ProfessorViral

Do you experience life in the "1st person" so to speak, as in you feel like you and your body are one, connected thing and you're having sensations, or is it more "3rd person" as in it feels less direct, and more like watching something happening from inside of your body looking out, or as if you're controlling a separate entity like in a video game?

1 day ago | [YT] | 53

ProfessorViral

If you're here from the body swap video; thank you for making it such a success! It's been a huge boost to my confidence in getting more done. Until the next video though, this is a similar one you might enjoy, looking at how the body and mind are linked, and what might happen if we ever unlinked them. For example, without the limitations of a body (needs) would the mind run itself into insanity since there's no natural impulse to turn your attention elsewhere?

5 days ago | [YT] | 53

ProfessorViral

Do you listen to live versions of songs? And, why do or don't you?

I never used to care for live versions, until I started finding music that I didn't just think sounded good, but that I felt a real connection to. My most listened to songs are probably from Title Fight's Daytrotter session, and at this point those versions just feel "correct" to me because of the "imperfections." The next video (May 14th) will explore why a bit more

1 week ago | [YT] | 33

ProfessorViral

How do you feel about body swap stories?

Naturally, my favorite thing about them is all the kind of horrific aspects. With a different body but the same mind, you would constantly be in a mismatch between what you've learned sensations to be and what your new sensations are. You'd have to relearn distance, sitting would feel different, speaking too, basically comfort wouldn't exist for you at first. And you'd be dealing with this all as everyone expects you to be someone else; could you even have "natural" reactions in a state like this, or would your whole existence become an act?

So, of course I made a whole video about this that's coming out on Thursday, with Heavenly Delusion, Your Name, and Dededede

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 57

ProfessorViral

Are you a perfectionist?

I like to think I'm an "efficient perfectionist," that is I try to be as good as possible up until diminishing returns, or I try to do my best within the set timeline rather than stretching it to fix small mistakes. I'm currently working on a video about perfection, and how a perfected craft is paradoxically an unenjoyable one for most people, a less human one, so my own process has been on my mind

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 44

ProfessorViral

I came across this video that's a nice mix of "lets apply an actual thesis" and "still be very silly" that I don't normally find in green screen video essays. It doesn't over edit in that style either, which is an absolute pleasure to see. If you've got a second this weekend, give it some love!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 24

ProfessorViral

UNBEATABLE fans! I'm currently working on a second video for the game, this time about the quest for perfection in art; how Beat and Clef exemplify and argue about one side of the debate, how it impacted Quaver's relationship with her mother, and how Treble... how Treble... unfortunately, I have nothing to say for Treble (as of right now). So, say something nice about this man! It doesn't have to be about the topic or even super serious, just give some love to him in the comments and I'll include some of the best ones in the video so he's not left out!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 86

ProfessorViral

Well, we had our first spike in a while, so hello everyone new! If you liked the recent Library of Babel video this is probably another one you'd enjoy. It examines Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy," specifically how the kind of god he tries to prove would live a tortured, and deeply flawed, existence. It's a cool exercise in rationalist logic, which is a nice contrast to the (as a comment pointed out) essentially empiricist logic of the recent video.

The current schedule is a video every three weeks, so I'll be back on the 23rd with more!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 75