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I think many people were never given the proper tools to transition into adult life, and then never given the time or space to really consider that fact. You're thrown into the pit and told to move, and you have to to survive
@@ProfessorViral no such thing exists, just making peace with being exploited or exploiting others as the world deteriorates because "that's how it's always been".
@@OnionCurryyou forgot the “I think” at the beginning of your sentence my friend! I don’t believe observations like that can be made with such certainty when we are all just one piece of the puzzle locked in to our own perspective
I don't have more proof for this than logic, but I think that's a purposeful effort of what we've been told. People who interact less will probably be people who work more
Real maturity is really when you really have to pull it together, and when it doesnt matter. Its not to "suck it up bucko" something something about the lewis quote i was reallx mature when i dont care what others think for me being childish there. And alright a lot people do have very silly hobbies that they find excuses and whyever its not just as a silly interest they just wanna do, everyone does it and if never its a bit miserable, but ther are usually excuseswhy its totally not childish?! People are silly, its even more silly to pretend we dont do that anyways in disguise and excuses. Maturity isnt being bitter and sucking up and trying to fit in at all ciosts, its to be serious when you have to, pull when you have to what you dont want, and not let others dictate what you have to be, or let them gatekeep what the hell "adult" is. Its the same that you are better doing what s good for you if you do no harm, and ignore weird pointless opinions on it?
@@marocat4749 Maturity is understanding. It's about gaining a greater perspective. What people choose to do with that maturity is up to them. For most people, however, they never reach full maturity. They stop halfway for whatever reason, they can't move any further. They struggle and struggle but can't find any real stability to keep going.
To me, Ed is someone who is ironically the most mature on the ship and I think that comes from Ed being born into adversity vs experiencing it later in life. While we don’t know what the crews childhood is like except for Fae, Ed lives in a shit hole, she’s an orphan forced to live underground in the burned out remnants of earth, where she could be struck dead by rock fall at any moment. where spike, jet, and fae are presented as people who’ve had good things/loved ones, lost them, and then fixated on that pain, Ed starts out with nothing. She could’ve locked up with ‘what if I die’ ‘what if I get caught’ ‘what if I don’t like living on the ship’ but she doesn’t. She’s learned that there’s no point in fixating on the negative/what ifs and to ignore the unpredictable pain of life, where the bepop crew wrestles with their inability to exert control over their reality, usually in the form of denying themselves their true goals and desires. Its why Ed can leave bebop in the end, because she is always in tune with her desires and wants, even if they come at the cost of adversity. So lowkey what I’m saying is Ed is the Nietzschean Übermensch who fully embraces the will to power💀
As someone that is turning 30 soon, I've never quantified my life by the number of times I've woken up and the passive experience that being present brings. It kind of makes me look forward to hitting 11,000 days.
When my dad retired, I did the math on how many of his days were spent working and he was genuinly shocked (I won't share the number out of fear of existential dread haha). When we experience it in small chunks, it's crazy to see the overall extent
"Maturity" is nothing more than understanding. It's not a way people act, it's not a path in life. What people choose to do with that greater perspective is up to them. Maybe that perspective makes them act even brighter, even bolder than before. Maybe that perspective makes them retreat into the shadows, slow themselves down. Some reach it early, some later, some take an even larger majority of their life, some take their entire lifetime, and some never reach it at all. It's not always complete, or even reliable. People tend to be stuck halfway, not knowing where to go from that point. Our minds are tricky things, without a method of keeping yourself in check, the balance and scales tip, your control, your clarity slips. For those who live their entire lives in that pit, who rarely find even the slightest foothold to regain their balance, it becomes incredibly difficult to overcome the pressure of their own mind. Have hope, dream higher, reach further. If you fail, if you fall, so be it. Let yourself fall, and drag yourself back up again. You have a purpose. There is a reason you are here, there is a reason you continue to be here. There is something you still want. Struggle, win, lose, and keep moving forward. For as long as you live, there is the possibility of reaching what you want. So as long as you're here, why not keep fighting? You are the one who defines the purpose in your life, so make a move already.
I'm actually just a collective imagination of various people on UA-cam. I'm not in people's minds... I am people's minds! (I have too much Lain on the brain today)
You can't keep putting out these videos that get me freezing as I eat like that one scene in Ratatouille because I'm like HOLY SHIT I feel this so hard! I've always assumed the worst pretty much as long as I've had conscious thoughts, it's something I've even told others, saying it's great because it doesn't hurt as bad when things go wrong. But the fact that this mindset could be WHY I often fail in my desires? That I can create self fulfilling prophecies where I tell myself I never win so I never truly try to win? That the fact that I'm minimising pain before anything even goes wrong? What a brilliant insight Prof. You're so unique because you analyse media but in doing so analyse real life experiences and feelings at the same time. Even when the show or the topic don't interest me that much, it's still entertaining because you pack both a take on a piece of media and thoughts on life into one.
I was the same way for a while. Especially in relationships, from my first real one I expected they would all end in messes. And so, the second there was danger, I said "this is that moment" and quit, because I was expecting that it would be the end. I don't think keeping control of expectations is wrong all the time. I think we have the capacity to be pessimistic for a reason, and I don't want to stray anyone into pain from what I said here today leading them to be less so. But, I do think each situation requires its own consideration, rather than a blanket statement of either optimism, or pessimism. I hope that you can take something from all of that and apply it to yourself in a positive way. What I do in saying the words is hard; but harder is making a change from the words. Sometimes, even I don't change from my own. I hope that isn't to depressing of a spin, but I just finished a sad series so it's probably impacting my mood haha
I usually hate video essays about Cowboy Bebop because everyone talks about "the point" or what "the weight" actually is and it comes off as pompous crap where the essayist refuses to admit that Cowboy Bebop is even remotely silly. This video was a breath of fresh air on that front. You didn't really talk about any silliness, but at least you didn't cover the same old crap. I've yet to not enjoy one of your videos so far. I hope you keep up the amazing work.
Also this kinda speaks to me. Currently I find myself reconnecting with that imagination I lost but always nagged me. I make posters in photoshop. I still think Little Big Planet was the source of my creative soul.
I used to come home after school every single day and make a new skateboard level of LBP, with that default big ramp. I still remember what they're called and what some looked like to this day. Very rough, but functional. Even as a kid, I felt bad that I'd hog the PS3 from 4 all the way until bed, but it was the first real expression I'd found which used logical principles for creative expression, rather than just for more logic. I think that's why everyone said I should be an engineer; I like logic which leads to emotion, but many people only see the action, not the intent This is the first time I've really thought about that in years, and maybe it's something I should explore more. It reminds why even small talks can be so meaningful. Thank you for that, truly
I’m so glad that you once again touched upon my favourite series of all time. I think it could be quite interesting if you made a video about Spike and his existential crisis. Specifically the events that caused it, the symptoms of it, and the seemingly unimportant events throughout the series that make visible improvements to his mental state (such as the sentimental reward he gets from helping people and the relationships he has with the other main characters). Keep up the good work
I needed this so much like ive been struggling with the idea of growing up and falling into the simple cycle. I think that i need to be more honest with my wants and needs. I also need to stop giving myself a way back to that simple cycle. Thank you!
I want to stress that what I say here won't apply all the time or to everyone and their specific situations; sometimes, we will need those barriers for a reason. However, I do think many of us could benefit from considering the when and where of those barriers more, which is what I was really trying to provide. I always feel weird throwing a warning out to such kind comments, but I just want to make sure people know the words are best used as they consider and see fit; not simply as I say. But, I also do want to say thank you for the kind words, and I hope this new perspective really helps you make a positive change : )
Thx for opening my perspectiv, on how the Brain works. I´m having a hard time at the moment with addiction and every time my messed up youtube algorithm shows me one of your vids, its like a goldmine of knowledge. Keep up the great work and the new ratio suits you rly well
I'm glad I can provide something positive for you. I have someone very close to me who struggles with addiction, someone who was always the strong, solid rock in my life, and now is often someone unreliable because of their struggles. It's tough to watch many times, as their promises and growth fall backwards again and again, and selfishly, the hardest part is that I've failed to find any kind of words or actions which could help them. I've never even known where to start on what I could say, so I sat and watched most times. It's hard to take all those thoughts, the pain of watching someone you love make decisions to lose themself instead of being present, and to know that its a choice weighed down by a true and genuine struggle, so you can't even be angry at them for it and move on. That, to some degree although nowhere near as painful, you are stuck in a cycle with them. I don't really know if any of this helps at all. I was thinking that maybe the words I need to say to someone could be helpful to someone else instead, but I have no idea. Whatever the case, I hope that you're able to come out of this okay, and when you do, there will be people who are happy you did. People who are in your life now, and the ones you'll meet afterwards who are happy to have met you in true
@@ProfessorViral I thank you so much for taking your time to write this, cause I kind of lost hope in humanity from some bad experiences on social media platforms and this interaction kind of rekindled my hope. I'm going next week into rehab to fix myself. Your personality is like a beacon in this fogged up world of pain and destruction. Keep doing what your doing.
@@ProfessorViral Also I wish the best too your friend and if they would like to talk i`m always around cause my empathy is pretty strong and I did basically all the drugs and personally I found it pretty usefull to talk with people who know more than me or to get a different perspective
As adults we achieve maturity through the creation of our habits. Maturity can come from the need to work or our vices. But Ein achieves her maturity through fearlessness, which leads to her being independent. The older I become the more I find her way of being desirable. Anyway, a great video has always, it's creators like you that make social media worth my time.
A lot of mine came from the need to work. I worked, and still do work, a lot to act as maturity. That I don't have time for childish things because I'm doing adult ones, like work. Yet, the moments where I'm forced not to, dealing with family or relationships, tend to be the ones which require the most real maturity, and the ones I was least capable of for so long
I had a conversation today with a coworker of mine. He was discussing being torn between a couple of options for where he sees himself in the future careerwise. I told him in a less eloquent way that choosing a career should be something that you choose and stick with it with everything you have, because many things in this life we have no control over. This video was so well done. Thx Professor
I really needed this video currently being mature stuck in a cycle where I find no joy this video really opened my eyes to the state of intentional yet stagnated place I find myself in ….. I couldn’t put the words to it until now and I thank you for this and all the other content you produce 🙂
I'm glad I could sort those words into the right order for you. I hope that now having them, you can have an easier time of finding somewhere or something that really feels true and joyful
In my short while of being an adult, I've learned the hard way that losing that inner child in you is almost like the death of a person, you stop being the best you can be as well as who you truly are in an attempt to fit in with society or have a seemingly simpler life. It's hard to change that mindset, but it is possible through time and it will vary from person to person. I just hope whoever takes this to heart has enough time left in their life to finally enjoy it once again.
I was pretty severly abused as a child. I really related to spike as a child I thought I had a secret origin story that made me cool. feeling at 11 or twelve I was pretending to be mature wishing some manic pixie dream girl would come and save my life if only to take away my feeling pain. I thought heaven would be flcl for complex reasons which is scary in hindsight... but that was not the hand I was dealt. I kept pushing forward till I had a breakdown and got diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Even the act of making this comment part of me knows better, part of me know I should be afraid of being mocked. but still the alternative is giving up. sitting with the pain. the worst pain is knowing as long as your alive things can get worse. and the only way to combat it is to make ourselves vulrnable to every thing that lead us to that conclusion. your channel affects me. up their with bonsai pop and super eyepatch wolf. thanks for being so authentic. it's a good reminder of the good the rest of us can and need to do.
This video makes so much sense to me, especially from the perspective of a ttrpg GM. I find I have lost the whimsy and spirit I had when I first started. The ability to just create and roll with it ground away with years of drama and critique. I started playing with a new group this year and it's provided me such a new perspective on maturing as a GM. So long story short, thank you for the insight and moment of reflection. You are amazing. 🙏😃
It kind of makes me wonder what will happen to my own writing and stories as I continue to grow older. I guess part of why I write such emotional things is that I don't even want that box to close in, where I feel I have to make mature, bland things. I want people to know I'm not put together and not doing it all seamlessly, because we shouldn't have to be so all the time
God I love this channel. I feel like i discover more about myself and the things i think only I'm thinking about at the time. Please keep doing what you're doing. The world needs you. May not feel like it or seem obvious in any way but you're doing something special.
I do wonder a lot if what I'm doing really matters, in the end. I guess one can wonder that about every task. If this is the right path, or if I could be doing more. There is no certainty to that, and never will be; but knowing one person believes the world needs me is a bit of certainity at least, and that's all we have. Thank you for such kind words
I have noticed this misunderstanding. At some point one can be confronted with life being harsh and cruel, but that's just a few of the things life could be.
honestly i usually don't like your conclusions but your thought process is intresting and that said this one was really good i think you hit it out of the park.
Videos like this keep me coming back to youtube. We all think these things, but, life can make us forget about it, and delay it in a way. For how long, depends on the person and their specific example, of course
That's a way of putting it that's actually a relief for me. Sometimes, we don't have to say something new, we just have to say what is easy to forget; and that still feels valuable
Thank You I love your videos I can relate has a person who just started college. My Big Brother Once told me to act like an adult and stop being a child. I am stuck between growing up and wanting to keep sense of child creativity and wonder
I always deeply enjoy your video essays. I concur with stating your desires and intentions upfront as being the best way, i do so and things have more clarity and ive achieved more in life by being less ambiguous with my intentions, even things i might not be qualified for.
There was no personal section for this one, but I only realized afterwards that I really benefited from these methods and simply learned them in a way I didn't connect with maturity at the time. I was never trying to hide my desires, but I also never confirmed them; I allowed people the room to decide that maybe they didn't hurt me. After enough of that, a switch flipped, and things got a lot better since. Although, I still have issues being public about the things I like in person
As a 30+ year old, and one who believes communication is the number 1 importance when it comes to society/etc, i haven't seen bepop in years but man, the thing about them not communicating stuff while ed does...so similar to me and my friend group.
Thank you! I always feel the need to work harder, and I still will, but maybe I can relax a little more knowing people already really do love what I make haha
It's an easy thing in theory, but a hard one in practice. It's a very active decision, but in my experience it's one which almost always pays off. That 20 seconds now can save a whole night full of doubt later
19:45 "No situation is as simple as 'I want.' They are all 'I want butt.'" Hello, CAN I JUST SAY that your videos have revived the idea-loving spirit in me and now I am giggling, kicking my feet, and skipping around This is only the second video of yours that I have watched, and I am excited to explore the rest of your channel I will most likely return to this video so I can truly understand it Peace
I'm glad that I could provide that feeling. I often get something similar, reading whatever book I've picked up or analyzing whatever show, and end up just smiling to myself about ideas and how fantastic it is that I get to witness so many, and even make my own. So, to know I can be that for others really does mean so much!
When i was a child i thought that being an adult/ mature was to be a boring robot who lives for nothing but authroitive power abuse due to most if not all the adults in my life at the time all wanted to rule and manipulate
I'm not really sure If I'm mature or not, but here is my story I was born with pectus excavatum meaning my chest is deformed I can't overwork myself because both my heart and lungs get tired easily making me tired easily, so I have to watch myself, well not much of a masculine macho man, this pectus excavatum was my birth trauma also birth trauma affected my right eye a bit it's a little smaller and my ears are also deformed so yeah not much in looks department either. But I have already accepted myself the way my body is. Since my childhood I liked playing with dolls because it was fun for me, I"m not into these so called "traditional masculine things like sports " I love anime, collecting anime figurines, gaming and drawing monster designs with paint software. I played with dolls and I have played dolls with my younger female cousin, so that she wouldn't play all alone. My parents were okay with dolls they probably think that I grew out of it. But now I have started to crossdress like all crossdressers I started from panties, women panties are so comfortable to wear, recently I have found perfectly fitting levand colored bralette kind of bra. My family will probably starts to hate once they find out that I'm crossdressing, but they will find out eventually, so I'm okay with being different, because not all men are macho masculine some are feminine and the same goes for women. I'm 30 years old by the way.
Just wanna say that I'm fully gere to see the video because I ask the same question...but might write something later after watching the video,still good luck and best wishes...
@@ProfessorViral there was and I kinda forot what I wanted to write ngl😅 Still a nice video man,hope to see more...as much as that my brain will be back online to write something useful as a comment on the video in a bit✌️
Interesting topic. Will you review Watamote? It is an anime about a depressed otaku girl who trys to be popular; and yes, she will do ANYTHING to be popular.
I saw the beginning of it a while back in my college anime club, so it's in my mind, but it's one I'd have to really be in the mood for analysis about as something more comedic
"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3
I think this is one that's not really about age itself, but just a boundary of age. Whatever point we were at the first time we differed to responsibility over fun, and how right or wrong that "decision" was. It could be about someone who's 14, or someone who's 37, even if there is an average to it
Ideally, yes, that's something I want more of myself. But, working on a timeline short enough that UA-cam won't forget I exist, and while still working during the day, it's not something I can have for every video. So, for now I only tackle topics I think can add value to people's mindsets without specific sources, as my only goal is to get people to think, not to tell them what to do or what is right and wrong. I think this is in line with the stories themselves, so I continue to do so
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I don't mind it
@@ProfessorViral I prefer it tbh but it obv depends on the anime ur discussing
An excellent choice Milord
I would mind this format more normally it's a lot nicer then flipping back and forth in my opinion
Also like the framing more
So many broken children, living in grown bodies, mimicking adult lifes.
I think many people were never given the proper tools to transition into adult life, and then never given the time or space to really consider that fact. You're thrown into the pit and told to move, and you have to to survive
@@ProfessorViral no such thing exists, just making peace with being exploited or exploiting others as the world deteriorates because "that's how it's always been".
@@OnionCurryyou forgot the “I think” at the beginning of your sentence my friend! I don’t believe observations like that can be made with such certainty when we are all just one piece of the puzzle locked in to our own perspective
adults are just children pretending to be adult
I feel like I lost my desire to interact with the world with maturity
I don't have more proof for this than logic, but I think that's a purposeful effort of what we've been told. People who interact less will probably be people who work more
Real maturity is really when you really have to pull it together, and when it doesnt matter.
Its not to "suck it up bucko"
something something about the lewis quote i was reallx mature when i dont care what others think for me being childish there.
And alright a lot people do have very silly hobbies that they find excuses and whyever its not just as a silly interest they just wanna do, everyone does it and if never its a bit miserable, but ther are usually excuseswhy its totally not childish?! People are silly, its even more silly to pretend we dont do that anyways in disguise and excuses.
Maturity isnt being bitter and sucking up and trying to fit in at all ciosts, its to be serious when you have to, pull when you have to what you dont want, and not let others dictate what you have to be, or let them gatekeep what the hell "adult" is. Its the same that you are better doing what s good for you if you do no harm, and ignore weird pointless opinions on it?
@@marocat4749 Maturity is understanding. It's about gaining a greater perspective.
What people choose to do with that maturity is up to them.
For most people, however, they never reach full maturity. They stop halfway for whatever reason, they can't move any further. They struggle and struggle but can't find any real stability to keep going.
To me, Ed is someone who is ironically the most mature on the ship and I think that comes from Ed being born into adversity vs experiencing it later in life. While we don’t know what the crews childhood is like except for Fae, Ed lives in a shit hole, she’s an orphan forced to live underground in the burned out remnants of earth, where she could be struck dead by rock fall at any moment. where spike, jet, and fae are presented as people who’ve had good things/loved ones, lost them, and then fixated on that pain, Ed starts out with nothing. She could’ve locked up with ‘what if I die’ ‘what if I get caught’ ‘what if I don’t like living on the ship’ but she doesn’t. She’s learned that there’s no point in fixating on the negative/what ifs and to ignore the unpredictable pain of life, where the bepop crew wrestles with their inability to exert control over their reality, usually in the form of denying themselves their true goals and desires. Its why Ed can leave bebop in the end, because she is always in tune with her desires and wants, even if they come at the cost of adversity. So lowkey what I’m saying is Ed is the Nietzschean Übermensch who fully embraces the will to power💀
Good analysis
Well said my guy
As someone that is turning 30 soon, I've never quantified my life by the number of times I've woken up and the passive experience that being present brings. It kind of makes me look forward to hitting 11,000 days.
I gotta figure out what day is my 10,000th day to celebrate when I’m like 27 1/2 lol
When my dad retired, I did the math on how many of his days were spent working and he was genuinly shocked (I won't share the number out of fear of existential dread haha). When we experience it in small chunks, it's crazy to see the overall extent
"Maturity" is nothing more than understanding.
It's not a way people act, it's not a path in life.
What people choose to do with that greater perspective is up to them.
Maybe that perspective makes them act even brighter, even bolder than before.
Maybe that perspective makes them retreat into the shadows, slow themselves down.
Some reach it early, some later, some take an even larger majority of their life, some take their entire lifetime, and some never reach it at all.
It's not always complete, or even reliable.
People tend to be stuck halfway, not knowing where to go from that point.
Our minds are tricky things, without a method of keeping yourself in check, the balance and scales tip, your control, your clarity slips.
For those who live their entire lives in that pit, who rarely find even the slightest foothold to regain their balance, it becomes incredibly difficult to overcome the pressure of their own mind.
Have hope, dream higher, reach further. If you fail, if you fall, so be it. Let yourself fall, and drag yourself back up again. You have a purpose. There is a reason you are here, there is a reason you continue to be here. There is something you still want. Struggle, win, lose, and keep moving forward.
For as long as you live, there is the possibility of reaching what you want.
So as long as you're here, why not keep fighting?
You are the one who defines the purpose in your life, so make a move already.
Recently got told to act like a normal adult by my parents, professor are you reading my mind or smth
Ik that phrasing dosent really make sense but whatever
@@Chrys4l1s fellow femtanyl enjoyer
@@Kvvz_ real and true
I'm actually just a collective imagination of various people on UA-cam. I'm not in people's minds... I am people's minds! (I have too much Lain on the brain today)
You should really act like a normal adult, they are all right.
You can't keep putting out these videos that get me freezing as I eat like that one scene in Ratatouille because I'm like HOLY SHIT I feel this so hard!
I've always assumed the worst pretty much as long as I've had conscious thoughts, it's something I've even told others, saying it's great because it doesn't hurt as bad when things go wrong. But the fact that this mindset could be WHY I often fail in my desires? That I can create self fulfilling prophecies where I tell myself I never win so I never truly try to win? That the fact that I'm minimising pain before anything even goes wrong?
What a brilliant insight Prof. You're so unique because you analyse media but in doing so analyse real life experiences and feelings at the same time. Even when the show or the topic don't interest me that much, it's still entertaining because you pack both a take on a piece of media and thoughts on life into one.
I was the same way for a while. Especially in relationships, from my first real one I expected they would all end in messes. And so, the second there was danger, I said "this is that moment" and quit, because I was expecting that it would be the end.
I don't think keeping control of expectations is wrong all the time. I think we have the capacity to be pessimistic for a reason, and I don't want to stray anyone into pain from what I said here today leading them to be less so. But, I do think each situation requires its own consideration, rather than a blanket statement of either optimism, or pessimism. I hope that you can take something from all of that and apply it to yourself in a positive way. What I do in saying the words is hard; but harder is making a change from the words. Sometimes, even I don't change from my own. I hope that isn't to depressing of a spin, but I just finished a sad series so it's probably impacting my mood haha
I usually hate video essays about Cowboy Bebop because everyone talks about "the point" or what "the weight" actually is and it comes off as pompous crap where the essayist refuses to admit that Cowboy Bebop is even remotely silly. This video was a breath of fresh air on that front. You didn't really talk about any silliness, but at least you didn't cover the same old crap. I've yet to not enjoy one of your videos so far. I hope you keep up the amazing work.
might need to rewatch this show now that I'm a bit older
It's still very silly and full of quotes that only a teenager can find cool, but the aspects of loneliness and "maturity" are very well developed
Also this kinda speaks to me. Currently I find myself reconnecting with that imagination I lost but always nagged me. I make posters in photoshop. I still think Little Big Planet was the source of my creative soul.
I used to come home after school every single day and make a new skateboard level of LBP, with that default big ramp. I still remember what they're called and what some looked like to this day. Very rough, but functional. Even as a kid, I felt bad that I'd hog the PS3 from 4 all the way until bed, but it was the first real expression I'd found which used logical principles for creative expression, rather than just for more logic. I think that's why everyone said I should be an engineer; I like logic which leads to emotion, but many people only see the action, not the intent
This is the first time I've really thought about that in years, and maybe it's something I should explore more. It reminds why even small talks can be so meaningful. Thank you for that, truly
I’m so glad that you once again touched upon my favourite series of all time. I think it could be quite interesting if you made a video about Spike and his existential crisis. Specifically the events that caused it, the symptoms of it, and the seemingly unimportant events throughout the series that make visible improvements to his mental state (such as the sentimental reward he gets from helping people and the relationships he has with the other main characters). Keep up the good work
My mom once said growing up is amazing thing about doing whatever you want but she never said about me being forever alone in a sea of sadness
This feels like an online therapy group for gen Z adultchildren.
I am a gen z dinosaur, so maybe I am passing a bit on from later down the road haha
@@ProfessorViralI appreciate it as a middle of the pack(?) Gen Z from 05
@@wahpah 04 here- felt
@@JlnJune 03 here - nothing to add but I just felt like continuing the pattern
I needed this so much like ive been struggling with the idea of growing up and falling into the simple cycle. I think that i need to be more honest with my wants and needs. I also need to stop giving myself a way back to that simple cycle. Thank you!
I want to stress that what I say here won't apply all the time or to everyone and their specific situations; sometimes, we will need those barriers for a reason. However, I do think many of us could benefit from considering the when and where of those barriers more, which is what I was really trying to provide. I always feel weird throwing a warning out to such kind comments, but I just want to make sure people know the words are best used as they consider and see fit; not simply as I say. But, I also do want to say thank you for the kind words, and I hope this new perspective really helps you make a positive change : )
My marriage is struggling and this is a great new perspective. Thank you ❤
Thx for opening my perspectiv, on how the Brain works. I´m having a hard time at the moment with addiction and every time my messed up youtube algorithm shows me one of your vids, its like a goldmine of knowledge. Keep up the great work and the new ratio suits you rly well
I'm glad I can provide something positive for you. I have someone very close to me who struggles with addiction, someone who was always the strong, solid rock in my life, and now is often someone unreliable because of their struggles. It's tough to watch many times, as their promises and growth fall backwards again and again, and selfishly, the hardest part is that I've failed to find any kind of words or actions which could help them. I've never even known where to start on what I could say, so I sat and watched most times. It's hard to take all those thoughts, the pain of watching someone you love make decisions to lose themself instead of being present, and to know that its a choice weighed down by a true and genuine struggle, so you can't even be angry at them for it and move on. That, to some degree although nowhere near as painful, you are stuck in a cycle with them. I don't really know if any of this helps at all. I was thinking that maybe the words I need to say to someone could be helpful to someone else instead, but I have no idea. Whatever the case, I hope that you're able to come out of this okay, and when you do, there will be people who are happy you did. People who are in your life now, and the ones you'll meet afterwards who are happy to have met you in true
@@ProfessorViral I thank you so much for taking your time to write this, cause I kind of lost hope in humanity from some bad experiences on social media platforms and this interaction kind of rekindled my hope. I'm going next week into rehab to fix myself. Your personality is like a beacon in this fogged up world of pain and destruction. Keep doing what your doing.
@@ProfessorViral Also I wish the best too your friend and if they would like to talk i`m always around cause my empathy is pretty strong and I did basically all the drugs and personally I found it pretty usefull to talk with people who know more than me or to get a different perspective
As adults we achieve maturity through the creation of our habits. Maturity can come from the need to work or our vices. But Ein achieves her maturity through fearlessness, which leads to her being independent. The older I become the more I find her way of being desirable.
Anyway, a great video has always, it's creators like you that make social media worth my time.
A lot of mine came from the need to work. I worked, and still do work, a lot to act as maturity. That I don't have time for childish things because I'm doing adult ones, like work. Yet, the moments where I'm forced not to, dealing with family or relationships, tend to be the ones which require the most real maturity, and the ones I was least capable of for so long
I had a conversation today with a coworker of mine. He was discussing being torn between a couple of options for where he sees himself in the future careerwise. I told him in a less eloquent way that choosing a career should be something that you choose and stick with it with everything you have, because many things in this life we have no control over. This video was so well done. Thx Professor
I really needed this video currently being mature stuck in a cycle where I find no joy this video really opened my eyes to the state of intentional yet stagnated place I find myself in ….. I couldn’t put the words to it until now and I thank you for this and all the other content you produce 🙂
I'm glad I could sort those words into the right order for you. I hope that now having them, you can have an easier time of finding somewhere or something that really feels true and joyful
"To put a whole heart into what we want, that's the life lost in maturity." Wow.
Brb, my ego is currently inflating from this comment
In my short while of being an adult, I've learned the hard way that losing that inner child in you is almost like the death of a person, you stop being the best you can be as well as who you truly are in an attempt to fit in with society or have a seemingly simpler life. It's hard to change that mindset, but it is possible through time and it will vary from person to person. I just hope whoever takes this to heart has enough time left in their life to finally enjoy it once again.
I was pretty severly abused as a child. I really related to spike as a child I thought I had a secret origin story that made me cool. feeling at 11 or twelve I was pretending to be mature wishing some manic pixie dream girl would come and save my life if only to take away my feeling pain. I thought heaven would be flcl for complex reasons which is scary in hindsight... but that was not the hand I was dealt. I kept pushing forward till I had a breakdown and got diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Even the act of making this comment part of me knows better, part of me know I should be afraid of being mocked. but still the alternative is giving up. sitting with the pain. the worst pain is knowing as long as your alive things can get worse. and the only way to combat it is to make ourselves vulrnable to every thing that lead us to that conclusion.
your channel affects me. up their with bonsai pop and super eyepatch wolf. thanks for being so authentic. it's a good reminder of the good the rest of us can and need to do.
This video makes so much sense to me, especially from the perspective of a ttrpg GM. I find I have lost the whimsy and spirit I had when I first started. The ability to just create and roll with it ground away with years of drama and critique. I started playing with a new group this year and it's provided me such a new perspective on maturing as a GM.
So long story short, thank you for the insight and moment of reflection. You are amazing. 🙏😃
It kind of makes me wonder what will happen to my own writing and stories as I continue to grow older. I guess part of why I write such emotional things is that I don't even want that box to close in, where I feel I have to make mature, bland things. I want people to know I'm not put together and not doing it all seamlessly, because we shouldn't have to be so all the time
I’ve been struggling quite a lot lately with my social anxiety, but your videos always help me put stuff into perspective. Thank you and keep at it!!
Of course, I'm happy that I can help out there!
God I love this channel. I feel like i discover more about myself and the things i think only I'm thinking about at the time. Please keep doing what you're doing. The world needs you. May not feel like it or seem obvious in any way but you're doing something special.
I do wonder a lot if what I'm doing really matters, in the end. I guess one can wonder that about every task. If this is the right path, or if I could be doing more. There is no certainty to that, and never will be; but knowing one person believes the world needs me is a bit of certainity at least, and that's all we have. Thank you for such kind words
Maturity is misunderstood as cinicism a lot of times by people, including artists.
I have noticed this misunderstanding. At some point one can be confronted with life being harsh and cruel, but that's just a few of the things life could be.
This was a great character analysis, great video given me a new perspective.
Thank you for the nice comment! It's great to hear
honestly i usually don't like your conclusions but your thought process is intresting and that said this one was really good i think you hit it out of the park.
Videos like this keep me coming back to youtube. We all think these things, but, life can make us forget about it, and delay it in a way. For how long, depends on the person and their specific example, of course
That's a way of putting it that's actually a relief for me. Sometimes, we don't have to say something new, we just have to say what is easy to forget; and that still feels valuable
New setup looks great! Awesome video :D
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Around 6 mins, I interpret it as " you can berate me all you want, you can't say anything worse than what i already think of myself "
Thank You I love your videos
I can relate has a person who just started college. My Big Brother Once told me to act like an adult and stop being a child. I am stuck between growing up and wanting to keep sense of child creativity and wonder
I always deeply enjoy your video essays. I concur with stating your desires and intentions upfront as being the best way, i do so and things have more clarity and ive achieved more in life by being less ambiguous with my intentions, even things i might not be qualified for.
There was no personal section for this one, but I only realized afterwards that I really benefited from these methods and simply learned them in a way I didn't connect with maturity at the time. I was never trying to hide my desires, but I also never confirmed them; I allowed people the room to decide that maybe they didn't hurt me. After enough of that, a switch flipped, and things got a lot better since. Although, I still have issues being public about the things I like in person
Another great video! Always awesome when you show up in my feed!
Thank you! It's always very encouraging to read such kind things 💙
As a 30+ year old, and one who believes communication is the number 1 importance when it comes to society/etc, i haven't seen bepop in years but man, the thing about them not communicating stuff while ed does...so similar to me and my friend group.
you are genuinely the goat of youtube in my eyes.
Thank you! I always feel the need to work harder, and I still will, but maybe I can relax a little more knowing people already really do love what I make haha
keep up the great work man, don't overwork yourself though:)
Real as fuck. good video.
At 3:08 I don't think you realized how much i needed this specific piece of advise.
It's an easy thing in theory, but a hard one in practice. It's a very active decision, but in my experience it's one which almost always pays off. That 20 seconds now can save a whole night full of doubt later
Great video 😊
Thank you for this video
Of course, thank you for your time and nice words!
19:45 "No situation is as simple as 'I want.' They are all 'I want butt.'"
Hello, CAN I JUST SAY that your videos have revived the idea-loving spirit in me and now I am giggling, kicking my feet, and skipping around
This is only the second video of yours that I have watched, and I am excited to explore the rest of your channel
I will most likely return to this video so I can truly understand it
Peace
I'm glad that I could provide that feeling. I often get something similar, reading whatever book I've picked up or analyzing whatever show, and end up just smiling to myself about ideas and how fantastic it is that I get to witness so many, and even make my own. So, to know I can be that for others really does mean so much!
Oooooh this one's gonna be SO GOOD!
I hope it was a good watch in the end!
@@ProfessorViral Oh yeah!! As always 🤩
I'm doing my part!
Also, charming.
Thank you!
I like the anime pictures in the background you should find a way if possible so there’s less glare so we could see the pictures clearly too !!!
Yeah, the glare is annoying. I can experiment a bit, but it'll be tough; the lights are maybe only 8ft back from the wall the prints are on
When i was a child i thought that being an adult/ mature was to be a boring robot who lives for nothing but authroitive power abuse due to most if not all the adults in my life at the time all wanted to rule and manipulate
Have you watched Tonari No Kaibutsu kun before ?
If yes, do you think it's worth talking about it ?
4:3 is beautiful
I'm not really sure If I'm mature or not, but here is my story I was born with pectus excavatum meaning my chest is deformed I can't overwork myself because both my heart and lungs get tired easily making me tired easily, so I have to watch myself, well not much of a masculine macho man, this pectus excavatum was my birth trauma also birth trauma affected my right eye a bit it's a little smaller and my ears are also deformed so yeah not much in looks department either. But I have already accepted myself the way my body is. Since my childhood I liked playing with dolls because it was fun for me, I"m not into these so called "traditional masculine things like sports " I love anime, collecting anime figurines, gaming and drawing monster designs with paint software. I played with dolls and I have played dolls with my younger female cousin, so that she wouldn't play all alone. My parents were okay with dolls they probably think that I grew out of it. But now I have started to crossdress like all crossdressers I started from panties, women panties are so comfortable to wear, recently I have found perfectly fitting levand colored bralette kind of bra. My family will probably starts to hate once they find out that I'm crossdressing, but they will find out eventually, so I'm okay with being different, because not all men are macho masculine some are feminine and the same goes for women. I'm 30 years old by the way.
Goodnight punpun
Holy shit yes, he needs to read that one so badly.
Just wanna say that I'm fully gere to see the video because I ask the same question...but might write something later after watching the video,still good luck and best wishes...
Hopefully it'll have something thoughtful for you! It probably won't have something new, but I hope there's at least a moment of "huh" in there
@@ProfessorViral there was and I kinda forot what I wanted to write ngl😅
Still a nice video man,hope to see more...as much as that my brain will be back online to write something useful as a comment on the video in a bit✌️
I love ed
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this boutta hit hard isnt it
can cinfirm, it hits hard as a person in their 20s now transitioning into adulthood
Hopefully it will, in a good way!
Interesting topic. Will you review Watamote? It is an anime about a depressed otaku girl who trys to be popular; and yes, she will do ANYTHING to be popular.
I saw the beginning of it a while back in my college anime club, so it's in my mind, but it's one I'd have to really be in the mood for analysis about as something more comedic
4:3> widescreen
Hi Professor Viral :3
Innocence
Joy
thanks
Of course!
Im a simple man, I see peak I click
Just wait until I have a mountain in the thumbnail
@@ProfessorViral 🙏🔥🔥🔥🙏
"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3
I have always loved your content, which actually inspired me to finish a project of my own or almost finsh. I hope you're having a good day.
I am, and it's a bit better knowing I could help. Thank you : )
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would love to see a video about code geass or re:zero
I have a few on Code Geass, but they're from a couple years back, so I'm not sure how great the writing is
Engagement Enga
Angle gauge?
It will be a sad day if you ever stop making videos. ❤
Cowboy Bebop is written for the 80s bubble generation, the ones who graduated to find there were no jobs waiting for them
I have a feeling this is gonna gut punch me for my age again…
I think this is one that's not really about age itself, but just a boundary of age. Whatever point we were at the first time we differed to responsibility over fun, and how right or wrong that "decision" was. It could be about someone who's 14, or someone who's 37, even if there is an average to it
i need like at least 20% more sources
Ideally, yes, that's something I want more of myself. But, working on a timeline short enough that UA-cam won't forget I exist, and while still working during the day, it's not something I can have for every video. So, for now I only tackle topics I think can add value to people's mindsets without specific sources, as my only goal is to get people to think, not to tell them what to do or what is right and wrong. I think this is in line with the stories themselves, so I continue to do so
Another W vid
Thank you!
GOOD V ID
Thanks!
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i apologize if this comes off as rude to you but, what are you pronouns?