You sir have perfectly encapsulated the whirlwind of emotions I’ve been feeling after watching this show, particularly s2 e7. The longing for an ideal reality where the problems of the world didn’t bombard us to the point where we feel our existence is futile.
An amazing analysis of Arcane S2 Episode 7. Really made me think of the themes and lessons the story is conveying and how to apply it to my own life and mentality. ^_^
I find criminally offensive that this video doesn't have more views. One of the best video essays I've watched. Really made me think about my own approach to life.
I also have a twisted relationship with time, and who I could've been if I had just done things differently. What helps me escape those hypotheticals is remembering that our experiences define us, so I am not and cannot be those people. I am who I am now, shaped by the past that actually happened. I think Ekko realizes the same thing with Powder - even though it's clearly her, enough so that their relationship feels real, he has to let go. His experiences have made him fundamentally different from the Ekko that belongs with her. Your videos always help me process these shows - it's really helpful to hear introspection from someone in a similar stage in their life.
@@windythepuffin7787 time travel stories ruin the brain man, genuinely never been the same since Steins;Gate. Been smoking that butterfly effect pipe since...
That's a good way of looking at it. Plus there's a good number of things that I wished had gone differently which also eventually made possible some positive changes to myself / my life. I'm defined by all of it now and trying to imagine alternate futures becomes a weird calculation. But yeah, we just fundamentally can't be our alternate reality selves Also glad to hear you get some value out of my videos, I love seeing yall's insight and experiences in the comments as well
@@chryysanth "The future is not given to us. It is something we must take for ourselves." _Playnierautomataplaynierautomataplaynierautomataifyouhavent'tplayeditplayitifyouhavedoitagainforgod'ssakeplaynierautomata_
Amazing video man, had my flaws with s2 but episode 7 blew me away. Me and my big ass fore head are still trying to properly get over it till this day lol
Ok now that I've gotten my base need for a "First!" type comment out of the way and actually fucking watched the content, i gotta say it's fascinating how half of your videos turn into points i was just recently discussing with myself or my friends. I've developed some pretty effective mechanisms of dealing with these sorts of "what if" thoughts in myself (namely: look at the gurren lagann flag on my wall and feel ashamed that I'm disappointing my lord and saviour Simon), but recently I've been confronted with the fact that that REEEEALLY isn't very effective for other people who are struggling with the same thing (specifically due to a DIVORCE, which is an absolutely incomprehensible experience for a wizard in training such as myself), and that's made me sit down and really solidify my thoughts on the matter. At the risk of looking like an absolute redditor, this is what i came up with. "Every action I take, intentional or not, is my responsibility, with the caveat that responsibility =/= fault. All events that happen outside of that are not my responsibility, though I may choose to take on that responsibility voluntarily. All choices are made with incomplete knowledge, and therefore I can only ever make the best decision at the time with the information and capacity I currently have, and therefore no action should ever have to be regretted or taken back, only learned from." I like that there's no room for worry about the past or the future, only what makes sense at the moment, which is the only thing we can possibly control (until the first time war kicks off of course). It's still kind of a WIP but w/e, that's how all philosophy should be. This probably alligns with some philosophy like stoicism or objectivism or something but those books are _boring_ and don't have any sakuga so i didn't finish em'. Also I don't think I've ever written a better explanation as to WHY I'm a wizard in training, lord have mercy
absolutely a great way of putting all that. Specifically recognizing that choices are made with incomplete knowledge helps take the mind off the regret part of it and get more on to the "how do i deal with / learn from this now" part of it. Pragmatically helpful for every day life but also implications for ethics/society stuff, focusing on what can be done now to improve things rather than on retribution for the sake of itself and whatnot. Choices can't be taken back, we live in a whole different reality now
Wake up babe, winter break is here and chrysanth finally had time to edit
You know how it is
You sir have perfectly encapsulated the whirlwind of emotions I’ve been feeling after watching this show, particularly s2 e7. The longing for an ideal reality where the problems of the world didn’t bombard us to the point where we feel our existence is futile.
An amazing analysis of Arcane S2 Episode 7. Really made me think of the themes and lessons the story is conveying and how to apply it to my own life and mentality. ^_^
I find criminally offensive that this video doesn't have more views. One of the best video essays I've watched. Really made me think about my own approach to life.
Needed this. Thank you.
I also have a twisted relationship with time, and who I could've been if I had just done things differently. What helps me escape those hypotheticals is remembering that our experiences define us, so I am not and cannot be those people. I am who I am now, shaped by the past that actually happened. I think Ekko realizes the same thing with Powder - even though it's clearly her, enough so that their relationship feels real, he has to let go. His experiences have made him fundamentally different from the Ekko that belongs with her.
Your videos always help me process these shows - it's really helpful to hear introspection from someone in a similar stage in their life.
@@windythepuffin7787 time travel stories ruin the brain man, genuinely never been the same since Steins;Gate. Been smoking that butterfly effect pipe since...
That's a good way of looking at it. Plus there's a good number of things that I wished had gone differently which also eventually made possible some positive changes to myself / my life. I'm defined by all of it now and trying to imagine alternate futures becomes a weird calculation. But yeah, we just fundamentally can't be our alternate reality selves
Also glad to hear you get some value out of my videos, I love seeing yall's insight and experiences in the comments as well
@@chryysanth "The future is not given to us. It is something we must take for ourselves."
_Playnierautomataplaynierautomataplaynierautomataifyouhavent'tplayeditplayitifyouhavedoitagainforgod'ssakeplaynierautomata_
As a mathematical statistician, I approve
Amazing video man, had my flaws with s2 but episode 7 blew me away. Me and my big ass fore head are still trying to properly get over it till this day lol
fking love this video
Ok now that I've gotten my base need for a "First!" type comment out of the way and actually fucking watched the content, i gotta say it's fascinating how half of your videos turn into points i was just recently discussing with myself or my friends. I've developed some pretty effective mechanisms of dealing with these sorts of "what if" thoughts in myself (namely: look at the gurren lagann flag on my wall and feel ashamed that I'm disappointing my lord and saviour Simon), but recently I've been confronted with the fact that that REEEEALLY isn't very effective for other people who are struggling with the same thing (specifically due to a DIVORCE, which is an absolutely incomprehensible experience for a wizard in training such as myself), and that's made me sit down and really solidify my thoughts on the matter. At the risk of looking like an absolute redditor, this is what i came up with.
"Every action I take, intentional or not, is my responsibility, with the caveat that responsibility =/= fault. All events that happen outside of that are not my responsibility, though I may choose to take on that responsibility voluntarily. All choices are made with incomplete knowledge, and therefore I can only ever make the best decision at the time with the information and capacity I currently have, and therefore no action should ever have to be regretted or taken back, only learned from."
I like that there's no room for worry about the past or the future, only what makes sense at the moment, which is the only thing we can possibly control (until the first time war kicks off of course). It's still kind of a WIP but w/e, that's how all philosophy should be. This probably alligns with some philosophy like stoicism or objectivism or something but those books are _boring_ and don't have any sakuga so i didn't finish em'.
Also I don't think I've ever written a better explanation as to WHY I'm a wizard in training, lord have mercy
The responsibility != fault thing is so real
absolutely a great way of putting all that. Specifically recognizing that choices are made with incomplete knowledge helps take the mind off the regret part of it and get more on to the "how do i deal with / learn from this now" part of it. Pragmatically helpful for every day life but also implications for ethics/society stuff, focusing on what can be done now to improve things rather than on retribution for the sake of itself and whatnot. Choices can't be taken back, we live in a whole different reality now