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I never really planned on becoming a YouTuber. I just wanted to share the way I see the world. A lot of people on the channel have kindly called me a poet, and maybe this will make a little more sense of that.

This is just a random share, but about a year ago I wrote an album, and a friend of mine helped mix some of the old home recordings. It’s all in English, but if anyone’s curious about the melodies I composed myself, feel free to check it out.

I know I probably come across as ‘the guy who talks’ in the public eye, but if anyone truly wants to understand who I am, I’ve always been a creative person at heart.

So if you’d like, grab a cup of coffee, put this on, and let your mind wander for a bit. I hope it gives you something to think about

Album link: https://youtu.be/f0gkXpCIo-Y?si=RgXlu...

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

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If anyone is interested in some unscripted takes.

1 month ago | [YT] | 5

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Another therapeutic rant. Also here’s our DISCORD for those wanting to join the community: discord.gg/GBCyyesW

1 month ago | [YT] | 42

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📢 Survey for my next video!

I’d like to ask six questions for my upcoming video,
I’ll be comparing how Japanese and Western audiences respond 🌏

① If your boss did something wrong, should you stay quiet for the company’s sake?
② If a family member or friend was confirmed to have committed a crime, would you report them or protect them?
③ Do you think it’s rude when people share opinions about painful experiences they didn’t personally live through?
④ Is it wiser to stay silent — even when you know you’re right to keep the peace?
⑤ Do you agree with the idea that harmony is more important than justice?
⑥ Do you believe that a sincere apology should be enough to forgive someone?

1 month ago | [YT] | 33

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I’ll rant for you guys a bit.

I’m over most of this now, or at least I’ve made peace with it. But for a long time, I really felt like an outcast. It was hard to find my place. Every corner of Milwaukee felt like a dead end, just different flavors of cliques I couldn’t fit into, or didn’t even want to.

When you’ve spent most of your life on the outside, real friendship doesn’t come easy. Even when it finally finds you, your nervous system’s been trained to expect solitude. So you’re sitting there surrounded by people who genuinely care about you, and there’s still that little voice whispering:

“Hey, don’t get too comfortable. This could all disappear.”

You end up fighting that voice just to enjoy the moment to metaphorically take the demon behind the shed and smack it with a shovel.

But I don’t really mind that anymore. Because even now, meeting all these amazing people, I never want to forget where I came from. I grew up a weirdo. I was the outcast. And maybe that’s what keeps me grounded. I’d rather stay real, for myself and for everyone around me. Maybe you guys understand that feeling too.

The worst crime is faking it.

1 month ago | [YT] | 135

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If you don’t suck and understand what I mean, here you go.

https://youtu.be/0L2cAJo4D1Y?si=T9QQU...

1 month ago | [YT] | 29

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Hey Scrutly gang,

Had the chance to do an interview with my friend ‪@aya-nakazawa‬ recently. If you guys are interested in what I had to say, here’s a link. Cheers. https://youtu.be/aMk_lK6ahpI?si=7CoyU...

2 months ago | [YT] | 14

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I really just wanted to say one thing about this. I know you guys feel the same way. Been busy this month otherwise, but hopefully I can get back to animating for you all soon. Cheers and scrutly mutly.

2 months ago | [YT] | 35

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Bit of a weird update: about a month ago I started a YouTube channel in Japanese, mostly as an experiment. A friend pushed me to try since my Japanese is good enough to hold deep conversations and get my ideas across.

Well… four weeks later that “experiment” is sitting at almost 5,000 subs. Every video has hit, basically just me ranting about how we’re screwed in the States and how the rich sold us out, and for whatever reason, it’s really resonating.

Now, here’s the thing: I never wanted to turn into one of those “language YouTubers” (that lane always felt fake and lame to me), so I’m not planning to mix that community with mainline Tantris. But the Japanese audience seems to actually get what I’m saying, so I’m forced to think about where this might go.

The tricky part is: not enough people there speak English to bridge it with my western supporters, so it’s like running two parallel worlds. Kind of a big deal, but I don’t know what the right move is.

So I’ll throw it to you guys.. any ideas, thoughts, or impressions? That’s also why this month has been quieter, but I'm gonna get back on it pretty soon, I think I have an idea of what to do next.

Cheers, and scrutly mutly forever.

2 months ago | [YT] | 84

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This whole YouTube thing is strange. I started my channel back when I was living at my mom’s house, in one of the darkest stretches of my life. I felt completely alone with no friends or anyone who wanted to listen. The channel was sort of a last chance to see if I could find anyone like me. Somehow, over the years, it’s grown. And I’m still grateful that anyone watches at all. You guys really do help me in my dark times because I'm like, "Well, there are bros out there who listen".

Midway through (maybe like a year ago?), I thought about pivoting toward philosophy and deep social critique. That kind of writing takes months of research and reading, though, which I didn’t always have the bandwidth for. My friend Lane pointed out that if you want to be taken seriously in that lane, you’ve got to go all-in. Someone like Whatifalthist managed to pull it off for a while. But damn.. me? I guess I leaned into comedy, because making fun of the absurdity felt therapeutic and took away the edge.

For a long time I thought humor would be the main point of what I do. But lately, I’ve been wondering what actually matters in a generational sense. Like, what ideas can help people feel less insane in a broken time. I don’t think I’m cut out to be a “public intellectual,” just a guy trying to speak on behalf of other alienated people who don't know how to put it into words. Going forward, I want to fuse the humor with more esoteric ideas, something that leaves people feeling entertained, but also a little more fulfilled.

That’s where my theory comes in: archivist vs. impressionist thinking. Some people are archivists. They’re incredible with recall, able to pull out tiny details from a movie they saw five years ago. That’s not me, haha, I can barely remember what I watched last night. I’m more of an impressionist, and I think some of you guys might relate to what I mean, like using language like a paintbrush, sketching how I feel instead of cataloging every fact. Maybe you’re like that too. And maybe that’s enough. Thanks for coming here. Scrutly mutly forever.

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 103