damn. most youtubers would only answer around a dozen or so questions in a QnA video they made, you had the capacity to answer ALL of them in 800 comments. you have my respect. now i wish i participated in this whole thing...
Your CZcams channel is so joyously refreshing - a true breath of fresh air. Your whole approach to answering these questions was absolutely spot on. Indeed, I feel that even though some folks may disagree with your opinions (perhaps on some of the more controversial issues), the manner in which you justify them is totally considered and pragmatic, and I can only respect that. Not to sound jingoistic, but your level-headedness (in a country that at times can seem anything but) makes me proud to be British.
I know - he is so pure and sweet souled and kind and even when he doesn't inherently have an interest in something or like it, he is still so open-minded and sweet about it. I adore this man
You know, watching this video for the second time, I realized I might like him as much as I do because of one specific aspect of his public persona, characterised perfectly by one sentence he said here at 20:01 there is no personality cult in this man... and many more reasons already stated here, of course.
Honestly mike, your channel helps a lot with my own mental problems. I told my boyfriend the other day that I'm trying to take a more "atomic shrimp" approach to life in general. I like the way you see things. Helps me appreciate the simple joys of life.
I believe saving you from your mental health is far more important than any burning building or raging river. Listen, many people in the situation would rather die in a burning building or raging river than deal with the hell inside their head.
Pure melodramatic cheese, and it's not like I didn't have interest in or my brushes with the psychological fields, but as I see it for "practical" reasons, I actually disrespect the cheesy talk about "being depressed" etc. (again, others might have seen that or it may "go without saying" in possibly anyone's life sometimes, but at the same time it is not really significant on its own). These people often seem selfish and small-minded to me, and I had to hang around with them for discussing side-effects... Horrid, average internet people, rather difficult and arrogant... (Also when someone on a forum "confesses" to something like this, I usually don't like them beforehand, and thereafter. Not expecting this comment to get much sympathy, but I'll point out my appearance may vary quite a lot and I normally don't want to bother anyone - or talk about such stuff, which I've fallen into.)
food from different cultures is brilliant. despite the stereotype of the british middle class, the british middle class thrives entirely upon foreign food
It's my preferred way too! Not just what foods they eat but how they eat too. It's a good way to get introduced to a culture because meals are usually eaten with other people
This has only made me admire you the more. Had a bit of a sharp intake of breath as you were asked about LGBTQ+ opinions, and was relieved to hear a sensible, respectful and overall KIND response. It was very nice to hear from someone I've enjoyed and admired for so long. Thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions. You've been a very soothing, amusing presence on my CZcams feed for a while now, and it's nice to get a better sense of the man behind the shrimp.
I'm a Trans Woman and I had the same reaction. The answer was refreshing. And no, I won't let anybody tell me how to be. I think that rule could apply to anyone. It made me like Mike even more. I also like he is in IT as I have been for 30 years. The client being the problem can be a tough problem to solve, especially when they are to block headed to get it and they blame you. Keep being you Mike, you make the world a better place one viewer at a time. All the best from Wisconsin, USA.
I know how it feels when a pet saves your life. I have had my cat 12 years now, back then i was drinking a lot and had basically given up on life. I was born with a handicap and been in a wheelchair my whole life 38 years. So life has been hard from day one, but when i got my cat it all immediately started turning for the better!
@@hopewalker5764 Honestly all i know is that she is a tortoiseshell cat mostly black and white with a little orange in the black and she has extra toes on front paws. She is 12 years old and weigh about 3kg/6,5lbs.
Hanging around with a cat feels like reading poetry or how being in the presence of a genius would feel (not saying cats are "geniuses", more like poetry and how concerning oneself with the mindset of a typical genius feels like, as representations of nature or however one wants to put it).
Marine bio student / uk diver here and I love that you show awareness about the eel situation! Absolutely love your channel. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
"for some reason" Hmm! Have it looked into. Shouldn't be so hard to find a normal reason, as it's sort of ironic or satirical. But if nothing like that is a reason, then there's cause for concern.
Awww....I love Eva the Doggo even more now! ❤ I quite like you, and Jenny, and Eva and your little family. Thanks for all your time and effort in answering our questions. I'm glad you repotted that plant...it was just on its way to getting root lock. 😁
You should add some ads to the videos. We want to support you in your crazy interests. A few ads is nothing compared to the amount of time you put into these. ❤
Actually, the income is just fine as it is, I truly appreciate it, but I think we're going to be OK. And yeah, the poor Loquat plant was about a year overdue for repotting. Hopefully it will thrive now.
I respect you answering the questions about Brexit and politics. While I find politics fascinating and is my greatest passion in life, I have so much respect for you - you answered the questions honestly, while making it clear you weren't interested in getting into arguments in the comments. Much respect your way, Mike.
Your channel is probably the "oddest" compared to the other stuff i'm subscribed to. I stumbled upon it by pure coincidence but i find it really calming to watch your videos, your whole channel has a very charming feel to it. Keep it up!
I honestly thought you were a lot younger. I love how you are actually doing what you enjoy doing in your free time. I'm an IT student and I'm having a crysis where I'm not sure if this is what I want to be doing for the rest of my life, and your advice helped me a lot. Thanks for being real.
Don't worry pal, I'm 42 and I'm STILL not sure what I want to do with the rest of my life. And I also trained in I.T in my youth - never worked in the field though. Since then I've passed 2 Degrees and retrained for 3 completely different professions. Jack of all trades, master of none. If I could give you any advice it'd be; if you already know you don't see your future in I.T then try and find something you genuinely love and use the I.T to fund yourself in that direction. I always wanted to get into marine biology, by the time I was ready to admit it wasn't just a phase I was too old to actually work towards a career in the field. Good luck to you 👍🏼
@@pittibarlin8692 Thanks, man! That's actually my plan now. I'm working on finishing my studies in IT to fund my music career and learn more stuff about things I actually like doing, like music production and recording. Feels good to know that I'm not the only one going trough this stuff.
I moved over to IT from a job I trained for which paid minimum wage. If you hate what you do at least get paid a reasonable wage for doing what you hate.
Thank you so much for this q+a... I've only watched u since last year.. Unfortunately my partner passed away last year, my mum sed, whatever u do.. Don't sit in silence 🤫 so I got bored quite quickly with Netflixs.. I wanted something else, a calming voice, consistent... Then I found you 😊 I've enjoyed this video becuz I got to see the man behind the voice.. It was lovely to sit ere for a hour and just watch but get to know u.. You've got me through some pretty rough dayz I will say.. You never know the difference your making in somebody's life... I whole heartedly say... Thank you so much my friend 😊
I’m partly through the video but I wanted to say that I have gained a lot more respect for you for taking time out of your day to answer every single question that was asked to you! That’s really awesome and I hope that you enjoyed making this!
I'm guessing it means things with a nasty surprise - so it'll be drawing pins, poster pins, needles, scissors and them weird clips that have teeth at the end. Unless it really is literal and there's hundreds of Wasps in there 🤣
Pretty much - it contains things you don't want to just stick your hand in and grab - a bunch of front silvered mirror pieces with unpolished cut glass edges, a bundle of thin alloy with ragged edges, cut from drink cans, etc
I've seen this video loads of times, I put it on in the background just to listen to when i'm feeling anxious and need company for my brain, you have a very calming comforting manor Mr Mike, Thanks.
Hi Mike. I started watching your content when the lockdown started and it's helped me through a lot. I live in Denmark, but I'm a Brit. My family live in England and your videos are comforting when I'm feeling homesick. You have ALOT of similarities to my stepdad (same age, job, hobbies and general personality type), so I get a lot of comfort from all the different content you make. Looking forward to your future stuff. Regards from Denmark!
This is another reason to love your channel. Thank you for being open, considerate, and entertaining - all at the same time. I think you're doing all you can for good karma.
Lovely video - very genuine and down to earth as always. It's also nice to see a creator go to their best effort to answer every question in a 'Q&A' style video. So often CZcamsrs will only respond to a handful but as ever, you put your fullest into making great content with no cut corners. I hope you continue to upload in the future as your videos are truly one of a kind. Magnificent!
With Brexit, I wouldn't say your opinion is controversial at all. The main thing for me is that you accept what happened. If it went the other way I would say the same and so would you. That's the important part.
@@AtomicShrimp I understand that. I sense that you are very frugal but for example, a better camera for your ecosphere videos would make them much better in my opinion
@@twigface989 How about live 24\7 on this subject? :) Live stream it on 2nd channel or direct IP camera (with zoom in\out + move control [sure time limited per person :P ] ) It's not easy, but as you've said Mr Shrimp - you like it difficult!
I tihnk Merch would be nice though. I bet you could orchestrate a line of tablecloths or something that people would jump at. Or get sponsored by a Hawaiian shirt company :)
Really hit home about Eva saving your life; I was in the same situation several years ago having to leave work for good due to illness. Getting my italian greyhound saved me. Gave me a reason to get up in the morning.
Atomic shrimp as People say, Theres always a first try. And I, Maybe some of us would really enjoy a series where we can learn to animate with you, like upload videos of how you learn and see you aquire those skills and acompany you on that process would be awesome!
Wow! That was amazing! I have been watching random Atomic Shrimp videos pretty much every day for a few months and this one popped up today. I am so happy you have so much content available. This video was excellent. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am heading for 70 years old and retired but I am still very enthusiastic about learning new things. I found myself agreeing with you right through your Q&A answers. Live and let live is my motto! Your videos are truly wonderful and inspiring and fun. We have a farm and I have been talking to my husband about the best spot to pick nettles since watching your nettle soup videos but I guess we will have to wait for Spring as it is winter in Australia. Thanks Mike, Jenny and, of course, Eva, who is a very good dog!
I have been watching you for years! As someone who was on a pound a day for food I actually really enjoyed you showing more ways to make it spread and it doesn’t have to be restrictive even though difficult still. Always enjoyed learning about things I find now to have around me and the fact that it is going so well for you and your family. Hope to keep seeing you for years to come and many more weird things in them funny old cans.
Hi Mike! 👋 It's really nice to get to know you a bit better through this AMA. I love your channel and your content. You bring such a unique and inviting energy to a platform that is so full of toxicity, so thank you for that. I look forward to seeing where this trail leads. I also hope to be as grounded and intentional as you seem to be when I'm you're age. Keep up the great work!
You're a genuine gentleman, Mike. A CZcamsr that's not just out there for the ad revenue is extremely refreshing. Thank you for sharing the personal side of you and Jenny.
I only recently discovered your channel. I've watched a very large percentage of your content over the last couple of months and I find it most entertaining and enjoyable . Hearing your views on life etc in this AMA has only made me like and respect you more . Thank you Mike and keep doing what you do. Best wishes.
your videos have been a joy in mine & my husbands life. every night we sit down & watch your videos until we fall asleep. thank you so much for all this content.
Love from Spain, Mike! I quite enjoy your videos and I feel as if I have found gold in the mine that is youtube channels. Your channel really is unique. Thank you for everything!
Fantastic content as usual Mike. I went to see how long of this video I had left and was disappointed to see I only had a new minutes remaining. Keep up the good work mate. Sending ya love from Australia.
Hi Mr. Shrimp, Thank you for making this video for us, it was nice to get to know you a bit. Your willingness to accept change and confront your prejudices has profoundly affected me, especially in your response to the questions regarding gender and sexuality. My family consists of many red-blooded men and quiet women, so I have never told them of my sexual preferences or introduced them to my partner. It is easy to think that the way that they carry themselves is typical of the rest of the country but I know that is not the case. Thank you for the reminder.
Great video, loved hearing your perspectives and answers to all of these questions. And thank you for your time answering mine. Look forward to your future projects!
Seiklus!!! Man that brings back memories. Was one of the best Game Maker games there was back when that program was gaining traction. Recently I had tried remembering what it was called and I'm so glad you are a fan of it as well!
I literally love this channel so much. I have been in my room, exercised, played a couple of games, and ate dinner all while I was watching this video and was never not interested. Keep up the good work Mike!
I’ve only just discovered your channel but I’m so glad that you’re happy and married, your channel is truly wholesome and a real breath of fresh air. Thank you
Thank you for your video. As someone who joined sometime last year it was nice to see you . Also one hour flew by so that's interesting this was to myself and most likely many others👍
Hi Mike, thanks for the great advice for 'Newbies' on CZcams and the honest insight behind the scenes of your brilliant channel. All the best for the 'new normality' we are all creating.
I found this video really interesting. Especially the Argentinean question, since I'm one. I would love to see some of our food making into your videos. Thanks for this amazing AMA, it's like what it should be; but the effort on sorting the questions and actually replying to them is really appreciated.
I would love a story-time video of the dumb shit you’ve seen people do during your years as an IT engineer. It could be both funny and educational. (As an AV technician myself, I can relate to your frustration over clients blaming you for user error)
Somehow "stumbled" across your channel a few days ago, and now i´am really (in a way) "thankful" for Corona, because i had more time on my hands to explore youtube. I found a lot of interesting channels, but your one is one of the very few channels, i found absolutely inspiring, and apart from this i absolutely love your philosophy of "always stay curious as a kid". My greatest and heartfelt thanx to you. Always stay safe and curious.
You inspired me to do budget food challenge. I live in America and food definitely costs more here then it seems it does where you are located in the UK. A friend and I decided to do $10 for an entire week, + what we already had in our pantries. I to had to explain to people that it wasn’t about recreating hardship or putting down people in poverty. It was just an experiment on how we can be creative when we set challenges for ourselves. We plan on doing it again soon with some different rules.
I'm kind of appalled at the way the person at 25:11 called you tech illiterate, now days laptops have a surprising value, especially the new series of Ryzen cpu's, laptops can be good for multi-threaded applications, though temperatures may be a little high (though a simple undervolt can give you much more performance and 20C lower temps)
PC master race people don't usually pick on other people using a PC, I see they've progressed from being patronising to console players now and even Tory Boy themselves to laptop users. I'd bet a pound to a penny my laptop has more power than that commentators desktop, it's built for high end gaming and would cream most desktops. Why would anyone else care though? Use what gets the job done - Mike's videos seem perfect to me and he's using a mobile phone, I've seen other CZcamsrs using £8,000 DSLR cameras and studio level mics etc whose videos look worse. A good tradesman makes do with the tools they have and often do better.
Yeah, basically, houses built after 1980, and advertising themselves as '3 bedrooms' always have a bedroom where you must choose between a)do you want a bed in there? and b)would you like to be able to open the door?
@@AtomicShrimp ... it was built before I was born ...lol ... used to have bakerlite light switches... used to have cupboard under the stairs where parents used to keep newspapers... back in the dark ages when sometimes had to use newspaper for something other than reading 🙄
You've given me a new lease on life. All I've been doing is cooking recently and it was because of watching your cooking videos. There was something about it that awoken something in me that no other video has. I would love to see more cooking and budget videos
Your answer for why you don't put your face in more is perfect! I wish more youtubers had that attitude. As much as I might appreciate you as a person, that's not why I'm watching your videos! It's about the content! Keep up the good work
You should read 'To Say Nothing of the Dog' by Connie Willis! I loved it but felt like I was missing a lot of in-jokes not having read Three Men in a Boat first.
I wished people were more like you. This world would be a better place. Thanks for all the wonderful video content you create. Since I found your channel I'm slowly binge watching your content.
Another interesting video, very honest and compelling 👏🏻. Have you ever thought of a camping trip video? You could forage and use your bushcraft skills.
Thank you for sharing all this with us.( and answering my question) Really enjoyed this peek into your life. I hope you'll be making videos for a long time to come. 👍👍👍
Mike, I've been loving your videos for ages already (and have gone back through your back catalogue joyfully), and your personality, values, eccentricities, and character have always been a big part of the reason that what you share is so watchable. And this video really takes that up a notch. I was grinning and laughing out loud through loads of it, and when you were sharing your wisdom, ethics, abd perspectives on a lot of things, feeling that warm, glowy feeling, too. Thanks for putting this out there, it's a pleasure watching your stuff, and it'll be even more enjoyable having been able to learn all this about you, too! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
I don't often appreciate the algorithms of CZcams and they don't often get it right for me but am glad they sent you my way. Such an eclectic range of content is a constant and surprising source of delight!
Rough index of comments:
Doggo: 0:42
Jenny: 3:28
Me: 8:52
Favourites: 11:17
(The most important question in the video) What's your favourite colour: 14:03
Work & Education: 15:04
Atomic Shrimp: 18:20
CZcams (Money): 22:33
Tech & Tech Setup (including Studio tour): 25:11
Motivation: 36:23
Interests: 38:43
Foraging: 40:28
Scambaiting: 43:38
Tougher questions(life, death, politics, gender, veganism): 45:57
Random assorted questions: 56:14
Awesome! Thanks :D
Thanks :D
Really appreciate it :)
@Atomic Shrimp: Can you please give us the link for the scammer who wanted to kidnap you? Thanks.
Very helpful thank you
damn. most youtubers would only answer around a dozen or so questions in a QnA video they made, you had the capacity to answer ALL of them in 800 comments. you have my respect. now i wish i participated in this whole thing...
I believe you can thrive in Counseling world too.
Hi Babatunde! Nice to see you here in the comments!
@@AtomicShrimp I'll follow you to any where . You are the best.
Ah, what a great guy.
Such an awesome guy
This video made me realise that I knew your wife's name but not yours.
Me too (that is, I did already know my own name, but I realised more people out there knew Jenny's name than mine)
Can we send you some snail mail
what is snail mail
@@rowboat10 mail sent with a snail in the envelope through post
snails are cool
Your CZcams channel is so joyously refreshing - a true breath of fresh air. Your whole approach to answering these questions was absolutely spot on. Indeed, I feel that even though some folks may disagree with your opinions (perhaps on some of the more controversial issues), the manner in which you justify them is totally considered and pragmatic, and I can only respect that. Not to sound jingoistic, but your level-headedness (in a country that at times can seem anything but) makes me proud to be British.
Mike is unapologetically Mike and and that's why we love atomic shrimp. 😄
John Warosa has more character then most big budget movies.
What about John Barosa?
@@chris61981 he's the only person like John Warosa
The sole named John Warosa 🤣
@nat suar dammit i was right the first time XD
It's only Barrister Mohammad Hassan ! 🤣🤣🤣 OG reference to AtomicShrimp and Eric Castiglia. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your wife sounds awesome. Congrats on being married so long, and here's to another 28 years.
Cheers
You are one of, if not, the most polite and kind people I’ve ever known.
MostlyLoveOfMusic you don’t need to be vegan to be perfect
I know - he is so pure and sweet souled and kind and even when he doesn't inherently have an interest in something or like it, he is still so open-minded and sweet about it. I adore this man
MostlyLoveOfMusic nobody said anything about being vegan and you certainly don’t need to be vegan to be “perfect”
He's extremely polite n unbelievably nice.
You know, watching this video for the second time, I realized I might like him as much as I do because of one specific aspect of his public persona, characterised perfectly by one sentence he said here at 20:01 there is no personality cult in this man... and many more reasons already stated here, of course.
Honestly mike, your channel helps a lot with my own mental problems. I told my boyfriend the other day that I'm trying to take a more "atomic shrimp" approach to life in general. I like the way you see things. Helps me appreciate the simple joys of life.
I believe saving you from your mental health is far more important than any burning building or raging river. Listen, many people in the situation would rather die in a burning building or raging river than deal with the hell inside their head.
oh yeah yeah
Rxus what
@@rowboat10 oh yeah yeah
Pure melodramatic cheese, and it's not like I didn't have interest in or my brushes with the psychological fields, but as I see it for "practical" reasons, I actually disrespect the cheesy talk about "being depressed" etc. (again, others might have seen that or it may "go without saying" in possibly anyone's life sometimes, but at the same time it is not really significant on its own). These people often seem selfish and small-minded to me, and I had to hang around with them for discussing side-effects... Horrid, average internet people, rather difficult and arrogant... (Also when someone on a forum "confesses" to something like this, I usually don't like them beforehand, and thereafter. Not expecting this comment to get much sympathy, but I'll point out my appearance may vary quite a lot and I normally don't want to bother anyone - or talk about such stuff, which I've fallen into.)
@@Dynamikcheese what
'My usual entry point for any kind of culture is to look at the food'
You have my utmost respect, Mike.
food from different cultures is brilliant. despite the stereotype of the british middle class, the british middle class thrives entirely upon foreign food
It's my preferred way too! Not just what foods they eat but how they eat too. It's a good way to get introduced to a culture because meals are usually eaten with other people
This has only made me admire you the more. Had a bit of a sharp intake of breath as you were asked about LGBTQ+ opinions, and was relieved to hear a sensible, respectful and overall KIND response. It was very nice to hear from someone I've enjoyed and admired for so long.
Thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions. You've been a very soothing, amusing presence on my CZcams feed for a while now, and it's nice to get a better sense of the man behind the shrimp.
I'm a Trans Woman and I had the same reaction. The answer was refreshing. And no, I won't let anybody tell me how to be. I think that rule could apply to anyone. It made me like Mike even more. I also like he is in IT as I have been for 30 years. The client being the problem can be a tough problem to solve, especially when they are to block headed to get it and they blame you. Keep being you Mike, you make the world a better place one viewer at a time. All the best from Wisconsin, USA.
I was confident on that question that he wouldn't disappoint, it was the brexit question that piqued my interest but again happy with the response
I know how it feels when a pet saves your life. I have had my cat 12 years now, back then i was drinking a lot and had basically given up on life. I was born with a handicap and been in a wheelchair my whole life 38 years. So life has been hard from day one, but when i got my cat it all immediately started turning for the better!
Awwww what a lovely story.
What kind of kitty?
@@hopewalker5764 Honestly all i know is that she is a tortoiseshell cat mostly black and white with a little orange in the black and she has extra toes on front paws. She is 12 years old and weigh about 3kg/6,5lbs.
Reodor Felgen Good luck to you ! Nice story. Yes. My cat means the absolute world to me too !!!
Hanging around with a cat feels like reading poetry or how being in the presence of a genius would feel (not saying cats are "geniuses", more like poetry and how concerning oneself with the mindset of a typical genius feels like, as representations of nature or however one wants to put it).
Not one single question had a boring answer, your such and interesting guy.
Thanks for the heart! :D Wish I could edit the comment to fix the grammatical mistakes but oh well. haha
you're"
@@Akogiri so true
Marine bio student / uk diver here and I love that you show awareness about the eel situation! Absolutely love your channel. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
"I'm an omnivore, by virtue of being a human" for some reason this, especially within the context, made me laugh so much
ok
well it is correct...
That's exactly what an alien would say
ok
"for some reason" Hmm! Have it looked into. Shouldn't be so hard to find a normal reason, as it's sort of ironic or satirical. But if nothing like that is a reason, then there's cause for concern.
Awww....I love Eva the Doggo even more now! ❤ I quite like you, and Jenny, and Eva and your little family.
Thanks for all your time and effort in answering our questions. I'm glad you repotted that plant...it was just on its way to getting root lock. 😁
You should add some ads to the videos. We want to support you in your crazy interests. A few ads is nothing compared to the amount of time you put into these. ❤
Actually, the income is just fine as it is, I truly appreciate it, but I think we're going to be OK.
And yeah, the poor Loquat plant was about a year overdue for repotting. Hopefully it will thrive now.
"What are your thoughts on death?" "well, similar to my thoughts on brexit" I had to pause the video and laugh for a solid minute there
hahaha me too 😁👍
Ha i must admit i was so pleased riding the wave of positive responses around that time that this went over my head but pretty hilarious!
"No it isn't!"
That just cracked me up - I am a huge MP fan myself.
timestamp?
@@rowboat10 12:58
No it didn’t
Just seeing your videos always makes me HAPPY.
I respect you answering the questions about Brexit and politics.
While I find politics fascinating and is my greatest passion in life, I have so much respect for you - you answered the questions honestly, while making it clear you weren't interested in getting into arguments in the comments.
Much respect your way, Mike.
Your channel is probably the "oddest" compared to the other stuff i'm subscribed to. I stumbled upon it by pure coincidence but i find it really calming to watch your videos, your whole channel has a very charming feel to it. Keep it up!
Just bought a copy of 3 Men On A Boat on your recommendation 😊
I hope you enjoy it!
I just bought it too!
Thinking of buying one to my teenage son who has no clue of real world. May be you could start a DIY teaching summer camp or similar for kids.
How difficult is it to read? I noticed it's an English book from the late 19th century, so I don't know if I will understand the English idioms.
@@williamneuzil7403 it's fairly simple, I had it as a reading in school when I was in 10th grade
hoooly schmolyyyy you answered one hour of questions... what a king
Wow, that hour went by so quickly. You're really terrific at this youtube thing!!
I honestly thought you were a lot younger.
I love how you are actually doing what you enjoy doing in your free time. I'm an IT student and I'm having a crysis where I'm not sure if this is what I want to be doing for the rest of my life, and your advice helped me a lot. Thanks for being real.
Don't worry pal, I'm 42 and I'm STILL not sure what I want to do with the rest of my life. And I also trained in I.T in my youth - never worked in the field though.
Since then I've passed 2 Degrees and retrained for 3 completely different professions. Jack of all trades, master of none.
If I could give you any advice it'd be; if you already know you don't see your future in I.T then try and find something you genuinely love and use the I.T to fund yourself in that direction. I always wanted to get into marine biology, by the time I was ready to admit it wasn't just a phase I was too old to actually work towards a career in the field.
Good luck to you 👍🏼
@@pittibarlin8692 Thanks, man! That's actually my plan now. I'm working on finishing my studies in IT to fund my music career and learn more stuff about things I actually like doing, like music production and recording. Feels good to know that I'm not the only one going trough this stuff.
I moved over to IT from a job I trained for which paid minimum wage. If you hate what you do at least get paid a reasonable wage for doing what you hate.
Thank you so much for this q+a... I've only watched u since last year.. Unfortunately my partner passed away last year, my mum sed, whatever u do.. Don't sit in silence 🤫 so I got bored quite quickly with Netflixs.. I wanted something else, a calming voice, consistent... Then I found you 😊 I've enjoyed this video becuz I got to see the man behind the voice.. It was lovely to sit ere for a hour and just watch but get to know u.. You've got me through some pretty rough dayz I will say.. You never know the difference your making in somebody's life... I whole heartedly say... Thank you so much my friend 😊
I’m partly through the video but I wanted to say that I have gained a lot more respect for you for taking time out of your day to answer every single question that was asked to you! That’s really awesome and I hope that you enjoyed making this!
Atomic Shrimp, you r the best.
WASPS - "Don't look in there..."
Well now I've just got to know!
I'm guessing it means things with a nasty surprise - so it'll be drawing pins, poster pins, needles, scissors and them weird clips that have teeth at the end.
Unless it really is literal and there's hundreds of Wasps in there 🤣
Pretty much - it contains things you don't want to just stick your hand in and grab - a bunch of front silvered mirror pieces with unpolished cut glass edges, a bundle of thin alloy with ragged edges, cut from drink cans, etc
Lol
From the moment the person asked why you use a laptop I thought of the Technology Connections video. I'm so glad you know about that one, I love it!
He makes me laugh, mostly because you can tell the poor guy has been bombarded by half-assed argument from people who think they know better
I do like this guy's channel and have been seen excessively endulging myself viewing it's content from time to time.
“Who is Jenny? Well, Jenny is this plant.”
I was expecting that lol
Your blasé comparison of Brexit and Death had me laughing out loud at 2am
Eight years ago my work was getting far too much, I got Ozzy.. then I became a dog walker. Never looked back......
I've seen this video loads of times, I put it on in the background just to listen to when i'm feeling anxious and need company for my brain, you have a very calming comforting manor Mr Mike, Thanks.
Hey, would you consider doing a narration of the scambaiting attempt where the scammer tried to kidnap you? It would be extremely interesting!
Hes done it now I think unless a differnt scammer has tried since
Hi Mike. I started watching your content when the lockdown started and it's helped me through a lot. I live in Denmark, but I'm a Brit. My family live in England and your videos are comforting when I'm feeling homesick. You have ALOT of similarities to my stepdad (same age, job, hobbies and general personality type), so I get a lot of comfort from all the different content you make. Looking forward to your future stuff. Regards from Denmark!
This is another reason to love your channel. Thank you for being open, considerate, and entertaining - all at the same time. I think you're doing all you can for good karma.
Lovely video - very genuine and down to earth as always. It's also nice to see a creator go to their best effort to answer every question in a 'Q&A' style video. So often CZcamsrs will only respond to a handful but as ever, you put your fullest into making great content with no cut corners. I hope you continue to upload in the future as your videos are truly one of a kind. Magnificent!
I’ve never known myself to be so content just watching random stuff. Your channel is the perfect destress tool. Thank you for all your hard work.
With Brexit, I wouldn't say your opinion is controversial at all. The main thing for me is that you accept what happened. If it went the other way I would say the same and so would you. That's the important part.
I really wish you could start a Patreon. Even from a selfish viewers point of view, more money == more funds for interesting videos.
Honestly, time and skills are the constraint, much more than money. I do appreciate that people want to though.
@@AtomicShrimp I understand that. I sense that you are very frugal but for example, a better camera for your ecosphere videos would make them much better in my opinion
@@twigface989 How about live 24\7 on this subject? :) Live stream it on 2nd channel or direct IP camera (with zoom in\out + move control [sure time limited per person :P ] ) It's not easy, but as you've said Mr Shrimp - you like it difficult!
I tihnk Merch would be nice though. I bet you could orchestrate a line of tablecloths or something that people would jump at. Or get sponsored by a Hawaiian shirt company :)
How can people send you things in the mail general delivery maybe or PO box? Art? Greeting card/fan photos?
I love this British guy talking and just doing things
Really hit home about Eva saving your life; I was in the same situation several years ago having to leave work for good due to illness. Getting my italian greyhound saved me. Gave me a reason to get up in the morning.
This might be a bit niche but I'd love to see you make some kimchi with foraged wild garlic and greens.😘
Wow 28 years married, that's ace! Congratulations 🎉
giving your kids some of the credit for turning out well is very wholesome and healthy
You are such an amazing and lovely person, thank you for making so many excellent videos.
I wish I asked a question now but props to you for answering all 800 that’s something on a great dedicated CZcamsr would do
Atomic shrimp as People say, Theres always a first try. And I, Maybe some of us would really enjoy a series where we can learn to animate with you, like upload videos of how you learn and see you aquire those skills and acompany you on that process would be awesome!
Also Blender is freee....
You genuinely just seem a really nice guy. The world needs more folk like you
Wow! That was amazing! I have been watching random Atomic Shrimp videos pretty much every day for a few months and this one popped up today. I am so happy you have so much content available. This video was excellent. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am heading for 70 years old and retired but I am still very enthusiastic about learning new things.
I found myself agreeing with you right through your Q&A answers. Live and let live is my motto!
Your videos are truly wonderful and inspiring and fun.
We have a farm and I have been talking to my husband about the best spot to pick nettles since watching your nettle soup videos but I guess we will have to wait for Spring as it is winter in Australia.
Thanks Mike, Jenny and, of course, Eva, who is a very good dog!
"Why should it ever be my problem or concern that some other person is a complete ass" -Atomic Shrimp. One of my favourite quotes, ever
My partner and I agree that we love you even more after this Q and A. Thank you for all your videos and the enjoyment it brings.
I have been watching you for years! As someone who was on a pound a day for food I actually really enjoyed you showing more ways to make it spread and it doesn’t have to be restrictive even though difficult still.
Always enjoyed learning about things I find now to have around me and the fact that it is going so well for you and your family.
Hope to keep seeing you for years to come and many more weird things in them funny old cans.
Thanks for answering my question Atomic Shrimp! I’ll keep watching and sharing the videos! Haha keep up the awesome work!
Hi Mike! 👋 It's really nice to get to know you a bit better through this AMA. I love your channel and your content. You bring such a unique and inviting energy to a platform that is so full of toxicity, so thank you for that. I look forward to seeing where this trail leads. I also hope to be as grounded and intentional as you seem to be when I'm you're age. Keep up the great work!
You are honestly one of the most interesting humans I've ever come across - I honestly see you as a role model!
You're a genuine gentleman, Mike. A CZcamsr that's not just out there for the ad revenue is extremely refreshing. Thank you for sharing the personal side of you and Jenny.
I only recently discovered your channel. I've watched a very large percentage of your content over the last couple of months and I find it most entertaining and enjoyable . Hearing your views on life etc in this AMA has only made me like and respect you more . Thank you Mike and keep doing what you do. Best wishes.
This just confirms that Mr Shrimp is not only the most interesting man on CZcams but also the nicest.
i have no idea why im still up but 3:02 am is what time this video was uploaded for me. and im watching it
Yass
Watching this before bed
go to bed, geez
You're a thoughtful guy, and your channel is absolutely a reflection of you.
your videos have been a joy in mine & my husbands life. every night we sit down & watch your videos until we fall asleep. thank you so much for all this content.
Love from Spain, Mike! I quite enjoy your videos and I feel as if I have found gold in the mine that is youtube channels. Your channel really is unique. Thank you for everything!
Fantastic content as usual Mike. I went to see how long of this video I had left and was disappointed to see I only had a new minutes remaining. Keep up the good work mate.
Sending ya love from Australia.
HUMBLE, POSITIVE & AUTHENTIC !!! Man, i love human beings like you :) Peace from germany, dj skeli
Hi Mr. Shrimp,
Thank you for making this video for us, it was nice to get to know you a bit. Your willingness to accept change and confront your prejudices has profoundly affected me, especially in your response to the questions regarding gender and sexuality. My family consists of many red-blooded men and quiet women, so I have never told them of my sexual preferences or introduced them to my partner. It is easy to think that the way that they carry themselves is typical of the rest of the country but I know that is not the case. Thank you for the reminder.
Great video, loved hearing your perspectives and answers to all of these questions. And thank you for your time answering mine. Look forward to your future projects!
Seiklus!!! Man that brings back memories. Was one of the best Game Maker games there was back when that program was gaining traction. Recently I had tried remembering what it was called and I'm so glad you are a fan of it as well!
I literally love this channel so much. I have been in my room, exercised, played a couple of games, and ate dinner all while I was watching this video and was never not interested. Keep up the good work Mike!
I’ve only just discovered your channel but I’m so glad that you’re happy and married, your channel is truly wholesome and a real breath of fresh air. Thank you
Came for the scambaiting, stayed for the wholesomeness that is Mike
This was the wholesome, interesting, engaging content I wanted to start my week off with.
Thank you for your video. As someone who joined sometime last year it was nice to see you . Also one hour flew by so that's interesting this was to myself and most likely many others👍
Hi Mike, thanks for the great advice for 'Newbies' on CZcams and the honest insight behind the scenes of your brilliant channel.
All the best for the 'new normality' we are all creating.
I found this video really interesting. Especially the Argentinean question, since I'm one. I would love to see some of our food making into your videos. Thanks for this amazing AMA, it's like what it should be; but the effort on sorting the questions and actually replying to them is really appreciated.
I would love a story-time video of the dumb shit you’ve seen people do during your years as an IT engineer. It could be both funny and educational. (As an AV technician myself, I can relate to your frustration over clients blaming you for user error)
Somehow "stumbled" across your channel a few days ago, and now i´am really (in a way) "thankful" for Corona, because i had more time on my hands to explore youtube. I found a lot of interesting channels, but your one is one of the very few channels, i found absolutely inspiring, and apart from this i absolutely love your philosophy of "always stay curious as a kid". My greatest and heartfelt thanx to you. Always stay safe and curious.
"Mistakes are great for learning."
That's one of the cleverest things I've ever heard. I learn every day. Pretty near all day. Why am I not smarter?
You inspired me to do budget food challenge. I live in America and food definitely costs more here then it seems it does where you are located in the UK. A friend and I decided to do $10 for an entire week, + what we already had in our pantries. I to had to explain to people that it wasn’t about recreating hardship or putting down people in poverty. It was just an experiment on how we can be creative when we set challenges for ourselves. We plan on doing it again soon with some different rules.
I'm kind of appalled at the way the person at 25:11 called you tech illiterate, now days laptops have a surprising value, especially the new series of Ryzen cpu's, laptops can be good for multi-threaded applications, though temperatures may be a little high (though a simple undervolt can give you much more performance and 20C lower temps)
I thought it was genuinely funny
lol yeah he phrases it in a quite elitist attitude
undervolt? What are you a NOOB, you need to OVERCLOCK and have the BEST hardware. Anything less is just not acceptable
PC master race people don't usually pick on other people using a PC, I see they've progressed from being patronising to console players now and even Tory Boy themselves to laptop users.
I'd bet a pound to a penny my laptop has more power than that commentators desktop, it's built for high end gaming and would cream most desktops. Why would anyone else care though? Use what gets the job done - Mike's videos seem perfect to me and he's using a mobile phone, I've seen other CZcamsrs using £8,000 DSLR cameras and studio level mics etc whose videos look worse. A good tradesman makes do with the tools they have and often do better.
@@pittibarlin8692 nobody asked
Love your videos, especially the scam baiting and the rehydrating a hotdog one, keep it up!
I like your big beautiful eyes staring at my soul and judging my past sins
More face cam please
High diopter reading glasses!
Like looking into a psychic's crystal ball innit?
my family used to live in a council house with a 'box room' which was supposed to be a bedroom ... 😀
Yeah, basically, houses built after 1980, and advertising themselves as '3 bedrooms' always have a bedroom where you must choose between a)do you want a bed in there? and b)would you like to be able to open the door?
@@AtomicShrimp ... it was built before I was born ...lol ... used to have bakerlite light switches... used to have cupboard under the stairs where parents used to keep newspapers... back in the dark ages when sometimes had to use newspaper for something other than reading 🙄
I still live In a house like this. Even have the same doors as Mr Shrimp.
You've given me a new lease on life. All I've been doing is cooking recently and it was because of watching your cooking videos. There was something about it that awoken something in me that no other video has. I would love to see more cooking and budget videos
Your answer for why you don't put your face in more is perfect! I wish more youtubers had that attitude. As much as I might appreciate you as a person, that's not why I'm watching your videos! It's about the content! Keep up the good work
You should read 'To Say Nothing of the Dog' by Connie Willis! I loved it but felt like I was missing a lot of in-jokes not having read Three Men in a Boat first.
Thank You for answering the questions I had so many of the same questions as others :D
Great username
I wished people were more like you. This world would be a better place. Thanks for all the wonderful video content you create. Since I found your channel I'm slowly binge watching your content.
This was one of your best pieces of work - such a great insight into what you do, why and how. So interesting and inspirational.
Thank you
Id really love to see a living on $0 from what you can forage possibly fish from where you are, you seem to have the knowledge
fishing equipment besides, in england you need a loicense to extract fish from eating, and such a loicense costs money
Another interesting video, very honest and compelling 👏🏻. Have you ever thought of a camping trip video? You could forage and use your bushcraft skills.
As a conservative, you scoring where you did on the political compass does not undermine your great mind and works. Keep up the amazing content!
Thank you for sharing all this with us.( and answering my question) Really enjoyed this peek into your life. I hope you'll be making videos for a long time to come. 👍👍👍
I would love to see a collab with Ashens at some point. Anybody else think that would be pure gold?
Oh yes! I would love to see a video with atomic shrimp and ashens.
@@sweet-beaks And for a suitable collab, I'm pretty sure Stuart's sofa has an ecosystem by now.
Not a wacky idea, one of the best channels on youtube, not kidding
Mike, I've been loving your videos for ages already (and have gone back through your back catalogue joyfully), and your personality, values, eccentricities, and character have always been a big part of the reason that what you share is so watchable. And this video really takes that up a notch. I was grinning and laughing out loud through loads of it, and when you were sharing your wisdom, ethics, abd perspectives on a lot of things, feeling that warm, glowy feeling, too. Thanks for putting this out there, it's a pleasure watching your stuff, and it'll be even more enjoyable having been able to learn all this about you, too! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
I don't often appreciate the algorithms of CZcams and they don't often get it right for me but am glad they sent you my way. Such an eclectic range of content is a constant and surprising source of delight!
This is a hell of a neat video. Thank you for doing this. :)