A key point on the 'Does the world need my art?' question is that if YOU need your art and it enriches you, that's reason enough. Everything has a knock on effect so can still impact those around you. Finding meaning/ value that way is still important.
I would absolutely love to hear your complicated feelings on copyright laws! Because I feel so iffy about it! Like yes please protect people's ideas, especially small artists, but when Disney has this massive stronghold on rights to franchises it's horrible.
@@KHAZimmermann wait WHAT!?? Did NOT know that! Like it's Disney so I don't know why I'm surprised, but damn this is icky. I wonder what the end goal is though? Like what if you succeed in owning all the IP in the world, then what? It just doesn't make sense to me
hey, I just wanted to say I've been really loving these agony leena videos. You're so insightful and eloquent, and I also love that you show us different places - I find it hard to watch youtube videos where a person just sits in front of the camera and talks to you - they're so visually boring!
Re: why make art if it's been done before, I'd like to add that most people like finding other similar things to things that they already like. Like if I found another channel like Leena's, I'd watch both happily, not unsubscribe from one of them!
When you are listening and you hear your name haha!! I totally agree, my version of what you said is I always think you can't learn boundaries without communication. Boundaries are not an excuse to just cut out anyone who disagrees with you or annoys you, boundaries are the tool you need to communicate and only then when your boundaries are not respected cut them out. Also good intellectual boundaries is letting you have your view and me have my view and not feel like I have to change your view or you change mine!
As the eldest daughter in my family, I thank you for these videos that make it feel like I have big sister passing on advice. One thing on the topic of giving to organizations etc, I have found one thing I have learned more about in lockdown is the concept of mutual aid and how that differs from charity. Becoming involved in the redistribution of resources within my own community has made me feel a lot more connected.
Dear Leena, I just turned 20 this year and, as if it were fated, I came across your channel, which I discovered whilst searching for videos that analysed the importance of ‘Mamma Mia’ (admittedly one of my favourite musicals). After watching said video, and listening to all your fascinating insights, I became absorbed with your channel and all the enlightening topics you cover. Your outlook on different subjects is very eye-opening, and I am always positively impressed by the originality of your ideas. I have learned a lot from you and really look up to you. Thank you so much for all the life advice, it is very much appreciated. All the best
this was the perfect chunk of time for me to eat my veggie chili to! i always love agony leena :) maybeee you could do one geared towards romance/relationships somewhere in the future? I really like your videos with craig, I think you two have very thoughtful advice
I love love love how your brain works! You put my chaotic thoughts in order in such a eloquent english but still wicked way haha! Thanks for the food for thought 🥰
i learnt the Felt, Found, Feel framework - “in the past, i FELT like you.... then i FOUND that... now i FEEL like...” :) also i am LIVING FOR THIS SCENERY ITS SO BEAUTIFUL
I LOVED this video... for a very weird reason - in the background of you talking about 'should I even make art' I can see the clouds slowly moving... and skipping. It's not a lot. Just tiny little jump cuts - but it makes me feel SOO much better about my awkward uhms and pauses when filming. Like, I had somehow just assumed that you were just a natural speaker and hadn't even noticed the cuts before when they stood out like a sore thumb to me in my own videos. But no, I don't completely suck as a speaker... I just suck at editing, and that's something I KNOW I can improve on :) So thanks, for the weird, so not the point, completely accidental reassurance
I have nothing intelligent to say about the themes in this video, but I've been under a lot of stress and anxiety lately and this video popping up made me feel a lot more okay. It just makes me feel more content with the world, and myself, and I always learn new things while listening to you. Thanks Leena!
@@aadpiraat7126 sadly not really, but now I've got professional help and new friends that I love (wow, haven't have friends in so long, it feels weird to say I do), so I've got a lot more hope ❤ Hope you're doing okay ❤
From a hot Australian summer, thank you for the dose of snow! (And sharing your thoughts too of course!) Though I must say, it feels a little weird looking at all that snow when I can hear the cicadas and crickets of summer whirring away outside 🦗
I enjoy watching your videos Leena. I feel like I've traveled back from the future, where the world has been mysteriously destroyed, was destined to discover your YT channel and somehow work to alter the course of time... it's perfectly plausible! ☮
I love your thoughts and experiences regarding community! I'd love a separate video just about that, because I feel like I know very little about building, keeping, joining a community. And I think it would be very helpful to see a take on it from a perspective of someone who knows how complex and fast-moving our world is. Thanks so much for another awesome video!
Great video. I'm pretty confident it's animal agriculture. And then thousands of things that happen at a smaller scale, but that's the most massive one.
The snowy trees are beautiful! Makes me miss living in an area that has "real" winters. Thank you, Leena! I so appreciate your thoughtfulness, empathy, consideration of nuance, and humor. The discussion of whether or not we should make art (a question I often ponder) makes me think of Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park With George," particularly the song "Move On." I would also add to Leena's response that the connection and conversation between art, artists, and just people and their lives are my favorite things about art. Add to the conversation. The more the merrier! There is always room.
I loved your point about needing more art and truth. It reminds me of How to do Nothing and how paying attention to something takes constant diligence and the will to keep finding new things to look at within the subject. Maybe by creating so much art we as a society can continue to keep our attention on the things that matter most.
Thanks for showing the snow. It's been snowing here in my corner of the world on and off for the past month and I was stuck in this apocalyptic mindset, that it was the last snow on earth and the last time I'd ever see it. And it was very soothing and sort of "snap out of it" for me to see u in da sno :)
i needed this soft energy questions answered in the snow today, thankyou leena!! on the issues question i would add that one of the best ways to pick what issue to devote time to is to go with something you know. So while I might think lack of inner city education or prevalence of gangs are awful in like Detroit or London or New York or something, I don't live anywhere near there, and while I think anyone tackling that is doing good work, i would be really bad at fixing that issue as i have so little experience of it and am so far away from that community. There's a lefty slogan which is just "think global, act local." And thats maybe a bit over simplified cause some things you have to act global on, eg planet stuff, but i think in general pouring the most of your time and energy into your local community is the best way to help the world because you understand the POV & you will be there to see the consequences of your actions, be that the local park being improved or be that the unintentional negative consequences of what you thought was a good action or be that the longevity of funding for a project - the more involved and on your doorstep an issue is the more you can be there to help evolve the conversation and make sure the project is doing what it said it would and tweaking it if needs be. so while theres many many important causes in the world its the ones that you already have the knowledge about and passion in are the places to start. /end ramble
You are spot on with your comment about how to deal with difficult customers. I work in removals and people can be really nasty but you have to remember that they are stressed and their actions aren't really about you.
All the agony Leena videos are such a high dose of joy, warmth and beautiful scenery. It's like we're out on a walk having honest conversations. Please make more of them ❤❤❤❤
Your videos are always so calm and slow - in the sense that I know that there is still tomorrow, and a day after that, and that there is time to just walk around in the snow and breathe.
YES. Your comments about boundaries really put into words a slight discomfort I've been feeling for a while about these kinds of discussions online. Thank you so much for these videos, they are so valuable and helpful!!
I tidied my room, I swear! I was in Rootes. According to the cleaners, our 'flat' was the cleanest in the building. I think that was just because it was never egged, set ablaze or thrown up in.
Leena, every single video I watch of yours I've learnt from and really Really enjoy ! but also I also almost always hesitate to click on your vids - sometimes waiting until I've watched every other video I want to watch in my feed - this is because of what you title your videos (I'm always pleasantly surprised when your videos are Q and As when it doesn't indicate that in the title and rather suggests a topic I guiltily shy away from) This is not to say my opinion is particularly important - of course you can title your vids whatever you want but i Hate the idea that other people aren't getting the info they really need from you for the same reason - I want everybody to hear the words you speak ! ! ! - Love from another Kathleen who is not 85 (actually only 21) xxxxx
Leena, I just want to say: your channel really enriches my life and I'm grateful to have found you! You make me think about new things and question myself and you're hella funny!
oh my god thank you for framing how to be in a capitalist society as an artist. I really needed to hear the part about being in a place that contradicts my values, I've been struggling with this since I left America and saw our effects on other countries
I love how thoughtful and insightful you are in this kind of video. I love this thoughtfulness and EQ paired with a progressive agenda. The bottom line is connection with others if we want to change hearts and minds. Thanks for posting this and your other wonderful content.
Leena! As a person who would read mostly on transit, how is reading going during lock-down? Also thank you for that tip about not being an annoying activist. I have used it before when talking about animal liberation and it really helps with having a more productive, non-defensive discussion.
Really liked this style of video, it gets your gears going a bit (appreciate the scenery changes too 😆) in a good way and opens you up to a different perspective👌🏼 nice ☺️
I always enjoy your videos. You manage to put into words a lot of the things that go round and round in my own head, which is very helpful. I’ve been wondering what your stance is on rating books with the star-system. On the one hand I do look at them myself to gage the general opinion on a book. On the other hand I feel like criticizing a work of art is so easily done as a reader, but so much more impactful for the author. I haven’t used star ratings before, but I’m considering only rating books I enjoyed and giving them the full five starts…
the stripped shirt, the floppy pom pom hat, you hidding away in the trees. It's like finding where's waldo. Also I have an interview in a few days to work for an environmental organization with policy, so THIS VIDEO was perfect and I thank you.
i want to hear about copyright law! im on the weird fence of "why cant more things be free if theyre produced online without any production costs" (ie. it costs nothing to reproduce a pdf of a textbook into multiple pdf's unlike paper books) but also, obviously, people should be paid for their work
Producing a textbook does incur costs though. You have to pay the person who wrote it, pay for rights to use photos, pay for editing, pay for fact checking, pay for formatting, typesetting, and conversion into the proper pdf file. It's not free in any way whatsoever
Your Story, My Story, Toy Story
Best comment on all of youtube
History? What about HERstory
😊
Can you believe they are making a 5th one
The comment on how when we say "this doesn't serve me" it's capitalist language blew my mind a bit.
"you have nuances that you don't fully understand yourself" DAMN GIRL
A key point on the 'Does the world need my art?' question is that if YOU need your art and it enriches you, that's reason enough. Everything has a knock on effect so can still impact those around you. Finding meaning/ value that way is still important.
So good. SO good!
Xxxx
I would absolutely love to hear your complicated feelings on copyright laws! Because I feel so iffy about it! Like yes please protect people's ideas, especially small artists, but when Disney has this massive stronghold on rights to franchises it's horrible.
This! Especially given that most of what Disney claims IPR over was in the public domain to begin with!
@@AngelaThomas1 Yes!! And on top of that they still try to steal other franchises that aren't public domain like they did with the Wizard of Oz!
@@KHAZimmermann wait WHAT!?? Did NOT know that! Like it's Disney so I don't know why I'm surprised, but damn this is icky. I wonder what the end goal is though? Like what if you succeed in owning all the IP in the world, then what? It just doesn't make sense to me
hey, I just wanted to say I've been really loving these agony leena videos. You're so insightful and eloquent, and I also love that you show us different places - I find it hard to watch youtube videos where a person just sits in front of the camera and talks to you - they're so visually boring!
I love these Leena in the wild videos. They’re lovely 🥰
Re: why make art if it's been done before, I'd like to add that most people like finding other similar things to things that they already like. Like if I found another channel like Leena's, I'd watch both happily, not unsubscribe from one of them!
Such a good point!
Sometimes I wonder why am I still partaking in social media and this is it. Thank u Leenaaaa
When you are listening and you hear your name haha!! I totally agree, my version of what you said is I always think you can't learn boundaries without communication. Boundaries are not an excuse to just cut out anyone who disagrees with you or annoys you, boundaries are the tool you need to communicate and only then when your boundaries are not respected cut them out. Also good intellectual boundaries is letting you have your view and me have my view and not feel like I have to change your view or you change mine!
Ah that's so good and true! Can't wait for the book, GET IT IN MY BELLY xxx
As the eldest daughter in my family, I thank you for these videos that make it feel like I have big sister passing on advice. One thing on the topic of giving to organizations etc, I have found one thing I have learned more about in lockdown is the concept of mutual aid and how that differs from charity. Becoming involved in the redistribution of resources within my own community has made me feel a lot more connected.
Saying "The Trees Agree" is amazingly on-brand. Also a good album name imo
Ah I'm so glad that there are subtitles! It makes it so much easier to keep up with the video :)
Dear Leena,
I just turned 20 this year and, as if it were fated, I came across your channel, which I discovered whilst searching for videos that analysed the importance of ‘Mamma Mia’ (admittedly one of my favourite musicals). After watching said video, and listening to all your fascinating insights, I became absorbed with your channel and all the enlightening topics you cover. Your outlook on different subjects is very eye-opening, and I am always positively impressed by the originality of your ideas. I have learned a lot from you and really look up to you. Thank you so much for all the life advice, it is very much appreciated.
All the best
the snow falling off trees around you was incredibly soothing, thank you for this
This channel is SO good, I can't believe more people haven't found this!
this was the perfect chunk of time for me to eat my veggie chili to! i always love agony leena :) maybeee you could do one geared towards romance/relationships somewhere in the future? I really like your videos with craig, I think you two have very thoughtful advice
I too ate veggie chilli while watching this! Is this a Leena's audience thing?
I love love love how your brain works! You put my chaotic thoughts in order in such a eloquent english but still wicked way haha! Thanks for the food for thought 🥰
Your Story, My Story, Leo Tolsto(r)y
😂😂😂
i learnt the Felt, Found, Feel framework - “in the past, i FELT like you.... then i FOUND that... now i FEEL like...” :)
also i am LIVING FOR THIS SCENERY ITS SO BEAUTIFUL
As an Australian I'm never going to get over naturally falling snow, so pretty!! 😍😍😍
I LOVED this video... for a very weird reason - in the background of you talking about 'should I even make art' I can see the clouds slowly moving... and skipping. It's not a lot. Just tiny little jump cuts - but it makes me feel SOO much better about my awkward uhms and pauses when filming. Like, I had somehow just assumed that you were just a natural speaker and hadn't even noticed the cuts before when they stood out like a sore thumb to me in my own videos. But no, I don't completely suck as a speaker... I just suck at editing, and that's something I KNOW I can improve on :) So thanks, for the weird, so not the point, completely accidental reassurance
Will be attending a national Climate Reality Leader meeting via zoom when this premieres. What a timely video 🤭
I have nothing intelligent to say about the themes in this video, but I've been under a lot of stress and anxiety lately and this video popping up made me feel a lot more okay. It just makes me feel more content with the world, and myself, and I always learn new things while listening to you. Thanks Leena!
Hope you're doing better
@@aadpiraat7126 sadly not really, but now I've got professional help and new friends that I love (wow, haven't have friends in so long, it feels weird to say I do), so I've got a lot more hope ❤ Hope you're doing okay ❤
@@koplomps i'm but a internet guy from the Netherlands but i wish you all the best things in life
I really love this format, it never fails to bring out some chuckles and half an hour of relaxation ~ Thank you so much, Leena!
Without fail, Agony Leena always makes me pause the video to think about what I've just heard. Thank you!
From a hot Australian summer, thank you for the dose of snow! (And sharing your thoughts too of course!)
Though I must say, it feels a little weird looking at all that snow when I can hear the cicadas and crickets of summer whirring away outside 🦗
from aus here too :) so nice to see the snow! glad this summer has been quite mild compared to last summer though.
I wrote down some notes from this video bc you had so many good thoughts, I didn’t wanna immediately lose them in the clutter of my mind
I enjoy watching your videos Leena. I feel like I've traveled back from the future, where the world has been mysteriously destroyed, was destined to discover your YT channel and somehow work to alter the course of time... it's perfectly plausible! ☮
I love your thoughts and experiences regarding community! I'd love a separate video just about that, because I feel like I know very little about building, keeping, joining a community. And I think it would be very helpful to see a take on it from a perspective of someone who knows how complex and fast-moving our world is. Thanks so much for another awesome video!
Great video. I'm pretty confident it's animal agriculture. And then thousands of things that happen at a smaller scale, but that's the most massive one.
The snowy trees are beautiful! Makes me miss living in an area that has "real" winters. Thank you, Leena! I so appreciate your thoughtfulness, empathy, consideration of nuance, and humor.
The discussion of whether or not we should make art (a question I often ponder) makes me think of Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park With George," particularly the song "Move On." I would also add to Leena's response that the connection and conversation between art, artists, and just people and their lives are my favorite things about art. Add to the conversation. The more the merrier! There is always room.
I loved your point about needing more art and truth. It reminds me of How to do Nothing and how paying attention to something takes constant diligence and the will to keep finding new things to look at within the subject. Maybe by creating so much art we as a society can continue to keep our attention on the things that matter most.
Thanks for showing the snow. It's been snowing here in my corner of the world on and off for the past month and I was stuck in this apocalyptic mindset, that it was the last snow on earth and the last time I'd ever see it. And it was very soothing and sort of "snap out of it" for me to see u in da sno :)
i needed this soft energy questions answered in the snow today, thankyou leena!! on the issues question i would add that one of the best ways to pick what issue to devote time to is to go with something you know. So while I might think lack of inner city education or prevalence of gangs are awful in like Detroit or London or New York or something, I don't live anywhere near there, and while I think anyone tackling that is doing good work, i would be really bad at fixing that issue as i have so little experience of it and am so far away from that community. There's a lefty slogan which is just "think global, act local." And thats maybe a bit over simplified cause some things you have to act global on, eg planet stuff, but i think in general pouring the most of your time and energy into your local community is the best way to help the world because you understand the POV & you will be there to see the consequences of your actions, be that the local park being improved or be that the unintentional negative consequences of what you thought was a good action or be that the longevity of funding for a project - the more involved and on your doorstep an issue is the more you can be there to help evolve the conversation and make sure the project is doing what it said it would and tweaking it if needs be. so while theres many many important causes in the world its the ones that you already have the knowledge about and passion in are the places to start. /end ramble
You are spot on with your comment about how to deal with difficult customers. I work in removals and people can be really nasty but you have to remember that they are stressed and their actions aren't really about you.
Fabulous video, could listen to you talk all day, thank you for being so considered and rational. Also the snow is beautiful!!!
Beautiful surroundings and pictures. And I also remember all the better why I am your patreon!
Thanks for the snowy positivity and thoughtfulness and sense. Brightened my day - sending love across the snowflakes xx
All the agony Leena videos are such a high dose of joy, warmth and beautiful scenery. It's like we're out on a walk having honest conversations. Please make more of them ❤❤❤❤
Your videos are always so calm and slow - in the sense that I know that there is still tomorrow, and a day after that, and that there is time to just walk around in the snow and breathe.
Godddd I really needed that answer to the soul-hoovering job question.
Soul hoovering. Genius term. Also that snow... Just what we all needed I think.
YES. Your comments about boundaries really put into words a slight discomfort I've been feeling for a while about these kinds of discussions online. Thank you so much for these videos, they are so valuable and helpful!!
I keep being amazed at how you're only in your early thirties and yet are so full of wisdom xx
I tidied my room, I swear! I was in Rootes. According to the cleaners, our 'flat' was the cleanest in the building. I think that was just because it was never egged, set ablaze or thrown up in.
SO needed to hear this today 💛 thank you always Leena!
Seeing you finally getting the viewership numbers you deserve is so good
Leena you're perfect. Thank you for reminding me about serial lol
Leena, every single video I watch of yours I've learnt from and really Really enjoy ! but also I also almost always hesitate to click on your vids - sometimes waiting until I've watched every other video I want to watch in my feed - this is because of what you title your videos (I'm always pleasantly surprised when your videos are Q and As when it doesn't indicate that in the title and rather suggests a topic I guiltily shy away from)
This is not to say my opinion is particularly important - of course you can title your vids whatever you want but i Hate the idea that other people aren't getting the info they really need from you for the same reason - I want everybody to hear the words you speak ! ! !
- Love from another Kathleen who is not 85 (actually only 21) xxxxx
What a gem! Glad I watched this video today and I can recommend being in the GumptionClub to EVERYONE 💙
oh my god! Your message about truth (regarding art) was so powerful!
every time I watch your videos I become more grateful for coming across your youtube each goddamn time
ah I love Leena in the snow ! this cute, much wisdom
I hate how much i need this
Thank you for making videos!
I am so glad I found your channel. You are so wise
Beautiful location, Leena. Also, great video as always
Leena, I just want to say: your channel really enriches my life and I'm grateful to have found you! You make me think about new things and question myself and you're hella funny!
So jealous of the snow!! We didn’t get any here in Plymouth
This is so good!! Your answer to question three is fantastic. The snow is gorgeous too 😍
The editing in this video is next level brilliant- it must have taken ages to prep, film and edit
Thank you Leena - these videos are so comforting right now!
Looking forward of your take on this :)
oh my god thank you for framing how to be in a capitalist society as an artist. I really needed to hear the part about being in a place that contradicts my values, I've been struggling with this since I left America and saw our effects on other countries
You said exactly what I needed to hear about art. Thank you!
This is absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you for deciding to film this one outside in the snow :)
I absolutely loved this video 💓
Appreciate these videos so much.
Always love the agony leena videos ❤️
I love how thoughtful and insightful you are in this kind of video. I love this thoughtfulness and EQ paired with a progressive agenda. The bottom line is connection with others if we want to change hearts and minds. Thanks for posting this and your other wonderful content.
Just lovely, thank you for the snow
You are so fn smart! And your energy is just holy amazing!
YOU are a gem! Keep these videos coming, oh, thank you
Leena! As a person who would read mostly on transit, how is reading going during lock-down? Also thank you for that tip about not being an annoying activist. I have used it before when talking about animal liberation and it really helps with having a more productive, non-defensive discussion.
You're my role model
Another lovely video to add to your roster of keeping things real
This was the video that tipped me to subscribe! Can’t wait to see more of your content, you’re so lovely
Aw welcome!
Great as always!
Been waiting for some Leena content 🥰👍 loved it x
This was really helpful for me. Thank you.😘
Really liked this style of video, it gets your gears going a bit (appreciate the scenery changes too 😆) in a good way and opens you up to a different perspective👌🏼 nice ☺️
Yesss these videos help me so much! Also some of the shots in this video are absolutely stunning @5:40.
I love these so much!
you are sooo cool for being how you are and doing what you do
Needed new leena content today, bless~~
love these videos!
I always enjoy your videos. You manage to put into words a lot of the things that go round and round in my own head, which is very helpful.
I’ve been wondering what your stance is on rating books with the star-system. On the one hand I do look at them myself to gage the general opinion on a book. On the other hand I feel like criticizing a work of art is so easily done as a reader, but so much more impactful for the author. I haven’t used star ratings before, but I’m considering only rating books I enjoyed and giving them the full five starts…
the stripped shirt, the floppy pom pom hat, you hidding away in the trees. It's like finding where's waldo. Also I have an interview in a few days to work for an environmental organization with policy, so THIS VIDEO was perfect and I thank you.
Lifting the phrase "passable atrocity" for future use and abuse.
I love this series
also totally loved your answer about tolerating annoying people
this is now my favourite series on the internet
i want to hear about copyright law! im on the weird fence of "why cant more things be free if theyre produced online without any production costs" (ie. it costs nothing to reproduce a pdf of a textbook into multiple pdf's unlike paper books) but also, obviously, people should be paid for their work
Producing a textbook does incur costs though. You have to pay the person who wrote it, pay for rights to use photos, pay for editing, pay for fact checking, pay for formatting, typesetting, and conversion into the proper pdf file. It's not free in any way whatsoever
Nice shout out to the Serial podcast. I still think about Hae.
I spit my coffee out during the “your story, my story” bit! But it was WORTH IT!
wow i have never seen snow lay upon the branches of a tree like that and slowly weigh the branch down and fall off
I'm alwaus pleasantly surprised by your content. If you had a genre, I would call it "For every time you are scared of kindness".
Therapeutic as always. Thank you, thank you.