HOW TO OUTSMART THE INTERNET & STOP FEELING LIKE CRAP ALL THE TIME

[@k.nelson9043]

In the sea of vlogmases (sp?), giveaways, gift guides, and general bullshit across my feeds, Kackie coming through with some realness which is ALWAYS in season. Thank you for all you do!!

[@kackie]

Thank you for being here! Truly!!

[@Sabrina-LosAngeles]

💯💯💯

[@DanjaundTom]

I giggled cause her name is the same word that Germans use as a cutiefied word for 💩

[@corilewis]

Love this conversation. I’m frustrated by how quickly platforms discourage creativity by changing your algorithm completely after one random search. I could search ‘monkeys’ once and suddenly my whole feed is wildlife. It’s like CHILL let me be curious in peace! It doesn’t mean all my interests and hobbies have completely changed! And it’s insidious because it will stop showing you content from creators you love and watch all the time. I wonder if there’s a way to get around this…

[@dbbsharkey]

I've tried just hovering the mouse over the thumbnail and reading the subtitles until it's finished. Takes time and concentration but at least it prevents 40 monkeys showing up at your front door lol x

[@deenerwiener816]

It's not perfect but I've found going to my watch history and removing a video from watch history seems to help (I think it's an option when you click the 3 dots)

[@MelissaReneeWho]

GAWD I CANNOT LOVE THIS ENOUGH. The amount of times I’ve almost clicked DELETE on all social media accounts this week is unreal. I’m so over everyone trying to look the same and i don’t get it. Growing up in the 80s and 90s we just loved to express ourselves, sure there were trends and some sameness, but not to this degree. The level of hate if you don’t conform is insane. I appreciate your channel so much and crave the depth that you bring. Love makeup too, but i crave the in depth conversations. Thank you and please keep making videos that make us think and grow! XO

[@beimkohlehydrat2455]

i think i just fell in love with your brain! being 66 and having been brought up by endlessly curious parents in a time when we had to venture forth on our own to find the stuff that fed our minds (yes, there's that feeding again) and following up on all manner of references and jumping through all the sections of the library and bookstore, i couldn't help but notice how desperately uncurious people have become. it makes me so sad as these people are our future. i have trained, as best as i can, algorithms that i have to deal with to just throw wildly random subject matter at me and to continue to do so and not try to get comfortable with me. that takes effort but it is fun in a way.

[@silverpebble1]

Absolutely ADORE the maximalist ear, nail, necklace & ring situation you're bringing us today. It's as though you are the salty wise Christmas tree we all need. You're a small shiny bauble-encrusted tonic in a weird and baffling world.

[@kackie]

I'm obsessed with this. Thank you SO much 🎄🎄🎄

[@silverpebble1]

@@kackie PLEASE continue to jingle(-also subtly jangle) all the way so we can see what the heck on toast is HAPPENING to us on the internet. Your astonishing ability to accessorise has given me such welcome festive dopamine alongside the wisdom that I now want your nails on my actual tree.

[@phoenixmassey]

@silverpebble1 well said! I agree! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@debrabaker6021]

I watch for the jewelry.

[@sosexymagazinerobinwatkins8467]

Aries Innovation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👋🏾 Fellow ARIES here🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@egle2864]

"A trough of information" really sent me for some reason. But yes, agree, curiosity is key! All the social media has become so unbearably boring, I have largely disengaged. Reading is much more interesting, and I'm so sorry school ruined reading for so many people. I firmly believe that more often than not someone who "doesn't like to read" just haven't found the right genre or topic to read about. There's so much weird and wonderful stuff out there! Relatedly, I recently watched a video on KZbin about how gen Z find hobbies "cringe", and... are gen Z okay?

[@AbigailFaulkner-kv3ei]

Capitalism has always been sold to us as the only path to innovation and progress, when in reality, it mostly generates uninspired copies of whatever is generating the most profit at any given time. Capitalism and creativity have always been at odds with one another because it doesn't respect CREATING for the SAKE OF CREATING. We all need to stop worrying about how to monetize our creative pursuits and just start making shit because that's a huge part of being a living human being. This shit has me seeing red, but thank you for this - it's an important topic and no one talks about it. Kudos. ❤

[@AbigailFaulkner-kv3ei]

Also, "populism isn't a philosophy, it's a marketing strategy" - fuuucking brilliant. Again, thanks for giving us 25 minutes of something thought-provoking & real in a sea of phony garbage. 🫶

[@EmmaAbigail-p5w]

I gave up social media completely for a few months about 6 years ago and it was the reset I needed to see it for what it is. I now check in enough to have a sense of what FB, instagram, TikTok, etc. are like but try to avoid getting sucked in. I appreciate commentary like this that gives the lay of the land without my having to waste my time checking in on it.

[@OhCydney01]

I love how the siren breaks went from sadness to happiness 😂

[@kackie]

🤣

[@heabooktubes]

I’ve always been a reader, since long before I knew the online book community existed, and it has been very interesting to watch being a reader become an aesthetic.

[@gemrad87]

Oo, oo!! I just realized something- If I let the book girlies know I have an English Lit degree maybe they’ll make me their queen?? 😅 Then I can finally say I HAVE done something with my degree. 😜

[@heabooktubes]

@ well I regret to inform you that in many cases they have their own English/Literary degrees.

[@gemrad87]

@@heabooktubes I get what you mean. But in my case, no they don’t. They’re my coworkers in their early 20s. I’m just psyched they’re obsessed with reading. 💞 I got so burnt out getting my degree 12 years ago that I STILL haven’t gotten back into reading for pleasure. Makes me sad. 🥺 (edited 3 times for grammatical errors because I CAN’T DEAL WITH THOSE!! 🤣)

[@SBTemples]

Also, THANK YOU for acknowledging that curiosity is a good muscle strain and is uncomfortable. As a decade of political science major with human rights and restorative public policy minors (yup, doing nails helped partially pay for many a headache and despressing quarter 😂) you summed up beautifully the struggle with being confronted with things outside one's comfort zone not being bad but opportunity for growth and critical thinking. One of my favorite initiating brain puzzles: our professor gave us a Czech story about a man who put himself in a cage and starved himself to death as a self-described art instalation. We were asked to discuss amongst ourselves if it was indeed "art." Next day, we all had conflicting feelings and answers, only to then be presented with "how do we define art? What is considered of value culturally, and now how do we look at a culture asking for protection or restitution of said art and how would they go about pursuing it? For example, after WW2." It took a week of classes and it was messy, but the discussions and challenges were honestly a beautiful struggle. I think a lot of that had to do with nuance and no singular right answer. It emphasized the process of exploration and struggle as valuable and not merely the dominant outcome. ❤

[@lauralalone]

It’s perfect that you posted this on Sunday because I feel like a received a delightful sermon from the church of Kackie. Thank you for this!

[@wiredayan9719]

The curiosity monologue deserves its own video!!!

[@ajeveaux]

Capitalism doesn't want us to feel uncomfortable because it makes us question things. We need to get used to being uncomfortable in our realities again, so we can actually create the means to change them. I love your channel because it provides beauty content with critical thinking. It was one of the best discoveries I made this year on the internet.

[@kackie]

Thank you so much for being here

[@Shoshana_Grace]

You are so incredibly gifted in the way you mesh the beauty and fashion worlds, with much bigger societal issues. The division we have experienced over the last decade is astounding, and thinking critically left the building. I am excited to see it on the rise again, myself included. Thank you for taking the time to talk about these things.

[@heatherLcharron]

I'm sure I've said it before, but I need to say it again: your channel is LOVELY! Every time I see a video of yours pop up, I click instantly and am never disappointed. You are far and away the top "beauty influencer" in my eyes. Simply blair a close close second. Everyone else miles behind in terms of helpfulness and enjoyment to watch. Please don't ever leave us 😂😂

[@bolboretadelume]

I love this kind of video, Kackie! I think what you're saying has a lot to do with fostering critical thinking in oneself. Critical thinking is connected to curiosity because it requires you to ask yourself questions about yourself and the world around you, sometimes very uncomfortable questions, such as "Am I bias regarding X matter (my words/actions)?" The way many people either accept anything they hear/see like an absolute truth or discard it completely is scary. It's very hard to develop critical thinking when the algorithm keeps pushing on you the same things over and over again and without any context whatsoever. You're right that we have to expose ourselves to different viewpoints and experiences. Well, I could go on and on, but that's enough :) Keep being your "bleeping" weird self, Kackie! 😍

[@queeneternal]

I didn’t know I needed this as much as I did. ADHD here and I hate discipline but know I need it, deeply. Really appreciate this video and you for putting it out there! All I wanna do now is go play with molding clay or read lol. Turning off the screen and building that discipline through a schedule that makes time for curiosity and creativity is my way back. ❤❤❤🎉

[@jazcb-x1l]

And the hits keep on comin’! Another thought provoking video. I remember your recent video where you recounted your grounding and clarifying trip to Arizona. I live in Arizona and completely relate to that energy. You mentioned that we all have “the empty”… it’s true. But I have to say that some of the only times I feel “full” are when I’m in the back country here in Arizona. There’s something fulfilling about the wilder aspects of this state and the way it sparks my wider curiosity is something I haven’t experienced since childhood. I had been feeling weird about the 2025 predictions and end of year wrap ups and I couldn’t put my finger on why but this really encapsulates the feeling I’ve been having. Thanks again for this! 🥰

[@_xiosa]

I really enjoy the past few videos you’ve put out that aren’t directly centered on beauty! I agree with the idea of seeking curiously outside from the algorithm and doing more reading and writing. As much as I disliked university, I’ve always been an informational reader. I picked up note taking and summary writing again for personal growth. It does feel like flexing brain muscles that aren’t being used when consuming content.

[@jenniferross6852]

I love this conversation. But also as the person that believes that many of life’s issues can be solved by reading more books. But that stems from curiosity that believes there is a topic or subject for every person

[@BallastBP]

Yes, thank you! I feel like I've fallen into a boring rut of sameness. My brain needs new, challenge, and experience. Not consumption - especially of 'feeds' - THAT was an eye opener to think of what the net is 'feeding' me! Thanks Kackie!

[@shannonrolfes5171]

I love Kackie Kommentary! Things that make me think always make me happy!

[@Soleils]

We are not just our brain or our body. We need to experience mind body and soul and the internet doesn't always get us outside and sharing joy.

[@shannonloveofficial]

YES. Just subscribed. The internet needs this message-thank you! So well articulated. I'm not sure if I'd have connected the idea that critical thinking (as you say, curiosity) is essential with the idea that it's essential for happiness. YES. Marketing at it's finest. Such an important sell, rn. I've been working (and reworking) my own first YT video, and it's making me crazy because I'm so bad at it. LOL. Another truth gem of a takeaway: the reason I think I'm stubbornly trying to do this thing I am very bad at is because I'm not stretched, not curious, not challenged by anything in my life. I worry what this means for the quality of my initial videos, but my plan is to follow the breadcrumbs and make the crappy content, anyway, to unlock the good stuff. LOVED this. TYSM.

[@emilym7650]

Around this time of year my local fire department takes a couple of trucks out, blasting sirens to get everyone's attention, with someone dressed as Santa waving from the last vehicle in the line. Every year, without fail, I greet the sounds of this mini parade with the utmost annoyance, thinking"For G-dsake, what is the purpose of all this racket?" before remembering that it's December, and even though I am neither a small child nor have any, I can still (a bit grudgingly) appreciate the joy this little tradition brings. I'm wondering if perhaps they have a similar tradition where you live?

[@kackie]

Yep

[@SueK2001]

And every year I’m thinking “omg what has happened?” before remembering that it’s Santa on the back of the fire truck 😂

[@gabrielafernandez2061]

Thank you for organizing your thoughts about this topic and sharing this content. Seeing your growth through the years as a creator and making a living off what you translate very well that sparks your joy is inspiring. From color theory, to detailed product experience, to just your POV, without sharing all of your life, but sharing the best of your self with us, thank you ! Excited for more 🎉

[@HikingWithHenry]

I just love your engagement and wellspoken rant! You're such a fresh breath on MY feed! So, I can't really relate (see what I did there? Lol!), but then I'm gen X so I knew life before the internet. Sending lots of love to everyone, have a wise Christmas! 🎄 Oh, and Kackie, I just love your style! It suits you well! Please stay your colourful self on all aspects 💖! Lise 🌿

[@NaomiandAlexBuck]

I clicked on your bedroom brown eyeshadow video and so happy I did, then watched this video. Wowser you are very eloquent, thank you. I have been feeling dead inside for a while now, and have logged out of my Instagram account as I was fed up of constantly seeing newness and wasting money on things just to feel some momentary contentment. Being curious and stepping out of my comfort zone is definitely something I need to get involved in for 2025.

[@zutalors109]

I came here for the beauty but am staying for this. Kackie you have an intelligent and fun perspective that I continue to learn from. I love your corner of the interwebs so much!

[@jessv172]

What a breath of FRESH AIR!!! So happy I came across this - Thank you for gracing my trough with some nourishment at least!

[@intothedermis]

I love you so much. I only just discovered you through your colour theory videos. They were excellent by the way. I will rewatch them again and again and again. I love your energy too. You're so good at explaining these complex topics using words I have to look up the meanings of 😂 hope you have a lovely Christmas with your beautiful family 🎉

[@SBTemples]

Love this video, Kackie! Your realness is always like water in a desert. ❤ Our feeds cater to our desire to be perceived as "good" rather than inspiring our curiosity to challenge ourselves, explore new ideas, or find community. At times, it feels that both marketing and our consumption patterns have changed community to being an amorphous concept we "subscribe" to rather than participate and create within. It makes our actual engaging and nurturing relationships, community, and pursuing critical thinking feel like an act of reclamation and resistance.

[@wanderingoff13]

Wow, this articulation of curiosity and the way it interacts with engaging with people you disagree with or who just think different things than you really tickled my brain in the right way and made me sit up and /think/ (and take my headphones out and stop looking for another video to watch). It's so funny the way that the algorithmic internet is so often talked about as like, feeding the novelty impulse in us, but actually it has become the total opposite (and maybe always was the opposite; I think link-clicking is still a better source of genuine novelty than a feed ever was). The way you talked about the nothingness wanting to be filled really resonated with my conflicting feelings of the internet. I am out here reading blogs in 2024, and I find exploring the indie web to be really exciting and fulfilling and feel completely different from social media (even something like Tumblr where i still have a reverse-chron feed of self-curated weirdos rather than an algorithm), but it also explains the flip side of, it's 11pm right now, why was my default assumption that I "need" a next video to watch after this one? I simply do not "need" that, but if I'm not reading a book or writing in a journal on my way to bed, or having some other "activity" to do, then the nothingness WANTS to fill that void with content. It feels weird to say because I think of myself as having a robust inner life, but I don't express myself terribly often (this is a comment of rare depth, responding very much to the challenge you laid down of figuring out what I really think), and I think that leads me to a place of always wanting to consume, because that's what I do. And it leads to feeling like doing anything else is taking time away from what I "do", which is consume ideas/content. My new roommates are really into cooking and cleaning and maintaining our home in a way I've never been and it's really starting to influence my understanding of what time is for, which feels intense to say but really in line with where this idea is leading me - I'm responding to new stimuli that are curious and not specifically to do with me and my idea of myself and it's really re-invigorating and improving my life - producing a little bit of that "hey siri, where's the nearest body of water" effect. Thanks so much for the food for thought - this is exactly the kind of video that keeps me bopping around your channel. Sometimes I want to hear about color theory, sometimes I want my skull peeled back and poked around in :)

[@נעמיכהן-ר2ל]

Thank you, this is the complex way of thinking we need as a society ❤❤❤

[@gemrad87]

This video is EVERYTHING. 🙏🏼Thank you, Kackie!!! 💞💞💞

[@lydiaasscher1203]

Have only just found this video and I have to say you are speaking ice cold truth here. I haven't heard anyone talk about this so succinctly before. Bravo

[@BadIzzie]

Love these videos. It’s okay to do this more often. We can only wear so much makeup. But there can never be enough inspiration and motivation to be the best version of ourselves.

[@Iquey]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1440">24:00</a> oh! Very similar to The Never Ending Story is the book, A Wind in The Door! The evil Nothing was the Ichthroi. I read that book in maybe 5th grade. It was really cool.

[@MLiesel]

I love Madeleine L’Engle’s books! I always thought that the Wrinkle in Time/Wind in the Door/Swiftly Tilting Planter books were a trilogy, but recently discovered that there are two more books in the same series! She also has at least one other series. Thought-provoking and beautiful writing!

[@ElessariaD]

Kackie, I'm a relatively new subscriber and just need to repeat, how much I appreciate your content. I hope younger viewers follow you because your wisdom and advice is fantastic for all ages! We all need some Kackie in our lives and I hope one day we cross paths here in NJ, so I can thank you in person. P.S. Liquid IV post stomach bugs is the bomb. I drink it regularly for a medical condition where I need to stay mega-hydrated. Found out how much more beneficial than Gatorade for post-ickies. ETA: P.S. Had you suggested Color Wow Texture Spray for the fine haired? Because if so, it's PHENOMENAL! 💁🏼‍♀️

[@stefaniegotlieb1803]

Wowzers, Kackie. Thank you so much. Boy, did I need this! I really think you may have kicked me out of a not-so-self- imposed rut. I'm now on my way to finding a solid and creative direction to get back to better and enriched living, and then some. I'm saving this video for future resets and motivation boosts. You embody a refreshing, sparkling, articulate and intelligent otherness that I really, really appreciate. Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful year to come!!

[@sparkybish]

I’m so bored with all content on scrollable media being an ad or ragebait. As a result, I end up spending very little time scrolling.

[@tracyr1019]

YOU MADE ME CRY. BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND ASTOUNDING.

[@sandragrumet]

Watching you and Theresa is Dead (both recently discovered) is sparking me. You are similar enough to me that I feel safe and it’s enjoyable, but different enough to cause me to perk up and listen with curiosity and in a growth mindset. Brilliant. You are brilliant.

[@isabeloliveira1105]

Usually the videos that open your eyes are a bit uncomfortable to watch. You mentioned so many important topics that for sure this was both needed and slightly uncomfortable. Yesterday or the day before I was very aware of the dopamine need, I kept scrolling and changing the tv channel and… NOTHING! it was the perfect moment to stop and just look around and ground. Thank you for bringing content that really means something (still love the make up though 😅)

[@hotninjaentrepreneur]

I love it so much when you go that direction Kackie ! Thank you for this.

[@vwiccy]

I really love your videos this month! This one was so fantastic! Very insightful messages - thanks for the brain food 😊

[@leasmith4890]

I’m catching up….and glad I didn’t skip this one! So true on so many levels!!

[@stacybrewer3812]

Gotta say: I’m very new here, but I’m so glad I came! You sold me on the vehement defense of intellectual curiosity and its inherent value. I always try to push myself to that level of discomfort that refines or outright changes my thinking and I appreciate others who do the same ❤

[@cararosen893]

The main thought I had watching this was how much I love your sit down conversations talking about life and things that are bouncing around your brain lol. Being a makeup and hair stylist I obviously adore makeup convos but this content from you is my bread and butter and is certainly loved and appreciated by me ♥️

[@humptydumpty-ln4gt]

Excellent video, Kackie! May I add that the you tube algorithm only works if we ourselves provide data to it? I personally DO NOT. In this way, there are zero algorithms applying to me and I am in total control of what I watch. It is easy to do so: simply do no log on you tube or if you absolutely have to - for instance, to write a comment - set up your account to deactivate everything (search history, play history etc.).

[@theelletrain4775]

I recently did this! At first I thought this is so weird, what have I done, but now I love it. Much better - I’m seeking out what I truly want to see.

[@tarski7420]

Thank you, we needed this!! 💛

[@Lighthouse1852]

1. Hunger for flattery, ego, pandering, reassurance that it's fine to stay ignorant in our cocoons: spot on! 2. The human brain is a bundle of contradictions. Yes, we crave authenticity and connection. But we also love getting swept up in narratives, even when it requires that we turn a blind eye to our powers of observation, skepticism, and facts we wish weren't true. Families live for decades in denial about a loved one who does harm. Reality shows depend on audiences buying into a false belief that the drama is real and that we "know" these people. It's scripted. We don't know these people. (Even now that we've seen enough post-airing updates, we willfully play along with the scripts anyway, as with Santa Claus.) In another example, this election cycle was heavily about "feels" instead of facts that we know or could easily verify - if we wanted to. We didn't. We want to be validated, more than we want the truth. We want to believe we have special insight into what's "really" happening. We claim to want earnestness in our elected leaders - and yet when a knowledgeable, sincere speaker seems boring/buzzkill-y compared to people selling a cooler narrative, we reject the boring one. We must like being duped. "Professors" like Harold Hill flourish to this day. And each time the truth comes out later, we still feel entitled to righteous indignation. I vaguely remember when news outlets switched from taglines like "the news" - meaning, summaries of confirmed facts on newsworthy developments - to phrases like, "News that matter to *you!!!*" It normalized a trend to ignore news that didn't immediately hurt us, personally. A shockingly low level of general information became acceptable, even among the well educated. Slow-developing disasters catch us off-guard. We resist the effort of asking questions, remembering and learning. It didn't help that popular culture (maybe one of the negative legacies of the mostly positive Oprah) transferred psychological counseling terms to uses where they didn't apply. We began to treat the words "feel" and "know" as if they're equally valid - in all contexts. But "I feel like" isn't equally OK in science, history and current events. Opinions aren't facts. Perhaps this indifference to chasing down facts even when they lead to uneasy discoveries, emerged just before Stephen Colbert coined the word, "Truthiness." 19 years, yikes. Before Millennials can clearly remember what normal news felt like. (Imperfect and blind-spotty as news was, accuracy was the yardstick by which a news source was judged.) 2. The grim stuff you've laid out is what social media designers deliberately built in, using the planet's most sophisticated tools from psychology, neurology and engineering. The motivators, the attention magnets, the simulation of authenticity, the "feed". All of it. To make sure they wouldn't be stopped before the platforms became ubiquitous, they produced questionable research, swore "commitment" to protecting our youth and civic space from lies and abuse. And poured enormous sums onto our political classes to make sure the wizard would stay safely behind the curtain. Mission accomplished. 3. Whenever an influencer tells the camera, "I wouldn't accept this sponsorship if I didn't honestly love this brand," those words make me instantly disbelieve it. Because AI and talented sales persons have perfected the simulation of authenticity. The "hook" words and gestures can be studied and mimicked. There's no way for a viewer to fact-check. It takes years and my own testing for me to have any faith in an incentivized creator's words. I accept that making a channel viable requires PR merchandise and sponsorships, but the tension bred by a conflict of interest can't be eliminated. It takes constant vigilance. I tend to skim over the sponsorship portions, except perhaps when creators spell out that they bought (some of) those products with their own money long before the brand proposed a sponsorship. Example. Except for the giant channels, beauty creators can't possibly afford to buy 5 LED masks to review. But they can say, "When I bought my Brand XYZ mask at a Sephora sale 18 months ago, I researched several brands and this seemed like the best price/feature combination at that time. I've updated my research, and while I still like mine it seems like Brand B and Brand C look very comparable on paper. Brand C and F came to me in PR. Here are some differences that might steer your choices." 6. This Grinch wishes you happy holidays anyway.

[@yaelberger8]

Love this. Thank you, Kackie. Please never stop yapping on the internet ❤️

[@andohlea]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="754">12:34</a> 💥…when you said, “growth is incredibly unpredictable”, I was like, “ooochy ouchy mouchy…🥵”. So so true…when we grow and aren’t paying attention we tend to not learn and just be shocked that things have changed around us when in fact we changed too. What a mess we have made of this all. I’ve come to realize that sincerity is just about the best thing I see in all beings…it makes me laugh, it gives me hope, it makes me so proud and in awe…but it also makes me so so sad when I recognize a sincere lack of curiosity in us humans (self included)…as it is heartbreaking, especially since the consequences are literally life and death. Thank you for your content…I am boycotting most of the companies you review but really enjoy your sincere synthesis of color, texture and delivery 🙏☺️

[@TheClairelikescats]

I've been loving your commentary videos lately!! Hope to see even more of these next year. Thanks for all that you do, Kackie! ❤

[@dlgoats]

Brilliant. Thank you for encouraging everyone to follow their creativity. It really is the spark that sets us off and sends us into the most human version of ourselves. Side note: LOVE the never ending story, and what a fantastic way to apply it to the current situation. Brilliant.

[@melissa.deklerk]

I am sitting working on a Sunday night and listening to your video. And I need to listen to it again. Thank you for making this absolutely wonderful antidote to the normal year-end content. This was what I needed to hear tonight.

[@raneabrown4662]

Love this and love your content - you and I probably have very little in common (including opinions and beliefs) but you always give me something to think about, which I love - I believe it’s so important to have input that challenges you, and I find it fascinating to “spend time” with people who think differently than I do and see what I can learn from their point of view. Keep it up!

[@Kristyn.roberts13]

This was great...love it! Thank you!💜💜💜

[@amandasken]

You touched on so many things I've thought a lot about in the last 4 years. Seemed like from 2020, media and subsequently, people, got increasingly more polarized, and now it kind of feels like people are living in different worlds with completely different truths. And it's not at all popular to be a ''fence sitter'' in the middle, believing that the truth of many a matter is often somewhere in between the two poles. Also fuck algorithms. Super interesting video!

[@Lei-Mar]

This was the sort of remarks that made me follow you. I don't hit the follow button very often, since I'm watching from... Cuba!. I love your content! Keep up the good work. (This is my first comment on KZbin 😅 although I've been here for a very long time)

[@MiceQueen]

Love this so much! I really really enjoyed the video and your thoughts on social media and especially the appeal of curiosity and following interests! I really needed this kick to explore on my own more than just land on the couch being fed by endless stupid reels.

[@elissae3280]

It’s a trough 😂🤢… yup. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with such wit, humor and humility! The honesty is much appreciated

[@charlottegasp4018]

The internet is endless and I can no longer enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet.

[@charlottegasp4018]

I just want my doggy bag of hash browns and to go home. (This is my equivalent)

[@flamingoart4164]

I'm pretty new to your channel, but I enjoyed this video and I'm glad you posted it. It feels like a lot of people sense this ennui and dissatisfaction with the internet; I've seen a growing amount of content about it. I've been thinking a lot about it, too. There's something I've noticed in a lot of videos (and TikToks), and I'd like to share this with you and anyone reading. All this overstimulation eats up our dopamine, and leaves us feeling exhausted and crappy, even if all we did was scroll. A common thread in doomscrolling, whether it's about politics, or the manosphere, or moral panic... is panic. There's a sense of urgency and stress. Has anyone else noticed how high, and fast, creators' voices go in videos? It's not yelling, but it almost is. Imagine talking like that, or consuming such content, all day. That's exhausting! I've found that in this video too. I've found it in the way I talk. This panic-talk riles me up, and probably everyone else, too. Then I just feel tired and crappy after that. Remember life before the internet? It was slower, and less angry. Ranting was the sign of a problem; it wasn't normal. I hope everyone can be mindful of slowing down this season. It's just what the internet, and capitalism, doesn't want us to do.

[@kellydunworth3689]

Wow! This made me super emotional!!! I am so curious how you see one's wounds / traumas (one's need to escape / cope -- a feedback loop, like any addiction... it spirals whether it's from over watching content, over-purchasing, etc.) fits into your thoughts shared in today's video. I kept wondering about how maybe curiosity could have actually become the heart type of pain - and the driving force of escapism in this way, as opposed to the "stretching the brain" type of struggle.... that actually stimulates and feels good once you start the chase.

[@kelley5816]

I’m here for all of it. I love these talks, Kackie. Your channel is YOU, and that’s why it’s engaging. We love you back! I hope you are having a great holiday season with loved ones! Also, I need to thank you for putting me on to Allies of Skin. Growth factors in skincare is my new favorite thing! 😂 I am also loving their peptide and ceramide lip balm. Love youuuuuu! 💗

[@melissawoods610]

Please more of this content is what we NEED!!!

[@HeartSpaceWellness]

Girl, this is amazing. Has anyone ever told you that you are a straight-up channel?

[@yamilletrivas8041]

I love these! Sometimes I wish we were in a zoom together and having a dialogue and a conversation with you! Ha. Because YES!!! I am sitting here saying "Yes Kackie, we are on our way to the Singularity in the worse possible way" as if you could hear me lol. Curiosity and Life Long Learning are part of my core and thus the algorithm has not yet pin me down lol but sometimes it does when I go down rabbit holes 🕳 🐇

[@tdsollog]

OMG…. As a neurodivergent person, when you were talking about “nothing”, I thought of “The Never Ending Story”…. Then you mentioned it. Wow. ❤

[@kackie]

Yes!!

[@lisadgingersnaps9843]

Rhymes that keep their secrets will Unfold behind the clouds And there upon a rainbow is The answer to our never ending story ❤❤

[@tdsollog]

@ Dammit…. Now the song is in my head….

[@SophieKopf]

It's the title that got me haha! I found a few really good channels this season to watch as my comfort food and just unsubscribed to the consumerism pushing other bs. One is Alexa from Lex Face It she is bringing back old YT days and Iove it. And my absolute comfort food this season is Kevin Lee Jacobs. Everyone is welcome ❤ Have a very Merry Christmas!

[@trinar1422]

I truly think you are my favourite. Thank you for this.

[@sarahmongano4944]

The TED talk I needed. Thank you ❤

[@NiinaSKlove]

Please make more of these videos. I certainly crave them. ❤❤

[@cucumberwhale]

Dude I'm having to evaluate an art course tomorrow (first time teaching and more like in a few hours at this point lol) and the points on creativity are so sharp I'm stealing some for myself.

[@prettyvacant1977]

Touching on the complexity of the Luigi situation, Leeja Miller did an excellent video speaking on this recently. Highly recommend that video and her entire channel to anyone who is interested in thought provoking content.

[@wiredayan9719]

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[@kathleenkaffeine8696]

Thank you for this. I had to learn this lesson this year too. It's made me a lot 'happier' (I know that's a relative term) when I push myself to explore and do offline activities that are in line with my personal goals and values.

[@Eden_Rivers]

Yes to a lot of this. In light of the insanity of the past few weeks, I am very consciously trying to unload, but pay attention at the same time. It's a really weird balance. And I get the need of not living in a bubble, but there are certain roads I will never, ever go down, because some people are batshit and announcing it with fanfare and flags and hoods and rants for all to see. IYKYK.

[@lisgelfling1031]

Thanks for taking the time to illuminate us plebs. Some excellently relevant texts for a deeper understanding of the commercialization and commodification of the masses (yes, the masses, not the objects the masses save their hard earned pennies to purchase): Guy Debord's "Society of the Spectacle" and Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." All there be brighter days ahead? Let's hope so - and let's do something about it. Be critical of the content you consume, the products you buy, how you use them, the waste you're contributing to, the people you surround yourself with, in the same way we are mindful of aging and body image.....it's all connected! We're all connected! The butterfly effect 🦋

[@lisgelfling1031]

Two more suggestions if you really wanna stretch those neurons: anything by bell hooks, and Antonio Gramsci's work on the concept of Cultural Hegemony. Expose yourself! 📚🗺🌍🌎🌏

[@stephanielynn6459]

thank you for your videos Kackie 🖤

[@helenecr146]

absolutely gorgeous string of words, thoughts. insightful and real and clever and zeitgeisty. this new reality of enmeshing the state of our minds with capitalism is weirdly inconceivable yet you did really well and putting it into words and conceptualising it. capitalism and AI are just this weird paradox we're all so drained by and yet complicit in. great thoughts and also great delivery, xoxo to your brain

[@yanagoldman5525]

I just want to express how much I LOVE this video! Every word of it. I will probably be quoting it.

[@emilyawood]

Your nails are giving vintage Christmas lights and I love it

[@erinlee7216]

The total BS from the election made me turn off so much of what I followed and get curious. It has been wonderful! Thank you for a great video, as always!❤

[@snailscourge9873]

Hear, hear!!! A place I always find the good curiosity stretch is art history content - and in my garden.

[@tc7909]

Feed, trough, 1984. Truly, I loved this video. Definitely needed and welcomed.

[@bethmenchaca261]

Girl how old are you?? I think your thinking and communication is high level, above most. I would love to sit and ruminate on the topic of creativity with you I am also an artist and wonder what is to come. I purposely stay off the internet and come out every so often to see what’s going on but I do this because I fear being a copy cat myself. It’s not unheard of. Think about all the apprentices out there learning under their master teacher and unknowingly becoming their teacher. Anyway good job. Keep sharing your mind.

[@hereskara]

My creative brain batteries need extended recharge sessions from the sensory overload that is social media. Lol Is inspo-over saturation fatigue a thing bc that’s where I live. Anywayyyyy. Love what you make, and always here for listening to you yap on the internet✨

[@harvestcheddar0]

I was just about to talk about the manosphere and how our desire for curiosity plays into that but you just got there! It’s hard, because we see people like Andrew Tate say crazy things, but he will keep a grain of truth in there, like the fact that many young men feel unsatisfied with their lives, to catch their attention. People have this isolated and lonely feeling so they start listening to Tate, and only Tate (or people like him as the algorithm feeds this content to you), and over time they’ve been incremented into crazyville. It’s so heartbreaking when you knew someone smart and kind and then you see them again and they are in delulu land. It’s actually dangerous. I’ve been loving your videos like this. The one about how Gen z needs to label everything was also very thought provoking.

[@MusingOnBeauty]

Is it ok to post a light comment under such a complex topic? Because I LOVE YOUR SHIRT, Kackie. Thanks for the thought provoking ideas ❤

[@sarahwhite7656]

I love your channel so much! When I can finally bring myself to delete all my subscriptions to beauty creators I’m going to have to keep you.

[@erinmcatee977]

Brilliantly said!!! 👏👏👏

[@patsyroyal]

This was so refreshing and thank you!

[@SPTONBH]

Love love love Kackie thank you for the pep talk! 🫶🏻🙌🏼 Very much needed. We need more authenticity and individualism. Let's stop acting like robots and zombies that don't question anything they are fed on social media.

[@bombaychand]

This is so lovely coming from a channel like yours especially after the election and the continued nonsense and dehumanization that is happening in the US. The curiosity fueling collective liberation and moving into community is truly what I think we'll get us through these next few years if we do.

[@melissabee8522]

YEEEEESSS as SOON as you started talking about the nothingness I started thinking about the neverending story!!! 😍 Stay weird. ❤

[@bigwildonion]

I'm retraining myself to read and think, and it is hard but worth it. Something that helps me is to have both the paper book and the unabridged audio version. When I can't sit still and make my eyes read any more, I switch to audio and move around for a while. It really helps me get all the way to the end of books.

[@actartine]

I so appreciate your weird effing self, Kackie! Please keep talking about this stuff in addition to the makeup and color theory videos ❤