The Psychology of Authenticity

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In this video we examine what it means to live authentically and the importance of doing so.
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[@joelfooxiangjie]

The authentic self is the self that you're willing to suffer for, to die for. Authenticity isn't bliss - it's sacrifice. Truth above all, even in the face of death.

[@chavaliernsharps159]

Joel Foo yes!

[@MrBluntizy]

Duuuuude

[@johnmiller7453]

You're a real clown Joel.

[@markbroad119]

Quite profound, profoundly correct.

[@LucBoeren]

Well that does presuppose your current self knows exactly what he's willing to suffer for. Take members of ISIS. I think a lot of them are truly convinced and willing to suffer for this cause, even though when placed in different context might learn the shortcomings of that particular view in time and upgrade their view towards something more benign, let's say play the piano; while after having lived thát particular conviction, and being suddenly transported in yet another context, find out that playing the piano wasn't their endgoal after all. It was actually helping old ladies walk across the street

[@mjinba07]

No mention here about how authenticity is rewarding - an abiding sense of peace with oneself, increased confidence, armor against manipulation, being better grounded in realism, increased acceptance of others, better readiness to make decisions, greater openness to the future. For as much as there may be fear of rejection, there also develops, generally, greater acceptance by others who sense the authenticity and find it reassuring. Your friends will be truer friends.

[@LouYorkLife]

PREACH

[@kubasniak]

Exactly. Being a conformist and inauthentic made me suffer a lot in my life.

[@TheDarkOne9942]

Maybe because those things happen in 1% of every generation.

[@soulgoddess6358]

Wow ! That Was divine timing for me to read your comment! I hope that you see this even though it was a year ago. But I completely agree with you! I am literally in that type of energy right now... i'm on that kind of path!!! And it is very mystical, it is re confirming to me all the time that i am exactly where i need to be at that exact moment it is very loving and genuine and true. Life is moving in more of a flow and I feel connected to the universe on such a deep Soul level But you are correct! I haven't even finished the video yet or barely started it LOL but I had to write to you because I hope that that message got through to some people. Because I understand it to his deepest core. So thank you for being YOU! U rock! I hope life is treating you well! Sending u positive energy and many blessings xoxo Lindsey

[@lzvezdev3402]

That was beautiful to read! Thanks

[@WhoToldYouThis]

At times i wonder why it is so difficult to speak of these things with average people, everyone thinks you are crazy or naive but yet they all live unhappy lives and blame each other for every problem they face. I've tried helping people see a different perspective but every single time it feels like I lose more within myself than they gain at all. A conversation with the average person is like talking to walls that insult and laugh at you.

[@darkangelkate3950]

Or they do not listen or see you.

[@MayaramSharma-vl1sn]

I understand. You do you. Keep expanding and live. They will learn just by seeing you if they are interested at all.

[@darkangelkate3950]

Yes. And when you are an old single woman, it is impossible. I do not have a voice even with those I know love me.

[@brunokalil142]

Same here

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

In my experience, we all ignore, ridicule or attack others we disagree with. Also the ego cannot afford truth. Truth is it's end because it's all fiction. Ego hates truth.

[@siddsen95]

This channel is a gift. The creator of this channel is a gift. And the countless of great minds which made it possible are gifts.

[@satnamo]

Today is also a gift. Why ? It is the present day.

[@ryanrohn4561]

Exactly. Lately it has been my only source of truth. I try not to spend too much time on Utube, but this channel is like sustainance for the soul, and I'll keep watching as long as it's on. It's surreal and often eerie just how detached most people are from themselves and I feel suffocated by it and have to be alone more than I care to. But at the moment, I am encouraged and ready to go out and face the sheep. Thank you

[@MrBuzzzzz]

I have to agree with you 100%. The world needs far more of this and far less of the idiotic garbage that has permeated every aspect of the internet. The thinkers of this planet deserve to have a wide selection of intellectual content like this and I am also grateful for the work this person puts in. Cheers.

[@sandhiyukta9661]

GIFT GIFT GIFT! You are gift. On serious note, you are right!

[@dennislaishram2516]

Cool

[@alexmeyer6958]

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”-Hendrix

[@elijahcaudle7365]

Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley got it right me man

[@IIXxx_juliet_xxXII]

😍

[@PolishBehemoth]

Honestly thats the same thing that drug addicts say. Im not buying it. Hendrix died a horrible death by choking on alcohol vomit. At the end od the day a friend has to save a friend from doing somethinf stupid.

[@Shamshiro]

@@PolishBehemoth - But it's their choice. Others can go high and low to help them get over their addiction, but in the end it's up to them whether or not they want to keep using that reused syringe. Just ask the junkies in current-day California to see it happen in real time.

[@wendypoet6487]

I truly believe that inauthentic people can't be true artists, poets, writers etc. One cannot be afraid of confronting his true self in order to be able to create art, since we create art to express ourselves.

[@cat_demon4405]

One of the most difficult things to do is to live in utmost truth...

[@christdiedforoursins8180]

Thats why people dont like jesus and we killed him because he is the truth .

[@purple_siren_8624]

My escapism feels attacked

[@I_Ace]

The difficult path is the most rewarding and meaningful!

[@PolishBehemoth]

Tell this to a woman! The insecurities will come right out!

[@DrStevenPain]

Long time viewer. First time commenting. I sincerely appreciate your content and all of the hard work you put into each video. Your videos have helped give me peace of mind on my darker days. Thank you.

[@MandoDallas]

Wish you the best on your journey. ✌🏽

[@ruslanuchan8880]

Wish you good luck too, buddy

[@ShanOakley]

I know man, this channel is some real good stuff. Best to you!

[@KolkhozWoman]

There's a song by Alice in Chains called 'Nutshell' and I listened to it as a teenager a million times but never quite really understood it. But the more time passes by, the more I wrap my head around its meaning. 'I fight this battle all alone' and those last verses, 'If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead', haunt me

[@khairunishakhetikheti3273]

No tne maru bthu devu padse f Jesus maru bhvisya6 beta mne dya de khuda bhli kare hu Ashmore shn nhi kario sku tene mari me Otm hajrhi u padse ketls ti. E itejar kari ne aa divas a viyo beta AMANIDR snjya kar to pN tRi dikari no bap 7 na beta E YTARI MNA MANNER TODI NAKJSE ek are sa. J vi pa hhu taru kare6 nleta taro .an sMe jo te I aa.aa6 je tari .Anne tklif pde to tne pann thya na nkhu jani e tu nthi aa to taro te .on since bha e aasan kar dyas e the. Ara mnamse possible ne lkhti jyas aetli j je AJ get him bhu ti.e thi lady chhu e lost thya jav hhu pan Alistair nhi adult iy chhodi dyas smjto aava lChio sbk mle ji n bhr na KHIYU NTHI AAJ MARA KAGR LKHI RAKHU CHHU AAPO LISTED AAPE AAMEN Padeswood ok

[@Blackout0900]

I feel you bro

[@gooch2353]

That song brings out every bit of negative emotions I have in me every time. I've even meaning to karaoke it at some point. Bucket list... I've had enough practice I should do alright 😊

[@christinacatalano]

Authenticity allows all parties to be themselves. That freedom in itself, even just for a few hours, is like a jolt of Red Bull to the soul. I used to feel used for my quirks; how could we all have so much fun and adventure together yet I’m still tossed aside? What I once thought was a trait that meant I was never good enough, I now seek to give out. Seeing others be themselves is incredible.

[@cedric2452]

Good choice of paintings

[@Dphgtp00]

I love this comment

[@shorx9199]

Does anyone know the painting at 4:12 . The top hat one. It really encompasses and illustrates well the subject of conformity.

[@paupau6907]

@@shorx9199 From Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Artist Peder Severin Krøyer

[@minnowpanda304]

Defend

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

"It is very easy to conform to what your society or your parents and teachers tell you. That is a *safe* and *easy* way of existing; but that is not living... To live is to find out for yourself what is true." - Jiddu Krishnamurti ❤️

[@MayaramSharma-vl1sn]

How's your journey going on? Where have you reached in your findings ?

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

@@MayaramSharma-vl1sn i reach to point i can have hope on leading a more fulfulling life. i recently read an article by "Big Think" by which once again proving that spirituality or spirirual science is correct as it says scientist agree with eastern philosophy that there is no 'self'. it is the left hemisphere of brain constantly sending signals to right hemisphere convincing the illusion to be true. it is also proved based on many experiments as well. i believe that and understood that self is illusion as i was able to experiment it my own self clearly. however i think it takes time, patience and effort to practise mindfulness because whenever i stop being mindful i become back to being an emotional being displaying unnecessary things like anger, hate.

[@hamzalaj8748]

Your work is truly a masterpiece. In a world full of darkness and craziness, your videos are a source of illumination. In a single 10 min video, we are able to tap the minds of many of the thorough intellectuals and free thinkers. Thanks to your sincere efforts. Keep up the good work.

[@jennifercooper3547]

Being authentic is being able to walk you talk, and it is beautiful.

[@damayantibahar7613]

This channel really helps me to answer my questions about what can be the reasons for the way I am. Thank you so much

[@Nosgraph]

This channel makes me cry more often than most movies

[@AmericanActionReport]

Thank you very much. I'm revising a novel and for the longest time I've been puzzling over the main character's character arc. I discovered it in your video: Her "want" is to be accepted by the others around her; her "need" is to accept herself for her differences.

[@soulgoddess6358]

Jerry Mills love that

[@LS-nn2xl]

I honestly love your videos. I hope you'll still be around when I'm making money one day, because I'd really like to support you...

[@WesleyLeeYang]

The patreon videos are really worth it IMO.

[@Ace0_-]

This channel just helped me one step closer to beating the maze of my mind, it’s all an illusion, it is weakness of ones self, I constantly grasped any thought that came across my mind and let it suffocate my physce, this guys a angel.

[@binboda]

Only this year, at the age of 24, the word ‘authentic’ started popping up in my thoughts, way before watching your video. As I’m growing up and trying to truly graduate to adulthood, ‘ to be authentic’ is climbing up the list of my priorities, whereas few years ago it wasn’t even important enough to be on that list (the result of which was that I’ve been finding the fakery of my persona increasingly revolting).

[@saturniansun8110]

This is about honesty.. Not all will accept us or love us... Be of good cheer....

[@johnstockwellmajorsmedleyb1214]

saturnian sun The greatest thing about honesty is it cannot be smashed broken crushed or truly eliminated. Truth goes on forever and is possibly the only thing we posses of our consciousness that we can understand and define into our reality. The masses have sheepled to the point most cannot remember what truth feels like. Some say the truth hurts. I say that truth is not painful, man is painful to himself and others and if pain is not felt at the time injustice or imorality is commited then it must be felt when the smoke clears and truth crushes lies, deceptions, etc. The impact should be embraced, it is real, truth is reality and those who live in ignorance to it may be the single most destructive horror of humanity.

[@slr-d]

Its a very hard concept to articulate. But ive observed that being sincerely you is like this inner thing that makes your spirit feels good. Literally every time that ive done it, I get this interesting shot of a dopamine feeling. Its an awesome game to play indeed.. And great talk here 👍🏾👍🏾

[@user-qe7bt9dz1l]

I'm always getting hated on and criticized but I'm so glad I'm one of those people who is themselves despite the conflict I get from others. It IS a never ending fight and at times I get tired of the conflict and just wanna give in to avoid trouble... But it feels so fake to do that. It's not worth the price of who I am. There truly is a reward for those who are ballsy enough to be 100% themselves.

[@giulianobilofioravanti560]

Your channel is bringing me back to *actual* life.

[@alejandrocarrillo3376]

I think we are due for another great philosophical mind because we've never had the opportunity to study the minds of the past with no effort. We can gather all the great minds of the past and study them like they are in the room with us. Its amazing how we are in the present shaping the future and this point in time is going to be so important for people to look back at and study

[@dookiebutter4947]

In a way, I feel like i have the knowing death is ever present thing down. I was riding my bike down a hill in high school when the front tire randomly decided to come undone due to a bike malfunction, and I went face first in the concrete, and fell unconscious for hours. I've never had a moment really where I haven't thought about possible death that could come from just about any minor daily task, like riding a bike. Hooray for PTSD!

[@akalui007]

Try mdma

[@warriorbaggie]

I can't explain how helpful this video has been to help make sense of this continuous internal fight and feeling of misplacement my whole life. thank you.

[@TheDreamDetective888]

The point about confronting death and moreover about the useful anxiety it produces was... profound and valuable.

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The content on this channel is pure gold .This is better (for me at least) than paying a therapist for perspective on life.

[@adamf.4823]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Thank you for all the hard work.

[@LouYorkLife]

This has to be one of the best videos, as it is truly the key to self discovery, purpose and action. It requires hell and sacrifice, but nothing good or great comes without pain. If you can be your real self everyday and what is in your head is the person outside of your head AND you live that life following the golden rule, that is priceless. Something worth fighting for, yet many, many people rather choose not to fight for their authentic self, which brings the necessary discussion on psychology, society and social engineering of a people and/or nation that results in being one's own greatest enemy in the majority of people. Your videos discuss these topics in full and provide the solutions as well. Thank you for all your hard work and forcing the strong to look within and fight for their own solutions through accountability and action. Many blessings to you.

[@soulgoddess6358]

DaFamTV ditto

[@dehsa38]

I think your assessment of the state of affairs, as the way they are for most people, now, is accurate. The awareness of your spirituality can change that entirely: no more fear of death; realization that everyone IS your mirror-you're not separate; you have infallible back-up for certain success in what you want.

[@nbultman_art]

I believe that inauthenticity is also caused by not taking into account the stimulus your body tells you. Elliot hulse talks about the limits of rationality and the importance of allowing your deepest intuitions to guide your unique path. It’s easy for us to build character armor instead of developing towards what is blocking your path forward

[@JubsOmega]

I'd just like to say, I wouldn't be here, continuing the gift of life, if it weren't for your channel and "Thoughts on thinking". Thank you so much, for your breakdowns of the real world.

[@alanhehe4508]

The best channel on KZbin, with its pulse firmly on the zeitgeist, and providing mental medicine for our sick and sycophantic society. Thank you. I share almost all of your videos, though few are willing to listen and, more importantly, think.

[@julianalstin7245]

Your video's are a tremendous resource and deep insight into what's happening to the world in 2020/21..... and how it has so easily been achieved.

[@Prodrive1]

Superb channel. Everyone on Earth needs to hear some of these inspiring lectures.

[@markd.holloman5187]

The Academy Of Ideas keeps me Grounded.

[@rob-robi]

It's quite fascinating most of the time

[@kannmann97]

Your videos frequently help me when i am having a tough day. thank you for enlightening and teaching

[@Logan1428]

Thank you to whoever is involved in making these videos and this channel happen.

[@Volleyballislife1234]

Love your videos. They make my low moments in my day, high. Never stop fighting.

[@heidilitkowitch1604]

Academy of ideas your programs are excellent. Congratulations

[@extraordinarilyauthenticin8960]

That was amazing! I've been feeling this way for a few month without truly understanding it so this video was very much needed! Thank you so much!!!

[@dennisblijleven9697]

This channel always speak to my heart. Every sentence is just so perfect.

[@Nif3]

Extremely relevant essay, in particular for our current generation, who often resorts to sarcasm and cynicism in order to ironize every a vast majority of their opinions and beliefs, exactly like you described, for fear of facing the consequences of speaking openly and honestly. Thank you for your excellent work!

[@brianwilson7497]

Thank you for what you are doing and providing to the world. It is effective, remarkably well-done, and appreciated.

[@TaunellE]

Seriously, One of the Most Profound and Beautiful things I've ever heard. Thank You. ♡

[@taivanbatariunbold7640]

The Much Needed Wisdom in such times, you sir are doing An Outstanding Job!!!

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I really like your videos. Unlike many other knowledgeable people you make the ideas easy to understand and I have been able to see how they relate to me personally straight away. They have been very helpful, and seem to provide the exact answers I am seeking at any given time. Thank you.

[@alexyoungbased]

Beautiful video. Thank you for taking the time to create these.

[@atwaterpub]

I love the use of the paintings and particularly the paintings of Edvard Munch to illustrate your talk.

[@ronenkohn2762]

I've been watching this channel's videos here and there since they started being recommended to me, but this is the one that got me to subscribe. Yes - the choice to live as who we are is one we need to re-choose every single day. It isn't easy, but it's essential.

[@danethenice]

Maybe to be authentic is to act on our moral instinct. We all know when we're speaking our truth and when we're doing what we really want to do or what we think is good. We've all experienced it when we were being authentic and when we were not, and we know the difference.

[@revspinnaker1932]

So glad I found this channel. Great content and fantastic graphics.

[@johnharrison3001]

Beautiful thoughts. Beautiful artworks. Thank you.

[@camthadog1716]

with that said, i absolutely love these videos. thank you for moving everyone eastward. i just feel stuck out west.

[@paarvatee]

I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you.

[@Curiosity15976]

Another enlightening series of lectures. Emerson would be proud.

[@tensaantares]

Emerson would be proud indeed...one would think.

[@kennethchay1098]

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." RWE

[@smorgan125]

"Insist on yourself. Never imitate..."

[@Curiosity15976]

Daijinryuu Itsutsu Why would ‘one think’? He’d be happy about the encouragement of authenticity.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

The narrator's voice in these videos is pleasing. For someone like me that can make all the difference between watching a video and not watching one.

[@AmericaTheBrave]

This person makes quality videos with which have quality content that have helped me rise out of my own hell. Thank you for this channel and I will repay.

[@kellyespinoza8855]

Watched two of your videos man you’re like saving my life thank you

[@PriyanshuChauhan]

It's just a matter of time when these videos will have millions of views, glad I was among the first few hundreds. Your content is better than School of life.

[@danilevi9251]

Way much better.

[@mr.chuckles2447]

School of Life is propaganda.

[@khairunishakhetikheti3273]

@@danilevi9251 jo pela khu hot ke hu nhi litho dv ti khu to mne khyo hot ke lavi ne hu rakhis to nkhet temne same thing mari help kari6 me notu khu smjiya pisani jrur6 ae pIsNi mne nursing vastu I btav aMhulso mari sathe kyo hto bthu hathma aavi gyu aetle tu mne blemen are 6 te hu nthi I lav mru bthu me dya jya hve kh6 le dur jyre nle va jV chhu pel khhu nhot tu tara hth. a thu nhot arles hve khe6 as Ethiopia e nmle aetele hhve khe6 me pela kje hot to kyare teni help nluto hot ha

[@stevensbeeco767]

These are phenomenal videos. They articulate a modern understanding of human psychology and tie in directly with what I have learned from religious stories. Keep doing what you are doing and sticking it to Das Man.

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Love this channel and the perspective you bring.

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This channel is a great creation, congratulations and thank you so much!

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Best channel anywhere on earth. Period.

[@evolvingben5917]

Some of the best vids I've ever come across on YT. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@vauxchristo4537]

Oration - 10/10 Comprehensibility. - 10/10 Philosophical Depth. - 10/10 Articulated Perspective - 10/10 Tone - 10/10

[@Lfm094]

In a world based on standards, tendency, divide, categorized being authentic is a hard battle to fight

[@GoodfellaSoprano]

And yet here you stand to fight another day

[@jeremygould1587]

But it’s a battle worth fighting for

[@4Mikes4Mindset4]

These days fighting our good fight is needed. Necessary

[@nickmagrick7702]

2:40 this perfectly describes what I chose to do several years ago, in order to be more predictable and understood by society. But at the cost, I no longer enjoy almost any aspects of life. I hold many views that completely alienate me from the whole of society, even my family. So, I chose to hide those parts instead of the vain effort to express it honestly. Ive had to chose to live for meaning because I don't enjoy living anymore, its a reason to live.

[@joannchamness3194]

Fresh breath of TRUTH ❤️. I love Authentic 😉

[@MrBuzzzzz]

I just subscribed and I'm very eager to watch your entire library. I am tired of the pathetic content that circulates incessantly and am very impressed with your channel. Thank you for injecting some intellect into the internet.

[@GetPsyched]

The self is a concept that is extensive and truly fascinating in psychology. In counselling psychology, I value the concept of the self in both the client (speaking from a place of self-actualisation) and of the therapist (as a person-centred vessel of congruence and the ability to display true empathy to help facilitate positive change in the client). I actually think person-centred theory is a really interesting standpoint to look at the self. Carl Rogers wrote and spoke on it extensively. A brilliant video, thanks for this!

[@atwaterpub]

Personally, I would prefer a "crossfade transition" between shots instead of the continual "fade to black transition." Not a criticism, but honest feedback. You do great work and thanks for uploading.

[@SeamusODuill]

Hey Great videos, all of them, your work is art, I enjoy, I learn, my beeing gets the authenticity of these works, the art works you chose the convey the messages are very well chosen, edited and of course the pace of your voice over hits the messages home, sincerely, many thanks

[@Parallax5x5]

Well articulated and again excellent choice artworks. Cheers

[@nellou5527]

These videos are so beautiful!! The artwork is so amazing!!

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This is so beautiful, majority of your content is full of new ideas!

[@TRMcCoy]

On point! Topic of self while seeking truth....nailed it.😇💙

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This channel is THE school every person needs.

[@one23neo]

This is so deep, I'm save it to my Watch Later playlist whilst I digest. Awesome insights

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Another great video. Thank you for all your hard work for creating these 👏

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Brilliant work, has led me to great personal development, keep it up!

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These videos will spark another Renaissance

[@Sandro7777777]

These essays/videos are truly remarkable. Keep up the great work!

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If I had a million dollars to give you I would. When I have a million to give I’ll give it to you. Never stop doing what your doing. Your benefiting humanity.

[@ajones9907]

i love this channel!

[@Cherb123456]

Appreciated to a great extend, thank you!

[@pilesofpoodles4954]

Such a wonderful channel. More important today than ever.

[@scooble]

surely it is still possible to 'be oneself' without having the need to continually express it. Not expressing something, doesn't by default, lead to repression. Moreover, being aware of 'oneself' and then CHOOSING to NOT express it, shows a degree of consideration and being consciously aware of the affects the realisation has on me (this thought makes me feel 'this way' or 'that way'), which in turn brings with it an 'awareness of oneself'.

[@cobuserasmus6570]

Amazingly welldone with this video

[@knightofdarkness2434]

I practice authenticity by using realistic long conversations with myself about personal problems. It helped me drastically especially knowing your 100% real with oneself, solving problems to the best of your ability, moral by moral. BUT this technique relies heavily on knowing what's right and what's wrong Using this concept has helped me what define what a true self was, just knowing what's right, not just for yourself, but for the environment around you.

[@chumaggotscaesar]

Unceasing howling of the heart.

[@jonathancotton]

I love your channel man. Keep up the good work.

[@Diddancing]

Very well done. Thanks.

[@nikolavlah9199]

Almost had a panic attack realising everyday is the day we fight the real within us (if we choose to be authentic). And who and why and what determined us to such a miserabe but beautiful fate and liberating but also exruciatingly difficult one truly gave himself away. I am without words. An expirience that cannot be easily described. It is asif , in order to be always authentic, one must be so incredibly brave, almost to fight the whole existance. Scary stuff.

[@planetagonzo]

This is so accurate. Thank you very much!

[@123decoeli]

Thank you, excellent presentation.

[@kimberknutson831]

This is brilliant and profound. Thank you. : )

[@frunkybooii]

One of the best channels on youtube imo. Keep it up 🖒