Autism and Robots
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- Autism and Robots
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Chapters:
0:00 The Intro
1:19 The Intro??
2:00 The Intro (Pizza Time)!!!
3:43 My Early Experiences With Autism
8:56 ... and Robots.
15:10 Comparing the Two (Sometimes)
26:25 Continuing the Comparisons, Vaguely
38:44 About Me
43:42 Why Did I Make This Video???
47:10 My True Motives
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Autism and Robots
EDIT: Gonna come in here and say that the response to the video has been so overwhelmingly positive that the first few days after publishing I sort of became a UA-cam customer service representative, checking and replying to comments for ~8-10 hours a day, just because so many people had their own experiences and feelings to share and I wanted to encourage that. Unfortunately I have to go back to actually making stuff so I'm not as active anymore, but I wholeheartedly expected this video to have a catastrophic like/dislike ratio and invite tons of toxicity from generally dismissive people, so seeing the overwhelmingly positive reaction and discussions made me feel so happy as a creator. Thank you so much
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robots and autism..
Robotic Autism when
Autism robots???!!!
it's me, i'm autism and robots
The Stages of Online Autism:
1. Mockery and distrust (the Reeeeeeee era)
2. Slow inclusion/assimilation (weaponized autism memes, there’s a mix of disdain and genuine amusement)
3. Full acceptance (listening to tens of hours of niche video essays)
As an Autism myself i fully agree with this lol
@@thememeilator2633I agree with you as you agree with the comment
I've gone through all 3 of these
Yep
Yup
This video is the equivalent to going off the rails, except it doesnt go off the rails in any normal way. The train, its 20 cars, and its entire crew and passengers just manifest in some random mountain range in the wilderness of Asia, only for it to crash and tumble down the entire way down the mountain and slam itself into the train station...
...and there was never any rails.
People already think I go on too many pointless tangents and ramble too much in my videos that have a distinct / clear premise and a semblance of an A-to-B-to-C format. They've seen nothing
This was a near perfect essay. Every point flowed from the previous to the next then doubled back with extra meaning and links.
That train landed at the correct station intact and said "Thank you come again" like Apu. And the passengers now have cool fuzzy hair...
There was never any rails. It was a monorail in a ZOO.
That sounds horrifying I love it
@@DaveyGunface My guy I love pointless tangents
I'll tell you why I clicked on this video:
-Autism
-Robots
-I like your voice texture it relaxes me and feels very pleasant
Voice texture is a good description. Agreed!
same
It got me at robot
He literally sounds exactly like mitten squad
We must hold his closely
I thought this was gonna be a character study on how many robots in media are extremely autism coded
They definitely are, there's also a genuine conversation to be had with how many characters in fiction would 18,000% be clinically diagnosed on the autistic spectrum, but the creator(s) never intended that comparison / parallel. Mob from MP100 is a great example of that
Same.
(cough) Lego Zane
(cough cough) PlayStation Clank
(cough cough cough)
@@t65bx25 Zane was who I was thinking about when I made this comment lol
@@DaveyGunface gordon freeman is an example
Autistic people getting ready to watch a nearly hour long video essay (I am Autistic):
pfp checks out
@@hhjpegg I am actively losing my mind
@@GooberD sameeeeee 😊😊😊💅💅
I am both intrigued and confused before even starting the video
I mention it in the video but I came up with the title before I even knew what the direction of the video was going to be, so I think you're getting the intended experience :P
@@DaveyGunface
10/10 for going big.
11/10 for proving yourself King of the Madlads 3 minutes in.
10/10 for becoming a Florida Madlad.
Honestly, I was like "Ahh of course" when I saw it, a fusion of aspydar and hearing this concept before
As someone on the spectrum same here
Real
When I was a kid I remember I was pretty much convinced I was a robot, I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t like anyone else around so I came up with the most obvious conclusion. Someone had replaced me with a robot copy and now I was stuck like this for the rest of my life. Ever since then I’ve loved all robots in media as I find their lack of knowledge on human concepts like love and socialization very relatable. This was a great video Davey thank you!
Something similar with me with my strong adhd but with some aliens, seeing characters who’s brain jumped from topic to topic almost randomly made feel better cause for the writers to make them like this it meant that there were people out there that understood how my brain worked.
Every living thing is just a organic machine if you wanna get really technical about it.
When you really think about it tho people 🤝 robots: programmed with years of experience that condition them to think/act a certain way
(This is how I say that I'm either a robot or everyone else is and I'm not entirely unconvinced either way)
I felt the same with Astroboy. In the origanal manga Tobio was loved by his father, but only when he "masked" as a human boy, yet he was abandoned for his robotic traits. A robot's soul is only valued when in reference to a human's soul.
In the 2003 Anime, Atom* valued both souls, while Blue Knight only valued robot souls. Blue Knight wasn't concerned about abiding by human systems and built systems for robots, yet was willing to forfeit or even end human life. Atom protected human life, but bound himself to human systems.
I value allistic life, most of my family and friends are allistic. But at the same time I'm sick of trying to contort myself into social or legal systems designed for allistics. I whould like to built and live in an autistic system, but I don't want to abandon allistics.
At the end of the 2003 anime, Blue Knight goes into space to built a society for robots. While Atom stays on earth and makes robots an equal in human society. The final message being "there are always two futures", one where robots became equal to humans and one where robots built their own society.
* ( I use Atom because I watched the fan-sub, the English dub unfortunately loses a lot of the nuances of the original. )
Me to but specifically transformers lol 😅
AH yes, autism and robots. Enough said, sounds like me so I'm in
Came expecting the funnies and ended up sending it to my mom at 230 in the morning to try and better express myself and my experiences with autism since a lot of it was pretty similar to the things you described in this video
real
@@DarkraiDrivesame here, just not on the sending it to my mom part lol. I related to most of his points (and robots are cool)
When I was a kid, I was called “Dictionary” or “Calculator” by my classmates. Hearing my own speech didn’t sound right, and watching my own movements didn’t feel right. I became deeply depressed from a young age. I got my right arm and shoulder tattooed with machinery in an attempt to appear less human on purpose.
I’m an archivist now. My left arm is tattooed with flowers. I’m taking antidepressants. My friends describe me as passionate before all else. I lift weights, I sing, and sometimes I dance.
Thanks for this video.
I was also given the nickname "Calculator" by my family, although it was in a more endearing and slightly admirable tone. I do legitimately love your tattoos though, its a kickass concept and story to tell!
@@DaveyGunface Thanks man! Still working on the flowers.
What you said about taking a shotgun approach to improving people's lives really spoke to me. I got into archives because if I make a record publicly available and even one person uses it for their dissertation or research paper, it feels like I did some small favor for them. Hoping to do ten million little things instead of one big thing.
Don't feel regretful that you haven't done more for charity, or pressured to start ASAP. You have lots of time to get that going, and you're doing great work as it is.
I can't remember the context, but someone told me that I seemed like the type of person to read through the dictionary. They wound up asking me, and the best answer I could honestly give was "not recently"
Same here!
Yeh I'm known as a human calculator or a human dictionary in my classes, simply because I can understand stuff easily, I'm not even good at doing calculations in my head
Fellow tism bro here to, say thank you. Hearing your very similar experiences reminds me i'm not alone in this dark forest.
A similar experience here is always good to know. I am not alone with my struggles. Others have similar struggles.
We are not alone.
You tard we tard retard nation (I got the tism)
You didn't have to tell us, the Heart Pirates pfp gave it away ~Another Trafalgar fan
@@BulldoxideTraffy fans are 90% autistic its a fact (I am one of them)
@@Jesus_Offical Thank you for your existence Mr.Autism Jesus.
The autistic experience is really weird by default, even if you don't interact with the outside world. But we can make it work :)
I wish I had words beyond "me fr!!" but I don’t. This makes me feel so seen. Thank you for making this :)
same here! just, again, big thankies Davey
I always like learning that I'm not alone outside me and my friend group, also you could say very apt or something like that if you don't wanna go me fr XD
But knowing that I'm not alone in this that no matter where I look I can see my sort of, idk if it's weird to call people kin for sharing autism but imma call yall kin anyway because that's what if feels like, and it makes me very happy to not be alone in this.
Much like how Pikachu was the secret 4th starter, there’s a secret 4th personality for small boys: medieval fantasy
Great video Davey, saw the title knew I had to watch. Now that I’ve watched, gotta subscribe
Oof yeah, that one was mine. Swords are cool, and medieval monks drew really silly pictures just like 4th grade me
I pick up a stick in the woods, it might become a sword or a staff or an axe. . .
Ancient Egypt was my fixation. I could also quote the entire Brandon Frasier Mummy film.
I was crazy about King Arthur and Robin Hood
Him talking about how no little kid would list out facts about Dromedary camels personally called me out as the one kid who did that. I’m a zoology fanatic to this day and that was basically half my personality as a kid.
As an autistic guy who’s currently in an internship to become therapist, that whole talk of wanting to sacrifice for others really hit home in a way I didn’t expect. Thank you.
I wonder about examples of robots “masking”. They tend not to and the examples that come to mind first are them like the robots actively deceiving to achieve a goal, which I feel like doesn’t actually count as masking. Maybe a robot that thinks they’re human but isn’t great at it. OH MY GOD, it’s Zane from ninjago
YEAHHH my childhood autism robot icon
WAS LOOKING FOR THIS
YES
I think that people do see making as a deception. But it's just part of me. Like a robot with detachable faceplates
i've never fully understood the term masking but i feel like KLEO from fallout 4 fits the way i've seen it used, everything about her personality is a decision she made not to achieve a goal, but because she just thought it felt right to her
If I were to make this video, it would be autism and wizards. My way of coping with my disability has just been to escape into second worlds, whether it's through watching Lord of the Rings over and over again, doing little worldbuilding projects in my head that'll never be used for anything or playing video games. Never been good at coping with reality and it's left me a hair away from suicide for a good 7 years straight now, the diagnosis at 19 feeling more like a death sentence than anything else. I've tried the usual autism route of being a "creative", trying to make video games or fiddle around with my guitars, but it never really goes anywhere, I just don't have the skills or the energy to build them, nor do I have anything to say worth spending the time to say. There's plenty of overly positive stories of living with autism on the internet, whenever I hear something like this, trying to encourage me to not hang, it inspires more contempt at this point. Completely irrationally, I know your motivations are as pure as they come, but it just feels so hollow after 24 years of getting my shit kicked in and with the future looking more bleak with every passing day. Thanks for the video, I know you'll still be able to see this comment after it's deleted in 10-15 minutes, so I'll try not to be an ass, I really do appreciate the effort, just a bit pessimistic.
Honestly on the "I just don't have the skills or energy to build them" part, if I'm being totally honest here captain I think that is virtually what every creator experiences up until they release whatever they've made into the world. I don't know if you're struggling with releasing something or making something so I couldn't really give personalized advice, but either way if you're playing guitar at even an ~amateur level, you're playing significantly better than most of the population.
Even if you think you're failing, failing is the first step to doing something great, and I don't want to assume much about your life but people who talk like you do tend to make some kick ass things but are too analytical of themselves to convince themselves that its good. I know you said it doesn't help to hear but every time I make literally anything it is a constant loop of "this sucks I hate this this sucks I hate this this sucks..." until I release it and I immediately start on something else so that I don't have to think about reception because I am convinced I've made another failure. I know its hollow to hear from me but genuinely if you hold on I am fucking certain you will make something fantastic in your life.
@@DaveyGunface That's a lot, I suppose I won't delete my comment after all. Thank you very much for the reply, I'll keep it in mind.
I don't know if anything I say can actually help, but as a fellow autistic, I will pray for you. God Bless.
@@DaveyGunface Unironically this - When I wrote my first original short story, actually releasing it to the world was the hardest part. Since then, I've just been slowly growing as a hobby writer, anything from tiny little stories on subreddits like HFY to fanfiction (mainly crossovers, because it's more interesting) and a few original stories. None of those were so difficult as the very first one, I hesitated for close to an hour hovering over the post button, which looking back now is ridiculous but had I not done it, I would still think my writing is trash.
@plebisMaximus I'd definitely recommend keeping on with the guitars, and try to find melodies that are pleasing to the ear. A good friend of mine plays as a form of stimming, which is fascinating because it's like a mix between a guitar solo, a jazz improv and a base beat.
Hey, inner worlds bro! High five!
Also, on the subject of long term depression, been there. Still am. My advice? Go see a shrink specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy. That shit actually works in difference to a lot of the psych quackery out there.
Also, tell a doctor so you can get a prescription for fluoxetine (prozac). Just the minimum dose, 20 mg, per day is enough to ease the weight. Bad shit happening feels bad but still bearably and good shit happening actually feels good again, assuming that you're in deep enough that anhedonia has set in like it had for me. Side effects include but are not limited to: weird fucking dreams and moods the first few weeks until it stabilizes, increased body temperature, decreased libido (if your depression is already causing this you might not notice a difference, for me it actually increased a bit because my depression had killed it), and a lack of a desire to die.
I clicked on this video because I'm autistic and was all excited about Robots and as it turns out, it was really you telling me I've likely been having silent panic attacks at least once or twice a month for the past 4 years and I had no idea????
This is actually groundbreaking news for me, and GENUINELY thank you!
Being a fellow autistic myself, the fact that you are too isn’t something I’d really thought about but it does not surprise me at all.
Anyways, This video contains multiple of the most relatable things I’ve heard from anybody on the platform so thanks for making it
Same here. I'm not terminally online but I truly understand where he's coming from.
As a fellow Neurodivergent individual, I also have a fascination with Robotics, I have an active hobby around making robots. But it wasn't easy getting here.
Having mood fluctuations that can lead to really aggressive behavior tore me down during my early life. I was diagnosed with mental health disabilities around 1st to 3rd grade (US Education System). Every time noise disrupted my mood, it would be really disruptive. In fact, I was repeatedly harassed in Kindergarten, every time having the aggressive reactions. (It wasn't a fair punishment in the details.) This ended up me transferring elementary schools into a Behavioral Intervention program.
Fast forward to High school, I managed to, with the assistance of medication, tame my behavior enough to transfer back to the High school I was supposed to go to, instead of one that supported the BI program.
Now, I'm further developing my social and organizational skills in College through a program provided. After this program, I will continue my studies for becoming an Mechatronics engineer with a minor in Software Engineering specialization in AI Control Systems.
Thats kickass dude, I'm really glad that things are working out for you! Keep on keeping on :D
Hell yeah, I love Mechatronics! I almost took it in college, but I instead chose Computer Science, specifically for game development.
You're a gift to the World Davey. I'm glad you managed to escape all those close calls and can still provide us with great entertainment in the present. :D
I'm supposed to go take a shower, but this video idea sounds perfect.
For the authentic experience you should watch / listen the video in the shower, as that's where most of my deranged ideas for videos come from
@@DaveyGunface This is why I bought a Bluetooth splashproof speaker for my shower
@@Abdega I just jack the volume with my phone in a store-brand Ziploc bag.
As a diagnosed autist (all be it high functioning) this is oddly accurate and strangely comforting. Great vid dude
"I'm not a guy that hides away their life because it is full of intrigue and complexity"
Apologies, but once you can start counting near death experiences on double digits, this is no longer a valid point. xD
Memes aside, to add another comment onto the pile of 'this helped me,' I'm watching this in the hospital as I deal with the consequences of going straight to university because everyone told me it would be so much better than school. It was not. But hearing, not only about similar experiences to mine in the broad strokes, but also that during a ramble about your hyperfixations and it sounding so similar to my own rambles... well, I think it made the message that much stronger. Not just the 'I know how it feels,' but seeing action that, in some way, proves it? I don't know how to describe it.
Anyway, thank you.
I saw the title and as a autistic human myself I immediately was excited by the anxiety. Or wait is that anticipation.
Honestly, just gotta say that for content creators this particular kind of 'tism is absolutely in style. I love the brand of comedy so much, only listened to intro so far. Will be sure to comment when I finish it
I don't know how else to put it other than my sense of humor is just me saying violent / stupid shit in the most direct and unwavering tone possible. For some reason that really resonates with me
I saw the title and as a non-autistic robot myself, I immediately was excited.
Autist here and robot empathizer. I've always had a connection for them from transformers to armored core. I relate to them at most levels of humanization.
My copilot was watching this video about 45 minutes ago while we where on approach and im currently watching this in the lounge and im 17 minutes in and its a pretty good way to spend my down time
I like this video man, well done, as always
c-copilot? Where are you?
@@LanieMae Australia
So about the eye contact stuff, apparently when most neurotypical ppl say “eye contact”, they often arent being literal and just mean looking at the general face area. Gotta love it when assuming people mean what they say makes you the weirdo :)
I have adhd and no (or very very insignificant amount) of autism. When making eye contact, I don't think people can tell if you're looking at the right eye or left eye or anywhere around there. Gosh I wish the world would just say "frick you" to social norms. Can we make hate and prejudice more socially unacceptable rather than not knowing social norms/being one in 36 people with autism?
Nah it's the same if you look at their nose than if you look at their eyes or whatever, what people complain about is the frequency, if you don't look at them when theyre talkin, it's disrespectful, but, if you stare too long it's creepy, though most of the people who care about this are teachers or parents or people with authority, I'm probably not autistic but I got told this alot as a kid, cause when your teachers are telling you you're about to get sanctioned cause you insuslted a kid who was hitting you, you kinda don't wanna look at them, cause the hatred you got in your eyes will probably cause another sanction
*"THE WORK CUBE"*
yeah that reminds me that I put a little office space into my new cottage in FFXIV.
The "I need to put something here" also reminds me of that house.
17:54 Helldivers 2 is a great representation of an "Evil AI" because they're not evil they just want to reclaim their home, "Cyberstan".
Exactly, they're "evil" because they aren't a part of the uber-fascist SUPER EARTH that you are a devoted soldier of. It works out :P
Did you just doubt the veracity of our glorius Super Earth's claims about the communist robot scum? You truly are brainwashed, what you gonna tell me next, Iraq didn't have any nukes? The C.I.A. drugged little kids with lsd so they could get a truth drug?
TREASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH BOY ITS 4 AM
I love launching videos late in the night for absolutely no reason other than "If I publish the video later than more people may view it in the first few hours of its launch" and for some reason that mortifies me because my brain is conditioned into believing that every time I publish a video I may have accidentally uploaded a version that contains my social security number or something
Well see it this way
For Europeans it's 10 am rn, so actually not too bad a time I think
@@DaveyGunface i mean i see number on the screen so maybe
only 2 am where I am
OH BOY ITS 3AM
Sincerely, thank you for making this video. Being autistic myself, it hits very close.
I'm thinking about a lot right now and can't fully put it into words, might come back later but probably not.
as an autistic non binary person, yeah I relate to robots quite a bit. no attachment to gender, the ability to realise that someone is sad by facial recognition but not having a clue what to do about it because its completely different for literally everyone, the monotone voice (although that changes when I'm excited, nervous, or saying a pre-planned response), keeping somewhat information files on people, categorising what I see like a robot, I've actually made it into a sort of game where I'll take in information and process it like I think a robot would to get through stressful situations calmly, and making a game on making my actions as efficient as possible, like my walkspeed and routing to places in school for example. they are just like me fr
and the extreme determination if robots have that, like not letting anything get in the way of an objective
also pokemon plushies?!?? based???
I am also an enby robot, but I don't know if I have autism (I definitely do have ADHD tho). I freaking love optimizing things, math and programming, and robots both irl and in fiction
@@karzanah same fr maths and robots and optimisation
"Clarity of thought before rashness of action" .shockwave
@@dragon80l unsure what you mean
As someone on the spectrum just coming out of highschool and having absolutely no idea what I'm meant to do. This genuinely made me so happy. I live in the south and the general response to my problems is either A: "your disabled and won't ever achieve my dreams" or B: "it's not that hard just be normal". It's so incredibly refreshing to see someone with the same challenges and how they succeeded. If you told me a year ago that the pokemon war crime guy is going to make me cry and understand myself, I probably wouldn't have believed you. Thank you Davey, you have much of my respect.
I crave the certainty and strength of the blessed Coelacanth
A Coelacanth cult would actually go hard to be totally honest
@@DaveyGunfacebe the change you wish to see in the world
Even in death I serve the Relicassiah
I, an Autistic woman, was always into dinosaurs, robots, and vehicles as a kid. Everyone was shocked by how much I knew about cars and boats! And especially that it's a girl talking about them. I still am into vehicles and always ramble about the stuff I'm into xD
High-Functioning Autistic, here. Personally speaking, I've pushed myself to embrace my 'natural robotiness', maintaining a high level of near-constant mental and physical analysis and control. I keep tabs on everything going through my head, and have developed a level of self-awareness to the point that nothing is 'absent-minded' anymore. I don't like letting myself 'autopilot' because it often leads me into dark thoughts that result in my questioning my own sanity. Always monitoring and controlling is exhausting, but I'm happier that way. It also means I'm fully aware of how quirky I am, all the time... But forcing normal behavior comes off exactly as that. Forced. People can tell when someone is hiding something, even if they can't fathom a guess as to what. By allowing myself to just be 'me' - and all the eccentricities that come with that - the vibe people get from me is overall much more genuine. Or so I have been told.
That's a win in my book. Also, I've definitely lived out the story of the robot character that you laid out here. Super relatable!
"Who the fuck cares if my eyes aren't making direct soul-piercing contact with my teacher"
this and the lines that followed basically summed up a major issue i had during my experience in the education system
My first thoughts going into this video was 'Hmm, is he going to talk about how Autists were the ones that pioneered the robotic revolution?" But then you made that connect the dots comment and my anxiety shot through the roof. I was the total opposite. Still am to a degree. I'm freaked the fuck out of the idea of robots when they try to act human-like but fail at doing it (iRobot gave me proper nightmares to the point where I had to curl up beneath my dad's bed without him knowing just to be able to sleep at night. Those human-like faces, the red glow and the way they just fucked with Will Smith's character made me want to go "Nope" but I was too anxious to be 'his son' and so I kept watching until the end even though thinking about those robots to this day still gives me insane levels of anxiety.)
I definitely relate to the idea that I'm "too quiet and different than everyone else" (honestly trying to resist telling my entire life's story after revealing that fact about myself and my opinion on robots since it seems that I've found people that 'get me' in some way, so I'll just leave this here and come back when I've found some more energy to watch your vid.
Just finished my quarter for college and I’m verrrrryyyyyyyy burnt out. I’m taking a break, gonna rest, gonna heal, and hopefully get that autism diagnosis finally :). I love the video, the pep talk at the end was very helpful for me. Also damn, I didn’t know panic attacks counted when you aren’t panicking, that explains a lot of stressful nights sitting in bed. Thank you!
Autism and Robots: Leo Tolstoy's lesser known sequel to "War and Peace"
I am a patchwork made of: old fashioned values, [TRAUMA], 2000s internet culture, A decade of WOW, having dozens of aquariums and raising hundreds of kittens, DEAD PARENTS, games games and more games, being told I have potentials but not shown any real world applications for said potentials.
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Seeing other autistic people around, doing alright, sharing some of the same experiences I've felt and felt isolated by- it's always good to see. Especially some of the stuff about always wanting to help others. Still learning how to not get completely swamped by the empathy myself, trying to find something between shutting it down or else being totally overwhelmed by it, but that whole segment just felt closer to some of my experiences than I've seen anyone else share. It's just so good to see that we're not in this entirely alone.
I never realized how much I love bugs until I watched this video. One of my favourite games is rimworld and like 80% of my playthroughs are insect people with workers, soldiers, and queens
Davey: “I’m autistic”
Me: “looking back on some videos, I don’t know how I’m surprised by this.”
I think only the mind of an autistic person could come up with the idea to make a video on Bloons War Criminals. And hell, more power to ya!
Your videos are all fantastic. Thank you for being you.
I love how many folks see the connection in the comments.
Was diagnosed barely few years ago (thankfully before adulthood) and it helped me realise why those things felt like that. Also that way I found the voidpunk identities and myself
I'm loving it a lot too, legitimately was expecting a MUCH more controversial sentiment overall (not to say that it isn't too late for the like/dislike ratio to plummet :P) but I'm really happy to see a lot of people are sharing their experiences and stories. Its probably the most connected I've seen a comment section in a while, and its on a video titled fucking Autism and Robots lmao
As an autistic person i just want you to know that I fucking love your channel. And I love it even more after evry video i watch and its because of a lot of different reason and videos like these are one of them.
Also another Thing while i dont really know what being happy or sad is like I can say that your videos always makes me "feel" better. Idk if that makes sense but yeah.
Also just wanted to add something about having a panic attack out of nowhere. So far in my life ive had 2 one was when i was home and had nothing going on and no reason for having a panic attack what so ever. The second was cause of a placement issue at a resturaunt when i was with my family at a vacation.
Clicked the video because it has robots in it. No regrets, this video is right up my alley and is genuinely real.
Always had this thought on how a robot navigate through the world, would they masquerade themselves as human? Maybe change and adapt their mechanical bodies to outfit the ability to eat or drink. Just to be "normal" around humans. I like the idea of a robot pretending to sleep knowing damn well that their bodies do not tire and simply stare up to think. Afraid that if they power down, they'll have to be waken up and risk revealing their true identity. Or a run-away worker drone that has developed close enough of an awareness to leave their workplace but having to struggle on developing both its awareness and conciousness. Or, or hear me out. A robot joining the fucking MILITARY!
Neat right? But damn, I love robots and this video.
If you like reading, give Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells a try. Has the story arc fo a robot becoming more "human" and also just a fun read in general.
@@B0redZer0 Thanks for the rec, I'll give it a read when I've got a time or just listen to an audiobook
Nichijou did a similar thing. One of the characters is a robot, basically made just like a human. Is contantly trying to act and be human contrary to the professors wish who designed her adding very robotic features, including a key on her back(like a wind up toy) which basically shows everyone around she is a robot.
I saw this was recommended to me and I couldn’t ignore it. Being diagnosed myself a few years ago, I feel like you’ve said pretty much everything I’d say to other people. Especially the plushies. I still have a plush bunny I love to bits after years.
Hell, with not wishing to leave my safety bubble is painfully true for me. And same with high school. I’ve absolutely hated my years of high school and I think I still do look forward to my next few years of it with dread. Autism is a hell of a thing and I didn’t even know I had it until like, 13.
With robotics too? I genuinely have such an interest in electronics and metal working (and military stuff but shhh), and I agree that I’d probably be better and happier in a job like in a factory rather than being in education.
Thank you, Davey. It’s nice to know that I’m not alone in this weird ass world.
I can really relate to wanting to make the world better. Not as in like... Ending world hunger, but if I can make things 1% better for a million people I'd love to.
Unfortunately I work in IT, so my life is usually just telling people "No, you can't do that Jesus Christ do you have any idea how illegal/dangerous/stupid that is" and "Sorry, your computer's fucked". But sometimes I get to save the day for someone, and that's nice.
IT is genuinely one of the most under recognized jobs in the world and I respect you immensely for putting up for it. Genuinely society is conditioned into believing its "not a job" if you aren't doing deliberate labor every second of every minute of every work hour, which isn't at all applicable to tech because god knows the second the IT person leaves and there isn't a replacement, all hell will break loose.
@@DaveyGunface I honestly love my job because it gives me a routine for most of my days, gives me a push to do some amount of exercise and social interaction, and occasionally rewards me with a good feeling of getting to make someone's day.
However, my pet hate is that despite being an in-house IT department, the rest of the company *including our own management* insists on calling the people using the computers we support 'customers', rather than 'colleagues' or 'users'.
It's partially a bit of spergy pedantry, but it also says a little bit of something about the culture of IT, right? It implies a hierarchy where IT is below everything else rather than collaborating with people to find good solutions, and that kinda chafes.
That first part is a genuinely great perk, I'm kind of struggling with weight because with very few exceptions its almost impossible to sit down on a computer and lose weight / exercise. I know hypothetically it should be easier than ever since I make my own time, but mentally I heavily prioritize working on content™️ over working out or exercising, which is something I'm really working on.
Everything else, yeah I agree. Like I said IT is one of the most important jobs in a company and its grossly unrecognized because its (usually) a job where the better you do, the less you have to do
Dude, as a neurdivergent person, that whole part about wanting to be there fir people, even if it may be self-destructive, so
Thanks for the reassuring video gun man face
as an autism myself, the fact that your videos aren’t “WOAHHH!!! I DID THIS!! EXAGGERATED MOVEMENT!!!!!!” and only sprinkle that in when needed makes your videos genuinely fun to watch. thanks dave.
I think there is a legitimate market for more content creators that are "just a guy". No more dudebros who Pog over every single thing in a video, just have some dude ramble about pointless topics where the most excitable reaction the viewer should have is a solid "hell yeah".
I have high functioning autism, I almost died 13 times, and yes robots are really cool. Since they are usually and unintentionally written like they have autistic traits. And although I have no problems communing and befriending with the other meat bags made mostly of water in my monotone way. It’s always nice to occasionally talk to or see someone who gets how weird they are. It just so happens we’re unintentional shown in probably the coolest way in media. D. A. V. E. From that one batman movie probably being my favorite robot character.
As an autistic person who's really into narrative writing, I made the connection a pretty long time ago that robots in media mirror a lot of my experiences with autism, whether intended by the writer or not. I think it was RWBY, of all things, that first opened my eyes to that, but that's beside the point. I always thought it was interesting how, perhaps subconsciously, many traits that people associate with robotic, non-human characters are also common traits of autistic people in real life, myself included. Not that I believe it was intentional ableism on the part of the writers or anything, but it says a lot about just how different we really are to neurotypical people. How differently we perceive the world, and moreover, how differently others can perceive us. But in that same respect, I find it really inspiring how the human and robot characters can still overcome their immense differences in the end, and treat each other as equals, as partners, and sometimes even as one in the same. It makes me aware that, despite the fact that I often feel so incompatible with neurotypical people, there is still an opportunity for me to be part of their lives. That there IS a place for me in this world that I wasn't built for.
I've always felt not just sympathy, but a genuine camaraderie with many robot characters, even before I ever realized why. I made my silly little monitor-head robot avatar character because I feel more than comfortable representing myself as a robot, and I wear it with pride. This video of yours might be unhinged and all-over-the-place at times, but it's done a lot to reassure me that I'm not alone in my feelings, and I sincerely have to thank you for that.
Robots are fuckin cool :)
Out of all the problems with RWBY, the fact that the weird robot person, Penny, was basically accepted after a while as a normal person because all relevant RWBY characters are superpowered is one of the nicest surprises. Unsurprisingly, she is dead in Season 3.
Often what is lumped into the autism connotation is things that would normally fall into some presentations of adhd and ocd
Davey's editing text shows more emotion than his voice does, hell Davey's AI TTS sounds more lively
We still love you tho
In case you wanted to know. I clicked on this video because I have Autism and I like Robots.
Channels that just talk about whatever the heck they want are the absolute best channels.
I’m Autistic and have loved robots since I was a kid, way more of a fan of weird flesh creatures but I love equally strange machine beings. Great way to examine alien thinking processes and perspectives, I think that empathetic aspect is what makes robots such important devices for storytelling.
You know that school being the best years of your life thing was told to me as well so often. Those people telling me that can suck a fat one. Still depressed, don't get me wrong, but having the option to leave a job whenever I want instead of being locked with the same scumbags and not being able to change anything about that gets you.
One of my favorite plot lines in recent memory was, oddly enough, on The Orville, the love plot between Dr Claire and Isaac, a sentient AI. Something about a robot being able to find love despite not being understood by so many spoke to me on a deep level as someone who’s autistic and currently engaged. I dunno what that really has to do with the video but thought it was worth noting. Regardless I really appreciate the video and would love more personal oriented stuff if you ever feel so inclined.
Really do relate to this topic
Hell, i am autistic AND a robotkin, so basically i completely get you
Robots are cool
i don’t usually ever comment on videos, but i just wanted to say how thankful i am for this video. i don’t even have the words to describe how much i relate and feel seen, but i was genuinely in tears at various moments. especially with the about me section, and how everything you’ve ever wanted to do was always help people or better things for people in some way. (congrats with this video as you did just that!!) i’m the same way with what i want to do with music, and i hope that once i do begin, someone, somewhere out there, is helped or inspired by what i have to say and my experiences.
and that bit at about 40:10 or so really hit me like a truck. that was genuinely amazing to hear and hit so close to home. i’ve always wanted to create or make art, and with my autism and adhd (and a few others lol), i’ve always been terrified of going out into the world and having to do something like work at an office, as i know for a fact i wouldn’t survive in an environment like that. i mean hell i could barely handle school my entire life and after switching to online schooling instead, it’s still incredibly difficult. i’ve always had everyone around me doubting my abilities and calling me a failure, and it was so nice, even in just a random youtube video i happened to click on, to actually be told to keep going.
from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Im absolutely suffering in college right now, and suffered through high school, and your talk around 22:37 genuinely made me feel a bit better, thank you
I think it's fascinatingly telling how I just looked at the title and thumbnail and nodded to myself "yep." As if that pair is just some complimentary duo as fundamental to the universe as night and day.
I did a lot of robotic things to successfully socialize with others. I studied behaviors and mimicked facial expressions and vocal inflections that seemed appropriate. Eventually I started to see some success! And eventually I had a huge mental crisis because I couldn't tell if my feelings were real because "normal people" do all this naturally whereas I was somehow doing it wrong. I was always somehow doing it wrong, even if they didn't call me out for it.
I wish I found this kind of content as a kid because once I found out I wasn't alone in my experiences, that alone brought intense relief.
As someone autistic myself if there's two things I love, it's autism and robots. Haven't even watched the video yet, heard your into, like it. Now I'm going to come back to this in a couple of hours when my girlfriend is awake and force her to watch it with me lol
I'm in my first year of college and I feel the most burnt out I've ever been. I can't even take a temporary leave because my parents are threatening to take away my college fund money if I don't finish it despite me not even knowing what I want to do with my life. I just cannot wait to become self sufficient get out of this house finally get diagnosed and the help I need and discover what I want to do with my life.
This November I got my autism diagnose. (46 years old and NOW I know why I'm as I am)
One thing we talk about was "Eye contact" and how I handle it. By training and routines.
Start of conversion - look the person in the eyes for no more than 3 seconds - Look away for 5 to 7 seconds - look back to the person I am talking to and keep eye contact for no more than 3 seconds. (repeat in till the conversion is over)
I think "mentally stunlocking yourself" is the most accurate way I've heard someone describe it, thank you for that
As a person with autism, I read out the title of this video in my head with the voice of Soldier from TF2 17 times.
I love the massive spoiler warning for a bunch of games and then you proceed to barely ever directly talk about any of their plots and just use clips of the games in unimportant parts for background footage. Honestly I have always appreciated your care for spoiling things, even if I'm not sure a warning is always needed.
Great video as always!
As someone who was only diagnosed properly as on the spectrum one year ago, hearing some of this talked bout is just, so therapeutic to hear said out loud. Growing up, my fixations varied, but it went from insects to transformers and Bionicle or any other similar non human looking things, and full body armor. To this day, I feel more of a connection with that lack of a human appearance more than I ever will with the human form. I have always and will always adore characters like Fl4k, Ethan, and hell, from the earliest of my childhood, The Iron Giant. All these interests have stuck with me and continue to feel like an integral part of who I am.
On a different note, have you heard of the game Signalis?
I have! A few people have commented on Signalis already and it very quickly rose highly on my hypothetical "Games to play (that I may never allow myself to play because I hate having 'free time') list"
FINALLY
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SONDER
MY FAVOURITE WORD
I LOVE YOU FOR THIS
THANK YOU
it probably sounds weird (though that's oddly fitting for this video) but you have no idea how happy even just the mere mention of this word made me
To be honest, I had no idea what I was going to experience clicking on this video. I think just seeing the title "Autism and Robots" is just so out there and bold that I was like, yeah I'll bite, I'm an Autism, I like robots. Titanfall, pretty good. Portal, great. Pondering over the ethical dilemmas of artificial sentience and their place in society and the exploration of their purpose... sounds like my cup of tea. So yeah, great video :)
And to all of my neuro-spicy brethren out there that may stumble on this comment, you got this!
p.s. I also started collecting plushies recently and it is way more important to me than It was previously in my life, I guess I learnt to express myself more with these things that I like as I've been around more neurodivergent friends and seen how they do life. I thought "yeah, why shouldn't I allow myself having these sensory toys, these are amazing."
Thanks for listening to my Ted talk (my internal monologue really got out of and writing this, oops)
So my Autism specifically has been set on Mythology, Godzilla, Superheroes/Powers in general
The alphabet gang, Austismo, Robots Venn Diagram. And in the center "You're not X. You're just Y" is so on point I kept think about it... like im on a thinking sea. Wow.
(Cuz im T family of alpbabet mafia and I heard that line a tons.)
blud are you ok
I think the nightshade clip is a lil bit out of nowhere but throughout earthspark you do see nightshade struggling with their identity as they dont want to transform into a vehicle or anything mechanical. They feel different from the others in personality but the nonbinary aspect of them seems to be something they inherently knew about themselves and didnt really have to explore it. The human character was struggling with their identity and nightshade was trying to comfort them. Hope this gives some context and helps some understand the situation with the silly lil owl robot
IM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLPAPER AT THE END!!! TYSM!!
Now I'm waiting for Davey to do the simple solution to be able to talk about his own life experiences in his videos also known as committing war crimes
I'd like to imagine it'd be like how people on TikTok have Subway Surfers gameplay on the bottom of the screen at all times, but its just the most horrific footage ever shot on camera while I'm talking into a microphone with Bug in my lap
as a fellow robot obsessed autistic it's actually kinda cool how, the more i look into the proper care and preventative maintenance of tech, the fewer differences i see between a machine
for example/fun fact: rest and sleep are not only as important for computers as they are for people, but for a lot of the same reasons, the shutdown, startup, and sleep sequences are when both computers and humans handle a lot of the more intensive mental maintenance tasks, such as cleaning up and reorganizing memory, purging tasks/processes that either froze or didn't close properly, and processing/applying larger updates
for another example/fun fact: if you've ever seen a furby or other animatronic toy trying to function on low energy, it's a lot like how a human looks on critically low sleep, and i don't suspect it'll be any different for more complex robots/AI that are low on battery and/or are running out of available memory
also as a kid who watched brave little toaster obsessively and related way to strongly to
a bunch of cars in a junkyard singing about how they're tired and ready to die
an old computer singing about his glory days and how much he just wants to improve everyone else's life as he actively and visibly dies of old age
the depression segment was too relatable, i probably should have had more than just a councilor coaching me on social interaction
Hey, don’t stress it man. We watch your content because we love your content and the effort and ideas you bring.
As long as you have people watching and supporting you, don’t fear! Just a few decades ago, getting a million eyes on you was reserved for only the most important men on the world. What does that say about people like you?
edit: Fuck... This is painfully similar to everything I've experienced and gone through and never had a way of really putting or describing. I've just... never had the ability to get things done really well in school? I pretty much rely on crunch time to get anything done and my goodness I cannot even do things I want where I can't immediately see results...
About panic attacks happening in a calm state. I suffer from severe anxiety and can confirm this to be true.
What's truly reassuring that you've... got not too different of an experience to mine. Highschool wise, at least.
I'm genuinely tired of highschool, it exhausts me to the bone marrow and deeper, many subjects being oftentimes challenging mainly due to my mind going from Florida to Siberia to RPA to Tennessee to Korea in just 10 seconds flat, but it's genuinely depressing recalling how good I've been going in primary school, only for it to crash and burn in fireworks of testicular torsion.
But hearing you say that highschool was fucking pain but later on it got better... I can only hope my story can draw SOME parallels with yours, mainly having an upwards curve of life quality or smth like that. I've got Asperger's Syndrome so I don't think it's as severe as Autism, but I believe it may be quite similar to it, if anything. Prolly not gonna happen since I'm as paranoid as a Scaredy-Shroom with 40x40 area of fearing zombies, but I hope it's gonna calm.
Aspergers was reclassified as high-functioning autism in the 2010s, so yes, I'd say that is a form of autism. Coming from a fellow Aspie!
And while I can't know what your life is like and so can't offer particular advice, one thing I can say is that finding Jesus helped me a lot. Realising that, no matter what happens in life, all will ultimately be put right and the only thing that will matter is whether or not I did the right thing, and that I am personally loved and understood by the supreme source and foundation of reality itself...it helps. I don't know how that makes you feel, and I hope I don't sound as if I'm just throwing out platitudes. But I will pray for you. God bless.
@@CantusTropusNot to offend you or anything, but religion isn't particularly my waters. Not to say I don't tolerate you, in fact, I respect you for not lashing out and forcing your religion onto me and respect you for doing what you feel you like doing. What I'm saying is religion isn't for me. It's not for everyone, but glad you found it helpful for yourself.
this was one of the best videos ive seen in a while it was kinda nice to hearing another persons take on a very relatable life and idk why but that was the best pep talk ive had in years and the in-depth robot analogy just makes me like robots even more. your content is great and im always happy to see a new upload
As an autistic person myself, I can say I have a fascination with robots as well, just that it’s building them instead. Throughout high school I was throughly involved with my schools FRC team and even just finished volunteering at the last regional, so I definitely feel ya on the obsession with robots.
As one of those Transgenders™ I think I could share my experiences of how my autism intersects with my thoughts on gender.
You mention autism leading to people not understanding societal norms, and that was such a huge part of my experience with gender. I always had a disdain for the pointless and seemingly arbitrary rules society had built around gender.
There are signs that there is a statistically significant overlap between being trans and being autistic, and I genuinely think this is only caused due to autistic people being more likely to figure out that they are than neuro-typical people. But that's an aside.
And all of this does tie nicely into robots! Speaking on the transformer clip, yeah. That wasn't done in the best way, but that is a kid's show so I'll just shrug and move on. But queer people have been part of transformers for years now. In the lore, all the robots in that universe are created(or born) as male. Every girl transformer made the decision one day to be a woman, and that makes the connection extremely clear. I'm surprised they didn't make that one scene better when they had so much past info to pull on, but oh well.
But with robots as a concept, gender gets even more fucky and cool. The idea of a being created for one specific purpose and finding ways to break out of that role and create their own identity. That resonates very well with trans people for very obvious reasons.
And then there's the fact that robots aren't restricted by humanoid forms, and that is even more appealing to trans people. There is a big reason that furry communities and trans communities have so much overlap. The fantasy of having a body that can exist out of the human form is great, and robots have their role in that fantasy. Hell, it's literally called TRANS-humanism. Okay that's a joke, but still
Anyway I really liked this video
I love listening to your long video essays, especially in the background. Your monotone is actually very calming
I finally got to this video and it’s fantastic, incredible essay as a media analyst lover and autistic person.
I always love your videos, and especially the ones that you take to new places!!!
Since you read every comment, i hope this makes you day a little better: I absolutely loved this video. I dont have autism, dont know anyone that does and, quite frankly, am not too interested in it. But i would listen to you talk about anything for an hour, you can make just about anything interesting. Every video you release is an automatic watch for me. Please keep up the good work and stay true to your nature!
This video resonates more with me than I'd like to admit. Not everything of cause but enough of it that I'll now spend the next couple days questioning myself.
Me: laying in bed with my fluffy cat, my plushies, my autistic screen corner, my interests in pretty much everything covered in this video, staring at my hands for a few minutes prior to hand staring even being mentioned.
Me: haa I can relate to this..
Also me: FOR THE MACHINE IS IMMORTAL ⚙️🔩
You helped me, an autistic person, understand myself better. Thank you.
I was diagnosed as an adult, in 2022 with autism and it retroactively made my entire life make sense. I got falsely diagnosed with ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome, and a whole bunch of other stuff. It's made my whole life make sense as to why I am the way that I am, and this video helped in that. In a lot of ways finding out later in life that you were just autistic and not a robot or alien the whole time is a profound experience.
This video really relates to me on a deep personal level, thank you 🔥
Lately, I've gotten the notion that I most likely never would have made it past the age of 30, had the Internet been around in my youth (we had actual movie theaters, cassette tapes... 8 tracks!!!... AND literally played IN THE STREET, for our entertainment needs)
IDK what it is that gives me this notion, other than I certainly would have used what I know NOW, had I had access to all this knowledge that only has come about because of the Internet, way back when, and that use most definitely would have been "depraved", as you say.
Although, now that I think about it, knowing I was autistic way back when surely would have jostled my family into actually make some secure plans for me, instead of them all saying "nah" when the fact that I was indeed autistic long after I truly needed to know it was brought to light oh boy this is already another one of my pleas for help, isn't it?
can confirm, the funny robots scratch the 'tism just right
Yeah this hits. Hard. I got diagnosed as autistic fairly recently and the amount of things it explains about me is somewhat hysterical. Part of me wants to pick out quotes from this video and do a full review but that would be a bit much I think. This is a fantastic video tho. The venn diagram you showed with "If you're not x you're y" just. Yeah. The fascination with hands- EXACTLY RIGHT?? THEYRE FUCKING WEIRD??? RIGHT?? My highest grades throughout primary and secondary school were in creative classes, specifically drama, and I was regularly commended for being able to act very naturalistically. I always just took the praise, but looking back it's obvious that I just. Did it all the time. Constantly. I consumed obsessive amounts of books as a child and studied how the people acted. I remember reading several books set in highschools and taking notes on how I should behave once I went there. There has always been a cut off once I am close friends with people, where I will no longer feel the need to Perform Conversation and simply go into rest-mode. I know this has freaked people out in the past and I know I've never been able to explain it properly, but... idk. Robots have off swiches. It fits the metaphor I guess.
If I had to make the metaphor myself, tho, I have always related more to monsters. And aliens, but those are often just monsters/supernatural creatures in a different coat of paint. It's all the same, anyway, Inhuman creatures who are alive and bleeding and are entirely incomprehensible to the common man. Things to fear, or study, or maybe pity. I have over my whole life continuously come up with characters who are specifically inhuman, who treat themselves as such and are treated by others as such but who above all just. Are Human TM. They need connection and vulnerability and get lonely and maybe I'm just lonely. Maybe I just find the concept of a nest/den to be the most comfortable sounding thing in the world. I know I definitely want fangs. I love writing these characters, my current dream is to make a video game featuring a load of my freaky little dorks, but I know I also want to make the main character in that story human. Everything only works in contrast to other things and what's the point of an inhuman creature if there is no human to contrast it against? How else could I justify expositioning ludicrous amounts of useless worldbuilding? How else could I try and get across the idea of I am weird and cannot change that please be my friend anyway please?
I miss being 11 and entirely not self aware where I would just wander off in the middle of playdates to go talk to myself in the backyard for 20 minutes before coming back like that was weird as hell. I remember watching Star Trek for the first time and pledging my life and soul to Data our lord and saviour. I should really watch a playthrough of neir automata.
anyway. Good fucking video, hope the medical shit gets sorted out and you start makin some more bank. You deserve it, I hope your day/night is good man. Peace
With me I still have a lot of the symptoms of Asperger's syndrome and a lot of this video mirrors my existence, I'm either 120% or -69% into something and with an anxiety disorder that panic attacks segment is really accurate
For the sake of disclosure, the reason I clicked on this video was at first the thought of 'wait, is this a serious video essay from the dark souls plasma pistol guy?'.
As for the connection of autism and robots: I am myself autistic, a fact my mother has known for a long time but tried to hide from me for years, for some reason, so I've only fully come to terms with it fairly recently. Sentient AI characters, with or without bodies, have always been some of my favorites, I adore all the tropes around them, the themes of otherness and acceptance really resonate with me for reasons I didn't understand for such a long time.
Another aspect of myself that's reflected through robots is asexuality, something I didn't even know the word for until I was in my 20s because every example I ever saw of a character who wasn't attracted to others was a robot or a monster, overtly non-human.
Finally is the matter of nonbinary identity, the fact this is most often shown with robots is slightly ironic but still true. I personally go by she/they/it, the latter of which even my friends have some trouble with because they struggle to associate it/its pronouns with people rather than objects, but, some of them have stated that such pronouns wouldn't be weird for an AI.
I find it really fascinating that some of my key traits are most often displayed in fiction through machines, and honestly, as much as I want more proper representation, I will never complain about having more autistic/ace/enby robots to watch do things.
I know my comment here got into the weeds a bit, but robots are important to me in more than just the autism comparison, they are my primary reference point for every aspect of my identity and, just like the robots brought up in this video, I'm a little late on putting one together and society isn't quite ready to fully accept it yet. I'd wager we're somewhere between stages 2 and 3 at the moment.
"The fact I am here, speaking into a microphone, means that somewhere somehow Darwin got something really fuckin wrong and I'm gonna make it everyone else's problem."
HAHAHA!!
Now *that's* the spirit. Quote of the year.
I have always enjoyed the idea of creating youtube videos or stories or art or etc., but I never really examined why. Until now. I very much resonate with how you put it in the 'About Me' chapter: Wanting to make more days slightly better. Working on something (Either in freetime or in occupation) that will improve someone's mood for a while is, in my opinion, one of the greatest personal things someone can strive for. Maybe that's one of the reasons I like and want to make video essays: I like learning about specific things. If I can brighten someone's day by making something that lets them learn about that thing, I don't think I could be happier
Thank you for helping me realise this. You've definitely brightened my day :)
As an autistic person myself, I saw the mark of the 'tism branded upon your soul from the moment I saw the portal OSHA violations video. It's great seeing an amazing creator just chat about this openly, so I think I might do a bit of it myself. Thank you, not just for this video, but for sticking with all your other ones. Cheers.