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#Art #Beauty #Creativity

[@felipedaiber2991]

Imagine how "problematic" a novel must be for it to banned in France

[@jblue1622]

felipe daiber true, but I feel like Japan or Florida are the ultimate umm prize though

[@TheRepublicOfUngeria]

Also: unmarried adult/child sex is basically quasi-legal in France (adult/child sex is legal in most U.S. states if the couple are married, which is legal if the parent(s)/guardian(s) consent), and incest is legal. From my understanding: basically it is prosecuted on a case by case basis when it is known of, and judged on whether or not it is too abusive to put a stop to it.

[@trigonita2001]

France protects Polanski. So yeah

[@lightgazaret6825]

It's not that hard, actually. The famous Histoire de l'oeil by George Bataille was also banned in France, just because it contains a couple tempting then killing a priest to insert his bloody eye in the woman's pussy. French were quite prude at the time.

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

@@lightgazaret6825 holy shit what

[@littlegreenclementine]

When I was horribly depressed in uni and thinking about killing myself, I forced myself to roam around my city just walking for hours instead of going to class. Seeing nature, sunrises, friendly homeless folk, old and new architecture, even overgrown cracks in the pavement... with all that and whatever I was reading at the time, I concluded that I should keep going because I want to witness more beauty. Thanks for reminding me.

[@sarahb4683]

I read a short story a few months back that concluded the exact same thing, and it really affected me. Art and beauty really is worth everything else in the world - when I get depressed or anxious, or behin catastrophizing, thinking about those things gives me hope

[@cykasoviet831]

anonymous entity Haha, I always felt like I was the only person who did that. I miss those days, walking around downtown and being inspired by something as simple as the flowing of the river or the vines slowly creeping up the stones and metals of abandoned buildings and gates.

[@nathanielleack4842]

Its a stupid mantra. There isnt anything nice or sweet in the world worth living for. I only continue to live because the alternative for all I know just may be even more awful than the parody of a life I have and the joke of a world we live on. Wake up

[@lunaraydue1340]

I always like to look at the ever-changing sky, with its sliding colors and shifting clouds, and think about how only I can see the sky like that, right at this moment from this spot in the world, and it's beautiful. Every time you look at vast expanses of bright blue, rich red sunsets and starry nights, it's a sight unique to that moment that only you can see. Remember that. there's this constantly present beauty that's never the same one moment to the next, and the way you see it is a beauty individual to you.

[@32kuba32]

This reminds me of the plastic bag scene from American Beauty

[@ziyedyusufayoub2548]

If anyone is curious, Kim Petras' "Moi je m'appelle Lolita" caption is a reference to the 2000 song Moi Lolita by french pop star Alizée written by Mylene Farmer, a retelling of the story through Lolita's point of view which also takes the unreliable narrator style to express the naiveté and innocence of the character who is unaware of her own exploitation. It's all the more heartbreaking that the singer was exploited by her production company when underage.

[@basilmemories]

hold up, that wasn't written by Alizée, but Mylene "C'est une Belle Journee" frickin' Farmer? I feel like that just adds ten more layers to this thing.

[@sayven]

Maybe I should have paid more attention to the lyrics

[@babymilksnatcher]

@@basilmemories it's not even Farmer who wrote both but her producer, screenwriter Laurent Boutonnat, who's known for his use of unsettling themes. Like, Mylène's biggest hit to date, Désenchantée, is about the end of communism in the late 80s and the alienating effect it had on young working class people.

[@iandales2986]

UGH this is the shit I come here for.

[@ziyedyusufayoub2548]

@@babymilksnatcher thank you for annotating 😊

[@blueberrysk1es]

“How many famously beautiful perfumes can you name?” **laughs in excessive consumption of women’s magazines**

[@BinturongGirl]

*agrees in a lifetime of reading Jilly Cooper novels*

[@spoonmeanie5644]

*cries in scent illiteracy*

[@jmlkinc]

I really hope 'Playing Animal Crossing' does not actually become a euphemism for 'sex crimes'.

[@doll_dress_swap1269]

jmlkinc just imagine all the confused, suburbanite moms who play it and that actually becomes kind of hilarious.

[@BigBugBiggieBug]

listening to this video while playing animal crossing rn 😳

[@klavsozols2112]

listening to this video while committing sex crimes rn 😳

[@DuelistKoi93]

I'm just waiting for all the mix-ups to spin this whole thing into "yeah, I really enjoy commiting animal crimes while playing Sex Crossing: New Horizons"

[@RoyalFusilier]

You're assuming it isn't already.

[@Zahaqiel]

*Plato:* "Let's all talk about love." *Also Plato:* "FACTS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS, ARISTOPHANES!"

[@stvp68]

Zahaqiel but Aristophanes was correct.... 😉

[@MrBenfranz]

Aristophanes: Silly Plato, oh but they do. Facts do care. Let me show you the three ways they care. ;)

[@sophiejones7727]

@@stvp68 yes, but Plato was *that* guy.

[@heggy_69]

Based

[@whereammy]

@@heggy_69 based on what?

[@tootpaste427]

I like that in Abigail's mental image of a youtube city she lives next to Lindsey Ellis

[@vangobango7627]

As an asexual I can confirm, very little is about sports.

[@anapaulapedro7025]

As an asexual, I second this! I'm so glad Olly mentioned us

[@thoticcusprime9309]

@@anapaulapedro7025 Youre not special or important

[@anapaulapedro7025]

@@thoticcusprime9309 And you felt the need to say this because?... You're not edgy just because you say these things online

[@jasonports8517]

Actually they’re both special and important, but maybe not to rando’s on YT ;p

[@vangobango7627]

Sounds like somebody hasn't read The Unique and its Property smh

[@fighterfalcon4572]

"I am a himbo" - Olly Thorn, 2020

[@Pinkdovesss]

He's not stupid enough to be a himbo

[@fighterfalcon4572]

@@Pinkdovesss himboism is a state of mind

[@user-jn8wi3vf8q]

Well it turns out that was not true...

[@legendswarble2845]

"For when I'm feeling extra, which is," * tosses hair * "everyday." What a mood, my dude.

[@ra8784]

How do you spell that cologne? I cant seem to find it

[@ubergamejunkie]

@@ra8784 Le Baiser Du Dragon

[@Jocelyn12700]

Robert Alexander Olly writes out captions for each video, so it’s spelled out in the captions!

[@perchy22]

Ahh, the comment I was looking for.

[@erinmcdonald7781]

I've got to find that scent! 😁😎

[@sleeping885]

"It's very evening, it's very slutty, it's like an almond dessert, if that almond dessert was also trying to seduce you." looks like I have some perfume to buy

[@connorthornberg]

Yeah, what was the name??? I couldn't parse out what she said

[@toothfairy10133]

@@connorthornberg le baiser du dragon

[@curuvari2247]

@@connorthornberg Baiser du Dragon, I think? It's in the subtitles

[@fucentauriel7202]

3 months later and it just occurred to me that Natalie also did a video titled "Beauty" and ya'll could have collabed and called this video "Beauty 2: Pandemic Boogaloo"

[@lewsmith9708]

I think the word "Boogaloo" has some negative connotations these days.

[@marzipancutter8144]

​@@lewsmith9708 I think the word "Pandemic" has some negative connotations these days.

[@felixeleutheria]

Underrated comment thread

[@BlueKitsune72]

@@marzipancutter8144 I think the number 2 has some negative connotations these days

[@robertnett9793]

@@marzipancutter8144 Yeah. Just think on how funny and lighthearted 'Pandemic' has been back in the day - and now they just ruined it.

[@ceru5675]

The voice overs of HauteLeMode has the same energy of my gay friend describing my obviously messy look as “eccentric, experimental”

[@Tsop2018]

Benedict Truman lol

[@yaumelepire6310]

Oooh! I heard that.

[@michaelboucher2340]

I appreciate when my gay friends take the time to sass me

[@solomosos5230]

"But how many famously beautiful perfumes can you name" Me, having worked in a perfume store for most of my adult life: My time has come

[@Duterasemis]

Well?

[@solomosos5230]

Gregorus Prime Fahrenheit - Dior, Sauvage - Dior No 5 - Chanel, Alien -Mugler, Angel - Mugler, Aura - Mugler, Coco Mademoiselle - Chanel, Fleur Musk - Narciso Rodriguez, Un Jardin sur le Nil - Hermés, Light Blue - Dolce&Gabbana, The Only One - Dolce&Gabbana, Coach for men (personal favorite) - Coach, Sí - Armani, Roses de Chloé - Chloé, Love Story - Chloé, Libre - YSL, Black Opium - YSL, Lady Million - Jean Paul Gaultier Just to name a few

[@cksskc412]

Me lacking sense of smell: ಥ_ಥ

[@PleasantLeech]

Have any recommendations for a beautiful smell one could order online on a budget price?

[@solomosos5230]

Pleasant Leech well for a guy my absolute all time favorite is the perfume by Coach, which is pretty inexpensive and smells somewhat fruity but also smoky with a hint of pepper sprinkled in there. It’s addicting, honestly. Invictus is also great :) If you’re a girl... well, that really depends, if you’re into floral scents you seriously have to treat yourself to Narciso Rodriguez Fleur Musc (it’s like shoving your head into a bouquet of flowers, it’s a bit expensive tho) or Bloom by Gucci. For a sweet smell I’d recommend La Vie Est Belle, Sí, Girls can do anything by Zadig and Voltaire or Lady Million. If your going for a more fresh, sporty, androgynous look I’d recommend checking out Rain by Marc Jacobs or literally anything by Zadig and Voltaire, especially the This Is Her fragrance.

[@renaigh]

can't wait for the sequel, Lmaoita

[@apophis7712]

It'll be a trilogy ending with Roflita

[@spoonmeanie5644]

Yoloita

[@Jif498]

The moment i got the joke i had to pause the video because my mind just went blank for a second

[@MM-bx4iv]

Hey I just wanted to say that I really like your pfp :)))

[@teddy3k3]

XDITA

[@isidoramendez2922]

When she said: “I made the world worst” after eating the chocolate egg, I truly lost it. I don’t know why, if it’s my lack of sleep or hours of studying, but that might be the funniest thing I’ve seen.

[@horseenthusiast1250]

Something about the slow look as she moves the egg to her mouth, the tiny cronch, and the way she says that line so simply...I don't know why it's so funny but it is. Absolutely legendary

[@candybluebird]

highlight of my week

[@charliebuxton5020]

@Despize Perform oh it’s simple. She’s a she :) so refer to her as a she. She just couldn’t identify that way back then but you should still refer to her the same

[@Ssure2]

This comment chain explains a bloody lot. I haven't seen much of this channel so I was really surprised with this video and thought the channel was run by two people or something, even though I hadn't seen the guy before.

[@londondeer]

@Despize Perform Sorry for the late reply; This is a super super good question!!! As a trans woman myself, I think in a world where there are no social constructs - where "boy" or "girl" aren't recognized and we're all just whatever we identify as, I think I would still identify with my own eventual found perception of what we call femininity. It is something that makes me feel deeply comfortable, and thus I embody it in myself. People would still find identity and personal expression as they live their lives and absorb pieces of personality that they like as they go along, just as we do in our world. Some or many may even end up appearing as boys or girls as we see them in our society! But, the key difference is: It would be solely based on that person's personality, without societal bias or peer pressure to conform to any "socially acceptable" presentation. That is all to say: If society didn't pressure male/female constructs, we would likely just identify with whatever makes us most comfortable much easier. The idea of being trans wouldn't apply as much, as discovering or shifting a part of your identity would be as fluid and socially acceptable as changing your taste in music over time. You can't really control it, but it's within you, and it's worth cherishing :)

[@tin4079]

The most beautiful thing is Kirby -small -round -pastel colors

[@gateauxq4604]

Kirby is super aesthetically pleasing. Now i want a stuffed Kirby purely for aesthetics.

[@MelvinTheMagician]

I was thinking the same thing as he layed that out.

[@crystaleidson6042]

Draws you into himself

[@ordinarytree4678]

@@crystaleidson6042 turns you into a new hat, then vomits you into the void.

[@ordinarytree4678]

...but what would Kirby smell like?....

[@ThePhantom9495]

This is a good video and all, but I want to say one thing: As a person who has experienced both contentment and depression, believe me when I say they are very different. It's the difference between not eating because your hunger is sated and not eating because all the food is grey.

[@bruh-kj1qw]

Such a good analogy is it okay if I use this

[@miles2419]

This made me feel somber, and also warmly understood. 😌

[@eaurix464]

Well, I think that that's what Olly was saying. Having no desire isn't a state of contentment; it's misery, because the pursuit of desires is what gives life direction and meaning. If I may continue your analogy, desire is the color that tints a colorless world.

[@WaferNegresco]

I love the way you put it. I think the point is that a constant state of contentment isn't realistically acheavable tho. Something to that degree sounds more like depression on the long run. Desire and contentment need to be in flow and that's ok imho.

[@alexc2265]

Oh, for sure. That’s great. I hadn’t put words to it today, but I’ve been in the same places and that puts it well

[@anon6056]

I remember as a teenager. Every day of my life was ugly. I didn't see beauty in anything. I didn't see beauty in the blue sky speckled with white clouds on a temperate day. Didn't see beauty in happy birds chirping. Didn't see beauty in my friends or myself. This day we went to the city for a school trip with my year level. I felt in despair about everything. Despair because all my friends were so eager and excited that we got to go to the art gallery, and I didn't feel the same. I couldn't understand their excitement. So we walked through the whole gallery and I was just empty and confused the whole time, dragging myself along. When we were walking through the last hallway towards the exit, my friend asked us what were our favourite art pieces. I said I didn't have one. She said there must be one! And then one painting caught my eye. I had to stop and look at it. Despair by Albrecht Schenck. I immediately saw beauty. It was beautiful to see something that I understand reflected back at me, and painted so elegantly too. I felt like 1 other person knows how I feel, amongst all the people who I can never understand on a daily basis. It was really special. I think for me beauty means something that makes you feel something. Even though I was relating to the artist about the feeling of despair, which isn't a beautiful thing at all on it's own. It was the only painting that impressed me, although every art piece in the gallery was made by talented people, it means nothing if it's witnessed by a numb person. A painting that took 500 hours might as well be a blank canvas to me if it makes me feel nothing. Both are just as easy to walk past and forget. But despair, what I had been feeling all day. I could really appreciate the time and talent it took to creare that painting. Because it meant something to me to see it there. My favourite perfumes are ones that I can feel some type of way too. Life isn't beautiful without connection. Even if it's as simple as enjoying a scent, that's still connecting to something, somehow. I guess the painting made me connect to the feeling I had, but I didn't really have a way of feeling it. Since there's not much about being in an art gallery that usually inspires despair. So I think beauty is something that makes you connect to a feeling you have. That's how it is for me anyway. Maybe I had the desire to feel connected and understood

[@londondeer]

That's the biggest gift in art for me. Realizing that there is someone, somewhere, somehow, that understands how you feel. It doesn't matter who they are, or how short the distance their voice reaches - it introduces the idea that I *can* be understood *at all,* and that can be more than enough. I'm really glad that painting resonated with you :) I feel the same about the art I turned to when life was at it's worst for me.

[@JennerallyAnxious]

Anguish?

[@MichaelTurner856]

Hope you're doing good today

[@bookermendes3587]

T R A N S H O O D I E I had taken note of it at the time. Damn how many hints were you dropping for the last year, probably longer really.

[@charliegreen1737]

I've been kind of binging her content and ever since mid-2018 there have been so many things littered through videos.

[@eldenemerald7962]

WHERE

[@55lumens]

@@eldenemerald7962 15:32

[@astemcell]

That's not the only hint in this video, either. Le Baiser du Dragon is sold as a women's fragrance.

[@jacobbass6437]

@@astemcell eh. That ones a little less clear. I, a cis man have it too. Men’s versus women’s is usually just what kind of scent is it. Floral, fruity, and herbaceous scents are usually referred for women and darker woods are referred to as men’s. Maybe

[@Abraccuda]

In the 80's, Nabokov said in an interview at the French TV that Humbert was not a good person. He even criticized the interviewer because he thought the journalist was too kind with the character.

[@Call-me-Al]

It always weirded and frustrated me when people say they read the book and were shocked at how much the wool were pulled over their eyes. Nabokov did a brilliant job of making it super transparent how much of an egotistical asshole Humbert is, if you pay attention to what he does and what he says, not just forgetting everything he says and trusting him when he says more things. Then I realized that this paying attention properly to a person's character is an actual skill set that lot of people don't learn because they are lucky enough not to have to. It isn't just a sexual predator thing to behave that way, a lot of shitty people behave that way minus the sexual abuse and if you are misfortunate enough to grow up with them then you don't even realize you've learned to recognize bad people patterns.

[@GrainneMhaol]

@@Call-me-Al The blurb on the back cover of my copy goes, 'Humbert Humbert, poet and pervert'. Yeah, it's pretty clear he's not the hero.

[@RoyalFusilier]

I think that's an underrated part of it. Especially back then, the narrator was just the narrator. The idea that he would be lying to you, obviously it had happened before, but it wasn't something people who read books expected. Much like ideas such as cause and effect and narrative relevancy, it's a contract forged twixt reader and author.

[@jfalk6500]

Abby: "they say that it is higher and better than beauty, and idk about that" have you considered? the inherent eroticism of the sea

[@downsjmmyjones101]

Somewhere in the distance, one can hear the clink of a wine glass making contact with the neck of a wine bottle. *ting* "Gorge"

[@chrisalpha9989]

"Take me, mommy"

[@SurrogateMerville]

Quite often I wonder what the hell is wrong with humanity, but not today. This comment made my life whole.

[@lausenteternidad]

And the thing higher than the sublime. The mouthfeel.

[@anniehuckaby2649]

this comment was ghostwritten by Kate Chopin

[@roses_rebirth_2563]

that trans signaling on the hoodie though. clever, abby

[@charliegreen1737]

Glad I wasn't the only one noticing that.

[@mynamejeff985]

yeah its stupid

[@fioredeutchmark]

Clever trans signalling with the goatee and deep masculine voice 👍🏻😂

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

@@fioredeutchmark butt out.

[@mathildavere8966]

@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 TBF it probably wasn't deliberate.

[@harrietmilton8397]

bc of his accent i legitimately thought the novel was called "ardor" and i was like. wow if the character is named ardor her parents must have had like. hannibal-lecter-levels of clairvoyance in the field of nominative determinism.

[@alisaurus4224]

Me, an American: AYY-duhhh

[@rickwrites2612]

Well it is called Ada or Ardor. Really.

[@brittanys9716]

"...basically Nabokov has perfectly captured the experience of watching anime." I WAS NOT READY FOR A TAKE THAT HOT

[@jdprettynails]

Right?? I feel personally called out!

[@fangsabre]

Specifically High School DxD

[@carverbrauchle891]

Bruh, Dolores was actually a 1,000 year old dragon lord she only looked 12. Totally ok bro.

[@werewolf4358]

You fool! You Moron! You absolute buffoon! (just a meme, not for real) SHE'S ACTUALLY A 2,000 YEAR OLD VAMPIRE! (which is why it's doubly ok bro.)

[@PeKaNo]

thought she was a 500 yo succubus

[@lovableasshole]

So, if anything, she raped him? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Valemustikka]

@@lovableasshole well, did he consent to sex with a 500/1000/2000 year old dragon/vampire/succubus? I don't think so

[@AoiLucine]

Fuck me this made me do a spit take, thanks. //stares over at Fire Emblem hard.

[@chaotic_enby2625]

The thing with the sense of time in the pandemic- that’s what time feels like all the time when you have ADHD. The thing about pleasure feeling like it’s impossible - that’s how boredom with adhd feels like

[@adjoint_functor]

My guy, that's called depression. I have ADHD too. It's definitely a cause of depression, but it's not fundamental. 1. Try to be more mindful of yourself and recognize feelings without trying to rationalize them. 2. It's alright. I had depression and have ADHD. Unlike the latter, the former is escapable. Even if it feels unchangable now (that's learned helplessness, ik that all to well), shit gets better. Even if you don't know how yet, it will. Idk if this is still you a year later, but I hope at least someone who needs to hear this reads it

[@Tesrob]

@@adjoint_functorthis is a fair point but they may mean the restless itch that cannot be satisfied of under stimulation more than the apathy of depression (I also have both)

[@thatcutenerdgirl6090]

Olly: There’s more to it than sexual desire - Me: Yeah, asexual people - Olly: Asexual people Me: 😮

[@TehMomo_]

VINDICATION.

[@Averns]

I felt so happy, so many times when people talk about this they completely forget asexuals like me

[@liranpiade4499]

@@Averns knowledge about you all is increasing now 😊 Unfortunately since I'm Aromantic people assume I'm one of you (not that being asexual is a bad thing, it's just VERY untrue for me)

[@Averns]

@@liranpiade4499 don't worry I didn't take as rude and myself being pan I understand the frustration of being grouped with others, not getting much explicitly representation. Btw: only mentioned being panromantic as usually pan people are just forgotten about or lumped in with bi people (nothing wrong with bi people love them) and feel that it can be used to say how I can understand the feeling of frustration that comes with being ignored / lumped in with another group.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

I regret seeing this comment, I spoiled myself D:

[@cheer90099]

"I am a himbo." - Abigail Thorn, April 24, 2020 (edited for the sake of being correct)

[@Grinnar]

I had to look that up, cause I'm dumb.

[@Kyle-vg2io]

*Posts a 28 item bibliography* - Also Oliver Thorn, April 24, 2020

[@RiverOfWetness468]

I was about to comment "Oliver confirmed himbo"

[@d0gbug]

@Grinnar your a himbo

[@m00nrac00n]

Abigail Thorn, 31. January, 2021 "I am a herbo."

[@elizabethwear4113]

There is something incredibly appropriate about needing to rephrase the plot of Lolita for KZbin, when one of the most striking things in the book is that Humbert Humbert so painstakingly crafts phrasing designed to make the audience more accepting of his actions (and ideally failing in this, and making them contemplate the idea of unreliable narrators instead). Good meta joke in your video, intentional or not.

[@TheSugarRay]

yeah

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

If anything, it’s an accidentally poignant critique of KZbin’s monetization practices.

[@rolfs2165]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick Porque no los dos?

[@tibbarnogard8404]

Now that we know shes trans, hearing her struggle to keep the 'masc voice' going is kind of hilarious, from one trans to another, props for somehow managing to keep a straight face while talking like that

[@jordana934]

AHAHA i was just thinking you can hear the deliberately-deep voice at this point

[@tibbarnogard8404]

@@jordana934 ITS SP GOOD

[@jordana934]

@@ospritely8144 she was already physically transitioning here and on hrt i believe! just attempted to keep the same voice and appearance until she wanted to reveal

[@tibbarnogard8404]

@@ospritely8144 right, but when you do voice training you sort of forget how to use the low muscles, at least that's my experience

[@ospritely8144]

@@jordana934 Sorry you're right I know from experience and I need to stop leaving bitter comments at night after a few drinks haha, it's never productive and just speaks to my own insecurities. Have a nice day

[@FantasticFabio]

Having just watched the most recent video, I had to go back and check. This was the last video in which Abigail had a beard. In all the videos after, she has a cleanly shaved face, in one she even briefly played a (presumably) female french radio announcer. The transition has been going on under our noses for quite a while, we just somehow missed it. Congrats again on coming out, Abby! :)

[@Luisavvas]

I came here wondering if it was around the time of this video when Abi came to “be”. I wonder how the watching experience changes as I acknowledge that the one speaking to me is not exactly who I thought they were. So interesting, right?

[@byrongsmith]

20:16 Hello Abigail.

[@FantasticFabio]

@@Luisavvas Yes. While it does not take away from the content and the messages of the videos, it does add another layer to the acting.

[@annieinwonderland]

@@FantasticFabio this is why they are still up as a educational resource

[@scylax7669]

I'm forever thankful that Abigail taught me how to be a better man. I still reference this video from time to time on how to put on cologne.

[@willchi895]

Ok seriously. I had this guy that I liked, I found out he liked me back. It is my first gay relationship so I went full try hard mode when we met up as partners for the first time and did the pro gamer perfume method. They complimented me on my perfume when we hugged and it made the day just a little more magical. So seriously thank you.

[@jm7215]

Btw a quick tip: just remember to *not to rub your wrists* together after spraying on wrists- it actually makes the perfume wear off earlier because it can cause the top notes to evaporate quickerJust dab your wrists together instead!

[@GraafBerengeur]

What exact perfume was it?

[@jrstavely6481]

another win for the gay agenda

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

Nice!

[@kristinamartines6806]

I'm sorry but because of the content of this video I thought you were going to say he was your cousins or something

[@dstinnettmusic]

"Lolita is basically anime" -Oliver Thorn, 2020

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

Does that mean Lolita is actually 2000 years old and also a dragon demon?😳

[@idaret.]

I'm pretty sure that anime was inspired a lot by lolita. I mean word loli comes from Lolita

[@mono277]

@@idaret. the fashion style was, but not anime

[@artemisb9441]

Poppi wrong. “lolita” in lolita fashion was used because the name sounded sort of refined and foreign, the guy who coined the term had no knowledge of its use in the novel.

[@sam4330]

​@@artemisb9441 Who is this guy you claim coined the term? As far as I know, the background of the name is pretty fuzzy, with a lot of different sources saying different things. But "lolita" had already caught on as a word in japan at the time it got its name, and it was sometimes used as simply meaning a young girl. Since lolita fashion has its roots in otome fashion, my guess is that it was assumed to have a similar meaning as otome.

[@alexonline2340]

there's something ironically beautiful--and ugly--about seeing you talk about having no motivation to make art, or the pointlessness of it all, while you're filming yourself! this channel is your art! i'm sure you probably knew all that already, but i still find it ironic that you made a piece of art during ugly times that was all about *not* being able to make art during ugly times. i hope you're holding up well and that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. this was a great video

[@fangsabre]

I want to thank you Abby, because this video, even nearly a year into pandemic isolation, gave me a moment of peace and beauty in the silliest and most amazing way. I made a breakfast sandwich. Just some toast and mayo and ham and cheese and 2 fried eggs. And I was watching this video as I ate it. And when you started talking about hedonism I stopped, just before taking a bite, and looked at it. Remembered all the spices I put into the eggs, that I specifically chose provolone cheese instead of a kraft single, that I cooked the ham rather than just using it cold, I looked at how the bread had gradients of crispness leading to the crust. So this time, when I took I a bite, I stopped eating because I needed to get food in my stomach, and just enjoyed the tastes and textures of the most ordinary thing in the world, and it was the closest I've come to experiencing beauty without being inebriated or actively seeking out art that I've had since this pandemic started. A ham sandwich can be a beautiful thing, if you just take the time to enjoy it.

[@sunny-zh1wr]

Damn, this made my cold dead heart feel a spark of warmth. Throughout these times, sometimes all we can do for ourselves is find joy in everyday life. In a well cooked breakfast, or perfectly done eyeliner, in a indulgent book or anything else that we can find enjoyment in during ugly times

[@Theroha]

I think that is what is missing from much of modern life: the intentionality of acting. The advancements of civilization are such that everyone on the planet should have the chance to intentionally construct a moment every day to enjoy the fact that they are alive. It is only the greed of humanity that prevents this.

[@luizotavio2116]

"I've made the world worse" is the most human sentence ever said.

[@thoticcusprime9309]

It's not

[@xandermagne2141]

“I wanted to destroy something beautiful.”

[@Strogman25]

You really have. And you ate that egg. OOOOHHHHHHH!!!! SICK BURN!! I'm kidding of course you're amazing I love you Abigail!!!!!!1!!!

[@megavide0]

26:42 ... O_O

[@Cobalt985]

@@xandermagne2141 I searched that phrase on DDG and found a lone HTML page of somebody's Harry Potter rule 34 fanfic... jesus christ.

[@trinifernandez8870]

Abby: "there are interesting discusions to be had about the portrayal of non-consent in stories, the banning of controversial art and about young women's bodies in contemporary media(...) if you are here for that, I'm afraid you are in the wrong place, Lindsay ellis' channel is next door!" Lindsay's chanel: but, WHY is cats??

[@xalanii]

asking the real questions

[@gateauxq4604]

When I finally got the time to watch it I was enchanted. She compares the new movie to the stage production both conceptually and through the late 90s video of the stage production. Its very fun but she also doesnt understand how they made Idris Elba so gross.

[@trinifernandez8870]

@@gateauxq4604 I a 100% support this comment. Anyone who hasn't seen the video is missing out. It's so good

[@silviarey1744]

@@trinifernandez8870 what video?

[@wolfrayne8355]

@@silviarey1744On Lindsay Ellis's channel: but, WHY is cats?

[@oliviayeates3931]

"To be starved of touch" aaaaahhhh, that one got me where it hurts 💔

[@enderwiggins8248]

I love Olly’s unabashed sexuality, like calling his perfume very slutty, because it makes me feel more comfortable with my own sexuality

[@IFrAnIKOz]

"Not everything is about Sex" *Viennese psychoanalyst aggressively raises eyebrow*

[@kasane1337]

I was just thinking the same when I heard that.

[@Kalleosini]

yeah well Freud was just projecting.

[@lookihaveausernametoo4231]

God I hate Freud

[@InnuendoStudios]

some things are about death!

[@umangmalik]

@@InnuendoStudios omg love your shit

[@shantih19]

"Nabokov has perfectly captured the experience of watching anime" He spoke the truth

[@MrUndersolo]

It is funny...because it is true.

[@PutoMedicoBrujo]

Never before have I been so offended, by something I one hundred percent agree with!!!

[@kktt725]

This was my first Philosophy Tube video and I'm gonna singlehandedly take it to a million views

[@cheeze6850]

same!

[@kktt725]

Let’s go gamers we did it!!! Congrats Abi

[@NotBamOrBing]

"the most beautiful thing in the world..." "is this egg" "is this chocolate mini egg" i've only seen this once before when it came out i didn't remember that it was actually an egg how did i know that

[@KasranFox]

"two weeks ago feels like ancient history, the present is just a prison, and the future is blank" - oh, this is just me all the time anyway. huh.

[@rossleeson8626]

Who said that?

[@felipedaiber2991]

"There are decade were nothing happens and weeks were decades happen"

[@ValentineStone]

it's called queer time ;)

[@SpanishCebolleta]

For me it's actually one month ago that feels like anciente history. :(

[@eiqhties1140]

@@rossleeson8626 Dan Olson in his video "I Can't Stop Watching Contagion" (on his channel 'Folding Ideas')

[@StCrimson667]

Olly: "I am a himbo!" We had our suspicions, Olly, but thanks for confirming that for us.

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

What does it mean, I need to know.

[@antoinethename9064]

@@shitlordflytrap1078 it's like a bimbo, but Male. A himbo will be typically have a lot of muscle and be pretty dumb

[@sleepingdogpro]

Is a himbo still a himbo if he is self-declared? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@StCrimson667]

@@sleepingdogpro Eh, depends on who you ask.

[@celinak5062]

@@shitlordflytrap1078 lots of heart, lots of muscle, not the brightest

[@twickersKnist]

Last year one of my best friends died in a car crash. I've been struggling with existential dread ever since, wondering if life is worth living if it will eventually be taken away forever. That line about facing the absurd and living anyway, about rebelling against the lack of meaning in the universe, it really resonated with me. Thank you.

[@feelshowdy]

came back to this video because I think I finally experienced "the sublime" for the first time in my life. Last Friday, as I was commuting home from work, the beginnings of a thunderstorm gradually built up over the course of the afternoon. I've never been scared of lightning or thunder, even as a child. In fact, I often found myself drawn to it. Thus, while stuck in traffic, I kept my eyes glued to the sky, watching for flashes of lightning to see how close they got. In the next moment, I saw something I'd never seen before: lightning, but not as a flash, not as an instant gone so quick I could only contemplate its afterimage. I witnessed it as this beam of white light that split and bloomed across the sky in the span of several seconds. It looked exactly like a network of tree roots spreading through the dark grey clouds, like some divine glimpse of heavenly flora. Seeing this, my heartbeat sped up, my fists clenched around the straps of my backpack, my eyes and throat filled up with the beginnings of a cry. I had to a few deep breaths to compose since I was in public. Overall, I felt like I was being shown the briefest peek of something that would have ripped my very soul to shreds had I seen it in full.

[@Beastieboys356]

Olly: Lindsay Ellis’ channel is next door Me: *turns to recommendations “Oh shit she is!”

[@brandonhamele2334]

*looks right* "Why is Cats?" OH SHIT!

[@mariamatedei]

Amazing

[@greysquirrel404]

@@brandonhamele2334 It's "The Case for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for me, which actually feels more relevant.

[@fuzzymurdermittens]

Mine is just more Philosophy Tube :D

[@Beastieboys356]

Brandon Hamele Hal...it’s about cats

[@TSBoncompte]

"smells like an english dad, but then it mellows and it smells like a dashing army capitain" I... think I understand gay guys a bit better after that phrase?

[@AmberAmber]

I think I understand my own lesbianism after that too! Also I miss perfumes as I'm anaphylaxis-allergic 😔

[@MegaGec1]

Elektric Skeptic :/ rip I have anaphylactic reactions to cat hairs

[@AmberAmber]

@@MegaGec1 Oh No!!! That's awful!! XO 💔❤ Hugs to you & maybe cyber-clinking our epipens in unity?

[@TSBoncompte]

@@MegaGec1 i get the weirdest thing with cats: I'm only allergic to them when I'm living in cities with polluted air. when I'm in small towns far away by the ocean i don't. cat allergies truly are the fault of capitalism

[@JayKayDanks]

​@@TSBoncompte Sounds like you're reacting to contaminants in their hair. My in-laws thought I was allergic to their cat, but it was just their old carpet and I stopped having a reaction once they put in new flooring.

[@n0tlauren]

“romantic vividness” is such a good way to describe vlad’s writing! he’s VERY good at describing benign and lifeless concepts as if he’s sensually reciting their extremely private diary

[@alexcox5582]

5:50 "I am a himbo". Well that aged like milk

[@zaragordon1657]

If every philosophy lecture could be taught like that Socrates animation I'd love it so so much

[@hekatebleble4800]

zara gordon my uni philosophy professor is kind of like that. And he's an old dude, very respected and accomplished. He once shamelessly cancelled a lecture just to go to a concert of a goth band...the same I wanted to see but I desired to to attend his class even more (imagine that, haha). A shame he didn't let us know sooner, we would rock together.

[@nuklearboysymbiote]

@@hekatebleble4800 maybe it's the contrast that he exhibits against ”the stereotypical professor” that creates the desire in you

[@alisaurus4224]

Or just taught by Olly

[@diamondust2054]

“socrates and all of the lads” deadddd

[@madeleinespeagle2692]

Diamondust lads LADS LADS lads LADS

[@dootnoot6052]

they are quite dead :/

[@ShaunCheah]

Yes unfortunately Socrates (and all his lads) have long since shrugged off their mortal coils, though their ideas and dialogues live with us to this day. In a way, is that not immortality?

[@diamondust2054]

dootnoot u got my joke ✨

[@Arthur-yf9yv]

This makes me nostalgic for summer lockdown...

[@rattyeely]

Yeah, I'm weirdly nostalgic for the time when people were first getting used to quarantine and plays had just been cancelled and were going to resume "after covid

[@meepcheese537]

@@rattyeely it’s actually kind of sad, these people didn’t know that they were never going to see the play, or at least within the past year.

[@moartems5076]

Yeah, ive also been thinking how she complained about everything being so bad, but we didnt even have the winter lockdowns back then.

[@LogicGated]

"I am a himbo who did not study english literature beyond the age of 16" uncannily describes me.

[@kon6708]

Olly: I wanna talk about perfume Every German literature student in the vicinity: Please no.

[@lazk98]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

[@oktopussy9628]

To be fair "Das Parfüm" was one of the more interesting pieces we talked about in literature class back in high school.

[@laleczka1987]

@@oktopussy9628 second that!

[@mrshumancar]

Oh is it the novel that had the movie Perfume?

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

You have entirely changed my perception of George Smiley.

[@cgg2621]

Are we supposed to believe it's a coincidence that Olly talked about how much he really really wants a $500 hoodie in a video uploaded on his birthday?

[@Rottilargo55]

Worse, it’s in British Pounds so it’s closer to $700 US

[@halomorningstar967]

It's a gorgeous hoodie though. I hope someone gets it for him!

[@pentagramprime1585]

So crude oil is now free (basically), and yet we'll go back to killing each other over it soon enough, AND a hoody (that I wouldn't wear) costs $500. How did we survive this long as a species?

[@crazykenna]

@@pentagramprime1585 Did you miss the part of the video about Camus and the relentless meaningless of the universe? You might appreciate it.

[@AverageTrainEnthusiast]

pentagramprime well I mean the reason crude oil is free right now is because the quarantine has essentially kneecapped demand for oil in general. Refineries are having trouble keeping themselves open and even if they were to refine more crude oil there’s nowhere near as many places looking to buy. As such, there just a shit ton of oil sitting in stockpiles -and- it costs money just to keep it there. This means that people are just desperate to sell it to -somewhere- so they don’t have to keep paying for storage costs.

[@tonksbond]

I'm an artist who hasnt been able to paint nor have had the desire to paint for over a year now. Watching this made me want to paint again. Thank you.

[@argumentativetype3218]

Of all the mental images Abby has made me conjure over the years I think the way she describes perfume is the funniest. Im just sitting here thinking of what a suductive almond joy would smell like 😂

[@crabington6036]

“two weeks ago feels like ancient history, the present is a prison, and the future is just blank” yup that’s also depression 😔

[@indisciplinedlad]

Ollie, quick perfume-applying tip: If you spray onto one wrist, then rub it on the other wrist, you ‘bruise’ the scent. This will cause it to smell slightly different. Different may not be bad, you may find you prefer the bruised smell. So, try this with you fave scents: Spray on one wrist, then rub on some other part of the body to bruise it. Spray on the other wrist, but don’t bruise it. Then, over time, smell both wrists to see if you prefer bruised or unbruised. Lets face it, we all have time on our hands to try this......

[@ChestersonJack]

Do you know of anyways to spread the scent without bruising it, but also without spraying a bunch of times / using too much? I always did that “spray into the air, walk into it” thing, but not sure what to do now if I want something more concentrated.

[@whatelseison8970]

@@ChestersonJack Is it possible to also bruise it if you walk into the air to fast? What if you punch the air as you walk into it?

[@finthefishsep20toma]

@@ChestersonJack i have really long hair so i usually spray the scents onto my hair

[@melaniescribbles]

Thanks for commenting this, I'm going to try this with my favorite perfume: It's this expensive one that I usually can't afford, but someone got me a gift box of it once. Everyone says the 'bruised' version smells amazing on me. I usually save it for special occasions, so I think this would definitely matter in that context.

[@tatiana4050]

Why am I even reading this, I get runny nose and sneeze 50 times if I smell perfume on someone else 😅

[@AngDevigne]

"Beauty is what reminds us to keep living." This hit so hard. Keeping it in my pocket when life becomes too absurd.

[@nefritynnefrity1221]

“It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it." I thought of this when you talked about the sublime. It's from the book The Secret History by Donna Tartt and it's great, if anyone wants to read it - definitely would recommend.

[@OlgasBritishFells]

I've read The Gold Finch by her. I will read The Secret History on your recommendation.

[@cprk594]

olly: hedonism me: (flashbacks to sexy satan)

[@hekatebleble4800]

Was I the only one who looked away when he put this "most beautiful object in the world" into his mouth, because it was just too erotic which kind of proves the point of sexy peppers? Haha

[@Sendobren]

hey dude blues for alice was kinda nice

[@alisaurus4224]

Hekate Bleble i watched intently, but had to pause the vid for a moment afterwards and say, “ Olly you are KILLING me,” before i could continue

[@aliceplays9921]

When you made that joke that Nabokov created the sensation of watching anime I chuckled and said “Nabokov is the ceo of anime.” before I came to horrible conclusion that he kinda is??? Like the term loli literally comes Lolita I-

[@luciel7751]

@@AlannahMarie The main theories is that Lolita fashion was named like that either because it sounded cute, or because an outsider of the culture (maybe a westerner) was reminded of the book because of the cute and "childish" aesthetic of the fashion and then the media ran with it and popularized the term. it has nothing to do with the book or lolis

[@prageruwu69]

bruh moment

[@PutoMedicoBrujo]

24:20 WAIT, WAIT WAIT are you telling ME that Alcibiades, the most epic magnificent bastard, the ORIGINAL CARISMANIAC™, dated Socrates...?

[@KaputOtter]

Your description of the lack of desire as depression is very useful to me. I recently encountered a post where someone's interpretation of Buddha's teachings was to "eliminate desires" (in order to eliminate suffering). That's simply not the point. Buddha knew we could not eliminate desire; his teachings were about *RECOGNIZING* desires, because by recognizing them we can become better informed about them, and that information can help us act. or not act. on those desires better. Even Buddha himself understood that someone couldn't live on one single grain of rice per day -- that was depression. A year and a half into quarantine and my life is honestly much the same. I am not a performer nor do I even display my illustrations in The Real Life public. I've always been a digital artist with mostly long distance friends. If anything the quarantine has eased my FOMO. In the before times I'd go to 2-3 shows or festivals per year but otherwise I'm a homebody. But one thing also stays the same -- the way I make peoples' days by delivering them their personalized work is what motivates me. It turns out that being able to interpret and express peoples' desires, in a way that they ordinarily wouldn't be able to express, is very much a happiness. For both of us.

[@jamieweldon3493]

the most beautiful thing in the world is actually Kirby

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

pretty sublime too, I'd say

[@anemoi6803]

Kirby is a being of infinite power, and is shaped like a friend.

[@daryagarnett]

@@anemoi6803 which isn't something you can say about capitalism

[@hypnolobster]

well,

[@Rassjo]

Kirby with human feet is the most beautiful thing in the world

[@mothcub]

If you want me to animate anything else for you, just so we're clear it's gonna be Socrates but as a My Little Pony... pony :-) 💖

[@Ivanfpcs]

I have no idea what you are talking about but I'm loving it

[@emjenkins464]

Gotta say I loved your animation. It was basically the animated version of a drunk history sketch. Basically I just loved it and it was great

[@pheonixrises11]

you’re a genius

[@Aditya-gb2bw]

Your animation is amazing I love your style Please make longer stuff. ❤️❤️❤️

[@entirelygone457]

I love it 💜💜💜

[@13LittleLotte]

It's kinda like how, right now, I'm trying to cope with my cat's brain tumor. She only has a couple months left probably, and my fiance and I adopted her literally the week we moved in together, so losing her is going to hurt a lot. And in order to cope, I've been knitting this baby blanket for a friend. Yeah, this situation sucks and it will continue to suck, but... I still have my hands and metric fuckload of yarn. And I can do something with that. Idk. Apparently this is what I needed to see today.

[@tomascaeiro459]

6:28 *takes confident sip of ice tea; opens new tab; searches for said cover art*

[@dragonwithsword841]

I got a date when quarantine ends so im gonna use that perfume tip for Lesbian Endeavors

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

That is EXACTLY the proper use for that technique

[@purplemaine1985]

I mean, who isn't?

[@austinryder2622]

Lesbian Endeavors is the name of my Florence and the Machine cover band

[@phoenixdavida8987]

@@austinryder2622 cool.

[@nattyfeatureseverything297]

when the pandemic is over ... laughs in nihilst asexual

[@alextheasparagus6675]

When people describe perfume it always sounds so beautiful and it makes me want to own some, but whenever I’m surrounded by the smell of perfume (any perfume) for more than 5 minutes it’s just... massive headache. Kind of how I feel about sexual attraction. It sounds nice when other people describe how a person makes them feel or sex might sound cool in theory but when I try to imagine myself in a real such situation or imagine what it would feel to sexually desire someone it’s just. Complete blank. Thanks I think I finally understand how to put my view of asexuality into words.

[@Call-me-Al]

This is why I always loved reading fiction. I am not asexual, but fiction allows me to for a few hours see the world with someone else's senses and interests. Example: I'm not into smoking, but (maybe ten years ago) reading a bit of (hilariously enough sexless) fic about some dude (who was deeply attracted to talented smokers) let me finally understand how someone could find the act of smoking hot. I don't agree with it (because I have vastly different sense of smell than the author plus borderline asthma), but I finally understood one more way others could find smokers attractive. As someone who has a deep need to be able to understand other people (because how could I relate to them if I can't even understand them), every bit of diverse POV I get to see is really fascinating and valuable to me. I didn't seek that fic out, but I stumbled across it and decided I wanted to read it because the premise boggled my mind.

[@shiny_owl9171]

@@Call-me-Al ... You just put things into words for me that i didnt even realise were true about myself. Damn. Well said.

[@tenshi4928]

OMG, same! On both counts, the perfume and the asexuality. Olly describing perfume like that and I'm just sitting here, thinking: "Oh, so that's what all that stuff is supposed to be about!" I can at most distinguish sweet, citrus-y and "heavy" as categories, but the rest is headache.

[@Sarcasmhime]

yeahhhh 90% of perfume just smells like chemicals and headache for me. >_

[@willowarkan2263]

I blame the alcohol. Or whatever solvent is in there, always in there.

[@Kfroguar]

I get really bad self hatred about my body, and I've found one way to combat it is to draw my own body. I'm not much of an artist, but there's something about the artistic challenge of drawing variations of the human form that help me to find beauty in what I often feel is an ugly body. Idk how this relates, but maybe it will help someone.

[@ariannamonson4092]

For some reason this video (and some of the comments people have been making) reminds me of something my AP Lang teacher once said that has stuck with me for years: "The opposite of love isn't hate or anger, it's apathy. With hate and anger, at least you still care about things. WIth apathy, you don't." Substitute love with beauty, hate with ugliness, and apathy with... whatever mush of emotions people are going through right now, and... yeah.

[@terminaldeity]

Some of the most beautiful things that I've experienced in my life have also been the most painful. I work in psychiatric rehab and a couple years ago, one of my clients died suddenly. I was the last person to see him alive. There wasn't anything I could have done, but I was wracked with guilt, regardless and had a hard time with it (despite losing a lot of people in my life and generally doing well with grief). I went to the funeral and the bereaved mother took my hand and took me aside to talk to me. She held my hands, looked me in the eyes, and told me that she'd been worried about me feeling guilty. She reassured me, thanked me for helping her son, and just made me feel like a good person. It was a truly beautiful experience. A mother who had just lost her son was showing me empathy and worrying about how I was handling it. It was so profound, and it is one of the most important experiences I've ever had in my 34 years. It was a level of human beauty that is really hard to put into words.

[@softdroid1655]

This brought tears to my eyes, thank you for sharing this 💕

[@neemkys640]

Nice script

[@LabCoily]

I'm a mathematician, and I think that maths has a particularly hedonist bent to it. Not like, to the exclusion of anything else that is comperable, but I find it particularly obvious here. Every mathematician who stays in the discipline or who wants to that I have ever encountered is compelled by maths in the same way that you talk about being compelled by beauty, and indeed we talk about maths as beautiful. But the creation of new maths as a hedonistic act is in so many ways deeply masochistic. It's frustrating, painful, and hard. You get lost in rabbitholes over and over, and have no idea if the strange spiky thing that's scratching the inside of your skull even has a solution there. But at the end of that path, when you pull this new creation forth onto the page there is a satisfaction and a completeness that is almost incomparable. It's addictive. One of the reasons that maths is such a hypercompetitive field is that the people in it are fucking addicted to that thrill and have not found other places that it's readily available.

[@tamarrowe]

I had a tiny taste of this feeling for maths as a schoolchild. It was wonderful. Driving into the numbers and functions didn't get right answers fast enough, though, so I thought I was bad at maths...

[@fangsabre]

Sounds like the thrill you get might come from the knowledge of absolute discovery. Unlike most other things, maths is truly concrete. Once a true solution has been found it's not so much creation but the discovery of truth in a way that philosophy cant quite reach because there will always be debate. But numbers dont lie. At least. That's what I as a non mathematician think, hearing you talk about it.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

​@@fangsabre This is one thing about philosophy that at times sort of bugs me...the incompleteness, forever disagreeing and arguing the same topics without resolution. At the same time I love it, but I think you're right that there is a satisfaction of getting real, unarguable answers - you can know that you're objectively right in math, and it feels beautiful.

[@CanalTremocos]

Makes me think of Herman Hesse's glass bead game. I agree with the magister ludi as music, maths and literature having a common thread. Wouldn't call it universal though. The thing they have in common is they're all produced by passionate people that devoted their lives to it.

[@aldrnarienby4756]

LabCoily I have to agree with your assessment that a little bit of hedonism in progressing mathematics. You don't just study maths. You play with it. You dance with it. You indulge yourselves in its depths to the point of near drowning within its folds as you seek new insight into its nature. Seeking the twists and curves that have yet to be discovered by you but you know they must be there; you feel it! I have always thought those that devote themselves to mathematics are crazy, but no crazier than I am about programming~ I deeply feel your description of masochistic to the pursuit of new maths. I love that painful frustrating struggle as I tangle with intricacies of different algorithms. I even took to playing with BrainF\/C|< just for the joy of struggling with it and improving myself by stretching my limits.

[@Trashley652]

I think the most sublime thing humans ever made is actually minecraft

[@Trashley652]

@@JasminUwU a Minecraft world is actually over 7 times larger than the earth. And also humans didn't make the ocean anyway.

[@bellringer53]

So sometimes I feel "maybe I'm not asexual" then I see the pictures of the peppers and naked people,.both drunk and sober, and go "yeah no. Nothing. I'm definitely ace"

[@mwva13]

"the experience of watching anime" OMG! I almost died laughing at the horrific accuracy of that joke.

[@Magali_theRecordKeeper]

Perfect, isn't it?

[@GeminiOrion9]

*When you find the connection between loli's and Lolita for the first time.* Oooooooh. Oh fuck

[@hellNo116]

Watching a character who looks younger than that busty 15 year old and learn that she is 20plus and you want her to be with that guy with white hair... This was the last in my hero academia. So weird

[@magnaillusion6085]

Not gonna lie, I thought you were gonna talk about Perfume, the novel where a guy murders beautiful women in order to make good-smelling perfumes, strong enough to enthrall people into loving him.

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

It's a really good book tbf, you never really know whether to be disgusted or enthralled by Grenouille. Plus he's called Grenouille

[@theconeezeanemperor1619]

I made the exact same connection, though I never read the book, but i found out about it in all its details at a relatively young age of 12 or so because my Mother took it upon herself to inform me of it. If i recollect correctly the main character dies in the end after the mob going after him for murdering all the women gets so entranced by his final-product of all that suffocation-by-pillow that they literally tear him limb from limb out of animalistic desire caused by the sent of the perfume. Like a piece of meat in a tank of piranha. What i took from that was more that it was a damned interesting and unique premise and story, rather than the probably far more deep philosophical readings. That and he was born to a sales woman or something who literally just yote him out from under the tent/stall after giving birth.

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

@@theconeezeanemperor1619 You nailed it, pretty much 👌🏻

[@flyingsquirrel965]

What i can't believe is Oli didn't even seem to notice it. Could he possibly have... not read the book? Wierd, right?

[@theconeezeanemperor1619]

@@flyingsquirrel965 Dude reads russian books about paedophilia and incest, but not a psychopathic scent-obsessed man creating the perfect perfume through copious amounts of murderising. kek

[@teifan6674]

Week 1 into quarantine: well, I guess I will re-read a few personal favorites Week 4 into quarantine: mmmmm those peppers are O I L E D

[@hailey7871]

I *MUST* recommend the "Lolita Podcast" hosted by Jaime Loftus. It's all about the history, adaptations, fallout, and close readings of the book. It's FANTASTIC!

[@jude8067]

"Nabokov has perfectly captured the experience of watching anime." 😂 I'm dead, it's true though.

[@masterbonzala]

Depends on which anime, but yeah. It is a general trend :)

[@GaldirEonai]

Things we've learned from this video: 1.) KZbin's algorithm still sucks. 2.) Olly tastes like marzipan. 3.) Those old greeks really did like their wine, didn't they. 4.) Olly out-hedonists Epicurus.

[@Nuskrad]

Things I learned from this video 1) Olly uses the same brand of lube as me 2) Olly keeps lube next to the kitchen sink... for some reason

[@MikusDad39]

Gee, I wonder why she wanted that sweater with the pastel pink, baby blue, and white color scheme. The world may never know!

[@fern5505]

I love the kintsugi theme of the outfit, & how it fits into the whole beauty in ugly times thing

[@aixerona]

and the bowl on the bookshelf!

[@gabrielpaquette6764]

Me, a graduate of photography school : Ah, yes, the peppers........

[@xciellew]

Gabrielle Paquette As an art history student, I immediately knew what he was talking about before he said it. xD

[@illiteratechimp3978]

The peppers indeed

[@LeeAnnaHolt]

I sell life insurance, and I once had a client tell me she wanted to be cremated - and she didn't care about the rest - just that she wanted a lot of flowers at her service. Just, so many flowers. I still think about it.

[@platinumox]

Abigail: I just rewatched this after having a pretty rotten few weeks (as a result of the tangled up mess of chronic illness and trying to keep making art), and I just want to say: thank you.

[@mksabourinable]

The whole time you were talking about perfume I was just thinking "to me perfume smells like an asthma attack 🙃"

[@anxiousrobot82]

*Olly turns around to reveal his makeup* HOLY SHIT HE DID KINTSUGI!!

[@PhilosophyTube]

Yes, finally someone gets it!

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

@@PhilosophyTube Aaaaaaah! I know Kintsugi - sorry for not paying close enough attention :/

[@yuuri9064]

I know of kintsugi as when gold is used to fill cracks / fix broken ceramics/pottery. Is that what was meant here?

[@TheSecondVersion]

Before watching: "Nabokov is a novelist." After watching the first 8 minutes: "Nabokov is a Light Novelist."

[@LimeyLassen]

My Sister Can't Possibly be This Coquettish

[@ruth078]

@@LimeyLassen wha...what?

[@mycterism]

@@ruth078 Oh, sweet summer child...

[@eruno_]

dshbvfdfjhurvjb I CAN'T you are so right lmao

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

He may have committed some light novels.

[@beatzies]

I wasn't ready to watch this video until today. I am glad that I did. The cross-section between my interests, of fashion, perfume and philosophy was just what I needed. Also Haute Le Mode!! I can't think of a cameo I would have expected less on this channel and yet it's totally perfect.

[@Eleeyore]

„beauty is what reminds us to keep living” thank you, Abigail. I’ve been watching your backlog of videos for the past week and I can’t put into words how incredibly grateful I am to you for doing what you do. I’ve been going through a rough patch mental health wise and it’s been really hard to feel excited / care about anything but your videos are all so profound and I’m learning so much and they remind me of who I am and what I’m passionate about. Thank you so much

[@michaelmatteo1394]

"... And Musk is when you do that to Elon Musk" literally burst into tears laughing 😂😂😂

[@dwc1964]

If *only* ... I would be so okay with that, I don't even wear cologne but I'd buy it! "Musks are still running the wooooorld..."!

[@skullseybones]

At the end when he says "Beauty is what reminds us to keep living" makes that small moment where when he's washing his hands and replaces the regular soap with almond scented soap so much more intense and...beautiful?? Considering that right before that he's talking about the almond scent of his favorite perfume, I'm guessing it reminds him at least somewhat of his favorite smell. The washing of hands comes under a different context due to the setting of the pandemic. It's a confrontation of the current ugly state of the world, but he chooses to include something which reminds him of it's beauty. I'm probably reading too much into it but whatever, quarantine killed my sanity

[@Honey-gz6lw]

depression is an interesting one because for a lot of people there is definitely still desire there, whether it's a desire to feel happy again or a desire to die (depending obviously on the severity of the depression). 'human' or mortal desires are notably absent but the absence of desire itself is something that suggests contentment more than resignation. i agree that desires are great though i'm not advocating for a desireless existence i want my metaphorical margiela hoodie damn it.

[@annika8674]

Munch is my ancestor. His work is amazing and so unique. My grandfather’s parents were taken by the Spanish flu, orphaning him and his sister. Their stories and Munch’s work has been extra resonant with me this past year.