I agree with all of this.tinnie wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 2:07 pm I would definitely be up for another book from his that is funny. I miss Dan's old content because he was really good at telling anecdotes and doing skits and I think now after many years and finally coming out, there could be so much more fun stuff like that. Dystopia Daily didn't hit with me because it felt too fake, too doom and gloom. And maybe if I only saw that and not Dan on Phil's channel or the gaming channel I'd think that's what Dan is like, but the gaming channel especially shows us that he's not constantly all serious and doom and gloom, he's still silly with ridiculous things happening to him (such as the story he told at his church event about having to go to A&E because of his eye issue)
I have to confess that Dan has never been particularly funny to me. That's just a personal taste thing ... Phil has always been more funny to me and I've always wondered why that is? I think it might be because Phil seems more relaxed with who he is more than Dan is and it just comes across better to me.
Anyway ... there is one video of Dans I really liked way back in the day. I think it was the one where he was talking about how articulate he is and how people in school reacted to it. It was a REALLY mean video (which is probably why it's no longer public) but it was also extremely authentic to me. Like it felt like something that could happen in school. To me Dan is at his best when he isn't pretending to be nihilistic/nothing matters (which is much more of a Gen X thing which is my generation) and more just flat out bitchy and acerbic. Which I think is more his lane.
Like I said though, this is coming from someone who doesn't really find Dan to be that funny solo. Now in combination with Phil he is MUCH funnier but that is a whole other kettle of fish than solo Dan.
