I agree with you. From what I remember of TATINOF times (I've not really kept up since then), I thought Dan had a lot of work to do to learn how to not take constructive criticism as a personal attack, and actually grow from it and apply it to his work. You're absolutely right, YouTube is where he can truly be autonomous (whether he feels like it or not) and no other media is going to give him nearly as much freedom to do what he wants, when he wants, how he wants... (I'm actually surprised the BBC Radio Show was so accommodating.)Catallena wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:35 pm I do hope Dan realizes that no other place is gonna give him as much freedom and time to be whiny as YouTube tbh. And that he's not gonna be able to react to criticism from superior the way he reacts to us by being passive aggressive in liveshows. Like all that stuff about the TATINOF trailer (I always feel quilty about not liking it but I just really don't) and taking ages to edit what was essentially a pretty simple trailer for II...
We discussed Dan going back to school a while ago, if he's serious about going the creative behind-the-scenes route he might need to do that first. I still cringe remembering Dan criticizing Supergamers for the walking thing (which yeah, wasn't great but the I Can Do Better implication was nagl) and education is the only things that will hopefully humble him a bit.
(I swear I'm not a Dan anti. Just a mildly annoyed person who is realizing... things.)
Phil plz I'M HUNRY.
From my comfy armchair I think Dan seems to really struggle with structure, deadlines, and other people's expectations of him, and he takes all of that pressure on incredibly personally. Whilst I am a huge nerd and love when people go back to university, I'm not convinced this is the right path for Dan if he continues to struggle with structured learning.