I'm going to be blunt... it's wild to me that you haven't even finished the video? I'm not saying ppl shouldn't post if they haven't seen it, everyone has opinions and if you only want to watch the first part that's more than cool............. but writing a long analysis directly judging his character... I personally don't have the confidence to do something like that if I haven't even watched the video.eevee wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 6:34 pmI did not, but I definitely plan to eventually. I'm trying to cool down because that first half really made me angry. I'm glad to hear that that is his conclusion!anna_begins wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 5:44 am I'm curious, did you ever get around to watching the second half of the video? Because his conclusion is that despite the issues he has with it, he loves the platform and loves being a youtuber, and lists all the reasons why he thinks it's great and the steps he's taking to make it so he doesn't get overwhelmed with the things he dislikes.
not a 1:1 comparison at all, but I'm reminded of how my grandparents walked out of JoJo's Rabbit halfway through. when the film won an oscar they wouldn't stop talking about how bad of a movie it was and how anyone who likes it is tasteless. in my head I'm just like *!!omg of course you didn't like it, you never saw the payoff!!!!!!* and Yes, maybe they still wouldn't have liked it once they finished it, but if they're going to be so passionately negative anyways at least they'd have an informed opinion.
I'm not even disagreeing with everything you said, I too found some parts of the first half of his video a bit woe-is-me (specifically about the trouble making rent when they first moved to London. rent insecurity is a horrible feeling and it's not like he can't express it, but my sympathy is low bc they were in this really nice apartment while up until a few years ago I lived in a studio apartment where the bathroom was technically in the kitchen). But his whole long-winded lead up was to give context for his explanation to his audience, something people have been asking for. It was meant to show the progression of how he viewed his relationship with his job, to tell us why he made the decisions and mistakes that led him to his extended hiatus. whether he succeeded or not is up for debate.
the very final part of his video, for example, directly talks about how he's moving forward, stuff that includes things a person does when trying to climb out of a depressive episode. you're speaking so passionately about his depression/relationship with his therapist/etc., yet you only have half the story. And he also speaks quite a bit at the end about how he's grateful for the platform to even exist and just because he had negative experiences doesn't mean he resents it, and he does so quite genuinely imo. if you saw the full video, you'd see he says the very things you look for.
I hate how I'm wasting my time defending a rich white boy, especially since this video does have room for valid criticism, but we all gotta do embarrassing things sometimes.
maybe your opinion won't change once you have seen the full thing, and that's totally reasonable! but at least you'd be fully informed on the topic?
