So
"Trying to live my truth" first
Wow first, this video makes me so uncomfortable. I guess it's because
1) dinof is not my fav content
2) It's one of those videos that seem to be very important for Dan and I feel like you can feel this "pressure"
3) After Dan's joke and him backtracking, it kinda leaves a sour taste in my mouth! haha
It's literally 13 SECONDS in and I have this sensation that Dan is not made for this anymore. My opinion may be influenced by the current situation but I feel like the heart is not in it and that he makes (i mean made) videos because it is his job but i feel like it's not the best place for him to grow, as we know he's always growing and changing! Dunno, it's just a thought i just had. I feel like "being a youtuber" is this small space that is too small for Dan who needs a big open space to explore all his possibilities!
Also what "bothers" me is that in this video, Dan talks about what makes him feel bad and it's kinda triggering for me, because i'm not feeling well and i don't want to see/hear other people trying to work on themselves and on the whole, this video just gives me a lot of anxiety you see ? (Also because Dan reminds us things that are not happy, like : "you don't have long on this planet" Well shut up Danny some people are trying to forget okay! haha
Also, the whole perpective of "finding true happiness" is something i don't understand because i don't think it's possible to find true happiness, so it put an even greater distance between me and the video.
In the same way, i don't really understand the concept of "living your truth" so this video is the kind i don't understand. BUT that's not at all because of Dan, it's just me, my perspective!
The "Laughter, food and sex" always makes me smile so much. I'm gonna say something that may sound weird but hearing Dan saying having sex (with Phil) makes him happy makes me soft. Like, of course it makes him happy but.... it. makes. him. happy. you know ?
But I find it interesting that he so openly talked about sex, to me i feel like it's so different from making innuendos, because this time it was in a video which theme was to be true. I guess it was a way to test the waters for maybe future references ?
Anyway, this video just makes me uneasy and uncomfortable but it's not dan's fault, it's my own issues being thrown into the mix!
1. What do you think was Dan's message in Trying To Live My Truth?
2. What did you think of the fandom's response to Trying To Live My Truth?
1. If I only knew! No i think i get it (a bit) but for me, this video is more for him than for us. What i mean is that when the video came out, it was a period of personal reflection for him which led him to some personal conclusions and he made the video because he thought that could be an example for us to follow, a way to help us to! It's like : " i did that, seems to be a good idea, i recommend"
But tbh, I don't understand Dan on a deep emotional level like other people do.
2. Concerning the fandom's reaction, i get why that happened, Dan is known for backtracking and it is very frustrating.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes!
I actually watched this series last week so i didn't watch it again but i just love it. First it was one of the first videos i've watched of them, my best friend asked if i wanted to watch dan and phil's new video with her, and i said yes and i remember laughing so much. I still laugh a lot watching it. The game is amazing, it's so original and it's perfect for their dynamic! There are so many bants and they seem so happy to play it! It's just so wholesome and I could watch it over and over again!
3. Did you enjoy Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes, or did it stress you out?
4. What impressed you the most when it comes to their cooperation?
3. Strangely it doesn't stress me out! I mean it must have stressed me out the first time I watched it but in a good way! Now i'm never stressed when i watch it because i know how it ends.
4. I'm impressed that they can communicate so easily (maybe because i'm bad at communicating) but also : HOW DONT THEY GET MAD AT EACH OTHER? i know they get mad at each other in their daily lives, especially during games but for this specific type of game, i think it's very impressive! Maybe because it's not a traditional game (Not like Crash Bandicoot, etc) they are aware that they don't know if they can make it, so less pressure.
Dan and Phil and Dogs
Ugh... the hair! Imagine this video with Phil's quiff?
First, Martyn got this idea, Martyn is the mvp, Martyn is our king.
1:22 : Am i the only one thinking Dan looks very tired ? but not in a "i woke up early" kind of way
1:40 : the innuendoes!
2:14 : dan's skin is beautiful!
5:37 : i always laugh out loud at phil's joke!
This whole video makes me smile so much! It's perfect. We have happy dnp, dog content and bants. You can't beat that.
I just love when they do little vlog things like this. (but only when it's on their terms and they are confortable doing it, because it changes the whole video otherwise). I don't have much to say, i'm literally smiling too much.
5. Be honest. Do you really think they'll get a dog?
6. Favorite moment out of the dog video?
5. At first, i was convinced. But then there was dan's comment, how the dog is just a way to fill the void inside. And Now Phil is saying : i can't even take care of myself / my plants. But i don't know if it really means that they don't want a dog, maybe it's just that they don't want US to keep talking about it.
6. LOLA THE POMORENIAN
But from watching these videos, but mostly dan's, i want to ask: Do you think they have outgrown the youtube era, especially Dan? Should they (or just Dan) start working in other field, and what fields?
I just feel personally that this is a crossroads and i don't want them to pursue in the path of youtube because they think that this is what we want (when we can totally say that they have no freaking idea of what we want).