jk rowling and the limits of sincerity
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links to other jk rowling/harry potter stuff:
hoots: • Is Harry Potter Bad?
princess weekes: • How Blaise Zabini Chan...
shaun: • JK Rowling's New Friends (his harry potter video is also quite good)
jessie gender: • Explaining JK Rowling’...
other stuff mentioned
The Nichomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Sincerity and Authenticity by Lionel Trilling
Daniel Johnston's song "Peek-a-boo"
Huxley's quote I shameless grabbed from a quote website
JK Rowling's tweets are her own, you can find them where you find tweets - Hry
Like Rowling, I'm also an SA survivor - my experiences broke me so badly I ended up spending nearly a year as an outpatient in a psychiatric ward following a mental breakdown and a diagnosis of C-PTSD and OSDD - both of which I still have to manage in my life, even some thirty-odd years later. Not once have I ever felt motivated to blame or 'curtail' trans people for just wanting to live their lives. So, while I'm also very sorry she went through what she did, NO, I do NOT 'get' her stupid arguments about wanting womens' bathrooms to be 'safe spaces' trans women 'shouldn't' be allowed in, and it actually makes me angry that she uses this piece of her backstory to 'justify' her transphobia. Society already assumes that SA survivors are left with lifelong social and sexual 'hang-ups' as a result of our traumas - we don't need her perpetuating a notion that we harbour flat-out bigoted ones as well.
My sister says the same thing. She was also deeply offended by JKR using that to justify her bigotry.
Based. I'm also a survivor.
I’m really sorry to read about your experience, and I agree with you
THIS! I'm an SA and DV survivor who also has CPTSD, and the way JKR has used these experiences to hurt people is so upsetting, disappointing, disgusting... And the way it actually garners sympathy from some people, who have the notion of "I don't agree with the things she says, but I get why she feels that way" feels so manipulative and wrong. I would never even think of using my trauma to try to harm other people. *Especially* when the people she's harming are at such a high risk of experiencing similar things.
Same here. I was offended at her claiming that anyone who doesn't stand with her is not a SA survivor. I was so enraged because it reminded me of my SAs mom and friends who invalidated my experience so they wouldn't have to challenge their world view. To them, it was so much easier to say my PTSD and mental breakdowns weren't a consequence of the actions of someone they knew. It was easier to say I was crazy or attention seeking. I had come here to ruin their lives and so on. I'm stuck between wanting Rowling to go to therapy and processing all this bs but at the same time, I'm aware that she's a rich white lady that doesn't have to struggle to get care. It makes me feel bitter and frustrated with the whole situation.
I’m Autistic, and I’ve grown up doing a lot of masking. I don’t have anything specific to comment at the moment. I just wanted to say your message at the end hit different. From one stranger to another, you are reaching people, sincerely.
One of my best friends is autistic, and the longer we've known each other the less masking she did. She didn't alienate me with that, we just grew even closer. There'll always be people that like you for being you.
Weirdly, coming out autistic was slightly harder than coming out trans. Maybe. I don't think I could have accomplished the autistic thing without having the trans thing already off the checklist.
@@ChristyAbbey Interesting, I came out in the opposite order, but much like you, one made the other much easier.
I suppose the fact that I'd been struggling within the mental health system for around 20 yrs, and had already been diagnosed with nearly everything else when I got the Autism diagnosis made it much easier to be open about.
SAME
@@neuralmute I'm pretty sure once my mask was gone and vulnerability was peeking through with in one thing, then it was just a matter of showing my whole face.
The tweet in the thumbnail pissed me off so much
Just a blatant insult to all trans people and the discrimination they face while still pretending to care about the shit trans people go through
She only gave her opinion.
@@yurichtube1162 her opinion was based off the idea that trans people don't experience discrimination because they're trans
@@Melbeezo She never said that. She pandered to the LGBT community, made characters gay and black. Then she came with her opinion about trans people, saying that trans people exist but also that gender is also a real thing and not a social construct. She is an idiot and gave her opinions, and that's it. She should be called out for being an idiot, but no need to hate her at all. Agree to disagree.
@@yurichtube1162 she casually likes posts advocating for genocide so I can't just agree to disagree
@@yurichtube1162 She flat-out lied, she does not support transpeople. That's called 'gaslighting' it's all she does.
This tweet feels like a statement of support the way “I’m sorry you feel that way” feels like an apology
Point. Blank. Period.
I'm just sitting here weeping through the back third of this vid on my lunch break and ya know what? It's been a pretty incredible lunch break. I feel seen and full of catharsis. Thank you for your videos and for your sincerity.
PS. YT put a Hogwarts Legacy ad in front of AND after this vid for me lol
I'm so happy this video was emotionally resonant for you. Thank you for enjoying it
Ew, CZcams 😭 at least Error is making 0.00006 adsense off of it, I guess
I keep seeing the Harry Potter movies whenever youtube shows me movies they "think" I would rent/buy. There is no reason for youtube to think that, and if they were actually showing me movies that I'd want to potentially rent/buy based on data they should have from me it would be horror movies or cartoons. I'm almost convinced that JK is paying youtube to push the Harry Potter franchise, kind of similar to how the movie and ads for said movie Matt Walsh made that blatantly breaks youtubes hate speech guidelines kept popping up months after it was relevant.
That is hilarious timing for those ads
Love you Error, glad I could provide some feedback and voice a certain someone. Sending good vibes and hope that your comment section will be reasonable 💜💜💜
I always see you in my favorite places 💛 love your work
@@gelatin.skeletin Thank you! 💜
I hope you're feeling better after your appearance in Jessie Gender's video, Aranock - I wished I could give you a big hug after that. You were incredibly brave to show that vulnerability.
Lol "I would march with you if you were discriminated against in ways only I, a cis woman with no stake in the discussion, determine completely." I like your idea that sincerity is a meta concept that requires self reflection and personal understanding, because someone like JKR could never be considered sincere with those requirements.
I'm a student in counseling about to start clinical work and in my field, everything you're talking about in the ways you try to live your life is called congruence. It's not easy, and looks different for everyone. Thank you for showing us what it is to be a growing person. I don't know you, but what you said genuinely touched my heart today. And I think that matters.
This is a beautiful video. The ending is tremendous. I’m glad to call you a friend.
❤ Thank you so much
Your description of how you try to be sincere, but yet you worry about what you say, about offending others, and how you cut lines really struck a chord. I'm currently going through evaluation for autism and I've realized how much I hold back and how much I mask to appear normal, to not bore those around me, to not appear rude. Even during the evaluation I found myself shutting up when I realized I was talking about one of my hobbies. No one is really interested in it as much as I am, so I don't say much. The struggle of being who I really am and trying to express myself in an "acceptable" way is something I only now realize is there.
I got into Nine Inch Nails somewhat recently, and I saw an article from I think 1995 that was basically asking "is Trent Reznor being sincere in the lyrics he writes?"
They went and interviewed some of the people Trent knew or worked with before his big claim to fame, and while most people were saying it was all for marketing, there was one guy who said "it's planned, but it is not contrived. He's pulling that stuff out from inside somewhere. You cannot fake that delivery."
Stuff like that and this video is food for thought about how I appear to present myself and my thoughts for those who are around to listen. Your efforts are not wasted. Thank you.
Skinny Puppy taught him everything he knows ;P
this was tea I didn't expect to find but here we are lmao
That was surprisingly enlightening and gratifying.
I've been struggling with the question of sincerity and authenticity for as long as I could remember. That much would be expected from a queer neurodivergent weirdo (positive).
But also, I am emotionally unstable and over-reactive. I'm sure some kind of personality disorder will describe it, but I should leave that to a psychologist. For me, all that matters is that I get way too angry, excited, hurt, etc., way too fast, and way too frequently. Emotions, especially combined with a fragile sense of self and paranoid delusions, have an easy time clouding judgement and urging awful actions.
What then is sincerity? I undoubtedly feel those emotions. I have all kinds of thoughts floating in his head. Would expressing myself in accordance with the anger I feel be more authentic, or a mistake based on a falsehood? If I internalize angry thoughts and they become emotion-less beliefs, then do they become authentic beliefs since I can hold them without this overwhelming anger?
I can't answer that. I think it might be because it's conceptually impossible. My mind is home to only contradictory thoughts and extremes. There is no denying that some have to be inauthentic, insincere. I'm trying to find a kind of truth in a haystack of things that are irrelevant to any concept of truth.
I keep trying. I either keep trying being sincere and finding healthy avenues for my emotions, or I keep trying to leave those emotions and grasps at sincerity, keep trying to do a path of least resistance.
The latter, of course, is soul-crushing.
To always try to ignore these hateful thoughts only keeps them there to hurt me. I get stuck in a dizzying loop of awful thoughts with no way of truly processing them. That makes them seem like the realer me that I am hiding, and that "me" easily becomes a monster. Or I start internalizing paranoid insecurities and I stop feeling like anyone around me is sincere to me; nobody is actually okay with me around, they can just tolerate me because they are good at what I am doing: hiding frustrations.
But the other side often seems worse.
Inevitably, I will notice something that worries me. A transphobic comment from someone, a breach of consent, possible passive aggression. So I engage. I can try my hardest to keep it level-headed, emotion-less, empathetic, and so on. But I'm bad at words, and even worse at controlling my emotions. And most people, just like I do, see any critique as an attack, especially when done in casual spaces and not among close friends.
But close friends are just as likely to not want any arguments, especially if they are, like me, emotionally unstable, sensitive, and have very low energy. Or if they just don't wanna bother. And since my thoughts are beyond awful and unhinged, why would I ever bring them up? If they are only a burden on the person, if they are hard to deal with? And if I get too emotional easily? Why would anyone act with sincerity towards me, about my flaws, if it just opens up to more harm?
Inevitably, I have to find things that I can never bring up, and things that I can only bring up at the right time, which isn't very often. So it becomes the path of least resistance again, and the awful thoughts grow worse and worse. And eventually I blow up. If I keep "be sincere" in my head, I let my emotions take the mantle and sincerely tell someone to "go eat shit" or something, which isn't great for personal relationships. If I keep "never create conflicts", then I let my self-hatred and paranoia take over and I close myself off from everyone, while feeling like I don't exist, like everything is unreal and absurd.
To a contradictory mind, what is sincerity? To a massive mess of emotions, what is sincerity?
I keep thinking to how Rowling acts, and what she must be thinking if she is like me and feels sincere in her actions. She is clearly deeply hurt by resistance against her, and is constantly doing outward shows of self-assured righteousness. She can't be insincere in her feelings, that I believe for sure. And I'm having a hard time blaming her for that, at least.
But in the end, that emotional sincerity doesn't matter. The impact of her ignorance has nothing to do with sincerity, for one. The sincerity of her beliefs put into action won't change the actions themselves. It's the insincerity of her exclamations of virtue that does matter; because the action of that insincere speech is what allows her to seem like she is in the right and hide the cruelty of the impact she has.
And that's because we, necesarily, view the question of sincerity of her as sincerity of her relation to us. We view her sincerity as a question of what she does to others. But I know that I view my sincerity from the immediate realness of my own thoughts and feelings. I view my sincerity as a question of what I am more than what I appear as to others. And I can't really figure out how to reverse that, and vice versa: reverse the question of sincerity of others.
Would I change my opinion of Rowling if I could figure out what her relation to sincerity is? Would I be able to act more healthily if I figured out what my sincerity is? Would she be better if she was sincere in any different ways, and insincere in others?
I relate to this to an uncanny extent. I feel like I could have written it. I never really had a sense of self or knew what it meant to "be yourself," and my mind is a hall of mirrors of conflicting thoughts and overwhelming emotions. There's no ground, no center, nothing to be sincere to, so I became a pro at the path of least resistance, and feel like my friends tolerate me because they don’t know how shitty I am.
I've bounced between resources for CPTSD and BPD and dissociation and schizotypy, and it's a confusing and frustrating mess but it's helped a lot. I’m getting better at knowing where my feelings are coming from and how to process them, and I'm slowly finding bits and pieces of my authenticity in the chaos of my mind. And I hope you can do the same.
I'm struggling to figure out the right words to do this justice, and I feel like my effort is likely to fall well short of what you deserve. This is extremely well done. Thought provokingly thoughtful, insightful, and extremely well articulated. In a digital world with an endless deluge of pressure to simply be outraged, this is a much needed breath of fresh air.
Thank you for this video. As someone who's been struggling a lot lately trying to figure out what "authentically me" actually is, it's comforting to have this reminder that I'm not the only one who is. I hadn't done much looking into it myself, but I was surprised at the various competing ideals for what sincerity really means, and I appreciate you highlighting the more modern definition which is based less in truth and more in belief. I think that's part of where many modern problems lie, where people are content to say what they believe without critical examination and self-reflection.
I have a very complicated relationship with sincerity. I also am someone who, if asked, would say that I care about sincerity and being open about one’s true beliefs, yet I wonder how true that love of sincerity is when I look at the media I enjoy and consume. Some of the things I really love are so layered in irony and masked meaning that the work approaches nihilism. Cruelty Squad is a good example. Cruelty Squad is a deeply ironic game, where the player revels in an absurd stock market of organs and fish while acting on morally empty acts to get a paycheck, in a world where everyone is interpolated in a world of trash and meaningless cheap nonsense sold to enrich some billionaire that cares about nothing but their bottom line. The game’s three endings all conclude on notes that are hollow and meaningless, probably be design. It’s an intensely nihilistic meaningless irony laced experience, yet I love it and revel in it. In fact, many works of art which are aggressively putrid and off putting I find fascinating. Even if these games do have pointed themes they build towards, their presentation is bleak and oppressive. This isn’t to say that there aren’t sincere pieces of art I also appreciate, because there are. However, I find this conflict difficult to resolve. How can I criticize irony poisoning and a culture which often feels like it cares more about building an appearance of success and luxury when I find value in art which ironically pokes at the ridiculousness of our modern world? How can I claim to detest violence when the games I play can often be incredibly violent? How can I, someone opposed to colonialism, love a game like Age of Empires or Puerto Rico, where the entire experience is built on top of reenacting the history of colonialism? At the very least, my art usually says what I want it to say. I don’t really care about chasing trends, changing my titles to something catchy, or having super clickable thumbnails. My videos talk about whatever I want them to talk about, with little concern given to popularity. Perhaps it is not the art we consume that determines our sincerity, but rather how we talk about that art. One can play Cruelty Squad and give a very ironic or sincere response afterwards. Idk, just some thoughts I was thinking about as I watched.
A big difference to me between Cruelty Squad's ironic criticism of capitalism and South Park's irreverent sarcastic detachment from the world. Thanks for the comment Chariot
Not sure if nihilism has anything to do with sincerity really, but this was interesting and insightful to read.
I assume you're familiar with this phenomenon already, but most, if not all, people have trouble escaping the clutches of consumption and what it says about them in a world where seemingly every type of lifestyle has been completely economically cannibalized by capitalism and encourages purchases as vague, abstract statements of one's intrinsic value, ideological associations, and social capital, thus "success", as a result. Your enjoyment of the Cruelty Squad game says nothing about you, other than maybe you like gaming and that you enjoy media analysis of what you partake in, so you're more likely to be someone who values social awareness overall, but these assumptions aren't set in stone unless you feel they are true for you.
As long as things are this way, there will always be some level of conflict -- no ethical consumption under capitalism -- but it says less about you as a person than it does about the experiences that you and everybody else find ourselves in. Violence in videogames is an age-old culture war debate that is only so, imo, due to how shocking it can be to have that kinda violence reflected back in what's supposed to be an easily consumed piece of media. This violence was first inspired by the world around us. We know exactly who the chicken is that laid the egg, so to speak. It's assumed that we aren't supposed to then enjoy any part of that and want more of it, which introduces the sense of irony you may feel. It's jarring because it raises questions. Not everything that exists has to be "deep", but enjoying Cruelty Squad or others like Outlast, for example, raises questions that engaging with media of all kinds raises, except this kind raises questions about the state and of larger systems.
The length of this comment is probably off-putting for all my short attention span girls (hey girlies! sorry!), and it's also not my place to explain back to you what you feel since only you can know that info, but maybe this could explain why you feel what you do? Idk. Yeah!
I've struggled with masking throughout my life and the sentiment of this hit hard. Especially with the being both heavily masking autistic and trans, it feels like self-sincerity is something I need but it's always out of reach out of fear or just not knowing how to achieve it. This video helped push me towards trying my best to just be myself regardless of what anyone (especially myself) thinks, thank you for that
same here
I'm gonna finish this video first, but thank you for recommending Princess Weekes and Hoops' videos, too. I haven't seen those yet (and also haven't found the time to watch Jessie Gender's videos yet), but I'm adding them to a playlist for later. Also, your hair and makeup is on point in this video.
Wow. Huxley’s definition of sincerity and you talking about not only living up to your own ideals but the worry that you’ll never be as good as your inspirations, that hit me hard. I try my best to say what I really think and feel in my videos and yet I often fear I have not built up the skill and talent to get there yet. I watch people like Tim Rogers and Noah Gervais and am in awe of their ability to seemingly so effortlessly articulate their thoughts and feelings. I appreciate you continuing to try your best. That’s been what I have to fall back on and at the end of the day I think that’s all we can do. Lovely video. 🙂
I liked this video - it took me to places and thoughts that I hadn't quite considered - especially in relation to Rowling's tweet.
I know the video wasn't really about her and her tweet in the end, but I feel like sharing my own take on her tweet, since I feel it differs somewhat or comes at the tweet from another angle. To me, I try to hear the subtext and the pragmatic relevance of what she is saying. It becomes something like this:
"I respect every trans person's right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them." Emphasis on -feels- authentic etc., i.e. she does not actually recognize the gender identity of any trans person, only their right to not to be interfered with - to some extent. "I'd march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans." Emphasis here on -if-. She does not believe trans people are discriminated against. "At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it's hateful to say so." Whatever does this mean? Apparently, it means something which she is well aware trans people might perceive as hateful. Does it mean "your life as a trans person has not been shaped by your gender and thus your gender identity is invalid"? Or what?
To me, her entire tweet is poison laced in honey. She means to attack, but she does not want to position herself as an aggressor. She would like to continue to think of herself as fair and good and righteous. And be perceived so.
Her tweet isn't well worded, particularly that "if," but "recognizing the gender identity of a trans person" is a huge philosophical leap that not everyone can take. You *can* support trans people and recognize their *existence* without believing in gender identity works the way some folks, trans and cis, claim (though not all folks, trans or cis, *do* believe in that kind of gender identity). I don't believe she actually does that, but people's premises of disagreement often talk around the fact that you can disagree philosophically with the way this very new paradigm of gender supposedly works and still support trans folks.
I love your glasses.
Also, "Evelyn" was on my short list of chosen names!
Anyway, really enjoying the video ^__^ I genuinely believe that terfs are high on their own supply. They believe they are kind, but think "kindness" should come in a form (i.e. fervent denial of trans identities) thats efficacy isn't well supported by medical literature and isn't consistent with human history. The bad-faith insincerity doesn't arise from malicious lies, but from intransigent refusal to accept new information.
One of life’s great joys to me is hanging out with someone hearing their perspective. When you have that connection and get a little opportunity to sit and just admire and enjoy their presence, their ideas, and their humor, it is never time wasted. Your videos have been that for me. Sincerely. I appreciate you.
I love the fleece... I also have a kind of a weird relationship with truthfulness. As a kid I always thought that being honest with my intentions was my #1 value. After realizing that the "self" I was being honest to was a phony I've started to see that I'm not nearly able to even get to that goal of complete earnestness. If 1. my desires get broken like a twig once I'm having to show a certain me to people that doesn't really line up, and 2. I can't even discern how I actually want to be to others that isn't a blatant lie, then how can I claim to be honest? I hope that some day I will settle into a consistent way of being, because right now I feel like I can't attribute any of my decisions to a coherent thought process. It's like my internal definition of sincerity has morphed into "what other people would like to hear" and there's a subconscious process forcing me to abide by the constraints of other people. I can't think of any reason I haven't tried actively presenting as my desired gender, despite kind of wanting to. It's like something freaks me out about the idea of doing it, even though it would be nice to do it. I can't really say I'm a bastion of truthfulness when I've deluded myself for over two decades and continue to do so. Good luck to you :D
The Rowling tweet is also interesting and I am surprised that you never mentioned something about the second to last sentence: it's posted as a counterpoint to her previous sentences. it's like she's saying that she would support trans people if she weren't so jaded in men...? It is sad to me that people's trauma from their own gendered experiences has been turned into a psychological weapon by fashy types. I still don't think that JK Rowling deserves any sympathy because she refuses to deal with her trauma in a constructive way and instead turns to being a bigot.
the end of this video instantly recharged my energy used as a resource to be sincerely sincere
Thank you for your sincerity! It was genuinely touching. CZcams randomly recommended this video to me and it's an instant subscription, love to see voices like yours on this platform
What an incredible video! That last part hit me deep in my core, it felt like watching my own thoughts and feelings reflected on screen. Being recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 30, I related to so much of it and felt it fit with my life in so many ways (not that neurotypical/allistic people can't feel like this too, of course! We're all human, sharing a human experience, after all). The desire to be sincere, of analyzing my own (and others') thoughts and intentions, and often even doubting if I am being sincere in my sincerity. Your videos are among a few that *NEVER* feel like a waste of time, whether they're 15-30 minutes or 7 hours! I'm thankful for having watched it and thankful that you made it. Sincerely!
I think an Insincere Truth... may be Sarcasm?
Oh, that's a good answer to a question I left posed in a visual gag!
@@iamerror I am glad i actually looked at the screen, cuz i normally do radio listens while at work, haha
Love this look at sincerity. It puts a lot to words I think about probably too often.
I resonate so much with what you've said here. There's so much stress in worrying in being sincerely sincere I find myself overthinking even comments like this one. It feels like I should be able to not do this but it's just what I know.
Just I hope I don't come off as annoying.
A great message, and wonderfully presented. You've given me a lot to think about. Thank you!
you never waste my time, you're incredibly insightful in every video. love all of them
what you said about the tim rogers video, about failing to say what you wanted to say, failing to be sincere, hits hard. ive wanted to make youtube videos about video games for a long time now and ive always felt so scared to try because all i really want is to share with other people how important they are to me, and ive never really been able to do that. im still scared to, maybe because im still worried it isn't possible to make myself feel seen in that way. i don't know if these videos do that for you - i get the impression from this video that the fear doesn't really go away. so thank you for being vulnerable and trying anyways. ill be thinking about this.
I encourage you to make art and express yourself, the exact form matters less than the creative endeavor
I really needed this video right now. Thank you.
so, this video is absolutely well structured and cited and is marvelous when it comes to inquiring on this modern sincerity and cultural mentality, and it felt like all of your points were a hit out of the park! Not to mention I am scribbling down the sources because I am also now very interested in learning more.
but i really wanted to make this comment because when you spoke about your views on sincerity personally-- when you started talking about all the little things that happen, from acknowledging the humanity of cashiers and fast food workers to over explaining your intentions and feelings and actions to your loved ones so they know your heart and sincerity and are able to feel the value and care you put into your interactions, I physically felt cold, and i started crying because that's me too.
when you said doing it all the time just makes you feel less human it was one of the first times i think someone else said aloud what it feels like in my head.
I don't think I've had such a tangible feeling of reciprocity and affect from media before, even though I can draw all kinds of feelings and enthusiasm and respect for it. I can't guarantee that it was because you had masterful skill enough to convey things perfectly; but you had enough to at least affect me in a big way, and I want to convey that to you in return.
so, ultimately, what i want to say is thank you for the video. I understand what you're saying, and it's now being carried with me too.
fuck jk rowling, trans rights, and i hope you have a very good rest of your day.
p.s. after now looking at the catalogue of videos you have on your channel i am a little worried you might be too relatable bc i saw the minesweeper addiction thumbnail and immediately went back to playing it so wow anyway im a fan for life now thanks
Sometimes it's surprising what aspects of our experiences others will relate to. Thank you for sharing how my video affected you, it means a lot to me to know the impact I have
Just wanted to say a sincere thank you for all the incredible content you put out. Always thought provoking and inspiring.
I initially avoided watching this video, as I wasn't sure I needed more rowling content in my life right now. But I'm so glad I did. Your candor and meditative approach to these big ideas is beautiful. Thank you, sincerely.
This is sincerely one of the best videos I've watched from you. Thanks for your work!
This was an excellent use of my time. Thank you so much for this enlightening, thoughtful video - I can’t wait to watch your others! From one “sincerely sincere” person to another, thank you for helping me (and other viewers it seems!) feel less alone ❤
First time viewer commenting five minutes in, please please please break down sentence 2 of her tweet where she says, "I _would_ march with you if you _were_ discriminated against on the basis of being trans."
This clearly implies she thinks trans discrimination either doesn't exist or is justified for unspecified reasons. It's obviously two-faced. Every other sentence surrounding it provides further context to elucidate it-she respects trans rights, _but_ her life has been shaped by being female, _therefore_ she doesn't think it is hateful to say hurtful and discriminatory things instead of marching with us. Obviously two-faced, basically negging.
14:28 Yessssss thank you! lol
I think that what she sincerely meant is that she would march if someone was fired from their job for being trans or denied access to education for being trans (for example). There is a conflict of beliefs and definition of terms when a trans woman wants to access something in society that is exclusively for women and Rowling defines a woman based on biological sex. I think your comment misrepresents Rowling’s tweet because she defines her terms differently.
I came here to punch up at JKR and left this video crying from relating so deeply to the worries of transitioning and creating things sincerely to oneself
this is awesome, thank you. not seen one of yr videos before. really fascinating and important perspective on this, plus I learned 'stuff' and always awesome to see daniel johnston brought up. ta!
Thank you. You popped on my recommended and I really enjoyed listening.
I'm pretty sure I can assure you, you didn't waste anyone's time with this beautiful video! Thanks for this thoughtful and reflective piece 🧡
I appreciate you so deeply and what you've expressed in this video. Your words on being sincere spoke to me so intensely, as I feel the same way. You're amazing and I'm so incredibly thankful to have discovered your work and your good self. So much love & support to you.
I’ll be thinking about this for a while. Thank you ❤
What a beautiful video!
In the last part where you mentioned the worries you had when starting youtube made me feel a bit self conscious about how I consume video essay media, cuz I usually only listen to them while I’m working as a background noise; but hearing your thoughts makes me want to pay more attention
I love you girl, very much enjoyed this essay 💛 stay safe, stay strong.
Excellent as always
Thank you for your sincerity. This genuinely made me feel better.
This video came at just the right time for me. Thank you.
Also I'm glad you also have found yourself moved by Tim Rogers.
Thank you for being yourself where everyone can see you, and making it just a bit easier to believe I'm not broken and worthless just because I don't think, act, or feel like other people seem to always feel, think, or act.
You, and everyone else brave enough to face the trolls and acidic comments every day, thank you.
Thank you for this video!
sending love
I did not expect this video to go in this direction. Fantastic video that'll keep me thinking for quite a while. Excellent stuff here
Thank you for making this video, it has reached me through the almighty algorithm and I’m now subscribed. Looking forward to seeing your other creations 👍✌️🙏❤️✨
I'm so glad I clicked on this video, loved it all through the end and subscribed to the channel. Keep on the good work. I also have a difficult time with sincerity... I am autistic and all my life I felt like I had harsher expectations to sincerity then allistics around me, and your message hit very close to home, thank you. I hope you're having a good day 💓
Dang, this was good 💕
Very thought provoking and enjoyable for being so.
I also try my best to be honest when people ask how I am, and whenever it’s not a “I’m good!” I just get weird stares and then they awkwardly walk away. I don’t understand why people ask if they just want a lie for an answer.
This was an interesting and thoughtful presentation. Thank you so much for taking the time and care to make it. In my own explorations of sincerity I’ve learned a lot from the work of Steven C Hayes and non duality speakers like Rupert Spira and Adyashanti. It can be a beautiful exploration of what it means to be human.
I don’t know how well I can express myself but I need you to know that the words you said in this video were exactly the words that I needed to hear right now. Thank you so much. I’m so grateful to you.
I'm so happy to have found your channel ❤️
Came for the topic, subscribed for the music choices.
Excellent video!
You're a sweet person Error. Ive said a lot of the same things to myself, especially "if I am not sincere then I am not myself and I can't not be myself" Your videos are beacons that guide kind, like-minded people together. I hope you're proud of how much good you've already done.
Amazing video.
Sincerely sincere, J.
The ending just hit me in the feels... bro... thank you for this
Poetic. Thank you for this.
Great video! Aranock linked me to this, and you did great work. 👍
Great video. Thank you
We appreciate you Error
I've gotten an ad for Hogwarts Legacy, and I've got to say, they are pushing this waaay harder then Disney was pushing Strange Worlds.
I adored this video, its the first video thats really made me take a look back at things and question myself in a really long time. I miss the feeling of having to sit back and contemplate myself after a youtube essay. I can never find the sincere me, even when Im alone I narrate a false version of me to an audience that isnt there. This video kind of made me recognize that, so thankyou! This has provided food for thought and growth for a good while. Thank you for this video Error!
I'm glad you found this video valuable. Thank you for enjoying it
this is a wonderful video❤
Subscribed af. Amazing video.
Incredible video. ❤️ love you.
This video made me feel things. Something cathartic, something resonant. I'm not sure how to articulate them. But I think you deserve to know you had an impact. Despite my own insecurities about commenting, this video meant something to me. You mean something to me. Thank you.
i love your glasses so much. great vid
Didnt think I needed a video breaking down the idea of sincerity, but here we are, and it's great.
This video is incredible.
You may just be the best "Error" in this world :p
Great video, despite the grim topic I felt better after watching it.
love you, dear!
Next level wisdom I really appreciate hearing you share, thank you and keep up the next level brave preaching!
error this video was fantastic. at first I thought this was going to be like one of Video Games Are Bad's "I cannot talk to you about..." videos (which I love) but I'm so glad it wasn't. the whole last bit about yourself was... I don't know what to call it. but I enjoyed it. and it reminded me a lot about myself with my music reviews & radio show stuff. I appreciate that you made this and shared it with us.
Thank you very, very much.
I'm truly glad I found this video by chance!! I knew from the get go it'd be different, and I thank you for making this video!
It just made me really happy to see someone share my same concerns and doubts when it comes to sincerity, since I too place a lot of value into it.
Almost inspired me to start my own CZcams channel too www, though I doubt I can be as coherent.
Nonetheless I'm grateful! This was a wonderful piece
Thanks! If you start a channel, let me know! Coherence is a skill you build up, you can be even better than me, it just takes time and effort!
Beautiful work, that last section really resonated with me for reasons that would take a lot of time to fully describe 💙 I'm gonna try to try to be sincerely sincere, too, if that sentence is even decipherable at all
Ahhh! this is such a relevant topic. I have always been incredibly peeved whenever people engage with others by implying they're duplicitous or insincere. It happens so often and to me just signals an inability to empathize with others who have different beliefs.
It reminds me of people who aren't very open about their own lives assuming those who are do so for social capital aka "attention". it's a good reminder that perception isn't everything and we're all incredibly biased. it can be very difficult to engage with people who fundamentally mistrust you. honestly when people like that cannot understand your sincerity it's sort of heartbreaking and makes it difficult to engage with sincerity going forward.
Thank you for this video dear. I watched it not, because I was interested in the Rowling part, but because I watch most of your videos. The second half, where you spoke about your own relationship towards sincerity took me by surprise and deeply touched me. I did not expect this to happen. But reflecting about your words, I could relate so much to the need if being sincere. Towards people around me as well as myself. Being a fellow trans*woman, it felt almost like a inherent aspect of being trans. In order to live and participate in life as I do now, in order to survive this long, I had to be sincere towards myself, no matter how outlandish this has felt at points. It feels pressing and precious to share this space, this sincerity with the world around us.
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This is quite touching. I really enjoyed the few video's of yours I've watched so far so you're definitely not wasting my time.
The talk about sincerity resonated quite strongly with me and I originally wrote a relatively long personal rant but later decided to simply remove it and replace it with this, so I guess this is me being sincere about being somewhat insincere when it came to writing this comment about my feelings about sincerity.
Thank you for your comment. Sincerity isn't just speaking your mind, it's earnestly seeking to say what you mean. It's okay to edit and delete to get there!
Loved the video, all your videos remind me of the philosophical talks I have with friends that are willing to listen to me and talk about their world views.
I'm autistic and had to mask a lot with bad family to the point where most of the time I don't really understand what I actually think about something serious. I'd shy away from it and say "well I just don't care" which your point about "sincerely held belief, but not true" reminds me of a lot.
Confronting those thoughts in your head is incredibly difficult, and that's only the first step, next being actually expressing them, and in a way that isn't detached irony and through jokes, and then after that is not avoiding follow up questions that you hadn't already planned out saying in your head. It's a journey to try and be true to yourself and others, and I really admire your strength in trying. Turning to the "sincerity is what I think in my brain" way that Rowling does it is attractive with how fucking hard it is to not be that, especially when taking that first step of confronting the ideas and realizing that there isn't much reason not to besides the internal drive of "I don't want to do that, I don't want to be that person." I'm not very good at it yet, and I can't say that I try my hardest to be, but I would like to be good at always being genuine eventually.
I really liked your video, and it definitely has enriched my life. As a person who has watched a lot of vacant time wasting videos, know that yours is not that at all.
Wonderful comment, thank you stockhack
great video. great channel. glad i found you.
You have enriched my life. ☺️
"if" does a lot of work in that tweet.
This is an awesome channel name, love it.
I think this is a great video with a great message 😊.
You're a genuinely good person and I can tell that. Very few people are like that anymore and it's good to see someone like that.
it is rare that my values line up with any person/entity that is worth millions....
In recent years I've kept telling myself that the most important thing is being true to yourself, I don't think I can fully articulate what that means (I'm not a video-essayist :P) but it's brought me peace and it's something I live by. Of course that does mean I'm not always truthful/sincere (though general I try to be) but it does mean that I act in such a way as to be able to live with my self at the end of the day (sorry if that's a bit dramatic but, in farness, I am a bit dramatic). Excellent video as always, for what it's worth I always love your stuff but I understand being overly self-critical (sincerely).
This made me think much more than I was expecting, given who it is about (and since I've watched so many other videos about her). Very interesting, thank you.
The modern definition of sincerity is kind of weird in its consequences if you think about it. If you take the definition at 6:36ff at face value, a narcissist is sincere whenever they're talking about how great they are. Given that their entire mode of self-relation consists of forming faux images of themselves, that strikes me as a really weird use of the term 'sincere'.
This resonated a lot
OMG action button inspired you to start your channel yes!!!! Tim Rogers is soooooooooooo GOOOOOOOOD that explains why I like your channel so much