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King take, Noah. 👍 As someone perpetually chasing something (like a job that doesn't make me want to die, a means out of my current living sitch, an Outer Wilds vinyl, etc), you absolutely called me out, and I appreciate that. Now, appreciate you making me take stock of everything overall. Am I always happy? Nah. But do I still have pockets of happiness when things aren't coming up Milhouse? Yes, and it always gives me something to hold onto. Anyway, hate retirement culture, hate the 40+-year treadmill we're on to MAYBE get that chance, but appreciate you and dragging it to the light in your way!

8:01 art, not necessarily the drawing one i mean, really does need practice. My most deepest insecurities is that im inferior only and mainly because i don't practice... Its been plaguing me but i cant seem to bring myself to do anything about it! Most would say its laziness, some would say procrastination, but i think its something deeper, insignificant to others. I haven't figured out what it is yet...

i combat my situation by playing vi...... hey wait.

Love the video so much so please just say when instead of whenever just a recommendation to make your speech feel more fluid thanks

Who says you can’t work and have fun :)

Please stop moving that much

In the process of binging this channel cause that retirement video you just put out got the algorithm's attention. So far, this one is my favorite. Very awesome of you to get the actual John Mollard to cameo in your video!

Pretty good points man

It’s a choice to be miserable at work.

This video is a mess, lacks refinement, but I like the message.

I don't necessarily believe retirement is time to do nothing, but a time where you get to be more selfish with your time because you've paid society its dues, whether you've been a laborer, engineer, or writer. One of the unfortunate truths of life is that there's periods you can't be as selfish because you're either contributing to society by working a job or possibly raising a family as well. Retirement is the time you can collect on your personal investments and redistribute and spend (or re invest) with the friends and family who've been around a long time That being said, great video essay

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Nono this generation is jsut spoiled by evil socialist conspiracies like free healthcare and free education and parental leave. The real joy in life comes from bending over to a company statistically run by child molester, thats the glory of capitalism!!!

That's pretty much what i've been thinking for years.

I wish I had something I was passionate about, I'm just coasting through work watching the days go by with nothing to look forward to besides seeing what few friends I have

I got my hands on one of the Gerard-designed Joker figurines and it’s my favourite (and only) overpriced figurine I’ve ever bought tbh it’s been on my nightstand for like 4 years

I think about this a lot as well

yea but what about wanting to be able to buy stuff and not be broke

Silent hill is a fever dream

I thought this was gonna be about a person looking at their old art 😭

2 months ago, I picked up my pencil again after years of a cycle of frustrations & desperation spinning my wheels. Lately it feels like I've got traction again :)

Good point

I asked them what if i die before retirement? They said yeah, about that...

Is it weird that I don’t really think the silent hill we see in game’s stories is the real town? Like it was a town at some point but now is more like a purgatory (I hope I spelled that right)? Kinda like in the first movie? Speaking of what are your thoughts on the first movie?

I myself am in a art crisis where i ask myself "Why am i even drawing? For what?" and mostly for 16 years i drew mostly for deviantart and instagram, for likes... Now im 26 and i would like to draw for myself, for the passion i once felt but damn...i feel empty without the likes, i feel like im wasting my lifetime if im not drawing for attention. lmao stupid, i know but sadly, the internet shaped my art personality and its reaaaaally hard to find a new personality

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As someone who has been unable to do what I want to do due to long-term sickness, I can relate. Thank you. Very profound. I am so done with doing nothing.

I love how you jump directly into topics. Nothing wrong with an intro but I prefer it tbh

I have been saying this, very good video.

These are thoughts that have been swarming in my head for quite a bit now, and I've more or less come to the same conclusions that you have. Here's a real life tragic example of why waiting on retirement is a scam. My Aunt and Uncle we're looking to buy their first home. They ended up buying one from this old couple, both of whom just retired. They sold that house because it was their dream to move down to Florida after their retirement, and that's what they did. However, six months after my Aunt and Uncle got settled into their new home, and the older couple into theirs, the old man fell down his stairs and died. What was it all for? What I now know (kind of) is that money should be viewed as a tool and not the center of life. I'm trying to be more frugal, more resourceful, and better utilizing my network of friends and family that way I don't have to become dependent on a shit job. Yes, I need money, but I don't have to be stuck at the same shitty job for decades. Also, even though I need money, I'm trying to learn how to need less money, and to be happier with simplicity and minimalism. Some say minimalism is sad, but I think the opposite; I think it's sad to be enslaved to credit card debt and to payments for things that you never truly needed in the first place. That is how you become dependent on a shitty job. Overall I'm trying to keep my true, cannot live without "needs" to the absolute minimum and view everything else in my life as a luxury that I am blessed to have. Also, I'm glad to hear that you're moving towards a better place in life. You're very insightful, and seem very gentle and genuine. I hope you get what you are looking for.

I was going to respond to you on your other video, but many of the points I was going to bring up you've actually just said here! Something along the lines of "beware of sacrificing too much of your current happiness, because you may find that by the time you get to achieving what you thought would make you happy, you will be so out of practice of actually feeling it that you may not be able to appreciate it fully." It seems like you have had that experience already, unfortunately, but it's reassuring to know life is going upward for you. Both in relation to this video and the last, it's important to make a distinction between going towards what makes you happy and what is fulfilling, because they aren't always the same thing. I don't think it is possible to have a painless life, so it's more a question of what pain you choose to take on willingly. Different kinds of lives are possible, and people understandably make different decisions based on what they value. It's a valid way to live - working and waiting for retirement to do what you really want - but the issue is having a system that enforces that kind of lifestyle as the only viable option for many people. Your stance isn't out of touch; people shouldn't have to suffer unnecessarily in an inauthentic life if they have the option to change that. I'm not sure if I'll get to lead a happy life, but I hope to make it a fulfilling one.

Life changing video man i really appreciate it

Love this concept man! Life is about the journey and especially finding joy and happiness in the journey rather than at the end. The most satisfaction I’ve ever got from a certain goal, is when I have been trying to accomplish it, not after I’ve accomplished it. Also I love the quote that says, “Joy has little to do with the circumstances of our lives, and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” If you can’t be happy now, just take it step by step and eventually you’ll get there. Keep up the hard work brother! ❤

I had no idea about this manga and just accidentally stumbled upon your video essay through the feed. And I'm so glad that I decided to watch, thank you so much! I really liked how you described things and it really got me thinking about my art too, how artists connect and how we all share the same struggles and joys. Thank you again for making this video!

Im like scott fr but without bitches

Okay guys, this was the most motivational booster ever to learn more about art. Lets get to anatomy practice^^ (i also cried a Little)

your video changed my life

Scott is definitely the WORST representation of male immaturity I have ever seen in my entire life🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Honestly, I don't know why a few months ago I liked this "work", the comic is the ultimate definition of pure BOREDOM, the movie is a pile of NONSENSE, the game is a beautiful example of how it can be capable of making an individual a game ADDICT (and look how bad the game is), and the series is total SHIT mixing current CONTROVERSIES and LACRATION with a very MEDIOCRE animation, I don't know what people see in such a special in Scott Pilgrim, they certainly like it because the characters and their actions have the same low level of maturity as the viewers, argue whatever you want, you won't have the POWER to change my opinion, I will never come back here again, I'm glad to have realized how TERRIBLE this "work" really is and how Bryan Lee seems to be trapped in a world very different from the one we live in, there are many better things than this and with much more realistic morals than these adaptations convey💪💪💪

I think even if things get better, Signalis will probably always resonate with a lot of people, simply because we can empathize with the characters in the game.

Thrilled to realize the "price" in the title wasn't just financial. 💜 Love the nuance and unexpected (but still comforting) takes as always. You continue to be a boost in an otherwise-doldrummed routine, sir!

This is a so relatable for me as a comic artist who can’t relax

Literally if Tim Burton created Batman. Hopefully gets made as a Black Label book

As someone from the Eastern Bloc, and whose home country is currently trying to eradicate its neighbour, I feel the potential reality (of me remaining there) leading somewhere like (a more boring version of) Sierpinski. Seeing the characters overcome the circumstances (to a degree to which it is possible), is similar to reading about people whose mind persevered by holding onto a memory that they can't afford to lose. P.S. The game explicitly states that bioresonance affects objective reality - it is used for terraforming, among other things. This means, that Ariane's agonizing dream is likely taking place outside of her head. Her dream logic is applied to the transformed real world. Terms like "dream" and "reality" are no longer fully applicable to the result we witness.

I feel like this could be about me and I could not give up drawing or however you put it but I guess this is kind of motivating someone to being more determined and dedicated to their work and I love it. I was so good at drawing when I was little I did the best of the best. But it’s hard to do that now yk it’s hard to be the best now because there are people who worked hard enough to make up to that point to be well better then me, this video made me realize I don’t have to be the best even though that’s mostly I can do. I’ll never be the BEST because there’s no such a thing.

writing is incredibly isolating. I do months of writing just to upload a chapter. It's tiring, incredibly isolating, and incredibly saddening at times because of how much I end up comparing my works to others and how i can no longer enjoy reading without overanalyzing or thinking or comparing... but i get that one comment who appreciates what i do, and its all worth it. even if just for a while. everything I've ever endured has meaning.

I thought i felt your shape but i was wrong

I absolutely love the first devil may cry, it is my absolute favorite DMC, even tho the gameplay of 3 and V are much better, I miss almost everything from the first one... the amazing soundtrack, the atmosphere, the enemy design and I really LOVE the cringe dialog and voice acting