ContraPoints

Update

Hey all,

Just wanted to give you a quick progress report. I've been working to get a main channel video out by the end of this year, but—you probably won't be surprised to hear—I am running behind. I'm at the stage of finalizing a script so I can film—a much simpler production than CONSPIRACY, which should go much faster—but I've been sick most of the last two weeks, which has destroyed the last of my hopes of publishing two videos in the same calendar year.

I am feeling b...

Retrospective: Twilight

Hey all!

Here's my retrospective on the Twilight video.

On the last one some of you expressed a desire for longer content, so I have allowed myself to ramble more. I hope that's as good for you as it is for me.

Thank as always for your support,

Natalie

P.S. In my last post I said I would be posting the Conspiracy retrospective this week too—but I've changed my mind. I think a "retrospective" video is more interesting if enough time has passed for meaningful ret...

Retrospective: The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

Hey all,

Here's my retrospective/behind-the-scenes/outtakes video on "Witch Trials."

This is my first experiment with the "retrospective" format, so let me know whether it's working for you. Will try to finish two more of these over the weekend and have them up for you next week!

Thanks as always for your support,

Natalie

EDIT: Here's a YouTube link to the video, which you may want to use instead because it seems the video format is not agreeing with Patreon: 2025-10-03 14:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post

We're So Back

Hi all,

Just letting you know the one-month Patreon pause is ending today. Here are my plans for upcoming videos:

This week I'm going to finish and upload Patreon-exclusive retrospectives/outtakes for my last three main channel videos. Then I am going to dive straight into work on a main channel video, which I have mostly finished researching and can produce fairly quickly.

Production will have to be simplified for the times we're in, where you've got to be agile if not outr...

Patreon Pause

Hi all,

I've decided to pause the Patreon again because I am depressed. I have nothing to say that's not a dirge, and I'm opposed to dirges on principle.

You won't be billed for membership during the pause. Billing will resume when working has resumed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-Natalie

Tangent: Sexual Personae

Hey all,

Tangent finished. Haven't slept. Update soon!

-Natalie

P.S. I have fully committed to the 4:3 aspect ratio.

AMA Stream #62b [Monday @ 5pm ET]

Hi all,

Here's the link for the second part of the AMA livestream. The stream will begin at 5pm ET on Monday (June 9) and will likely run for 4+ hours. The replay will remain linked here—most patrons just watch the replay, so don't worry about missing it live! As usual, I will answer questions from the comments on a separate post (from last month) for $15+ Patrons.

Looking forward to chatting!

–Natalie

Tangent: Daddy Politics

Hey all,

Sorry this took way longer than I intended—the whole fascist dictatorship situation has been a real downer and my productivity has suffered. I had to film this one on four separate days, but whatever, I got the job done. It is a little more tangenty than past Tangents.

I'll be doing the second half of that AMA stream later this week too so keep an eye out for a post about that.

Thanks as always for you support!

-Natalie

AMA Stream #62a [better audio]

Hey all,

There's an annoying electrical interference noise that appears on any audio I record in this room, but it was particularly bad on today's stream and especially noticeable to me on my phone speakers. I've reuploaded the stream here after de-noising the audio somewhat. I'll see what I can do to improve this before the next stream.

–Natalie

AMA Stream #62

Hi all,

Here's the link for today's AMA livestream. Sorry this is short notice, I forgot to post the general announcement in advance. As usual, I will answer questions from the comments on a separate post (from a couple days ago) for $15+ Patrons. The stream will begin at 5pm ET and will likely run for 4+ hours. The replay will remain linked here—most patrons just watch the replay, so don't worry about missing it live!

Looking forward to chatting!

–Natalie

What's Next

Hi all!

I've taken a couple weeks to recover from the video crunch, play the piano, see some friends, and generally spend as little time as possible thinking about what The Globalists are up to.

I'm ready to get back to work now—here's what you can expect from me in the near future:

1) I'd like to do an Patreon AMA stream this month to answer some questions about the CONSPIRACY video, or anything else.

2) I'd also like to do a Tangent this month. We went a few months...

New Video: CONSPIRACY

Hi friends,

New video here. There's a lot I could say about this one but should probably let the video do the talking for now. I'll check in again soon with other updates, etc.

Till then, enjoy! Or maybe "enjoy" isn't the right word, but you know—suffer in style.

–Natalie

Upcoming Video

Hey all,

Just wanted to check in and give you a progress update. I've been working on a main channel video basically since "Twilight" was released in March of last year. My original target upload date was the US election in November. The result of that election threw off my groove severely, as we've discussed (though it's just as well because the election has affected the framing of the video). I moved the deadline to December 31-ish. But the project has continued to expand and is now e...

Tangent: Satanism

Hi friends,

Wellbutrin dose increased, depressive episode mitigated, perfectionism abandoned entirely—I've technically finished this Tangent by the deadline!

Content warning: this episode discusses lavishly horrible (and entirely false) accounts of childhood abuse at the hands of Satanic cults. I've tried to make light of it, because what else can you do, but, fair warning, that is a lot of the subject matter.

Enjoy(?), and as always let me know what you think!

...

New Plan: November Tangent

Hey all,

As you know, I’ve been working on a major main channel video. “Giving birth” to this project requires weeks on end of 12-hour workdays. Since I posted about the election on Saturday, I’ve been trying to get back into the rhythm of it, but the reality is that I’m still too depressed and distracted to sustain the level of focus needed to finish the video by my intended deadline (December).

So, the simplest solution is for me to just make a Tangent this month, and ...

November Tangent Topic Poll

Hi friends,

For reasons I’ll explain in a separate post that will go out to all patrons, I’ve decided to do a Tangent this month.

This poll will only be open for two days, because we’re already halfway through the month, and I want to get to work on it ASAP. To simplify things (and because we’re all so inspired by American elections right now), I’m giving you a binary choice this time.

I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that gets the mo...

The Situation

I’m sure we’ve all (Americans, everyone else who’s affected) taken three days to wallow. The day of not getting out of bed. The day of substance abuse and doomscrolling. The day of playing Skyrim for 14 hours. I don’t feel ready to get up and face the situation, but I think I’d better.

I’m not very interested in the various autopsies of “what went wrong.” The Democrats were too woke. Or not woke enough. They should have turned to the camera and specified they’re the ex...

We're So Back

Hey all,

Just letting you know I have unpaused the Patreon. I'm working very hard on a main channel video, which you can expect in about six weeks—I may need to make some minor script changes depending how things go on November 5. After that we'll have another season of Tangents, and I'll get to work on the backlog of behind the scenes/retrospective videos.

Thanks as always for your support,

Natalie

October Patreon Pause

Hey all,

Just letting you know that I've decided to put my Patreon on pause this month while I work on the next main channel video—you will not be charged until the end of next month.

As discussed in the last AMA, I would like to continue doing Tangents as well as catch up on behind-the-scenes videos (retrospectives at this point), but I'm feeling motivated to finish a major main channel project at the moment, so I think it would be most efficient for me to invest my time in tha...

AMA Stream #61b [scheduled for tomorrow]

Hi all,

I'm back in the US and will be doing the second half of AMA Stream #61 tomorrow, September 13, at 3:00 PM ET (earlier than usual because my brain is still on European time). The stream will likely run for several hours and will be archived here for those who miss it live. Questions are posted on a separate post (two posts ago here on Patreon) for $15+ Patrons.

Looking forward to chatting!

Natalie

AMA Stream #61

Hi all,

Here's the link for today's AMA livestream. It will begin fashionably late, let's say 4:20 ET, to choose a random time. The stream will likely run for 4+ hours and will be archived here for those who miss it live. Questions are posted on a separate post (the previous post here on Patreon) for $15+ Patrons.

Looking forward to chatting!

Natalie

Invite to Submit Questions for AMA Stream #61

Hi 15+ Patrons,

It's been a while!

As I mentioned in my last post, I'll be doing an AMA* stream this month instead of a Tangent. The stream will be one week from today on Friday, August 23 at 4pm Eastern Time.

The stream will be posted here on Patreon, and archived as always for those who miss it live.

Use the comments on this post to submit a question you want to ask me!

HOW TO ASK A QUESTION: Keep in mind that I will likely be answering over 100 questions in a ...

Tangent: Spirituality

Hi friends,

It's been truly an insane month in American politics, but I've somehow managed to keep it together enough to finish this Tangent (maybe all the mindfulness meditation has improved my focus).

In a lot of ways this is an expansion on themes introduced in past Tangents: skepticism, psychedelics, New Age religion.

I'm going to be very busy the next couple months working on a main channel video that I've given a firm deadline in October (the video is not directly US e...

Tangent: Surreal Videos

Hi friends,

The topic patrons voted on this month was "A curated collection of surreal and obscure videos from across internet history with in depth commentary and analysis." I decided to drop the "obscure" criterion for reasons explained in the video—I found that the videos I most wanted to discuss were not really all that obscure. So here is what would more appropriately be called a curated collection of famous surreal videos from across internet history, with commentary and an intr...

May Tangent Topic Poll

Hi friends!

I'm still working on the "surreal videos" Tangent, will post that within the next week but I want to get a head start on the poll for the next one.

I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that get the most votes. You can vote for as many options as you want.

Feel free to suggest other topics for future Tangents in the comments on this post.

Thanks as always for your support!

Best,

Natalie

Tangent: Granola Fascism

Hi friends,

This is one of those Tangents where at every stage I had to fight the urge to upgrade the project to a main channel video essay. Maybe I still will! I read several books for this, and justified the amount of research time to myself on the grounds that it will likely all be relevant to future videos. Conspiracy theories, New Age spirituality/wellness—all of this is subject matter I've been wanting to cover for a long time and intend to cover further.

I came pretty clo...

April Double Tangent Topic Poll

Hi friends!

I'm planning to make two Tangents this month, so this will be the poll for both topics. I will make informal Patreon-exclusive videos about the two topics that get the most votes.

I've tried to include a mix of popular topics from past polls, topics patrons have suggested, and new topics that interest me. You can vote for as many options as you want.

Feel free to suggest other topics for future Tangents in the comments on this post.

Thanks as always for you...

Tangent: Generations

Hi friends,

Here's a Tangent on generations discourse. Sticking Out Your Gyatt for the Rizzler, the Strauss–Howe generational theory, cyclical vs. linear history, Hegel, Marx, Fukuyama, Mark Fisher, Skibidi Toilet—all the hits.

This one would probably benefit from another editing pass, but too bad, time's up lol. I'm still planning to get two more Tangents out this month—will post a topic poll for the 15+ folks shortly.

Enjoy, let me know what you think!

-Natalie...

March Tangent Topic Poll

Hi friends!

It's Tangent time again. I haven't posted one of these since October, and I paused the Patreon for two months while I finished the Twilight video to avoid going further into Tangent debt. That's not a great system, so from now on I'd like to commit to posting one video per month—either a tangent or a main channel video. (If I post a main channel video there will be no Tangent that month). I think this is doable, and will force me to keep main channel videos shorter and mor...

New Video: Twilight

Hi friends,

Here is the longest video of my career. It’s about Twilight. For a long time people have been asking me to make a video about love/lust/limerence. I consider this to be that video.

I began work on this in summer 2022, and things got out of hand from there.

Originally I'd planned to make a video called “Top/Bottom” or something like that, about feminist debates around sex and power. But I worried that wouldn’t be a suitable topic for YouTube, increasingly ...