I'm gonna try something a little different today. Rather than SEO, or a "content promotion strategy," or anything those copy-paste emails I get list, I wanted to see if we could exert some will over the process; can we build excitement for the next video? I'll try my best to here, at least.
Earlier this year, I put out (probably) the best video I've ever made, "living 1/3 of your life as someone else." It was all about the ways in which identity labels, and the associated expectations of others and even ourselves, can tear us down, reshape us, and entirely alter our lives. It told my own true story, a love story across possibly the most important, and definitely the most "movie-like," night of my life where I realized the beauty and grace of someone... someone who was what I wanted to be. Falling for them allowed me the path to love my true self, and the story sat with me for years as I slowly obsessed over it, perfected its wording, and eventually let it go to be with you all too.
Next week, I'm continuing that thread, diving even deeper into those labels and their expectations, creating a system to explain how and why they're applied, what counts as evidence of our self and not, how much control others have over that "self" and so much more. It's about how that system of identity crushes us, an undeniable fact of our time-and-place existence, and underneath of it the little glimmer of hope where we take that which abuses us and manipulate it back. It picks up where my story left off, a summary of years where I struggled against how others saw me, how it exhausted me, how I hated this mismatch identity curse, and how I'm learning to love the way in which it's solved. It's my reasoning for who I am, built over years of trial and error. I'm hoping it's something you'll enjoy. I've put a lot of effort into it, trying to make it not just visually interesting, but visually relevant to the text, as you can see below. This was the first time I ever had my makeup done like that, and it took a while to adjust. I think I liked it. Its me, but also not me at once. It was nights spent trying to perfect a tricky script with many rewrites, eventually reaching something that rivals "living 1/3 of your life as someone else."
When it comes out next week, if you do like it, let me know. All those likes and comments really do help it reach others and support my livelihood here. I've done my best to avoid ever asking for help across 10 years (yes, this channel is now 10 years old) but I think it's about time I gave up my pride if it means getting to make more videos. But it's also because I want to see your own words on this one. I'm not perfect, and I sure as heck don't have all the answers. It only becomes a complete topic when the experience of one becomes the experience of many, and that's what I ask of you all; together, we can make all this effort complete.
ProfessorViral
I'm gonna try something a little different today. Rather than SEO, or a "content promotion strategy," or anything those copy-paste emails I get list, I wanted to see if we could exert some will over the process; can we build excitement for the next video? I'll try my best to here, at least.
Earlier this year, I put out (probably) the best video I've ever made, "living 1/3 of your life as someone else." It was all about the ways in which identity labels, and the associated expectations of others and even ourselves, can tear us down, reshape us, and entirely alter our lives. It told my own true story, a love story across possibly the most important, and definitely the most "movie-like," night of my life where I realized the beauty and grace of someone... someone who was what I wanted to be. Falling for them allowed me the path to love my true self, and the story sat with me for years as I slowly obsessed over it, perfected its wording, and eventually let it go to be with you all too.
Next week, I'm continuing that thread, diving even deeper into those labels and their expectations, creating a system to explain how and why they're applied, what counts as evidence of our self and not, how much control others have over that "self" and so much more. It's about how that system of identity crushes us, an undeniable fact of our time-and-place existence, and underneath of it the little glimmer of hope where we take that which abuses us and manipulate it back. It picks up where my story left off, a summary of years where I struggled against how others saw me, how it exhausted me, how I hated this mismatch identity curse, and how I'm learning to love the way in which it's solved. It's my reasoning for who I am, built over years of trial and error. I'm hoping it's something you'll enjoy. I've put a lot of effort into it, trying to make it not just visually interesting, but visually relevant to the text, as you can see below. This was the first time I ever had my makeup done like that, and it took a while to adjust. I think I liked it. Its me, but also not me at once. It was nights spent trying to perfect a tricky script with many rewrites, eventually reaching something that rivals "living 1/3 of your life as someone else."
When it comes out next week, if you do like it, let me know. All those likes and comments really do help it reach others and support my livelihood here. I've done my best to avoid ever asking for help across 10 years (yes, this channel is now 10 years old) but I think it's about time I gave up my pride if it means getting to make more videos. But it's also because I want to see your own words on this one. I'm not perfect, and I sure as heck don't have all the answers. It only becomes a complete topic when the experience of one becomes the experience of many, and that's what I ask of you all; together, we can make all this effort complete.
I'll be back next week with a little preview.
Thanks,
Prof (for now)
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