Skiing Ostriches DEBUNK (Featuring the YouTube Algorithm)

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  • čas přidán 30. 12. 2016
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    Captain Disillusion investigates the sophisticated visual effects behind a Japanese ad campaign while thinking about something completely unrelated.
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  • @hv9988
    @hv9988 Před 4 lety +2371

    The Highly Engaging Thumbnail brought me here, I'm totally not addicted to re-watching CD videos. >.>

    • @georgeruiz9211
      @georgeruiz9211 Před 4 lety +14

      Definitely me too

    • @schzztzrz
      @schzztzrz Před 4 lety +31

      I feel like I'm putting his black son through college with my views

    • @elijaha773
      @elijaha773 Před 4 lety +8

      I haven't been bienge watching CD for 2 days...

    • @Pepino_Leonardo
      @Pepino_Leonardo Před 4 lety +4

      I don't feel called out at all

    • @siraxlrose5659
      @siraxlrose5659 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, we can all agree that such is not the case

  • @devilan82
    @devilan82 Před 5 lety +4229

    Funny how YT algorithms has changed and this pure gold channel were recommended to me...
    I regret only that it didn't happen 10 years ago.

    • @evanbanjo
      @evanbanjo Před 5 lety +83

      Dude. Tell me about it. I've had this account for almost 10 years and only recently found the Captain. And now I've binge watched all of his content. Love with your heart, and use your head for everything else!

    • @liz7457
      @liz7457 Před 5 lety +9

      Same! Got the Escherian Stairwell video recommended, been bringing the rest. Glad CZcams's come around.

    • @aleksandarpavlovic5656
      @aleksandarpavlovic5656 Před 5 lety +1

      My thinkig was simular 😅

    • @aaaaa-po9lk
      @aaaaa-po9lk Před 4 lety +1

      if you regret it didnt happen back then then why are you still not subscribed to him lol

    • @lordfeo2
      @lordfeo2 Před 4 lety +1

      same here.

  • @samconcklin
    @samconcklin Před 5 lety +2929

    I literally never heard of CD and his amazing channel until I saw him in a Mark Rober video. I've been binging these videos ever since!

    • @Xetelian
      @Xetelian Před 5 lety +46

      I don't know who Mark Rober is, but I watched something and somehow it recommended me a CD video out of the 100 subs I have (which is bad news for the channels that it replaced) and now I'm hooked. Love this channel, concerned that this video got 1k dislikes though, I don't think people got the humor.

    • @mondker
      @mondker Před 5 lety +27

      same journey

    • @fmga
      @fmga Před 5 lety +11

      Kevin McGuin SAME

    • @videotoblin
      @videotoblin Před 5 lety +8

      YEP

    • @charimuvilla8693
      @charimuvilla8693 Před 5 lety +20

      I saw him in an electroBOOM video. The algorithm DOES hate him. With all the 3d modeling, vfx and animation videos I've watched it's ridiculous that this guy was never in my recommendations

  • @theinternetlemon2856
    @theinternetlemon2856 Před 5 lety +840

    I like the part where you rambled on about ostrich physics

    • @theinternetlemon2856
      @theinternetlemon2856 Před 4 lety +24

      I completely forgot I did this

    • @vishnuprateek379
      @vishnuprateek379 Před 4 lety +7

      @@theinternetlemon2856 lmao, hi dude

    • @Kelleck
      @Kelleck Před 3 lety +6

      @@theinternetlemon2856 did you forget about this again?

    • @theinternetlemon2856
      @theinternetlemon2856 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Kelleck Yeah, totally. I didn't notice how many likes I had! Guess this is an annual tradition now

    • @Kelleck
      @Kelleck Před 3 lety +4

      @@theinternetlemon2856 alright see you next year!

  • @1ucasvb
    @1ucasvb Před 7 lety +1287

    God damn, I admire this guy so fucking much.

  • @SovietWomble
    @SovietWomble Před 7 lety +5259

    Nicely done Captain. Love your presentation style by the way. Hope you become massive in 2017. Have a happy new year.

    • @Wintertimetv
      @Wintertimetv Před 7 lety +102

      woah didnt realise you were a patreon, he deserves way over a mil subs, lets see if 2017 is his year

    • @SovietWomble
      @SovietWomble Před 7 lety +172

      +Fludge Yes, yes he does!

    • @pyromen321
      @pyromen321 Před 7 lety +34

      Womble, you're even more awesome than I previously thought!

    • @darthyvardyreal
      @darthyvardyreal Před 7 lety +45

      SovietWomble Hey isn't that one guy who was rekt by his lil bro?

    • @Block57
      @Block57 Před 7 lety +24

      Womble, of all places. Nice videos.

  • @grandmatvei3389
    @grandmatvei3389 Před 4 lety +540

    "When will this year be over?"
    *sighs*

  • @liahmmessinger3753
    @liahmmessinger3753 Před 4 lety +210

    Let's talk about how highly engaging that thumbnail is

    • @markkorneychuk7899
      @markkorneychuk7899 Před 4 lety +3

      Fr

    • @Qermaq
      @Qermaq Před 3 lety +1

      @@markkorneychuk7899 I was highly engaged, but I did get high first.

  • @DylanODonnell
    @DylanODonnell Před 7 lety +1031

    The CZcams algorithm brought me here.

    • @SloanBellamy
      @SloanBellamy Před 7 lety +30

      Officially the most underrated CZcams comment on CZcams.

    • @sploofmcsterra4786
      @sploofmcsterra4786 Před 6 lety +2

      I only discovered this channel when looking up rush hour, I have no idea why it was never recommended to me before

    • @josharntt
      @josharntt Před 5 lety +2

      Wtf, you have less than 5k subs and you're verified

    • @BabjiEManohar
      @BabjiEManohar Před 5 lety +3

      @@josharntt Don't forgot.. u just watched CD.. that verified cud be a visual effect or a font

    • @TG-qu2bx
      @TG-qu2bx Před 5 lety +1

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  • @Isteak80
    @Isteak80 Před 6 lety +447

    Wow, I think this is the only channel I've seen actually make an argument in defense of (at that time) CZcams's algorithm.

    • @doggosuki
      @doggosuki Před 2 lety +80

      it is true that it is unbelievably naïve to think that a platform as big as youtube can function without something like that, though youtube seriously does make a lot of stupid decisions related to it

    • @TheDemocrab
      @TheDemocrab Před rokem +10

      A good one at that. Only bit I disagreed with was pointing out the bell as even with that I'd regularly miss out on creators uploads. That hasn't been a problem for a long, long time now though.

    • @datachu
      @datachu Před rokem +5

      @@TheDemocrab Oh I still definitely have that problem, even some vids don't show up in the subscriptions tab. But it's definitely better than it has been. Actually, CZcams notifications reliability might be one of the only things that's actually improved during Susan's reign of doom XD
      Hopefully the next guy won't fu- What's that? He's removing even more features and the dislike button removal thing was HIS idea? Oh... Oh no. OH NO.

    • @Gravijahz
      @Gravijahz Před rokem +5

      I know this is old but I think the bigger point is that it's not just as simple as "algorithm change??", because it is very much true tastes change and things go in and out of popularity. and on top of that, it was the algorithm that made a lot of these channels popular in the first place. essentially, the argument then becomes "the algorithm should never change."

    • @cronchtm4900
      @cronchtm4900 Před 9 měsíci +3

      And now they’ve removed the dislike button, run double preroll ads, removed the indicators for mid roll ads, and tried to stop people from using adblockers. I just wish that CZcams stayed the way it was when this video was made. It wasn’t perfect, but these recent changes...

  • @indieflowerutau
    @indieflowerutau Před 4 lety +1030

    hm, i've never actually seen an argument FOR the algorithm. really shows how there's multiple sides to everything.

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes Před 4 lety +358

      I think he's less outright supporting it and saying "It's a necessary evil with the absolute deluge of content that CZcams has to put up with nowadays." No algorithm is perfect, but if you think about it holistically, it doesn't really do a bad job. The website has grown a lot since its inception.

    • @spookson5679
      @spookson5679 Před 4 lety +51

      @@CrizzyEyes still calling the way it is necessary is a stretch since the algorithm punishes you for not stretching your vids to 10 minutes and for getting demonotized, and we all know how easy it is to be demonotized on CZcams

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes Před 4 lety +140

      @@spookson5679 Yeah, like I said it isn't perfect. Some of the parameters are designed to get CZcams more overall ad revenue by promoting specific videos over others. However AN ALGORITHM is necessary due to the sheer volume of content, for the same reason that search engines have algorithms. You simply would not be able to find videos otherwise. It is flawed, but still blamed too frequently for inadequacies in the uploader's content.

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 Před 4 lety +75

      @@spookson5679 it doesn't punish you for not extended your videos to be 10 minutes or more though... the only reason channels try to extend their videos is because after you hit 10 minutes, you are allowed to add mid-roll ads.

    • @dan_
      @dan_ Před 4 lety +7

      @@trickytreyperfected1482 I haven't studied it myself, but I was under the impression that it was a known fact that Google prioritised longer videos so that they are able to better monetise the content they serve. What's your source if it's not true?

  • @grafle8801
    @grafle8801 Před 4 lety +81

    The way he depicted Japanese TV was scarily accurate, minus the gigantic brightly colored letters everywhere.

  • @T1J
    @T1J Před 7 lety +1556

    this is one of the few channels i've clicked the bell for

  • @JustKrin
    @JustKrin Před 7 lety +497

    I'm guessing that your first video of 2017 will be a review of your free cicret that only cost you $250

    • @adiahaalexander9359
      @adiahaalexander9359 Před 7 lety +6

      Krin Szok Yes!!! that's what I want too. I hope he does it

    • @AbrahamSayago
      @AbrahamSayago Před 7 lety +35

      He won't be reviewing the Circret bracelet thing because I'm sure he hasn't got it yet. Or at least the Cicret website has been making a lot of edits recently, pushing and pushing dates forward. They even removed the calendar altogether and any references to a plausible delivery date were also omited. It only says now "PRE-ORDERS OF THE CICRET BRACELET WILL OPEN EARLY 2017."
      What "early 2017" actually means is up to them, because they have the right to arbitrarily set any dates as they find it convenient, in the hopes the internet will forget. *But the internet never forgets.*

    • @JustKrin
      @JustKrin Před 7 lety +8

      Ab Sáyago The internet might forgive, but it NEVER forgets

    • @Meowfy
      @Meowfy Před 7 lety +5

      Hey, you were half right. *high five*

    • @JustKrin
      @JustKrin Před 7 lety +1

      Meowfy it was a great video, I hope those cheaters either get caught or tell the truth

  • @jon_franklin
    @jon_franklin Před rokem +115

    It's still incredibly impressive! The fact that the supposedly fake shadow from the legs doesn't overlap at all with the real shadow from the body on a moving surface is really impressive! I wonder if for those scenes they actually did replace the whole shadow, just for consistency.

  • @tibfox
    @tibfox Před 4 lety +49

    Best channel ever! Your production and content value is so freaking high. You are a big idol man!

  • @theActionMovieKid
    @theActionMovieKid Před 7 lety +63

    I was highly engaged by that thumbnail. Love the video, cap. Your bell will always ring over here.

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey Před 7 lety +578

    love it so much. I can't wait to see what you do this year!

    • @richardtorres2227
      @richardtorres2227 Před 7 lety +3

      My gerd Pikapetey. Fancy seeing your name here. Really love your animations

    • @gatinatoranimatorcorp
      @gatinatoranimatorcorp Před 7 lety

      what are you doing here? werent you taking a spa in a pokecentre?

    • @LoganDark4357
      @LoganDark4357 Před 6 lety

      Every time I see you on a video I just imagine how adorable pikachus are

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom Před 6 lety

      I'm reading this comment in 2018, I can see what he did that year now.

  • @NoradIguess
    @NoradIguess Před rokem +23

    This video just explains his power level more. He can explain an entire video hoax while thinking about the youtube algorithm. Truly impressive

  • @ayzack_edu
    @ayzack_edu Před 5 lety +658

    1:56
    Me - I'm trying to act rather mature.
    Also Me - ANA/ ✈️ *chuckles

    • @jabbra1837
      @jabbra1837 Před 5 lety +11

      That's all I saw too...

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 Před 4 lety +9

      @@jabbra1837 All I saw was the pokémon art on the side of the airplane
      Like, why can't _I_ have an airplane with really cute pokémon art on the side? -wait I don't have an airplane in the first place-

    • @Scaramouche122
      @Scaramouche122 Před 4 lety

      Anal owy soorrry dont ban me swetty

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 Před 4 lety +1

      I saw Ana
      Damn her sleep dart...

    • @Zyrdalf
      @Zyrdalf Před 4 lety +6

      Who’s ready for the anal plane?
      If the plane has a threat on board is it an anal emergency?
      If someone gets run over by the plane, is that a death by anal?
      When the plane gets cleaned, its an anal cleaning.
      If the plane crashes into a building, then its ana| destruction.
      If Amelia Earhart flew it, she would be the first person to fly a 747. And probably the fastest person at the time period. If she didn’t crash it from not knowing how to fly a modern airplane. She might figure it out though, she was a pretty awesome person. ANAL

  • @MirageTactics
    @MirageTactics Před 7 lety +93

    The people complaining about cap not uploading enough don't get the long haul he's going for. You don't get this quality uploading at normal CZcamsr rates. He's understands CZcams trends, a lot more than the people with 10x his subs that will fade away eventually.

  • @NickTF2
    @NickTF2 Před 7 lety +359

    > 2017
    > Not wearing projector wrist band

  • @GreenBean451
    @GreenBean451 Před rokem +11

    I return to your content every year at least once and binge literally everything on your channel. We love your content, CD!

  • @DaivG
    @DaivG Před 3 lety +12

    Who needs the algorithm? Technology Connections made a reference and here I am! Watching every single CD video and wishing I could have shown him support over the last decade.

  • @clinicallymanic
    @clinicallymanic Před 7 lety +378

    Easily the best content on youtube is produced by this channel...

    • @p00pie
      @p00pie Před 7 lety +12

      I checked your channel subs and you are NOT subscribed to him. What the heck?!

    • @AQDuck
      @AQDuck Před 7 lety +6

      And I keep getting unsubbed from him and resubbed to channels I unsubbed long ago...

    • @atrociousconsequences4432
      @atrociousconsequences4432 Před 7 lety

      better if didn't have to see that stupid painted face

    • @hectorh112
      @hectorh112 Před 6 lety +2

      Dy T stop

    • @johnnygreenface4195
      @johnnygreenface4195 Před 6 lety

      Dy T little late now

  • @jqpublic3104
    @jqpublic3104 Před 7 lety +75

    Still one of, if not, the best channels on CZcams

    • @alex36265503
      @alex36265503 Před 7 lety

      JQ Public top 5 channels on youtube: 1.ted-ed; 2.nerdologia (its a Brazilian channel and im from Brazil); 3.CaptainDisillusion; 4. Vsauce; 5. in a nutshell - kurzgesagt

    • @khhnator
      @khhnator Před 7 lety

      add glove and boots to the list of very underrated awesome channels

    • @Hirungolwe
      @Hirungolwe Před 7 lety +1

      alex francisco antonio de souza Damaceno
      Try CPG Grey it is pretty good too.

    • @Baker_7498
      @Baker_7498 Před 7 lety

      Zogg from Betelgeuse has less than 20 videos but they are fantastic. Pity it's a dead account now thanks to CZcams.

    • @khhnator
      @khhnator Před 7 lety +1

      whos asshole?

  • @Lady8D
    @Lady8D Před 4 lety +329

    Ha! You're literally the 1st and, so far, only content creator I've heard talk about the notifications bell in a realistic way rather than telling ppl to turn on the notifications & complain about the bell.
    Personally, I *_love_* having the option & never once did I struggle to notice the big blue text box that pops up after I've Subscribed and tells me I need to touch the bell icon to turn on notifications.
    No offense to the *_way_* too many channels I subscribe to but imo getting a million notifications gets annoying and the more video post notifications I get the less often YT notifies me of a reply to my comment, etc (at least, ever since I turned off most of the forced video/post notifications & changed the option to occasionally I seem to be notified of Likes & Replies *_FAR_* more often! Which I like)

    • @SgtLion
      @SgtLion Před 4 lety +13

      Except that wasn't the issue. The problem was that CZcams started secretly cutting videos outof peoples' subscription feeds so there was no way to see all the videos from your subscribed channels. While that was happening, the only way to stay up to date was the activate the bell.

    • @FairArc
      @FairArc Před 4 lety +15

      @@SgtLion ive never used the subscription feed lol. Do people really go there?

    • @fos1451
      @fos1451 Před 4 lety +6

      SgtLion I have never get that problem tbh. Why would they secretly cutting? That’s like a waste of time for them

    • @dhuh943
      @dhuh943 Před 3 lety +9

      @@SgtLion Or maybe its the the concerned youtuber's content being not so nice for their subscription feeds? I keep seeing the claims but never the sources

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 Před 3 lety +2

      I'd rather just get my subscriptions. All of them.
      If I subscribe to 600 channels, I want 600 channels' worth of content.

  • @IllusionSector
    @IllusionSector Před 4 lety +4

    8:52 That ostriches extends from a really uncanny place.

  • @TIMMUT17
    @TIMMUT17 Před 7 lety +514

    I watch every video this guy makes. They are always great, and that's why they take time to make.
    I wish he had more suscribers and more views, he deserves them.
    When I discovered his channel, I went to the first page of his uploaded videos and binge-watched them all from the beginning. I do not regret it.

    • @greybeard6504
      @greybeard6504 Před 7 lety +6

      Kylo Ren me too!
      But as Puddles the Sad Clown said "it only took me 25 years to become instantly famous."

    • @jordanscottmacaulay
      @jordanscottmacaulay Před 6 lety

      I also did the same. just last weekend. I split it in half and did it in two sittings

    • @Pickle_Candy
      @Pickle_Candy Před 6 lety

      I am literally in the process of doing that right now.

    • @stanislavsynytsia1006
      @stanislavsynytsia1006 Před 6 lety

      Takes about four hours, if you read comments that is.

    • @sorryifoldcomment8596
      @sorryifoldcomment8596 Před 2 lety +1

      It's 2022 and he already has over 2.3 million subscribers now! Finally. Every video has over a million views pretty sure.

  • @tomasgonzales
    @tomasgonzales Před 6 lety +1804

    I mean, a single video of this guy would've got me to subscribe to him, yet I had to wait for him to appear in H3 podcast to know about his existance, ffs.

    • @chadd990
      @chadd990 Před 6 lety +13

      Same here. He's kind of a douchebag, but I like him.

    • @alpertokcan9899
      @alpertokcan9899 Před 5 lety +7

      i discovered this channel from an cross video. Now i watched 3/2 of his videos in one day

    • @surelock3221
      @surelock3221 Před 5 lety +23

      @@chadd990 He's kind of a douchebag, *therefore I like him.

    • @chadd990
      @chadd990 Před 5 lety +5

      @@surelock3221 Ok, I admit that it is part of his appeal, but it isn't the only reason I like him.

    • @SofaKingShit
      @SofaKingShit Před 5 lety +12

      I have been watching YT since before Google screwed it and only found CD today. Wasted too many years.

  • @superking208
    @superking208 Před 3 lety +7

    0:40 I love how the internet has decided that Impressionists like Satie and Debussy should be the default music for introspection ❤️

  • @jeremybuckets
    @jeremybuckets Před 5 lety +5

    Nicely done Captain. Love your presentation style by the way. Hope you become massive in 2019. Have a happy new year.

  • @nomeanlol
    @nomeanlol Před 7 lety +123

    I'm glad you included RLM in the objectively better list.

  • @mickeynotmouse
    @mickeynotmouse Před 7 lety +195

    what. the hell. was this.
    I loved it

  • @Cerebrosum
    @Cerebrosum Před 5 lety +4

    Aw man, those ostrich special effects were great! So glad to be able to hear some insight into how this stuff I enjoy is made.

  • @2lefThumbs
    @2lefThumbs Před rokem +33

    Genuinely the funniest, and possibly most insightful commentary on the youtube algorithm I've seen made by any creator👍👍

  • @Deetronic
    @Deetronic Před 7 lety +622

    Your vids are the only on YT that I hit "like" first and then hit "play"! :)

    • @aidanknoll1019
      @aidanknoll1019 Před 6 lety +14

      Lol I do that way too often on a lot of videos. Usually, it's fine because I actually end up enjoying the video, but it's a bad habit. Of course, if I _do_ enjoy the video and give it a like, I always refresh the page when I'm done watching just to make sure my like is still there. Is that weird?

    • @mcanning1087
      @mcanning1087 Před 6 lety +19

      That kind of goes against the entire premise of his channel, but it's nice you enjoy it.

    • @pyrocyph4277
      @pyrocyph4277 Před 5 lety

      Same

    • @MazerTime
      @MazerTime Před 5 lety +3

      Liking video is a sign if love, you dont have to use your head for that.

    • @videotoblin
      @videotoblin Před 5 lety

      Y I P .

  • @raccoononymous
    @raccoononymous Před 7 lety +75

    Maybe if I make a sardonic comment, I can mock people I disagree with without actually making a valid point.

    • @raccoononymous
      @raccoononymous Před 7 lety +13

      David H.
      If only I was clever enough to do the thing I just did. GOOD ONE, BRUH

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 7 lety

      You didn't watch the video all the way through, did you?

    • @raccoononymous
      @raccoononymous Před 7 lety +2

      roguishpaladin
      Whatever gave you that idea?

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane Před 7 lety +4

      Yeah. I'm really disappointed. I tried before to point out when he was being an asshole in the comments. But now he's decided to do it as part of his videos.
      I've actually clicked that bell--to remove him from the list of subscriptions I get by email. If he's gonna be an asshole, I'm not gonna watch his shit.

    • @paulwebb2078
      @paulwebb2078 Před 7 lety +1

      ZipplyZane wat?

  • @ItsTheRealMrMaD
    @ItsTheRealMrMaD Před rokem

    Please never stop making videos, Captain.
    I’ve just recently discovered you on CZcams and I’ve been binge-watching everything you’ve made since your first video.

  • @lucianomagnone7568
    @lucianomagnone7568 Před 3 lety +6

    I would honestly feel ashamed uploading content to this site knowing this type of videos exist. Im bingewatching your channel, again, and i can't help but being amazed at every single video. Easily you are one of the best in the platform, don't let it get in to your head Captain 😉

  • @Reventian
    @Reventian Před 7 lety +35

    This is why I'm subbed to this channel. Love the vid Captain

  • @Trillyana
    @Trillyana Před 7 lety +592

    I wonder why the best channel on CZcams has only 290,000 subscribers

  • @TEX360
    @TEX360 Před 2 lety

    Wonderful as ever. Thank you! Happy new year ;)

  • @ouch9402
    @ouch9402 Před 3 lety

    Were here for you Captain D! Thank you for everything you did! You inspire many people.

  • @antoniodiavolo
    @antoniodiavolo Před 7 lety +180

    Easily in one of my top 5 favorite channels. You're like a modern version of Penn and Teller bullshit for me. Plus the production value and overall quality are incredible. Keep up the great work CD!!!

    • @Baker_7498
      @Baker_7498 Před 7 lety +2

      P+T Bullshit had more tits though. CD only has one video about boobs.

    • @antoniodiavolo
      @antoniodiavolo Před 7 lety

      Baker7498Army
      bullshit had a lot more tits,

    • @ashtheraccoon809
      @ashtheraccoon809 Před 7 lety

      I used to love Pen and Teller's bullshit before I learned they were a bit bullshit themselves.. still love them as magicians and comedians though!

    • @antoniodiavolo
      @antoniodiavolo Před 7 lety

      Ash the Raccoon
      How are they bullshit themselves?

    • @ashtheraccoon809
      @ashtheraccoon809 Před 7 lety +4

      Harry Houdini I was watching a video of someone who was on the show saying how they edited what they said to make slander against something when that's not what they originally said.

  • @Jackle02
    @Jackle02 Před 6 lety +352

    Holy shit, this is hilariously ironic. I'm watching a lot of your stuff because you were on H3 podcast yesterday, and seeing you talk about "anecdotal evidence" with him in the scene just made me laugh my ass off.
    Also, beautiful explanation of "the algorithm" and the variable tastes of the viewers, as well as the ending.

  • @maduzahzeye
    @maduzahzeye Před 5 lety +1

    Best youtuber in the sense that you put a hellll of allot of work into your videos i think you are a genius and you deserve more praise for your videos

  • @rurirotaru516
    @rurirotaru516 Před 4 lety

    I found this channel a year ago I wish I had found it sooner. Keep it up.

  • @graphics_travelers
    @graphics_travelers Před 7 lety +162

    Regardless of the youtube's algorithm, why isn't this channel exploding with subscribers?

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane Před 7 lety +9

      Because he refuses to "use his head for everything else" and figure out how it works. He'd rather just mock everyone else who is trying to figure it out.

    • @SkandiaAUS
      @SkandiaAUS Před 7 lety +43

      ZipplyZane I think it's clear by looking at what is popular that you'd have to market down to 5-15yr olds and simplify your content. You'd appreciate he's got more talent than that so is doing the respectable thing and keeping to his own style.

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane Před 7 lety +19

      SkandiaAUS Bullshit. CGP Grey is far more popular. He doesn't dumb things down, and he releases even less content than CD.
      Numberphile is more popular. It produces some pretty high level math. Various other educational channels are huge.
      I'm not saying he has to actually do the work to figure out how the algorithm works. But, since he hasn't, he has no right to make fun of those who have.

    • @graphics_travelers
      @graphics_travelers Před 7 lety +32

      Listen, all is not as it seems, Numberphile and CGP Grey have that extremely goofy factor to their videos, which as SkandiaAUS mentioned attracts small children. Why does this matter, you may ask? Well, there's this cahanell called forgotten weapons that has about 370 000+ K subscribers, he's monthly patreon subscribers give him about 5 000 US dollars I think. Now, I know many channels that are 3x as larger in subscriber base and they can barely reach that amount of money with their patreon supporters. Since all of their subscribers are dumb little poor(literaly) kids that can't afford or just won't care for financial situation of their youtuber. There's also the fact that adults are subsribed to a lot less channels and those channels are more of a serious nature, and hence they can watch every single video out there that is put out there by their youtuber and even support it financially.
      So sometimes it's not just about the number of subscribers it's about their quality. Oh look, CD's subscribers give him also 5K per month, that sure allows him to do his job at his own pace, so his situation isn't that critical, is it?

    • @Minileblanc
      @Minileblanc Před 7 lety +27

      He doesn't upload weekly/daily, since his videos take a long ass time to make since they're such high quality, so he has less views overall, and less subscribers. At least that's how that seems to work.

  • @norb789
    @norb789 Před 7 lety +33

    I just still fucking don't understand why you are so underrated. And I mean the subscription numbers, because clearly your current viewers admire you as much as they can. So much effort in one video, my brain can't even process.
    You are truly a professional of your kind, and the satiric content makes it even greater.
    I wish you the best in the following years, 2017 might give you the attention you must have. Peace Captain.

  • @hermit0345
    @hermit0345 Před 5 lety +25

    Three years after this video came out, I watch it and hear a familiar song... The background song for his narrated thoughts is Gymnopédies No. 1 in D Major. This was composed by Erik Satie. This is one of my favorite classical masterpieces. Great job Captain!

    • @SoulTheScytheOG
      @SoulTheScytheOG Před 5 lety +2

      Gymnopedies no. 1 is actually pretty popular for a lot of CZcamsrs to use nowadays funny enough. It would be nice to see them use some of Satie's other works as well even if just some of the other Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes.

    • @thesystempunk
      @thesystempunk Před 4 lety +1

      @@SoulTheScytheOG That's because it's on CZcams audio library. I think the only other piece was Gymnopedies No. 3.

    • @KaeYoss
      @KaeYoss Před 3 lety

      You mean the Barnacle Bill Nazi wildebeest song?

    • @knufyeinundzwanzig2004
      @knufyeinundzwanzig2004 Před 2 lety

      Nice thanks. Heard this somewhere else too but didn't know what it was

  • @pointless698
    @pointless698 Před 4 lety +38

    Music at 0:44 is Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Sati if anyone was wondering

    • @gabrielpfgm
      @gabrielpfgm Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks god someone noticed

    • @SkaForPeace
      @SkaForPeace Před 3 lety +1

      My hero!

    • @Tuberex
      @Tuberex Před 3 lety +1

      I knew it but forgot

    • @percycho
      @percycho Před 3 lety +1

      From The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya!
      I knew I recognized it from somewhere.

    • @stuffthings1417
      @stuffthings1417 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you.

  • @MR2car
    @MR2car Před 7 lety +67

    This is so good. You're mixing the Meta-CZcams inside of your content.
    *This video is genius ! I love your content.*

    • @VicJang
      @VicJang Před 5 lety

      Sidney Law exactly. This is one of a kind. Other CZcamsrs talk about the algorithm directly and sometimes seriously. CD was able to combine it with actual content. I really can’t imagine the amount of work he put into writing the script and everything. I’m glad his Patreon is at least successful enough to sustain his work. I don’t know when CZcams’s gonna start recommending his videos, I know so many people who would enjoy these but they just never heard of it before I sending the link directly to them

  • @MitchellWiggs
    @MitchellWiggs Před 7 lety +11

    What was he trying to show at 5:53?

    • @yoscolo4871
      @yoscolo4871 Před 6 lety +14

      Mitchell Wiggs Might be a little late to reply but the motion in the over coat is very awkward and non realistic

    • @xxXthekevXxx
      @xxXthekevXxx Před 6 lety +5

      The flapping coat is unrealistic

  • @xystem4701
    @xystem4701 Před 5 lety +68

    Hey, the OK-GO airplane music video is pretty dang cool. They held those poses for like 15 minutes at a time and those were 90 minute takes

  • @nakoskapos
    @nakoskapos Před 4 lety +4

    These were some amazing transitions between the two themes of the video! LMAO

  • @FULLofJOHN
    @FULLofJOHN Před 7 lety +40

    I legit didn't see this in my sub box and instead saw it in my recommended videos.

  • @Time4musiC
    @Time4musiC Před 6 lety +4

    Your content is truly amazing, from production quality up to the dialogues. I really dont know how i could overlook this pearl of a channel for the past years. Thank you for the great entertainment.

  • @cedricchan4415
    @cedricchan4415 Před 3 lety

    I can feel the pain in this video and the passion for your work and my love to you can never be faded by any algorithm.....Love you CD...💚

  • @foggylight187
    @foggylight187 Před 5 lety +1

    Now you're at 1mil! Congratz, and I love Portal 2 sooo much

  • @YankNba
    @YankNba Před 7 lety +8

    CaptainDisillusion is one of the most underrated youtubers

  • @victorreyes6166
    @victorreyes6166 Před 5 lety +7

    Oh, wow. That transition at the end from goofy to serious has me dying from laughter (on the inside). Probably my favorite moment thus far after marathoning your videos for the last couple of hours.

  • @sophieweidmann5519
    @sophieweidmann5519 Před 5 lety

    This was really philosophical and poignant... yet totally hilarious and silly, all while staying in the usual format of Captain Disillusion’s style. Wonderful job!

  • @XenoKnightAlpha
    @XenoKnightAlpha Před 3 lety +6

    The end of the first two minutes... I feel called out 😆
    No wait, actually-I just remembered-this inspired me to utilize notifications to bypass my endless feed. I live off of the algorithm now.

  • @HeliosEffect
    @HeliosEffect Před 7 lety +32

    Fuck this dude is so underrated it hurts

  • @krisstasko
    @krisstasko Před 5 lety +19

    Ah remember when we thought this was temporary? You know before the ad-pocalypse?

  • @extrahistory8956
    @extrahistory8956 Před 3 lety +22

    I love how you respect GCI as a tool, and not look at it like a curse.

  • @EliasDorneles
    @EliasDorneles Před 4 lety

    I discovered your channel after starting playing around with Blender and watching your talk -- so glad I did! =)

  • @cosmicjenny4508
    @cosmicjenny4508 Před 7 lety +121

    The question is... Have you received the *Cicret Bracelet* by its end-of-2016 deadline??
    HAPPY NEW YEAR (3 hours, 55 minutes from 20:05pm, GMT)
    Your videos are amazing, Captain D.
    Let's hope CZcams gets its act together in 2017 and your sub count blows up!
    Here's to a new year of logical thinking and embracing scepticism!
    :D

    • @clayward2840
      @clayward2840 Před 7 lety +21

      Evan Blenkinsopp I tweeted at him earlier this months. And he's responded with a nothing yet. And a pic of an empty mailbox.

    • @maverickstclare3756
      @maverickstclare3756 Před 2 lety

      The last ever Cicret blog post was March 4th, 2018 saying they just need $2m and they can go to the next phase

  • @PolsProductions
    @PolsProductions Před 7 lety +13

    Yes! I've been waiting for a new video! nicely done captain!

  • @scruffynerfherder7267
    @scruffynerfherder7267 Před 5 lety

    Congrats on 1M subs! Your content is amazing!

  • @asterix19991
    @asterix19991 Před 2 lety

    LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, DOESNT MATTER THAT NOWADAYS ARE JUST ONE A YEAR OR LESS

  • @TheRealKBJ
    @TheRealKBJ Před 7 lety +3

    It's UNCANNY! I was just thinking we haven't seen an upload from you in a while just like 10 minutes ago!

  • @viniciusnoyoutube
    @viniciusnoyoutube Před 7 lety +5

    Nice touch showing you subscribing to Jack channel.
    It was very nice of Jack too mention you on his video.

  • @mr.scientific7385
    @mr.scientific7385 Před 4 lety

    You're Golden man and also your channel. Just keep creating we will support you

  • @sh1sh1maru
    @sh1sh1maru Před 2 lety

    This is the first and so far only channel for which I've turned the notification bell on.

  • @ashleigh_marrrie
    @ashleigh_marrrie Před 7 lety +3

    best video of 2016, and it came on the last day of the year. Thank you Captain.

  • @guilhermeklein5932
    @guilhermeklein5932 Před 5 lety +3

    This is so good. Seriously the best produced channel on CZcams

  • @ekimmitsuki8628
    @ekimmitsuki8628 Před 4 lety

    God I love this channel. pls don't stop making videos.

  • @Niohimself
    @Niohimself Před rokem +2

    The algorithm decided I need to see this, 8 year later. And I do.

  • @ramonaschultheiss3870
    @ramonaschultheiss3870 Před 7 lety +4

    You are AMAZING. I love your take on the whole CZcams drama. Absolutely fantastic. I'll seek you out for sure!

  • @AmaranthOriginal
    @AmaranthOriginal Před 7 lety +21

    I'm not sure which angers me more: that you would attempt to be reasonable about something we have almost no information on, that you would imply that ostriches can't ski, or that you've been pretending to be a gamer this whole time!

    • @AmaranthOriginal
      @AmaranthOriginal Před 7 lety +3

      Also, your thumbail didn't have enough boobs! I was so outraged I forgot to add this highly important point!

    • @Pythagoreantheorm314
      @Pythagoreantheorm314 Před 7 lety

      ZipplyZane Based on Game Theory's previous content, as well as the channel's central idea that what they present is only a theory (and not in a scientific sense), I struggle to see how they would be a reeputable source for this type of information.

    • @reverberate10
      @reverberate10 Před 7 lety

      ZipplyZane the sub boxes on this site have been broken for the past four years. Literally everything else people are talking about is whining and complaining because CZcams stopped pushing viewers their way

    • @AmaranthOriginal
      @AmaranthOriginal Před 7 lety +2

      ZipplyZane If your argument is "go watch an entertainment channel that pulls shit straight from its ass" you can be safely ignored. The only people who should take Game Theory as any sort of serious authority are the ones who also believe tinfoil can stop government satellites from reading your thoughts.

  • @StellaAnimates737
    @StellaAnimates737 Před 2 lety +1

    Nicely done, Captain D!

  • @alt8791
    @alt8791 Před 3 lety +1

    The little jingle during the patreon plug at the end of every video makes me irrationally happy

  • @TFWKnightconvoy
    @TFWKnightconvoy Před 7 lety +23

    I detect a slight bit of sarcasm in parts of this video.

  • @knifetoucher
    @knifetoucher Před 7 lety +9

    One of the most under rated channels on youtube.

  • @danielb8650
    @danielb8650 Před 5 lety +2

    Just stumbled upon this channel last night. Subbed and even turned the bell on. Lol had to unblock CZcams notifications. This is the content I love seeing keep up the good fight brother!

  • @Johnnyb167
    @Johnnyb167 Před 5 lety

    We all enjoy what you have to offer. I personally love what you do here it's great.

  • @Mike-zk5jc
    @Mike-zk5jc Před 7 lety +35

    Hey, I like Sky Captain. Even if it's cheesy and dated, I appreciate the pulp aesthetic and what they were trying to do with greenscreen at the time. Apparently the director, Kerry Conran, wanted the movie to prove that greenscreen could be used by small studios to create big-CGI spectacles, and I respect the attempt, even if the effort was goofy.

    • @bigmclargehuge8219
      @bigmclargehuge8219 Před 5 lety +1

      I loved it! Would I say it's a good movie? Not objectively, no, but subjectively I had a lot of fun and it was definitely time well-spent.

  • @YashendraShuklaTheOG
    @YashendraShuklaTheOG Před 7 lety +9

    Its really rare that I not only enjoy a creator, but really fucking respect him. CD is one of those.

  • @olmyd
    @olmyd Před 4 lety

    Found you yesterday for no reason and i like it

  • @AnnaPrzebudzona
    @AnnaPrzebudzona Před rokem

    I'm watching this video in 2022. I can't believe this channel existed in a parallel reality for all these years. I'm so happy I've bumped into it finally. And obviously I'm having a treat binge watching all the episodes.
    Every now and then I think: Oh CD, you're too good for this platform! Your videos are real polished gems thrown into the mud. But you made it! You have over 2 million subscribers and I believe this number will be growing and growing.

  • @yungtown
    @yungtown Před 6 lety +9

    You are incredible.

  • @TheBlarggle
    @TheBlarggle Před 7 lety +6

    _"If you build it, they will come."_

  • @trashy10
    @trashy10 Před 4 lety

    this guy been making vids for 10 years! i just found him in feb 2020,i subbed and im making it my mission to like and comment on everyone of your vids man...YOU NEED TO BE KNOWN

  • @TheLaughingDove
    @TheLaughingDove Před 5 lety +4

    Is it weird that mostly I'm just delighted to learn about how those ostriches were made? I always loved those and it's even better to learn that they use the kind of combination of special effects puppetry and visual effects that makes me really happy

  • @KriptexHD
    @KriptexHD Před 7 lety +4

    bahah loved this video, two separate videos in one flawlessly. Got to learn how they did the Ostrich video and learn your very logical input on the youtube drama. well done!

  • @MEAREMLG
    @MEAREMLG Před 7 lety +24

    I don't skip your ads so you get $$$

    • @ObiWanCannoli
      @ObiWanCannoli Před 7 lety +4

      The real MVP ^^^

    • @laxpors
      @laxpors Před 7 lety +2

      Everyone should turn adblock off whenever a Captain D video is posted, so he can get more money!

    • @EthanolMighty
      @EthanolMighty Před 7 lety +1

      If an ad is played in full and not skipped do they actually get more money?

    • @Mudin85
      @Mudin85 Před 7 lety +2

      EthanolMighty www.quora.com/If-I-skip-the-ad-on-CZcams-before-it-ends-does-the-advertising-company-still-pay-CZcams-for-it

  • @SanguisNeveck
    @SanguisNeveck Před 5 lety +1

    Presentation is top notch. I was recommended to this channel by Ants Canada by youtube. Not sure how or why but I absolutely love all of this content. Had to comment. Keep up the amazing work, and love with your heart....

    • @FonixVR_
      @FonixVR_ Před 5 lety

      That goes to show ants watch him too

  • @Kirmo13
    @Kirmo13 Před 8 měsíci

    your highly engaging thumbnail was so catching!