How To Cure Irony Poisoning

[@alexanderjanna]

I like it when Jreg tells me how to feel

[@WarriorMrrp]

it good 👍

[@kertchu]

TRUE!

[@Dubulcle]

Why

[@lordyoda607]

cult of Jregonality.

[@Galilupottepeak]

me too

[@HiHi-iu8gf]

HE HAS FOUND THE JOY OF LIVING AND THE FEAR OF DEATH LET US FUCKING GO BROTHER

[@silly_on_]

TRULY

[@sebastians7213]

You know Jreg of all people is the perfect person to talk about irony poisoning. Thank you

[@kenswords]

You're welcome :)

[@gaybeb]

14 hours ago, but video was posted 1 hour ago, secret fbi insider man

[@kenswords]

@@gaybebIt's because he has a really good gaming chair

[@someguy5261]

My first thought as well.

[@dogg0nit32]

No one understands an affliction more than the afflicted

[@beezeisacommunist8205]

this is so hope-pilled and optimism-based

[@WarriorMrrp]

so real

[@yourfriendlach]

He purposemaxx’d

[@morowenidi4621]

nice acting, jreg

[@ordogordo6589]

The most compassion-core content I’ve seen this week

[@ortherner]

I think we entered the genuine era of Jreg. The irony is disappearing.

[@aceman0000099]

I thought it was still jregular. In fact if anything I think 2024 he's not doing "eras" anymore, just being himself

[@ortherner]

@@aceman0000099definitely seems to be that way

[@ae4159]

maybe it's depressed people specific, I could see it wasn't irony when he made that "I want(ed) to kms" vid in fact it was always pretty clear most of his vids were just cries for help

[@vicentehamel]

It's kinda beautiful that for being such a nihilistic and depressing content creator his ultimate form is being genuinely hopeful of life and finding the value on forming bonds and relationships

[@Sonathan1893]

I guess you didn't recently look at the channel name/description/banner and didn't watch the 6th newest video. Though maybe nowadays his videos are less often era-specific, I'm not a long-time viewer.

[@D9992.]

"I'm no longer neutral to my own death" Man, I'm so happy to hear this coming from you. Great video, good job sincere Jreg, you really showed those irony poisoned past selves of yours who's boss!

[@bratsummer2024]

ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Impossible: Failure] - It's too late. Like an image on film, *The Expression* belongs to your primary motor cortex. It would take a minor neurological miracle for you to cease producing it.

[@tnttiger3079]

Unironically if you enjoy Jreg, you'll adore Disco Elysium.

[@joybgg]

reference spotted 🫵

[@theodorebear6714]

​@tnttiger3079 I like jreg but I prefer games like elden ring for video games personally. Also look up cynicism and dialectical behavioral therapy. Might help.

[@LANSl0t]

god i fucking love disco elysium

[@Kristopian]

Disco Elysium is great, I felt bad when I accidentally called Kim a slur though, that was the only time I ever save scummed in Disco Elysium.

[@velya-_-885]

"I'm literally the Jroker! I don't wanna be the Jroker, I wanna be Alastor from Hazbin Hotel©, my new favourite show!!!" such a mood.

[@FirstnameLastname-le9hq]

Jroker*

[@oscardean8962]

HOOOOOLY BASED

[@pmmcrn]

Jerker

[@GlitchBoy-ws5in]

What the hell? Extrovert Furry Hannibal? Go for it

[@velya-_-885]

@@GlitchBoy-ws5in is Extrovert really the most fitting word you could find for his personality

[@IanSpace71]

She poison my irony till I jreg

[@pelayiou]

*EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER*

[@m1tchun]

She iron my jreg till i poison

[@anthonythetophatter2834]

urm.. she irony on my jerg till I poison?

[@brandonb9764]

Jelqing? No. JrEging.

[@syntheticsandwich190]

She jreg my poison till I irony

[@heckYEAHman.]

Glad you’re making work to acknowledge and overcome your irony poisoning, JrEg! Looking forward to the video 4 years down the line about overcoming your nicotine addiction!

[@doompoison2365]

You are a modern day diogenes

[@markog1999]

But like kinda unironically anymore... Wait, fuck, hold on a minute

[@Dubulcle]

Execpt diogenes actually made sense and said things that were more correct on average

[@lordhefman]

​@@Dubulcle I don't know what you are talking about jreg has been making sense to me for yrs. . .

[@heartsthekitteh6239]

@@lordhefman Jreg is legitimately forcing his way in front of everyone else in my perception of reality, as if he's giving a commentary on the same TV show we're both watching, and that show is life itself.

[@EE-dj7et]

@@Dubulcle Envying you dude For normal people, a JreG video will sound like confusing garbage, because they've never felt those ways before these videos are made up of what I can imagine is maybe like 5% of the population at the very most, who are rather depressed

[@jackvalentine4694]

I think that irony is at it’s highest with teens who haven’t developed much empathy and haven’t experienced much of life. As someone approaches adulthood they naturally develop more empathy and compassion. At least this was my experience. I think almost everything i said was a joke built on cynicism when I was 15/16. Now I cry when I see a dead snail on the ground.

[@StreptoStar]

Idk if this applies to you, but your comment made me think of other people ik going thru what u described, and I noticed that they all had really harsh parents who punished any display of vulnerability or missing a mark. As soon as the person moved away from that parent they decompressed and had a lot to let out. Then they levelled off. Empathy is scary when it feels like you have a lot to lose, or when one is only a small slip up away from falling into the pits

[@simonpetrikov3992]

My jokes are probably more built on cynicism now than when I was younger but I could be wrong because I have a naturally lower sense of empathy because of medical conditions Note: before anyone asks no I didn’t get it treated as a child even though it was diagnosed. That’s Alabama’s healthcare for you

[@stonic5]

I am 30 and i remember this. I imagine anyone who was in lockdown for ages 16 to 22 had this development delayed.

[@puperman4208]

I like to imagine the dark and lonely night jreg came to the mad epiphany of "huh maybe community is actually based"

[@Legitimate123]

based and redpilled af fam

[@brycevannote5553]

And he said based and red pilled then and now.

[@CODDE117]

It was probably the opposite Imagine him walking home on a nice day from some community event, only to suddenly realize that he's, in that moment, both happy and satisfied, and that he actually does want to live. He then scurries home out of sheer shock of this revelation and makes his video.

[@Melonist]

Visited by the ghosts of irony; past, present, and yet to come

[@HayCorvus]

Not to ramble too much but for the past 7 years, I've bitched and moaned about politics and the way of the world. I realized at some point that in doing so I was only alienating myself from communities where positive outcomes could transpire. I've since joined a political campaign and decided to support a candidate I, as well as others in my local community, can get behind. Rather than just submitting to the woes of the world and finding some creative way to detach, I'm now involved in a process to make change. I went from a loner to a leader. Thank you JREG for making yourself vulnerable enough to touch on this issue.

[@Norrieification]

You're actually cited in at least three publications now! There's that thesis you mentioned (Pragmatics of irony and post irony in internet memes), and also: Stoev D. Metamodernism or Metamodernity. InArts 2022 Sep 21 (Vol. 11, No. 5, p. 91). MDPI. and Drăgan CE. Foregrounding the Digital Medium: Self-reference and Metareference in Video Essays. Ekphrasis. Images, Cinema, Theory, Media. 2021;26(2):111-27.

[@biggiecheez6879]

"Jerry Steinberg, also known by his online pseudonym "Jreg" has been mentioned in at least 15 notes or audio recordings left at the scene of apparent suicides. It remains unclear what role he played." Wow chilling stuff from the first one

[@numberhaver7795]

Seeing Jreg cited in an academic paper is so jarring.

[@hellokittygaming42069]

@@biggiecheez6879💀 do you have the name/page where this is written? i couldn't find it anywhere

[@yaboykirby7789]

After some digging I found those two researchers both have done all of their research and studying in Bulgaria and Romania respectively. I don't know what this means but I feel like it means something

[@RandomAmbles]

​​@@biggiecheez6879Yeah, that's definitely one of those ones where you need to be careful with the whole correlation and causation thing. It's kinda like how most people die with ankle-short socks on. It's not that ankle-short socks are killing people, it's that people who are dying are going to hospitals that happen to always have weirdly short socks. I just made that up, but it goes to show you that ya need to be kinda careful. Also, fuck those socks. I mean, nothing against Jreg, but those fucking socks are too fucking short. I'm sorry, but I can't think about what I was going to say. 'cause of those fucking socks.

[@QuietlyExplained]

I ditched this channel at the dox video. Came back and, no parasocial shit, but it's cool to see jreg in a better place. I'm working on that myself. Take care of yourself, folks.

[@EpicGamer-yv5nf]

Jreg, I'd been craving community or just companionship in general for years. I felt deeply estranged from the rest of the world, and I had sort of implicitly given up for a while. I hated myself and at some point I sort of started to believe that I deserved it, or that I was meant to be alone. But your pro-social art video was a wake-up call for me. It was such an uplifting change from your loneliness video, with you achieving that goal and moving to toronto and finding a community. I decided that I can't give up. I will at least keep trying. And recently, I have started speaking to several new people. I do not know if I will ever find community the way you did, but I will keep trying. Thank you.

[@nothudsonludy]

Hell yeah, brother!

[@WEEDNUTZ]

congrats on the speakjng to people! WOO

[@quinnjohnson9750]

Bro I am the same. I am in the my late 20s and yearn for companionship and was at the point of "fuck it, love is dead and we must get use to the atomization of society" but I have been recently feeling like that I should just start flirting with women for the hell of it and if something happens then yay for me and if not then its's a learning experience for me. I am terminally online and never really had "friends" in the real world outside of one acquaintance from high school who I hang out with one a couple of months. I wish the both of us the best of luck.

[@l.36125]

that's awesome

[@frank_calvert]

we believe in your bro

[@moms_spaghetty8814]

*The cruel and indifferent universe when the indomitable Jreg spirit walks into the room* :0

[@MCrex007]

You were there when I needed irony to make it through, and now you're here to help me again as I stumble out of one part of my life and into another, just as aimless and underequipped as I was before, to try and help me recover from it. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. This is the greatest youtuber pivot arc of all time.

[@snowyetie8799]

Agree 100%

[@sleepyyghostt]

you've got this dude

[@COLORMIND.mp4]

real, rooting for you dude

[@ElJebetequa]

the way Jreg has helped me more than most therapists and psychiatrists

[@jackieAZ]

Beautiful sentiments friend! Proud of you :)

[@finngilchrist3641]

Happy for you man. Just be aware that finding community isn't the end all be all. You probably will struggle and flounder again, but that doesn't mean you were wrong about everything. Change is a natural--or at least unavoidable--part of life.

[@thegodofalldragons]

I like the real JRegg, honestly. Glad to hear you're doing better because I genuinely had a hard time watching some of your older stuff because I was wondering if you were okay. I guess the answer was, "No, but he's okay now, so it's okay to laugh."

[@matteogauthier7750]

Good one jreg! You really showed those irony poisoned people who’s boss! *…oh, god.*

[@pimler1114]

Its still a bit wierd seeing you be serious but its nice to see that you feel better, good for you. Currently signing up for a local autistic convo group hoping to find some people and get overall better at communicating.

[@_Yohanan]

Nice, hope it goes well :)

[@connormcgee4711]

Good luck!

[@samson7294]

you got this

[@bickyboo7789]

Hell yeah dude. One step at a time.

[@YehudiNimol]

Actually not a bad idea

[@droid0.1alpha89]

This video gives me hope that I can find a community.

[@personexistingnot]

God i hate iron poisoning, my uncle had it once and apparently it felt horrible.

[@theodorebear6714]

Sounds bad. Hope your uncle is okay.

[@PG-wz7by]

I've heard some people have irony poor blood.

[@personexistingnot]

@@theodorebear6714 he's alright but my other uncle he had irony poisoning and now that was really horrible.

[@Yugemostsuj]

Unfun fact: iron poisoning is one of the leading causes of death of children

[@smartiechuco]

It can cause dilated cardiomyopathy

[@athqna7]

Jreg lowkey has accompanied me through every single mental health phase ive gone through the past 2-3 years to a T and its kind of scary keep being great

[@chloroplast8611]

Bro same

[@yeahokbuddy2510]

Could it be that Jreg was the straw that broke your camels mental health?

[@EveryFakeGenius]

I'm not an introvert without a community coping with internal despair and loneliness I'm a atomization accelerationist thank you very much.

[@thepursuitofecstasy1546]

This is my favorite jreg video ever created. I will scream this from the rooftops because I'm a hopeless romantic (otherwise known as a genuine human who likes having connections) and this is on my mind constantly. I refuse to distance myself from others. I refuse to abandon others or abandon myself to the clutches of isolation just because we can't handle the possibility of hurting one another. To stay distant is to hurt one another. Right now, someone somewhere is crying out for you. Seek them.

[@LiquidDemocracyNH]

Hey Greg good act- No, not today. Not this time.

[@ortherner]

we’re getting out the irony poisoning with this one

[@ZedsDeadBaby117]

I was literally typing it then realized I could probably copy paste it from another comment then I read yours. thanks for the pause

[@Juanfcilantro]

yes!!

[@moon_trot]

great acting on this one jreg! actually thank you so much for this video, i'm starting to understand why i feel so alienated and why I feel the need to detach myself from everything. Not only did I grow up without friends, I went through so much trauma that I frequently zoned out to the point where I couldn't control it anymore (depersonalization) and I entirely stopped searching for friends. I felt that I had nothing in common with anyone my age and I still tend to feel that way sometimes. But it feels so rewarding to talk to people and find out that they're really nice and they actually share your interests. I feel more like a real person when I have people to talk to. And they see me in a really positive light and it's just amazing.

[@lukenewton3625]

When my brother killed himself a year and a half ago, my mom found a 72 page Google doc on his PC that he shared with an ex who had a restraining order against him in a last ditch effort to talk to her. Your name was in the first paragraph. He liked your videos a lot, apparently. No, this is not a joke, I'm dead serious right now, do with this info as you will, but I really regret not knowing how to help him. In retrospect, I think he was dealing with way too much of this irony poisoning shit.

[@bighillraft]

sorry to hear about your loss

[@brentthomasaustin]

Sorry bud. I know it’s rough.

[@electricfishfan]

I find it cruel that something so human as that must come down to being expressed through a corporation’s service, yet another shell to the irony, even past the very end of the rope. I hope you and everyone involved make peace.

[@POTUSOfficial]

​@@electricfishfanimagine being so obsessed with "corporations bad" that you have to bring it up when someones discussing such a sensitive moment. Holy sht liberals are cringe

[@gymbmymb3465]

Irony is a cope, a way to puff out your chest and say "I don't care, some silly #%$&^ said the same thing and I couldn't care less". Nothing will ever fill that hole you have, but I do pray you will understand what brought your beloved family member to his tipping point.

[@BobDole1216]

I had a similar realization in my mid 20s after an extended period of intense depression and isolation where I didn't leave the house for more than maybe 3 hours total in 6 months. Since then life has continued to have a lot of challenges but holy shit is sincerity and vulnerability addictive once you start seeing the positive feedback. I never knew how rewarding human connection could be until I really started feeling people enjoy and want to spend time with the *real me*. It makes me so happy every single time I see other people break out of irony poisoning, and seeing a relatively public figure (especially Jreg, for reasons that I assume are obvious to anyone watching his videos) talk about it feels like such a good sign. ❤️

[@pau6762]

Bro I feel this. Community era has been dope asf. I’ve been watching for like 4 years pretty actively and I gotta say that your art has been moving for me from like 10th grade to now as a college student. Homies fucking rock

[@Dubulcle]

Highly cringe

[@Legitimate123]

@@Dubulcle Seek help

[@heatedgamermoment]

touch grass you fucking loser, having friends and spending time with other people isn't cringe @@Dubulcle

[@christianboekhout3475]

@@Dubulcle having a loving community is cringe? If you’re serious, that’s a sad way to live

[@Whimsical_b1sen]

Man I haven’t visited this channel in a long while but last time I remember u were in such a horrible headspace and all I wanted was for u to feel better, even if that mean u had to quit yt. Now coming back and this is the first video I click on has really made my day. It’s so much better to see u being happy and unironic and I think it makes ur channel way more enjoyable having some sense of grounding and not just seeing u in constant suffering. Even tho idk u, i’m still rlly happy for u and glad ur pushing ppl towards actual action

[@Whimsical_b1sen]

It’s rlly heartbreaking the same can’t be said for ur colleague tho. If there is an afterlife, may their soul rest in peace 😔🕊️❤

[@DomTze]

I'm am being 100% honest rn. I was gonna cancel the plans of hanging out with some folks i'm friendly-ish tonight. I won't anymore. Fuck it, I'll bring a pizza just to be nice.

[@StreptoStar]

That's so wonderful and I hope you had a lot of fun ❤

[@ThaMilkMan999]

Right I hope your having a great time yo.

[@SrRurik]

that's so cool to hear

[@bighillraft]

Looking forward to hearing how the hangover feels

[@krsp420]

Bringing pizza is a cheat code. Like in a good way.

[@aidenburgess217]

"Anticentrism, I was serious the whole time" is one of the best examples of layered irony this man has given, and it wasn't even on purpose.

[@joerogan120]

I may not have irony poisoning but I do have lead poisoning

[@WarriorMrrp]

yummy 😋

[@itstrilby2037]

Micro plastic carcinogenmaxxing

[@MrJfergs]

boomer moment

[@Chrysamer77]

If you lick lead based paint in a painting club, it's all worth it cause you get community

[@WarriorMrrp]

@@Chrysamer77 yay, poisoned community!

[@COOMmanderInChief]

Don't get me wrong Community was a great show but I just don't see what it has to do with curing irony

[@IdioyStudiosPeridot]

Thank you! This dumb video has helped identify a problem I’ve been having for a really long time now. The idea of finding worth by providing value to a community seems so obvious when explained but something I never considered. I refuse to share myself and my interests with others, therefore nobody in the community defines me as anything, therefore I have no sense of self, therefore I disassociate, become isolated, and lose all sense of self. I don’t really know if I can leave this rut I’ve dug myself into, especially since failing is so painful… but at the very least, seeing you on the other side of it, assuring us you tried and failed, over and over again until you got to a place you’re comfortable with. It gives me hope that maybe things can get better if I just keep trying.

[@ilmorifajt4092]

Wow, really well said

[@snowyetie8799]

Good luck! Speaking from experience, it truly is easier on the other side. And no matter how little the progress is it’s still better than nothing

[@lmaolol9357]

It hurts dude ehhghgbh

[@hanshanshansans]

Im high as a kite and listening through your flow of thoughts really moved me. Like, I literally started dancing in my seat to the joy I felt for you when you described the shift towards more positive and communal aspects in your life. Thank you for sharing your ways!

[@IoloIololoIoI]

used to be irony poisoned, led me to a deep drug addiction, i'm 8 years clean now. found a community in sobriety, made incredible friendships and saved so many people. 8 years later every single friend i made is dead to fentanyl and i'm back where i started 8 years ago. idk what to do. i don't feel the space in my heart for more. i pushed away the few friends i've made outside of sobriety because i have an irrational fear they will die intentionally (overdose, dui, carelessness) and cause me more pain. luckily for me i want to be around for a while, i want to watch the world change and learn more about everything we've done. i'm just scared i'm going to be this isolated forever, and i'm angry with myself for it because it's all my fault for rejecting every platonic and romantic relationship i'm offered. meh maybe i'll get lucky and get hit by a truck tomorrow, won't have to stare at a phone full of dead contacts anymore.

[@ιθκ-κ4ο]

im gonna just repeat my comment from the community post, bc youve kinda made it clearer jreg, i just wanna say that i seriously seriously appreciate your more sincere content and what i perceive to be your larger mission with your art, platform and seemingly/probably a decent part of your in person actions. especially because you manage it in a way that often manages to tear through irony folding in on itself with either a sincere point actually being sincere or a sincere point being ironic in a clear way. that really cuts through terminally online irony and mental health fuckshit more than so many fucking things can, and im so fucking glad for the part of your content that isnt just a meme irony clusterfuck, granted a decent and growing part of even that was and is also part of what makes this message effective. hope your ventures work out, man. dunno if youll read this shit but, genuinely fucking thank you i really feel affirmed by this video. like, im really fucking thankful for this shit

[@Churro_Douglas]

I am reminded of the time I was saying goodbye to a friend and a stranger recorded me without my consent shouting "this guy hugs his homies!!"

[@HyperGnome]

I wont say "good acting" you were clearly being sincere and you want to help your fans out because you know that your audience is made of people similar to you. It's good, and I am happy you are getting better. Take care fam. Like actually take care.

[@kidyomu89]

hearing jreg suddenly mention hazbin hotel felt like getting hit by a truck. also real, the show has a lot of issues but i want more of it, episode 4 was great

[@hades_head_empty]

i was checking the comments to see if someone had said it already and yep, same

[@sirllamaiii9708]

I hate it (I've never seen it)

[@JackieAnderson17]

Yo, you hear about the 50,000 dollar Hazbin fan animated commission for a man known as Beatbox Battles? People are being far more mean than is necessary however watching the animation is truly a ride.

[@Dubulcle]

Mid

[@momoaa]

isnt that show for angsty teenagers

[@boladenon]

This video is gold and feels like the culmination of many years on your part on this topic. I love that you stumbled upon not feeling neutral about your own death anymore. Also that your baseline is high and not low. You CAN be happy most of the time, and as you said a bajillion times, community is a big part of it. I've gone through a somewhat similar although much less brutal process than you and yeah. You're right.

[@reinerma4640]

this is unironically your best take. I've been following you for a few years now. when I first started following you, I was (and still am, at times due to the poisoning) deeply entrenched in irony as a method of coping. It was only after hurting people and myself over and over due to my repressed empathy that i finally realised that maybe hiding my genuine self away wasnt the answer and that maybe i was only perpetuating the suffering i had received from the world and from myself. i have also come to the realisation that love and community and truly opening myself up to be vulnerable to others is the only thing that could cure this. your videos always seem to reflect my own journey somehow and i think thats really amazing. i live in alberta and the art scene here is pretty dry. but ive been slowly cultivating my own friends and artists who can i share my life and artistic journey with but i sometimes still feel really left out. sometimes i wish i could come to toronto and meet the people you talk about meeting. your videos lately have inspired me to work harder to continue cultivating my community and i rlly appreciate you for that. im really happy to see your growth as an artist, i hope to inspire others the way you have inspired me

[@hamstercow6219]

I always wondered why I felt so at home with your videos, why I liked every single one even through initial disagreements. And then I rewatched a bunch of them (tonight), and realized that is was because I feel how you express that you feel in these mostly unironic videos. The way that you talk to the camera is the way that I frantically vent to myself, what you say about the human condition as a whole is what I repeat to myself on nights when I am most conscious, I hope this rewatching and realization to be a wake up call to myself, as I assume you mean it to be an initial wake up call to your viewers as a whole. I value the art you do, like many people I at the least find it humorous through an internet culture perspective, but now also find it enlightening through an empathetic perspective. This is the closes I have felt to "understanding" art in its form. I have that same smile when trying to be serious, I joke so much that it bleeds through to my seriousness and it feels harder to be serious because of it.

[@sacofrice7581]

it feels like the new channel motto is Friendship is Magic as a ceaseless observer, I find this a mildly interesting development for your channel. I'm sure the very online crowd will gobble this up and regurgitate some snide insults from their own glass towers of irony and as a human being, I am genuinely glad that you've built up this connection that's so positive for so many people. Pushing for it is not revolutionary by any means, but it's... nice, to see someone, especially in this space, really push hard for people to build community and bonds with other people. It takes a village

[@kv4648]

Your comment seems a bit backhanded/smug ngl

[@normanclatcher]

The child who does not feel the warmth from his village burning down will... uh... continue to presuppose the conclusion.

[@heatedgamermoment]

Thanks jregory, this is the second video i have ever seen where you actually seem to be speaking in a genuine manner. Good job on recovering from irony poisoning! I hope to find or create a good community like you've created.

[@CultOfCamus]

Good acting Greg, you really conveyed the inherent value in finding real-life connections and community with friends. I very much relate to the way that your character has struggled to find community over the past 2 years, slowly trying to shed the layers upon layers of ironic armor that I have built around my soul. I really resonate with That feeling of noticing and appreciating the immense freedom and happiness that arises from shedding these layers of armor. Definitely my favorite Jreg character so far :)

[@a-s-greig]

Tell me about the rats, disciple of Camus.

[@bdm483]

This is my favourite era. I am wanting to build a disorganised art space, and also disorganised social space. I keep putting it off until everything is ready, but this video reminded me there will never be that moment I know you said building community is trial and error, but I am really interested in how you built your art studio community Your art creation videos are also super helpful at making me push through the discomfort of creating something imperfect but also actually in existence I've signed up to some union stuff and going back to a dance studio and signing up for free community classes. Actually getting to the thing isn't always successful, bc I am both forgetful and easily tired, but I'm definitely getting better at setting myself up to be well enough to get to the stuff I want to do

[@chellybub]

dude stop experiencing character development I consumed your content solely because you were a caricature of all the worst parts of me that I could rise above. Now you're just making me feel bad

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

Easy, go through character development yourself I mean, the worse is gonna happen is that you will have to confront all the worse parts of yourself and actually put effort into becoming a better human being No biggie

[@quantumblur_3145]

​@@InsertNameHere911 pfp checks out

[@parkersquirrell252]

He has found the joy and beauty inherent in human connection

[@mraltaco]

I'm so proud of you. You give me hope for humanity and myself unironically.

[@obviativ123]

This felt so good. I almost feel like Jreg and I are kinda developing along the same lines even though we don't have much in common. I have been alienated from life for quite some time of my youth and was very much into the philosophical equivalent of dark irony, i.e. philosophical pessimism. But it seems that irony is a way of life which is impossible to hold up, and one kind of naturally returns to genuity at some point (or dies of irony). Then, the value of life maybe reveals itself even deeper.

[@potato4dawin1]

You're quite the silly guy Jayareejee. As a fellow silly (aspergers) guy myself, I understand how finding community can be tough and am glad you were able to connect with others. I'd just like to suggest a step beyond finding community, that being to evaluate your community and ensure it's a good one. There are lots of people out there looking to take advantage of others, especially those who have a hard time connecting with people. I pray that y'all will be safe from those groups.

[@WhichDoctor1]

what a hecking real vid. I love that youtube can still throw raw ass human experience liked this at me every now and then in between all the overproduced and SEOed distraction fodder and outrage bait. Good on you man for figuring shit out and doing the work and finding people to build meaning with. I really struggle with community too. But not due to dissociating through irony, just plain old unfiltered dissociation. I always seem to stop myself from getting too involved in anything and when things get hard my brain just blanks things out and i forget to contact the people i like and do the things i want to do until enough time has passed that i feel too embarrassed to go back. But im also working on it, and working on my brain, and making progress. Life is hard sometimes and for some people. But it can and often does get better

[@Charlakin]

This is amazingly wholesome. Thanks for making this video, it was needed. I've been searching for community for a few years too, and it's such a struggle to find a place to stick with, long enough to bring the walls down, enough to let them stay. This is sort of nice to know that eventually we'll get there. I don't know how I will, I'm in a community of sorts now with its own problems, and I just need to fight the urge to isolate and migrate.

[@kabukiblooki]

Honestly you helped me figure that out a long time ago. MY GOD does a geniune sense of community help

[@diredm3889]

Love this video. It wasn't "FUN" to watch or "funny" But it was "Good" Years ago I started watching JREG's Videos and I enjoyed a lot of them because they are funny, But I was never a big fan of the videos that made it seem like JREG wanted to die maybe, It seemed like some thing was clearly OFF but the Irony made it very hard to tell how much of that was a joke and how much of it was real. I am very VERY glad that he has found real love and meaning. That is the best part of the video for me, learning that LREG has gotten better and is becoming more healthy, for me that is better then all the funny wacky Irony in the world

[@kraftsingles6901]

Irony use to have meaning. But now... everybody's buried under so many layers of irony they don't even know who they are.

[@slyfoxblox]

I did not know what I was getting into when I subscribed… Anyway, I love having fun and making music with my guys. Community is super important. I’m realizing that being normal and fine is not the modern normal and being unhealthy and lonely is. I never spent much time on the internet growing up, and I’m blessed to have dodged that bullet.

[@rampantmutt9119]

All this stuff about community is your best work, man. I mean it. I hope we can delve more into your trial and error process and what made your newfound community work.

[@adamweinberg2532]

I can't believe that twomad's death is what spurred JREG to finally be sincere with his audience. It's really sad that it took a young man dying depressed and alone and being mocked for it on the internet for this to happen, but it does make me kinda happy that at least one good and sincere thing was produced as a result. This video definitely spoke to me. I use nihilism and distrust as a defense mechanism to deal with a hostile university environment, but that's also made it extremely hard to form new connections that could help make said environment feel less hostile. I finally spoke to a therapist about it today, and he literally said similar things to what Jreg said. That as much as I need to distance myself in order to survive and function, I also need to be able to make myself vulnerable if I ever want to feel happy.

[@laurao6314]

I feel this. I like having the jokes but people are genuinely great, and I appreciate being able to be serious and have real conversations when I need to. Also yeah, community is baller and very underrated, especially community with folks with a variety of ages. I love having my little niche group of folks around my age with stupid jokes, but the amount I learn from my older friends is rediculous, and for whatever reason that feeling seems to be mutual which is such a cool feeling. But maybe that's just the magic of community based on shared creative interests and goals.

[@doctordice2doctordice210]

My apathy towards political movements has less to do with irony and more to do with the fact that politics have become this tool people use to ether form an identity, get money, or to heal their existential woes... Which leads to this constant moving of the goalposts, because the idea of (insert political cause) being "solved" becomes an existential threat You kinda make my point for me by presenting the vouching for social/political causes as a form of self actualization (which ironically backfires as i described)

[@tomatozest6074]

“behind every piece of art, there’s a human to be heard”. I always try to remember this when viewing something more abstract especially, like your content from a few years ago. I'm glad you’re doing better, like, genuinely, I've been through the whole “lack of community” thing and it sucks. I literally thought I was an introvert for the longest time. Community is one of the best things that ever happened to me.

[@caligulamaximus6186]

This might be the most meaningful video ive seen a youtuber make in a while.

[@TheRach995]

It makes me happy to see you doing well, man. Ik i don't know you, and i havent even watched ur content in a while tbh but hearing about you being happy and wanting to live reminds me of this line from the new rubblebucket song that really spoke to me: "When i see the way you're leaning into living, it makes me want to lean toward living too."

[@rowsofpitch]

You can tell it wasnt genuine cause of all the midroll ads, but this was probably the best apology video made so far.

[@handitover.]

glad youre genuinely feeling better greg lets all grow together hell yeah

[@kobyschuman7006]

You have been, without question and for years, been my favorite artist in this medium. To watch this genuine character development is inspiring. Almost hits as hard as Pat the Bunny’s

[@g.boychev9355]

Good one Mr. Guevara, you really showed those lonely online people how to live meaningful and fulfilled lives!

[@0salum0]

When you said you didn't feel neutral about your death that really hit me. It's kinda dumb, but I didn't entirely believe that that's not normal to not care if I died or not

[@snowyetie8799]

I find it so refreshing seeing the same journey that I’ve been through happening to someone else and them coming to the same conclusion. It brings me hope that maybe one day we’ll all be able to be genuine and find love for each other.

[@monkeydetonation]

But Greg I'm scared to put myself out there. I fear being judged, and rejected

[@bunnerkins]

Being judged and rejected will allow you to empathize with other people who have the same fear in a way that cause you to grow and become a better person.

[@TheletterR.]

Skill issue

[@monkeydetonation]

@@TheletterR. real

[@kjess713]

I stepped away from your channel for a few years and found you again today. I’m really glad that you’ve found meaningful connections! That’s really the most important thing in the world.

[@Pilocene_]

It has been very inspiring to watch you develop a healthier social relationship with both yourself and other people. You are visibly much happier. Good job, man. You're living proof that the effort is worth it.

[@Ankara_ratgirl]

I haven't watched any Jregory content since centricide ended and I am glad to say you are looking happier and healthier. And so am I, your emphasis on the psychological value of community made me go out there and build a social life of above average quality. I'm happier than ever.

[@Confluence358]

This is such a good video. Found you because of your comedy, but your serious videos are some of the most incisive and relatable pieces of content I've ever seen on KZbin, unironically (lol).

[@caganahmetyanmaz1674]

4:42 I think this seems similar to the Nikocado Avocado situation in the sense that what he did still harmed his health severely but he acts like he’s a genius and that he conducted a “social experiment” as a coping mechanism

[@ratewcropolix]

hey, good one greg, nice acting! good acting o- g- good acting on that one!

[@anastasiszaro]

Well I'll try. I've been living in isolation for about 4 years now, feels really weird to even look at people anymore, trying to interact with groups and small communities might help. Anyway, since you are being sincere then, allow me to say thanks for the advice and I hope you're as right as I hope you are.

[@cloudy5867]

Good acting on that one! Trust the process and keep growing

[@oliverbengtsson9198]

Happy to hear you talking about this and that you seem to be doing good. Finding a community is something I'm looking to do right now. My problem isn't irony poisinig because I'm almost the opposite: very little irony. I look forward to what you will share in the future.

[@aro4cinglife]

this is the most ENTP video-essay ever lol

[@atroposV]

xNTP is optimal humanity

[@a-s-greig]

​@@atroposVdisagree: source is that I myself *_am_* an INTP.

[@atroposV]

@@a-s-greig we suck but it's fun ngl

[@a-s-greig]

@@atroposV exhausting, more like... but yeah, better to be self-aware than to have my primary sense of self come from whatever I "sense" and "feel" off of others. _Perceiving_ what all I take in (including from my own inner repetitions) beats the hell outta rigidly insisting on my own way and understanding, too. xNTJs-- we see them, we understand them, we are *_not_* them.

[@jok1957]

I really love that Jreg is as obsessed as I am about the hit show "Community" (2009-2015) by Dan Harmon. His takes are always very fresh!

[@PASTRAMIKick]

good god how did it come to this, that something as basic to humans throughout history is now some magical pill to be discovered, this is industrial society and its future (using irony)

[@leovalenzuela8368]

Alienation is a mandatory component of capitalism.

[@greenstat1c]

Well done, Jroker! You sure showed yourself who's boss! I can't wait until two weeks from now when you show yourself in this videos who's boss, because the human condition is defined by eternal growth and regression, struggle, payoff, and starting anew!

[@GynxShinx]

Irony poisoning is when something is funny. You sure showed those irony who's boss.

[@hyruleenigma]

I signed up for therapy a week ago and spedran every jreg video between now and then so I can tell the therapist I've got it sorted out, actually

[@Leckaine]

3:30 It's an expression of pain

[@discord_and_entropy]

This is the most important vid you've ever made

[@ΓιώργοςΚεραμιδάς-ξ3μ]

Jreg this is your worst take , I cannot believe you love and like other people

[@Naraenda]

hey jgregger, this vid's a real one. ive lurked on quite a few videos but this video hits different (in a good way, i think?), is nice to see you grow through all the vids u made. keep it up! thanks!

[@scroomers]

I tried helping this girl I knew who had depression by telling her I had “the cure for depression”. We had a serious conversation but it seemed one sided. A few days later we went out to eat with some of our other friends. The girl I talked to brought up the depression thing and they all found a way to make fun of it. Just goes to show that IronY pOisoNinG is ReaL yOu guyS‼️🗣️

[@lamborghinilinguini]

the dox and kill me video was pretty revealing. i avoided verbal interaction with you at the irony rave cus i thought the irony was super sincere and you were probably toxic. im happy to see you are spreading non toxic messages of community and care. im curious to see the future of your channel or projects! keep it up. brave to speak up sbout your feelings like this!

[@miniboulanger0079]

jREG's ego structure is solidifying. A framework is carving itself from the noise clearer and clearer. Community is great at stopping you from looking at the contradictions. Human connection is a drug, it distracts you from approaching the boundaries of psychosis - the same way opioids make you forget the pain. Nice framework jREG. And remember, don't look at the edges!

[@Legitimate123]

Ehh it's kind of different, since connection goes with being present rather than dissociation.

[@normanclatcher]

Nothing wrong with dissociation in mild amounts. Like microdosing. In a Zeppelin.

[@Legitimate123]

@@normanclatcherFacts

[@thegnarlyvagabond]

You're the funniest dude ever. I've got my own individual solutions, but in general it comes down to accepting myself, trusting myself and being at ease with myself. If I can have that and community I'm ready, but at this point it's non negotiable. Been a wild ride, cya again when the singularity hits lol.