plus one for nature’s mark melatonin we use melatonin gummies from the dollar general but that’s only because i get them on my lunchbreak at the store next door and truly it’s because my10yo prefers them
Normally when Rose is riffing I’m stonefaced, not because she isn’t funny but because my brain is usually too slow to process the comedy, but when she said “see if they can sniff their way to insulin” I fucking lost it
as a 20yo black trans girl living in seattle your simple existence makes me feel less alone and isolated in this world and i cannot thank you enough for it
ro i should tell you that i was watching this while doing my makeup and the bit at 10:48 made me laugh so hard i poked myself in the eye with my mascara wand. you'll be hearing from my lawyer. great vid!
I feel like your visuals, style, and writing just keep improving and evolving constantly with each video you make which is just incredible. I don't know if this makes sense, but it feels like you're getting more and more confident with your art and it's lovely to see. Keep doing what feels right Ro, and we'll be here to enjoy it and support you.
Totes this. This vid was soooo good ahhh! I enjoyed your earlier stuff also but haven’t watched everything. Dipped back in with this and wow ! One of the most interesting and thoughtfully produced vids I’ve seen recently ❤ can’t wait to hear more from you 😊
Ro, from someone who was unhoused from 17-25 and now works in harm reduction, thank you for your brash and beautiful honesty about self/individual blame. Our problems are not our lack of resources. It's our inability to trust and share based on the stigmas (manufactured) against our unhoused. As for the gentleman under the telephone pole, though I know you understand his likely fate, I want to encourage you to remember he could have been hospitalized and decided to turn his life around. There is always hope. I want to pass on just a phrase to ponder on, not directly, but as a thought project: there is someone right now who would cry tears of joy just to be allowed to sleep in your shed. Thanks for reading. You are just tops RO.
@@stanalex3966 there's a pretty bad stigma around being called homeless versus being called houseless, coming from someone who hitchhiked for nine months and spent that time around houseless people from around America
@@ZachsWonderland its always funny to me as someone who has been homeless and is currently mostly homeless to watch people online who clearly don't truly know anyone who is homeless in their community on a real level and just reads about us online discuss this insanely unimportant things as if they have any merit at all. as if we aren't screaming at you to do something tangible. but people just wanna debate about us, not help us. i dont care if you call me homeless or unhoused. i actually prefer homeless if we are being serious because unhoused seems to take away the urgency, and i need people to understand it''s urgent. i havent been "un" housed, as if it is some transitional state that may dissipate on it's own -- i am homeless, without a home, poor, destitute. in need. take away the urgency and the small amount of people who give a shit about us in real life and whose actions show that gets smaller. and it keeps getting smaller. just like. im not trying to assume anything about anyone who said this. yall could be homeless yourselves, idfk. im just stating an observation ive had for along time about how liberals discuss the poor and the homeless. like we are an intellectual idea to be pondered, and not starving to death outside your door everyday. sorry. im pregnant and this of all spaces seems safe enough to vent about this. nobody take it too personal please. i am willing to discuss of course
Love the idea that someone could create something with absolutely no artistic intentions and have it be interpreted as a satirical masterpiece- great video as always!
Jimmy's intelligence summarises our collective behaviour and hacks it like a glitch in a video game. Ro's wit communicates our own complicity in that process. The incredibly "powerful"/"successful" are always a mirror of us as a collective.
Every video I see from Ro, I'm more and more blown away by how outrageously talented and deep she is. Like, holy shit, Ro is not even 21 and is making some of the most profound videos around.
It's so fucking surreal because i literally live in the town Mr. Beast lives in, and the town is boring, run down in places, and totally unassuming. I even get emails from my university saying that Mr. Beast is offering internship opportunities for quite low pay, like 10 Dollars an hour? You'd never guess he lives in a town like this, but the wealth he has is honestly hard to comprehend and it really shows that online perception is nothing like in-person reality but at the end of the day, does it even matter? Like, I feel like nowadays everyone is DESPERATELY trying to become a content creator and its not only become the ultimate goal, but the only way to feel a part of society and recognized as a human. If you refuse to engage in it, you are deemed abnormal and behind and miss out on everything. Being online is the only way to feel 'seen.' it's like EVERYONE wants to be a content creator because capitalism has made other work grueling and unsustainable, not to mention not enough money. It feels like that scene of World War Z where the zombies (ordinary people trying to propel their channels off the ground) desperately, viciously clamouring over each other, fixated on reaching the top to this perceived Hunger Games-style paradise existing in the opposite side, a land of people basking in millions of dollars doing nothing spectacular. It really is the Haves and the Have-Nots. It creates animosity, envy, comparison, and greed. I haven't even finished the video yet and my comment probably doesn't even relate, but it's just weird knowing he literally lives in my city and its like...no one cares when he is hailed as a GOD online. It really is like the virtual world is a completely different reality. Edit: The last section is hauntingly beautiful. You are absolutely incredible and we are so privileged.
This is dystopian af. What you say seems to be valid regardless of if I disagree with it or it isn't happening in my circle. Because there are evidently millions of people who have chosen content creation as a way to make money, often with diminishing returns.
allow my art major heart to confess that i found the colour composition of each single one of the outside shots to be absolutely delicious. i would eat them with a little spoon
My son and I were homeless here in NY for 6 months. We’re lucky, because we were placed in motels and housed with section 8 now. You ARE building community, and I think you’re doing great. Ty for saying what I’ve wanted to say for a long time but couldn’t because I don’t have a huge following, a few months ago speaking up on the performative altruism would’ve ostracized me and hindered my growth online. Good work love. Round of applause, your art is chefs kiss
You deserve so much more recognition and I’ve never actually supported a Patreon even though I’ve watched UA-cam and supported a lot of the same creators for over 15 years, but I’m going to subscribe right now. This is so good, I want to use it in the English class I teach as an example of an argument. For real. Holy shit.
Ro, I don't make any claims to know how you are doing in your personal life at this point in time, but I do want to say your makeup is so lovely, your music is beautiful, your videos are some of the most thoughtful and earnestly contemplative art I have seen on this platform in a long time. Thank you for what you create and how you connect with your audience. I truly appreciate how you show your humanity and your unique perspectives as you allow us to journey with you as you grow and explore the topics that fascinate and inspire you. Whether you keep creating art for the rest of your life or just until you're satisfied enough to stop, I just want you to know I am thankful for you and for your creativity.
hey for fellow misophonia sufferers who also have trouble with eating noises, thought I'd warn that there are chewing sounds from 37:50 to 38:18 :) captions are mostly accurate for that section, so you can turn the cc on if you're worried about missing something
your level of wit and pure, concentrated charisma is genuinely so inspirational and yet terrifying. like i aspire to achieve it but i also think the world would explode if there were two people on it who were That cool
Great video overall, but I especially loved the aside on people leaving comments about wanting to make stuff after watching your videos as well as Mr. Beasts. I think you're spot on with the curtain pull idea. UA-cam has become the most sought after career for Young People because a) it is the media they watch the most of and b) it feels accessible, and that sense can be felt with the majority of channels on UA-cam, regardless of size. Mr. Beast mostly creates videos now that would be impossible for the majority of people to create, but they still somehow feel achievable. While plenty of folks viewed the Squid Game video as "rich guy missing the point of Squid Game", I think a lot of people saw it as "UA-camr proves anything is possible". If Mr. Beast can make a Squid Game, anyone can do anything on the platform of UA-cam. What we do feels achievable regardless of how much work, resources or knowledge goes into it. UA-camrs (and by extension streamers) are the most human feeling kinds of "celebrity" and a big part of that is because we aren't solely playing a role (although I imagine almost all of us are playing a character to an extent); we are our dumb selves, expressing thoughts and feelings often through creative and artistic means. Many aspects go into our success, but one of them is that we are ourselves. And ya know being a person is something that everyone has in common. So I think a lot see UA-camrs they somehow relate to and think "if they can make it, why can't I?" AND I would say that goes double for Mr. Beast as, like, on the surface, he is the most average dude imaginable. The skill he has is a keen understanding of analytics and how to make content to make those numbers go higher, but he really doesn't have the outward qualities you would expect from the biggest UA-camr in the world. He's proof that you don't need to be funny, quick-witted, or frankly all that artistically talented to become a UA-camr, and I have to imagine that is appealing to a lot of people.
For sure and I think it all stems down to the fact it’s like a modern day movie star but so much more realistic, all the other celebrity fantasies like sports star or actress or famous scientist just require such special skill sets and high barriers to entry. I’m not saying perfecting UA-cam doesn’t take skill but for all of gen z it feels like being an internet celebrity while requires a bit of luck isn’t an impossible dream as most of the content creators we love started off in similar places especially more recently where we are seeing people who grew up on UA-cam blowing up now. And if being a celebrity just got “easier” and more realistic kids are gonna be even more into it
didn't you JUST put out a video?!?! damn I feel lucky we get another! I set up my projector for the last one and watched it all cozy and cute cause your videos deserve it ... gonna have to whip it out again for this gem :)
your videos perfectly break down what many of us young leftists are feeling in this day and age. I come away from your videos in anger at the injustice while realizing that part of the injustice is in me as well. I'm trying to do my best, but I'm currently focusing on getting into college and actually feeling mentally secure for the first time in 6 years and that doesn't leave much room for direct activism. I know just learning about problems doesn't solve them, but it's what I can do so it's what I will do for now. Ro, you're an incredible content creator, there is never a dull moment in your videos. I am always fully engaged in what you have to say and that's a talent. anyways yeah this beast guy never sat right with me especially after that squid game thing it felt like uncle iroh in that one episode where he's made to dance for food by this guy on the street
There's no ethical consumption under capitalism, but small acts of resistance still matter. Even reusing plastic containers before throwing them out or swapping clothes you with friends counts. Don't give up!
Thank you. I like to reuse anything I can because I feel so bad throwing stuff away, but also because it’s fun to see what I can do with them. Often feels like not doing enough, it’s so overwhelming but hearing it from other people helps a lot. (Not the original commenter)
I'm glad I saw this so I could click off the video instead of watching any more leftist garbage. Thank you. I'm glad none of you are having kids, gives me hope for the future.
your speech at the end talking about the homeless man outside of your apartment was beautiful. i love homeless people so much. homeless advocation is so important because they are so incredibly scapegoated. they have to deal with so much and a lot of them would literally thank me for just talking to them because they are aware that people ignore them. so even if you can’t give them some money, at least try to talk to them, give them a chance to vent. they are also yearning for connection
the section of the video where you talked about the homeless person that used to sleep near your home. i live in a low income area, and constantly see homeless/ struggling people on the corners of sidewalks near streets, or near the intersection where i take walks. i always try my best to donate what i can; if it isn’t cash i might donate a few cold water bottles on a particularly hot day, non perishables, or those mini hand sanitizers. i can’t do a lot, because i’m still in secondary school, and only a baby sitter, but you really inspired me to really try to build a community/ get to know these people. i always see adults in my life full on ignore homeless people, which ik isn’t fully their fault because of how we’re taught to live, but it scares me seeing this because i’m scared i will start ignoring them. one of my biggest fear is losing compassion for other people (not saying that u don’t have compassion i just dk how to articulate my thoughts properly). im scared that the capitalist system that i was born into and have to live in will change how i feel and how i treat others, which could be inevitable, especially when i have to focus on getting a job and paying for housing and possible higher education. im scared of treating then like those focus tests in psychology where the dots that aren’t focused on by your brain just disappear, and im scared that i won’t know how to foster a community between us because of that. anyways i loved this video, your commentary and art always makes me really introspective. this video literally made me cry, i was so moved! 🫶🏾🫶🏾
I'm so late to this video because I haven't touched my Watch Later playlist but I am continually floored by your ability to make such incredible art. You are so inspiring and I wish to cultivate my art even a fraction as well as you have. Thank you for always putting your passion into the world.
I love the way you deliver your punchlines and the way they're sort of methodically meted out throughout the seriousness. Your content is so well written and edited!
I don't know if I've ever had so much respect for a UA-cam video.Thank you Ro for everything. Your content actually discourages me from being a UA-camr because, for as much as I can believe in myself, I don't think I could ever do it as well as you. Could you make a video discussing how you derived your vocabulary and how you think about being a creator?
At the ending, after you explained thst the park burned in a forest fire, i immediately got an ad for Swiffer. The irony made me want to laugh as much as it made me want to punch a hole in the wall.
you are a long overdue voice that longform video essays have needed. they need your honesty, your insight, your sincere form of artistry that you have clearly refined into something that is uniquely yours. I look forward to the day i can justify donating extra to you.
Okay I am so obsessed with this video. The way you lay out information is so thought provoking and got me seeing things in such a weird new light. Also your artistic camera shots are just so satisfying to see
I also live in Seattle and someday I will see you irl and say “joint custody? And you’ll say “I think I can smoke this whole thing myself.” And we will smile and laugh.
I love this video! It's helping me understand my classwork in modern art history, 20 minutes in and I finally get the fountain by Dada - how art can be everything and nothing at the same time. Thank you for your thoughts, these feel like documentaries and poetry wrapped together and are actively helping me and my own understanding of art.
I just upped my Patreon tier. I've been accumulating spending money since my girlfriend moved in last year - she makes like three times my salary. :D You're one of my favourite UA-camrs, I love the analysis, empathy, cleverness, humour, artistry (being an artist myself). And I also love that I'm a trans man supporting a trans woman thanks to the financial security from another trans woman (my rich programmer girlfriend). We got you.
Holy shit that last part tho (starting at 47:51) relistened/rewatched it probably five times now, genuinely stunning. And uhh whats the word inspiring? Like it makes me want to write again, its really beautiful.
Hey Ro I just wanted to quickly say that you're videos are sincerely amazing. I'm absolutely in love with your style of legitimate discussion of recent of events mixed with shots that are so much better looking than they have any right to be mixed with genuinely hilarious moments of comedy. Your videos are always the highlight of my day. Keep on doing great vids! :)
Ro has such an amazing way with words. The monologue at the end, about the inevitability of the shore washing you with the sound effects of the ocean moved me. I appreciate this video
Honestly probably one of the best videos on the platform--I wish this had been be around when I was 16, it would have saved me literal years of confusion Seriously thank you, like wow
This is one of imo the best videos I'm aware of on UA-cam. Sincerely, ive been a fan of yours for a bit, and still this vid stands out to me. This one's intro camera work was fucking impressive! As was, as always, your script, delivery, humor, ethics and headwall cliff drop level emotional turns. You're seriously an *excellent* content creator. The shit is impressive.
My viewing of the vid just finished. Thank you for a genuinely enjoyable time, you're insights and ability to convey them, seemingly effortless from where I sit... They .. were beautiful, honestly Fucking great job, every hour of the day.
realizing that we're same age by a couple of days is wild to me and makes me admire the quality of your content and your reflections even more !! all of your videos are absolutely stellar
i normally don’t comment but i’ve become obsessed with your content this last week and your videos are now the only things i will listen to when i’m in the gym (need to distract myself from being in male dominated spaces!!!!!) thanks for the videos!!!!
Wow this video is gorgeous and so interesting. I love how you incorporate art and philosophy in your commentary/video-essays in a really original way /gen
Dear Ro, I just wanted to tell you that this white eyeliner under your eyes does something magical. I can't put my finger on it but it looks very pretty and enchanting. It somehow elevates your whole face. It was hard listening to the video while watching because I would get distracted. That is all
Your videos are starting to regularly capture my attention. Your style choices are working. The editing and segments create great rests between ideas and talking head moments. Well done Ro.
This is the single best youtube video I've seen in ages. I've been to magnuson park thousands of times and I've never seen that dated entrance so beautifully. It's been so amazing to see ur style grow and evolve.
I was planning on subscribing before you asked in the intro. So when you’re looking at your analytics for this video, subtract one. Hope I made myself clear!
Just wanted to say how much your content has struck a chord within me. I appreciate your sprinkles of playful wittiness. You have a very unique way of writing that I really connect with and find comfort in. Thanks : )
You have my attention the entire duration of the video, even if my small brain can’t comprehend the complex sentences you have amalgamated, I still like your funky words. You give my brain no room to think about anything else, and that’s what I need most times :) I hope your having a great day, because you sure made mine better
Hey Ro, I don’t know if you’ll see this but I wanted to say that the way you articulate your thoughts is so powerful. The part where you compared yourself to the Ship of Theseus really stuck with me. Thanks for sharing this with the world.
i like your videos the instant i click on them bc i already know im in for a treat. not to be all parasocial relationship on you but i love your work so much and I genuinely get so excited to see you upload. blessed video yet again queen
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hi ro
I do not like the implication🤬
I may need the implication, but I do not like it
plus one for nature’s mark melatonin
we use melatonin gummies from the dollar general but that’s only because i get them on my lunchbreak at the store next door and truly it’s because my10yo prefers them
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@@oliveleaf7376 Hehe, I didn't even think of that, that's funny
she’s too good at what she does i’m truly in awe
don't know this creator, does she have any other pronouns?
ikr ah
@@skyec7331 oh thanks, I thought she used They/Them
@@kristyw89 Yeah she switched a couple of months ago
right?!
Normally when Rose is riffing I’m stonefaced, not because she isn’t funny but because my brain is usually too slow to process the comedy, but when she said “see if they can sniff their way to insulin” I fucking lost it
Fun fact, insulin smells like sharpie ink
@@user-rz9rq7pp2b hold up, are we talking like just took the cap off or like put it on the page and let it dry? Maybe somewhere in between?
@@-user_redacted- just took off the cap. It's a very strong, distinctive smell
@@user-rz9rq7pp2b does it really??
More like Mr yeast because just like bread he’s making me rise like how yeast like how it makes break rise like and he
i approve of you
ya he getting that bread
I love you and your creative mind
yeah?
@@mariamatedei YES
as a 20yo black trans girl living in seattle your simple existence makes me feel less alone and isolated in this world and i cannot thank you enough for it
ITS TWINEM!!!!!!!
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ro i should tell you that i was watching this while doing my makeup and the bit at 10:48 made me laugh so hard i poked myself in the eye with my mascara wand. you'll be hearing from my lawyer. great vid!
I feel like your visuals, style, and writing just keep improving and evolving constantly with each video you make which is just incredible. I don't know if this makes sense, but it feels like you're getting more and more confident with your art and it's lovely to see. Keep doing what feels right Ro, and we'll be here to enjoy it and support you.
I could not agree more, well said.
Totes this. This vid was soooo good ahhh! I enjoyed your earlier stuff also but haven’t watched everything. Dipped back in with this and wow ! One of the most interesting and thoughtfully produced vids I’ve seen recently ❤ can’t wait to hear more from you 😊
Ro, from someone who was unhoused from 17-25 and now works in harm reduction, thank you for your brash and beautiful honesty about self/individual blame. Our problems are not our lack of resources. It's our inability to trust and share based on the stigmas (manufactured) against our unhoused. As for the gentleman under the telephone pole, though I know you understand his likely fate, I want to encourage you to remember he could have been hospitalized and decided to turn his life around. There is always hope.
I want to pass on just a phrase to ponder on, not directly, but as a thought project: there is someone right now who would cry tears of joy just to be allowed to sleep in your shed.
Thanks for reading. You are just tops RO.
Can you explain what she meant by “foster a community”? How would someone do that?
unhoused? do you mean homeless?
@@stanalex3966 unhoused is a better term i believe
@@stanalex3966 there's a pretty bad stigma around being called homeless versus being called houseless, coming from someone who hitchhiked for nine months and spent that time around houseless people from around America
@@ZachsWonderland its always funny to me as someone who has been homeless and is currently mostly homeless to watch people online who clearly don't truly know anyone who is homeless in their community on a real level and just reads about us online discuss this insanely unimportant things as if they have any merit at all. as if we aren't screaming at you to do something tangible. but people just wanna debate about us, not help us. i dont care if you call me homeless or unhoused. i actually prefer homeless if we are being serious because unhoused seems to take away the urgency, and i need people to understand it''s urgent. i havent been "un" housed, as if it is some transitional state that may dissipate on it's own -- i am homeless, without a home, poor, destitute. in need. take away the urgency and the small amount of people who give a shit about us in real life and whose actions show that gets smaller. and it keeps getting smaller.
just like. im not trying to assume anything about anyone who said this. yall could be homeless yourselves, idfk. im just stating an observation ive had for along time about how liberals discuss the poor and the homeless. like we are an intellectual idea to be pondered, and not starving to death outside your door everyday.
sorry. im pregnant and this of all spaces seems safe enough to vent about this. nobody take it too personal please. i am willing to discuss of course
Love the idea that someone could create something with absolutely no artistic intentions and have it be interpreted as a satirical masterpiece- great video as always!
Jimmy's intelligence summarises our collective behaviour and hacks it like a glitch in a video game. Ro's wit communicates our own complicity in that process.
The incredibly "powerful"/"successful" are always a mirror of us as a collective.
unintentional satire is always a really interesting case study
Sis that's camp
You can make anything that means nothing look like it means something-as I like to call it, “writing a thesis for your third-year English lit class”
Every video I see from Ro, I'm more and more blown away by how outrageously talented and deep she is. Like, holy shit, Ro is not even 21 and is making some of the most profound videos around.
Wait what?? I thought she was maybe mid 20s, that's amazing!!
It's so fucking surreal because i literally live in the town Mr. Beast lives in, and the town is boring, run down in places, and totally unassuming. I even get emails from my university saying that Mr. Beast is offering internship opportunities for quite low pay, like 10 Dollars an hour? You'd never guess he lives in a town like this, but the wealth he has is honestly hard to comprehend and it really shows that online perception is nothing like in-person reality but at the end of the day, does it even matter?
Like, I feel like nowadays everyone is DESPERATELY trying to become a content creator and its not only become the ultimate goal, but the only way to feel a part of society and recognized as a human. If you refuse to engage in it, you are deemed abnormal and behind and miss out on everything. Being online is the only way to feel 'seen.' it's like EVERYONE wants to be a content creator because capitalism has made other work grueling and unsustainable, not to mention not enough money. It feels like that scene of World War Z where the zombies (ordinary people trying to propel their channels off the ground) desperately, viciously clamouring over each other, fixated on reaching the top to this perceived Hunger Games-style paradise existing in the opposite side, a land of people basking in millions of dollars doing nothing spectacular. It really is the Haves and the Have-Nots. It creates animosity, envy, comparison, and greed.
I haven't even finished the video yet and my comment probably doesn't even relate, but it's just weird knowing he literally lives in my city and its like...no one cares when he is hailed as a GOD online. It really is like the virtual world is a completely different reality.
Edit: The last section is hauntingly beautiful. You are absolutely incredible and we are so privileged.
This is dystopian af. What you say seems to be valid regardless of if I disagree with it or it isn't happening in my circle. Because there are evidently millions of people who have chosen content creation as a way to make money, often with diminishing returns.
I’m still recovering from your last video tbh- so blown away by how quality your content continues to be
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tbh "Forsaken Minneapolis" sounds like a great location for a classic 48 hour Mr Beast post-apocalypse challenge
bone servals took my femur skinning nexus took my skin what next
These artsy parts you've been putting in your videos are just tops, wonderful work my dear
The content just keeps getting better
yeah those cold opens are so fun
allow my art major heart to confess that i found the colour composition of each single one of the outside shots to be absolutely delicious. i would eat them with a little spoon
My son and I were homeless here in NY for 6 months. We’re lucky, because we were placed in motels and housed with section 8 now. You ARE building community, and I think you’re doing great. Ty for saying what I’ve wanted to say for a long time but couldn’t because I don’t have a huge following, a few months ago speaking up on the performative altruism would’ve ostracized me and hindered my growth online. Good work love. Round of applause, your art is chefs kiss
You deserve so much more recognition and I’ve never actually supported a Patreon even though I’ve watched UA-cam and supported a lot of the same creators for over 15 years, but I’m going to subscribe right now.
This is so good, I want to use it in the English class I teach as an example of an argument. For real. Holy shit.
WOAH
I teach media studies and was thinking the same thing!
You are the first UA-camr I have ever heard pronounce Moog correctly
I’m a trans girl with a deepish voice and I just wanna thank you for existing. I feel less alone lol
Me too girl !!! I love Ro
Women with deep voices💕💖💝>>>>
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deep voices are hot
@@sauceissilly then she pulls out her dick 😳😳
I am taking notes because I know for sure I need to reinvigorate my art
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Ro, I don't make any claims to know how you are doing in your personal life at this point in time, but I do want to say your makeup is so lovely, your music is beautiful, your videos are some of the most thoughtful and earnestly contemplative art I have seen on this platform in a long time. Thank you for what you create and how you connect with your audience. I truly appreciate how you show your humanity and your unique perspectives as you allow us to journey with you as you grow and explore the topics that fascinate and inspire you. Whether you keep creating art for the rest of your life or just until you're satisfied enough to stop, I just want you to know I am thankful for you and for your creativity.
Couldn't have said it any better! ❣️
hey for fellow misophonia sufferers who also have trouble with eating noises, thought I'd warn that there are chewing sounds from 37:50 to 38:18 :) captions are mostly accurate for that section, so you can turn the cc on if you're worried about missing something
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Thank you very much fellow miso-sufferer
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thank you so much omg
This is so nice thank you :)
your level of wit and pure, concentrated charisma is genuinely so inspirational and yet terrifying. like i aspire to achieve it but i also think the world would explode if there were two people on it who were That cool
your polite request for comments and likes was incredibly endearing ily /lh
holy shit that opening is crazy, you're so insanely talented
Great video overall, but I especially loved the aside on people leaving comments about wanting to make stuff after watching your videos as well as Mr. Beasts. I think you're spot on with the curtain pull idea. UA-cam has become the most sought after career for Young People because a) it is the media they watch the most of and b) it feels accessible, and that sense can be felt with the majority of channels on UA-cam, regardless of size. Mr. Beast mostly creates videos now that would be impossible for the majority of people to create, but they still somehow feel achievable. While plenty of folks viewed the Squid Game video as "rich guy missing the point of Squid Game", I think a lot of people saw it as "UA-camr proves anything is possible". If Mr. Beast can make a Squid Game, anyone can do anything on the platform of UA-cam. What we do feels achievable regardless of how much work, resources or knowledge goes into it. UA-camrs (and by extension streamers) are the most human feeling kinds of "celebrity" and a big part of that is because we aren't solely playing a role (although I imagine almost all of us are playing a character to an extent); we are our dumb selves, expressing thoughts and feelings often through creative and artistic means. Many aspects go into our success, but one of them is that we are ourselves. And ya know being a person is something that everyone has in common. So I think a lot see UA-camrs they somehow relate to and think "if they can make it, why can't I?" AND I would say that goes double for Mr. Beast as, like, on the surface, he is the most average dude imaginable. The skill he has is a keen understanding of analytics and how to make content to make those numbers go higher, but he really doesn't have the outward qualities you would expect from the biggest UA-camr in the world. He's proof that you don't need to be funny, quick-witted, or frankly all that artistically talented to become a UA-camr, and I have to imagine that is appealing to a lot of people.
For sure and I think it all stems down to the fact it’s like a modern day movie star but so much more realistic, all the other celebrity fantasies like sports star or actress or famous scientist just require such special skill sets and high barriers to entry. I’m not saying perfecting UA-cam doesn’t take skill but for all of gen z it feels like being an internet celebrity while requires a bit of luck isn’t an impossible dream as most of the content creators we love started off in similar places especially more recently where we are seeing people who grew up on UA-cam blowing up now. And if being a celebrity just got “easier” and more realistic kids are gonna be even more into it
This comment is SO well written, I completely agree. It almost feels like the new American Dream when you put it that way
didn't you JUST put out a video?!?! damn I feel lucky we get another! I set up my projector for the last one and watched it all cozy and cute cause your videos deserve it ... gonna have to whip it out again for this gem :)
(Just finished) Ro, you are art. Thank you for your videos!
Ro...you're seriously not even 21 yet? I had no idea. Goodness, you're brilliant and intelligent beyond your years.
This is a good video, everyone making shocked pikachu faces at Mr beast being weird and mean should have watched this a year ago
it's been a habit of mine to thumbs up your videos as soon as i turn them on, but here's a meaningless comment to please the algorithmic gods
your videos perfectly break down what many of us young leftists are feeling in this day and age. I come away from your videos in anger at the injustice while realizing that part of the injustice is in me as well. I'm trying to do my best, but I'm currently focusing on getting into college and actually feeling mentally secure for the first time in 6 years and that doesn't leave much room for direct activism. I know just learning about problems doesn't solve them, but it's what I can do so it's what I will do for now. Ro, you're an incredible content creator, there is never a dull moment in your videos. I am always fully engaged in what you have to say and that's a talent.
anyways yeah this beast guy never sat right with me especially after that squid game thing it felt like uncle iroh in that one episode where he's made to dance for food by this guy on the street
There's no ethical consumption under capitalism, but small acts of resistance still matter. Even reusing plastic containers before throwing them out or swapping clothes you with friends counts. Don't give up!
Thank you. I like to reuse anything I can because I feel so bad throwing stuff away, but also because it’s fun to see what I can do with them. Often feels like not doing enough, it’s so overwhelming but hearing it from other people helps a lot. (Not the original commenter)
What do you want to do for direct activism?
I'm glad I saw this so I could click off the video instead of watching any more leftist garbage. Thank you. I'm glad none of you are having kids, gives me hope for the future.
On a real note this was so well edited and produced. I haven't gotten too far into the video yet but I can already tell. Good job on this
your speech at the end talking about the homeless man outside of your apartment was beautiful. i love homeless people so much. homeless advocation is so important because they are so incredibly scapegoated. they have to deal with so much and a lot of them would literally thank me for just talking to them because they are aware that people ignore them. so even if you can’t give them some money, at least try to talk to them, give them a chance to vent. they are also yearning for connection
the section of the video where you talked about the homeless person that used to sleep near your home. i live in a low income area, and constantly see homeless/ struggling people on the corners of sidewalks near streets, or near the intersection where i take walks. i always try my best to donate what i can; if it isn’t cash i might donate a few cold water bottles on a particularly hot day, non perishables, or those mini hand sanitizers. i can’t do a lot, because i’m still in secondary school, and only a baby sitter, but you really inspired me to really try to build a community/ get to know these people. i always see adults in my life full on ignore homeless people, which ik isn’t fully their fault because of how we’re taught to live, but it scares me seeing this because i’m scared i will start ignoring them. one of my biggest fear is losing compassion for other people (not saying that u don’t have compassion i just dk how to articulate my thoughts properly). im scared that the capitalist system that i was born into and have to live in will change how i feel and how i treat others, which could be inevitable, especially when i have to focus on getting a job and paying for housing and possible higher education. im scared of treating then like those focus tests in psychology where the dots that aren’t focused on by your brain just disappear, and im scared that i won’t know how to foster a community between us because of that.
anyways i loved this video, your commentary and art always makes me really introspective. this video literally made me cry, i was so moved! 🫶🏾🫶🏾
I'm so late to this video because I haven't touched my Watch Later playlist but I am continually floored by your ability to make such incredible art. You are so inspiring and I wish to cultivate my art even a fraction as well as you have. Thank you for always putting your passion into the world.
jesus christ rose. you take every single half baked critical thought ive ever had and turn it into a coherent video. you are truly incredible.
I love the way you deliver your punchlines and the way they're sort of methodically meted out throughout the seriousness. Your content is so well written and edited!
I don't know if I've ever had so much respect for a UA-cam video.Thank you Ro for everything. Your content actually discourages me from being a UA-camr because, for as much as I can believe in myself, I don't think I could ever do it as well as you. Could you make a video discussing how you derived your vocabulary and how you think about being a creator?
that kind of vocabulary comes simply from reading a LOT and writing even More . read read read read read
sure lol i'll put it on patreon!
At the ending, after you explained thst the park burned in a forest fire, i immediately got an ad for Swiffer. The irony made me want to laugh as much as it made me want to punch a hole in the wall.
this is by far the best and most evocative youtube video I have ever seen
Ro I absolutely, genuinely adore the cinematography in the opening there
I'm always floored by how smart, funny, and insightful you are... truly yelling HER MIND after every video!
how do you expect me to not enter a toxic parasocial relationship after that squid game meme edit. never change, ro.
you are a long overdue voice that longform video essays have needed. they need your honesty, your insight, your sincere form of artistry that you have clearly refined into something that is uniquely yours. I look forward to the day i can justify donating extra to you.
Okay I am so obsessed with this video. The way you lay out information is so thought provoking and got me seeing things in such a weird new light. Also your artistic camera shots are just so satisfying to see
Ro talking about internet creation, using synths as a metaphor, and getting super existential?! Sign me up
Your production value is off the charts, Ro. That intro was amazing. Incredible video, as always
My favorite part of the video was when Ro said its beastin time and beasted all over us.
ive rewatched this video like 4 times, i absolutely love it
Happy birthday Ro, I love seeing my city through your eyes.
I also live in Seattle and someday I will see you irl and say “joint custody? And you’ll say “I think I can smoke this whole thing myself.” And we will smile and laugh.
I am once again watching a video about a topic I know very little about and care about even less just because Ro always manages to make it interesting
I love this video! It's helping me understand my classwork in modern art history, 20 minutes in and I finally get the fountain by Dada - how art can be everything and nothing at the same time. Thank you for your thoughts, these feel like documentaries and poetry wrapped together and are actively helping me and my own understanding of art.
💜💜💜 you keep blowing me away with your videos!!
Found this channel recently and I'm addicted thanks ro
Good thing that you're above 100k subscribers. Otherwise, off to the flesh pits for you
Your videos always leave me feeling quietly comforted, even with the looming apocalypse of it all
these shots in the more cinematic sections are so beautiful wow
Your videos are genuinely some of the most thoughtful, creative, intricately designed pieces of art I’ve seen on this platform
did not expect an emotional gut punch that hard from a mr beast video lol
You have a really cool community but i believe your channel deserves a lot more recognition
I don’t think I’ve ever been so emotionally impacted and inspired by content as I have with yours
I just upped my Patreon tier. I've been accumulating spending money since my girlfriend moved in last year - she makes like three times my salary. :D You're one of my favourite UA-camrs, I love the analysis, empathy, cleverness, humour, artistry (being an artist myself). And I also love that I'm a trans man supporting a trans woman thanks to the financial security from another trans woman (my rich programmer girlfriend). We got you.
I love this omg 😂 I hope yall are doing ok!! My partner and I are in the same position lol, he's a cloud developer and I...make signs lol
currently rewatching all your videos to get me through a bad mental health era and oh god i love your brain
Holy shit that last part tho (starting at 47:51) relistened/rewatched it probably five times now, genuinely stunning. And uhh whats the word inspiring? Like it makes me want to write again, its really beautiful.
Always love hearing about someones thoughts about early UA-cam meta
This video was incredible!!! The commentary and cinementography... I was swept away!
Hey Ro I just wanted to quickly say that you're videos are sincerely amazing. I'm absolutely in love with your style of legitimate discussion of recent of events mixed with shots that are so much better looking than they have any right to be mixed with genuinely hilarious moments of comedy.
Your videos are always the highlight of my day. Keep on doing great vids! :)
Ro has such an amazing way with words. The monologue at the end, about the inevitability of the shore washing you with the sound effects of the ocean moved me. I appreciate this video
Honestly probably one of the best videos on the platform--I wish this had been be around when I was 16, it would have saved me literal years of confusion
Seriously thank you, like wow
This is one of imo the best videos I'm aware of on UA-cam. Sincerely, ive been a fan of yours for a bit, and still this vid stands out to me. This one's intro camera work was fucking impressive! As was, as always, your script, delivery, humor, ethics and headwall cliff drop level emotional turns.
You're seriously an *excellent* content creator. The shit is impressive.
My viewing of the vid just finished. Thank you for a genuinely enjoyable time, you're insights and ability to convey them, seemingly effortless from where I sit... They .. were beautiful, honestly
Fucking great job, every hour of the day.
realizing that we're same age by a couple of days is wild to me and makes me admire the quality of your content and your reflections even more !! all of your videos are absolutely stellar
Ro asked very nicely for me to comment, so I am here to say her eye makeup looks so good and as usual, she is just so good at UA-cam
i normally don’t comment but i’ve become obsessed with your content this last week and your videos are now the only things i will listen to when i’m in the gym (need to distract myself from being in male dominated spaces!!!!!) thanks for the videos!!!!
there’s something parallel between Ro and CJtheX; it’s not just video essay topics, but i’m not sure exactly.. love them both tho ofc
sick ass makeup?
intricate wordings? “struggled artists” kinda vibe?
Wow this video is gorgeous and so interesting. I love how you incorporate art and philosophy in your commentary/video-essays in a really original way /gen
Dear Ro,
I just wanted to tell you that this white eyeliner under your eyes does something magical. I can't put my finger on it but it looks very pretty and enchanting. It somehow elevates your whole face. It was hard listening to the video while watching because I would get distracted.
That is all
Your videos are so great that I don't even change the speed to 2x cause you already speak fast enough to soothe my anxiety
i am constantly in awe of your videos
These videos are literal art
Your videos are so well produced, and every video gets a little bit better somehow. It's enamoring honestly.
Your videos are starting to regularly capture my attention. Your style choices are working. The editing and segments create great rests between ideas and talking head moments. Well done Ro.
This is the single best youtube video I've seen in ages. I've been to magnuson park thousands of times and I've never seen that dated entrance so beautifully. It's been so amazing to see ur style grow and evolve.
Ope got me tear up there at the end with this one
I wish I could buy a book of your reflections, Ro. Your writing is stunning.
I was planning on subscribing before you asked in the intro. So when you’re looking at your analytics for this video, subtract one.
Hope I made myself clear!
As a Tibetan monk who has passed out watching every Ro Ramdin video, I feel seen.
Just wanted to say how much your content has struck a chord within me. I appreciate your sprinkles of playful wittiness. You have a very unique way of writing that I really connect with and find comfort in. Thanks : )
the segment starting with the bus footage looked incredible
Going to visit a far away park and when you get there you see a sign that says "This building contains hazardous materials" is so fucking funny
This was absolutely incredible rose! I genuinely haven't had a UA-cam video effect me like this in so long. Thank you so much for your efforts 💖
I've been unusually neurotic this week. Thank you for this Ro
You have my attention the entire duration of the video, even if my small brain can’t comprehend the complex sentences you have amalgamated, I still like your funky words. You give my brain no room to think about anything else, and that’s what I need most times :) I hope your having a great day, because you sure made mine better
Absolutely love this video. Thank you, Ro
Hey Ro, I don’t know if you’ll see this but I wanted to say that the way you articulate your thoughts is so powerful. The part where you compared yourself to the Ship of Theseus really stuck with me. Thanks for sharing this with the world.
wow she's doing a material analysis of art in capitalist realism. i'm so enamored. ive been looking for a book on this topic. thanks!
We always talk about how you are one of the most truly multi-talented people I’ve ever seen. Just watching you videos like 0_o_0
i like your videos the instant i click on them bc i already know im in for a treat. not to be all parasocial relationship on you but i love your work so much and I genuinely get so excited to see you upload. blessed video yet again queen
I have no idea how you're so good at spitballing video ideas and insults like that haha
This channel is so criminally underrated