On Fading Abilities and Opinions with Age (also updates)

[@professorb09]

Digi's quarter life crisis

[@ZenHuxtable]

Brandon Burghard with how he drinks? mid life.

[@shiron222]

Ahaha ain't that the truth

[@mallory8664]

dude any life crisis is a mid life crisis if you dont know when youre gonna die.

[@ColeTrainStudio]

biweekly life crisis*

[@saryakan]

That's just how modern life progression works it seems. Childhood/Adolescence has been prolonged by society even beyond the early twenties and as a result of that many people get into a 'life crisis' around mid to end twenties.

[@Ayato-von-YT_LukasBrennecke]

It was kind of sad when you talked about the things you can't do anymore when you grow older. I'm 18yo and have never really done anything in my life. I was always just sitting around, going to school, watching yt videos and had big ideas about what I wanted to do and to become one day. But I never did anything of that. I was playing drums for five years but at the beginning of the senior classes I had no time to continue the lessons and eventually lost interest. I've always got the feeling that I was missing out on many things other people would do in my age. I mean, I can draw, I can write but I never did anything out of my talents. Since two years now I'm writing a fantasy novel series, in the last months I had so many ideas for other novels I could write. Recently I started kpop dancing which I love. I'm writing rap lyrics, I'm making youtube videos for a couple of months (with almost no subscribers or views but well... I guess it's a hard way). I want to spend more time with other people, do the things I love and go out more often. I also plan to visit other countries (Canada, South Korea, Japan) for a year. Maybe I will take singing lessons. I want to study film directing at a university. There are so many things I want to do in my life and now is the time in which I can start realizing some of them. I don't know why I waited so long to think about going to other countries or starting to dance. But life is so short and sometimes some little changes can make so much difference!

[@JuliaMurphy2013]

This is the time in your life you're supposed to START doing things, not the time in your life you're supposed to be a massive success already. It doesn't really matter what you do. Just set some time to not be on the internet and go do it.

[@volbla]

Ayato You think you have waited too long to start doing things at 18? I think you realized that you need to start doing things much earlier than most people.

[@starcrossedother]

Ayato Damn, I'm 18 and I haven't written shit (besides required Comp. essays).

[@user-bi4tr2lj4m]

I'm 15 and I'm in the same boat. I get OK grades but I don't have any really talents or interests besides videogames and youtube...

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

Try setting a certain amount of time per day to just be off the computer completely. Recently I've set 4-6 hours for the end of each day to just read books and write fiction. It's been helping my mental state a lot.

[@Brewmaster757]

Man, how did you train yourself to do that. I'm fucking addicted.

[@volbla]

How do you write away from the computer?!

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

Toward the end of the day my computer time was inevitably spent reading stupid Reddit posts, jerking off, or talking to people on Discord. Just had to realize that I almost always regret wasting time on that, and I never regret reading/writing.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

I have a laptop for writing, but I don't think of it as "computer time". I'm not logged into any social media on it, and I find laptops so painful to browse the web with that it never tempts me to do anything but write and play music.

[@Afifan909]

How the hell do you have 4-6 hours of free time a day?

[@AlternativeIce]

Have you tried shitting on sao? That always cheers me up.

[@seaburyneucollins688]

Oh yeah, I'm 28 and I understand your feelings entirely. I always blamed time for it, it was always I had to compromise on my interests and obsessions because there simply wasn't enough time for them. In college it was too many classes and now it's too much work, and always it's been too much time wasted sleeping. Nowadays I understand that it is also me simply changing as a person, and not being entirely comfortable with the change. Since you mention singing, music used to move me and I had dreams of being a professional musician or even a composer. I let that fade away after college and about a year ago got pissed off that I was letting a part of myself go. I went and bought an electronic drumset and threw myself into it... but quickly realized that the passion was way different now. I used to be driven by self-improvement, but now I am drumming just for fun and get bored doing the technical exercises that would actually make me better as a drummer. I changed, and the hardest part of all this was accepting that I changed. Same thing with anime for me. 5 years ago I wanted full knowledge, I wanted to understand everything about it from the production to the history. Now? I just want to enjoy a good show as I'm winding down after a hard day of work. My old self would have hated such a passive attitude, and maybe that's the difficulty. I'm cool with who I am, but I also have lingering guilt of letting my younger self down.

[@KeeBlade]

I was actually already thinking that you should take a break. It's been sounding more and more recently like you need one, and I'm glad your devotion to your job and passion is still strong without making you believe that you need to just buckle down and barrel through the regular storm of verbal abuse you no doubt get. Matt from Super Best Friends Play did the same thing a few months ago, and while his temporary departure may not have been nearly as graceful or well planned as yours (his backlog of prerecorded content was rather small), the amount of support he got from the fanbase was really nice to see. I think you deserve the same.

[@Remnaut]

I feel like I end up in a similar situation as you are feeling now. I am a person who is easily swayed by other people's opinions, so whenever I hear or see someone their opinions on something, I feel like I lose a bit of how I previously felt about a topic. Granted this isn't always the case, but it does cause a great deal of frustration when I can't remember why I previously felt one way rather than another. You seem to be expressing a similar sentiment that I feel when you were talking about revisiting old passions. It is not so much that I am afraid of changing, but more about losing a record of where I have been.

[@Fitzzz15]

Digi's coming of age

[@Nat_Blasphemous]

Just wanted to say that as a (very currently hammered) college student creator, this video represents what I like about you as a person. The willingness to simply state how it is but at the same time stating things that mean something to me personally, even out of sheer synchronicity, means a lot. I have a lot of ideas that I wanted to put to paper earlier in my life and as I've learned more core fundamentals of myself and what I respect I realize I might need to let old ideas die and simply push into deeper pockets of my mind that I will be able to appreciate more than what I have "always wanted to do". Just keep at what you do and know people out there can at the very least love you for who you are man.

[@Xozzen]

I have a friend who is 25 and always complains about how he is getting older and how old he is already. Believe in yourself, you are as young as you feel, age ist just a number. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Seriously though, if there is anything you still want to do, just do it. You can still start any sport you like, you can still become fit, you can still learn new things, lose weight, anything. Don't resign at 26.

[@qewbgoo]

I agree completely. And even if you lose your vocal range, that doesn't mean you can't become a singer. Embrace the process and take control of your circumstances by moving beyond their effects.

[@megadeathx]

I remember when I turned 28 and I thought about how I was just 23. In a lot of ways, I still consider 28 to be an age that I'll grow into someday.

[@JeffreyM641]

The idea is that when you are a certain age some things will not be possible anymore. Like if you are 25 you will never make it to the Olympics gymnastics. It is about reevaluating your old dreams and see what you can do right now. Which is still a lot, that is true :)

[@benjaminsnowvlogs]

Whatever that can help you mentally and get away from the internet my man. Its good to take breaks from if. " Believe me, even thugs gotta learn to take it easy. " -Tupac

[@cdshop1301]

Hope it all goes well for you. Take care!

[@toddgreener]

Hell man, Alan Rickman didn't become an actor until his 40s. Christopher Lee was part of a metal band until he died (well into his 90s). One of the most productive programmers at a place I worked was over fifty years old. Eiji Aonuma is over fifty as well, and he just produced what is (probably) Nintendo's best game ever. Age doesn't necessarily come with decreasing abilities, and it's never too late to be successful. Just keep trucking on! The sports thing is true. It's just another reason competitive sports suck.

[@toddgreener]

Another example: Tolkien was in his 60s when LotR was published.

[@metaflux2]

Todd Greener Yes, you could even argue that they get better with age through experience and time.

[@Trynottoblink]

10:40 "I don't want to be here anymore..." Digibro on suicide watch

[@whataboutthings]

What, I have to be an adult now, but what about Puberty? We already had puberty... But what about second puberty? Haven't you heard about second puberty?

[@Sparkys_World-0]

Ah yes, when your winky grows legs and moves out.

[@MiningGodBruce]

I think it was George Orwell who famously predicted: if you want to know what the future will look like, imagine arguing with a living, breathing anime analysis video- forever.

[@Lori_P89]

Keep on growing, learning and changing for the better. You got this!

[@mrpernickety3]

I really respect the fact that you came out and were honest about your life and how you feel about it. For a lot of people it is just as interesting to see you ruminate on your life as it must be for you. As far as staying of the internet is concerned I support you and feel in many ways the same disillusionment, though granted I am not a popular punching bag ahaha.

[@MyLittlePatrick]

Everyone needs a break sometimes. Hope your travels help you decompress. Love the videos and can't wait for you to be back making more.

[@drainedeyes4268]

i reeeaaally feel you in this video, Digi. I always wish I had found the right people or maybe had made the right moves when I was younger to be a singer in a successful band. I've wanted to do so many things, and as of right now I've done nothing, and I'm 24. And I've always felt destined for greatness, deeply. But I'm always practicing, and I have to let go of perfectionism and the fear of public rejection. I have to fix my mental health also. I hope everything you've been going through subsides, and you do everything you want to do. I hope your break treats you well dude, everyone deserves one.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

I feel like this may be a call back to your old blog days. Not directly, but in the sense of past time. The only stuff that's lost on me now is how narrow my tastes are at times. Somehow the person who could pick up any random show and found boredom in mecha anime sees them now make up at least half of what I want to watch now.

[@TheRibbonRed]

Welcome to Mecha. I hope you enjoy your stay.

[@zachabel805]

+WalkingGirlKoi I was into mecha since as a little 12 year old. Maybe as an adult I will mostly like appreciate wish fullfilment light novel trash, to escape my sad reality.

[@Anonymous-pm7bv]

This is great, Im super happy to know you'll be talking about your relationship with shows from the past, the way you talked about Ef and its effect on you resembles alot of what it and others like NHK and Texh did for me, as I'm sure it did to many others. Also cheers for your upcoming web-sabbath, defiantly worth to introspect and distance yourself from all the bs.

[@criticold]

I really can't relate to that feeling but I completely know what you're talking about. I've revisited movies I loved as a kid and realized that they're actually shit but I have never felt fear or hesitation TO revisiting them in case that happens.

[@keenanmccarty9925]

Pls make bad travel vlogs about stuff. I'll watch. Good luck escaping the internet

[@AssailantLF]

Please make a vlog where the entire thing is done in your high pitch singing voice, before it's too late.

[@HxH2011DRA]

AssailantLF This

[@makenaowens9374]

Happy Trails, Digibro.

[@Noxbeem]

Please continue the vinyl series ;_;

[@samh8296]

Hope you enjoy traveling digi! taking a break and seeing new things has been a positive experience for me too, so hopefully you'll be feeling a bit better when you return

[@mattwilliams2983]

Whether your vlogs are good or bad, I will still watch them. Always love hearing about what you have to say about different topics regardless of what they are about. Hopefully, your break in April will allow you to relax a bit and reinvigorate you so that you feel driven to make videos again.

[@wyattthewordweaver1992]

Glad to see you taking some time for yourself man. It's totally natural.

[@aaa_aa7607]

become physically fit and healthy

[@lizucavictoria]

Have fun on your travels Digi. A change of environment will do you good.

[@AlienFetus]

You deserve it, go get it. We'll stick with you and whatever you decide to do next, you're one of those multi-talented individuals that also happens to be charismatic :} Have fun travelling

[@NotSoUnitedNations]

wow, some of this hit close to home lol (i just turned 24 this month). also, i hope your travels make you feel better digi. ^^ for me i actually have the opposite problem recently haha. i'm a pretty big introvert and i'm not getting ENOUGH time online... i have too many commitments both professional and personal and man i'm so socially tired. DX let me mellow at home in peace gdi...

[@juneguts]

If you're in Atlanta anytime between April 7th and April 13th, you can watch Kizumonogatari part 3 in the oldest theater in atlanta.

[@theMoporter]

I heard Losing My Edge by LCD Sound System for the first time yesterday. Seems applicable.

[@sammylucas6395]

Aside from Manga Mondays, I've really been enjoying the Alcohol on Sundays show. I really hope it continues past just your favorite nine beers. Those are the two that I find the most entertaining :) It's definitely nice to have them in between the larger or random vlogs. I hope you enjoy your vacation, man. Get a break from all this, it's unhealthy to stew in the pot for too long.

[@Voltanaut]

I've been out of the loop for a while, but what's up with Pleb and the Weeb? That's what got me into your channel. The reviews (and this channel) kept me around, but I really liked those videos.

[@130selim]

HarryIsTheGamingGeek Jesse is the one that's editing them. But he came home to his basement after radcon completely flooded and he had to deal with that.

[@ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣΠΑΠΑΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ-ρ7φ]

itisme DIO That was a paid for product dawm it fucking scummers

[@130selim]

they are not scammers. I gave money to this kick-starter and I have already received my rewards. They filmed all of it and it just needs to be edited.

[@10111269]

it is never too late to start a martial art. it is always the right time

[@Nagoragama]

Training and discipline. Tony Bennett is 90 years old and he can still impressively hit the high notes. Don't give up!

[@aozoraeyes8976]

Everyone needs a break. Hope we get to hear your thoughts on the spring season when you get back and revitalized.

[@36inc]

at 5:00 Im Trans so I do alot of vocal training to help keep my voice consistently high pitched and natural sounding, I also sing for a chunk of my songs so this will be of interest to you. Look up voice feminization techniques if you want to keep your Coheed singing style. I sing along with alot of coheed myself of course the older stuff is alot easier for me than the newer since they like to go all over the place in pitch now. But it does help to train your voice if you wanna stay in that ambiguous vocal range. Things that help range training :water,Hot teas(green), things that hurt pitch training : coffee, milk,sodas. For male singers its not uncommon to just sit in alto coheeds singer got away from the super high pitch like 7 years ago and hes been sitting there too.

[@EnigmaticNigerian]

I know this sounds like a cliche but choosing to get fit is a decision you'd never regret. There's plenty of shit out there with cult-like following that claims to change your life for the better- psychedelics, nootropics, nofap, religion, pick up artistry- but none can even pretend to make as big a positive difference as diet and exercise can. I suffered from the same nihilistic malaise as virtually every other internet-dwelling teenager/early 20s male before going to the gym gave me purpose, energy and self-esteem.

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I used to run track and when I stopped honestly a lot of stuff, both mentally and physically, kind of deteriorated because of it

[@lemondere]

>feeling purpose from going to the gym

[@EnigmaticNigerian]

'I'm fat' t.you

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

where ya traveling to? Checking out new cities to live in?

[@wyattmund9286]

Any updates on Plebe & the Weeb or the 16-Part Shaft series?

[@audiovideo-w6o]

Uh huh, this my shit. I was introduced to your work through your Lain analysis series.

[@Ganom-ng1zt]

A cruel digi's thesis

[@zRunes]

I'm only 20 but I feel like I can relate to this a lot. I separate the memories of my life into chunks and consider myself to be pass a lot of what i used to do and who I used to be. As just a detail, I also used to sing in a very high pitch singing voice and I'm pretty sure I already lost that ability.

[@MrOddusername]

You deserve a break, shit gets tiring. Best of luck Digi!

[@pancakeloaf6599]

you do you. A life doesn't need to be in service of content. it can be, but it doesn't need to be. Have fun!

[@caiopatric]

4:14 hey guys, RCanime here

[@珍-n4c]

Deep video warrants a deep response. I bet one day not so far off you're gonna look back on k-on and all the anime you hold so dearly now and feel the same way about them as you do looking back on ef: A Tale of Memories now. Complete loss of interest in anime. Then by the time we're all senior citizens we'll realize how fleeting our opinions were on everything and how naive we were for feeling so strongly at all only to have our opinions pulled out from under us again and again..

[@Anticitizen546]

Is pleeb and the weeb still in the works? Haven't heard any news on that.

[@romulusnuma116]

Ask Jess

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I think Jesse's house basement thing got flooded and he got sick so t's going to be a bit before he can finish editing them.

[@zigalkodonverven3862]

Falsetto was a vocal effect I tried to learn for a while on my own. I've never been able do it consistently, but I have managed to do it. I gave too much attention to my throat and bulging apart my cords when I should have raised my soft palate and relaxed my throat to get the head voice. Could you still do that for a high voice?

[@ZigZagKangaroo]

Great idea and please share some traveling vlogs. I hope you'll look more alive when you return.

[@jarryj1995]

Yeah Take some time off man. It's definitely necessary so you don't get burnt out of things you enjoy and Hopefully when you comeback you have been rejuvenated to make more videos. :)

[@WhiteNightDream]

I find it interesting that this is pretty much the entire theme of the 2nd season of Rakugo Shinju which just ended.

[@lilo19951995]

oh shit i'm pumped i'm only 22 this year but i have such nostalgia for mid - late 2000's stuff. this is gonna be the bees knees

[@ninezerotwo1778]

Nostalgia is a mental trap.

[@ghoulmetal1162]

hope you have fun on your trip you deserve it :)

[@Spyderist]

you gonna do any fan meetups during the travels?

[@sahinattila2754]

I wish you good luck on your journey, I hope you find all dragon balls.

[@yatagarasu8001]

Hey Digi, you should go check out Acca 13. It just ended and it feels really refreshing compare to all the other shows we're used to get.

[@jules69140]

What are you going to do during your break ?

[@dandylaion]

Hell digi ... now I'm even more depressed 😖 ... anyway good luck for your trip !!!

[@catsoup9870]

+ DigiBro About the podcast, is stuff like Gintama gonna be there? Stuff you put on hold but do have an opinion on.

[@CamperRage]

I am here to wish Digi luck on his goddamn trip away from the computer. Also travel vlogs sound cool.

[@paulomostardeiro7939]

Any chance of a trip vlog? Have fun!

[@TanomoshiiKinoko]

"As the years advance, my hearing declines. My legs are not what they used to be. I can't stop getting uglier, and the women I loved are getting gray hair and wrinkles. All of this irritates me constantly. If I go on living in this world, I don't think things will get any better." -Koshoku Ichidai Otoko(The Sensualist)

[@aaa_aa7607]

you're cool man, be safe

[@ElApannini]

I'd suggest watching the lindybeige traveling playlist. It's entertaining in it's own right, but you should watch it for ideas in post editing. From memory, you guys were tired in at the end of the day during your anime convention vlogs.

[@quinn851]

I've heard of something like this, CGP gray did a year of less, where he took a brake from twitter and redit

[@Smugg]

I'm 24. I dunno if you consider that a lot younger, but I totally get it. Your opinions can change and yet your opinions ARE STILL your opinions so you feel like they form who you are... but they change... just get those opinions out so that the old you doesn't die and the new you can see who you are.

[@EnrixKeeper]

We'll be waiting for ya. Go and be happy 👍

[@Sigmundfruit]

well maybe you'll be a Rob Halford, whose upper range has survived well into his old age

[@Sigmundfruit]

Gabo González yeah but he can still do a lot of it when needed. You heard him on Halls of Valhalla?

[@kuroshinko427]

Are going to hang out with Ghostlightning?

[@ropesnake]

Hey Digi, random question, but what do you use to hang all your posters on your wall? Have a good break btw!

[@Ayato-von-YT_LukasBrennecke]

The feeling yo udescribe at the beginning is the reason why I'm scared to rewatch FMA2003 because I LOVED it the first time I saw it in march last year (it was my first anime ever). It's also the reason why I fear rewatching TWD for the third time. The first two times I loved the series and it's complex philosophy regarding society and civilization but the third time I found the first three seasons to be good but kind of less enjoyable than the first two times. Hell, season 3 fell from a 10 / 10 to a light 7 / 10 in my ratings. I think it's sometimes good and interesting to rewatch old stuff because it can give you a new exciting view on the shows and movies you loved and maybe you love it more when you see it in a different perspective but some things could be disappointing when rewatching them :/

[@chiidybang370]

same here but i watched FMA Brotherhood 3 times now and it got even better^^

[@Ayato-von-YT_LukasBrennecke]

Brotherhood is awesome! I want to watch it a second time this year and I think this is the kind of series that will get even better with the second time :) I'm not really worried about FMAB ^^

[@CaraDoesThings]

Take a well-deserved break digi!

[@OverAbsol410]

Welp, I'll miss you. I think I like more of your really personal vids and it's what differenciates you from most anime youtubers, but I hope your trip is great and you can get all the rest you deserve.

[@lineshawn4819]

Hey Digi, have you listened to much Rush?

[@josegonzalez-ii3vt]

Digi, your singing voice... is actually pretty good o.0

[@megadeathx]

You should totally start a drag band and sing the vocals. Lyrics could be about anything, just sing and dance and look cute while doing cute things.

[@jesusswaggy8531]

i love you digibro

[@JenovaCetra]

Whenever I feel like this dawg, I'll be honest, I look to Dan Avidan who I feel took a large amount of time to accomplish what he wanted to accomplish

[@codymcgrew94]

Elderly Anime Man Behind The Camera In A Small Room

[@FlamezOfGamez]

Always feel free to take that break, Digi. And is that traveling for the purpose of scouting out a new place to live, or is this something else entirely different?

[@carltonlee17]

Good luck for your break (from internet) ! and this might sound repeated but you need to drink less, drinking causes depression rather than alleviating stress.

[@sektak1]

what happened to the pleeb and the weeb?

[@MuzzYADam]

Jesse is still editing them I guess

[@hypVideo]

dat's jess' department

[@EctInc]

I love podcasts! Digibro on the go

[@mekaelbayati8040]

I would honestly love to see you do a cover of anime songs.

[@ebergsma96]

If your away in aprill how you gonne play persona 5 ?

[@Tsukune64]

Thus begins Digi's Sayonara Training Arc Where he disappears for 2 months n comes back swol af

[@Stephenguitar93]

Do some rock music with Cloud Maan. You guys are the same age, into the same things, and are both going through the same kinda "crisis". plus, I'm sure people would dig it.

[@kirakiraki9256]

you deserve a break! >;O and keep your self healthy >___

[@Xeanorth95]

I can't help but think Digibro follows Dr. Peterson's content

[@jadelynnopal]

I didn't realize we were so similar in age, I'll be turning 25 this year.

[@Ronin11111111]

You do sound like you need a break.

[@Marveryn]

one of the show i grew up with and help with my love with anime is show like Tranzor z and robotech so on.. so if you think your anime is old its nothing compare to mine

[@17blackcrow]

Good luck dude!!

[@SuHAibLOL]

take a break, walk around, find yourself