes in KZbin videos makes me happy.

[@LuffyTwoYears]

?

[@ElectroNeutrino]

@@LuffyTwoYears Kelvin doesn't use "degrees" like Celsius or Fahrenheit. For example, the freezing point of water is 0 °C, 32 °F, or 273.15 K.

[@LuffyTwoYears]

@@ElectroNeutrino Didn't know that, but there was a time where degrees Kelvin was the right term. So i dont think its dumb or a mistake. Just not up to date. ^^

[@TheKBrosTech]

@@LuffyTwoYears really leaning on rule 3 here aren't ya

[@LuffyTwoYears]

@@TheKBrosTech ?

[@Gundesalf]

I'm extremely disappointed... that I just discovered your work a week ago. So much catching up to do.

[@Random_YT-Username]

Heimrich Gundesalf congratulations, I say subscribe to Captain Disillusion on random KZbin videos instead of Sub. to Piwdeepee.

[@misshooman]

Hope your done catching up :)

[@kyleb8117]

I'm in the same boat. KZbin algorithm really did me dirty.

[@SimonButler]

I think I've seen you acting awkward as Alan so often that it makes how smoothly you pull off your timing in these live performances even more impressive. And I feel you've really solidified yourself as a performer, because these integrated live action and VFX performances are really impressive.

[@heatblayze]

As a programmer, I live literally every day denying that I am wrong. Great words to live by, Alan

[@mattbox87]

Oh yeah! But also as a programmer literally every day I know deep down it'll very likely have been my fault, and that there is always more to learn and unlearn.

[@narryg]

You put way more effort into editing these conferences than you have to. Always a great watch.

[@ericbazinga]

SmellyFeetYouHave That's Captain Disillusion in a nutshell: Overdoing it. (In a good way.)

[@Tudumanu]

It is awesome to see that type of presentation! the black hole part was superbe!

[@BT-nv4ck]

Oh hey I see you on Vinesauce streams lol

[@DrMcFly28]

So... THAT'S why the top half of Alan's head looked so familiar!

[@andrewpilimaitulua1893]

Just to participate in Captain D's style, its not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin.

[@propername4830]

Ghat em

[@HuntersMoon78]

As Cap D said: Dick Move Andrew Pilimai Tulua

[@imnotdavidxnsx]

Yes but that's only up to a point until the Kelvins move outside of their sphere of influence of each other, at which point it becomes degrees Kelvin.

[@denyraw]

No, that's not how physics work. Kelvins never loose influence on each other, even if they are on opposite ends of the universe!

[@PaulisInclusion]

Andrew Pilimai Tulua my thermo professor puts the degree symbol next to kelvin and it bothers the hell out of me. He’s a chemical engineering professor with 30 years of experience and still doesn’t know its just kelvin not degrees kelvin lol.

[@mankeymunkey]

I have just watched about 5 or 6 hours of this content straight and I'm discovering this guy for the first time. Such great content. Honestly, what a solidly good person this guy is. One of the best public speakers I've seen.

[@generalleenknassknotretire9180]

I must admit. I too, have been trying to dethrone my "Assholeyness". And for that, I was promoted. From Majorly, to Generally.

[@poloMpolo]

Thanks. I just hung up on someone trying to tell me I made a mistake. This video is actually so big to me right now. You are truly one of a kind. Thanks again

[@mumblernumber7213]

And that is where you're wrong.

[@adm2204]

So, did you call them back and apologize? :D

[@ariesegamesofwar9042]

no bcuz he is wrong

[@pattyvilleTV]

LOL you didn't watch until the end i suppose.

[@adamtichy8008]

hej a co jsi udělal za chybu?

[@zephh_sk]

"I am a feminist... my girlfriend is a girl, for god's sake". Imma have to use this one at some point, sorry.

[@foxtro7]

Meggy McKechnie Yeah, saying you’re a feminist is a political statement, given that feminism is a political movement and all. I’m not sure where you’re getting the whole “anti-science” thing, but based off that and the “proud non feminist” comment, I’d hazard a guess that you’ve fallen down the anti-SJW rabbit hole. You’re likely being radicalized by the content you consume without realizing its effect on you. I mean, from your profile pic and name, it seems you’re a woman yourself and you are proudly denouncing a cause that supports women’s rights. You really shouldn’t try to form political opinions solely based on the cringe compilations you’ve seen. I fell down the same anti-feminist hole you did a number of years ago, and I’d recommend you look up some information on logical fallacies (especially strawmen) so you can recognize them in arguments, and then take a look at videos made by people on both sides of the argument (I’d recommend Hbomberguy, Shaun, Innuendo Studios, and Big Joel). Don’t let yourself be brainwashed.

[@dutbud9049]

​@@foxtro7 ​ @Foxtrot "Don't let yourself be brainwashed, look at all of these far-left KZbinrs to brainwash you instead" Wow, great advice! Being "anti-SJW" is common sense, SJW's will and always have been mentally deranged. "Feminism" has went to shit since it's third-wave and has devolved into exclusionary bullying "I fell down the same anti-feminist hole you did a number of years ago" God, what a condescending asshole

[@icedmorning7610]

@Dutspice Anti-SJW seems like common sense while you are Anti-SJW. A few years back I thought that all SJWs and Feminists were crazy, that they hated men, or really anybody who didn’t belong to a minority. I even starting thinking that all liberals were like this, including to an extent my own family members who are liberals. Foxtrot is right. But you don’t realize that you are in a hole until you get out. He wasn’t trying to be condescending. He was trying to be compassionate.

[@tristandreemurr8755]

Everyone here has either been "r/wooosh"ed or just took this a *tiny* bit too seriously....

[@dutbud9049]

​@@icedmorning7610 Which is basically true. When people talk about SJW's and feminists they are referring to the extreme batshit crazy cult that cancel and ruin people's lives over a twitter comment, not people who want equal rights. But hey, guess I'm just a sheeple that hasn't opened my second asshole and ascended to see the true light yet

[@SpirusOfH]

Damn that takes some big balls to showcase those embarrassments in an open forum like that. Props.

[@holysecret2]

Are you talking about the black hole thing?

[@m-yday]

Yumidori Iro no, the fact that he showed a bunch of his shortcomings and moments where he acted dickishly. I’m glad that he did showcase them, as it shows he has grown and regrets those decisions. Proud of him!

[@DeathBringer769]

Too true. Too many people use "skepticism" as an excuse for their own personal stubborn arrogance these days instead of having humility and actually be results-based, not emotionally based. A lot of these arrogant shits just try to use "skepticism" as a shielding attempt for them to never have to be wrong again, lmao. That's the exact opposite type of mindset we should have having as true, humble, results-driven skeptics ;)

[@TheZenytram]

right, and most of the time the so called mister "skeptic" are defending some dumb conspiracy theory like is the ultimate truth of the universe, i get so pissed of this type of people coz this just mud the meaning of what skepticism to the ignorant (in the true meaning of it) who doesn't care at all about this way of thought and get a negative bias without knowing anything.

[@bqpahdoesstuff5123]

Hmm, skepticism has lost it's meaning when we decided to be total a##holes to everyone else besides us. It's time for skepticism to gain meaning by not being total d'cks to each other.

[@stinkywhale897]

I think the worst are the "gender skeptics" who say trans people are all easily offended Snowflakes, but then cry because some kid in gender neutral clothes hurts their feelings.

[@Snardvark25]

spaztic whale it has been and always be projection on their part. Whatever they’re accusing someone of is almost guaranteed to apply to them.

[@alt8791]

Thunderf00t be like:

[@lulu4882]

Wow, the level of humility in this talk is very admirable. Upping my Patreon pledge. I applaud the integrity you showed by distancing yourself from the KZbin "skeptic" bubble, knowing full well how fucking obnoxiously their followers would react. I agree that skepticism-not-fully-committed-to results in pointless echo chambers, and your devotion of an entire presentation to pointing out your own mistakes to demonstrate how easy it is to fall into this trap is very respectable.

[@VinelandVinny]

lg ft his vortex bit was very hippocritical and frankly just a shitfest that the slide would have been better without, the anita bit too

[@hellboy6507]

prominentturkey that's part of the joke.

[@hellboy6507]

Yagi Yeah, that's part of the joke. The whole schtick is part of the comedy. The Title of the video is intentionally arrogant, the whole presentation to the audience, ie telling them how to make their content, is also incredibly arrogant. Calling out other people for their supposed arrogance is supposed to be incredibly hypocritical. His ramblings about how he's a "feminist" is a play on how people virtue signal to deflect criticism, I can assure you his petty comment also didn't get 200 likes. Even during his bit about the other skeptics, he shows himself as falling into the same pit of douchery. That specific moment shows that everything he said prior was intended to show you precisely how you shouldn't act. Mocking other creators and virtue signalling are bad things to do, and he makes that very clear in his performance.

[@lulu4882]

The talk featured humility because he meticulously pointed out all his own shortcomings and mistakes, but that doesn't mean it can't be critical of others too. People falling into the asshole singularity wasn't based on whether or not he agreed with them, it was about whether they had a dickish and off-putting tone. One of the messages of the talk is that if we skeptics want to actually affect change in the world, we should be more diplomatic and understanding of the "other sides" and adjust our arguments and content in a way that won't immediately put them off and basically ruin any chance of persuading them in the future. Otherwise we'll just keep circlejerking in our echo chambers about how smart we are and how stupid "they" are, without actually accomplishing anything.

[@ChildOfTheFence]

He did the glasses part so well it was hard to tell either it was part of the act or he actually forgot to have them on.

[@ImHeadshotSniper]

the funny part was that James Randi did that whole "handheld mic" and "empty framed glasses" bit at his Ted talk, so it's a very funny reference :P the best part too is that Cpt. Disillusion actually did not have his hand up pretending to hold a mic the whole time as James did, nor was he wearing glasses the whole time. if people suddenly fell for what he immediately said, it just shows how susceptible people are to making certain assumptions before they actually use their skills of perception to confirm or debunk this assumption.

[@LeoCoot]

6:30 thank you for reminding me of James , he will always have a special place in my heart.

[@XHappyKillerX]

27 minutes of CD content in one video?! Awesome!

[@MaximeTanti]

Woah, I didn't realize that was 27 minutes. It flew by.

[@veerafager9031]

The breaking mirror-shot made me spill my coffee :D I simply _love_ your sense of humour, you're awesome Captain ^_^

[@bobs12andahalf2]

This wasn't a presentation, it was a performance! Watched a few of your talks now. Fantastic stuff!

[@RapCritic]

This might be the most creative storyteller on youtube. This was like, the atheist Christmas Carol.

[@mranxiety9995]

I just replied to your comment. Get pinged

[@wontcreep]

@@mranxiety9995 what a sad life

[@mranxiety9995]

@@wontcreep you have also been pinged

[@nsvmmwhy]

It’s a Christmas carol for everyone lmao

[@_ee75]

That is an really interesting comparison, very fitting

[@JaxsonGalaxy]

Instantly after the video was over I came down to the comments section to see if anyone has posted the incoming "it's not 'degrees Kelvin' it's just 'Kelvin' since it's not an arbitrary scale!" But no, I didn't see any. It's almost like everyone watched the video and took it to heart. Losers. AAAHHH! THE BLACK HOLE! AAAHHH!

[@tomenright4400]

I made the comment right I away, I got u fam

[@sydnerella24]

Eh I give him a pass since English isn’t his first language

[@jackofshadows8538]

Watch the h3 podcast. He explains that when his parents defected the USSR in '89 - he was only 9 then - the Soviets would often send the family of 'ex-Soviets' to where their family had defected to and since it was USA the KGB weren't even going to try to 'retrieve' them. If it had been Argentina or somewhere in Africa then the KGB wouldn't hesitate. But by the time the USSR was supposed to arrange for passports for Alan and his Grandad to go to New York, the USSR had crumbled apart and Latvia & the other smaller satellites of the Soviet Bloc were ignoring orders from Moscow and Alan [Capt Disillusion] & grandad were given papers to leave for New York by Latvian authorities, independent of Soviet authority. The USSR had, in effect, dissolved by then. In the time he knew his parents weren't coming back he knew that he had to learn English so between ages 9 and 12 he pretty much learnt a lot of english and how bloody easy it is because it's so adaptive.

[@sydnerella24]

dava noncom i was joking and have watched the podcast, no need for an essay on a subject that doesn’t matter at all.

[@jackofshadows8538]

ok, sorry.

[@Laezar1]

That was so great and inspiring. Honestly being regularly reminded to not be a dick is quite helpful!

[@arrowitgraystun]

Laezar that's a neat profile picture

[@koolgool]

The reason I even became a skeptic was because I realized I wasn’t questioning myself. I would catch myself arguing with close friends-people I love dearly-over mundane things that I KNEW I was wrong about, and as a result it only hurt the relationship. Because I made that change, however, it seems it’s easier than ever to miss when I’m making that mistake again. At the same time, though, i find myself caving to the other side’s opinion more than maybe I should, when later on In hindsight I realize I was probably right. There’s a kind of balance that I’m aiming for between recognizing when I’m wrong, and not admitting defeat when I’m not.

[@StarWarsTherapy]

Humor was the most effective tool in breaking me free from a close-minded ideology. This is something I needed to hear as it is much easier just to surround myself with a skeptic circle to commiserate with instead of engaging with others. Thank you, Captain!

[@MagicSooty]

Playing this out loud and my sister goes “is that an anime dub?” Truly spectacular.

[@ErikUden]

To quote sherlock: “You repel me” “Is this anime?”

[@inactiveytchannel]

explain joke pls

[@kitma9]

@@inactiveytchannel the joke is that this isn't an anime dub

[@danielwhitlock6499]

That took a lot of courage and humility. You are not just an amazing content creator. You're an admirable person.

[@MobHunter2001]

My favourite part of all his videos comes at the end, “Love with your heart, use your head for everything else”. Thinking of tattooing that.

[@babayaga1767]

that would come under the "use your head" part

[@Koozomec]

In this day and age you may use your head in love afairs too.

[@Trebinhas]

Damn that would make an amazing tattoo

[@mono4171]

this was an experience. ive yet to meet a person who would share their mistakes, and be humbled, so publicly. like, people have trouble reading dry data from powerpoints without getting nervous. you've just leveled up, in my eyes. bigger person than many of us, including me...

[@PeterRoesler1]

I've been starting to worry about Captain Disillusion becoming more smug to the point where it was impacting my enjoyment of the videos, but seeing an amazing presentation like this helps drive home the separation we must mentally make between a fictional character and its talented creator.

[@LaughstashTv]

Proud to be one of the 4% female viewers! 😎👍

[@ShoulderMonster]

I had no idea there were so few of us! I thought at least 20-30%. v_v

[@LaughstashTv]

Strawberries777 ‪‪ me too!

[@VinelandVinny]

LaughStashTV nobody cares, you arent special

[@ShoulderMonster]

prominentturkey I mean, in this case 4% out of 100 sounds pretty close to the definition of special... And she did get quite a few likes, so people do seem to care at least a little... It's all superficial yeah, but y'know. ¯\( ⌯᷄▿︎⌯᷅ )/¯

[@LaughstashTv]

Did we just become best friends?! :D

[@SianaGearz]

Tech channels INTENDED FOR GIRLS wish they had at least 4% female viewership.

[@JoannaFalkowska]

I don't think this is accurate at all. And CD is not a tech channel, it's pure entertainment.

[@mycatis4257]

@@JoannaFalkowska that is the point

[@SlyNine]

my question is.. Why?

[@JoannaFalkowska]

@@SlyNine Because women interested in tech get shit on for being interested in tech. It's just safer not to.

[@maelgugi]

@@JoannaFalkowska that's true! But men interested in tech used to get a lot of shit too: mocked, bullied, treated as loosers (just watch a frat movie of 80-90's). The real question is why we didn't gave shit and kept going?

[@alexia3552]

Character growth is the most important thing. You can't change the past, but you can change the decisions you make here and now.

[@HeyItsGreg]

That James Randi reference about the mic and glasses was fantastic!

[@akcheers5637]

I'm so happy others caught that too !!

[@georgplaz]

Could you explain it for the uneducated? :)

[@Belgabor]

It's a routine James Randi does in pretty much all of his talks right at the beginning to illustrate ANYBODY, no matter how careful they think they might be, can be fooled by someone out to do it. Go on any of his public talks here on YT, he's pretty much guaranteed to do it.

[@Hdx64]

@@georgplaz What Belgabor said, but i'll add it's all about making assumptions. And how everyone makes them, even for the little things like seeing someone speaking into a device that turned out to be a beard trimmer, or wearing glasses and you just assume he is able to see you

[@OperationMadmanPPE]

I’m so sad he’s gone.

[@MasterOfTheChainsaw]

Oh man, this was amazing. I have watched and appreciated your work for quite some time now, mostly for entertainment purposes, but this presentation really gave me a newfound respect for you. I've been a bit disillusioned (no pun intended) with the internet skeptic community, since I felt like a lot of them were more or less assholes that seemed very keen on bashing others for their blind beliefs but ironically seemed utterly incapable of scrutinizing their own beliefs. But seeing you so humbly admit to your own mistakes and even calling yourself out for immaturely doubling down on them in the past, is really inspiring, and the positive reception to your message also gives me more hope for the skeptic community at large. Thank you for this and keep up the good work!

[@MoonatikYT]

So many of the people who fell into that "skeptic asshole singularity" have become even worse since this talk lol

[@Barely_Edited]

It never got better either Maybe it really is a singularity

[@MoonatikYT]

@@Barely_Edited they have gotten worse since this comment lmao

[@Chris_2806]

and now?

[@lordpsi99]

I liked when Penn escaped in time. I recall his vocal apology and admitting he was wrong about second-hand smoke but stands by pushing the question, which actually helped get more solid evidence towards how bad second-hand smoke is to our health. He actually admitted he was wrong, which was a show of humility, and then gave us a feeling of hope with the thought that science and health had improved since then.

[@actuallyapathy]

he's so real for this i'm not gonna lie, i love this and it's really really nice to see people in the skeptic community talk about it!

[@stevemac6707]

This guy, so talented & yet so down to earth and humble. He deserves all his success, long may it continue.

[@BaggiBoi]

"I notice things others don't" -Alan Mejakakjhdjaskn, the man who found my speedpaint one month after it was posted

[@triple7marc]

9:30 No Captain D would never say the F word 😭😭😭😭 I’m shaking and crying right now

[@barryscott9590]

Who is this weirdo claiming to be Captain Disillusion. I don't get it. What happened? Has this channel been hacked?

[@WeirdSmellyMan]

Barry Scott it's CaptainDisillusion, he just doesn't have the silver paint on his face. If you look really close you can tell it's him.

[@deadzedcomics]

You mean he's done a better job than normal with his 'Caucasian' makeup

[@IgnatRemizov]

That's Alan, Captain Disillusion's intern

[@DatdudegilToo]

Yeah, the captain must have some crazy stuff going on because now he's having Alan to pretend that he made Captain D up!

[@WeirdSmellyMan]

Usama Raja I hope you realize that by me saying "if you look really close" that I was playing into the joke.

[@shreys9881]

It is difficult for me to express just how much I want you to have all the subscribers.

[@jacksuss8459]

You are ridiculously good at presentations.

[@lalithjv601]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@solamon77]

Damn Captain D, this took balls. Thank you for coming out and putting words to the feelings we've all felt. I'm usually the debunker/explainer amongst my friends and once you start feeling like they are counting on you to be right, it's REALLY hard to admit when you are wrong. But it happens to everyone. Even the great Captain D. And if it can happen to even you, I guess it's okay when it happens to me. Seriously, thank you. This helped make me a better person.

[@shlonk]

The loneliness of waiting for Captain Disillusion to upload

[@TheNJerk]

Hey CaptainDisillusion, thanks for being a "skeptic youtuber" I never had to stop watching.

[@icantbelieveitsodin]

Anyone else notice the wow just after he says okay at 9:24?

[@SreenikethanI]

haha

[@agfd5659]

I guess it must be some kind of a ghost. There's no other rational explanation

[@SreenikethanI]

@@agfd5659 absolutely true explanation, 10/10

[@MissPiji]

I've looked this video 20 times and every time it surprises me and makes me have fun, I'd look at another 1000, this man is truly extraordinary!

[@bradwalsh2522]

Excellent talk. Love to see some of the inner workings of your journey. I laughed out loud about Penn Jillette. He definitely has become more likeable as he has gotten older. I don't think I would have wanted to have dinner with him long ago, but now I'd love to have coffee with him. Happy to have coffee with you too. :)

[@viennajordan9279]

Another way to always be right: be my dad and insist that you know everything without DOING ANY ACTUAL RESEARCH

[@EHyde-ir9gb]

Vienna Jordan At this point, I think that's just a dad thing.

[@tripaloski_6971]

Vienna Jordan Omg SAME, everytime my dad invents theories about things and says them like it's a 100% fact. "I'm sick" "that's because bacteries outside want to find a warm place to stay in so they go in your body" (i just invented that but it's pretty much how he invents stuff).

[@EHyde-ir9gb]

Ninjumper that is actually partially true, as warm and moist places like inside your body are excellent for reproduction

[@deo8038]

Bad day?

[@vgarzareyna]

@@EHyde-ir9gb o think VicedRihno may disagree (100% recommended)

[@MihaiManuta]

Being pedantic here... on "Georges Méliès", in French, according to all pronunciation rules, you would *NOT* pronounce the final _s_ because it's silent (like it is in "décès", "après", or even "Georges"). _However_ when we're talking about person names, those names are pronounced depending on that person's adopted pronunciation. Soooo... you were not wrong, it's Méliès fault that he did not adopt _standard_ French pronunciation and made it custom.

[@nickiebanchou]

Méliès, De Funès, Barbès, Alès, Agnès, Hermès, faciès, palmarès, aloès, cacatoès .... depending on the origin of the word ( which may or may not be french at all btw, such as De Funès which is a transctiption from the Catalan ) , it needs the pronunciation to be adapted accordingly, Méliès did not make anything "custom", he inherited the sound of his name from his parents, who got it from his grandfather and so on and on incidentally there's no word in french that ends with "iès" other than faciès whose S needs to be pronounced

[@annoyingkid48]

nickie banchou NO, it’s all Méliès’ fault. Why didn’t he pronounce his name the way Captain D pronounced it?! Don’t you dare defend a person with things like *logic* and *knowledge*

[@vituperation]

You can, with almost any opinion, kinda look at it a certain way where you might find an angle where you're not a hundred percent wrong - maybe, like, one percent right - and what you want to do is grab onto that opinion and just kind of defend it on the forum that is designed for this purpose, which is: KZbin comment sections.

[@2adamast]

Dottore Mihai Manuta , good impression

[@polyhistorphilomath]

@nickie banchou I think we might even be able to agree that faciès is not exactly a French word. In the same sense that rabies, robigo and rumor are not English.

[@starrychloe]

If he self-deprecated any harder, he'd be obsolete.

[@jackofshadows8538]

Ikr? He's practically British!

[@Dgbygvg]

daaaw he is so sensitive and humble :D

[@JordanBeagle]

This was an incredible talk, Captain D really knows what he's doing

[@gabrielkellar2657]

always meme your mistakes

[@iciclefox9901]

My mom loves memes. She even made one about me.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Best advice

[@hosamfikry2924]

That is a very wise advice.

[@sometimeshotpocketscanchan2465]

@@iciclefox9901 Dope mom

[@corbinbarron8772]

He really just roasts himself for 30 minutes

[@jamesbrooks9321]

A lot of these KZbin skeptics and the online skeptic community has definitely pushed me away even though I would consider myself a skeptic, really like your videos and I'm glad you have the self-awareness to see some of the issues, I hope others can follow and hope you keep up the work you do

[@tammywalsh5984]

My favorite part! 'The Skeptic AHole Singularity' Believe me when I say "I GET IT!!!" Kudos to you for putting yourself out there and for those who are smart enough to support you, in the future I will be one of them as well... dust in the lofts Haven

[@on-n-offon-n-off8617]

lmao 16:29 vinny made it into the video, he finally made it boys.

[@Dadwell]

anybody wanna go get som phizza?

[@123goofyking]

Dadwellington I don't eat pizza with jabronies tho

[@ycylchgames]

Its his reward for somehow managing to play through the entirety of King of Limbo.

[@natalie8212]

Loved the entire presentation! The ' no lenses in the glasses ' bit was a great subtle shout out to Randi fans!

[@MrRandomSuperhero]

I admire you cap, for putting your lows so much out there to inspire others' highs. Once i can afford my bills I will be the number 1 patreon for you, because you (and primitive technology) are the pure essence of why i like youtube and liked it for 10 years now.

[@siwakorn2408]

THE SKEPTIC A S S H O L E SINGULARITY

[@DiThi]

The whole time I was wondering if it was a fake hall with a fake audience, because I didn't know about Think, Inc or Skepticon before.

[@AnimalzyNL]

Damn, don't know why I'm only watching this now. This was absolutely perfect, and your points were spot on. Showing yourself making mistakes in the past takes a lot of self knowledge, and there's not many people that find it easy to do that.

[@henrykajitani]

So many people seem to be confused about the point of the asshole singularity or just the nature of the video in general. The core of the talk is not about people being right or wrong. The core is all about how being an asshole is detrimental to the message given, and CD providing the method he uses to try to avoid being an asshole. Much of the talk focuses on his own failures to avoid being an asshole and doubles as humor. Humor is one of the core pieces method CD presents and his humor throughout the talk demonstrates his adherence to it. For example (one of the most extreme I might add), much of Thunderf00t's work is based on scientific facts and research. He is often correct in his assessment of problems in a scientific problem as far as I have seen. The problem is in his condescending nature and high frequency of insults. These things don't make him less factually correct, but they are a vast detriment to convincing people why they should change their minds. Whether CD's method is successful, or he is successful in not being an asshole, the point still stands. Being more of an asshole makes people less likely to change their minds and undermines the point of critical thinking and skepticism.

[@carlkenner4581]

The core of the talk is him virtue-signaling to his audience about how woke he is. CD did not make an attempt to not be an asshole in this video. He consciously chose to be as condescending and insulting as humanly possible towards the scientists who showed scientific integrity. That's the approach woke people always use, and it works. People do change their minds to avoid being socially ostracised.

[@zhankazest]

@@carlkenner4581 What?

[@ayoraster2970]

@@carlkenner4581 lots of buzz words lol. cd makes lots of self deprecating jokes and says the scientists are better than him so i dont see what you mean. idk why you choose to call cd woke because he respects women's rights or something? lol

[@GumSkyloard]

@@carlkenner4581 Lemme guess. You went into the "wOkE" insult train.. just because he said he was a feminist? (Also, he literally used self-deprecating humor several times..)

[@GumSkyloard]

TL;DR It doesn't matter if you're right or not. If you're an asshole your points will not be heard.

[@katicasey4610]

Captain, you really should pay your intern Alan more. I think he deserves it.

[@PAGESIXVALENTINEFARRIS]

Watching those online skeptics fly into the singularity was pretty good

[@Helperbot-2000]

F

[@palmberry5576]

Time stamp

[@AppleberrySmith]

18:36, but 19:15 is closer

[@Dogy0909]

I’m glad he made that point, “skepticism” in the classic sense kind of died because guys like that became right wingers in echo chambers who don’t care to debunk falsehoods in the very age where we need that the most

[@PAGESIXVALENTINEFARRIS]

@@Dogy0909 sargon really did say "time to advocate for ethno states"

[@DubstepInFeCtIoN494]

absolutely incredible. this is just what I needed to hear. I'm glad I found you on the H3H3 podcast. I only watched the podcast for 20 seconds I didn't even see you but they said you were the most underrated KZbinr. Ethan also said that your production value was similar to the work of a multi million dollar production company. I am not disappointed in the slightest. absolutely incredible I must say again. This presentation you gave was mind-blowing and I was so desperate to figure out a way to deal with rejection. We know we're right but how can we be appealing just as the wrong people are appealing. I'm grateful for your work, it was a timely intervention.

[@bleckybob]

Came to the comments to find “I can’t believe this has so few views!” Of the “this is so underrated!” And I am here to say. Captain disillusion is the most underrated maker of things of all time and this has way too few views.

[@lucifael1]

Every time you put something out I drop everything and watch it... you owe me two vases and a jar of pickles.

[@Phoen1x883]

...What were you doing with two vases and a jar of pickles?

[@lucifael1]

Would ya believe vfx?

[@docmarion8902]

Amazing, I would have loved to watch this presentation live. I thought it was really interesting the way you presented yourself and your mistakes, embraced them with the audience and learned through them.

[@nothanks5172]

This is a really reassuring thing to see after binge-watching a bunch of old videos. :)

[@nermalsturf]

I do admit that I'm not a huge fan of the vast MAJORITY of skeptics due to their douchebag behaviour, & it was quite a few hours of watching your videos before I even contemplated subscribing. It was however this video that convinced me that you're not in the same caliber of skeptic that is predominant nowadays, but more in the league of Smarter Everyday...a willingness to admit error, but informatively educate those in ignorance, all while harboring some humility & a healthy dose of humor. It's a greatly appreciated change of pace. Looking forward to enjoying more of your content.

[@Spock149]

Wow, Captain Disillusion. You've broken the illusion that I had that you were perfect. Thank you for making what was for me an eye opening and thought provoking talk. :) Love with your heart, Use your head for everything else And don't forget the first part ;3

[@TrekkerLLAP]

Staraptor is ugly! Cool?

[@Spock149]

That was really confusing because of his name, I thought you posted on the wrong chain -laughs-

[@DaybreakPT]

I guess you could say he Disillusioned you! UPTOP!

[@Spock149]

Dave Sterling yes indeed, for the first time! I guess "captain explains how videos you already suspected of being faked were achieved" isn't as catchy

[@Geospasmic]

This was a very good talk and very courageous, walking the walk. I didn't know about those mistakes and behavior you pointed out, so hearing then now a few were kind of shocking. It must have been hard confronting that stuff but you did good. Thanks for not being like those that went down the asshole.

[@VinelandVinny]

Geospasmic most of those skeptics he threw in the vortex were just people that he disagreed with not people that were actually wrong

[@Geospasmic]

prominentturkey I have to disagree. They started out being people who applied reason in order to dismantle dogmatic thought systems like religion and quackery, but ended up mired in their own dogmas. I was at one time a follower of all those people, and I remember when they stood up for free thought, equality and compassion. I learned a lot from them. But over time I watched them become bitter, exclusive and paranoid. They seem to have forgotten how to have a rational discussion because they are more invested in being right than in having a real debate, and beliefs have taken the place of reason. They went backwards.

[@Frisbie147]

Geospasmic the same thing happened to feminism though, it used to be about equality, now its about silencing men and the nonexistant wage gap

[@cyncynshop]

My dear Frisbie147. Just like the Skeptic community who have the some bad apples, its the same with feminism. Both are easily blanketed with a statement with a few easy target to bring down the entire community. If you don't like what those "feminists" subject you to silencing and "nonexistent" wage gap problems. You might not want to bring up generalizing statements just like them because you're being like them just on a smaller scale. The difference being their on stage and easily criticized while you're in your house have your own license to practice freedom of speech.

[@bouhannacheabdallah]

this guy is killing me ,with his impressive ways of ,presentations , congrats dude ,you are making you-tube a great place

[@edwardpsama]

if you admit you're wrong when you're wrong, you're actually right, therefore, you win. easy math B)

[@VidralliaArchives]

"--writer of... a KZbin series some have described as.. 'legendary'." The funny part is the fact that he's not even exaggerating.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Holy shit. I just realized Captain Disillusion and his intern ARE THE SAME PERSON.

[@Howtard]

That's his brother, Fu.

[@HenkJanBakker]

I'm a bit skeptic about that.

[@bryant3596]

David S. lmao whats next? you gonna tell me bruce wayne is batman?

[@theslvrbullt]

... I don't see it.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Nah, one of them wears a yellow shirt all the time and the other doesn't. Are you blind?!

[@Thisman67]

watching that i feel so sorry for alan, he seemed so nervous but man that was one of the best, if not the best, lecture i've ever seen.

[@rafaelsierra7287]

No one in the audience got the Randi’s reference with the mic and glasses? oO

[@Javalar]

I did!

[@ReneChiquete]

I'm sure they did :)

[@alexanderpurkis3508]

"Randi with a twist" should be a drink.

[@paulthoresen8241]

Why because they didn't all scream and cheer when he did it?

[@knockoutpanda5]

Maybe he needed to swallow a bottle of pills.

[@grim6392]

HOW THE HECK IS THIS GUY UNDERRATED HE MAKES QUALITY CONTENT EVERY TIME

[@inflammatorycommentswithno2407]

2.36M subs and millions of views per video = underrated That term has lost all meaning..

[@FilmmakerIQ]

Can't believe you didn't get called out for saying "degrees kelvin" - that's a common criticism I get - you're not suppose to be say "degrees" - it's just Kelvin! :)

[@dnd402]

but wait, arnt you calling him out for this now? :P

[@FreedumbHS]

He also still mispronounced the French name in that same bit, just before

[@leonardojul]

I really admire you! This is the humblest way of being humble I've ever seen!

[@spoookyspencer]

6:46 is poking fun at James Randi (the skepticist before it was cool) and im sad that nobody is appreciating this.

[@paparara7845]

i undestood that reference