TROLL MAGIC

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[@CarlSagan42]

Why did the non-binary prospectors head West? Because there was gold in them/their hills :D

[@elliotthood1719]

AAUIUUYGGH Well played

[@alabamii]

watch Twitter cancel you for this

[@pcolada]

wat

[@Hyperboid]

nice

[@TheVillager69]

Ayyyyy.

[@JBRam2002]

A portmanteau of Troll Magic is "Tragic," which is approximately Carl's prediction percentage for these trolls.

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

Damn, that was savage.

[@lucasc8972]

Dang

[@WyattW_]

@@SephirothRyu Oof! (not roblox reference)

[@WyattW_]

@JBRam2002 Ouchy wouchy!

[@Prs722]

A predictable thing about humans is that they wrongly think that they are unpredictable.

[@starflight2723]

@Nathaniel Strub eggplant pie

[@frackingfluidinjection]

We call that the Larl Prediction Fallacy.

[@splnter648]

True

[@komocakeps527]

as long as hunger exists humans are easily predictable.

[@splnter648]

Also true, man I might wanna have a bite, it’s been 6 hours since I last ate something...

[@clockworkharvester2663]

I haven't yet watched a playthrough where someone actually went through the first keydoor because they all are like "haha what about this coin haha funny option to put here" and small jump into it "just to demonstrate" as they speak, and then die and don't get to know. It's glorious.

[@3uothd23gd87dua]

The completionist in me is very grateful for you always 100%-ing the troll levels.

[@ConManAU]

The red coin troll magic is also clever design because it gives you the linearity of a standard level but minimises backtracking and repeating trolls you already know how to dodge.

[@AmallahGaming]

8:23 "We're going to go in this door, I don't know if this is smart or not..." Literally the only path he could take. Never change, Carl

[@ouroya]

a nonnegative environment is a huge impact. once time in school we watched a movie for class and it triggered like 2 or 3 panic attacks. i don't remember much about the movie, but i do remember the panic attacks.

[@Luxembourgeoisie]

26:25 my mind is so messed up I thought of something completely different, and got really startled when they said it

[@faereman]

To each their own, as they say ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@fleeksfleeks]

xD Same

[@markwritt8541]

Same. And he was like, "it worked for me."

[@PoochieCollins]

I hate that I know what the alternative meaning of CBT is, b/c the main meaning is of a legitimate therapy.

[@TheVillager69]

These troll levels are far more complex then my (and probably Carls) brain.

[@Maximo2204]

I'll be that guy Than*

[@TheAdvertisement]

0:21 Seeing Carl genuinely chuckle at one of the oldest jokes is so wholesome.

[@tkmpit12]

Mr. Larl ! How do birds learn to fly?! They wing it!!

[@mac6na6na26]

The real troll was the changed titles we made along the way

[@mickgorro]

What was the original title?

[@mac6na6na26]

@@mickgorro Troll Magic at its finest

[@surebetsa1594]

Hey Carl, non-hyperactive ADD person with a fairly high dose of instant release Dexedrine here, any stimulant is going to be prone to cause/worsen hyperactivity when you start your treatment or up the dose, but after a few days it starts to settle back down. Everyone has a different therapeutic window for stimulants, in my experience every specialist i've worked with started whatever medication they wanted to try very low, and very gradually upped the dosage, with regular check-ins. While i suspect that someone with a bad case of hyperactivity is going to be quite the challenge to manage during this onboarding process, i'd assume that they too will develop a tolerance, where a correct dose of stimulants should at least not worsen the hyperactivity component. As far as method of action, in my case, i don't feel it's a question of having internal stimulation (rwar); i liken my brain to how Hal acts in this classic scene from Malcom in the Middle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5O2lpuZiZZsq5I. I usually don't end up wrenching on my car, but rather some minor annoyance at work can easily send me in a tailspin where i lose half a day coding a solution or machining a part to fix something because that annoyance is literally a shiny at the bottom of a pit that i can't ignore. I should mention that i'm in accounting, so while being able to code and machine can be useful in a pinch, i've lost a couple jobs because i've had issues staying in my lane. Too high a dose of stimulants in my case will worsen this kind of behavior, but at my current level they basically help my critical sense and/or will power assert themselves better, so I can both recognize that i'm about to journey down another rabbit hole and pump the brakes before i commit time and efforts to something not actually worthwhile. Tl;dr stimulants good if you need them, but they require some time to get used to and should be monitored regularly. Thanks for coming to my TED talk everyone!

[@badwolf3618]

The reason stimulants have the effect they do on people with the hyperactive form of ADHD (in that it appears to "calm" the person down and make them more focused) is because the pre-frontal cortex part of the brain is underdeveloped in ADHD-hyperactive people. The pre-frontal cortex is what manages focus and task-sequencing, as well as guiding your motor control functions to do whatever it is you need to be doing. Stimulants improve the pre-frontal cortex's functioning so that you can better control your energy and direct your focus, thus causing you to feel calmer and more focused. It really is a counter-intuitive result, but it's the truth. That's why people who don't have ADHD shouldn't take stimulant ADHD meds because their pre-frontal cortex is already functioning at proper levels, and thus the stimulant effect ends up being too much and they become overly wired and amped up.

[@jrm78]

18:37 I'm surprised Carl didn't appreciate the fact that the solution was to jump into the spike block.

[@BradGreer]

No love for the fact that there was finally a troll solution that was jumping into the spike?

[@Sgnolbo]

"CBT was very helpful for me."

[@megaman161]

Carl: "Let's go get lost in the woods!" My brain: "You're walking in the woods... there's no one around and your phone is dead... when out of the corner of your eye you spot him..."

[@NotNitehawk]

Shia Labeouf!

[@kylerivera3470]

As someone who is not affected by your health issue of choice, I am confident in saying that you will feel so much better if you simply stop having health issues!

[@LunizIsGlacey]

ah yes

[@Polygonetwo]

At 5:11 my browser crashed right as the screen went black from you entering the pipe and I had a moment of confusion thinking you messed up so hard that even just watching a recording of it breaks everything. xD

[@spk1121]

Ha! Funny timing.

[@joelnormal4876]

To the person in the wheelchair that stole my khaki jacket: You can hide but you can't run.

[@ToastReaper]

Wouldn’t that have been better as “camo jacket?”

[@elliejohnson2786]

I like your "health" sections at the end. Lifts my spirits up and makes me feel unique, loved and appreciated. Most importantly, it makes me feel like I'm understood by not just one person, but a crowd of people who are able to come together. Especially so, since it's from a community around a game I don't even own. It makes me realise how many people are out there that *get it*, so to speak.

[@Shadow789798]

Carl:"Is it gonna blow up or am I gonna die?" The Level:"Yes."

[@jaeusa160]

"Analysis Paralysis" is a really good expression, I like it. :D

[@lilac_darklatex9973]

Analysis Paralysis is the best term I have ever heard in literally anything

[@mattthompson9220]

The term is used frequently in the board game world, usually negatively with people whose turns take forever. I think that's why there's a timer in chess tourneys.

[@IFailFYI]

In my psychopharmacology course we learned stimulants basically activate the part of the brain (frontal lobe) that is responsible for planning, consequences, and saying stop and think before I do that. So that part of the brain being more active by the stimulant helps it control the rest of the brain that doesn’t think and just does stupid shit.

[@justforlawlsandtrolls]

It amazes me that you haven't already named a video this

[@StormCrownSr]

6:55 you just blew my hyperactive mind right there.

[@Ahrpigi]

"How To ADHD" has a lot of good videos you might like, too. :)

[@gferrol118]

Always nice to get an unexpected Carl video

[@bungo2514]

‘I was thinking of playing some troll magic’ ‘You? Troll magic? Carl, it says [lost in the woods]’

[@p6nj]

Funding health and science is just like in an RPG investing directly in defense instead of objects that boost your defense

[@TKNinja37]

🎶 He's a thumbnail wizard And this is not a twist But he spaghetti'd into Every troll on the list 🎶

[@orionfire1947]

In order to be stimulated, we sometimes have to take dopamine detoxes because we're so fried from the overstimulation, its a very neat balance we strike between finding happiness in things and becoming addicted to that happiness.

[@Weste88]

26:25 did Carl just said: cbt is helpful for him??? CBT?!!!! wasnt this supposed to be a family friendly channel? xDDD

[@raymondheil4838]

I’m pretty sure he meant Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I see where you’re coming from though

[@Weste88]

@@raymondheil4838 ahhh, thx for clearing this up. im not a native english speaker... therefor im not that used to all used english abbreviations xD

[@SabertoothDeathmouse]

@@Weste88 as a native English speaker, I agree. I had to come down here to find out if he was talking about that too

[@Weste88]

@@SabertoothDeathmouse thank you for making me not feel anymore like a weirdo xD

[@gasparsigma]

Carl calls exactly how the troll will play out. Falls for it anyway for the viewers

[@tallynnyntyg6008]

The doughnut and bumpers at the CP1 look like a dumb smiley face: OuO

[@FilmsYouHate]

7:15, It was explained to me completely differently, that it activated the calm, stfu part of your brain (hence why lack of appetite one of the side effects, it's activating the part of the brain that controls satiety)

[@bdswick4486]

"There could be a gap there" Nah, Nintendo would never give us a more convenient way to use slopes

[@MuggsisGune]

Does a troll magician use a fiddle as a wand?

[@brads3032]

What do you call an alligator in a vest? Investigator

[@wesss9353]

Horrible, do you have another?

[@wesss9353]

@Deborah Ajao maybe Data drinking alcohol for the first time with the emotion chip... But paraphrased

[@thehqnd11]

it's been so weird since I first seen your videos almost 2 years go (Dang! that long?) I've noticed that I have a lot of similar history as you and it's so cool seeing what you do! I first came across your stuff when I was getting into mario maker and when I heard you were a geneticist (my passion) I was super excited to start watching your streams! Seeing you talk about depression and anxiety and ADHD has been super helpful because I have so many friends with the same problems (and various other ones too) so to see you talking about it really meant something to me. Thanks for being so cool!

[@Unprotected1232]

A surprise spring underneath the section with three thwomp succers and the troll would've been perfect.

[@faereman]

That was a very refreshing take on red coin levels, loved this one !

[@spk1121]

Agreed, it was very cool!

[@Stirdix]

23:57 Nice thing about key-coin levels is that they don't necessarily need an elaborate dev exit to beat from CP - you just need to make the "last state" be starting with no red coins, since that's how the player starts from CP when uploading. You'll note in this level you pick up on red coin before the CP, so I suspect that's how this level works. Doesn't solve the "clear from start" though, which probably *is* some elaborate dev exit.

[@click2478]

Troll magic was such a good title, it was used for 2 carl videos

[@carchocolate93]

That Wendy "hello." was so good I thought I was added by the editor

[@ogofkop9849]

Give lemmy the credits he deserves ;-;

[@murphy54000]

"CBD is something that actually helps, not cbt-cbt is very helpful for me, but everybody has their own thing that works for them" uh, Carl. you *are* aware of that initialism, right?

[@thatoneguy9582]

no he knows

[@Jaymalakajamal]

Troll magic more like Carl magically fell into every troll setup possible

[@pink_moose991]

Skibbidy skilollo Carl will fall for every trollo

[@brewedjuice494]

in highschool i needed to have one head phone in for background music just to give part of my brain something to do so i could focus on class.. it was a problem sometimes, but usually teachers got over it.

[@Gatorade69]

I had some teachers who would have had a conniption fit over that.

[@brewedjuice494]

@@Gatorade69 i had them too. i had long hair past my ears so in a hoodie with my hair down and dark color wires it was easy to hide as long as i didnt mess with it

[@thatroach6996]

As soon as Carl uploads it gets sent straight to the top of my recommended. Love it

[@ctt4lfecw]

Lol at the lava bubble with the parachute troll

[@BaconHer0]

In Warhammer trolls that use magic sometimes carry a giant fish. Coincidence? I think not!

[@Zwiezwerg92]

2 seconds into the video and I am already smiling. Thank you, Carl.

[@spk1121]

😊

[@oddpoppetesq.3467]

"The world record is 3minutes, how long could it be" *Looks at video length* 'Long enough Carl, long enough..." 🤷‍♂️

[@charizardddc]

What is it DGR always say... _"When there's a 50/50 chance, I'll always do it 100% wrong!"_

[@stehph]

I remember playing this and getting way too impatient to finish 😂😭

[@zyc4nthropy728]

0:42 Carl: There coil be a gap there. Me knowing how ramps work: *facepalm*

[@williamglenney5711]

Glad I wasn't the only one to try the bomb on the switch trick thinking I was being a genius......

[@moridain]

The way I heard the ADD stimulant explained, is that their minds are racing but not their bodies. The stimulant makes the body and mind more in sync, which reduces a lot of the problems.

[@Fin8192]

Level: a 50 coin in a pit Carl: jumps and dies also Carl: TROLL MAGIC HOW DID HE KNOW

[@stasis168]

We live in a community exquisitely dependent on troll magic, in which hardly anyone knows anything about troll magic.

[@etherraichu]

I tend to be super hesitant about teling people how I got my panic attacks largely under control because its not something that will likely work for everyone.

[@ninjablade2]

26:20 omg I laughed out loud when carl said cbt over cbd worked for him since the only cbt I've been aware of is the lewd version, hahaha cbt for all the subs out there who need a little pick me up xD

[@alvianekka80]

CBT? Closed Beta Test?

[@WilliumBobCole]

This was truly the purest of troll magic omg so cooool :D

[@nemeija]

Ah yes, the best thing to watch at 1 AM :D

[@brayanmiranda9158]

All the time i listen to you talking about ADHD i feel very related to the symtoms and your story as im in my 30s aswell. Im finally going to set an appointment and a lot of strength to do it definitely comes from what you have shared.

[@toobapheesh3756]

Come for troll magic stay for healthy conversations

[@crowbarviking3890]

Ahhh your explanation to ADHD finally made some sense on why stimulats work that way. Thanks!

[@xatuyou8045]

Carl does a key death without seeing the troll that prevents him from winning

[@wi11camp82]

On mental health i work at a call center where they have many different clients. The client i worked for at the company was stressful but it was something I could deal with. When that client left I asked if they could put me with a client that wasn't insurance so that there would be stakes i would be comfortable with. They told me that if I just stuck with it for a month than they would switch me. After three months I talked to my supervisor explaining that working in insurance was extremely stressful and that I felt that I was loosing my mind so they told me to deal with it and every once in a while they tell me that they will look into it soon while telling me there planing on up training me to give me more responsibilities with the insurance client. So now I get to debate if its better to slowly loose my mind or be unemployed in an area where pre covid it was hard to find a job. atleast I know I'm not alone because most jobs don't care about there employees well being but are just interested in the most convenient way to make the most money.

[@whazzup_teacup]

26:23 Did you just say CBT? monkaS

[@nikolaichejov5526]

First death was a Fish. Oh course it was.

[@mOOOp42]

Wow the why would someone who is hyperactive need a stimulant always made me question the same thing but your explanation makes perfect sense

[@steeledminer616]

Mario Lost in a Forest "Mario was taking a walk in the woods, but on the way home he got lost." *Remembers back in ye old days of when I did SMW Romhacks starting a collab with that exact name and description* Wait... I don't remember that name....

[@wrightthomas05]

Mechanisms of ADHD stimulants aren't all that clear, but another theory is that ADHD folk tend to have a lot of slow brain waves (delta), and because that is a "sleep" type of frequency, concentration is hard, attention is hard etc. Stimulants bring the frequency of that brain activity up to 8-12hz (alpha) which is more of an "alert" state. If you've got some friends in your local psych department, get an EEG before and 2-3hrs after medication and see if there are differences in particular areas, might be cool to see. Love your work, good on you for being so open about mental health - you help a lot of people.

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

14:00 Hey Carl, the spike was finally the right choice!

[@InfernosReaper]

Going outside *can* help depression *if* it's being triggered by a lack of vitamin d. That's a lot more common than people realize, because so many people don't even know about it and spend all their time indoors, especially in the C19 era.

[@tonysings9514]

Always a good day when Carl uploads content 😍😍😍

[@castrinecubique983]

That's actually a better vulgarisation for how stimulants works for people with ADHD and how it helps them focus, instead of being scattered all over the place. Better than the previous one I've heard!

[@Auburn_the_Red_Panda]

Troll wizard trickery

[@theopoldthegamer4284]

"Boop And Pray."

[@NotNitehawk]

I believe in Troll Magic.

[@xzyhavionwilliams]

My favorite SMM2 player is back

[@weege5.45]

Taking stimulants for add can also be because you have different parts of your brain working at different speeds. Taking a stimulant cranks the slower bits up to keep pace with the faster bits and keep them in check. Essentially, it's like a sensory processing disorder. There's so much coming in but an add brain can't prioritize the important stimuli over the extraneous, hence easily distracted and easily hyperfocusing on stimulating input like TV or other flickering images because it stimulates dopamine and serotonin which helps your brain process but at the same time tune out all other stimuli do the intake processes aren't overloaded.

[@DYLANTRIES]

8:20 thats called depression

[@CmFive]

2:52 I was blessed enough to catch this one live

[@hamishjenkins2841]

As a man with ADHD, it was explained to me that the frontal part of the brain is misalined with the back part of the brain. the stemulent makes the frontal part of the brain alined with the back part of the brain

[@joelchambers3728]

This level reminds me of the 51 checkpoint troll level

[@bubbaloobub3592]

The troll makers know carl better than he knows himself

[@SuperShesh2]

Also consider that ADHD and other mental health conditions was named for the symptoms that neurotypical people use to identify it. Meaning that it is probably not the most accurate way to describe or think of it. Like you said, ADHD is more the lack of chemical rewards for things rather than just “being hyper”

[@Gatorade69]

Is it possible to come down with ADD or ADHD later in life ? I dunno, I got bit by a tick and it's like my whole body and mind changed. It's now hard for me to focus and a lack of chemical rewards perfectly sums everything up. It's much harder doing things I used to enjoy.

[@NortheastGamer]

@@Gatorade69 That also describes depression.

[@stephenhousman6975]

10:50 It was at this moment where you didn't notice the beginning of the level close enough.

[@afrolichesmain777]

These troll level creaters secretly have a PhD in Psychology.

[@YoriAct]

I get super excited when Carl plays troll levels

[@GarnachoistheGoat]

Carl makes em good troll

[@qhvns]

Letsss Gooo new Carl upload! Looking forward to some troll magic shenanigans

[@gustavobalmaceda2346]

This level could even have destroyed 100 Marios.

[@user-ov2kx8ql5i]

I like the health stuff section

[@Bozo_Weirdo]

List of things to never say to someone with depression: ... My mother: Am I a joke to you?

[@kuroshinryu]

Brave boi unrewarded.