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@andarosun9202 жыл бұрын
ok
@PieTheWayOriginal2 жыл бұрын
No
@shadowpestilence56762 жыл бұрын
Ur my honey fr fr
@corbetthowell33922 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get sad!
@Drake2JD2 жыл бұрын
I am here for u
@JDroneX2 жыл бұрын
Funny, this video can serve as a good reminder: sometimes the best form of horror isn't a scary monster, a spooky ghost, or a unknowable alien force, but rather the best horror is the reminder of just how dark reality really is, and how tragic life can be due to the actions or inactions of a single individual.
@AsymmetricalAce2 жыл бұрын
The Father is a terrifying and heartbreaking film about dementia. Great horror movie even though I don’t think that’s it’s purpose
@BlackMoonHowls2 жыл бұрын
@@AsymmetricalAce Anything by John Carpenter. Maybe the song piece, "Everywhere at The End of Time."
@BlackMoonHowls2 жыл бұрын
That's why I write the way I do for my AI Dungeon Adventure, Besatheus is the name of the place (No I didn't come up with it I just populate that world with my characters and events reflecting our own world.) It's at the end of time itself, it has seen many places rise and fall. One war to end another to make another king to take the place of another mad lunatic. It is peace time, but that is at the cost of tribalism in the far wastelands and desolate deserts, vast sprawling cities of technological advancement and magical wonder on the other hemisphere. A Dragon lady walks into a bar, bar keep says they do not sell to her kind. Counteroffer buys entire bar with precious gems valuable "Dragon's Hoard Gold" quote unquote. Fires everyone on the spot and all employees more than like kill each and every last one of them, dissolves business formally and burns the place to the ground in a blazing glory laugh and piss on the ashes smoking an e-Cig they stole off of a very much super dead Cyber Solider somewhere else. OR alternatively force their business at the cost of the Legion now controlling the property and they have to hope they do not alter the deal any further even though they know the Legion can and absolutely will when most inconvenient. Almost planned in a way from the very beginning. Perhaps she will just slay the bartender by driving her "Great Broad Sword", through the bar itself and into them. Sitting next to her siege weapon, taps the bar twice. Having a drink in her hand, she then goes on to get hammurd. Dragons drink a lot. Like I mean an unfathomable amount; her favorite brew is her own house's (That of her name. House Brimstone.) Dwarven Dragon's Breath. It isn't really made by Dwarves her house makes that shit special like; it's just called that. She drinks that concoction from her water skin all day all the time. THAT all of that is just SOME examples of what can happen in ANY given reality at any time. No matter what time period you live in, no matter the advances in science or what perusal of what for "The Greater" for and of humanity. It's all for not though. That is what I was going for, it can be funni haha one minute and the next a dragon woman walks in and gets denied business then people fucking die for no raisons. Perhaps a virus in a lab. Or maybe someone else's war. Nothing changes, it's all insanity and it makes no sense they just keep mindlessly droning on and on and for what? I see. Only monsters.
@KP-vy9ro2 жыл бұрын
Nail. Hit. On. It's. Head.
@DopeDisco2 жыл бұрын
“Hell is other people”
@matthewwuzhere8033 Жыл бұрын
Yozo talks about how scary people are, doing things only to satisfy their own emotions and how scary they are to him, but he is exactly that. Everything he does is for his own emotions. He takes advantage or nice people and justifies it by saying humans are animals. He is just as much the animal he describes, controlled so much by his own fear.
@insertrelevantusername8760 Жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting comment!
@TheeHolyToaster Жыл бұрын
This is one of the comments ever made
@stephenlong9806 Жыл бұрын
He's projecting his fear of his own thought process and rationale onto other people. He hates how he thinks and acts, and justifies these thoughts by saying that everyone else is just as awful as him. That's why when he saw genuine happiness with the woman and her child, he left, because he was afraid of himself and how he would ruin their perfect world.
@ja7124 Жыл бұрын
Hurt ppl, hurt others. This is how the cycle of abuse keeps going. Yozo using drugs to numb himself was the only way he could interact with others. I’m sure it wasn’t lost on him that he was an animal too.
@johnl9361 Жыл бұрын
This guy was really off-putting and unlikable. For one thing, the story takes place during WWII, and he never has to worry about being drafted or getting killed because his family was so privileged. Multiple women offer to take care of him, and he emotionally abuses all of then. At one point, he finds some poor woman working at a hostess bar, convinces her to commit suicide with him, and then backs out at the last moment. He also gets wound up about having to "put on a mask to hid his true self", but don't we all have to do that at work? The guy was a goober.
@TheSeriousCast2 жыл бұрын
Junji Ito is funny cause his stories are usually "look at this horrific eldritch concept and look how hopeless humanity is in facing it" but the other like 20% of the time he's just like "dude what if someone was living in your chair wouldn't that be fucked up?"
@Kajova-ro4li2 жыл бұрын
Yo dude what if there was holes in the wall in the shape of your body. That’d be double fucked up
@sakiamira2 жыл бұрын
Another "dude what if spirals were a threat to humanity? That would be fucked up."
@heliveruscalion91242 жыл бұрын
yo imagine if a bunch of fish got robot legs, wouldn't that be fucked up?
@magmamouse72702 жыл бұрын
@@Kajova-ro4li looney tunes is terrifying to him "imagine how scary it'd be if there was an anvil perfectly aligned to smash you in the head, then when you stepped to the side to dodge it, a rabbit comes out with a big hammer and hits you on the head. terrifying."
@texivani2 жыл бұрын
What if balloons, but people
@monodragoon Жыл бұрын
Double suicide was actually a really popular thing in Japan. It wasn't, like, expected, but couples doing the Romeo and Juliet weren't uncommon. They were tragic tales that were good headlines. It had an entire name, shinjū, and it mainly happened with prostitues who fell in love with one of their clients. Proving your love to someone is hard when you have to do that to every man you see, especially in Japan where prostitution was the full-on girlfriend experience.
@youtubeistrash234711 сағат бұрын
Neat
@robinsmith90242 жыл бұрын
“If you don’t go to art school in the 1930’s you either become an alcoholic or hitler” that got me. Hooo boy this book is a nightmare but thank you for reading it for us
@whatever31452 жыл бұрын
Lol. Art school in the 30s is baffling to me. Hell art school today is still baffling, I wonder what it would be like to feel confident rich and free enough to go to art school
@alexhd47472 жыл бұрын
but he became a communist?
@krsmanjovanovic86072 жыл бұрын
@@whatever3145 I have non of what you mentioned and I am preapering to go to art university, its the sheer power of will and passion
@somber9852 жыл бұрын
@@whatever3145 Its because they love art and want to pursue their passion. Also art school today can be very profitable with the new digital stuff and 3D.
@lunaersb86592 жыл бұрын
its even more ironic considering the fact that hitler was pursuing art and failed the entrance exams
@morgan145able Жыл бұрын
That last paragraph about Yozo being "an angel" reminds me a lot of how when tragedies happen like suicide or malevolent things like mass shootings, people often say that the victim or perpetrator was "such a good/nice/happy person!". It makes me think both about how little we often know about the inner thoughts of the people around us, and how those who feel badly about themselves don't realize the impact they have on those around them.
@SoFatalSoldiers Жыл бұрын
ive been looking for this cause i remeber when wendigoon spoke of it, can you time stamp it
@OldSchoolLPsGames Жыл бұрын
That blindness toward people's faults after death can really get me furious sometimes. When I was a young kid, a highschooler got drunk and wrecked his motorcycle, and he didn't make it. He suddenly became a town hero, you'd never met a more kind soul, etc etc. Some time before that accident, he and his friends had broken into a pig pen (likely drunk this time as well) and taken a piglet. They played catch with it until it died. I don't know how you can ignore something like that, even when the person is dead and gone. Don't spit on his grave or anything - his family doesn't deserve that. But you don't have to go out of your way to praise him publicly and write articles about how great he was for the paper, either.
@TheActualMrLink Жыл бұрын
It’s a Wonderful Life.
@youreannoying Жыл бұрын
@@OldSchoolLPsGames people do the same to cancer patients. you can be cruel your whole life but once you have cancer its poor him or her and that's so sad ignoring that its their karma for the horrible things the person has done.
@OldSchoolLPsGames Жыл бұрын
@@youreannoying I mean, I wouldn't say it's karma. Nice people get cancer, too. But we do have a tendency to overlook the bad when someone has "suffered enough".
@emilyfredrickson90092 жыл бұрын
"He was a good boy, an angel" That sounds like a post-mortem platitude to me. A haunting final line for a haunting novel. Even in death people around Yozo weren't honest about him.
@eslaweedguygrey2 жыл бұрын
Suicidal individuals will often fantasize about what will happen after their death, how their family will react.
@thoakim6732 жыл бұрын
ok
@blfimrtsgnziv95492 жыл бұрын
I view it differently, I think that, to others, Yozo really was an angel, but his disgust and dread towards himself couldn't accept that.
@camquoc57182 жыл бұрын
ok
@emilyfredrickson90092 жыл бұрын
@@blfimrtsgnziv9549 I agree that depressed people view themselves in a negative light but I drew this conclusion because Yozo is a bad person textually. Like my dude is straight up a bad guy and a bad influence to the people around him.
@zora45276 ай бұрын
This is a SCARILY accurate depiction of depression. I just went through probably the worst depression in my life over the past few months. I’ve gotten out of it mostly now, but that’s the scariest thing about it. Most of the time you don’t feel sad. Most of the time you’re so deep in self medication you don’t even realize how far you’re falling, or even feel the tragedies that happen to you or are able to do anything about them. You just… watch. Everything passes. All while you sink lower and lower and feel more and more disconnected from everyone around you, slowly growing to hate EVERYONE silently but never vocalizing it. You just sit there and stew and stew, putting on a smile because the last thing you would want to be is a burden. The last thing you would want is from people to know you aren’t ok. To become lesser in their eyes. Weak. Nosediving to the edge. And you know you are. But deep down, it’s exactly as the book says. It’s easier. It’s safer. You don’t want to get better because that would mean CONFLICT. And that would mean getting hurt. So you fall. Until you fall of the face of the earth. When people finally decide there’s nothing they can do for you. Because there isn’t. Only you can pull yourself out of that. That’s something Kozo was never able to see. That’s something Osamu was never able to see. No Longer Human was his last cry for help, his last chance to show the world who he was, what he struggled with. And he did. But it wasn’t enough to save him.
@Anita49-s1c5 ай бұрын
depresssion is the worst and i don't wanna get better because i don't wanna see my own future but i don't know i get better suddenly not heavy anymore so fresh and light just like that
@aloesnazzy18974 ай бұрын
This is beautifully written. You were able to take feelings and thoughts and put them into text in a way I couldn’t. I feel like I’m suffocating slowly, and losing more and more of myself over time. I realized recently that the only things really holding me here are the people that rely on me. Me leaving would leave the people that care about me fractured. Getting help could cause them to leave on their own, or view me differently. So I’m slowly running out of air, just trying to get to the next day with a smile. I know I can’t continue like this forever, I’m very keenly aware of that fact and the timer that comes with it. It’s like a battle of attrition, I’m hoping if I can just keep going it’ll get better before it’s too far gone. I think I can suffer a little longer for the hope of a future. Books like this remind me that I’m not alone and other people understand what it’s like to feel more than your mind can handle
@rasputin38003 ай бұрын
@@aloesnazzy1897 You are not alone for sure my dude (or dudette). It is not your fault that you are depressed, but it is up to you to get out of it by any means and try to clear rest of your life from this poison. Maybe you won't destroy this illness for 100%, but you for sure can live parallel to it and feel joy. Live is short, death is imminent, only those who die fighting will go to Valhalla
@erwins_arm3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@dannywatson42532 ай бұрын
I completely agree and emphasize. I was going through much the same when I read this book. Whether that was a good thing or not is debatable, but it gave me a clarity that I didn't have before. The final lines "I no longer have happiness, nor unhappiness. Everything passes." so effectively sum up how I felt both in that state, and coming out of it. Wendigoon may see it as a deeply sad ending, but I see it as a nihilistic beauty. To pursue happiness is fruitless, for it will pass. To wallow in unhappiness is worthless, for it will pass. It is better to simply take life and emotion as they come, allow them to pass, and move on. For me, that is the only way to truly have anything close to an acceptable life. Always remember that there is help out there. Everyone should seek therapeutic help, even if they aren't diagnosed with anything. Everyone has trauma and baggage, and they will be better to have opened their minds to that and processed it than to let it fester. You are neither alone, nor a burden, everyone is human.
@mayalynch7901 Жыл бұрын
i was at a book store and picked this book up to get a look at the cover, and a worker came over to me and said “don’t read that if you’re depressed” and told me it’s essentially a suicide note. i thought it was done kafka-esque philosophy book so i’m grateful that worker informed me it’s not lol
@0.0-y8n Жыл бұрын
Props to the worker for notifying you about that c: 👍
@ramantonino Жыл бұрын
W worker
@broskiis03 Жыл бұрын
Well shit I read it and I AM depressed
@valleyofthedolls Жыл бұрын
@@broskiis03 im a chronically sad person, i had just started reading this
@classierjohn6921 Жыл бұрын
@@broskiis03 you have 3 days to live
@striker_02 жыл бұрын
The most ironic part about all of this is Junji Ito himself. The guy comes off as super soft spoken and polite, you’d never think he could create such haunting pieces. On the other hand though, perhaps that is why he understands No Longer Human the best. Who knows.
@minecraftsteve25042 жыл бұрын
The quiet and nice ones gain their peace because they've come close to the edge
@LordVader10942 жыл бұрын
@@minecraftsteve2504 Lol okay Minecraft Steve
@jowbabadook85302 жыл бұрын
@@minecraftsteve2504 Yes, the quiet ones can be quite edgy
@kyrohowe31562 жыл бұрын
@@jowbabadook8530 people who don't know the full grasp of mature themes and topics are the edgy ones
@bestduelistever23742 жыл бұрын
It’s always the artists. As an artist, I can confirm.
@zaregoto6022 Жыл бұрын
I remember my professor saying this about the book when we had our literature class "This doesn't feel like a story, Its more like someone saying goodbye to you and the world" And after learning about the author i can see why he felt that way
@brandontadday6288 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that is an amazing way of describing this book
@Rosabella.Thorne7 Жыл бұрын
Well, technically, it IS a suicide note, so-
@h1there35 Жыл бұрын
Well, technically, it IS a suicide note, so-
@h1there35 Жыл бұрын
Well, technically, it IS a suicide note, so-
@Stuckinatimeloopagain Жыл бұрын
Well, technically, it IS a suicide note, so-
@buffaloalice84136 ай бұрын
There is a part of me that thinks Ito wrote his version not just as an homage to Osamu, but to put his soul at ease in a way.
@kathrineici9811 Жыл бұрын
Yoshiko: *Is attacked in the worst way possible* Yozo, watching and doing nothing: “I am the victim here.”
@youtubeaddict9393 Жыл бұрын
I read the manga. So far into it, he was assaulted twice as a kid. One was by “Tome” Who if I remember, wendigoon said she was a mother type figure. So I imagine he was frozen due to ptsd
@pizzac5931 Жыл бұрын
The momentary lapse of action still made some sense due to his pstd with sexual assault. However, the way he reacted afterwards felt really off. Even if you pass off the "forgiveness" part as blatant misogyny, it's still hard to ignore or be okay with the way he constantly puts himself as the victim. It's really sad. Like the way he's described to be so entrenched in his own depressive spiral makes sense but the apathy he shows towards his wife is really painful to read through. I think the best thing about this book is when his misanthropic nature comes through and he says things like humans lie to get what they want, humans are animals. And he feels so alienated because he doesn't understand why people do that while he does the exact things in order to get what he wants at the moment with little regard for others. It's really really on point. He's exactly like the kind of people he despises.
@ChadDidNothingWrong Жыл бұрын
@@youtubeaddict9393 I understand. I often freeze out of self-interest.
@kharnsagara Жыл бұрын
So then she was sexually assaulted by that man? I was hoping it wasn't so because she seem so caring innocent and I either thought that A) she was having an affair because of suspicion to the main character or some other reason or B) The main character was just seeing things and probably imagined it. I'm a little more sad today
@tongpoo8985 Жыл бұрын
@@kharnsagarathats what I assumed when I read the manga. I havent read the original novel. In the Junji Ito manga adaptation, the man who "attacks" her is a corporate big shot for a manga company, and Yozo is an aspiring manga artist. Its been a long time since I read it, but I assumed she gave it up willingly (especially with the way it's drawn) to try to get Yozo the newspaper deal. Which makes Yozo a lot more sympathetic with the way he reacted to that situation.
@JoshuaAndres2 жыл бұрын
Junji Ito writes and draws some of the scariest stuff ever, but in person he’s the most wholesome person to ever live
@joy-wire2 жыл бұрын
Damn, this one comment is flooded with bots. Feels bad man. Edit: this one comment is no longer flooded with bots : )
@cococorino57672 жыл бұрын
nah das just his mask
@matthewbevilacqua86052 жыл бұрын
These bot links are so believable wow
@sillybeanthing2 жыл бұрын
@You must know this is a really crusty video, is that you? lol
@ciscornBIG2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like me 😎
@Ronin11111111 Жыл бұрын
Wendigoon throwing in random jabs like calling Yozo a sad e-boy is incredible at temporarily lifting the opressive atmosphere and helping me make it through this story.
@SteelSquishy11 ай бұрын
Basically what I thought of him. Not really that bad of a story
@supermariozackary56604 ай бұрын
That's why I love his videos so much. I would NEVER be able to read half the books he details on my own. They're so depressing. 😅
@Animeow08Ай бұрын
@@supermariozackary5660 what’s depressing is the women who trusted him that he used and and abused. A spoiled brat alcoholic playboy who thinks he’s so quirky and different
@russelltindale9428Ай бұрын
@@Animeow08 I dont think he "thinks" he's quirky and different. He got actual mental problems. I am only half way through the video.
@saintkayleepain Жыл бұрын
I 100% understood this whole entire story. Right away. When he was saying he never felt “human”. The things that happened to him. The way he looked at society and thought everything was pointless. Thinking everyone is a monster. Never letting anyone get to know you ever. Never being happy or unhappy. Always going along with suggestions. Addiction. Drawing that horrific self portrait. I will admit that life isn’t so bleak anymore. I think everything is beautiful and people can be ok lol. But it wasn’t always like this. I’m 21 but feel 60. Hell, I feel 100 years old and life is just getting started. I feel like my life has been “normal”. But it really hasn’t. I know my life has been farrrr from normal but hearing Wendigoon call this story “tragic” made me feel something. But I’ve never heard a story that I’ve felt so deeply. I felt every word of this story. Obviously not the more specific parts. But the emotions. As for the question about the last line, I think it was a bit of both. That is how people talk about you sometimes. But also you want to hope that you can be something better.
@devilvocano42010 ай бұрын
We're gonna make it bro
@18puppies9110 ай бұрын
I remember reading this book and not understanding why people said it was so traumatic.
@DianaTaffie7 ай бұрын
Can relate in part, as someone who grew up not even realizing I'm autistic, and spending 2/3rds of my life severely depressed, suicidally.
@janerecluse43447 ай бұрын
@@DianaTaffieSeriously, Yozo reads as so neurodivergent, and it just breaks my heart. People with mental conditions that their societies don't understand at all are so tragic. Like, even the least little, "that one is odd, spirits must have farted on them," is something.
@BrendonLee4 ай бұрын
@@janerecluse4344 woah, I'm so glad to read your comments because I'm autistic and immediately related to the character's struggle. The masking, the desire for human connection but disgust at the same time because he sees through people's true intentions and fakeness. I found the story strangely comforting, not because of the bleak ending but to be able to relate to someone who feels the same way I do. It makes me feel like less of an alien.
@sixfoldsix1949 Жыл бұрын
The things he talks about in the novel are extremely common thoughts and masking patterns for people with childhood PTSD.
@kaleido457 Жыл бұрын
It also seems like he may have been on the autism spectrum.
@apriljk6557 Жыл бұрын
I was going to say...
@brigade7678 Жыл бұрын
yep. I see in this character/author the many people I've met through group therapies for people who've been through "the worst of it" and usually in childhood. We certainly do find intense comfort in seeing others like us, though those with more intact empathy also tend to weep out of absolute despair that others understand that hell. Its painful and yet I think those bonds can save us when you meet in a constructive, guided place like those therapies specifically made with us in mind. It keeps boundaries that we need to not just burn up together. You see that with addict couples too, they burn up together even faster. If I got too close with people like me it was very bad for us and others, yet if I surrounded myself with only happy healthy people I felt so disconnected from any humans. I think I often felt like I was a tainted ooze that would ruin anyone around me because if they got close and really knew me then they would be touched by all that shit too. Like I am very pleasant in the day to day and that really isolates you into an even worse place when you have no outlet to process what has been done to you. I'm so incredibly thankful someone gave me the chance to get help, and I grieve the many abused and hopeless kids that grew into adults that feel isolated from the concept of humanity. You are accountable for the harm you cause others, and also I deeply pity the child where it started. I'm not religious but sort of the "there but before the grace of god go I" you know when you have a personality disorder from early childhood neglect/abuse... you can realize how insanely lucky you are to have gotten the version with empathy intact.
@Chiefleif91 Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@queenfree85 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!! These are the things ppl who haven't been through it or can't process what trying to recover from going through it will never understand.
@BeanerMan13 Жыл бұрын
The depiction of Yozo smiling on the beach broke my heart. It looks like he's happy because no one wants anything from him because of the state he's in, and that makes him happy, and the fact that he's facing his family makes it so no one would think too hard about it when watching him
@camilab2430 Жыл бұрын
for a moment I felt like he was smiling because on the newspaper there was the death of Dazai, a person who was so similar to him, so the "everything passes" was like Yozo realizing that life will pass too "if he died then so will I" kind of thought
@neaneoneunuo9651 Жыл бұрын
"One must imagine Yozo happy"
@XxRubenYoxX10 ай бұрын
I was sure this was going the body horror rute. I mean with the title and the thumbnail...
@lorizmetalfontrab10 ай бұрын
@@camilab2430 I think it was too far away for him to notice and read it, but that is actually a very interesting interpretation
@lorizmetalfontrab10 ай бұрын
@@neaneoneunuo9651 that would be a herculean job 😅
@yungmonsterxs8929 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a religious person by any measurement; but Wendi saying "if KZbin would rather me make fun of the depression and misery of real world people, then they can take it up with God." is the hardest bar.
@burninghotdogs4876 Жыл бұрын
Shows the good nature of Wendi and that he’s a good person
@TevanBalian Жыл бұрын
Hard agree
@DahliaScope Жыл бұрын
Too bad God isn't real, at least not the way they say it is lmao
@yungmonsterxs8929 Жыл бұрын
@@DahliaScope that's besides the point.
@ronjones-6977 Жыл бұрын
@@DahliaScope Make sure you write a book about your life before you're gone. Enjoy!
@Alternatevil Жыл бұрын
Sad as it is, I don't think this story isn't that uncommon or unfamiliar to those who live like this their whole lives.
@tobias798510 ай бұрын
What does this comment even mean? People who live that life, live like that? Its like you are telling me fish swim.
@alberteinstein88629 ай бұрын
@@tobias7985 You sound like the type of guy who would need that to be said to him
@kishiekiss63072 жыл бұрын
When I received the book, I wanted to savor its contents, so I read even the translator's notes. I will never forget that line "In a superb epilogue the only witness testifies, "He was an angel", and we are suddenly made to realize the incompleteness of Yozo's portrait of himself. In the way most men fail to see their own cruelty, Yozo had not noticed his gentleness and his capacity for love" Dazai himself wrote that epilogue in what I assume to be trying to show how Yozo completely "fooled" the people around him into thinking he is kind, but for the translator of the book to see it as proof of how kind Yozo could be without him knowing........man
@Amish_Avenger2 жыл бұрын
that is a pretty amazing observation from a translator
@TheLoxxxton2 жыл бұрын
Yawn. Awful. Think I'm going to pick the fluff from my navel.
@TFD.aep22 жыл бұрын
@@TheLoxxxton in all honestly who asked fr? Bro just wanna be part of the team
@INFINITY_MUSIC_HUB2 жыл бұрын
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@TheLoxxxton2 жыл бұрын
@@TFD.aep2 yep
@deltaloraine Жыл бұрын
It’s sad because I think if the original author lived in present day, he would’ve become an online horror manga artist and been able to connect with people who relate to his experience. Especially the fear of acceptance and masking around others. Therapy is also more accepted now than in the past, and maybe he could have gotten some real help. He is just as human as everyone else. He just needed help to see it.
@WisdomThumbs Жыл бұрын
Having strong relationships and connections over shared passions doesn’t guarantee things become better. Those do help, but sometimes things break inside, and the fixes don’t “take,” either because the person keeps breaking it or because of a hundred other reasons. Sometimes a person has fellowship, purpose, love, and the admiration they deserve from their efforts... But the break inside them goes unnoticed until it consumes them, despite everything going right. My KZbin avatar is for my little brother. We were the best of friends, and even shared a lucid dream (it happened!) that we both remembered ever after. In the end, everyone was left wondering what more we could’ve done to save Jimmy... But it wasn’t our decision to make. Both he and we faced a problem we didn’t know how to answer, and only through experiencing it could we learn how to face it. “Disqualified From Humanity” perfectly encapsulates the inexorable tide of human tragedy: humans don’t know what’s going on inside other humans, much less inside ourselves, until the consequences have passed. If “Disqualified From Humanity” was never written and passed on, the genres it influenced would be radically different, and a version of the author born into success within those genres might be stricken worse than before. The important thing is that every day brings new and greater understanding to this limited human mind, and self-destruction comes in many forms. Life, the deaths of others, the bonds we form, and the stories we share... Amazing tapestries weave from our sagas and tragedies, and even if we’re left wondering “could anything have fixed this?” the answer is always: *yes, possibly.* And for some, “yes possibly” becomes “yes, [x] saved me.” While for others, their loss inspires millions in their honor. Perhaps my little brother and the original author of “Disqualified From Humanity” might’ve been best friends who kept each other going... But more importantly, their tragic, unnecessary suicides are understood, and that understanding offers a fighting chance to someone else out there. They may not have survived their time as humans, but humanity, if only in small pockets, is now more empathetic and human because of them.
@coyotetime Жыл бұрын
@@WisdomThumbs I'm sorry about your brother. “We are as forlorn as children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours. And if I were to cast myself down before you and weep and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the entrance to Hell.” - franz kafka
@itsLantik Жыл бұрын
@@WisdomThumbs Thank you for saying that, I don't think this comment understands the gravity of some situation. For me, I didn't suffer through any abuse, any trauma. I am financially well off, my family loves me. Yet still on some random day in September of 2020, it felt as I was cursed. No quirky background, no victim story, just pain (and a hell of a lot of it at that). I have gone through the rounds of therapy, with none succeeding, put in the psych ward to no avail, was discovered to be unresponsive to medicine, and now my family has given up, saying that they can't solve my problem, so here I am, replying to a KZbin comment hoping for some level of kinsmanship, someone who perhaps understands what is going on. It's okay if you can't or don't want to help, but if you do I'm all ears.
@WisdomThumbs Жыл бұрын
@@itsLantik I’ll ask some questions first. It’s okay if you don’t know the answers, just cogitating on these will give your brain something to chew on. Did your sensation of being cursed start from physical pains, or from the psychological and emotional trauma of the global response to Covid/interventions? Or was it a combination of both? Perhaps it started well before that, and 2020 was when you became aware because it broke you? How clean and organized is your living space? (unfinished tasks, especially those that pile up clutter, are “weighted” heavily by human minds) Did you have financial stability (through help or yourself) before this started? And how are you doing now? Have you ever had a spiritual aspect in life? Perhaps meditation, philosophy, or going to church with family? Do you have any friendships or friendly acquaintances, even if you’ve not spoken in years? Do you say “I love you” and “thank you,” or does the effort of dredging those out feel too pointless? What are the activities, hobbies, or career paths you valued before September 2020? Do you know of any that you want to value? Being resistant to medication is the best thing that happened to you, BTW. New understandings of psychology and depression show that depression is almost never a simple chemical imbalance. Everyone I’ve ever known to take anti-depressants or anti-anxiety is still depressed and anxious years later, they just struggle to *be aware of it.* Turns out it’s much more important to be emotionally aware and able to process feelings, than it is to be artificially propped up by numbness or chemical euphoria. Reliance on anti-depression meds is a rut from which there is no escape; the only solution is always “more drugs,” because that’s all the vast majority of doctors and psychologists are taught. I spent three years in bed. After Jimmy’s suicide, I kept going strong for awhile, until my step-dad’s grief broke him and he turned to alcoholism. Step-dad accidentally poisoned my dog, then blamed me for “not feeding the dogs” that I fed every day. Then he picked a fistfight with me. I won. The next day we all discovered that a javelina was eating the dogfood, proving I’d been doing my tasks after all. Step-dad broke down and apologized, then spent two years fixing his life and quitting alcohol, but I crumbled. My grandma took me in and gave me space, a ride to counseling, and all the love I needed. More importantly, grandma kept me working on small tasks and chores after the first year. Physical and mental activity and love brought me back... Slowly. It also helped that a lady hired me to illustrate a children’s book based on my brother. Then, even though I still hated life and wanted to die, I recovered just enough to move back in with my mom and step-dad, repaired our bonds through work, and took up art and construction as careers again. The *work* I didn’t feel ready for... But it re-sharpened me. Grandma was recently killed by the shot. No question about that, it gave her myocarditis on injection day, and she died rapidly. I got to be there for her in her final weeks, so she got to see all her efforts pay off. Then she died with shingles growing on her injection site. That was my Thanksgiving this year. I’m not sure if I can help you, but I’ll damn sure try. And we can either talk here, or on Twitter, or on Discord (though KZbin blocks all my external links now, so you’d have to message me on Twitter for a Discord invite).
@itsLantik Жыл бұрын
@liberandum I'll check em out, thanks for the suggestions.
@Stone0162 жыл бұрын
I love how all junji ito stories are the most horrific beyond human understanding things and then there's just that one where there's just a little guy who lives in a chair
@mrpitman24282 жыл бұрын
dude he's inspired
@danielomar97122 жыл бұрын
@@mrpitman2428 Who was the little guy in a chair who inspired him?
@mrpitman24282 жыл бұрын
@@danielomar9712 the dwarf in the flask homunculus ofc
@ls2000762 жыл бұрын
@@danielomar9712 us gamers
@Xbalanque842 жыл бұрын
To be fair, that particular story was written nearly a hundred years ago by one of Japan's great authors, Edogawa Ranpo. Junji Ito just brought it to life in his own special way.
@LeoparDusk10 ай бұрын
This story makes me think of psychopathy. Not the serial-killer type you see in movies, but the real people with the disorder. The fear of people, the lack of connection, the feeling of isolation, the constant mask so people don’t see them as different, the dulled/missing positive emotions, not seeing the point in many societal concepts that seem to grip others so. It’s all there. At the very beginning I thought Yozo might have unknowingly been a different creature, some sort of skinwalker or alien. But as the story progressed and I saw how he navigated this strange world, I realized that this wasn’t true, despite how Yozo might have felt. He was human. He wasn’t alone.
@alu16110 ай бұрын
That‘s what struck me the most reading this story. All of the emotions and feeling he goes through, which he interprets as inhuman, are inherently human. So in the end the thing that was his downfall probably was the most human aspect about him, if that makes sense. If just he had another perspective on his situation (and decent therapy in order to understand his condition) his life could have taken a completely different direction.
@silico403810 ай бұрын
I believe what you just described there actually fits more closely to Schizoid Personality Disorder than psychopathy.
@aaa..............9 ай бұрын
He most likely had at least one personality disorder, not necessarily psychopathic tho. The signs you described align with a lot of different disorders or other mental states actually. I imagine his way of thinking is difficult to grasp or rather relate to, though as an autistic person with anxiety personality disorder and borderline personality disorder I found his perspective very relatable in many aspects. Obviously not that I'd agree on everything with him but he gets those things that mentally stable people don't see or rarely do.
@DianaTaffie7 ай бұрын
I personally see him at least partially through my own lense of autism. For most of my life I never really felt or considered myself human, especially when I was still depressed, back then I designated myself as nothing more than a furniture. Even today, when I'm much better off, I still struggle with humanity, but I know that I am human (or maybe even ironically lore than human), just borked and incomplete. Never meant I had to be a lesser person like this guy, though, but I also can't judge him either, he struggled much more than me with his condition(s), and he probably also kept up with depression for his entire life, unlike me, lucked out of it in time. Either way... I could relate in some ways to him, probably even more than I'd like to admit. I am glad I did not turn out that way, though, as I always wanted to be a good person as I saw myself as a horrible one trying to find "redemption" or something.
@philardo7 ай бұрын
@@silico4038 yeah I think so too I don't ever remember seeing a psychopath particularly crushed, or even bothered by how they are
@williamreely34552 жыл бұрын
After reading NLH: Oh wow, this is extremely depressing. After reading about Osamu's life: Oh. Oh, _shit._
@apollyonnoctis12912 жыл бұрын
As Wendigoon started describing Osamu's life, the realization slowly dawned on me that this was an autobiography. The shock and existential horror I felt as that realization stated settling in was unlike anything I have felt in years, mind you, I had just been in a tornado warning a few hours before I watched this today. And then Wendigoon hit me in the emotional nads with the sledgehammer that was Osamu's later suicide. It takes a lot to actually make me adjectively afraid in a way that sticks. I'm jumpy, but not in the way that I'm afraid for hours afterward. This hurt me and horrified me in a way I'm pretty sure I've never been hurt before.
@tu_nonna_emiliana2 жыл бұрын
@Bully peter considering the content of the video this comment is unironically funny
@roonicous22562 жыл бұрын
Exactly what happened to Me. Read junji ito story first then read the original and then found it about osamu's life and was in a depressed state for like a week
@RotneybotOfficial2 жыл бұрын
@Bully peter SHIVER ME TIMBERS
@GrimgoreIronhide2 жыл бұрын
If you read this as an autobiography then its pretty clearly the story of a spoiled rich child who desended into hedonism and Marxism and then, after thoroughly destroying his own moral sense retroactively rationalized himself as having always been that way and wrote his life as a sob story to try and escape the guilt of his overwhelming failure on every level. What he calls the decisive moment of his life is a profound act of cowardice on his part that he writes off as being somehow not his fault because 'things happen.' When veiwed as an autobiography the question arises, is this a tragic tale of social alienation, or is this a long screed by a good for nothing peice of shit who used his talent as an artist to obscure the fact that he totaly squandered every opportunity he ever had, destroyed his life with hookers and booze and then proceeded to seduce and use a string of young women to support his hedonistic lifestyle before abandoning them or worse.
@gilbeegee53862 жыл бұрын
This was the book that convinced me to go on meds as a teen because I related too much to his emotional state. Rereading it recently and not being able to see myself in Yozo as much as before showed me directly that things can get better, even if they aren’t great now
@gilbeegee53862 жыл бұрын
Also as NLH was sort of an autobiography for Osamu, I wonder if he had SZPD or something similar based on how he describes said feelings. This book feels like my SZPD a lot of the time
@mihailmilev99092 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@mihailmilev99092 жыл бұрын
I'm glad things have gotten better for you if that's what you said
@mihailmilev99092 жыл бұрын
@@gilbeegee5386 what is SZPD? Or what does it stand for?
@raidennaz15902 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're reaching out for help! So sorry that you've went through that
@aquakit.1332 жыл бұрын
Yōzō's conflicts with humanity reminded me of the monster speech L recites in Death Note: "Lying monsters are a real nuisance: They are much more cunning than others. They pose as humans even though they have no understanding of the human heart; they eat even though they've never experienced hunger; they study even though they have no interest in academics; they seek friendship even though they do not know how to love."
@gilly_axolotl2 жыл бұрын
No human is actually a monster though. They're humans. Some that do unforgivable things, but human nonetheless
@aquakit.1332 жыл бұрын
@@gilly_axolotl Have you seen Death Note? L finishes his speech by reiterating that surely a monster like that will eat him, and he knows this best, because he is that monster.
@gilly_axolotl2 жыл бұрын
@@aquakit.133 Ah okay nvm
@Akechifan2 жыл бұрын
@@gilly_axolotl I disagree, some people have done things so heinous that classing them as human feels wrong to me.
@liamstanley55992 жыл бұрын
Great point! I’m glad I saw your comment.
@krissfernandez2244 Жыл бұрын
You know you've seen some shit when this doesn't sound as bad as you thought it'd be. I love the respect and tenderness that you give while talking about the story. Truly a great narration, thank you so much for sharing
@Hey_Cru3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah for sure. Looking through the comments before watching, I thought I was about to go through an existential crisis/breakdown after listening lol. That wasnt the case after the full watch. Still very morbid and depressing indeed.
@OneReallyGrumpyJill2 жыл бұрын
I think one of the things that I absolutely adore about Ito is that he has a lot of empathy: his characters and their emotions always are so real. (it also helps that he is also a talented writer)
@sophiaisabelle0272 жыл бұрын
Osamu Dazai was a phenomenal writer. Much like the character in the book, Dazai went through a lot of pain and depression in his own life. He attempted suicide more than once. After he’d written ‘No Longer Human,’ that’s where it stopped. As it turned out, Dazai was successful in committing suicide, along with a widow whom he had an affair with. ‘No Longer Human’ is a story that I believe a lot of people can relate to. It’s divided into chapters that are referred to as ‘memorandums’ which basically represents every stage of the main character’s personal life, from his childhood all the way to his late 20s. He was addicted to alcohol and found himself spiraling further down until he could no longer ‘swim back’ to the surface. Excellent analysis, Wendigoon. You certainly have great insights.
@INFINITY_MUSIC_HUB2 жыл бұрын
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@snoopcena45942 жыл бұрын
thank you mr amongus
@widjiro2 жыл бұрын
@Eye don't open, adware
@lainiwakura17762 жыл бұрын
@@widjiro No it's not, it's a YT video. Go thumb it down.
@widjiro2 жыл бұрын
@@lainiwakura1776 look at his comments in this channel, he's spamming that link everywhere, and you're just another of his account
@ellbell_88 Жыл бұрын
as if the story wasn’t bad as it is it just HAD to be the life story of the author 💀
@crusty2o662 Жыл бұрын
exactly bro
@Vinzvik Жыл бұрын
You do realize that this book is basically a suicide note, it’s about his own life because he is about to end it. Dude
@YSleepish Жыл бұрын
i dont think a skull emoji fits here
@chrisheartman9263 Жыл бұрын
It was pretty predictable.
@zucchoni5170 Жыл бұрын
It's not all the same. For example, Dazai never raped his wife. The suicides are pretty similar, the things he went through, yes. But Yozo and Dazai are still two different people with similar experiences. Edit to add: Dazai never raped OR watched his wife be raped. I just remembered that Yozo never raped his wife either; he only watched it happen partially.
@mikastarburst Жыл бұрын
I read Osamu Dazai’s book when i was 11 and very suicidal and that book was what made me feel like i wasnt alone and it was such a comfort that i brought it with me everywhere i went and read it probably more than 50 times maybe even more. I still own that exact same copy from years ago and its so filled with my writings from ebery single time i read the book.. now its one of my most precious belongings
@emmaterbocs85414 ай бұрын
hope you're doing better now❤️
@m.c.darwin18974 ай бұрын
11 is wild! Glad it had a positive impact on u tho
@EloiseRaeCullen Жыл бұрын
I find it interesting that the painting Yozo first sees that inspires him is a Van Gogh piece because, while not necessarily wealthy, Van Gogh went through some pretty similar experiences, notably alcohol dependency, spending time in an asylum, and passing before he could see what a great inspiration he was to others, how many others related to him.
@Hamminja Жыл бұрын
Van Gogh was the very opposite type of person as Yozo. Van Gogh was, by all accounts, a very caring man. (In fact, it was the caring letters he sent to Theo, that skyrocketed his fame after death.) He suffered from similar addictions... but the drive towards those addictions were completely different. An apple and a lemon may both be fruit... but they are not really interchangeable. (Also, there is speculation Vincent lied about shooting himself to protect a young man from being charged with his death. But with how far people will go for eyeballs on any platform, news or entertainment, it's still an idea that should be taken with a pinch of salt.)
@iloveyouacetrappola Жыл бұрын
@@Hamminja they said that van gogh and yozo had similar experiences, not that they were similar people
@curtb.55312 жыл бұрын
The feeling of being completely separated and alien to humanity not understanding why people are so cruel or distrustful is a great way to sum up the social life of some autistic people. After you have been betrayed and made fun of behind your back due to your innocence you start to really have a hard time trusting and being around people. That coupled with the depression that is more likely to occur for Autistic people, it really makes sense how some one can become so emotionless and cold. Essentially becoming less than human due to letting the environment around you destroy you.
@ewaberchulska2 жыл бұрын
Fuckkk bro , I always felt alienated and had some of those qualities, yesterday I was diagnosed with aspergers ,granted im high functioning and no one would be able to tell bcs I live normally but I lived my not being qble to understnad sarcasm or always taking what people say at face value and a lottt of isolation ,this book is kidna similar to the alien feeling of litearlly not being able to understand that general wants and desires of humans in general
@MasenVerse2 жыл бұрын
relatable
@Aster_MJ_2 жыл бұрын
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT!! recently I've been really stressed and unable to mask "properly" and I can just tell how different I am from everyone, I'm in an "elite" school so "cringe" things are rarely ever accepted, and I feel how each time I fail to mask, people judge me as less human than them, and I definitely feel very aliented from them constantly. However I definitely relate to this concept of "no longer human" lol
@Xenobork2 жыл бұрын
Every time I read a testimony online about the struggles of autistic people and I relate to 95% of it an angel gets their wings
@Fezzes_Are_Cool2 жыл бұрын
That's basically exactly what I was about to write! I'm autistic too and I can absolutely relate to what you just explained!
@fizzlepoplemonlime56002 жыл бұрын
Relating to Yozo is the scariest part. Feeling some of the same things, not understanding, not connecting like others. Relating to this person and seeing their story go the way it does, feeling like you could be them, is terrifying.
@y1inae1602 жыл бұрын
You are not alone in that impression.
@dat_boii2 жыл бұрын
Watching this video, the most striking thing to me was genuinely how strongly Wendigoon reacted to certain things Yozo felt and did that seemed completely reasonable to me. Maybe a little odd but not so remarkable to provoke such a strong reaction or to conclude that Yozo was a "terrible" person. I feel like I can really understand Yozos perspective & Wendigoons reaction has kinda made me question my own circumstances and perspective.
@nailwind2 жыл бұрын
This whole story is like looking into a mirror. I feel like most schizoids can relate to it extremely well, but my silver-lining is that I'm recovering from the numbness and fear by pursuing the very thing Yozo gave up on.
@Paraselene_Tao2 жыл бұрын
The main feeling I get is that we're all on a spectrum of sorts where one end is someone like Yozo and on the other end is someone like Yoshiko. The truth is that most of us have parts of both of these characters in our personalities. This reminds me a little bit of the Myers-Briggs Indicator, the Big Five personality traits, and many other psychology models.
@cirnobyl48602 жыл бұрын
@@dat_boii One of the darkest parts is seeing wendigoon shocked by in a way, what I thought was normal in some ways.
@JamesBlackman13 Жыл бұрын
I waited an entire year to watch this video due to the warning in the intro. As someone who struggles with suicidal depression (now well-controlled with therapy and medication), I found this story oddly comforting. Weird but I’ll take it. Thanks Wendigoon!
@onyourlawn Жыл бұрын
Me too?? I don't know why I feel comforted. I wouldn't say I have reached anywhere near the level of the author/character, but I feel the echoes of it in me. It feels a little like if you found a warm chair in the backrooms.
@DianaTaffie7 ай бұрын
Because relatable.
@abcdef276692 жыл бұрын
Wendigoon + Junji Ito. It is like having two different paranormal detectives in the same story: A light-hearted one and a cynical one. By the way, Wendigoon's t-shirt reminds me of Ace Ventura.
@ausheshaninda14112 жыл бұрын
goddamn these bots
@Cybo-182 жыл бұрын
Lol the bots came out the woodworks
@Thelizardwizard102 жыл бұрын
Omg yesss+
@sillybeanthing2 жыл бұрын
@You must know that's a real crusty video
@sillybeanthing2 жыл бұрын
@SeenBefore what do you mean finally, it's been happening for months where have you been lol
@prismking3282 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, that reveal that it was based partly off the author’s life was terrifying.
@Snook_YT Жыл бұрын
I’m trying to be like Wendigoon one day! I would appreciate feedback in my vids, thank you if you do! 😁
@PicassoFace Жыл бұрын
Another "that" and I was going to have a seizure thank God
@rice9518 Жыл бұрын
@@PicassoFacethat that that that that that are you having a seizure ?
@marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm Жыл бұрын
@Jo Côté are you mad that there was only 2 thats in that comment? That seems like a you problem and that you should fix it immediately got that?
@MemetastorTheGreat Жыл бұрын
@@PicassoFace that that that that that
@Sky-vf3ji2 жыл бұрын
Junjis own early attempts at comedy and the fact that his first hit is "Tomie" just makes him adapting this almost perfect
@goobadoob2 жыл бұрын
A Shit to Remember is Junji Ito's Magnum Opus
@cherrybramble2 жыл бұрын
@@goobadoob so sad he started making NFTs. we lost a real one that day.
@faehana16382 жыл бұрын
@@cherrybramble I read somewhere that the NFTs are/were done without his consent. He doesn't do much of promoting his stuff or talking online, and he's known to be very environmentalistic
@evansutcliffe10992 жыл бұрын
@@cherrybramble bruh
@izzyxblades2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I had not read this and just watched Wendi explaining it, and the story immediately reminded me of Tomie
@smokeybear15008 ай бұрын
I was today years old when I actually realized that pillow cases have more purposes than to make your pillow pretty
@onegirltwojackets28352 жыл бұрын
An underrated Junji Ito story (forgive me, I forget the name) concerns a man that falls asleep and lives through increasing lengths of time (from whole days to months to years) in his dreams, only to wake up and learn that barely any time has passed. The concept is so simple but so horrible to think about living through. Junji Ito's horror hits home so well because of how inescapable a lot of it is.
@timle88472 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Ito story! It’s called Long Dream
@samuellaging67912 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of that Adventure Time episode where Finn went to a pillow dimension, lived through his life there and have a family until he dies old, only to get back to reality where barely any time has passed and Finn doesn't even remember what happened.
@mistyxwyx12 жыл бұрын
Long Dream is so scary one of my favorites!
@mr420quickscops22 жыл бұрын
I thought everyone's dreams were like that? I swear I can go weeks even in my dreams but it's all skippy
@anthexium2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was one of Ito's most popular works, though? Pedantism aside it is probably my favorite concept he's had for a story
@cactus4president2 жыл бұрын
You don't write scripts? Are you serious?? All of these videos are a testament to your storytelling abilities and charisma. It's no wonder your popularity exploded as quickly as it has, and it doesn't seem like it's slowing down!
@Necromancer02252 жыл бұрын
Ikr that's crazy, he sometimes shows his notebook where he write his notes for the vid and they're like only half a page or so compared to his hour long videos
@TheRoachmellow2 жыл бұрын
Roachdogg jr lives on
@SplosionMovies2 жыл бұрын
Surprised da roach dogg jr is a based wendigoon enjoyer but it runs
@MrShweinhund2 жыл бұрын
preach
@BoondoggleMyCognle2 жыл бұрын
I'm unconvinced by that I guarantee he has some sort of notes. with all those jump cuts there's no way he's not looking at something
@Skeletonoffunn2 жыл бұрын
Time to show Wendigoon Goodnight PunPun since he's taking on such lighthearted and wholesome reading
@doona74002 жыл бұрын
Are we witnessing wendigoon’s despair arc??
@KiIIua_2 жыл бұрын
Oh god. I'm liking this so he sees it and gives that a read. Either that or 177013 LOL
@incidentlyaniguana21932 жыл бұрын
That's probably the story that has affected me the most.
@gimmeyourankles2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, i don't think so. He already thought this was too depressing... also for the people who didn't read oyasumi punpun, please be aware that this manga is pure trauma :-)
@papamilfz15652 жыл бұрын
Honestly he probably won’t even be phased after seeing what’s on that disturbing films iceberg 😬😬😬
@airget Жыл бұрын
It is sad that those with unique voices tend to be faced with demons they can't overcome. That he was able to write a story from the heart with it being released to the masses. That genuine voice that many could prolly relate to which sadly might of made the author realize that he is more similar to others than he thinks. That moment when he starts drinking to numb the pain is no different from what most humans do, it's just the way he copes with the situations around him that make him feel different. When in reality he's just the same as anyone else, he does have emotions, he cares enough to not want to disappoint people but in his mind he thinks it's the fear of what they would do. He clearly had emotion because his inability to follow his path lead him down a darker path where he decided to numb him mind with alcohol. It's one of those stories that makes you think and reflect on your own life because there can be aspect of oneself that makes them feel alienated from those around them, but in reality there are bits and pieces of how a person act that are very relatable. It's that relatable aspect that can help some realize that even if they might feel different from others, not only can be it be further from the truth, but that there are also plenty of people that might think the way they do.
@raymond-reviews2 жыл бұрын
“Hello Everybody, Today we’re going to be sad.” - Wendigoon I appreciate your honesty & bluntness.
@vincentbardai10962 жыл бұрын
Me waking up in the morning lmao
@DrDingsGaster2 жыл бұрын
@@vincentbardai1096 Lmao, that was me today xD
@SexyTCAPdecoy4Hansen2 жыл бұрын
Ty we
@drgreen80302 жыл бұрын
No longer human was the first Japanese story I’ve ever read. Dazai put so much of himself into this book, and I think it breaks my heart to think someone could hold that in themselves. What’s worse I feel a lot if his anxiety and depression really resonated with me in a way other stories on the same topic never did. It’s like others are writing about something and Dazai is writing using that thing
@spacecowboy14382 жыл бұрын
That is one of the most convincing book reviews I've ever seen. While the subject matter and style are not something I am interested in, the thought of learning more about the human condition is undeniable.
@cheesusabidas772 жыл бұрын
@im sacred * dеаth thrеat *
@jerryseinfeld67672 жыл бұрын
Bro get over yourself
@ninz_02 жыл бұрын
@@jerryseinfeld6767 bad bait
@elfinshell47582 жыл бұрын
@@jerryseinfeld6767 ratio
@StuffedPillows2 жыл бұрын
As soon as Yozo began describing how he viewed other people and the world my chest began to ache. There is a special kind of grief in knowing there have always been people who are different from what is considered “normal” who didn’t have the resources or support to help them or even understand that there is nothing wrong with them. The culture surrounding neurodivergence has come a long way and it hurts me to hear the stories of people who could have had a chance at a better life if only people knew then what we know now. Another comment summed it up really well. “It is a privilege to know”
@insanity-vr6vu2 жыл бұрын
Yozo is not a good person or even someone that seems like a person, he's more like a beautiful parasite. Something that leaches from us and thinks it's acceptable. I suppose I've never had enough empathy for such kinds of evil.
@mihailmilev99092 жыл бұрын
I thought the same at some point between the beginning and middle of the story
@mihailmilev99092 жыл бұрын
Who is that in ur pfp
@shadowdroid7762 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you mean mental illness as a whole or specifically autism (I see ND used in different manners), so this is based off of if you meant it for the latter. I'm unsure if he was on the spectrum or anything like that, I think he just had a very specific form of antisocial traits. He had emotions, but they were very muted and dull, he mainly felt the more negative ones compared to the positive, and forced positive expressions to please others. He didn't relate to or understand people, so he had no empathy. He had delusions about what people were like (absolutely due to trauma), and he feared what would happen if he said no to someone. I think this story isn't about the spectrum, I think it's a very realistic and excellent look into what someone without empathy can go through. It's crippling and lonely, their experiences shaping how they handle it. He also absolutely was depressed, so that added onto the hollow feeling he had.
@omgbuffy22762 жыл бұрын
I recognize myself in this story and am autistic.
@Bealzebub.7 ай бұрын
I kinda relate. I'm autistic and struggle a lot with derealization and depersonlization, i don't fully see myself as a person i don't feel human and i never have. People fucking terrify me i have never understood why people hurt other people for seemingly no reason or how others don't seem to care about how others feel, i am a people pleaser by nature hurting people ia something that i am terrified of doing (like there's this dude that, my mum says probably just wants a friend, messages me a lot i don't like talking to him but i continue to because i don't want to hurt him). I mask so much that i don't know who i truely am. A lot of things around me have a purpose but art doesn't and that means i don't need to, thats what i think yozo sees in art as well as the fact he can express the way he sees the world and i relate to that.
@Midnightwolf722 жыл бұрын
With the knowledge that the author was using Yozo as a voice for his own perceptions of himself and how he experienced the world (perhaps not to the greatest accuracy but still enough to express how he feels) is really interesting when you examine the prologue as the author looks at this characters 3 pictures. The disgust and horror he feels for "Yozo" as he examines these pictures, someone who could almost be human but isn't, is an insightful yet incredibly saddening idea of how the author might have seen himself and his life. Someone who he himself couldn't recognise.
@Everettalla2 жыл бұрын
I REALLY relate to the author then. I feel like everyone secretly feels like I’m an awful person (even though I’m not) despite hiding behind charm similarly to Yozo. I cant keep living this way. I hate how I’m perceived, but I don’t even know if I’m right about what they think.
@henotic.essence2 жыл бұрын
@@Everettalla hey there, I know I'm just a stranger but I wanted to let you know that you're definitely not alone when you feel that way about yourself. Many of us grew up being criticized unreasonably, not trusting our feelings or our own memories as history would be re-written by people we thought we could trust. I hope you can understand that it's by no inherent flaw within you that you feel this way. I pray we can achieve self-knowledge and self-assurance in this lifetime, and I have hope that it can be done 🙏❤️
@BlackMoonHowls2 жыл бұрын
@@henotic.essence Many of us act like those humans just to keep up appearances so they do not question the rest of us hiding from the real monsters out there. They see those portraits as "normal" while we see them as distorted and wicked. "Hell is other people."
@josephleebob38282 жыл бұрын
cringe pfp
@TheChrisOfManyHats2 жыл бұрын
When I heard Yozo's method of dealing with people was clowning, I froze up. That's EXACTLY the mentality I had back in high-school and somewhat even today. My thought was to appear as goofy and harmless as possible so that nobody saw me as a threat and would possibly attack me. Nowadays, thankfully, I have a great group of friends and a family that I love dearly and they love me back. I only wish that I could've met Yozo. Or rather, I wish I could've met Osamu. I think we would've been great friends. 🥲
@Kuhmodo2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned that about saying goofy stuff like "unalive" or something else. In social media's effort to dodge words like this they don't realize they actually undermine the truth that needs to be told about people's stories. Trying to "brighten up" subjects like this just makes it sound more of a mockery. TOS on these sites need to be called out!
@lucalinadreemur94482 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of George Carlon's bit on soft language
@DeapSeaCowboy2 жыл бұрын
I think in some cases saying stuff like unalive is so you don’t get your video taken down because KZbin is weird noadays
@DeapSeaCowboy2 жыл бұрын
I do agree with you but not all of it is just to lighten up for lighting ups sake
@Kuhmodo2 жыл бұрын
@@DeapSeaCowboy it's 100% because of that. I remember Aba and Preach saying they just censor things randomly because YT doesn't give clear does and don'ts so just to make sure they stay in the safe zone sometimes they go overboard with censorship on their channel.
@no_peace2 жыл бұрын
people literally can't talk about their lives, needs, experiences etc on social media without replacing words. they will delete all of it, you will get kicked out of communities for putting the community at risk, venues for discussion and resources get taken down it is entirely because of platform cnsrshp, it's not joking even if sometimes it's funny. i can't even say the names of some of my health conditions online because they are also used as insults. my comments get taken down if i talk about my life. I've had things taken down for saying my other comments were d leeted.
@Nathan_p682 жыл бұрын
Funny how in the end, Yozo was more human than he or any of us thought, the caution and worry in every thought. He was scared of being figured out just how human he was, why he put on a mask, like every other human, not realizing how normal it was.
@karin1636 Жыл бұрын
Fucking hell. It really took me a youtube comment to realise that? What the hell will i do with myself now?
@karin1636 Жыл бұрын
(i relate to his character a lot)
@DreamskyDance Жыл бұрын
@@karin1636 I mean, keep puting on masks, craft them meticilously, make them the best masks world has ever seen. You know You, deep inside...thats all that matters. And with the outside, its all a game of masks in the end so excel at it.
@nana-pf4xf Жыл бұрын
@@DreamskyDance when i read this book i do understand his actions to some extent except the dark parts where he watched his own wife getting violated infront of him etc.. reading that book made me realize that we all put on a mask everyday and its honestly tiring
@PicassoFace Жыл бұрын
He is actually the only human among apes
@GuessMonster-SP Жыл бұрын
Osamu Dazai has one of the most tragic yet relatable stories ever. I think his work should be mandatory reading for highschool seniors or young college students. I truly believe it will help so many of the young generation of today that is constantly bombarded with information both good and bad.
@user-pi3hd2bt3f11 ай бұрын
I personally think this story glorifies suicide The whole "tortured genius" someone who is so detached from the rest of the world because of his genius the only way to happiness they see is death. That can very easily turn into another reason why someone might find to kill themselves Also, the idea that you can be a shitty person and hurt people and it's okay because you didn't "mean to hurt them" that's all over this book is just shocking and disturbing. If, and that's a big if this book were to become mandatory in schools, it should also be mandatory that anyone who relates to the main character get therapy as soon as possible.
@GuessMonster-SP11 ай бұрын
@@user-pi3hd2bt3f the ignorant person has revealed themselves. No one is implying that dazai was some sort of tortured genius. The entire reason the work is praised is because it a first hand account of the mental state of someone right before their suicide. It provides a window into the mental hoops people jump through to end up at the worst conclusion. It is a work that is celebrated because it is a very singular and unique work. You can find 1000s of cookbooks, 1000s of self help books, but how many books do you read that provide insight into a suicidal person with a first hand account? We are all humans at the end of the day and life is a series of moments of suffering and happiness, we would do well to learn from a man like Osamu Dazai so we do not fall into the same traps he did.
@laststrike441111 ай бұрын
@@GuessMonster-SPThey were talking of the text itself, not the commenters. As for singular work... Is it?
@Jiub_SN7 ай бұрын
@@user-pi3hd2bt3fit isn't that it's ok, you missed the point entirely, have you even read the book? Or do you only know the story from this video
@tudornicolae95222 жыл бұрын
"He was a good boy, an angel" There is a line somewhere in the book that is talking about how two people can consider themselves "bosom friends" for years, but they can never come to truly understanding one another, to the extent that they can be completely mistaken about their friend's personality and instead only knowing them by the front they put up. This is very applicable in the case of Yozo, who always hid behind the mask of the clown in order to mislead people and not let them in. The author continues that, in spite of this fact, if one of these friends were to die, the other would nevertheless mourn their friend's passing. However, considering Yozo is most likely Osamu Dazai's self insert... I think the final line ties into this and refers to how people would mourn Dazai's death, even though they never really understood him nor knew how wretched he considered himself to be.
@mynamesnotrick66322 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t help but feel the same reading the line having never read the book, the feeling that the tragedy of his death is underscored by still being misunderstood and mistaken for something he’s not.
@singingtinydeskengineer2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you decided to cover this book + the Junji Ito adaptation. I have autism, but was living with it undiagnosed for most of my adult life and I couldn't figure out why I always felt like some kind of shapeshifter who was only pretending to be "human," who would never truly connect with anyone unless he was pretending to be something else. So when I read this book, it was like a punch in the gut. It really captured "the fear of being known" in a way I had never felt before. The constant dishonesty, the clinging to a random person because you feel they "understand" you for reasons you don't even know, the loneliness no matter how many people are in your life, the inability to put your feelings into words, the horror when someone "sees" you for what you really are. I remember reading the line "the front door of another person's house terrified me more than the gates of Hell." It still saddens me that Osamu Dazai died feeling that way. Finding out what was wrong with me opened the door to finding other people like me and "feeling human." I had learned about the term "masking," and it honestly changed so much. If he was only born in a better time and place.
@louramsey82792 жыл бұрын
oh my god, im also autistic and when he was describing yozo’s childhood i started freaking out a little cuz THAT WAS ME!!!! i recognize all of those thought patterns and know those feelings, and now im kinda getting whiplash cuz you perfectly encapsulated the experience i wanted to share and comment myself…. being known and seen is fucking freaky but im getting to the point where i know that vulnerability is worth it
@AshChiCupcak2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking he sounded like he might be autistic because I resonated with his words well too. Really explains that isolating feeling you get of feeling like an alien from another planet. I don't know if he is, I don't wanna diagnose anyone but we definitely had similar mental thought patterns.
@lalas1812 жыл бұрын
For real, though! When Yozo's childhood was being described, for a good chunk of it I just kinda went back and forth between thinking "wait, I'm not supposed to relate to this, oh no" and "but doesn't _everyone_ do that???" "Clowning" is legitimately just masking, and now I'm probably going to be a little more wary of trying to explain what masking is to people. I'm glad I do have something to use to explain it now, but it'll probably concern people that said thing is No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. Even if the person I'm talking to doesn't know anything about the book, the title alone will probably make them fear for my safety.
@chaoskat94982 жыл бұрын
YOOO I just made a comment like this I'm glad I'm not the only one who related due to autism
@malicetosociety2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you shared your story. Is it really that bad to have autism or is this just your personal experience? I'm someone who doesn't have it, but I also felt like this for most of my life. They always had to be hidden. My personality, world views, opinions, thoughts, etc. There are people with and without mental health issues who can feel this way. But then again, is all of this a mental illness or does it just show in what kind of world we live in and how much we lie to ourselves. I would appreciate If you could share more.
@Broeckchen Жыл бұрын
I feel like the conversation between Osamu and Yozo is actually Ito reaching out to Osamu through time, telling him "I understand. It's okay. I know it, too."
@Hexenmeister999 Жыл бұрын
Only a wolf recognizes another wolf.
@Anele1097 Жыл бұрын
@@Hexenmeister999 Im pretty sure I can recognize a wolf👀
@Jiub_SN7 ай бұрын
@@Hexenmeister999I mean I feel like anyone can recognize a wolf
@xavierwedel4691 Жыл бұрын
I found that as an autisic person with a bunch of issues... this story is uncanny. Whenever there's characters that hit this close to home, it chills me. All the hypocrisy, all of the self-victimisation, all of the disconnection. It feels too real. The worst part is that I'm able to see this and identify things that are wrong with me, but I can't fix them. I can't name how many times I've kind of gotten into a natural flow of a friendship, then I remind myself that "hm, maybe you're getting too close". Then either I completely or partially detach myself from that person/those people. I can't name the amount of times where I get these emotions not because of what's going on, but because I know that I'm supposed to feel something and I'm not. Then there's the fact that I got into a relationship with somebody that I didn't love. I didn't do it out of any attraction or love, I did it out of a selfish need of validation. I asked her out to see if she would validate my desire for belonging. I did it, and I stayed because of some odd circumstances. So now I'm kind of stuck in a relationship with somebody I don't love, but I justify to myself that it was good because she deserved a relationship since she was loyal to me for so long and was different from the others. I'm a thing that loves attention, but only sometimes. I'm a thing that longs for connection and intimacy, but is scared of it. I'm a thing that wants all of the validation, but none of the attention. I know I need help, but can't bring myself to helping myself. I'm a walking contradiction and can't uncontradict myself. I'm probably going to implode at some point. The difference between me and so many others is that I refuse to commit suicide, I can't do it. I'm bound to this earth until it finally kills me. God help me.
@braydenbro9247 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, just want throw out some thoughts to you. First, you can fix the things you don't like, but its hard, like really hard. Changing how you think and react starts with how you act, fake it long enough and eventually it becomes real. Like how if you train like a gym rat, eventually you become one. Second, don't stay in a relationship out of a sense of duty, or anything that isn't love. It only hurts worse in the long run, you have to live truthfully or it will come out eventually. Tell her, have an honest to God conversation about everything. Final note, being a walking contradiction is just being human. Even in the Bible, David was called a man after God's own heart, but he had a man killed so he could sleep with that guy's wife. Point is, God loves him anyway, despite the fact that we choose to engage in literally everything that is the opposite of Him, He loves us. Idk if you're religious at all, but I believe God loves you, He has a plan for you and that plan is not suicide, its not to prolongue your suffering, it is a plan that leads to prosperity and joy. I'm praying for you man, I love you as a person and want nothing but the best for you. Good luck with life, and don't let yourself get too beaten down.
@xavierwedel4691 Жыл бұрын
@@braydenbro9247 Thanks for the support, I have to say that I have my moments of crushing hopelessness, but they usually slip away after not too long. Right now I'm doing better than I was when I commented this, but that's just the way it goes. About religion, I'm not too sure what to think tbh... When I was younger I was an atheist, but I've found my way into something resembling agnostotheism. What I will say is that faith in god couldn't save my father.
@xavierwedel4691 Жыл бұрын
Another thing is that I have a plan to prolong the relationship until I'm out of school, than I'll say my goodbyes and be gone. So one more year until I'm free, patience is one of man's greatest virtues.
@narcissistsanonymous3904 Жыл бұрын
people like you and me are made to believe that we are only needed to convince polite society that there is someone they are better than. Do not allow them to kill the life inside you, they are not worth it. They will tell you that you are broken and wrong while mistreating and abusing each other. Learn to laugh in the absurdity of human civilization. Accept that laws and history books and lessons in school are written by big children with superiority complexes so great that they must subject all of society to their values at the expense of compassion and empathy. We are not like them, but we are not beneath them, no matter how badly they need it to be true. There is hope for all of us if we can break through all of the lies.
@xavierwedel4691 Жыл бұрын
@@narcissistsanonymous3904 That's the problem, it's too late. They tried to kill the life in me and I was an accomplice. I took what they wanted to do and applied it to myself in the thought that I'd finally find acceptance. Now I'm just nothing but a spectre. A spectre of the world and of what I once was.
@jacobpresley71122 жыл бұрын
This is my personal favorite book. The prose always felt like you were being dragged through the authors depression
@juannaym84882 жыл бұрын
For fucks sake can these stupid fucking bots stop
@Pfuhler4552 жыл бұрын
ME too, been my fav for years I'll never get over it haha.
@cingolan2 жыл бұрын
its also my favorite book
@bigmaxmer15562 жыл бұрын
@Anti Bot Police damn u bots already learning to fake being on the side of humans this sh crazy nawww 👽
@deadcatisbad26732 жыл бұрын
@@juannaym8488 I'm counting the days until youtube gets their shit together and actually makes attempts to squash these pests
@kaialexander68062 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your commitment to telling this kind of story openly and honestly. As a survivor of CSA and domestic abuse, as well as someone who has suffered with stuff like self-violence and suicidal urges, I genuinely despise the way we've started to say "unalive" or "disconnect from server" or "s*icide" because all it does is make it harder for survivors like myself to be open and talk about what we've been through. Censoring the words we need to use to discuss it is just another way of silencing us. Yeah, they're ugly words and ugly topics, but they don't get any prettier when you sweep them under the rug and they certainly don't go away. Edit: I am aware that the censoring is because of advertiser's. I'm not trying to criticise individuals who do this, I'm criticising the system that has caused us to have to do it. But at the same time, if we do just comply with it, then nothing is going to change ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@tidepodpadthai26332 жыл бұрын
i feel like a lot of the censoring is just because youtube tries to remove the voices of people who are open about this stuff, so the issue mainly lies with them trying to keep things "advertiser friendly"
@DrDingsGaster2 жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree.
@eckitronix2 жыл бұрын
Fearing terminology is a foolish thing in and of itself. I'm glad you made it through, and I hope that someday the internet can get over treating it like a joke.
@kinnoyu84482 жыл бұрын
While I agree that it really takes away from the seriousness of the issue, the reason people use those terms, especially youtubers, isn't to make light of it but to prevent themselves from being demonitized/ have their videos taken down. Wendigoon talked about how his first video on the Mandela catalogue was heavily restricted/demonitized due to "self harm" but the human reviewer realized that self harm due to demons within a fictional world isn't _actually_ self harm. I do wish it wasn't such a taboo topic. I struggle to talk about my suicidal thoughts even with my therapist because I've been involuntarily hospitalized before. It's difficult to even _say_ the word. So yeah it's annoying, but it's understandable
@queenthot14382 жыл бұрын
i’m sorry if this is inappropriate, but what is CSA?/gen and as someone that has had severe depression and anxiety and struggled with suicidal thoughts and self-harm since i was young, people acting like suicide is a swear word drives me crazy. the stigma around mental health only makes people scared of seeking help and that they’re insane or crazy for completely natural illnesses. i’ve always refused to censor words like suicide or self-harm because it only enforced the stigma around mental health issues. i’d rather my comment or post be deleted than act like these topics are inappropriate or strange. scientists say everyone will experience mental health issues at least once in their life, so i absolutely despise the entire romanticization and censoring of it. this comment was mostly a rant, sorry if it’s confusing or whatever.
@fishbroccoli692 жыл бұрын
dude… the realization that yozo IS osamu puts chills down my spine. this story is a ghost story in every term, it is possessed. with such passion that is put into its words as in this case, there is like a whisper of the man who wrote it that speaks. it’s terrifying. it makes me worry about my father. i’ve never thought too much about alcoholism, it was just a part of my life. he doesn’t drink anymore, he attends aa, but god… is that what he felt, and what drove him to drink so much? my father’s a very happy man now, but it still makes me worry about him.
@henotic.essence2 жыл бұрын
Your father did a good job with you if you find so much empathy in your heart to think of him like this, even though alcoholism hurts everyone in proximity. ❤️🙏 I hope your father keeps on keeping on, and you find peace with him ❤️
@bruhistantv98062 жыл бұрын
"I think the point is that *everyone* is Yozo THOUGH."
@SamAlexKelly2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have been an alcoholic and benzo addict, now I am on heroin and methadone, whatever it is it must be something to escape the feelings and the overwhelming boredom of the ordinary life that other mortals do not feel.
@Rickuo2 жыл бұрын
@@SamAlexKelly Very worrying, Mr. Holmes
@SamAlexKelly2 жыл бұрын
@@Rickuo Why would you think that? I love who I am, no matter the demons, all that pain just made me the man I am today. As I said, no matter the demons, I love my life, I have a few thinks I might wanna heal from, but, in the end, I wouldn' change me life or who I am for nothing.
@DanielWestby-vm6sj Жыл бұрын
Let me start by saying this: I am a survivor of child abuse and neglect. I survived nearly 12 years of this, and then moved in with someone who is emotionally unavailable and manipulative. Quite literally everyone I have ever known has either left or has betrayed me in one way or another. This story hit hard for me, but for different reasons. After going through so much, including being unable to form a relationship (at all, really) with my girlfriend, losing any sort of dreams or plans for a future that I don't care about, this story really feels like a slightly exaggerated version of my own story as it unravels. And I think that's the true importance of this story, shedding light on things that most don't really talk about, and bringing to light the reality of what life becomes. As well as the one thing that I think many survivors of abuse comes to feel: the need for simple, honest loneliness. To be allowed to just be, to exist and be left alone, where no one is going to attack you and hurt you. I think that's why the epilogue stated: "It was his father's fault." Maybe that's a hint to a very different story than what is being immediately told. Or, maybe I'm drawing way too many conclusions about a book I've never read. However, definitely going on my wishlist for later! :)
@LostArchivist5 ай бұрын
Stories have definite meanings, but they are not like Mathematics. They are a hyperobject, the full extension of their meaning is deeper than we can see at any given moment. They are islands of humanity where one soul shares a part of itself and another looks and without the pressure of the first looking at them, explores the gift a fragment of the author's soul shared. What I am saying is that, stories are human. Or maybe, they are reflections of us, of life, of one or some of us and all of us. I hope I can give you at least something helpful for your journey. I can not know your pain, but I pray you can be familiar friends with hope. God bless you. Amen.
@BathingInAcheron2 жыл бұрын
I genuinely could not help but break down into tears at certain parts of this story. As a child, I was diagnosed with social communications disorder, and Yozo's/Osamu's behavior and world view sounds A LOT like undiagnosed and untreated social communications disorder. I never developed the manipulative tendencies and numerous other flaws he displays in Yozo's character, but it's still surreal to go though his story. I kept asking myself "Had I not got psychiatric help at the young age that I did, would I have turned out like this? Could this terrible husk of a person have been me?" And it's terrifying to think about.
@derpkipper2 жыл бұрын
It sounds a bit more like antisocial personality disorder, that is what Yozo goes through
@llcdrdndgrbd2 жыл бұрын
I think it's not even only the lack of psychiatric help that hurts him but the lack of affection from a young age and the abuse he suffers.
@collinoswald29162 жыл бұрын
This was my thought, as well, though to me it sounded like autism and depression. It was definitely a deep feeling of "there but for the grace of god", either way, though. Very tragically relatable in a lot of ways.
@ivy74172 жыл бұрын
Same here. Meds and behavioral therapy have been a staple of my life since I was 5. I can't imagine what I would have become without that.
@alexbaughman9404 Жыл бұрын
"Art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed" is something I've heard (not sure where). I haven't had nearly as hard a life as anyone involved in this, but there are parts I relate to. The fear of connection and not understanding why people do certain things, as well as the fear of what someone would do when they don't get what they want. The feelings of boredom and detachment, and the idea that time just passes neither happy or unhappy; they're putting feelings into words that I haven't seen described so well before.
@baileyellison642 Жыл бұрын
I love that quote. I don’t know where it’s from either but I bought it on a shirt at a pride festival (where I first heard it) and I’ve worn that shirt so many times with relevance in the past 4 years I’ve had it. I really feel the message every time I wear that shirt
@thevoicesaregettinglouder16 Жыл бұрын
I just like to make art that either confuses or terrifies the hell out of anyone I share it with Because it’s funny
@hrg565 Жыл бұрын
Bansky is the one whom said it
@forestrees2000 Жыл бұрын
aw man, as wendigoon slowly revealed that the story was based off the authors life i felt a pit form in my stomach. like he did plenty of inexcusable things but god what a tragic life
@christmasdespacito2505 Жыл бұрын
time stamp??
@kingkitryne Жыл бұрын
same here. my heart just hurt when he said that. god, that just hurt me in a way i cant describe
@christmasdespacito2505 Жыл бұрын
i found it like 4 minutes later btw
@LL-tr5et Жыл бұрын
@@christmasdespacito2505and didnt share it?
@elfenlied_girl12389 ай бұрын
Did anyone else get this book by accident? I was gifted this for Christmas cause my cousins thought it was a bungou stray dogs book until I had to explain to her that the characters were based on real people and that she got me a book by the real person but that I still appreciated the sentiment, I will forever hold this book to my heart
@andrewcatalina1499 Жыл бұрын
I’d honestly love to see you do a breakdown of more of Junji Ito’s works on your channel! Uzumaki, Tomie, even some of his short stories and their themes would make for some great analysis by you! It’s a perfect use of the fear of the unknown, and Ito himself even cites Lovecraft as one of his biggest influences. I think he even did a portrait of Lovecraft in his style, too.
@RamnaViaz Жыл бұрын
Depression is not the lack of happiness, it is the lack of everything, the lack of sadness, the lack of fear, even the lack of pain; it is truly the worst thing to be.
@Thegreatesttoneverlive9 ай бұрын
Worse than being paralyzed?
@YoungAsznee8 ай бұрын
@@ThegreatesttoneverliveIt's basically paralyzing your will to do anything. Numbing your brain to a point that you can call yourself brain-paralyzed. There are stages of depression though.
@jamesbaker31538 ай бұрын
Thats insanely simplistic to the point of being comical.
@supermexicanroboninja31168 ай бұрын
A complete loss of all emotion is apathy, not depression. Depression is a loss of mental vitality, and can have a person feeling apathetic, but it's not exclusively apathy.
@mostlyjovial61778 ай бұрын
That’s Apathy. Depression is a soul crushing weight of experiences.
@supimbob12 Жыл бұрын
Not having read the book, I think a really important dynamic at play here is how people view themselves. Knowing that this is the author's story of his life, it completely changes the character of Yozo for me. There's a really good line in an episode of Bojack Horseman, specifically in an episode built around exploring the internal monologue of people who hate themselves, where Bojack says that he's reluctant to let his daughter know him, because he's afraid he'll "Bojack things up". Mr Peanutbutter, a caricature of dumb positivity, says "Bojack things up? what, you'll show up and be the life of the party? And then share a laugh with your good friend Mr PeanutButter?" and the show kind of plays it off as a dumb joke, but I think there's a lot there. They're both wrong about who Bojack is, they both aren't seeing the whole picture, Bojack focuses too heavily on the guilt and trauma and regrets that haunt him, and Mr PeanutButter is completely oblivious to those things and just loves him. But importantly, the real Bojack is somebody in-between those two portrayals, and they're both equally far off in their portrayal of him. Later in the show, we see Bojack drunkenly rant about events from earlier in the show, and he really lets his guilt distort how he remembers those events. Even if deep down he knows it's a dishonest retelling of those events, it's an honest reflection of how he feels about it. Knowing that Yozo is a self insert for the author, Yozo is no longer a character that the author can actually understand. Yozo is not the author, Yozo is the distortion of all the guilt and regrets that the author has harbored through life. Of course you're supposed to not like him, because the author doesn't like him. Yozo is no longer a character in the story, he's an unreliable narrator, pouring out the guilt and self hatred that he'd harbored his whole life.
@vexcine Жыл бұрын
This is actually a really good comment I'm surprised it didn't get more traction.
@meaniezucchini5216 Жыл бұрын
This is a great comment. I hope I remember it when I get around to reading the book.
@amandajohnston2683 Жыл бұрын
best comment
@arareanddifferenttune3130 Жыл бұрын
Such a good show
@badumtiss5288 Жыл бұрын
I Love Bojack Horseman
@ArcaneStrain Жыл бұрын
As someone who’s dealt with increasingly severe depression my entire life (currently 31) I relate to this story a lot. I’ve always felt a massive disconnect between myself and others, like I’m an alien in a person suit, or like there’s a thick pane of glass between me and the rest of humanity.
@lifeinanutshell7147 Жыл бұрын
@dookiefingers8436Why do you think this kind of comment is gonna help anyone with depression? You are a patronizing disgrace to anyone who has to deal with you and your condescension.
@chrlii3 Жыл бұрын
@dookiefingers8436man i wasn't a fan of the initaial comment but this is quite rude. op could have been just wanting to tell wendigoon (who looks at his comments) that he helped them discover something they can relate to. chill your tits and take a minute to go to a coffee shop and appreciate the world around you instead of being a miserable ass
@wiggleysniff6645 Жыл бұрын
That is dissociation. And it's getting worse bc you haven't been able to process the feelings in your subconscious.. that shit is going to continue to fester and get worse unless you do something about it. whether it's from trauma or something else.. talk therapy, emdr, psychotherapy, emotionally based therapy, etc, are all good avenues to go to when dealing with severe dissociation/depression. Don't just go for basic therapy bc most of the time, they don't really help people dealing with trauma/dissociation.
@wiggleysniff6645 Жыл бұрын
@dookiefingers8436damn bro, is that how your parents taught you how to deal with your emotions? Good luck with all of your emotional baggage turning into cancer when you're older bc you downplayed any trauma you had and never processed it.
@arareanddifferenttune3130 Жыл бұрын
@@wiggleysniff6645I think I needed to see this comment. I feel like what that person is saying and I’ve been to therapy many times, and it’s just been talk therapy and I’ve hated it and come to the conclusion it won’t work for me and it’s a bunch of bullshit. But that can’t be true. There has to be a way out of this.❤
@Dog676213 ай бұрын
What’s ironic about all this is despite the fact that Yozo is terrified of people and their emotions, and finds it pointless how people care about anything at all, and “only do things to serve themselves.” He himself, is exactly like them. He isn’t an “empty” shell he isn’t “not human.” His desire not to get close to anyone and his fear OF humans, is a sign of humanity itself. Despite the fact that he finds it pointless to “care” about anything at all, he himself carss about people finding out about him not being normal, he fears it. So technically, he is human. It’s like the saying, “I think, therefore I am.” He has fears, he has desires, which is exactly what makes people human. People also put on a facade to hide their true thoughts, and mentalities. Why? Because their fear of others finding out who they truly are. Which is what makes it funny how he finds emotions terrifying, yet he himself experiences such as intense fear for human connection.
@reptarien Жыл бұрын
Honestly, this is just a great example at how shit we have been at understanding mental illness and helping people with them sometimes. This guy went his entire life not being truly cared for, for any amount of reasons. Society had a gorilla grip on him that killed him. The kid needed help, and since the man never got it, he did many terrible things. Maybe he could have been an angel.
@michaeltreu4152 Жыл бұрын
Yeah he was so close to being an anglel as he watched his wife get raaped.
@johnsmoak8237 Жыл бұрын
His writing admits that he still recognized within himself a shred of innocence. The walls of guilt may kill many, but each foundation is innocence.
@justsomerandomname2067 Жыл бұрын
Tbh we are still really shit at understanding mental illness. Like, depression, the most common mental illness, and we still have no idea what causes it, and potentially even worse, we still have no idea why antidepressants work. Like, sure, we are improving, but our understanding of mental illness is less than rudimentary still.
@HungPham-qq6me Жыл бұрын
This is specific to Japanese society in general. Just to throw this out.
@endlesssorrowfb700 Жыл бұрын
@liberandum Sometimes, the "help" people get is not the help they need. Assuming ungratefulness and fault on those who received "help" but didn't really get help is arrogant, but not a surprising response from outsiders looking in.
@Ali-xj6lf Жыл бұрын
Junji puts that simple mania into everything he creates, a sense of something rising to indescribable and (more importantly) inescapable dread, not horror, but dread. He pushes past that frontal expression of fear and shows you whats beyond the grief of really knowing…. There is absolutely no way to save yourself
@emmaesta9444 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember reading Uzumaki for the first time and the amount of dread dripping from page to page was so abundant. Junji Ito knows just how to manipulate our senses. Even in scenes where its cold, a hot sense of dread lurks, just breathing down your neck
@lunamortuus2 жыл бұрын
after learning that you don't write scripts for your videos, i'm 10 times more impressed by your channel. i just love everything about it. how you're able to remove the art and artist and simultaneously analyza and dissect both, while maintaining train of thought, and offering an application to yourself, is truly something to behold. thank you Wendigoon
@KlutzyNinjaKitty2 жыл бұрын
As someone with ADHD, the idea that Wendigoon can do this stuff scriptless, while staying on topic and without rambling, is baffling and almost makes him a demi-god to me. I can’t even do house chores without a to-do list, lol
@HunterSentinel2 жыл бұрын
WHAT, REALLY?! Damn!!! The dude must do his research, practice in his head a while bunch... and also cut a whole bunch too.... makes those 9+ hour long conspiracy iceberg type videos WAY more impressive!
@pyropulseIXXI2 жыл бұрын
That really isn't that hard. Every presentation I've ever done, I've never gone up with notes, or prepared other than "just doing research," and it always goes super well. You weirdos that use scripts and such don't realize that those hinder you
@josephlozano77922 жыл бұрын
This is high praise. Own it.
@josephlozano77922 жыл бұрын
@@pyropulseIXXI you can still hype yourself without putting down others. Wendigoon has substance. Show me one of your lectures.
@sunshinegirl200644 ай бұрын
Junji Itto literally said: "Oh the original author, well, he is dead."
@josephmatthews7698 Жыл бұрын
Jesus I feel horribly called out. I empathize and sympathize with Yozo far more than I probably should having endured similar struggles and to just have everyone in the story be like, "yeah the world's a lot better without him. Real shame he failed to end himself so many times before." Dang... That's just... Ouch. I thought I was in a pretty good space before this. If this is one of the best selling novels of all time in Japan it really shines a light on why their suicide rates are so audacious.
@KonoGufo Жыл бұрын
They weren't wrong, though. I empathize and sympathize far more with the people whose lives he unrepentantly ruined; Yozo was a very bad dude. Guy was pretty much born with a silver spoon in his mouth, went on to waste his time/money/opportunities being a deadbeat drunk, but has the audacity to lump himself in as a "kindred soul" with people who are forced to sell their bodies just to get by. And then he went and roped multiple people into his suicide attempts, and more than one person was killed because of it. Not to mention all of the people he was dishonest with/used for money, and the adultering, and the selling alcohol to kids, and the watching his wife get raped and doing nothing about it (and then blaming her for it). He was terrible, and I really hate that people are so easily swayed by the sob story he wrote of himself. Even in his own work, where he tries to make himself *seem* sympathetic, the dude ends up being a real life villain.
@josephmatthews7698 Жыл бұрын
@@KonoGufo Whoa man. It's possible to sympathize and empathize with more than one person. I also don't understand your vitriolic assault on sex workers. They are people too.
@kylecheng3710 Жыл бұрын
Okay thank god I empathized a lot with him too. I remember at the end of 5th grade my dog, my cat, and all of my friends left my life within about a month and i know worse things did happen to me after that, but i dont remember any of it because it didnt matter to me at the time. I feel like ive been a hanging kite for the last half a decade of my life. A lot of people say i seem like a serial killer or a sociopath sometimes because of how robotically apathetic i am. But this story was weirdly comforting...
@KonoGufo Жыл бұрын
@@josephmatthews7698 Chill, I'm not "vitriolically assaulting" anybody but Yozo; my phrasing of him "lumping in with the likes of prostitutes" was stupid phrasing. What I meant (and will edit the comment to properly say) is that it's wrong for Yozo to group himself in with people who are forced to sell their bodies because of the shitty circumstances they're trapped in; I'm not looking down on sex workers as lesser people at all. I'm looking down on Yozo specifically for acting like he has things just as hard as they do. The rant was excessive, but it's a bit annoying seeing so many people treat him with so much sympathy when he was honestly a terrible guy, and someone who blamed everything but himself for his actions. There were times where I felt bad for him, certainly, but I don't have an ounce of sympathy for him by the end of it, by the end I'm in the camp where I wish he hadn't had the chance to harm so many people with his behavior. Dude became an actual monster and much of what he did was totally inexcusable, trauma or no.
@michaeltreu4152 Жыл бұрын
Yeah well he is a real piece of Garbage
@freedfg66942 жыл бұрын
This story really resonates with me, along with another story; being "Book Girl, and The Suicidal Mime" the idea of "Clowning" or "Masking" really hits me because it's something I struggled with a lot. What is it to be "Normal" how will people perceive you if you aren't? Are you even who you seem to be or what you've told yourself you are? It's the idea of putting on a face and saying what people want to hear to avoid conflict. It's haunting, but unfortunately a reality for a lot of interactions and you just try not to lose yourself to your mask and know who you are on the inside
@HonkingHour2 жыл бұрын
I remember reading book girl some years ago and not understanding much apart from the mask and faking oneself parts, although I also remember there being something which is somewhat inspirational for lack of better word in that Dazai wrote stuff like run melos and. I liked bookgirl but I'm too smooth brain to understand it, only comprehended cute book goblin
@numbnuts3752 жыл бұрын
I like being a clown tho and take great pleasure in making people laugh.
@gwentaylor68302 жыл бұрын
I know a Yozo. I wasn’t horrified hearing this story like I probably should have been because I’ve basically already heard it. My dad’s best friend’s oldest son, basically my cousin, is on the psychopathic spectrum. He grew up with some pretty bad abuse and neglect whenever he was in his mother’s care (though none of it was sexual as far as I’m aware). He spent a lot of time living on the streets in Chicago where his family has heavy ties to the mob and witnessed awful things while working for them. He’s never understood people or why they do things. He doesn’t fully understand emotions. He has a nihilistic world view, sees the worst in others, finds futility in normalcy. He’ll do whatever other people want almost all the time. He’ll find a new exciting venture and dedicate every waking moment to making it happen and then lose interest and abandon it all. He’s a good-looking guy but has only had one relationship and is mostly uninterested in romance or sex. He’s been in the military the last few years and has been miserable but he’s planning to stay there because “why not” basically. My dad has had to talk him out of suicide several times over the past couple years. He’s so lighthearted, though, always polite and helpful and generous. When our bunny died several years ago he helped us dig a little grave for him without needing to be asked. He hand-raised multiple animals on his mom’s ranch. And yet I don’t think he ever properly cared about any of them, just cared for them. My dad and I are both certain that without our family’s support, him living with us for a couple years and coming to my dad for advice and forming healthy relationships for the first time in his life, by now he would have either killed himself or someone else. He had all three of the “homicidal triad” warning signs as a kid. But despite not caring about most people, he respects us and doesn’t want to let us down so he tries to be a good person. He wants to give us his life insurance if he dies and wants to buy us a house if the army ever pays him the enlisting bonus they said they would. It’s so strange to not only have someone like him in your life but to be able to have a positive impact on them that lasts even after a few years apart. I hope he’s doing well. Sorry for rambling, but I’ve never actually told this story online before and I figured it was important to relay all of the things that make him and Yozo / Osamu Dazai similar as well as the things that make him different. I think the biggest difference is that he doesn’t fear people or connection with them. If he did, I don’t think we could have helped him. I think that’s why no one could help Osamu.
@shadowdroid7762 жыл бұрын
I actually think you're right! This story is about a psychopath with a lot of mental illness issues on top of it. If it makes you feel better about the person in your life, I looked up if people without empathy really do like their pets or not, and apparently they do. They like pets because they know it is unconditional love (specifically with dogs) and they don't need to pretend to be someone else for their pets, their pets love them for just being them. It was strangely wholesome to read.
@tyrlant21892 жыл бұрын
@@shadowdroid776 they should have separate categories for malicious and benign psychopaths. I doubt a "real" psychopath would dig a grave for a dead rabbit unless it was part of some manipulation or something. A benign psychopath that is just emotionless might dig the grave to get away from the emotional ppl freaking out over a dumb rabbit. One is way more dangerous than the other though, it's like two different mental disorders.
@luxill0s2 жыл бұрын
“ They like pets because they know it is unconditional love (specifically with dogs) and they don't need to pretend to be someone else for their pets, their pets love them for just being them. ” This is why I liked my dog. She would cuddle with me and wag her tail when she saw me, regardless of what act I was putting up. She got a spine disease and died and it devastated me.
@OkRake2 жыл бұрын
Well hopefully he doesn’t come across this comment section.
@enviisyk2 жыл бұрын
@@tyrlant2189 no they shouldn't. ASPD, like every disorder, is a spectrum and different symptoms can vary. and just because someone may lack empathy doesn't mean they can't show compassion. a separate diagnosis would only add to the extreme stigmatization of the mental illness.
@sarah-yr2db Жыл бұрын
as an autistic person, i heavily related to yozo in his childhood segment. it made all the tragedy hit even harder. its one of those stories that sticks in the back of your mind for a long while
@andresmarcano37262 жыл бұрын
I find terrifying the idea that this is one of the most selling books in Japan. The concept of "masking" is not something alien to Japanese people, but something that is socially done, I've heard and read many stories about how Japanese culture tends to punish the "reveal" of one's true personality and desires with others (even with a person as close as a relative or a partner). The idea that a great majority of Japanese people relate to Yozo story and Ozamu life experiences is completely abhorrent. And even more abhorrent is the idea that oneself, could relate to that feeling. The sensation of not belonging, of being a bystander in life or simply the idea of living in a current state of unending dysthymia. It's truly not only terrifying itself for the story and the subtext of the life of the author, but the implications of said story being a cautionary tale of a series of thoughts and actitudes that a large mayority of people (not only in Japan) could relate to. The idea of ending just like Yozo.
@joeyrony28872 жыл бұрын
One of those groups that can also relate are autistic people. People who have autism also can relate heavily to Yozo because we too mask as we fear people. I recently decided, fuck it, and stopped masking all together and I have felt the best I have ever felt in my entire life.
@dingus_maximus2 жыл бұрын
Even with the content warnings, I was not expecting something like this. I’ve never had an alcohol or morphine addiction or convinced anyone to commit suicide with me or anything like that, but this story speaks to me a little more than I’m comfortable with. And you brought it to us in such a beautiful way.
@-hosanna87032 жыл бұрын
For all reading, please know that Jesus gives true freedom from all sin and destructive habits (Acts 13:39). Whomever the Son sets free is free indeed (John 8:36). On an even more urgent note, I want to stress the importance of repenting and believing the gospel! God sent His One and Only begotten Son that whosoever shall believe on Him will not perish, but have eternal life. Those who reject Christ will be condemned. (John 3:16-18) ever hear in your life. Jesus is coming back soon! Jesus died for our sins, and to set us free from our sins and condemnation (John 8:36, Acts 13:39). Jesus rose from the the grave 3 days later after His death, defeating death. He now lives forevermore, and seeing we have saving faith in Him, we too will live eternally with Him! Jesus is the only way to Heaven (John 14:6). Following Him is the best decision to make in life. Though the Christian life isn't a life absent of difficulty, despite any circumstance Jesus gives true peace and fulfillment, a peace and fulfillment this world cannot give (John 14, John 16).
@thunderlord12632 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who didnt think it was that dark
@dbelow_15562 жыл бұрын
@@thunderlord1263 I feel the same, maybe it's just not as shocking as I was lead to believe by the content warning. Kinda reminds me of that testimony by Dr. David Wood or Acts17apologetics
@whatever31452 жыл бұрын
@@-hosanna8703 please stop. Please.
@martinaleligay93452 жыл бұрын
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@eden70312 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. No Longer Human is one of the best novels I've ever read in my life, and with Dazai not being a well known author in the United States, I'd never thought that someone would really talk about his work. I am so genuinely happy to see other people discuss his works. Thank you Wendigoon :)
@parkchimmin79132 жыл бұрын
If you ask someone if they knew who Osamu Dazai was, you’ll get three answers: 1) Who? 2) Oh, you watch Bungo Stray Dogs too? 3) The author of No Longer Human?
@rachelhayhurst-mason78468 ай бұрын
I watched this months ago but just watched it again with my son. The tragic horror of this story is so deep. It reminds me that we are all human and need to respect each other's stories and boundaries, and to care enough to see through the social mask. Maybe even care enough to not expose it, even if or when we do see it. We love you, Wendigoon. You have come so far in a year, but your pure hearted exploration of the nightmarish has not changed. We hope you always keep that 😊
@CamSpiff2 жыл бұрын
a few years ago, this story turned my life around for the best. No Longer Human is terrifying, terrifying to see someone all can relate to, devolve into a person pushed past the brink of what humanity is, showing someone who has become so alien to the human race. Junji’s adaptation is beautiful, but for me, nothing can beat the Usamaru Furuya adaptation of Ningen Shikkaku. the subtle touches of the unraveling of yozo’s life. It takes some artistic liberties, but the feeling of dread, and for me, relatability, truly was able to propel me into a better future
@gilly_axolotl2 жыл бұрын
So happy for you that you've been able to shift yourself towards a much better journey in life ❤️
@limb-o71802 жыл бұрын
@Deadpool. ok deadpool
@MFLimited2 жыл бұрын
The original book was written by by Osamu Dazai. I actually read it because I had just read “The Stranger/The Outsider“ by Albert Camus and was fascinated by Existentialism. A lecturer at my university suggested that Dazani is one of Existentialisms unsung writers of the East. I agree. The character of Yōzō and the character of Meursault are two of a kind. I think Mersault would even make for a good video subject.
@human63102 жыл бұрын
Wow exactly my thoughts watching this. Though Meursault was more absurdist than existentialist. It's even funny that both works have lines that are fairly similar: The stranger: With time one can get accustomed to anything. No longer Human: Everything passes. they're both fundamentally emotional blanks, the same nature under different circumstances. Yozo just intrinsically saw everything as cosmically absurd and unknowable never finding any outlet strong enough to fill up his abyss of a soul. While Meursault admits to have harbored emotion and hopes at one point only to have these musings unwind with age. Yozo is a complete blank, a perfect vaccuum whilst Meursault is a blank slate open to have his nihilism exterminated but otherwise unwavering in his non-emotion.
@bellamckinnon86552 жыл бұрын
@@human6310 exactly this - thank for wording it
@AbyssalSoda2 жыл бұрын
The big thing about this story, and it being mostly true, is the man claimed to not have any desire or ulterior motive, yet the entire time his motive is a selfish one, to remain in a state of internal equilibrium and to hide away from others. He was a hypocrite, but I don't know if he ever even realized it.
@bennyheadofthechairmen88082 жыл бұрын
We are all hypocrites
@charliebeareuwu7 ай бұрын
As someone who is highly neurodivergent, and suffers from a highly disordered personality (schizo-affective disorder bipolar type, OCD, and symptoms of BPD, also potentially ASD/Aspergers), I can sadly highly relate to Yozo. Often, people like me (and I know I'm not alone) are expected to think and feel a certain way, because it's "normal". As someone who works in psychology, I find for example a lot of what I call "extroversion bias". People who enter the psych field tend to be people-oriented, and this means many are extroverted. Subconsciously, this leads to an assumption that extroverted behaviors are "normal", whereas more introverted behaviors are "maladaptive". A great example is the assumption that social isolation is an indicator of concerning mental illness. While yes, it can be, some people just don't like to be around others, and are perfectly capable of self-caring nonetheless. But this behavior is often seen as maladaptive, and that this person must be forced into socialization. This is often at the hands of extroverted people, who assume that their lack of socialization must be damaging, as it would be to themselves. I find myself unable to relate to a lot of human experiences, and thus few are able to relate to me. As such, I am often judged as too this or not enough that. Something must be "wrong" with me, for not understanding "common sense" others simply just have. It's tough, and it leads to much anger. But that anger can be turned into a motivation to make the world a better place. I personally strive to represent these people in the psych field, a place where poorly-socialized, introverted, analytical thinkers are not common
@pussypop2006 ай бұрын
how would you go about giving advice to someone who wants to do the same in the field of psychology and deeply relates to giving a voice and an understanding to others of the same mind but simply doesn't have the motivation or drive to feel like its purposeful enough? :)
@mr.egotastic73034 ай бұрын
Personally nothing has ground away my will to live so much as the realization that even after I’ve become an adult. It won’t get better, I thought as my friends matured they could better understand, To empathize. and I wouldn’t deal with the frustration of trying so hard to explain things only for misunderstandings and problems to arise. To be made to feel like the bad guy for them not understanding me. Respect for you going into the field. Psychology scares me. The more I “understand” people, the more I struggle with doubts of if I’m doing my actions of my choice. Or if I’m doing what I believe the people around me want. If I’m always sculpting my reality and actions to best keep everyone around me, how is that any different from manipulating them into liking me. I don’t know why but your comment was nice to read. Hence the response. Thank you
@mr.egotastic73034 ай бұрын
Personally nothing has ground away my will to live so much as the realization that even after I’ve become an adult. It won’t get better, I thought as my friends matured they could better understand, To empathize. and I wouldn’t deal with the frustration of trying so hard to explain things only for misunderstandings and problems to arise. To be made to feel like the bad guy for them not understanding me. Respect for you going into the field. Psychology scares me. The more I “understand” people, the more I struggle with doubts of if I’m doing my actions of my choice. Or if I’m doing what I believe the people around me want. If I’m always sculpting my reality and actions to best keep everyone around me happy, how is that any different from manipulating them into liking me. I don’t know why but your comment was nice to read. Hence the response. Thank you
@charliebeareuwu3 ай бұрын
@@mr.egotastic7303 it sounds like you need better friends :c
@charliebeareuwu3 ай бұрын
@@mr.egotastic7303 also if you see a bunch of replies over and over, I suspect KZbin has blacklisted my account from leaving comments as my comments on videos keep disappearing seemingly no matter what I say
@reecesaffire2 жыл бұрын
No Longer Human is definitely one of the most tragic and relatable stories I've ever read. Being a former addict myself, the dread and alienation the author depicts hits a chord so deep in myself. A feeling that I'm sure only other addicts can relate with.
@himesilva2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I just sighed when I realized how much I related to the story. Don't know how I feel about the fact that my life story (or something adjacent) is one of the most depressing things that people have ever read lol
@karissamacgregor74492 жыл бұрын
@@himesilva it's because of the obvious fact that you, him, and I are suffering from depression. Unlike most people though, I never became addicted to any drug or material. I saw what it did to people, and how it affected me personally made me hate addictions with a passion. For a time I hated addicts too. And kinda like Yozo, I hated/feared humans and human emotion as well. I would say as an adolescent I was almost literally a stump, doing and being nothing, because that was better than ever having any affect on the world or the people who live in it. Couldn't even kill myself because that would be an action with an affect on the world and others. I truly believed I would grow up and die on the streets as a bum. I guess being religious and believing in something and finally understanding what positives and negatives truly mean in life helped saved me. I hope depression doesn't plague you your whole life. When you escape it I mean truly escape it, there will always be a piece of you left in its abyss staring at you, this other you who is still apart of you saying the nothingness is beautiful and the world isn't worth it. It can be terrifying how much you want it back. But the moments of clarity without depression made me realize how much of liar it is too. Life and your place in it is worth it, you just have to be the one to believe it.
@Primatenate882 жыл бұрын
@@karissamacgregor7449 Death is not so tragic once we realize its something every living thing deserves. We are supposed to fear death, because we are supposed to stay here, because it makes us stronger and refines our spirit.
@karissamacgregor74492 жыл бұрын
@@Primatenate88 I agree. Death has its own special beauty as well. Some fear it, some don't think about it, others embrace it, and then some even idolize it. I like learning of people's different perspectives on how they view this crucial part of life.
@karin1636 Жыл бұрын
@@karissamacgregor7449 the way i see death changes day by day. Ive felt all of those perspectives. Today it just something that happens. Once i see a corpse again i might be horrified it. Or some day, crave it. Not recently though, luckily.
@hollowtruncatedicosahedron2 жыл бұрын
The way you say "Yoshiko" is very similar to how a Japanese kid would say "taking a pee" and it cracks me up every time
@SamAlexKelly2 жыл бұрын
Man, he emphasized all names like that xD
@Jensun2 жыл бұрын
It's insane to me how you're able to pump out documentary length youtube videos on the weekly. I'm starting to be convinced that you're no longer human yourself.
@chriscoulson56272 жыл бұрын
esp after being trapped in a cave for so long
@SwebHat2 жыл бұрын
Well, I’m sure the hundreds of thousands of dollars he gets from it is a good motivator
@littlebeasty58392 жыл бұрын
@Eye Y'all ain't even trying
@googlefashists49862 жыл бұрын
Why do so many people with cartoon avatars talk so much crawling sh*t.
@boykatol17982 жыл бұрын
Hes making it advance I guess but still great contents.
@soopspoon4 ай бұрын
I find a piece of myself almost relating to Yozo. Not all of his thought process (obviously) but the pieces when someone sees through the “clown” mask and he feels that chest tightening anxiety, I could think of several instances where I felt that exact panic. As an autistic person I’ve never really understood what other people are thinking fully, and I’ve been terrified of saying no to people for fear of their reaction or disappointment. I feel so much empathy for people that I’d rather put on a performance to appease them than face a future where all of me is seen, a future where my vulnerability is exposed. And when someone can look past the facade, it feels as if the earth is going to open up and swallow me whole.
@juliasutton8634 Жыл бұрын
I'm autistic and I love literature so much, but I have a tough time seeing symbolism on my own, as my autism makes me very literal. In high school I had no idea I was autistic, and my English classes made me think that I just wasn't into literature. Your analysis videos are so wonderful and they have helped me discover my passions in such immense ways. Thank you Wendigoon, this video and all your others are fantastic!
@bastiaangoudkamp3644 Жыл бұрын
Yeah , I somewhat experienced the same, but the fact that you so truelly love literature I believe on some level we do understand
@chloekhamxox Жыл бұрын
Aww thats so great
@leftysheppey Жыл бұрын
People say more and more things that make me think I may be on the autistic spectrum somewhere. I learnt that things were symbolism, but I had no idea why it was. I couldn't explain it. It just looked like symbolism. I drove my teachers mad 😂 I don't feel the need to get tested. I cope well enough 99% of the time, and I've gone 27 years undiagnosed thus far. If I am, I don't think it'll benefit me much. I'd rather live in ignorancd
@juliasutton8634 Жыл бұрын
@@leftysheppey I think a self-diagnosis for autism can be helpful just because it helps you actually understand yourself and your needs. I'm self-diagnosed and I'm okay with it :) ❤️
@TheMentorOfMomos Жыл бұрын
Fellow aspie here, i have read the manga and I must say I have felt so connected to yozo in many moments, understanding that fear of society and people, but it also broke me down inside. If you don't have problems with depression (which many of us do), I highly recommend this book. (If you do suffer from depression or you suspect you do, please, PLEASE, do **not** read this.
@dolfantasia2 жыл бұрын
Ive read this book at least 4 times, and two lines that always get to me are "Im afraid. Im no good for anything" and "everything passes"
@Exel3nce2 жыл бұрын
So basic Depression lines. K
@dolfantasia2 жыл бұрын
@@Exel3nce you have no idea how much this book affected me
@ori_pilled2 жыл бұрын
@@Exel3nce lol did you even watch the video/read the book? or even read the title at all actually??? i don't think basic depression lines correlate with the darkest story someone's ever read. also you don't even know how books can impact other peoples lives, so please think before you comment.
@aj8972 жыл бұрын
@@Exel3nce You'll have no friends one day, hopefully
@Exel3nce2 жыл бұрын
@@dolfantasia never said anything about that, only about those lines
@tonybloodcherry Жыл бұрын
I’ve read No Longer Human years ago, I heard about it in a game called Shin Megami Tensei IV. Ever since reading it, I thought it was such a shame that it wasn’t really known outside of Japan, because there’s something about this book that’s just different from everything else to me. So to see that you’re covering it, meaning your ever-growing audience will get to hear about it, makes me very happy :)
@pogi2859 Жыл бұрын
No Longer Human is pretty well known outside of Japan I believe
@theeoddments960 Жыл бұрын
It’s what all of the American/ European stories of detached sociopaths come really close to but never get nearly as dark or existential. A clockwork orange and films like taxi driver and American psycho etc get to the core of what makes them tick but they never really drew in the soul crushing misery nearly as much as this. And I’m seeing so many “omg literally me” comments in this video I kind of wish it didn’t go down the same kind of fanbase as taxi driver, Joker or other loner movies because half of the audience of those films are lonely weirdos that fetishize despicable characters because they have the same vague sense of loneliness and despair.
@zg9 Жыл бұрын
hello fellow smtIV fan 🤝
@itsLantik Жыл бұрын
@@theeoddments960 "half of the audience of those films are lonely weirdos that fetishize despicable characters because they have the same vague sense of loneliness and despair." As a person who doesn't care for those films, maybe they are lonely because people call them "lonely weirdos that fetishize despicable characters". They probably do experience bad things and congregate around figures that on a basic psychological level, are similar to them. If people were to reach out their hands to the "lonely weirdos" of the world, maybe they wouldn't be so lonely.
@pourygin9496 Жыл бұрын
Do you remember Shin Megami Tensei IV referencing the novel?
@Aveilas11 Жыл бұрын
There's a lot of talk in the comment section of awful things Yozo's committed that makes me worry about how absolutely unsympathetic we are to people struggling with mental illness and trauma. In the original novel, Yozo's worst crimes were the things he stole and pawned off to get more alcohol, and, of course, the inaction when he saw Yoshiko's assault. And when it comes to the latter, the section where that happens is written in a way that's so confusing I had to re-read it to understand, which makes me think of how Yozo was looking at it through the lens of his own trauma. Not to mention that compared to the way Horiki and the books Yozo picked up treated it, which framed it as Yoshiko initiating it and not being the victim, Yozo seemed to have understood it a lot better than that: "In most of the novels I read emphasis was placed on whether or not the husband forgave the wife's "act." It seemed to me, however, that any husband who still retains the right to forgive or not to forgive is a lucky man." Wendigoon in his video says that Yozo did not care much for Yoshiko and only for the thought experiment about trust, but reading the novel I'm left confused because he did. The thing that broke him wasn't just some hypothetical idea about trust, it was how Yoshiko suffered afterward: "She remained tense and afraid, no matter how much I tried to make her smile..." He also brings up this line "Is immaculate truthfulness after all a source of sin?" Which, looking back at both Horiki and the novels he read treat sexual assault against women, makes me think he can't reconcile the idea of society's rape culture and his actual understanding of what happened to her. The way Yoshiko was treated was unforgivable, but Yozo was probably the only person who seemed to show any sort of empathy toward her. There's a line earlier on in the book between Shizuko and her daughter when the daughter asks her why he drinks, and Shizuko says: "It's not because he likes liquor. It's because he's too good, because..." which I always interpreted as Shizuko seeing Yozo (Shizuko who, by the way, is probably one of the most well-adjusted characters in the whole story, who seems entirely unaffected by Yozo's behavior against her) as someone who doesn't know how to cope with society's skewed understanding of morality. Yozo understood that even if he brought up his own sexual assault as a child, nothing would be done. He understood that the things society justifies are horrific. The point at the end, where the maid says that despite all his stealing and inaction and drinking Yozo was "An angel", someone who despite his mental illness and addiction was seen as kind by the people around him. I don't know if it's Junji Ito's version of the work that paints a very different picture of Yozo, but reading the book, I didn't find Yozo as unsympathetic of a character as everyone says he is. To me, the book says more about how the society of the time treated trauma, SA, and mental illness in a way that made it impossible for people like Yozo to recover. Wendigoon also did not mention that the old lady at the end of the book had "violated" Yozo, too. I don't know if it's because he missed it or interpreted it differently, it's a very brief sentence that catches you off guard.
@dragonetteamelia11 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say i appreciate your comment here. I was scrolling for some differing opinions/discussions, and I find myself agreeing. Wendigoon seemed to not place much emphasis, or rather not even mention, that characterization that rather somewhat-unintentionally humanizes Yozo. Wendigoon says in the video at some point a description along the lines of "something shaped like a human that isn't one" when talking about Yozo, and I think that might carry into some aspects of his interpretation/description - I might be one to describe Yozo as a human being finding much detachment in many aspects of his life, but wouldn't say he fails to be human. I think even that over-arching theme of "no longer being considered human" places more emphasis on society than Yozo's supposed lack of humanity. I believe it can be good to keep in mind that we can only discuss our interpretations of Dazai Osamu's experiences and outlook by how he himself describes them. There's an aspect of it all I find harrowing as much as meaningful that even through this self de-humanization, Dazai transposing his experiences onto this character, there are hundreds of thousands of readers of No Longer Human that understand humanity better for it, especially through Yozo himself. Yozo' comments or thoughts that would lend to him wanting to help, or having this morality, but unable to do so with these very tangible (to him) societal constraints, or barriers of his own trauma, is relatable to many many people and i feel is an important part of what makes the book... Personal? If thats the right word for it. All to say, take my commentary with a handful of salt. I have not sat down and read No Longer Human myself, so whose to say i have any stake or value to bring in a discussion about it anyway. Too late now, i wrote it all and I'm not deleting it. Lol
@chiefinasmith10 ай бұрын
Yozo cared about Yoshiko so much that he cheated on her after she was raped & then stayed with his mistress while his wife killed herself. Very sympathetic character indeed.
@burnsmandyg56629 ай бұрын
just because he was mentally ill didn't excuse him from doing the bad things he did and hurting others
@Susanoo10168 ай бұрын
What was the sentence that talks about the old lady violating Yozo?
@crusaderforchrist5 ай бұрын
Mental illness doesn't change the fact that he was a monster
@JustJay042 жыл бұрын
what a wholesome community surrounding a horror youtuber lol you’re awesome wendigoon!
@Some_Really_Random_Dude.2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, him covering Junji Ito, himself a cinnamon roll of a man, it fits. I still love that.
@Radikitty Жыл бұрын
One of the biggest panic attacks I've had in my life was after reading this. Obviously I'm nothing like the protag but I'm autistic and have a hard time relating to others. The story is so heart wrenching and leaves you feeling hopeless, there's no closure at all
@dragooll2023 Жыл бұрын
I can relate to that. It deals with the same concepts as Evangelion, but at least that one gives you hope after destroying your ego, no longer human just deals with the bad parts then amplifies them.
@deft4184 Жыл бұрын
I would say that I am someone who's eerily similar to the protagonist with some exceptions, and while the story is horrifying, I ended up finding comfort that I am not alone and my problems aren't insignificant or made up.
@SjorsTea Жыл бұрын
I have autism too and was thinking the same. Felt like what I was feeling taken to the extreme, very powerful
@Aris-tc9qy Жыл бұрын
yeah, me too, plus the whole thing about trying to mask yourself to make other people not ask things about you, that one hit way too hard.
@-satrivana- Жыл бұрын
same! I have Autism too and I found this weirdly relatable- It kinda scared me
@A1998GatewayPC2 жыл бұрын
When I was younger at about 14, back in 2007 I came across this book at a local library, it inmediatly caught my attention because I could feel reflected in various of the attitudes and views of the world depicted into this novel, I was a sickly child who couldn't figure out much of why the world around me worked the way it did and that had to put on a mask to fit in with others, even now the concept of eating, sleeping, relationships or working seem to me as a mean of survival, it's been difficult but not impossible, now days there is a lot of help out there and I'm glad that my family never leaved me alone, this book meant so much to me back then, I'm glad that you covered it up
@derederekat90512 жыл бұрын
mmmh, partially the same, still alcohol and tobacco are pretty good to overcome panic attacks and dull my senses so reality it's barely acceptable.
@0808_x2 жыл бұрын
@@derederekat9051 agree
@fleshrags2 жыл бұрын
Thank god Gateway is hitting this up
@malicetosociety2 жыл бұрын
I understand, but calling yourself a sickly child is leading nowhere. Just because you function differently doesn't mean that you have less value or that there is something wrong. Do you want to share some life experiences, thoughts and views? How are you doing today compared to then?
@A1998GatewayPC2 жыл бұрын
@@malicetosociety Oh, I meant that I tend to get sick frecuently, I'm sorry, english is not my first language
@lesliewolfe7643 Жыл бұрын
I love the story, as I love just about everything you cover. But the best part is hearing and seeing the passion you have for the stories you cover, and the awe they inspire in you. I felt the same way about your coverage of Blood Meridian, (which I did watch all 5+ hours of, thank you very much) You're so into the stories, which makes me get into the stories ❤
@drewbolton82862 жыл бұрын
Wendigoon is goated for the care he shows his audience, from the warnings beforehand, to the comedic nature of some of his videos, to simply making the videos themselves. Among much else, man is genuinely No:1 obscure topic discussion channel
@mustang46362 жыл бұрын
I love him. The GOAT
@luigisaccountant63632 жыл бұрын
Don’t think I’d ever expect a video on Dazai, but I’m super happy about it. His work has always stuck with me. The phrase “mine has been a life of much shame” is one of the most powerful lines I’ve ever read
@RobotoMonospaced Жыл бұрын
yozo stating that after being in a facility, he’s disqualified from being human and is permanently branded as such was when the book really hit me across the face because that’s exactly how i felt and how i still feel about myself after being in a facility.
@FirstnameLastname-wx9oo Жыл бұрын
as you should
@therobotfromirobot Жыл бұрын
Ignore the other guy, you are still a human person of your own. While you might feel disconnected from life and others, you are still your own person. You are a creature of your own being, outside of where you have been and what you have been labeled as. Whether you feel you are human or not, you are still a person worthy of dignity and happiness. Anyone that tells you otherwise probably gets something out of stripping you of that
@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Жыл бұрын
Don't worry about the troll, people will say the meanest things just because they feel protected by internet anonymity. Having stayed ona facility does not make you any less human. Seeking help or being helped is never a bad thing even if it can feel dehumanizing. I personally feel it's a sign of true dedication to one's humanity.
@mauricioperez6424 Жыл бұрын
@@frauleinzuckerguss1906 I dont think he was just trolling, its kinda what the whole story tells us, these people, even tho they deserve all the help and love as any other person does, do to their illness, and actions brought up by them, do become a hinder on others. And as cruel as it may seem we do alienate them in this facilities and conditions. The fact that they no longer feel human anymore is brought on by society itself, its just how it works, fucked up as it is
@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Жыл бұрын
@@mauricioperez6424 Wait, who do you think I'm calling a troll here?