July 2023 Q&A and Catchup
Added 2023-07-10 03:57:51 +0000 UTCTimestamps:
00:00 - Catchup on the last year+
24:13 - Thoughts on watching multiple shows simultaneously
27:13 - How's life? How was Japan?
32:55 - The Osaka fight explained
35:56 - How does one find adventure?
42:27 - If you could go back, what sport would you play?
45:00 - What themes in San Gatsu were you drawn to
48:30 - Thoughts on parasocial relationships as a YouTuber
53:46 - Korean mafia?
57:04 - Hitman?
1:01:17 - AOT rewatch?
1:01:55 - How's life continued. What's ahead?
Comments
I fist came across your channel in 2021 when you were reacting to FMAB. Your discussions and reactions actually helped me mentally, for my work I have to take a yearly exam that I always struggle with and am never in a good place mentally for. I found your channel the week of my exam and felt like I a salvation that gave me the mental fortitude to pass that year. You’re very humble for how much we have given you but don’t forget how much you give back to us even without knowing it.
Justice Hastings
2023-07-13 17:18:44 +0000 UTCIt sounds like it would be so much fun to hang out with you lol. But I completely understand why you're trying not to party as much anymore, I had to stop going out as much after I finished college because I felt like it was more important to focus on other areas of my life that I was neglecting. What really helped for me was making new friends and also continuing pre-existing friendships with people whose interests and goals aligned with what I wanted to focus on.
kingkoopa98
2023-07-11 18:26:57 +0000 UTCI appreciate that! Friendly polls are a great idea
Alex G
2023-07-11 15:57:37 +0000 UTCI learned most of what I know when I was studying for my series 7, and then supplementing that on an ongoing basis whenever I had specific questions or came across terminology I didn't understand. As for resources, I actually think reading Reddit forums are really useful, just DON'T follow anyone's advice blindly. It's good to pick up terminology and to find where the limits of your understanding lie. As crazy as they are and as different as I am from the underlying philosophy of this subreddit, I love Wall Street Bets. Theta gang is more my speed though and often has really great discussions. From there, Investopedia usually has solid explanations. For books I think "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" is pretty much essential reading. Now, I don't totally AGREE with everything in that book, but it's a great way to understand the existing paradigm in the way the majority thinks about it. And then of course, there's no substitute for actual experience. I think as long as you avoid "game over" events, stay consistent, and pay attention to emotional management (what I consider to be one of the most important but overlooked aspects of investing) understanding will likely come naturally.
Alex G
2023-07-11 15:54:59 +0000 UTCAh that's too bad, but as I mentioned my mom lives in Colorado (Denver area) so I will definitely be back at some point. I'm glad that my chaotic-ness can be of some comfort :D And yeah I think I have some things figured out but a lot of other things can be in a constant state of flux and that's totally fine
Alex G
2023-07-11 15:48:57 +0000 UTCI still think we should have a "friendly poll" as practice, haha. Like, "which general region are you from" or "your favorite Karasuno team member" or "when Goodwin goes a few days without posting, you assume which of the following."
Ryan
2023-07-11 05:11:52 +0000 UTCTo me, I think the reason the community here always seems so kind and genuine, is in no small part to yourself. Without assuming too much about you, from watching your content over the years, the biggest thing I feel about you personally, is that you come across as very genuine. It might not seem like much, but it feels like because of this, I can process the things you comment and integrate them with my own thoughts on whatever subject matter might be relevant (in the case of reactions at least). And while I can't always stay subscribed to the Patreon due to financial reasons or if you happen to be watching entirely shows I haven't found the time to watch yet. I can honestly say that I enjoy every minute of my time here, in no small part thanks to both yourself and the community here as well. Except maybe poll times. They turn into a bloodbath real quick sometimes.
Oak
2023-07-11 03:39:04 +0000 UTCThis is the greatest anime lore dump of all time
Musicisum
2023-07-11 03:18:43 +0000 UTCI've recently gotten into investing and though I'm not super familiar with the iron condor, have been researching options more recently as I learn. I've been focusing a lot of my attention on the SP 500 as well so I was curious if you had any resources you could recommend that you think may help someone newer to stock trading? If not, no worries! Just everything I know about finance has been self taught 🤣
Tyler Owens
2023-07-10 18:48:25 +0000 UTCOf course! As you probably know Eva is actually less about the major plot points and more about the characters
bondbond53
2023-07-10 18:07:40 +0000 UTCThat’s right! I remember there being some hiccups in the uploads at the time lol. By the third time I was thinking “ah shit he went back, didn’t he”.
Winnie
2023-07-10 17:56:32 +0000 UTCHey, I just want to let you know how much I love these videos. For me, I take a lot less from the para-social "I want to know what's going on with this guy I pay to be my internet friend" angle (though that's very entertaining), and more from the introspection and reflection stuff. I am a pretty introspective person, but I'm lacking in life experience due to my natural over-cautiousness and anxiety. I've always been drawn to a life of exciting spontaneity, but constantly hold myself back. Your stories and philosophical reflections offer me some really good insight vicariously, and I always feel more comfortable, and maybe just a *little* bit wiser after watching your videos. You may find it a tad humorous, but given I'm several years your junior, the complete spontaneous chaos that is your life actually calms my nerves a little bit and gives me perspective; it reminds me I don't need to have all my shit together yet (because neither does this guy I look up to), and to just let things fall into place. I really appreciate your willingness to be transparent with us and be open about your hindsights and shortcomings and mistakes, it speaks volumes to your character. On a slightly less sappy note, I do remember being bummed while you were living in Colorado, since that was the brief window of time that I was not here, and instead living in Florida - would have been fun to put face to name lol. Just wanna say you're one of the few online creators I have consistently given my money and time to watch for the past 3 or so years and do not in the least regret that decision, I look forward to what you have coming down the road!
Aidan Pullen
2023-07-10 17:47:04 +0000 UTCI'm glad! As a bit of an addendum on that story (can't remember if I've mentioned this previously) there were 2 subsequent trips to that island, all of which had something go horribly wrong. I have massive scars on my leg from the 3rd trip
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:24:51 +0000 UTCYeah that would have a lot of benefits. There are tradeoffs but it actually might be worth it long term
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:23:22 +0000 UTCYes! Thank you
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:22:55 +0000 UTCJapan is definitely a rich place to start :D
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:22:02 +0000 UTCOne thing I've wanted to do is rewatch it, because it's been a really long time... Over 10 years I think. I've noticed from other media that 10 years is a pretty significant amount of time to go back and rewatch something, as what I see is largely a reflection of who I am, and so it would definitely be a new experience, even if I know the broad strokes and plot points already.
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:21:33 +0000 UTCI appreciate it! Would love to talk MHA as well. I don't know many people in person that like it so I've almost never had the chance
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:20:02 +0000 UTCThanks!
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:18:04 +0000 UTCThat's so cool! Send me a DM when you get here. In an attempt at addressing some of that anxiety, I would say Korea is really safe, and generally people are friendly and patient with visitors. For perspective, I've lived here for four years total and all but one incident that I would consider a negative experience (that I can remember) came about because of girls I was dating. About future anxiety, I would say there are some challenges that I'm not sure how to solve, and that is an unpleasant feeling. For example, as I mentioned, I can't imagine ever being in a scenario where the people I care most about are all at arm's length from me at the same time. Aside from that, I also feel some anxiety not about WHAT I want for my life but more so whether or not it will be possible to accomplish it. I think if one is fortunate enough to have a clear path, that's a real blessing. But there's also nothing wrong with not having everything figured out, it depends more on being satisfied with one's direction. So for example, while I cannot visualize everything I want for my future across every category (where to live for example) there are some things I do clearly want, and so feeling like I'm making progress on those things makes the other stuff seem less urgent and more manageable, and helps me tolerate a lot of the ambiguity surrounding details of my future.
Alex G
2023-07-10 17:17:55 +0000 UTCThanks for the lore update lol! Can’t say I wasn’t curious when you’d randomly say something out of pocket in a video that alluded to something going on in your life. Funny enough, the other day I was thinking about your travels to Near Death Experience Island while I was playing the sims and I ended up incorporating parts of it into the storyline I had going on lol. Seriously though, thank you for taking the time to talk with us. I always like hearing about where my favorite creators are mentally with their work, since it always offers a lot of insight.
Winnie
2023-07-10 17:16:06 +0000 UTC@Ryan Yeah definitely. Thanks! I actually haven’t even left my home for college yet so maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but I will definitely ask sometime in the future.
Chris Sharpe
2023-07-10 17:05:04 +0000 UTCI wonder if you could just not watch some shows as they're coming out? Like you could wait until a season is all out before watching it? I'm not sure how that would impact channel performance or whatever, but it could be better for your personal consumption experience.
Aidan Pullen
2023-07-10 16:40:23 +0000 UTCI'd happily provide recommendations and advice for Japan if you're ready to take the leap. ;) Most difficult part of the trip is getting there.
Ryan
2023-07-10 16:38:41 +0000 UTCSo glad to hear you say that about Japan. That's what really got me hooked. Like, whatever rabbit hole you'd like to go down, it goes as far as you're willing to follow it, haha. And you definitely wouldn't be starting "from scratch" on Japanese. Until you get into pretty complicated stuff, most of the word order and basic grammar is very similar to Korean. That said, I'm obviously super biased, and you clearly have very different social needs than I do, haha. I mean, I've gotten into some adventures before, but nothing anywhere near the level of the whale shark story, or frankly any of the ones you shared. 44:00 The book is Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers." Had to add the shout out for Canadian author representation, haha.
Ryan
2023-07-10 16:09:26 +0000 UTC"Because I really miss........ her dog." I have to say, that was not where I saw that going.
Ryan
2023-07-10 15:22:39 +0000 UTCThis channel has definitely peaked my interest in traveling, I want to take a look at potential options soon.
Chris Sharpe
2023-07-10 15:06:50 +0000 UTCHey Alex, thanks for this video, you're such a good storyteller actually and I appreciate how you wear your heart on your sleeve. This felt like one of those catch-ups with a friend that you click so well with but for one reason or another get to speak at length and in depth rarely. Yay for parasocial relationships I guess. Even though I'm maybe not as spontaneous or extroverted as you, I still really relate to your thought about taking life experiences as they come and thinking about the larger narrative so to speak. One thing I really regret is not getting to see your reaction and analysis of Evangelion as you've mentioned it in other videos and as I understand you've watched it. It's such a good series in regards to human behaviour and psychology. I wonder if you'd ever consider making a Q&A about it. On that note I wonder if you'd be up for watching an older show. Berserk (1997) comes to mind and it's such an amazing story I'd like to hear your thoughts on.
bondbond53
2023-07-10 14:46:29 +0000 UTCThis was really awesome to listen to! Particularly loved what you had to say about parasocial relationships and how it relates to your channel. Even though I never need to really know what is fully going on in a creator’s life to enjoy their content it still can be a really enriching experience. I think your style of videos lends itself to it as it feel like I’m getting snapshots of your life and what is currently on your mind with each reaction video I watch. So having this hour of your time was again really awesome! Would love to be one of those people that randomly sees you on a night out and go into a full deep conversation about the shows you have watched. Knowing me it would probably mainly consist of me gushing about MHA and how you just “totally get it” 😄 You’re one of the few reactors that I really like that I feel wants to have a conversations about the shows you are watching with us so thank you for that! Looking forward to what lies ahead for you!
Sacha
2023-07-10 14:16:05 +0000 UTCThis was great! Thanks for answering my poorly articulated question and I really enjoyed the fun bits of Mr.Goodwin "lore" you shared. I hope things get better for you from here and you gain momentum and begin to find your rhythm. Can't wait for more Vinland and Haikyuu!!
Emman Reed
2023-07-10 14:10:23 +0000 UTCalways really love these Q&A's. It's also always fun to get the full storytime after the crumbs your drop in reaction videos, your life sounds thrilling but probably also super uncertain in a way? As you said, most people would likely be too scared to go out of their comfort zone to do some of the wild stuff you do that gives you these great stories to tell hahaha. I'm going on a trip to Korea this coming spring--and I'm really excited about it but also pretty nervous as it's my first time traveling so far as a female and ALONE on top of that lol. Although I'd love to be as bold as you in getting to know people when I go out, there is that fear of being pulled into something messy especially because I'm also an extrovert who loves meeting people. Hoping the eagerness to do that won't make me overlook the potential dangers. Nevertheless I can't wait! I've been studying korean for a few years so the language barrier feels less of an issue, but not really sure how to go about befriending anyone there either. I also wanted to ask out of curiosity, as someone who moves around so much, is there any part of you that feels anxious about the future or what you'll be doing/where you'll be? You said you tend to feel restless in one spot--and I'm similar in the way I love doing new things and moving around, but friends around me prefer having a clear path in mind and it makes me feel...like i should have everything figured out/know what I want to do going forward (which i honestly have no idea because in my mind i just think "travel" and see where my heart lies afterwards which probably isn't the brightest plan..but..it's all i've got for now lol)
Mima
2023-07-10 12:01:47 +0000 UTCIt’s been 1,000 years…
bl0odm1st
2023-07-10 10:55:42 +0000 UTCBro that Osaka fight is a storrryyyyy man
Cameron
2023-07-10 08:51:39 +0000 UTCHaha yeah that's pretty cool. How was your experience with sports, out of curiousity
Alex G
2023-07-10 08:26:57 +0000 UTCReally loved the whole video, but I find it so weird to now know that we share the same birthday; from your side as a creator with a decent following it's a statistic certainty to happen, but from this side it's such an anomaly haha.
Ignacio Garcia
2023-07-10 05:40:31 +0000 UTCHoly shit... we finally got it. This will be the biggest Goodwin lore update in the history of this channel... pressing play is actually scary. But regardless - thanks as always for making the best reactions on the internet to anime. Can't wait to be a regular in the comments again during this Jujutsu Kaisen season.
Jasmine Tea Enjoyer
2023-07-10 05:00:53 +0000 UTCI know it's almost definitely not what you are looking for, but I'm always free to chat about anything man! I know what it's like to not have big enough circles.
CastSenpai
2023-07-10 04:56:23 +0000 UTCGoing to watch through this now, but regardless - thanks for the content and thanks for being there!
Ryuga
2023-07-10 04:08:31 +0000 UTC
