8:00 “I actually went home and visited my family, which was fun. Because I haven’t seen my family since… May? Maybe. ‘Cause i’m a terrible human being.”
“got some good Colin content, which I know is all that anybody wanted. Terrifying though, I hate going home.”
8:32 “Going back to your hometown is like, ‘No, I’ve escaped that, I don’t want to go back to that. Don’t bring me back to this, dear god”
8:50 “Imagine a world where you just get to abandon everybody from your classes and just go to find your own existence, and then having to go back. Really quite a traumatic experience.”
09:05 “I arrived at this train station and it was my dad’s birthday” so stressed about going to HMV and possibly running into people, but it ended up being fine
10:52 “Whenever I go visit my family, all anyone ever wants to talk about is the dog, and I’m like ‘do any of you have any hobbies or interests that aren’t just keeping the dog alive?’ And then I see the dog, and I’m like, ‘you know what, fair enough. Makes sense.’
13:58
(chat) Shane series
“I haven’t watched the Shane series. Do you wanna know something about my life? I have never watched a Jake or Logan Paul video ever.”
14:35 “A lot of people I know like to watch stuff that they don’t like to get angry, whereas I’m not that kind of person. Life is upsetting enough for me.”
15:00 “But I’m glad if some of you are enjoying it, I’m sure it’s great.”
-I mean I don’t think it’s people who actually enjoy the Pauls that are interested but whatever, just surprised he said the S word
16:05
(chat) Are you doing something for World Mental Health Day?
16:45 “I feel like the Daniel and Depression video—when I think about my life, like if I died tomorrow, what would I have been like, ‘this makes me happy that I did this thing’, it was that.”
17:20 on tour a lot of people told him “probably my best quote is when I said ‘embrace the void and have the courage to exist’ which is funny because I have a hard time being sincere because I’m so scared of all the cynicism in the world.”
“But if we’re being real, it’s not a soppy quote, it’s a very real-”
19:05 “So I’ve decided tomorrow, for WMHD, I am going to be releasing some new Dan merch which says ‘have the courage to exist’ and all of the proceeds will go to Young Minds”
22:40 “Plenty of other ideas for Dan merch in the pipeline. Maybe after I’ve uploaded a video eh”
23:26
(chat) Any plans for dinof vids?
“Lots of plans, lots of plans. Just waiting for the time and the space. I don’t know how, but I want to step up the game aesthetically, and I don’t know how. And I’m not saying I want things to be different, because I think the homemade vibe of my YT channel is inherently who I am, but I do think that there is an inherent artistic value in things being aesthetically pleasing, so… that’s a thing. TBC.”
24:20
(chat) Did you see PJ’s show?
“We did. If you didn’t know, kickthepj did a stage show featuring Chris and Bertie Gilbert and Dean Dobbs, and we went to go see it in London and it was amazing, obviously.”
“The whole thing was so ridiculously PJ, just like an absolutely ridiculous fantasy storyline”
“They’re all legitimately so talented, it was great.”
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26:05
(chat) do you not feel bad not uploading videos regularly?
“No. It’s about being a creator vs being a YTer. Is my life’s purpose as an entertainer—which I guess is what I am, no matter what the platform or the format, I’m making content, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a YT video, or a live performance, or a radio show, or just twitter content, or a terrible meme on tumblr—“
“I guess what I’m saying is, as long as I’m making content.. it’s not all on YT, because the thing is with YT, there’s an algorithm, and there’s a game, and it’s all about certain kinds of creativity… so it’s not a rush. I think the one thing we’ve established since 2009 is that I’m not in a rush, you know what I mean. I’ll make the YT videos when I feel like I’ve got something to say, so I’m not worried about trying to be the most popular YTer all the time, it’s just about making the good content and knowing that you’ll always be there to consume it, because you’re a bunch of nerds.”
33:10
(chat) June video
“I mean what is that at this point? I mean, that meme has just completely- it’s grown its own ecosystem and it’s gonna take over the world. What’s it gonna be- December? January? September? I don’t know. To ask me deep important questions implies that I know the answers about how I feel, and that I know what I’m doing with my life, and the answer to that is: I don’t.”
35:17
(chat) what’s that about a calendar?
“There are no plans for a calendar. Peaked with dogs.”
35:25 “I’m glad you all like the idea of this merch tomorrow.”
“How much will it be? I dunno, how much is a T-shirt? Something around 15 pounds, bit more bit less, we’ll have to see. But all the proceeds will go to Young Minds, and that’s cool.”