This post’s many drafts were started too damn long ago. No more. [This is a political post you can ignore] (1st Paragraph)
Good evening, Lads and Lasses.
The infamous "1st paragraph" has been a long time coming. I promised that I would be genuine. As my last video's description (TF2 Casual match turned friendly! PT2) puts it, "No rage baiting, no low-hanging cherry picking, and especially no excessive over-validation for any drone-type audience!"
So here it finally is: Culture war politics has driven me insane now that I'm actually looking at it through the lens of a relatively normal person; and, while some views have changed (drastically or barely) ever since I'm actually trying to peer outside the bubble, unfortunately my cognitive dissonance has been quite the headache-inducing bitch! Seriously, there were times where it got so bad, it would put 1984's doublethink to shame! In the end, I've mostly accepted a "it is what it is" mentality to American politics and that I was a full on culture war drone back when I didn't use my brain. Not a person or a human being, just a useful idiot drone.
I sincerely apologize if an entire month of waiting led to this seemingly nothingburger of a statement but it's the closest to genuine truth that I'm feeling. A lot of the older drafts were too grandiose to take seriously (like a monologue or speech from fictional media) or too definitive to account for how volatile my mind could get; and, most attempts to course-correct that last point ironically end up leading to the other extreme where I came off as a grifter that switches sides when it was convenient. I understand that the intentional uncertainty in these last two paragraphs may be off putting to y’all so here’s how I’ll say it in the next sentence. I WILL NOT convert my channel into a political drama/ragebait channel and I WILL NOT seek any way to profit off of ANY political posts.
I'm still grateful and relieved that I finally got this off my chest even if it's screaming out into an internet void. It ain't healthy at all to excessively bottle up, that's a lesson that took a while for me to learn. So with this new sentiment I have, how will future political posts be handled?
Rather than becoming a twitter or reddit user that posts every political thought that comes to mind in the most provocative, clap-back, hot take formula that is really only there to validate their side and/or piss off the other side, from here on out I'm going to make my political posts more sporadic, keep the main subject under the "read more" button as well as signaling the post as political so that no one is forced to read it if they don't want to, and lastly I'll try to write the subject matter in a way that's actually trying to be inquisitive rather than provocative.
There is however a problem that will inevitably come up for anyone when they're trying to make political posts that don't look like reworded copies you see on Twitter and Reddit, coming off or becoming an enlightened centrist. Man, that is a whole other can of worms/rabbit hole that deserves its own dedicated post since I have quite a bit to talk about for that! As for how this applies for me…
At least I have the self awareness to say that I'm not any better nor any less insane as those drones despite the fact I have mostly broken out of the spell. So while any future political posts I make will absolutely be less provocative than the average posts made by drones on Twitter and Reddit, for your own sanity please mentally prepare yourselves for any “enlightened centrism”-tier takes I will inevitably end up saying.
In the end, I'm just some guy shouting into the void from his little corner of the internet. I am NOT a Matrix escapee who knows and speaks the gospel truth about America's political problems, ALWAYS take my words (especially if it's political) with a grain of salt! But most importantly, use your brain to form your own opinions about a side or issue without becoming a drone (basically a zealot) in the process. Listen to perspectives you agree and disagree with, but don't take anyone's words as the gospel truth! Watch out for channels that consistently tries to maintain an audience of a particular ideologue because that's who will always come back for validation (mainly just dissing on who they disagree with).
Have a great night, Lads and Lasses! This paragraph was a long time coming and I've made it despite all the delays (I even missed my weekend deadline)! I may not consider myself a good person, but at least I can try to help out whenever I can! Love yourself, love the people and small things around you. Stay safe out there in the online and physical world! Thank you so much for reading and staying by my side!
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This post’s many drafts were started too damn long ago. No more. [This is a political post you can ignore] (1st Paragraph)
Good evening, Lads and Lasses.
The infamous "1st paragraph" has been a long time coming. I promised that I would be genuine. As my last video's description (TF2 Casual match turned friendly! PT2) puts it, "No rage baiting, no low-hanging cherry picking, and especially no excessive over-validation for any drone-type audience!"
So here it finally is: Culture war politics has driven me insane now that I'm actually looking at it through the lens of a relatively normal person; and, while some views have changed (drastically or barely) ever since I'm actually trying to peer outside the bubble, unfortunately my cognitive dissonance has been quite the headache-inducing bitch! Seriously, there were times where it got so bad, it would put 1984's doublethink to shame! In the end, I've mostly accepted a "it is what it is" mentality to American politics and that I was a full on culture war drone back when I didn't use my brain. Not a person or a human being, just a useful idiot drone.
I sincerely apologize if an entire month of waiting led to this seemingly nothingburger of a statement but it's the closest to genuine truth that I'm feeling. A lot of the older drafts were too grandiose to take seriously (like a monologue or speech from fictional media) or too definitive to account for how volatile my mind could get; and, most attempts to course-correct that last point ironically end up leading to the other extreme where I came off as a grifter that switches sides when it was convenient. I understand that the intentional uncertainty in these last two paragraphs may be off putting to y’all so here’s how I’ll say it in the next sentence. I WILL NOT convert my channel into a political drama/ragebait channel and I WILL NOT seek any way to profit off of ANY political posts.
I'm still grateful and relieved that I finally got this off my chest even if it's screaming out into an internet void. It ain't healthy at all to excessively bottle up, that's a lesson that took a while for me to learn. So with this new sentiment I have, how will future political posts be handled?
Rather than becoming a twitter or reddit user that posts every political thought that comes to mind in the most provocative, clap-back, hot take formula that is really only there to validate their side and/or piss off the other side, from here on out I'm going to make my political posts more sporadic, keep the main subject under the "read more" button as well as signaling the post as political so that no one is forced to read it if they don't want to, and lastly I'll try to write the subject matter in a way that's actually trying to be inquisitive rather than provocative.
There is however a problem that will inevitably come up for anyone when they're trying to make political posts that don't look like reworded copies you see on Twitter and Reddit, coming off or becoming an enlightened centrist. Man, that is a whole other can of worms/rabbit hole that deserves its own dedicated post since I have quite a bit to talk about for that! As for how this applies for me…
At least I have the self awareness to say that I'm not any better nor any less insane as those drones despite the fact I have mostly broken out of the spell. So while any future political posts I make will absolutely be less provocative than the average posts made by drones on Twitter and Reddit, for your own sanity please mentally prepare yourselves for any “enlightened centrism”-tier takes I will inevitably end up saying.
In the end, I'm just some guy shouting into the void from his little corner of the internet. I am NOT a Matrix escapee who knows and speaks the gospel truth about America's political problems, ALWAYS take my words (especially if it's political) with a grain of salt! But most importantly, use your brain to form your own opinions about a side or issue without becoming a drone (basically a zealot) in the process. Listen to perspectives you agree and disagree with, but don't take anyone's words as the gospel truth! Watch out for channels that consistently tries to maintain an audience of a particular ideologue because that's who will always come back for validation (mainly just dissing on who they disagree with).
Have a great night, Lads and Lasses! This paragraph was a long time coming and I've made it despite all the delays (I even missed my weekend deadline)! I may not consider myself a good person, but at least I can try to help out whenever I can! Love yourself, love the people and small things around you. Stay safe out there in the online and physical world! Thank you so much for reading and staying by my side!
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