New video is up
Added 2023-01-20 13:41:53 +0000 UTCHey everyone, just to let you know the new video is up. Thanks very much for your comments on the draft I shared last week.
This video is quite a bit more polished, includes a lot more visual examples and includes additional sections/interviews towards the end that weren't in the draft.
Once the dust has settled on this, I'll return back to the video I was in the middle of making when all this kicked off. See my earlier posts for more information on that video.
Thanks!
Martin
Comments
Judging from the number of comments on YouTube, you hit an open nerve. Well done. I hope such sites will be banned, soon.
Jan Prummel
2023-01-21 08:54:06 +0000 UTCVery confronting video, I've had to turn off and come back to it a couple of times but thank you Martin for wading into such a toxic community in order to shine a light on it. I've posted a comment listing a couple of Australian mental health support organisations which I'll also add here. Both of these nonprofit orgs offer telephone/online counselling and a range of other free services for people struggling with mental health and/or social issues e.g. cyberbullying. Lifeline Australia - lifeline.org.au / ph: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue - beyondblue.org.au / 1300 22 4636 edit: aaaand YouTube has deleted my comment for including a link to a not-for-profit mental health support org. Excellent work by the auto-moderation bots once again. :/ It would be great if these details could go in the video description but I understand that it's not possible to list support services in every country.
sixstringedthing
2023-01-21 02:46:55 +0000 UTCThis is a heavy topic that must be discussed if anything is ever going to be done to improve it. Thank you for plumbing these depths. I know it must have been disturbing and challenging to do this.
Warren Garabrandt
2023-01-21 01:13:07 +0000 UTCThank you so much for making this.
Hbomb
2023-01-21 00:47:42 +0000 UTCthank you once again, Martin
msx
2023-01-20 20:25:21 +0000 UTCOk thanks. I’m away from my house rn but will jump on it soon.
Tantacrul
2023-01-20 20:11:19 +0000 UTCPowerful work, Martin. I'm very glad this is out in the world and I hope it finds those who need it. Tiny heads up that https://988lifeline.org/ appears twice in the description under US Resources. I don't know if you had a third site in mind or not--if not, and you'd like one, I have a very good impression of Trans Lifeline [FAQ at https://translifeline.medium.com/trans-lifeline-faq-54351b09b576] -- subpopulation-focused, unlike the others, but that subpopulation has a shockingly high risk, which I've seen estimated (for youth) at over 20 times the general population).
GC
2023-01-20 19:54:56 +0000 UTCMartin, you found a way to be moving, thoughtful, compassionate, and informative all at the same time on a very difficult subject! It was fascinating to hear you speak on topics completely unrelated to music or software design. I hope you continue to release more like this in the future. P.S. On a lighter note, my all-time favorite video of yours is the one on the Sibelius UI. I periodically re-watch it because it just never gets old.
Owen Marks
2023-01-20 19:36:47 +0000 UTC
