Why I Left YouTube At 100K Subscribers In Order To Come Back Permanently
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2019
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I recommend treating this video more like a podcast if you're not interested in the visuals. Also, there is a Discord link below if you'd like to join one for the channel.
This video is a long-overdue 100K subscribers special. It's a story not about any issue with UA-cam itself, rather a story about setting the right example for being a representative in the EDU community. It had to be pushed back for reason covered in the video.
/ discord Link the the channels Discord if you would like join.
I decided against putting all that much music in the video after the beginning, it just constantly sounded like I wanted to make everything overly emotional. Some parts of the story are not happy, but I didn't want to just have music in the background just to keep people from getting bored and I didn't want to force anything. It is what it is.
Beyond that, the idea of making UA-cam a financial endeavor is very foreign to me. I have never used a lot of services like patreon and stuff, I have an account I never used. But that might be something to look into.
This was a very compelling story. You're in the right place, Dale. UA-cam is an ocean, but the EDU community is here and supports your work.
Side note: the deeper I get into making videos, the more I have to fight to ensure my ego isn't a prisoner of the platform. A large part of avoiding that trap was to develop a mission. It sounds like you have one, so hold on to it tight! It will pull you through ups and downs better than any sub count or paycheck.
Can't wait to see what you'll do next. You know where to find me if you ever need a chat.
-Will
Hey Will, it's nice to see you here! I definitely care about the EDU community a lot, which has contributed to some of my decisions. I hope it pays off.
I completely agree about developing a mission. It's easier to stay on a path when you plan out where exactly or at least roughly where you want to go. Over the years I have found that many large UA-camrs almost treat there fame as a constant in the moment experience, and it can lead to disastrous instances in order to improve your "in the moment" situation for gaining fame and attention. Always thinking about the content that you make, and what kind of long term impact it may have is a wise move. *cough suicide forest video*
All that said, it's been wonderful to see people rise up in the EDU community. New faces, new ideas, new approaches, and it all keeps the platform in community growing and fresh. And they, people like yourself, motivate me to keep up!
Thanks for the comment and I'll catch you around.
-Dale
You have an endearing quality of authenticity which sets you apart from other channels. I'm a fan.
Thank you! I think it big part of it is just letting what you genuinely believe is the right thing to do lead your life, especially if it ultimately would have a positive outcome for individual people you impact directly. That makes me happy, and I think that contributes to it. Thank you for the comment and I hope to keep seeing you around! Take care!
Now that I plan on taking UA-cam more seriously, I will start to look into ways to help raise funds to keep things afloat. At the moment, I am only about $600 short a month from being able to do this full time, so I may look into just a part-time job or even set up something with a few perks if people would not mind helping me out. There is a lot to think about. If you would like to be more involved with what I plan on doing, feel free to join the channels discord and/or follow my twitter (@DaleWinslow). Take care.
This is a good video. I like you Dale.
Thanks. I have never made something like this before, but I hope it turns out okay. Thank you for the comment, and you know what, I like you too. Have a good one. ;)
Dale, I just wanted to say that you've always been such a positive figure in this community. The way that you interact with your audience indicates such a great level of care that frankly seems uncommon among content creators nowadays. You've always pushed the discussion further in the comments, which I've always appreciated. Not only have I always enjoyed your content, but I've also always enjoyed interacting with you. I really can't wait to see your future content!
It's nice to hear from you Urb. Thank you for the kind words! I think I benefit from the fact that I genuinely enjoy reading the comments and responding to people. If I didn't do that I would not have really had the opportunity to get to know people like you. That's the only thing that's bothered me the most about having this become a big UA-cam channel, losing contact with people. I created a Discord Channel if you would like to join that, link in the video description. Beyond that, I want to keep doing me and I hope you keep doing you! An enormous time goes into your videos as well, keep it up! You have so much potential!
Thanks for the comment and I will catch you around! Take care!
Nice to see you back, Dale!
Thank you, and I hope to see you around! Take care. :)
You like legit made me start a educational channel, when I was 11, now 17, I found you, vsauce lemming and some others, it's really nice to see people like me curious about literally anything and everything, it was great
Ancient Accounts - Animated History I just subscribed to your channel, dear, I love history also. Please keep up the good work!
It's crazy to think how much time has passed since I started making videos, but I'm honored to hear that my content encourage you to start making your own. Thank you for sharing that! Good luck with your channel! I created a discord channel for keeping in touch with the community, if you'd ever like pointers or advice feel free to join. Take care!
Dont be embarrassed by using Patreon. Small contributions help and you are providing a product. It's free as well and donations is something many subscribers would love to do. I'm sure you have really impacted many and a 2 or 3 bucks a month is a small price to pay for knowledge that people yearn for.
For me, UA-cam has never been about money so it's weird to get in that mindset. It's mostly been gas money, but that won't be a financial necessity for a while, lol. I've always felt a bit embarrassed to ask for money, I don't do it in my personal life, and I've never done it here. That said, I really want this to work and I realize if I can get some help I can actually make this work. I'm going to have to think about perks and such, I created a discord, link in the description, and I might have extra perks in there as well. What I plan on doing is anybody who donates will be placed on my channels banner, and after a certain point, I will put them in the credits of the video. Still just a bunch of ideas. Thank you for the comment!
@@thinkfact perfect! Bright things ahead!
I subscribed for the content, I stay because I like your personality. Good video from a good person.
Thank you. I feel like I have this community to thank for encouraging me the stay true to myself. Maybe it's a positive feedback loop? Thank you for the comment and take care!
You made me tear up with this one Dale. It's nice to watch a genuine heartfelt "origin story" video. I'm in. Keep the videos coming.
I'm touched to hear that it had that impact on you. Thank you for sharing. I hope that story can have a positive impact on people. I'll probably find ways to weave concepts from it in between future videos from time to time.
Thanks for the comment, I hope to see you around! Take care.
I subscribed way back in the Vsauce days and was excited to see where you were going. Hearing that you left to focus on school really made me start thinking about what I'd do in college myself. Back then I had just dropped out of 7th grade, meaning I had an elementary level education and no desire to go back to school. Your dedication to learning meant a lot to me, and now, I'm in my second year of college with all As so far. Its hard for sure, but hearing your story, I know its possible. I think you're probably the one who introduced me to the idea of being an anthropologist, and now that's my major that I plan on taking to PhD. Welcome back to the edu side of UA-cam, I cant wait to see what you'll do next!
Wow! I had no idea I had that impact on you and I'm really thankful you shared that! It takes a lot of determination to go back to school after something like that and push forward! But I'm thankful my story has given you something to strive for! I wish you luck in your studies! You could go on to teach yourself! Or even work on projects from archaeological works all the way to research pertaining to understanding people and our impact on things! Go all the way for that PhD! I wish you luck, and if you were able to get this far don't let anything hold you back! I'm rooting for you!
Take care, and I wish you the best! Hope to see you around too. :)
I just discovered you today. Great content, I'll be binge watching past episodes to catch up.
I am inspired by your tenacity to "Do" things and get projects done and/or earn the grade. Your transparency and honesty of your Dreams and challenges only increases the value of your channel.
You have my support and interest :)
Thanks for posting this, ad sharing your experience.
Thank you for taking the time to watch.
I really appreciate you making this video. It's nice to see your developing process on youtube (and life) throughout the years! Thank you for being honest and awesome as always!! And good to see you back Dale :)
Thank you very much! Sometimes I feel that being able to have a little bit of insight behind how a person thinks and what they are about makes what they do more meaningful. I knew if I wanted to take UA-cam more seriously, I had to get this off my chest. I'm thankful people appreciated the video. Thank you for the comment and sharing your thoughts! Take care and I hope to keep seeing you around!
It's hard for me to believe that I subscribed to this channel 5 years ago
That has been hard for me to process too. It still does not feel like that much time has passed. That said, it's always been nice to see your comments over the years. Hope to keep seeing you around. Have a good one!
@@thinkfact I never thought that I would be recognised like that. It's kinda funny
Dale, you're an amazing person and I can never forget the small conversations I've had with you, only one or two times, anyhow - I wish you the best of luck regarding everything
Thank you. One thing I am thankful about is still being able to get back to everyone who wrote a comment! The day I can't has been something looming over me that I fear. That said, it is really nice to have a personal conversation with the people who are part of the community. So, thank you for popping in from time to time. :). I have a discord for the channel set up, link in the description. I will be very active there over the next few months at the least. Have a good one and thank you for sticking around all this time! :)
Not sure if I would ever have the courage to share such a experience from the heart as you have with a community as this online. Then again I have shared my trials and tribulations with my community at church. The form that works to keep you being special and inspiring anyone of us to move on is effective and I applaud you for it. You are a man who wants to make a difference in this wolrd, you are doing just that for yourself, your family, friends, and complete strangers. God bless you and I appreciate your efforts and time.
Thank you for the comment. I felt that in the case of this video sometimes it's more helpful to understand where a person is coming from in order to contextualize the intent behind what they do. I love talking about deep questions and such, but I also like to be optimistic and show people that misfortune doesn't have to dictate our life. Sometimes being able to here another person story can even motivate us on a personal level.
Thank you for sticking around with the community, and for the kind words ! Hopefully, leading by example, can have a positive impact on people. Even if it's just a handful. Take care! :)
Very moving video. Thank you for posting that. Best of luck!
Thank you for taking the time to watch! I am excited to see where things will go! Thanks for sticking around too. :)
I love you Dale! Thank you for doing what you do! You make the world a better place!
Haha, thank you very much. I think the biggest thing is staying true to oneself. We all will make mistakes, but if we can strive to do the right thing, then maybe it can help out the people around us too. Thanks for the comment!
Think Fact where’s your patreon link? Or PayPal link? Or pobox address? People love you! We want to to help you! You’re not even asking, we’re just offering.
I searched patreon for think fact, thinkfact, and Dale Winslow but couldn’t find anything! Help us be able to thank you!
I just started making one now. I will make it public by the next video I hope (I have no idea what the review process will be like) and will add it to this video once it's made. I have never gone about doing this before, so it's a bit odd for me. I was uncomfortable with the idea of asking people for money for the longest time, but I feel like if I can treat this more like a job, then that mindset makes me feel better about it. I will let you know once it's up. Thank you!
I finally got one up!
patreon.com/ThinkFact
Hey! I got to be first comment on this video, and first Patreon too! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hope everything goes well for you now. Good luck! And congratulations for all of these great videos you have posted so far. Hoping to see more good stuff in the future.
Thank you very much! I'm very optimistic for the future and I'm going to put everything I have into these next two months! I hope to see you around! Take care!
Yaaaasssss. I've been around since 9ish k and it's been amazing to see you grow!!!
Thank you for sticking around all this time! It's been really awesome getting to talk to so many different people and gets so many different perspectives over the years. It's a shame when I no longer see a name anymore, but every time I see somebody come back it's extremely refreshing! Thank you for that!
This is wonderful! I hope you start making more videos. You are up beat and awesome and I think the community still loves you! JUMP BACK IN!!!!
Thank you very much! I'm going to put everything I have into these next few months, so I'm hopeful to see how it works out! Hope to catch you around, take care!
That was a terrific and inspiring video. I stumbled across your channel last week and got hooked on the facts videos. Glad things are going well for you and I'm going to pitch in a little on patreon. Keep up the good work and thank you for working so hard to provide such great content.
Was very happy to see your videos pop up again, this is one of my favorite channels. I love science and philosophy. Told my girlfriend about you and how much I respect the channel. I started watching when I was single but now am engaged. She agrees with me, you look and sound like Bo Burnham!
Your story will surely resonate with many of your viewers including me. I've always been pretty good with English but after the death of my parents and struggling social life and alienation that likely related much to your own, I couldn't mentally handle advanced courses, but I did well later on after highschool.
Thanks for sharing your story. It's an inspiring story of triumph.
P.S.: When I saw you on vsauce, it made perfect sense, but I didn't know the significance at the time. I assumed you and vsauce were in each other's inner circle all along. :)
Thank you, and congratulations on the engagement! That's awesome. It's funny that you say that I look like Bo Burnham, I learned about him at a school event I went to in another town because I had people sneaking photos of me. When I ask them what was up, they showed me. It made me laugh!
I'm sorry to hear about your parents, but I'm thankful it seems like you were able to overcome the hurt later on too.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the comment!
And yeah, I've only ever talk to Michael in small messages at a time. It would be great to have a full conversation with him one of these days.
Take care of yourself and I hope to keep seeing you around!
Thanks Dale for this video! Very real story, message and words. Take care!
Thank you for taking the time to listen!
I wish you all the luck, I'm going to make sure to spread the word about your channel. I've been a fan since the nuclear bomb video waaaay back in the day.
Thank you very much, I appreciate that! At the moment I'm in desperate need to start getting out and networking again because a lot of my old YT friends have moved on. But, I'm always thankful for the people who have stuck around. So thank you for that as well. I got to say though, I really need to redo that video. I can't believe I miss pronounce nuclear, let alone so many times. haha. Again, thank you for sticking around all this time and thank you for the comment. Take care and I hope to keep seeing you around!
Dale, I’ve always appreciated how much time you spend responding to as many comments as possible. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you for sharing your story!
It can definitely be time-consuming, but I genuinely enjoy it the most! And I thoroughly enjoy being able to give people thoughtful comments too. One of these days I may have to tone it down, but I hope to give the people who are most adamant about keeping in contact a means to talk to me! I'll have to play it by year and figure it out as I go, but I will do my best! Thanks for taking the time to watch and thank you for the comment! Take care. :)
Good to have you back Dale ... you rock 🎸!! Greetings from Lima Peru
It's great to be back! I love Peru! I would love to go there one day. Ever since I was a small child, I was so fascinated by pre-Columbian cultures. The Inca are so fascinating! One day I will make it down your way. :)
Take care!
I’m so glad to hear you’re back to UA-cam. Honestly you were always one of my favorites here
I'm very happy to be back! Thank you very much for sticking with me all this time!
I’m a recent subscriber. I wish more would be as motivated as you. Thanks for the videos. I wish you continued success!
Your infrequent uploads only made the videos that much more special. Don't discredit those transition videos
What I hope to do is maintain quality but increase quantity. I have quite an extensive list of topics I'd like to cover. I have a list I've made over the past five years, so I'm going to try to get as many out in as short of a time span as possible. I have two months to make this work. But, I would like to do more update videos. Not stuff as emotional as this, but to let people know what's up. Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it!
I'm sure the community will appreciate all the work you put in to it
Congratulations Dale! You definately made the right decision! You always make great content and your grandparents must be so proud!
Thanks Mark! It was a hard one, but I hope if I can make it through this it can be a great motivator for other people to push for the right thing! I appreciate the kind words and for my grandparents, well, I can say that my grandmother literally writes down URLs of a particular video she really likes on little pieces of paper to hand to her friends. Haha. When I learned about it, I got a Google link to make it shorter in order to make it easier on her. Haha
Genuinely moving. I'm so looking forward to seeing your content again. You've really need missed!
I appreciate that, thank you. I've never done something quite like this and it was a bit hard to tell how it might be received. I have big plans, I just hope they'll work out! Thank you very much for the comment and sticking around all this time. :) Catch you later!
Great video, man. Really inspirational
I appreciate it, thank you for taking the time to watch!
The EDU community on UA-cam is a big part of my day. I always take time between dinner and bed to watch new stuff from my favorite channels. You're on that list. Always have been.
It's nice to see you here! Thanks for taking the time to share. I myself often watch UA-cam for dinner as well, I have a select few people that I really like to watch. It means a lot to me to know that I'm on your personal list. Thank you!
One never knows what is truly going on in someones life. I subed during your hiatus, along with the other 46k.
I have a feeling things will work out. Best of luck!
Sometimes having the opportunity to understand a little bit about where somebody is coming from, makes it easier to contextualize what they are saying. I appreciate you sticking around all this time, hopefully i'll be able to see you around! Thank you for the comment and take care of yourself!
Good for you man, im happy i stuck with you and that you are keeping up with this
Thank you for sticking around! There may be a long road ahead before things completely turnaround, but I'm excited to see where it takes us! Hope to see you around!
I like a lot of your videos, but this is the best one yet! Thanks for sharing !
-from New Brunswick!
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch! And cool, New Brunswick, just about all of mother's side of the family is from New Brunswick. I like to think of it as Maine's Canadian twin, haha. Have a good one!
@@thinkfact The last time I commented on one of your videos (biggest island video), you mentioned that you have some family in NB! So I thought I would throw it out there again! Keep the videos coming and I'll keep watching
I greatly respect your work and am pleased to have learned a bit about the guy that has taught me so much. Thanks for the upload!
Hey Castaway, nice to see you again. I hope people knowing a bit of my backstory will help some people in their own lives, and help make my work a little more meaningful for others. Thank you for sticking around all this time. :).
Take care and I hope to catch you around.
I have always and will always be a fan of you man! Thank you for all the great content you have made in the past and now.
We all really appreciate this video, thank you for making it. Congratulations on all the life goals you have so far set out to do and achieved ✌
I appreciate you opening up about yourself a bit to all of us. I imagine it wasn't easy but I commend you for it. As well as the decision to take a break from UA-cam to become a true role model. Ever since I found your channel your motto "never stop learning" has always been in my mind and I believe it has made me a better person. Thank you Dale, I look forward to seeing more videos from you.
I appreciate you taking the time to stick around after all these years and drop comments from time to time! All I can do is hope to interest people and try to leave a positive impact on those who take the time to be part of this community. Thank you for sharing your experience, it definitely makes me feel like my work has been time well spent! I hope to keep seeing you around, especially in the discord! Thank you. :)
Thanks for sharing, I look forward to hearing more from you moving forward. It's especially great to see such success coming from our particular region of the country. Your videos are really well thought out, and I hope you can make this work!
Thank you for taking the time to watch. I'm really motivated and excited! Oh, sweet! It's always nice to meet other people from Maine online, we are few and far between. Thank you for the kind words as well, I'm going to give this channel my all! I appreciate the comment and I hope to keep catching you around. Take care.
@@thinkfact Even more so from northern Maine! Good luck!
Wow, great story ;) your back!
Great video, Dale. Much love coming your way for doing what you do. ATB, Bill
Thank you Bill! There is still a long road ahead, but I'm excited I'll be tackling it with this awesome community. I hope to keep seeing you around!
I had no idea about your whole history on UA-cam and your education. I just stumbled across this channel a month or so ago and loved the channel so I subbed. Just want to say thanks for the great content. I think this video gave me the perspective I needed to get my motivation and drive back where it should be in my own life..thanks
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch and for becoming part of this community! I would love being able to meet all kinds of different people with different perspectives! I definitely had a long journey on UA-cam, but I plan on continuing down the path for as long as I can! I'm happy to hear my story motivated you! Knowing that it had some sort of positive impact definitely made it worth the effort and time. :)
Thank you for the comment and I hope to keep seeing you around!
im very proud of you. keep up the aweome work
Congratulations on all your success! You were still called Factoid when I found you, and I'm still here, loving every video you put out, no matter how long the wait.
You've definitely been here for a long time then, thank you! It's been a long journey, and they're still along one ahead of us. That being said, I'm thankful to have people like you to have been and continue to be part of it! Thank you for the comment and I hope to see you around!
Awh Dale, I had no idea. You are such a wonderful gem. I’m so happy for you. We all love you so much.
I kept most of this under wraps because I just wanted to do it. It didn't need to be some big publicity stunt. And now that I'm done, I'm happy! I'm excited to see what the future has in store, and I'm thankful for all the people who stuck around!
Thank you so much for the comment, and take care! :)
Hey Dale, you make amazing videos, loved your sci-fi ideas.
Keep making videos if it lights you up man.
Easily one of my top 3 youtube channels.
Glad your back dude. I've always liked your content, hope you keep posting regularly 🙂
Thanks for your video about the man behind the video!! Your a great guy, Dale. You have an important voice that a great many people want to hear, including me. I especially appreciate your wonderful sense of humor. Welcome back, looking forward to hearing from you more often!
Thank you and I appreciate it! It's not often I get compliments on my sense of humor, so that's definitely been the highlight of my day. Haha. I'm definitely going to keep sticking around, I have made a lot of sacrifices to get this far, but they were worth it because of this community! So thank you for being part of it! :)
Take care and I hope to keep seeing around!
Thank you for this. You are an inspiration!
Thank you for taking the time to watch!
No need to explain always have to do what's best for you n your future.. hope all is well 💯
Dale... great back story and as a father and a son and a brother and a husband I want you to know I subscribed to your channel as I too value learning. Your past struggles define you as you have learned and are learning still that what sets you apart is not what sets you back. have faith that your life is making a sound that others enjoy listening to. Since you are an English Minor I know that reading this makes you cringe as my grammar is terrible.... Keep doing what your doing. You are making a difference, at least in one person's life.
Thank you very much for being part of this community! I find one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to use our past struggles in order to not only be more empathetic, but to be wiser about why things might be happening to us and to people around us. I'm thankful people enjoy my content! It makes all the hard work, worth it!
And no worries about your grammar, this isn't some report. Haha. As an anthropologist first and foremost, I find language fascinating as a tool to convey ideas. If one does that effectively, which you have, I don't really get bothered at all. haha
Thank you for the kind words and the comment! Take care of yourself. :)
Glad you are back. You did what you felt was best for your future and I think most if not all of us can understand that, your channel will recover as long as you keep being yourself so try not to worry about it too much
Thank you, I appreciate that. I'm definitely going to keep pushing forward. I did not pick the easy route, but it was the one I knew would help me feel the best about myself. I need that energy! Haha. Thanks for sticking around! It gives me hope! Take care of yourself and I hope to see you around!
Great video man. You are one of the only few UA-camrs whom try to reply to nearly every comment. Thank you for that. I look forward to many thought provoking, and educational videos from you.
Thanks. I know one day I won't be able to do it, get back to everyone. But I hope to get back to people while I still can with meaningful replies before I have to move on to just a "Thanks" or simply a thumbs up. I may have to move some conversations to other platforms like discord reddit.
Thanks for the comment and I hope to catch you around! I am planing on a lot of stuff.
You're incredible Dale. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!
This is fantastic. At some point this past summer, I re-discovered your channel when you livestreamed your process of making the IHIPS video. (Reminding you to save!) It was a fun way to spend a couple hours (I can’t recall how many hours you stayed up for that!) You are an awesome, intelligent and funny guy, thank you for sharing this video with us.
Hey, I remember that and I remember you! I hope to get another one out in this two month time frame. The island that was in that lifestream will be in the video! That was an agonizing 12 hours to make, lol. I appreciate the compliments, comment, and you sticking around! I hope to catch you in the next video! Take care. :)
I used to watch you all the time in middle school, and actually a couple months ago I rematched your VSause video and I wondered what happened. I'm so glad you're back, I can't wait for new content! i can really imagine you making it to 1,000,000 subs in the next few years.
Thank you so much for sticking around all this time! I have to keep reminding myself how much time has passed, it's mind boggling. I have some interesting stuff in store and I hope to keep seeing you around! Take care. :)
I was always wondering why you stopped. This clears thing up. And I have to say, I'm really looking forward to see your new videos. You had and still have one of the best channels UA-cam has to offer. Cheers!
Yeah, it's been an ongoing situation for quite a while. That being said, as mentioned in the video I felt like I had to let people know what was going on as I dive back into things. Thank you for the comment and complement, I hope to catch you around! Also, I have to say, you have an interesting channel yourself! Good luck!
@@thinkfact Thank you. And likewise!
Great video Dale! Cheers
Thanks for taking the time to watch, take care! :)
A very personal video.
Thank you for sharing.
I hope that many people see it because they may think that only themselves are struggling in life. We all go through ups and downs in life and somehow get through them.
I wish you all the success that you deserve.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch! I just hope to show people that our troubles don't have to hold us back. Sometimes, it just takes the right motivation! I appreciate the comment, thank you and take care of yourself!
@@thinkfact
You have definitely over come some very difficult obstacles and in the end I hope that you will be a better person and stronger than before.
I really enjoyed your video and I know that it must have been very difficult putting it together.
Have a great New year and I hope that you have a successful life.
Thank you very much, I'm extremely optimistic and I'm going to give this all I got!
You are doing great, Dale, thank you for your videos! Hang in there!
Thanks, and thank you for taking the time to watch them! I will definitely be sticking around for a while. :)
It's been a while since I last watched your content. You might even remember me from way back in the day. This was a video I was not expecting to watch today, but -- as someone who is currently going through tough school times as well -- it made me realize I'm not alone. Glad to hear from you again.
It's nice to see you back! What is hard is the few times that I have been posting, it most likely just flies through peoples subscription boxes. But, I still have been able to hold onto a sizable crowd of people which is awesome! And yeah, you are definitely not alone. I think the big thing is just to remember that it's worth it in the end! Pushed through it now and earn the benefits later! Anyways, thank you for the comment and I hope to keep seeing you around!
For me, you're so inspiring and motivating. Thank you for this!
Thank you for sharing that! At the end of the day I love learning and getting people to think about stuff. But if I can, I want to try to leave a positive impact while I do it! Thank you for the comment and I hope to keep seeing you around!
Finally! Great work dale, looking forward to seeing more of ya 👏🏻👏🏻fact review👏🏻👏🏻or something
Definitely, and thank you. It's funny that you say "fact review" because I have been very tempted for the past few years now to make a video just calling out some of the nonsense I see on the platform. From citation issues to just, bad info. lol. I would have to find a way to make it funny though, and I'd really have to be in the mood. Anyways, thank you for the comment and for sticking around!
Think Fact haha go for it dude!! :)
Thank you for sharing. I've overcome similar issues in my life, I have dyslexia and hated English as a child but grew to love it in high school. I was one class short of an English minor in college. Got a minor in French though. I look forward to seeing what you create in the future.
I've always had trouble reading aloud, I often see words that aren't actually there. Once in a blue moon while reading my script for filming some of those issues sneak into the script. I have to dub myself if I catch it, haha.
Well done on overcoming it! Thanks for the comment, and I hope to keep seeing you around!
I haven't gone through the comments, but I'm sure there are several that have suggested Patrion, and I do as well. It has helped so many UA-camrs since the ad-pocalypse. And we, the viewers, get so much satisfaction helping creators that would otherwise have to drop their passion just because they can't support themselves with that alone.
I'm actually in the process of creating one in response to some of the comments other people have made. I never made one before because I felt awkward wanting to ask for money for a hobby. But now that I want to see if I can treat this like an actual job, it doesn't feel as awkward. I'm a little bit new to the interface and what is expected, so I'll put a day or so into it and submit it for review. No idea how long it will take though. That being said, once I can get myself to a point where I'm completely self sustainable, I will be quite relieved! Thank you very much for the recommendation and the comment! Take care!
I've like your content since the first time I saw one of your videos. Subscribed instantly, I think three or so years ago.
Wow, it's crazy to think people have been part of this community for that long. Or even that much time has passed. Haha. Thank you for sticking around all this time! Hope to keep catching you around! Take care.
@@thinkfact IFTANK constitutes roughly 50% of my current knowledge.
thank you for your videos dale, it did inspire me on going to uni and become a teacher, hopefully ill be done with it in 2 years :D
Thank you for taking the time to watch! I wish you luck with becoming a teacher! That's awesome! If UA-cam doesn't end up working out for me, I want to teach at a school myself! So I'm rooting for you! Good luck. :)
Very inspiring. Thank you
Thanks, Chip. ;)
I adore you. Great video, as always
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. :)
Have this hug. Or if you're not a hugger have this good pat on the shoulder. You've been on quite the journey, and I believe you'll do great things in the future. I believe in you. Take care. And if you ever need another break we'll still be here when you come back.
It's nice to see you again!
I'm definitely a hugger! It's amazing how things have come along over the years! I'm thankful for all the people I have had the opportunity to meet, people like you, and I'm hopeful things will work out in the end!
Take care of yourself, and I hope to keep seeing you around!
Great video Dale! Now we know a little more about you. You helped me a lot with your videos and I find them really interesting!
Thank you! I love being able to share thoughts and ideas with people, but sometimes it's more meaningful when you understand where a person is coming from. I have never made a video quite like this, but I wouldn't mind making more stuff down the road to let people know where I am at. I appreciate your comments, knowing my videos have had any sort of positive impact makes all the work worth it. Thanks for sticking around and take care!
Keep making videos you're gona go far, and remember it's always darkest just before dawn.
This seems more private than discord, ironically. Thank you for sharing your journey and I'm personally very glad that you went through with an education and learned things that are hard to learn just researching at home on your own. I don't use my degree myself, but I never regretted getting it even though it was quite difficult.
I'm also very glad that you're back for good and are interested in dedicating full time to making videos. I look forward to seeing each one and willing to support whichever financial model you feel will suit you the best. Good luck!
Haha, yeah, messages can fly by in discord quite fast. My thing is, I fear the day I can't get back to everyone. This video has been hard enough. I just figure that discord may be a way to let people hear from me in realtime and such, but it too could get quite packed. I would like to teach in the end so I may use my degree for that, but I would like to give UA-cam a shot if I can. It's had such a positive impact on my life and I help that my work could one day do the same for someone else. :)
I am happy to hear you will be sticking around! And thank you very much for offering support! Once I can get to $600 I can worry a lot less. haha. Thank you and I hope to catch you around again!
I started watching your videos when I was small - too young for my own good, admittedly - & you're still one of the few channels I do return to after all these years. I have a bad habit of letting go of interests in very fast succession; certain games, entertainers, etc. I drop frequent, but besides a few life-long interests your work is probably one of the most permanent things I've always returned to. My fondest memories are watching the Confactsci streams & setting up the Potato Cult subreddit & the sister thinkfact subreddit which I'll have to relaunch & refurbish. It was just so amazing to have that connection with you & the others, & I always loved how responsive you were in the comments. When we had that very brief chat on Skype - that you might very well not remember - that blew my mind that I could be in contact with you. Something I remembered a few weeks past is that I'd send some of your videos to my teacher at the time, & he'd actually put it up for the entire class. Everyone else was totally confused by the content of it, but me, my teacher, & a couple others did appreciate & understand it.
So just, thank you for everything. You're a fantastic creator & I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Ah Mauro, I was hoping you would show up. It's been really nice to hear from you over the years, you have been one of the channel's few constants. I think one of the saddest parts about coming back after all this time is that many of my UA-cam content creator friends have moved on. I'll have to look into doing a lot more networking again, but it'll never be quite the same. That said, I'm not sad that it's over, I'm happy that happened. Maybe one day I'll be able to do a video with those guys again, something special. ;)
Also, I always find it surreal when I hear about my content being shown in schools. But, it's always an amazing feeling too. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words and the comment, thank you for your own contributions to our wonderful community! If you use Discord, I created a channel for the community. It's been quite lively over the past few hours, feel free to join! Catch you around.
@@thinkfact I just want to say your reply really put a smile on my face; & I'm sorta blown away that someone has remembered my presence for such a while. Since me finding your content was benign, just one of those moments of internet serendipity, where the algorithms had happened to should one of your videos, & I watched. And when you finished your videos with that open-invite to discuss, I took advantage of it, & here I am some 4? years on. And yeah, I understand that pain of losing someone that was once close to you, or at least you enjoyed their company. There's many friends who I've lost most contact with, & when we try to spark it back up again it always goes out - as you said, it'll never be quite the same again. But like you said, it's better just to smile upon the good times & move on. Alas, both of us are young (I just realized your as old as my oldest brother, & he has just essentially started his life with his new job in a new town) so not like it's gonna be too too hard. :p
(And thanks for making me aware of the Discord; joined as Diefreien)
Hello Dale, i'm Alejandro from Colombia and just wanted to say 2 things: 1. i´ve been your susbcriber for a long time and missed your videos, now that you are back, can´t wait to see how a different mindset may take you to new horizons, i'll support you, man. 2. The problem with decisions is that you always think about what you could be if ...
Do not worry about that, every person has the right to make mistakes if they make a bad decision and can live with the consequences of that, but nothing will make up for making a decision that your heart does not want, if you have peace of mind you can face any challenge.
Thank you Alejandro for the comment! I appreciate you sticking around with me all this time. I been able to think a lot about different topics and such, and I hope to incorporate that into future videos.
And I think that's great advice, sometimes we just have to keep looking forward. If we constantly ask ourselves what if, we can fail to appreciate what could come next. I will always make mistakes, I think it's important to accept that and become a wiser person from it.
My heart is in my work, and that makes it all worth it! Thank you so much! Take care of yourself and I hope to keep seeing you around!
Welcome home Dale! So happy to see you back! 😁 I have totally missed you!
Thanks John! I'm really happy to be back! Thanks for sticking around!
I can only speak for myself but you helped me. I've said it before but you're an inspiration. I only follow big UA-camrs.
I appreciate that Aaron, thank you! At the end of the day, the best I can do is try to lead by example. I'm not perfect, I make mistakes, but I hope that my story and effort may create a chain reaction that can ultimately help multiple people. Thanks for sticking around Aaron! :)
I got teary-eyed watching this video. I think your channel, your videos and your content are absolutely unique. This video must mean so much to you and it must've been really hard putting it out. I want to send you my deepest sympathy and love across the globe as a fellow human being on this planet :) Your story feels so real, so heartfelt. Thank you for existing, you will get through all of the hard times. I believe in you. Keep on being such an inspiration
I didn't quite know what the response would be like. I did end up taking out most of the music because it just felt like I was forcing it to be emotional. I just wanted my words to explain the situation. I'm touched that they had that impact on you, thank you for sharing! The world can sometimes seem like a mess, but I genuinely feel that consideration and sincerity can go along way it. Thank you for the comment and the kind words! Take care of yourself and I hope to see you around again! From one fellow human to another, have a good one! :)
Congratulations dear! We are proud of you! You and people like you are what the internet is all about!
Thank you very much Moli! There is still a long journey ahead, but I'm thankful I have people like you to be part of it. :). I hope to keep seeing you around and take care!
You're the GOAT fam! Crazy how you have over 100k subs now.
Thank you very much! Having over 100K subscribers is a bit surreal to me too, but it is still nice be be able to have the opportunity to get back everybody in the comments section! Thanks for sticking around, and take care!
Hi Friend!
It's good to see what you've been up to since I last saw you in school! Miss you and the rest of the Kbec Crew. I can't wait to see what you do with this channel in the near future.
You're doing great! :)
-Shotwell
Hannah! It's so nice to hear from you!
It only seems like yesterday we were all together in college. It's hard to believe how fast time has gone by. Thank you for being an awesome friend and college! I miss you and miss the Kbec crew too.
Take care!
As someone just starting out in Southern Maine Collage I would like to thank you for helping me get find the confidence to do my best in my classes.
I should say the same to you. You have been here for quite a while. I sometimes found it easy to forget the ultimate goal while being in school and just having things passing by. But it's really an awesome opportunity, and often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be in an environment like that. So always say try to take full advantage of it, both the good times and hard times because we can learn from both. Take care and I wish you the best of luck with your studies! Love to hear it when people are in Maine! Hope to catch you around again. ;)
It's always so good to see your smiling face...and I hope you will always smile when you learn and educate others. I've never been to college I only have high school diploma... both institutions and other negative people in my life have always made me feel like I was stupid and never smart enough. And it really scared me... but I still wanted to learn, especially psychology, history, philosophy, anything that would engage both either one-on-one conversation or with an entire group of people. You are a man I would love to engage with and discuss philosophy and other topics effecting the world... Because of you and your channel, I still have the desire to continue learning even if my research and efforts don't get me a degree... I've got you a lot of pain suffering and Misfortune over the last few years and in many cases it's only because of my willingness to continue to learn and educate myself that keeps me moving forward and in many cases living. You are a remarkable example of what a good person should be like being both truthful to yourself and to others while still showing love consideration to those whose lives you affected and I want to say that you have affected mine in a very good way. I hope that one day despite our busy schedules and struggles that we get a chance to talk and discuss philosophies of life and just have fun learning from each other. Thank you for your long attention and thank you for being you.
Aw, thank you so much! I've been very fortunate that I've been able to stay so optimistic in spite of my own troubles. I was able to do that because I had keep people in my own life who encouraged me to take that hurt, to take the disappointment, and use that to become wiser and to push harder for my dreams. If I in anyway can help encourage people to also hold on and keep doing something that makes their days better, that makes all the work that goes into this 100% worth it. I was also told growing up that I wouldn't be smart enough to do certain things, and that lowered my own self-esteem. But once I found this community, I found that sometimes it's better to ignore the critics and at least try for the sake of people you personally care about and even yourself.
There's a lot of great content online, and that has helped me enrich my own life in a manner I'm sure it's been helping you. Maybe one of these days, you can do some night classes at a University. You might like it. My own stepfather started to take classes in his 50s, just one or two a semester, but he found it extremely enriching and I'm proud of him. Never feel like you're out of time, because if that was the case I wouldn't have come back to this channel after I graduated.
Take care Sean, I wish you a lifetime of happiness and learning! :)
Its authenticity that keepe us here. Stay strong. You've got this.
Thank you! I find that being real with myself is one of the greatest motivators to stay on the path and to keep pushing for my goals! I'm optimistic! Thanks for the comment, I hope you keep seeing you around!
Have to say, you are a really brave man. Best of luck, gained a subscriber. 👍
One day I hope being able to take the hurt in our lives and use it to improve our situation is just the norm. Thank you for the comment and for joining the community, I hope to see you around!
Think Fact it’s funny since I just found you last week so I wasn’t aware of your past UA-cam life, but only as the person you are now. This video greatly sums up who you are; morals, priorities, and your dedication. As long as you believe what you are doing is right than nothing will hold you back.
Keep educating us
You can count on that! :)
It took great courage to make this video and to share it. Keep beleiving in yourself. You inspire even people from Belgium (with crappy English ;-). Being bullied has a great impact. Congrats that you made it a positive one!
Thank you for the comment! I did not know how the video would be received, but I felt it was important to make before I moved on. I'm very thankful and fortunate to have had a wonderful community like this develop around my work. As for bullying, I found that sometimes the hurt we feel can become something that consumes us, and grows more painful. I have tried to take the hurt, and turn it into something to learn from and improve my own life. Empathize with people, and relate to them.
Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and I hope to catch you around!
When I subscribed, in the middle of the hiatus, I thought you were just a foot half in YT academic type, I didn't realize. I'm excited to see what you are going to do now that you are making your come back!
Thank you for sticking with me all this time! I've kept a lot of this on the down low because I just wanted to do it before I made it all public. I hope now with all that done, I can tackle UA-cam everything I got! Thank you for the comment, and take care!
@@thinkfact of course! Love your content, it's going to be a great time!
I never comment but i just subscribed and have been watching your older videos all night. just wanna say i really appreciate you sharing your story because it honestly inspires me so much. not just because of the success youre having and been having but because you seem like such an authentic and good-natured person who refuses to let the world bring them down. i may be projecting some of that because idk maybe i need a hero right now, but still, its awesome to hear how you started your youtube career and have pursued it at all times in some way shape or form, just out of a sheer determination to accomplish what you set out to do in the beginning. ive made music for almost ten years now and have taught myself everything i know. its such an uphill battle doing anything worth while. you start out so small and it seems like youll never be as good as you actually want to be, but the work keeps you going and you slowly learn skills that separate you from the pack, then, you just keep going. so thanks for the inspiration man and thanks for making me a smarter person with your well researched videos.
You are an incredible smart complex and very mature individual, paradoxically something of a hard to find in this information age. And that has been accomplished by sticking to your values and being sincere with yourself. This can be hard but at the end it can yield a result that you can be more identified with in any and all aspects of your life. Keep it up, you are more of an example than you think and the kind of person we need in the world.
Thank you very much for the kind words! I find that a lot of big UA-camrs nowadays, or at least the ones constantly making the news, just live in the moment, they don't think about the long-term consequences of their actions. I'm very thankful I've had people around me and instances in my life that made me very self-aware of long-term consequences of one's actions. I try to think in the long term constantly, I think that's helped me as a person. And hopefully, it can help other people to!
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts, and I hope if I do become successful I can jumpstart a positive chain reaction in other content creators, or even potential ones.
Take care and I hope to keep seeing you around! Have a good one!
This is soo good, I'm so glad to have you back. Make a patreon, I'll support you all the way :)
Thank you very much! I'm going to put my heart into these next two months! I'll see where it takes us! I appreciate the offered to support a Patreon! I'm in the process of making one now, I'll let you know when it is up! Or at the very latest, it should be made public in the next video. Again, thank you so much!
I finally got one up!
patreon.com/ThinkFact
amazing life and i am sure it will be going forward...inspirational...
blessings
It's always interesting to see where life takes me, but I always try to be optimistic while I go! Thank you very much for the comment! :)
Congrats to you for being true to yourself and for that you are a very good example for people of all ages to be inspired by! If you aren’t true to yourself then you can’t be true to anyone or anything else. You are very wise for your young age. May your life be everything you want it to be!
You've got the voice, the editing ability, and talent to do this full-time. I'll be cheerin' you on, m8! Best of luck to you, you deserve it!
Thank you, it's definitely going to be a bit shaky until I can officially get the amount of funds I need to do this full-time, but I'm excited to give it all I got! Thank you and I hope to catch you around!
I started watching this video because I thought you were the guy who made "The lie We Live" but stayed for the feels. Im proud of you! Stay safe and sound!
Thank you very much! It's always fascinating to hear about all the different ways we can come across each other. I appreciate the comment and take care! :)
I am an English education major at the University I've been going to for the past two years. I have been through a lot in the last 2 years including having my own house and getting a job. But I have also had extreme hardships, including going through a horrendous relationship that left me almost feeling unlovable and forgotten, becoming homeless for a few weeks, and even going through some very rough semi relationships that ended up hurting me more than I ever thought I could. I have been single for over a year and have lived alone which has caused me even more issues. I work at a job that makes me almost feel meaningless as I am just another number and another person that fulfills their duties. For me the last few months and years have just been a struggle. But watching your videos have always been a little bit of a highlight and giving me a little bit of Hope, you always have things that make me laugh or things that catch my attention. Sitting here watching this video it warms my heart, as in the last few weeks and month I've been talkin to an individual who has started to show me kindness and compassion in ways that I have not had in a long time. Is that what this time in my life I don't believe in something called love, watching your video has giving me hope that if I keep working hard and push myself, there are things in life that I can reach, and it is worth going for. Your video you have just made has been an inspiration to me, and you truly have touched not only my heart but you have also helped me feel and know that I am not alone. You will always have a subscriber in me, and you will also have a person that will stand with you just like you were videos have stood with me.
Thank you,
K.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I have always found that the hurt in our lives doesn't have to be simply a wound, but instead can become a battle scar. Being able to use the hurt we feel, the problems we've gone through to help us sympathize with others is very beautiful and human thing. Sometimes I wish I never had to go through what I have, but I'm also thankful that in some way it helps me relate to people who really need someone to talk to when I'm in a better place. I can just lift my sleeve and show them, I've been there too. I don't quite know the entirety of your situation, but I will say you come across as a very strong person yourself. If I can do it, you can do it, and maybe one day you'll be able to show someone else that they can do it too. Chain reactions, positive feedback loops, and things of that sort.
I wish you luck with your time in university, I hope you find a lifetime of happiness with that special someone! There may be more battles in your future, I'm sure I'll have plenty too, but I hope in the end I've become a better person because of it. And I hope you do too!
Take care!
You never cease to utterly amaze me. Huge crush on you 🙈
Haha thank you. And as always, I will definitely take that as a compliment! Take care of yourself! :)
@@thinkfact LMK how to inbox you personally for that date with you I've so dreamed about. 😊
No pressure. You're an absolute GEM, just to feel even the slightest part of your journey would make me feel blessed beyond description.