Born Blind vs. Becoming Blind - What Are The Differences?

[@Cellkist]

Dreaming in perfect vision and waking up blind sounds like the most heartbreaking thing holy shit

[@khimmo-seta4972]

Cellkist yup

[@divyamurugesan2186]

breaks my heart tooo... but she takes it so well... makes me question my ability to face disappointments

[@joelv6605]

Cellkist kinda scary not gonna lie

[@lewis9199]

I know made me really sad

[@bmb2333]

Yeah I felt so bad for her after she said that

[@A-Pro100]

Man, Christina speaking about her dreams and then waking up to darkness broke my heart.

[@patriciayanga7845]

Animepro100 😭💔

[@akiimo389]

You dream. Everyone dreams. You just simply dont remember anything of it

[@CDRaff]

Seriously... I'll have dreams where I can fly or I get some material thing that I have wanted for a long time and be sad when I wake up.

[@appelmelk5664]

you mean waking up in fogness

[@timmyireland1]

She can't see properly when she is awake. When she dreams, she sees everything in full clear vision as if she was never blind at all. I cannot fathom how that must feel. It sounds so bittersweet.

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

Don’t worry Tommy, most sighted people aren’t able to just reach out and catch a ball either!

[@theowlhouseseason3213]

If it u on profile photo this beard looking precious on u and it making u look manly!

[@rxob]

He can’t see this silly

[@rxob]

chiba Alrighty

[@lavodnas7899]

@@theowlhouseseason3213 reading this gave my stroke a stroke

[@Cornell90]

@@rxob He prolly has a love on in his life reading some of the comments for him smartass.

[@whatchahowsya8688]

Didn't expect Christine's dream experience to hit so hard, emotionally. The things we take for granted.

[@genocidehero9687]

Its no comparison in anyway but i felt similar my two months in jail. Being free in my dreams and waking up to imprisonment was awful.

[@goose300183]

​@@genocidehero9687 I know exactly what you mean. The things we take for granted in our free life are immense. Being able to go for a drive, just for the enjoyment of it. The ability to browse the web and learn interesting things. Calling up friends on the phone. Having a house that is YOURS and nobody can tell you what to do and when to do it! Also very basic activities like being able to walk around outside, feeling the fresh air and the sun. Being deprived of this stuff really makes you appreciate it. I try to be grateful all the time about these things. Yeah I don't have a ton of money, or a nice expensive car, or a huge house. But - I do have a basic 2009 car which works perfectly, and an average sized house where I have my freedom. Those things alone are amazing and a privilege.

[@jkdonnie23]

​@@genocidehero9687oh wow I can see that

[@marcellaamanda1666]

when christine wants to drive and be independent and all that, tommy simply wants to catch a ball, it makes my heart cry a little.

[@kylestroup3077]

yep, something as simple as catch a ball. He has also said in another video that one of the most amazing things for him is realizing that when people enter a room they "see" the room. They know where everything is within a few seconds, while he has to feel the room out

[@edmundohernandez8464]

That shit broke my heart

[@aurorasparks1985]

That really made me think and made me put everything into perspective.

[@Jake-cy7to]

Ohh because dreaming about driving is sooo ambitious

[@theaveragecouple8409]

Marcella Amanda Soon we will be able to do all of these things. Self driving cars are comeing in our lifetime

[@treygc3291]

We need to invest massive amounts of money to the science of healing blindness. This dude deserves to see.

[@juliagooglia374]

Tery GC there are implants but they haven’t been perfected yet, but it may be enough for him to see a ball if he’s willing to take the surgical risk. But I commend him for his positivity even without sight

[@juliagooglia374]

Xen it’s a brain surgery so risk of dying

[@Chris1111116]

Yeah would be better to invest into such stuff (alzheimer, AIDS, blindness, movement disabilities) than putting hundreds of billions into the military. Sadly the president is an idiot!

[@MrPinkok]

Probably if he could see he would be so shocked and unused to it that he would probably be even more handicaped trying to figure out how to live in the world with vision. I don't even know is his brain could be able to accept all of that at his age...

[@ENEN-tz6eg]

Chris1111116 You know the budget was roughly the same for the last few presidents right?

[@Kattytatty02]

Waking up realizing you are blind over and over sounds like torture.

[@inthebeginning6895]

The Chiefs I’m paralyzed from the chest down and I dream like im normal. It is sad. But I’d rather be paralyzed then blind

[@VickyHK1]

Chris Cameron when you wake up do you get sad?

[@felipepaivaimbroinise754]

Chris Cameron it must be rough mate, atleast u are grateful for being alive and thats all that matters

[@enlightenedgroyper2956]

Cameron4life how did you type the comment?

[@SmolPotatowo]

Nebulynx Pleb He said from the chest down not the neck down so I'd think he'd still have use of his arms.

[@purple2739]

“Saw in the mirror how much I’ve aged” Oh trust me, you’d be happy to know you didn’t age bad.

[@pro-socialsociopath769]

Yeah she still looks great

[@invisiblecube]

She never aged lol

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

For real!

[@almighurt9557]

"age bad" ?? bro theres no bad aging, it simply happens. its natural ffs

[@greenalien5509]

@@almighurt9557 Keep lying to yourself.

[@bekaemery2918]

Shes blind and she is better at making 'eye contact' than me

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Being Blind *≠* Being Socially anxious She may not be able to see but she's not socially anxious and her confident eye contact even thought she can't see, its natural human instinct.

[@nunads]

I'm guessing she's directing her face/eyes toward the direction of the sound of his voice. (Edit) Okay, she said "still have some sensory..." during the "do you keep your eyes open or shut". So she's legally blind and not completely blind; even if completely blind they may prefer to look in their direction when talking as a courtesy/habit from the time she had her full sight.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

She also can't see that you meet her eyes. Something to keep in mind.

[@L_U-K_E]

Beka Emery same xD

[@bazonga9085]

விஷ்ணு கார்த்திக் I’m missing that human instinct lol

[@drtannazebrahimiadib]

Tommy can be a wonderful radio host.

[@Magerquark]

I think he used to be one if I remember correctly from one of his earlier videos

[@baileym2952]

Dr Tannaz Ebrahimi Adib He was

[@MaximilianonMars]

Yes he used to do traffic reports for radio, unsure if he did other parts as well.

[@marialopes3510]

Now he is

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I knew he had to be from up North. I can hear it in his vowels.

[@ROACHO]

He thinks catching a ball is cool..... I just wanna go hug him

[@e.vcabeza7710]

It is! I always miss when I try to catch anything

[@BassGuy470]

that was my exact thought lol

[@Rtyujbvv]

Just imagine, you never seen anything in your whole life, just darkness

[@BassGuy470]

YouMadBro??? not even darkness, blind people can’t even comprehend black so instead of darkness they literally see nothing

[@JRStephens5005]

I know. That broke my heart. We take so much for granted. We should enjoy the simple things in life.

[@rebeccaedwards8590]

What I notice is that they don't interrupt one another. Very polite. They also have very good speech perception. They have a better understanding of what the other is trying to say without a lot of gesturing or yelling. They both seem like people I would instantly like upon meeting them :)

[@mrstefaneko777]

She doesn't look like a blind person. She makes an eye contact, her whole body acts normally. I think I wouldn't have noticed anything unusual if she didn't say she's blind. Respect to both of them, wish them all the best.

[@mrsteve26]

Stefan Pavlovic because she knows how it works

[@isaacflett1321]

heard a story from some people who have a friend who is similarly blind as her, they were drinking and this guy was talking with her for about half an hour when she got up to go to the bathroom and accidentally knocked something over on the ground. The guy she was talking to said: "how much has she had to drink?", he hadn't even noticed she was blind.

[@dianeg3202]

Because she used to be able to see and she can hear what direction stuff is coming from, so she knows where eyes are and stuff like that 🙃

[@tek87]

She can still perceive light and some colors. I'm sure she can see where his face is.

[@NazzyDragon]

She's been able to see before and was probably raised thinking it was rude not to look at who is talking to you. Makes sense to me, if I could see shadows of people and hear where they were talking from, I'd do the same thing.

[@TheFanguy123]

dreaming with full vision and waking up to realize you're still blind that sounds really depressing

[@Crimson_Cheetah]

It’s not that bad for me. I see in my dreams the way I visualize my surroundings in real life, (not very detailed and out of focus in some areas), then wake up without sight; what’s familiar to me. Every blind person views their experiences differently. You just have to accept the way things are at some point.

[@parkerjia7606]

Crimson Cheetah how did you type this? How did you read that comment? Wtf

[@Crimson_Cheetah]

Minecraft Kid 67 I use Voiceover. I tap somewhere on my phone screen, my phone reads the words to me, and I double tap the app I want to open, the letter I want to type, etc. Molly Burke made a couple videos about how blind people use technology. I don’t know if Tommy has, but he is a blind man using KZbin, so ya gotta assume he uses technology the same way as most blind folks.

[@parkerjia7606]

Crimson Cheetah oh that's interesting. How do you "double tap" the app? Do you know where it is?

[@parkerjia7606]

Oh wait do you tap where you think it is and it reads it out to you and then you just tap there again?

[@MrDOGTAG11]

It was really impactful for me when Tommy stated he just wants to catch a ball or see a computer screen. Most people take things for granted, myself included, and I’m going to try to not do that any longer. These answers were very inspiring. Thank you.

[@TheGravityShifter]

Another one in terms of sight that made me realize how ungrateful I am, is when I watched a grown man cry when seeing real color for the first time using those special glasses for colorblind people.

[@Mecal21]

I still suck at catching either way lol

[@Eli-ns2oz]

To be fair, I’m sighted and I also wish I could just reach out and catch a ball.

[@orion4622]

How’s it going bro?

[@Some_Fucker]

“Daddy daddy catch the ball”! “No son I refuse”

[@HookupCultureCommunity]

This dude has such an amazing jovial attitude; it almost makes me emotional, we complain about the most banal things but this dude is just so happy to have what he has.

[@aitken]

It's really weird to think that Tommy has NEVER seen anything, so he doesn't even have a concept of colour or sight, he literally can't see ANYTHING, no sighted person can imagine seeing nothing, because when you try that, you'll always just imagine grey or something, but Tommy doesn't know what grey is so he cant imagine it. Him trying to imagine sight is like us trying to imagine a new colour.

[@rebecca0liverx]

that's literally mind blowing damn

[@alfiemcclurgh533]

That concept is so confusing it blows my mind

[@vladomaimun]

It's like trying to imagine being dead. You simply can't imagine it.

[@MrGamecatCanaveral]

How old are you guys? 8?

[@aitken]

How does having a fascination make us little kids? Most people here are fascinated by Tommy, that's why they watch him, oh, and I'm 17 for your information.

[@VictorBelfast]

She said it would be sad if she got her vision back and saw how much she aged lol. I think she is beautiful :0

[@pattykrabbies]

HappyLandOSorrow Right???

[@shemarbean1515]

Right!!! OMG!! She's so pretty and the other guy is hilarious as well

[@Why-dd2xt]

Little does she know

[@pressurex4059]

HappyLandOSorrow Extremely

[@loutenant2817]

She didn't even age lol

[@lachlanwilson5882]

It’s kinda weird to think about, but tommy wouldn’t even know what a human looks like.

[@megamiow3325]

O ye

[@Jschad]

Well I mean, he can touch his face. He has distinguished shapes in his other videos so he probably has some sort of idea

[@availanila]

He knows, he's touched people around him and himself

[@luicaz6251]

@@raytuenge792 lmao

[@nightbling8905]

Ray Tuenge wow

[@mfraye12]

Not being able to watch foreign films with subtitles is such a good point. There's this hot debate about subtitles where people disparage voiceover dubs, for inauthenticity or whatever. But people forget that dubs are accessibility tools. Beyond people being "too lazy" to read subtitles, not everyone is able to use subtitles, and they need an audio component instead.

[@Nazinsky]

Yep ❤! Good point. The debate around it is only between people with full-sightedness.

[@julesoxana]

Great point❤

[@WoeWasMe]

Gotta learn the language

[@eglol]

Yeahhh. So at least they can understand what's going on. I know a couple of anime I watch that I enjoy better in it's original dub because of the music choice, makes it seem more serious at times when it should be and the English dub changes the tone - But the English/other language dubs really help for people to watch things and enjoy them when they can't read the subtitles.

[@tombiby5892]

I thought she said “porn films” before realizing. I was surprised she said it on the show but I agreed with her.

[@barclaypeo6818]

My worst fear is losing my vision, I don’t know how they do it.

[@godlyvex5543]

Yeah, going deaf would be preferable to going blind. They're both awful, but deafness would at least be managable.

[@KentRoads]

You have to be in a situation to deal with it

[@pHixiq]

BARCLAYPEO /HEX sameeeeee

[@cancrix_gaming2221]

It’s my absolute biggest fear to

[@facepalm643]

@@KentRoads i lost half of my vision last year for month and a half.dont have the money to go to a doctor so i just search on my own. turns out i realized that i been drinkin soda like water for a while.so i started to cut sugar on my diet. i'm cured and vision returned 100% a month later. i'm grateful on my case that i didn't need to go to a doctor to find a remedy.

[@AnaisIsAce]

"Whip out that cane so we can skip the line" LMAO this gal xDD

[@IbnulSharar]

LMFAO.. I was looking for someone who noticed it. pissing myself XD

[@wild5571]

It made me laugh, because I realized I've done that in the past and it then made me feel bad.. 😅

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

She’s so amazing to be able to laugh about it. I know a lot of time has passed but I don’t personally think I would ever get over it.

[@savagesnoop8185]

How does she look like she isn’t blind when she’s talking. That is so cool to me

[@Nue55]

If she's counting fingers she's able to see things up close to her face. It would only be trouble if she was light perception or no light perception she'd be unable to do anything requiring sight.

[@captinafro2320]

I don’t get this statement. Help

[@Arliandro]

@@captinafro2320 you didnt get it???

[@CornbreadOracle]

Because she had the experience of vision growing up. She learned body language and facial expressions. They are ‘normal’ to her, like talking with her hands and turning her head towards him. It also probably matters that she has some vision still. If you’ll notice he never turns his face towards her nor does he gesture much. Also his facial expressions are kind of blank....almost without nuance. Like a baby. That is because he grew up without vision at all. He never had a reason to learn these things. His body language and facial expressions are very much like how I remember my grandfather, who lost his sight as a baby. He used to turn his ear towards whoever he was speaking with, never his face. I hope that makes sense and answers your question.

[@AJPReactions]

Savage Snoop you do know she is going blind she is not full blind yet so she can still see but it’s hard to her to see

[@francesatty7022]

"I'd like to try sight" was endearing to me, treating it like its a fun new experience. Gaining sight would be such a huge change of worldview! If Tommy ever gets the ability to see I'd love to hear his opinions on the world around him

[@Everybody90fr]

0:40 "i lost my vision in my 20's" me : oh wow that was pretty recent "so starting about 17y ago" me: WTF i tought she was like 25

[@j5uh]

LOL. I'll let her know. :)

[@snubRadar01]

john suh oh you're her husband!!

[@LeeTong69]

john suh You're a lucky man!

[@lucaalbano8]

She's asian, of course LOL

[@j5uh]

I've told her about this before. Cracks me up cause it's so true!

[@theredstonewarrior4517]

5:00 I'd like to catch a ball.. The shit I take for granted just blew my mind..

[@xKibaFTWx]

The Redstone Warrior I'd also like to catch a ball, I'm a scrub at catching

[@Anne-hl3qh]

The Redstone Warrior hell yes! 😂

[@jvaillancourt21]

That got to me real quick. Like holy hell

[@DominusGGWP]

so true man

[@breakingaustin]

The Redstone Warrior 1.2k likes.. It's amazing how many people take this stuff for granted.

[@pipesmokinggoose4273]

I wanna cry You’ll Catch a ball one day man

[@Chizzoide]

or not

[@Simba______]

@@Chizzoide - In heaven.

[@Chizzoide]

@@Simba______ if there's an after death special map ok maybe there yes.

[@marquisjackson7594]

😂

[@BIGshippyy]

That really hit me hard to be honest

[@daniellebartholomew2140]

How on earth can 500+ people give this video a negative review?? The joy and enthusiasm with which Christine and Tommy face life, despite the extra challenges and losses they incur, is inspiring and humbling. Incredible people with a perspective we can all learn from!

[@jjgebarowski]

I believe bots and accidental hits.

[@commenter4898]

There are probably more visually impaired viewers here than other channels and I presume they are more likely to misclick.

[@johntheboy6555]

I downvoted because I downvote all videos and I believe blind people shouldn’t be treated any differently than the rest of us.

[@andressancarlos278]

@@johntheboy6555ummh okay?? just enjoy a nice video, you bitter loser

[@Halberds8122]

@@johntheboy6555 redditor

[@themodernadventurer4320]

He can smell and feel during a dream!? I never thought about it but I can I only see and hear during a dream.

[@befrnigel]

The Modern Adventurer Your brain can associate memory with smell and with him being blind his other senses are more developped than us.

[@sarabeth641]

Different people have different senses in dreams. I, personally, can use all of my senses. But, I can't do a lot of cognitive functions like math.

[@nessa9752]

You can definitely smell I think I have smelled in my dream before but it was what I was smelling irl if you get what I mean lol

[@pianofry1138]

I have the same dream where I go to work then wake up to go to work and it really pisses me off cause I wake up stressed

[@aijena2]

my brain utilizes all my senses all around my body in dreams when they are of an importance for the given moment, but i also have such a ridiculously high level of an imagination that allows me to simulate feelings, smells, sound+full vision so that's definitely different from person to person, regardless of any handicaps or such...

[@drelezar7745]

“I get sad when I wake up cause it’s not true *laughs*” damn 😥

[@bladerunner8781]

Drelezar 🙁

[@Mecal21]

Feels bad

[@mj-cd9fr]

"What's the thing you want to be able to do but you can't because of your blindness?" Christine: Driving, being independent Tommy: I really want to catch a ball

[@redhood4446]

Hey! Be nice.

[@mj-cd9fr]

@@redhood4446 But that's literally what they said there isn't anything mean about it

[@m07z]

@@redhood4446 She's right

[@aulendilthegreat873]

i watched the video too thanks

[@connieshoes9564]

@@redhood4446 r/wooooooosh

[@Carzey]

This is SO wholesome. The happiness of when he was talking about catching a ball.

[@987654321boum]

If I were Christine, I'd be heavily into lucid dreaming.

[@PumpkinTheHamster]

I Dub Thee Unforgiven same I would sleep in for hours

[@saerudayo]

If I were ANYONE I'd be into lucid dreaming. I mean you can literally talk to your subconscious, or a manifested form of it. It has seriously helped me throughout my life such as getting to speak with my passed father. The human brain is an amazing thing. I can't help but reply everytime I see someone mention lucid dreaming :D

[@jiodro7509]

I want to try lucid dreaming but I don't feel like setting an alarm for 3 in the morning and going to sleep after

[@funkyfranx]

You can't force yourself to lucid dream though?

[@IfYouMeetAWolf]

You kind of can. There are ways to try "induce" lucid dreaming.

[@trosebud223]

the best way i can describe sight is, if every object in a room made a sound that only your eyes could hear. depth perception would be like hearing an item louder because its closer and quieter because its farther away.

[@inkvampyr]

T Rosebud That's such a good comparison, whoa.

[@23Guitardood]

Wow... never thought about it that way. Honestly, great comment!

[@MW-ir3cc]

You just Morpheused the shit out of me.

[@Lindsaylbb]

In nature everything is just waves received and interpreted by our organs. Lights waves and translated into vision by our eyes, and sound waves are translated into sounds. Light waves are probably more informative since our eye can receive so many of them at the same time and they don't tangle. I wonder if some creature with super hearing can hear as we see.

[@BoguZzNL]

What if I told you..

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Wow. A blind man, who loves movies. I'm a filmmaker, and that is NEXT LEVEL AWESOMENESS, I kid you not.

[@JWPSmith21]

Also, as a filmmaker, you should ask yourself, if the dialogue is good enough to stand on its own. If you blindfolded someone and had them listen, would they understand the ideas, the story, the context of everything? Same for the other way. If you muted your film, and someone could only try to understand everything through the visuals alone, would they feel like they experienced a full movie, or would they be completely lost. If you were able to make something that fits both of those criteria, that might be a truly astoundingly told story, especially for those with both senses, as it might give a more rich and fulfilling experience than a story otherwise would.

[@Soare05]

Wesley this is exactly what i wanted to comment oh my gosh

[@girlwithoutafairy]

This why i very much want descriptive audio to be more of a standard

[@cavegame230]

Imagine having your movie called bad by a blind person

[@franknstein5376]

@@JWPSmith21 Interesting point, even though there are movies where the dialoge is almost non-existant and they still are able to convey as much as movies with dialogue. A good example for me is 3-Iron, great movie and the main character does not say a word

[@sirdurtle9519]

Christine: talks about an actual positive thing that she’s gained through being blind Tommy: Talks about how being blind allows him to steal

[@benokhattirach310]

It's not stealing I think. In my opinion, it's like privilege. In my country (Indonesia), many public places like bus, toilets, etc, are free for "disabled" people. Although there's no rule that mentioned it to be free to them, they still can have it free. I don't know the other countries situations, so yeah CMIIW thx

[@pdhung3012]

@@benokhattirach310 same with my country Vietnam. Beating or shouting at disabled people are not allowed.

[@debras3806]

Also, do you think that maybe making money might be “slightly” harder for him?!

[@rakeebroomy6294]

​@@debras3806"slightly"

[@luiz9672]

🤡

[@mikeykm1993]

Going blind is one of my biggest fears - these guys embrace life and are 10x the person I’ll ever be. Huge respect.

[@sunnyday6679]

Fr I wouldn't know how to deal with that. That's like losing all of your independence. And I would struggle trusting people!

[@Batsche22]

I think it's harder to get blind than being blind from the beginning

[@oliviasilva5041]

Luka I see where your coming from

[@sparkac480]

Not to choose sides but it is. I mean living your whole life with vision and then loosing it and onoy seeing darkness is really sad. Same for being born blind, but since you are blind from birth, you don't know what its like having vision so you grow adapt to not having sight. But when you go blind you have to relearn how to do alot of things. And most things you can't do.

[@bajamus69]

Makes sence because you tell what you lost besides not knowing in the first place

[@aguynamedatidade]

Also, if you are born blind, you don't really know what you are missing out on, because you have nothing to compare blindness to. On the other hand, in the case losing your sight, you will always remember what it was like to see, and you will always miss it. It's like having something ripped away from you, as opposed to never having it at all.

[@dtiydr]

Yep.

[@zacherynicoson9890]

When a blind person has watched more movies than you...

[@mersauff223]

Zachery Nicoson pogchamp

[@KarlKarlex]

Zachery Nicoson *heard

[@mersauff223]

He didnt watch them tho

[@jambuuu]

PogChamp

[@TheBoxingNinja]

If I made money making movie reviews, I would love to watch a whole bunch of movies too.

[@wparo]

6:55 it happened to a grown up man before. After surgery the blind man could not understand what his eyes was seeing. He was always panicked and overwhelmed. His sensory nerves in his brain where not developed to understand shapes and light. I remember reading that after about 5 years of training he was just able to walk a few steps on his own to open a door but that about it.

[@Juicersen]

Do you know the guys name? I’d like to read about that sounds interesting

[@mrbones6436]

That sounds interesting! What's the mans name?

[@myvisuallyimpairedlife5674]

I am visually impaired. My eyesight is very similar to hers. I have optic nerve damage. However, I had sight 2020 vision for 35 years before losing it. I can relate to the dream statement. Sometimes I'll dream so vividly and I'll realize that I can see again in my dream and I'll look at my hands and see all the details and then realize while I'm dreaming that I am dreaming. Then I'll wake up very disappointed. But, I am always grateful that I can still dream very vividly and I am lucky enough to be one of those people that remembers their dreams every night.

[@d.j.wellington]

Ummmm... How did you type this?

[@myvisuallyimpairedlife5674]

@@d.j.wellington I am very glad you asked me this question. A lot of people are ignorant and don't realize accessibility features on phones have gone a long way. I have what you call speech to text. So I just tell my phone what I want to say and it puts it down in the comment section. No need to even look that my phone. Then, I listened back to how it sounds. Sometimes I have to delete every do the whole comment again if there is too many errors but usually it does just fine as I talk real slow and my phone picks up every word and quotation. Here is a little fact information for you. I will start by saying I was like you just over one year ago. I had never known a visually impaired person or blind person in my life. I only knew what I seen on TV. The real world though is not like you think. 90% of all blind people still have some sort of vision. Only 10% of the world's population is completely blind. In other words if you see somebody on the side of a road one day with a white cane sunglasses and is looking at a cell phone do not assume they are not blind. Chances are they're using what is called TalkBack and their screen is probably not even on. We as visually impaired or blind people like the somewhat feel normal so yes we still will staring the direction of our phones. Thanks for the awesome comment. I hope you got your answer that you wanted.

[@d.j.wellington]

@@myvisuallyimpairedlife5674 Oh ok. Thanks

[@Jdb63]

@@myvisuallyimpairedlife5674 That's fascinating. Can I ask how you navigate through KZbin and other apps and know what video you are selecting?

[@myvisuallyimpairedlife5674]

@@Jdb63 well I own an Android phone. The LG v20. If I hold down the home button Google will pop up and I can ask it to open any app I need. When it comes to navigating in apps I use TalkBack or select to speak. Both options in your accessibility settings. So when I'm on KZbin I listen to the titles of the videos. If they sound intriguing I listen to them. If I have to search for a certain video I just use the little microphone button next to the search bar on KZbin. And I just speak whatever video it is I want to watch. And if you're wondering how I find the little microphone button it's called muscle memory plus my vision allows me to still see certain colors and shapes through a filter of pixels and gray fog in my vision. So even though I can't see detail or faces I can make out certain areas on the screen of my phone. If you want to know more just click on my channel and I have videos talking about my visual impairment. Or you can just read the comments on my videos as they are all written by blind and visually impaired people. Thank you so much for being curious. Ask me any more questions you may want I am always happy to answer them.

[@yashs1999]

I wonder how Tommy can even know what sight is like, or conceptualize it, never having it. It’s like telling me I have another sense, I just wouldn’t even know how to conceptualize it, you can’t really explain the sense

[@Eeatch]

it is as much understandable as much, as it is not understandable

[@Kitulous]

well. the comparison is irrelevant since the vision is the thing, a lot of people have it that can explain it at least poorly. if you had another sense and nobody else had that, that's a different thing.

[@Golemoid]

@Ahmed G. It's like when you touch a thing, and you know it's there, but you can do it at a distance. things like color might not be possible to explain though.

[@chapo5748]

Telling a girl how a dick feels

[@danielsjohnson]

Yash Srivastav he did a video about that topic.

[@SZ-ZS-]

ok one main difference is tommy stares off into nothing while having a conversation... and she actually looks in the direction of the person she is talking to

[@hajarmdn4883]

Force of habit which is really interesting

[@EndohMiharu]

Molly Burke does this too

[@THEGiRLMiLLE]

Conorsz she said that she can see shadows so she just points her eyes at the shadows

[@ulNag]

+THEGiRLMiLLE exactly! I don't know why many people don't get it

[@slayer171163]

Conorsz because she can still see shadows

[@care4557]

One of our daughter was born with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. She was born completely blind since birth. She absolutely loves your channel

[@JixieDyeAuthor]

I have ONH too!

[@Slimyflower]

She was my favorite master chef contestant of all time

[@Domo-]

Nuka Vantuhs :D

[@tanyaartiaga117]

Same along with luca they are my favorite winners. 💜💜

[@KeefeL]

pardon my french but... SHE WAS FUCKING AMAZING

[@seaangelofthedeep]

Karkat

[@hamazeee8137]

she was by far the best chef in the history show

[@iiamkyinyaa]

“I just want to catch a ball!” *Awe* 🥺

[@NathanBlackberry]

😳

[@diane5593]

What about a ball that beeps the closer it gets?!

[@AvRand6]

i have never smelled in a dream before

[@dylanjames4706]

We don’t rely on smell nearly as much as him, so that could explain it

[@TheJudge064]

I just realized that too

[@mikaylabeee]

I ate popcorn in a dream and tasted it. It was insane.

[@wut462]

If you smell in dreams it’s a smell that you really like like me maybe

[@asmartistenthusiast3469]

you can't really. it's just the memory of a smell.

[@Damsmh]

These people are amazing and an inspiration. Blindness is my worst fear, more so than death. The way these people are still able to live a fullfilling life is an inspiration. Bless you all

[@JixieDyeAuthor]

You just have to pick yourself up and get on with life. If you can dive into your new way of living with determination and enthusiasm, you can build up your life again.

[@peachseed9098]

This is depressing af. But very interesting and nice to see that they are happy no matter what

[@Joojoobeans]

I still remember when Ramsey was tapping her apple pie with a knife to let her know how crispy it was baked❤ Heartwarming

[@dominic1297]

....gawd im so fucked up i stopped at tapping her apple pie....and my brain went into the gutter LOOL

[@adamr.8028]

Joohyunnie ITS RAMSAY but yeah it was nice

[@hairynuggs]

Joohyunnie god damnit hits ya right in the feels dont it kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2Hdg4Z3g7ydZ6s

[@iagreebut6813]

R E T U R N T H E S L A B

[@teeli.]

Joohyunnie Oh! She was her!!

[@mh4i772]

Gone blind is actually worse than being blind all ur life

[@Someoneyeeted]

gone blind is painful because you always think that you lost one of the most important things, born blind will always want to know what you can't see because you don't know what world looks like ..... we should be happy that we can see and hear good

[@average391]

Well it depends If your legally blind you can still see but very blurry But like I said it all depends on the person

[@NickDiNunzio]

Idk man, it seems like her experience in losing her vision opened her eyes in a sense. She seems like a really happy person

[@aburrows0637]

Yes

[@simplypotet5561]

@Motor City Cobra Wouldnt that be even worse though? Waking up everyday knowing what you lost?

[@lunabelle5795]

Born blind i think it's better than going blind.. you never miss what you never have.

[@alienmapping3536]

Disagree

[@TheJunaja]

WOW, I've just watched Masterchef with Christine in it like 2 minutes ago and you're posting a video with her now. Magic

[@leonieklhe]

shiny_bes wow me too

[@duxzie5832]

mee tooo noooo wayyy

[@345wer]

SomethingReallyStrange I think it was before she lost her sight, or at least when it wss better. And I don't think it's a stupid question.

[@marchofcubes]

SomethingReallyStrange she actually has a video on how she cooks on her channel, and on the show she had someone to hand her things and describe the food to her

[@andrewkyle7547]

I love how he talks about movies so happily. Also I'd love to see him get surgery, imagine him seeing for the first time it's make me so happy :D

[@pawz3016]

Not everyone's blindness can be "cured" it's different for everyone's eyes and why they went blind/were born blind and I'm pretty sure with Tommy's condition surgery wouldn't making able to see

[@mbarre123]

he has no eyes, im pretty sure there isn't a surgery for him

[@lpsalpaca1573]

nobody he does have eyes actually :£

[@beccanicole41]

Amber Bradley OH HEY

[@lpsalpaca1573]

BeccaYYYYYYYLZ HOHDZVOUQDBLJWFCPUDBPCIRQI

[@electriccomics]

Having depressive tendencies, if I were to go blind and dreamed in full vision still, I could see myself sleeping a lot. Especially considering I already have quite vivid dreams. She is very strong.

[@ericawu8779]

“i don’t like being judgmental but everyone has a little bit of judgementalism in them that they can’t be helped” that made me feel better knowing that others have this too, once in a while😭

[@9mmkahr]

This really is quality youtube.. Thank you.

[@Itspavi98]

I love his voice! He’s so expressive with his words! He should take on radio jobs or do voiceovers for cartoons!

[@navruk5386]

He did have a radio job in the past, I believe

[@ItsYaBoiChenny]

He use to so radio jobs and he said he loved it. Traffic radio or something he has mentioned it before i absolutely love his videos i just found him

[@lunarinsomnia4688]

Saving on the electrical bill is another perk. Tommy talked about it before.

[@keytardan1]

I am partially sighted and roomed with a guy who only had light perception at the MD school for the Blind. He insisted on having the lights off all the time.

[@emmettolson3499]

If I were blind I would still keep lights on because I’m so afraid that something would be able to hide

[@SirAdeno]

@@emmettolson3499 Wat?

[@amzwl1671]

Emmett Olson / what if you flip it but don’t know if it’s on or off. Do you switch it again or not ?? 👹

[@cheetahBeachwood]

Tommy once talked about how friends would visit his place and turn the lights on only to forget to turn them off at the end of the visit. Poor guy got stuck with a huge electric bill.

[@williamhissom3921]

Tommy I want to apologize to you for ditching you when I was in elementary school at the event. We were at a carnival, and I think i was in 4th or 5th grade. Ive been thinking a lot about it and saw this video and it happened to be you. Want to apologize. I was a young dumb kid. I am so very sorry. I had and still struggle with a lot of mental health problems.

[@brettrhines6917]

Hope this gets higher just so he can see it!

[@simonczerny3766]

​@@brettrhines6917 broooooooo... 😬

[@CouldntThinkOfaGoodUsername]

​@@simonczerny3766Im dead 💀

[@izabellabarbaraquirinodeli7789]

Good on you for assuming your mistakes and apologizing.

[@damienasmodeus928]

Your mental problems are not an excuse for your behaviour.

[@trulyindian1392]

It suddenly made me really sad about how I take my privileges for granted.

[@w3npnk]

Truly Indian same here

[@JohnathanJWells]

Truly Indian It's not a privilege if most people have it

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

Yeah, I don't think that the default condition is a privilege. It's more about them getting screwed than people with sight having privilege.

[@maxdieter1049]

This is stupid. Vision is normal, not a privilege

[@species8472cze]

While i understand a sentiment, having a sight isnt a priviledge. Thats why we call those conditions "disabilities" edit- fuck, max beat me to it :D

[@janr824]

I am 61. I've lost most of my sight over the past 18 months. I'm older blind. You're both an inspiration.

[@druidofthefang]

How are you today?

[@leonreynolds77]

If he ever could suddenly see, It would be like being born again quite literally.

[@NewsThiefHat]

Quite literally? No

[@prathyushsingh3991]

@@NewsThiefHat r/wooosh

[@usecodesocy-ytintheitemsho4327]

NewsThiefHat yes because he will be like what this or what’s that or what color is this stuff like that because he never seen anything like that

[@Silfas]

@@usecodesocy-ytintheitemsho4327 If he was literally born again he would have to physically become a baby and come out of a woman's body. That is what literally means. At least before people started to use it wrong.

[@usecodesocy-ytintheitemsho4327]

Silfas well, yeah I know what literally means, but I know what he means when he says literally so don’t take it too serious

[@natedog4872]

“Whip out that cane, so we can skip the line” 😭😭😭😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BobJoushaSmith]

This makes me feel like a very ungrateful person

[@kashinimeyo]

I'm from 9 months in the future, here to ask you if you've still taken things for granted. Do you still feel ungrateful for what you've had?

[@daytripper6779]

I’m 10 months into the future, and I’m here to tell you that your profile picture is horribly outdated.

[@essay2111]

@Ahmad Dzaki I'm 10 months and 1 day from the future. I'm here to tell you your dog died.

[@sakom0793]

I'm here 10 months into the future and here's my message: ur mom gae And that's coming from Obama Prism.

[@BobJoushaSmith]

@@kashinimeyo still sadly :( I am gonna try and strive to be a better person tho hope I change for the best thanks for asking about ne btw really appreciate the care :)

[@monkeymeat2024]

Plot twist: Tommy has 20/20 vision but never learned how to open his eyes.

[@Fang727]

Well it is not funny to make jokes bout some one who is has lost something so important a tip for you just don't do it again :D

[@m07z]

@@monkeymeat2024 I get it's a joke but it might just be because his eyes are very light sensitive. (might be wrong)

[@puccipuu1797]

Well no as he has said that he can open them for a few minutes

[@Jamie-tx7pn]

@@Fang727 And who are you to tell someone else how to act? An important tip for you is to not do that again. The joke wasn't even insensitive...

[@josephramos1483]

@@Fang727 he hasnt lost anything, he NEVER had eye sight you sensitive little snowflake its just a harmless joke man up

[@professionalclown7166]

Tommy is one of the most optimistic person i know

[@leighdarling3389]

This video was very helpful and informative. My goldfish is permanently partially deaf and blind from a freak accident this past January. So he's been through a lot! He's doing much better now! But he still has his days. Tommy and Christine, you are a wonderful inspiration!

[@YoungShark3ls1t]

This makes me appreciate my vision even more

[@sfsaviation]

Same,i have terrible vision but i can at least fix it with glasses or contacts,they're just permanently done for.

[@Ascertivon]

Same.

[@vagerplayz1999]

im going to be blind soon and i said my self that I'm going to suicide if I'm going to blind

[@Wxtst.3]

"whip out that cane so we can skip the line." HAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh. so inspiring to see she finds the funny in something tragic that happened to her.

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

I wonder if angry people accuse her of faking it just because she knows how to make eye contact

[@Jackfirecracker]

"I hear 3-D and I panic instantly. I'm like - ooooh this can't be good." As a sighted person I fully agree.

[@mentalrobb5062]

Jackfirecracker I love 3D movies.

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

The catching a ball bit is so precious. Just a mundane thing for the rest of us. I’m gonna be extra grateful the next time I do and think about how privileged I am to do it whenever.

[@toztoz9118]

Can someone tell her how good she still looks?

[@vanerred5805]

TOZTOZ why doesn’t she just read the commen- oh

[@razmuzen1090]

@@vanerred5805 Text to speech programs

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

FACTS

[@vyce51]

She knows

[@colorbar.s]

I'm sure she's aware

[@jeremylee48]

Massive respect to them for being so positive and upbeat despite of their impediments!! They are so happy over there meanwhile im watching this tearing up like crazy...

[@judahbaggerman2294]

One perk of being blind is not seeing the sleep paralysis demon

[@maxfrickmann]

What is that

[@LuckyOwI777]

@@maxfrickmann It's one of the worst demons ever

[@ThomasWilliamsMusik]

Even if you can't see him, you know he's there

[@Avarioth]

Sounds like a myth to me, lol. People who see frightening things usually see what they fear. If people heard about the shadow man before they started experiencing sleep paralysis, that could cause them to think they're "seeing" him. Idk though, just my thoughts. My mother never saw anything scary during hers, only beautiful things. My brother saw something terrifying once, but no shadow guy and I've suffered A LOT from very heavy and complex sleep paralysis (was part of a sleep study because of it) and while I've seen, hard and felt a lot of horrifying shit, I've never seen any shadow guy. Not saying that means it's not common for people to see, just saying that people in old times saw a mare during their sleep paralysis (hence the term "nightmare". The creature that people saw while being paralysed appeared to be riding their chest, causing their difficulty breathing while paralysed, which also inspired the Danish term "mareridt". To be mare-ridden). Then when aliens became a big hollywood deal, people starting seeing aliens during them and suddenly it's a shadow guy. Just seems like the fears change within cultures overtime and sleep paralysis hallucinations change accordingly. Almost all of my visual hallucinations have been real people. Family members and one time... Sarah Jessica Parker walking into my room, standing at the foot of my bed and just staring at me, expressionlessly... She's creepy.

[@lailahepburnandmischka]

Omg sleep paralysis is torture! But you don’t always ‘see’ the demon you just get a feeling that there’s something dark and evil in the room so I doubt being blind makes a difference :/

[@Axolotl_Joey]

Its so interesting how somebody who lost their vision later in life looks like their Not even blind. She still moves her eyes up when thinking, looking into the direktion where the sound is comming from. Using her hands to communicate while talking. Its so facinating.

[@vladavram9209]

I think it's reverse of why tommy doesn't open his eyes. If he's not used to using those muscles, then she's so acostumed to doing it that she doesn't even think about the fact that it's of no use anymore. Matter of fact, when was ever looking up while thinking a useful thing? It's just body language, and that's what she still remembers, not each gesture in particular.

[@ファントムハイブシエル-u2f]

4:57 touched my heart❤️ his desire is so simple yet meaningful God bless this Man❤️❤️

[@TommyEdisonXP]

Thanks for watching. Watch the video we did on Christine's channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJibnZ17h6esjZo Watch more videos about “How Blind People Do Things”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXTai3aXltx-hM0

[@FilippaW]

The Tommy Edison Experience loved it!

[@WatchThis118]

When I watch your videos, it really motivates me to become a scientist or something like that. Just so that I can find a way to give you sight. Because you really deserve it!

[@Wiromax3]

This might be too personal of a question so i apologize in advance. How is sex as blind?

[@LordOfDays]

I want to see you play some of the switch games. They seem to be playable only using sound cues.

[@davidglasspool4921]

Wiromax3 I am blind as well. For me, I don't know if I could effectively answer that question. I don't really know what it is like as a person who can see. I lost most of my vision at the age of five. I have been with both sided women and blind women. Honestly it is the same either way. Sorry, did not mean to but in. Ha ha.

[@smartanajones4u]

Not sure how in the heck this video popped up in my feed, but I’m very thankful I clicked on to it! You two have such wonderful spirits and it so refreshing to see your strength in your discussion about your experience of not having sight. I really learned a lot from you both. I have very bad eye sight in that my contact lense RX IS a -10.0 in one eye and a -9.50 in the other eye. I was so embarrassed to go to the eye doctor because every time I’d go, my eye sight would get worsE and my RX stronger. Because of your video, I’ve learned to be grateful that as bad as my eyes are, I’m grateful that I can use corrective lenses to see. Thank you for allowing us to have a glimpse into understanding and appreciating your world.

[@meligoth]

The algorithm got me here. Every blue moon I click on a Gordon Ramsey video, and fortunately these clicks lead me to something positive like Christine Ha.

[@joshuachartrand268]

These two are tremendous people! Positive and kind. Very real people.

[@bubdob9200]

*Whip out that cane* 😫

[@bubdob9200]

@@Str1ek0 sorry but no

[@bubdob9200]

@@lukealexanderrobertsthefir458 I'm sorry but that's a waste of your money

[@monoo6866]

Lol why people mad about this comment it’s a funny comment

[@Divine_R]

That_Deku_Scrub It’s almost as if they didn’t realize that Christina said that as a joke

[@monoo6866]

oontur- mench lol exactly

[@miruna7321]

I love how Tommy always seems so happy and in a good mood. I love the smile he has in every video. Don't ever quit youtube! You cheer me up and I have learned a couple of things that maybe I would have never thought about or that I was asking myself and couldn't get an answer.

[@zonedoutfrogs]

Omg I started crying, with the part where Tommy talks about his desires. I feel so bad, like it's so simple and he just wishes he could do something that we don't really take notice to doing and I don't know how to explain how I feel but omg 😭

[@ryancropper4784]

The positive vibes from these 2 are absolutely inspiring

[@GreasyReecey]

Tommy when you talked about wanting to just reach out and catch a ball and how quick people can work on a computer I got emotional with a great sense of gratitude for life. You're inspirational and I love your attitude.

[@joshuablewett]

what a positive guy

[@joegen4577]

Joshua Blewett his outlook in life is so positive (no pun intended)

[@joshdouglas6655]

"Tell the audience how you lost your sight" *proceeds to look directly into the camera lense* wait a minute

[@jonathansurujon6283]

lens

[@joshdouglas6655]

@@jonathansurujon6283 "i dont give a fuck"

[@rebeccaallen6923]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandiwilt7035]

Jonathan Surujon she hears the voice

[@bloopyikes7177]

other blind KZbinrs will usually have a light near the camera, also she said she can see general shapes so she could make out where Tommy was.

[@MaskOfCinder]

1:30 That was a very good visual example to use. We all can picture exactly what she’s talking about. I just don’t understand how her vision couldn’t be fixed with modern technology.

[@Villosa64]

i think same logic would apply with neuralink they just need to find a way to “disconnect” the brain from receiving the inputs from her real eyes and instead receive only inputs from whatever device theyll use to give her vision back so the brain doesnt mix those 2 inputs together and get a foggy picture

[@davidglasspool4921]

I lost most of my vision at the age of five. I am 32 now. Or use a cane and read braille. Just discovered your channel. Very interesting. I live in Denver and Emma standup comedian. You've got some good stuff here. Glad that I found out about you and your channel.

[@hajarmdn4883]

Wow a standup comedian!! Keep up the good work David.

[@mckayladill5551]

David Glasspool where in Denver? I live there and love comedy!

[@davidglasspool4921]

McKayla Dill there are tons of open mics and shows all around the city. I have played at Comedy Works, the voodoo comedy Playhouse, several other open mics and shows around town. I don't have any shows booked for the next couple of weeks so I'm mostly just practicing at open mics. If you check out 5280comedy.com you should be able to find a list of shows and open mics. We definitely need more audience members for sure. You can also add me on Facebook if you would like. I advertise which shows I'm doing pretty regularly. Denver has a lot of great Comedy shows. If you see me at one, come say hello.

[@duxzie5832]

Bless you

[@duxzie5832]

WHO else thinks he should get surgery to get his sight .....We us fans can donate money for it i would love to see his reaction who else hes missing so much in life?..

[@dezee7944]

"whip out that cane so we can skip the line" 😂

[@moderndaystreetwear366]

This guy makes my day everytime I watch one of his videos. If he can be positive and upbeat with no sight, anyone can.

[@AliyahIvery]

We’re so ungrateful sometimes, unintentionally. Watching things like this make me so thankful for good health. Blessed to be have abilities others unfortunately don’t have. But these are the most inspirational people. Definitely teach us to remain humble.

[@jose.5885]

The way Tommy speaks makes me want to enjoy everything while I'm still alive🙏

[@marshallurban3248]

I love how upbeat this guy is it makes me happy

[@finessegoat9657]

I see all these people getting these horrible diseases/disabilities and then I realize holy shit that can happen to me.

[@nucleor7268]

I was thinking about that too...

[@elisabethtuuling-askforema1940]

Don't think in fear, think in gratitude! Be grateful for what you have right now and don't worry about the future! :)

[@epikgamer3752]

And he's called Hitler

[@Voorcha]

epik gamer Some people have that name. Not necessarily an Adolf Hitler reference

[@marishkaaable]

Yup, we are not invincible

[@DowntownTasty]

I like her personality. She seems like someone cool and funny just to talk to. And I also feel for her with the driving. I also LOVE to drive and it’s my me time. So many people I know hate driving and I just don’t know how.

[@lethalvenusian]

she doesn't even know how pretty she still looks 😩

[@-NRB-]

Yes she does, she lost her vision at 20. I’m sure she didn’t change looks that much during those years

[@joemomma4358]

@@-NRB- That is a stupid statement... She lost her vision at 20, which was 17 years ago which now makes her 37, I'm pretty sure there is a big difference. Edit: at the time of this video it was 17 years ago but now it is 20, which makes her 40.

[@shrekwithawillsmithface465]

@Angel Valdez I want to take care of her and shower her 😋

[@matezwizard9764]

@@shrekwithawillsmithface465 hmm 50% simp

[@aid4nski215]

@@-NRB- Well she's in her 40's so she probably changed.

[@Simmershi]

Tommy, have you ever been on a rollercoaster? If yes, how did it feel? If no, do you think you would?

[@claytations]

【Leia】he made a video of himself on a roller coaster

[@Simmershi]

Clayton Hull oh thanks! I'll go find that

[@CarlosJx3]

【Leia】 Mithrandir was actually just thinking about this question

[@simonmarklund6961]

【Leia】 Mithrandir dude he cant replay probebly not great at typing and his blind

[@flare8896]

Lol wtf I was just about to ask this

[@NickRyanBayon]

You can tell how much of our language is body language and vision in the differences between their communications.

[@kylechipman7441]

Something interesting I noticed--Christine incorporates a lot of gesture into her expression, while Tommy doesn't. I did notice him tapping his leg when he listed things out at 2:43, though. It makes sense that without sight body language wouldn't develop in the same way or be as pronounced. Great video and thanks for sharing your experiences!