Same energy of when he gave the Pope a copy of Undertale.

He's always been like that. Matt actually cares about this platform and the content it has. Those Google robots don't.

Matpat is wild

@@EzGainz9877In a fun teaching way

​@@gabrielityyy.................. what?!

your right

I think his Earthbound theory is darker

@@b1ztake agreed

I am infertile from eating scented candles

bro hasnt even watched the video yet and says hes digging it

I have that all the time too!! Maintaining conversation is a lot harder these days and now heaps of people use their phone as a way to avoid it altogether, discouraging others from even trying to connect with people.

I didn't think of it until this video, but you're right, there hasn't been anything like Game of Thrones for a good discussion starter. At the time it was popular you could always lead with Game of Thrones and everyone's seen at least some episodes.

that's why you should start a conversation about loneliness, like the video said

Somehow i don't think loneliness as a conversation starter would work😅

@@honghonghonghong4272 Anything works as a conversation starter, if you can spin it somewhere confidently or if they start laughing make it off as a joke But of course, if we're talking about a lonely introverted person with no social experience, then they would probably come of as weird.

Omg I know. I've noticed if I spend time scrolling shorter videos I'm actually MORE tense by the time I pull myself away from it and I feel like I wasted my free time

@@System_Fighter47 hows that related to anything ?

@@tanishnair1526 Because Jesus is in everything. Even in you.

I am right there with you on this subject. It feels like we've been divided as a community. I've personally been feeling more alone then I ever have in my life, but that might just be being a teenager and all that but I really think it's what our generation and world is going through a serious rough patch. I hope we get out of this and blossom into the connected society we were b4 covid. But long story short, I feel you man, and I'm right there w u

@@MiguelDebruyne good for u if religion is ur salvation but i dont need that in my life

omg thats exactly how i feel there are so many videos that i wouldnt just watch but as soon as my favourite ppl post a reaction video on it i would so happily click on it and enjoy it it feels more like a shared experience and even conversation even though its clearly a one way interaction it feels like someone is enjoying that piece of content with me and it adds a lot to my viewing experience

Yeah that's been like my favorite type of content for years now since I don't have others to talk about those things with me :')

This comment HITS 💯

Reaction videos work because it's nice to have a little place where you're talking about something you love instead of something you hate. 70% of the internet is already negative, I find myself watching a rant about a movie, show, an athlete, a sports team, an actor, a director, a writer, a politician, an author, an influencer, a UKposts channel. Reaction channels act as a palette cleanser because you're talking about positive vibes with people who share your love with a particular film or music.

Omg wow that's deep and so true

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

i feel that man

Have fun with your family!

I am glad for you. You understood your sadness and came over it with this video.

@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMMWhere are they?

i was eating spaghetti too whattttt

i was eating my cinnamon toasties, now i got an short existential crisis.

I had spaghetti for dinner… glad to see we can all still relate on something 😆

Totally! It breaks my heart a lil bit. Now a get why, at least in latinoamericana we are so obsessed with society of snow right now...

Same. Was eating my Popeyes chicken and now I'm crying

It's quite incredible, isn't it? That just like MatPat said, just opening up the topic of loneliness and fracture creates a space to connect with others on its basis. All those statistics mentioned hit very real, but I laughed bitterly when he mentioned about how 70% of millenials are considering quitting their job as he speaks - lo and behold, I am one of those 70% and specifically watching theories to cope with the stress it's causing. Bumping into your comment made me feel like responding - not because I'd anticipate any prolonged conversation, but just for this one moment of basic connection; something akin to how you'd throw a movie quote reference back in the past. It doesn't bring much to the conversation itself, but it's a sign "hey we have something in common! That's cool!" I hope wherever you are, you are having a wonderful day, fellow Film Theorist!

Even when you're alone you can keep the knowledge that at least you're alone together with everyone else feeling it.

Same here, the world always seems so isolated yet this video makes it feel just a bit closer together

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

​@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMMthat's crazy

@@erikmanzano Crazy

Depression isn't real, i too am high school senior.

If u think you are sad , you will just get sadder and sadder.

I'm a senior in highschool as well and have bipolar depression, so I kinda know what your going through, although only half the time, and although I have my highs, their almost overzealous and overbearing, and I usually go on a spree of whatever I feel like, and then I have my downs where I'm super low and don't even wanna get out of bed, but these types of videos help me a little, and allow me to make connections with people, I hope you have a good day

@@pikaholo4773 Derpression isn't real you think you have it but don't -me

@@rubenlohata5263i’ll wait for your psychology degree, einstein

As someone who attended an art college that had a 60% game major student body, I can promise you that gamers are one of the singlehandedly loneliest demographics out there right now. I saw a lot of peers in my graduating class struggle for all 4 years with isolation and depression. The gamer communities and bubbles that you only see online or at tournament events are not an accurate representation of their experience.

​@@mollusckscramp4124 hit the nail on the head

Yeah, I miss elementary school, if it could go on for longer, it would of been so nice, I have so much great memories from it...

As someone that didn't connected with people when young(neurodivergent here), cuz i was too annoying, too weird, all that negative stuff… I found myself fitting in people that loved anime, and i mean REALLY loved it, we discussed for hours about the humanity of the characters, their morality, how good written a story was, if the art was good or not, if the development of any of them caught our attention, and specially, make us feel *represented*, made us feel, well, less alone! And the same experience was made for me with my highschool friends, we talked about everything unapollogetically but with absolute respect for each other's opinions, and saying out loud how we had it at home or how we related to a character in a certain movie or series, really made us bond. I know that, if i talk to them right now, despite years of not talking to each other, they will be happy to see me, and i will feel welcomed, cuz we, instead of looking numblessly through our phone fr hours, talked. We left them on our pockets, or purses, and talked. So i suggest this: Everyone makes essays about something they watched, about why they loved it(not how much, but the WHY) or why they loved their favorite character on that show, as homework, and the next class, everyone puts away their phone, and reads their (i guess must be short) essay. And everyone is allowed to ask any respectfull question, and everyone has their turn to talk, and they can be open about anything. I would totally suggest grabbing a chair(if not they aren't connected directly to the desk) and making everyone draw a circle with them. They will have the best afternoon ever, and all those memories will be very worth it.❤

Also, is it just me or is there a new video compression on youtube?

And add played right as he talked about how add to play based on how we watch videos

Just casually drops Tasmania. Anyone who doesn't live there thinks it's the twilight zone and with that dude Taz

I absolutely feel this. No one is invested in connecting anymore unless it's immediately relevant to their specific niche interests.

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The problem is finding people who play DnD in the first place

To be honest I didn't know anything about it until he mentioned it.

Yeah its funny to think about that..

69 likes

@@phillip_turner very nice

They probably saw the meme but simply didn't know the name.

Exactly. Human survival has always been a result of living in communities and working together. When we are divided we can't function. We can't grow. We get depressed and aggressive. People have even begun to stop caring when people die because of the lack of connection with other people. Just look at Panera bread and the charged lemonade. I've seen more people say they would rather them keep the high caffeine content than not despite 2 people dying already. FDA did nothing, Panera did nothing. If people cared about one another they would have immediately taken it down and come up with a plan for the product that won't keep leading to deaths. It's even affecting traffic on the street. As someone who has to walk to work I often have to wait for the lights to cycle 3+ times to cross the street because of people simply not caring.

The irony is Social Media has made us more disconnected when in theory it should make us more connected. I don't talk to 90% of my friends on Facebook. It has evolved to be a place where people brag about the highlights of their life. It's not healthy for my brain to browse that kind of stuff.

Do mma

Same here tho I’m not 13

Thank you Matthew.

@@jrogon5072ur younger

@@jrogon5072 nice

Agreed

Another theory is Social Media platforms love rage-bait even though they claim to oppose it. Rage-bait gives ten-fold more likes and engagement than a positive video. A video titled "TV Show is Garbage and Here's Why" is gonna get more views than "Here's Why I Love This Show".

Cool, my sister is a hairdresser. I'm glad people like you exist

Yeah, I completely agree. The conversations are nice.

I would be one of those and tbh going to the hairdresser is like going to the dentist for me.

I don't have hair

I'm a cosmetician, and I also take pride in my work. I think those who work with the public, and perhaps more likely, make others happy by doing our jobs, are more inclined to feel attachment and a sense of identity in our profession

Didnt expect to see your comment here lol, but yeah im in that generation and I totally agree and it all got so much worse after 2019

i felt that too... i got a niece that i u

shhhh, silence boomer

Yeh true

I don’t really get it though because some people that Ive met have told me about something they like that i never heard of and i checked it out and we still like it to this day

He finally understood us Matpat he’s a great man

Man, it stinks. I'm a teen too, and I can never seem to keep up friendships. I find it hard enough to make friends, but even harder to keep them. Just feels like the things I find that connect me to these people just... Falls away, you know. Honestly, I'm not depressed, but, you know, even if it isn't depression, it still makes me sad whenever I think about it. And, yeah, it's been leading me to enjoy seeing content where human relationships are on display a lot more. And real life has felt increasingly like something I just sit through until I don't have to anymore, until I can escape online. Where I don't have to know people. God, it stinks. Something gotta change, man. Both for me, personally, and in general.

The hands of tik tok is coming

Act like the freshman teenagers that go to center line high school Michigan then

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

​@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMMokay bot

@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMM get a life

I'm an introvert too I found it weird when I saw videos during 2020 showing how much extroverts were struggling the reality is that Introverts equally struggle when we shut out the world we do it by choice to recharge being stuck in your house when you didn't chose too sucks for everyone

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

Also an introvert here. Can we all agree here that the world is f***ed up?

​@UTTP_CHEMISTZ And why do you think it's a contest? Why do you think you are smarter? What led you to these conclusions?

​@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMMWhy did you make a claim without any content to make your case?

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

@@UTTP_OFFICERRRRCHEMMMMwhy r u saying this on very comment

@@ace82151 I think it's a bot. This reply is on EVERY comment.

I always felt weird liking reactions videos because “I like others first reactions to a video” but this theory made sense, I don’t know anyone who is genuinely is interested in certain shows, so reaction videos brings me into the community

That is why I love watching Cody Ko's reaction videos to the button

oh my god. I'm obsessed with watching youtubers reacting to things. You just explained it perfectly. Im a very lonely person, and I guess I'm looking for what shared experience out here, I never thought about it before, thank you😭

Definitely. "Watching other people enjoying a thing you enjoy" is the equivalent of connecting with people IRL over shared pop-culture interests, as Matpat explained.

Reaction content MAY be good for a sense of belonging and community and shared experience, but ultimately it is FAR from good. Reaction content is theft, and there is no other way to go about it.

"Ever since 2016*..."

@@markanderson7236?

2019 was when everything went downhill for me. 2020 and all the following years are just one year.

i'm 15 too and i feel the same way, especially since i've been home schooled for 4 years.

​@lixiehearts kinda the opposite for me. I was really sheltered as a kid and homeschooled up till high-school. Started high-school and it's depressing because it's just a social life that is forced. I had so much fun outdoors with my siblings when I was younger

I dont think its a downgrade at all. Just find people that actually want to talk about things that genuinely interest you. You truly are giving effort to not melt your brain with constant consumerism and I personally think that's great :) keep up the good work

I have TikTok downloaded. I don't appreciate the randomness off things being thrown at me off one scroll. Also, I'm 30 years old... When I was in kindergarten, it was almost illegal to do any other than salute the flag and sing the national anthem.

As a 30 year old new dad. I feel this in my soul. All these comments

I just have a couple channels on UKposts that I watch to be informed about stuff, like Coldfusion. That way, I don't need social media.

@@riakriak7270 Right, UKposts is my only social media. I never saw the appeal in others and will never make one.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm just turning 17 and your right about the political point. Heck my younger family which are younger than 4th grade are way to political then most kids should

Oh politics,. it's awful. In my country people are very dissatisfied with the government so politics is the big talk, whenever politics or current conflicts are mentioned in a conversation everyone shuts up because discussing political opinions and stances on current problems always leads to disliking each other. I felt like back in the day you could really discuss your opinion about these things with coworkers and class mates, but right now it's controversial to even mention a current day problem.

@@sleepymonsteraddict half the reason could be because the news coverage wasn't so big back then. But yeah, I get your point, but my father's side of the family or family friends just keep going, unless a kid jumps in and says something lol. I lost that super power recently. But honestly, I wish more of the kids would just not get involved. Especially when they don't have a full understanding cause either their gonna get trust issues or possibly go bad direction later if something does not go good or end well. A few use that power due to them getting uncomfortable. Luckily, on my moms side, they just barely discuss it but yeah in my country it's gotten real bad to. Sorry that one word autocorrect got it and I did not notice

When I turned 18(last year) I went to jail for pumpkin carving a person . Lesson of the story don't let them know ur next or last move

Should start a channel called conspiracy theory

Ditto

​@@osmosisjones4912100%

im smarter than matpat my theories are better

Same

For sure!!!

The search engine they updated on UKposts over a year ago was terrible. Example I searched for dogs but then after a few video results, it gave me a bunch of viral non dog related videos that have absolutely nothing to do with what I’m looking for. In fact, there was a lot duplicate videos after the 1st page. Why google?

I get the difficulty socializing, I was homeschooled since 2nd grade, but it shouldn't be completely isolating. Do your parents have you in any homeschool co-ops? I got lonely sometimes when I had to move (fam was military, hence the homeschooling) but I was still able to socialize and make friends through co-ops. I met my best friend and my fiancé through homeschool meetups

I'm in the same boat. Being homeschooled wasn't too hard because a group of homeschooled families in my area started a group where we would get together and do some activities that kids would normally do at schools. You know, stuff like Gym, science experiments, etc. But ever since the lockdowns we never got back together and I ended up wasting my life in an MMO gradually forgetting my own identity. I've since quit playing the game but now I have nothing to replace it with so I just binge youtube and feel sorry for myself. Being religious and forced to go to church each week helps a lot for interacting and meeting people, and I'm going to college next fall so I'm hoping I can start meeting people then. While I'm guessing I won't have much interesting happen until then, it's really nice to know there are people out there like me.

I'm in the same boat. I'm a bit of a self conscious person, and when I saw everyone around my age posting pictures of their engagements/weddings, first home, raise/career upgrades, and even their (own) families. I've felt like I was way behind. Although, with everything that's happened in my life, and with how things are now. I've become more thankful for where I'm at. I just need to work on this with my health a bit more.

I remember when I got out of school. Eventually, got a job of course. At work (retail) I happened to have a great squad when I first started but it’s been changing. It’s been a mix: I like that my old management (incompatible with my personality due to being from a different generation) are gone. But bad because with my new management (compatible with my personality), companies have been changing (cutting benefits) and that sucks. Now we all relate on the same thing: struggling to make ends meet. And we’re all thinking about quitting 😅 On my channel I talk about all that shiet 😭

Personal stories is what got me into trying the souls games. Stories of failure and triumph, growth and a little silliness

Isolation has crossed all parts of my life family, school, online all of it. In high school you don’t talk to people you just do your work listen to the teacher then get up and go to your next class the only time I talk to anyone is during lunch but even then not many people talk to eachother it’s pretty sad

yes, finally someone is talking about it. I try to tell my friends about these cool games, but they just don’t care. I feel like no one likes the things I like.

Yep

I got an ad as he said that

It’s was intentional

Yes

ME

To be fair, if you did experience any severe mental illness in the past, they would just send you away to be locked up till you died. I think that would affect the amount of evidence we would have available for prior generation's mental health issues. They either kept it in the closet and suffered quietly, or they were locked away and went untracked anyways.

Agreed, im scared of taking that step to apply for a job and dont know if its the right thing for me, especially if you're not sure what you want to do for the rest of your life

I think reading this comment just kicked me into realizing why I've been stalling on finding a job, and instead started writing for the fun of it. That and employers just don't seem to respond.

I am 18 and personally have mixed feelings about my job (I work retail) most days I love it but some days I will feel agitated due to my coworkers or drained due to the amount of labor (as I usually stock or put misplaced items back where they go)

I'm about to turn 20, and I still don't have a job, I feel the exact same way. It often feels like I'm the only one around me thinking about the real problems going on in the world, this video from matpat is probably one of his most important ones for me.

It's saddening you think ignorance I a good thing

For a lot of people, the thing that used to fill that period in your life was starting a family. Between costs for housing, food, and healthcare we've pretty much successfully priced younger generations out of that option though.

Have you tried going outside? No I'm serious things like hiking,camping, biking, with friends is shown to deepen bonds and give a sense of satisfaction especially if you have somewhere that is particularly naturally rich.

​@@faddedreality6885 for me personally I don't go outside unless I'm going with/ to meet up with a friend/someone I know... Camping I'd love to in the summer when I actually can without freezing... So that only leaves at top four months I feel secure enough to do so but none of my friends wanna go with me, sure I'd love to make more friends but that's hard for me because I don't feel safe out in public by myself 🥺

Huge fan

Oh wait i read ur name wrong

I used to have a lot of trouble socializing, and all it really took was finding people who like the things I like and it turned out I am actually very sociable. I still have trouble with my family who I have very little common ground with, but I have a very good network of close friends now.

Thank u sm for this, as someone whos the same age trying to go through this tough time, this video means alot. Thanks matpat :>

same age, but everything is normal for me

I've been dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety lately that I also cried after this video

Same bro im 18 tho

Very well put. Thank you for sharing your story with the world, and for letting us glimpse into your struggle and your journey to enjoying your life.

He's lying. Victim blaming. He's attributing the effects of narcissistic abuse on people watching tv.

This reminds me how Mat himself started off not being able to find anything! But now he became such an influential figure. Awesome thesis statement. I think the most important thing I’ve learned without any schooling is to NOT get frustrated with myself when stuff doesn’t start going well and a struggle lasts a while. It’s easy to fall into that trap.

Exactly

It's already this channel, bud 😂

Yeah

*Psychological Theory

You don’t need one with jacksucksatlife

But you probably haven’t seen him

One of the best choices in my life was to completely quit short form videos. Nothing made me realize how much time i wasted than that. I'd definitely recommend some time away, especially from shorts.

​@@onwjcoI can't find a way to turn them off :( any clues?

@@poosh6529 i dont think you can turn them off. But i personally just ignore their existence and just focus on my subscription tab

​@@poosh6529 I've since fallen back into my short addition lol but previously, if you see shorts recommended in your feed, just click the 3 dots in the corner and click "not interested". They eventually quit showing up.

@@poosh6529just catch yourself if you start watching them.

Everything feels so different after the pandemic. But wholesome moments like these are things we should cherish. Now I just see commentary channels covering negative news or drama. Despite them trying to cover positive news, most of their content and their most viewed ones are about negative topics, like youtuber allegations, dream drama, war and what not.

Yeah, ever since the dreaded start of this decade, my social skills have plummeted hard, most of it I get from social media and family interactions nowadays.

Humanity is gonna all be in VR pods soon, nvr leaving the house. Nothing will be real anymore. It'll be "Ready Player One"

Oh yeah. Maybe I should be more grateful that I have eight siblings. My family is big enough to be a little culture in and of itself.

“Trauma dumping” as content. Brilliant way to put it!