They're a requirement

February 05, 2026 - 14:00 UTC

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Video essays and let's plays, they are essential to the drawing practice
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How many times have i slept with these two on Xvx
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Me except with DnD podcasts
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This video is over 7 hours long and I've watched it in its entirety TWICE. One of the funniest things I've ever seen they completely lose their minds by the end
youtu.be/Z5sYWs9OtHs
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i've been listening to bits and pieces of this over the last couple of days and i've never hated anyone more
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Real
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I’ve watched most Todd in the Shadows videos at least 10-15 times

Either look up his video on a particular one-hit wonder you’re really interested in (he’s probably made a video on it), or just start with this series here and work your way to the present

youtu.be/zCzxas0ZZuE?si=ktx4UKfypWvEIcvQ
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@eyepatchwolf.bsky.social your fault
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They're Pretty Good
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Can't draw without hearing the sweet sounds of IT'S JOEY... IT'S ALWAYS JOEY
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Some people just need something to jiggle keys at the annoying distracted part of their brain so the rest can be used to get work done. (It's me. I'm some people.)
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wheeeeeeee ADHD
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When I worked for Rockstar Support, after they finally canceled incoming calls due to too many calls that were 1. pranks, or 2. issues not resolvable by Support (like bannings), I would sit there and do emails every day with the "Battletoads Race" playlist in my ear. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL201F1C36731623D0
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NOOOOO WHY AIM I BEING VCALLED OUT
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these have literally been my go-to's for sleeping since they came out how the fuck did you know
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youtu.be/jkAw87ZIwQA?si=tamnz0JG6gzM8Bq7
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I can't write without my emotional support youtuber
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too real
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Also a requirement for cleaning.
Here, have this one...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssTaR2ma-w4
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I personally prefer audiobooks as of late.
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Double digit watchers of Line Goes Up unite, still need a few on Oof. Jenny Nicholson, Super Eyepatch Wolf and Munecat as well.
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Shall I introduce peak Background Noise?
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Long have I looked for my people, and here they are in the comments of this post. May they all be blessed by Noah Caldwell Gervais.
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folding ideas :D
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Replace Dan Olson with EyePatchWolf and yes, that's me.
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If you like Eyepatch Wolf I very much recommend his book “The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games” if you haven’t read it yet. I will say nothing else about it.
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I don't like dan personally, but he made ok videos back in the day when he was a puppet
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OH, MAN OF CULTURE
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Super or normal tho?
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Hahaha that's so true I'm glad that I'm not alone
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They don't even know how important they are to me
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It's music for me. Sometimes a song I LOVE 20 times on a loop until I burn it so hard it's almost like noise and it doesn't hit as hard now. Essays distract me too much
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I'm a big fan of the NFT one. I think it's the only time I've heard Folding Ideas get close to being angry about something.
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"Oh heavens! How will I ever be productive for multiple hours at a time without losing focus?"

The humble Folding Ideas, Hbomberguy, Super Eyepatch Wolf, Jacob Geller, Solar Sands, Philosophy Tube and Big Joel:
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And then the essay gets juicy and you start arguing with it, causing you to be distracted and stop drawing xD
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I don't understand how you will all be able to draw with a 17-hour long video about Adobe, but bless you and your efforts and may hbomberguy finish up soon.
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Oh is THAT what he's been working on?

Manifesting him crashing their stock price.
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Oh well here you go, check out our channel! 3 dudes just talking about comics with flip-throughs. This week’s episode is on Jason Pearson!

youtube.com/ href="/profile/inkxscribe?si=iPiOwHjMj9MSl8QY">@inkxscribe?si=iPiOwHjMj9MSl8QY
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We love Folding Ideas.
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Adding to the pile! Any video by Noah Gervais, like the franchise roundups for Resident Evil and Fallout, but especially the Lincoln Highway travelogue which stays permanently downloaded on my phone for long flights. Recently Majuular's excellent Ultima retrospectives are my comfort watches.
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Long video essay creators are the saviour of artist’s sanity, ngl.
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FOLDING IDEAS SPOTTED
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My 2hr+ OneyPlays compilations 😭
Either that or a game OST playlist 🔥
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LITERALLY ME
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@alexander-avila.bsky.social just dropped a new one:
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Dan Olson has really gone up in life and I am happy for him
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I can comfirm that yes they are. I think I've listened through most of the video essays from both Folding Ideas and Hbomberguy by now. Not to mention quite a few others, and audio books.
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I hate how called out I am these are my BIG TWO
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Here’s one about GenAI mPreg TikToks!

youtu.be/J_fXqYeZd5k?si=cmh0z9-LzCSvFoAI
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"genai mpreg tiktoks"

I understand this arrangement of letters and I am not proud of that.
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I was leaving. I was done with OPs post. But some twisted part of my brain saw those four letters under this topic and needed to turn around and find out why they were there.

I regret this. I regret knowing this exists. I'll watch the video later.
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hi i tend to browse/lurk replies of some posts here and there (like this one!) and i feel like I hit the jackpot for video essays to draw to just by this one's title alone
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WOW it’s like you drew a mirror for me, those are two of my favorites too
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I'm in the music over video essay category here but my husband felt this in his soul
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You likely got so much done during the Quentin Reviews Beverly hillbillies video.
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I love this so much.

Although for me it's probably the 15th relisten to Blowback season 2 😆
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I feel attacked.
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I feel like this is generated for me. Those two videos/channels especially. I cannot color without dan olson’s canadian-ness in my ears.
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The ones of games' lore that i'll never play are the best
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immediately thought of this one
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Too real
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Since this is turning into basically a banger playlist, Fredrik Knudsen’s 6 hours abt eve online too
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Folding Ideas shoutout!?!??
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me fr
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Ooh, those are good essays too.
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Touche
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These are some of my favorite videos to draw with. The duration of each video has not stopped me from watching them repeatedly.
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Same with us coders - we always have to have something in the background to keep the brain noise out
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Yeah I guess i do have about 3 hours, 33 minutes to spare today, you've convinced me.
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I blame these videos (and others) for my fucked attention span. I crave long-form media while the whole time, I cannot resist the urge, the inkling, that I Have to pick up a pen and do something else or my viewing experience becomes lesser
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I just rewatched both of these last week on my second monitor while working on other things.
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4 hour breakdown of a video game I never heard of?

SIGN ME UP!
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What about a seven hour one?
youtu.be/zg2Y5rxlg-M
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Yes

Also Best of the Worst by RLM
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XD mood but also music
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Me but with my paperwork in the store office at the end of the night
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Replace draw with work on literally anything and you've got me :3
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two bangers too
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They are so soothing tho.
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Video essays, VODs, streams, podcasts… the companions of artists..
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I tend to have either a video essay on my second monitor, or music
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If you want another one youtu.be/74ZpXgA5380?si=9ronoCb7UDeMV3j6
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@grezydragonlady.bsky.social I feel like this applies to you as well xD
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Omg yup xD I have a whole playlist for this reason xD
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Not the exact two videos I just rewatched for the fifth time each ahaha
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😔 Can’t believe I’m being called out like this
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OK, first of all, how dare you.
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Majuular goes above and beyond for his essays on games. averaging 3 hours on his videos with as much info to back them up.

Yes i will shill him, he's going through his ultima retrospect and working on the 8th game now. A sleeper Hit
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Or the Synth boy livestream. I can’t be left alone with my thoughts when I draw.
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Don't call my ass out like that XD .
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THE FACT THAT I ACTUALLY WATCHED THE OOF VIDEO I THINK...
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Some of my other "why yes Youtube I will watch that 30-to-300 minute long video yet again"s are Shaun, Defunctland/DefuncTV, Jenny Nicholson, Lindsay Ellis, Todd in the Shadows, Kyle Kallgren, Veritasium, Super Eyepatch Wolf, Rhystic Studies, JoCat, JelloApocalypse, and Barry's "Good Enough Summary"
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what do yall know about that one basilisk video?
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At this point I have probably watched those two videos for over a hundred hours...
If you count the other videos by them, it has to be well over a thousand by now...
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Here is one that should last you awhile
youtu.be/w6wpH3aAWaE?si=KwpYhIig38djdMML
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line goes up my beloved..
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Every video essay is called "The Pull: How A Simple Change In Cheese Vendors Doomed Cici's Pizza" or "Expedition Thirty-Knee: Why the Year's Best JRPG Was the Perfect Game for My ACL Tear Recovery Process"
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holy shit that’s so me
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pretty much that or LPs
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AY MAN QUIT CALLING ME OUT I LIKE MY BAD ART HISTORY VIDEO ESSAYS OKAY!? 😭😭😭

youtu.be/UFAD7GA_CzE?si=HpeP-VKl-u-pM9Ve

Deadass this is so true tho XD
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downairdownair
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Also good the DK live stream. It can keep you company for days.
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Unfortunately for me, I can't help but look at the video instead of drawing lol
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But you don't understand, I can't play this game if I don't have a video essay playing on the second monitor.
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That or listening to the same handfuls of songs for 5+ hours straight
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Humbly suggest Haley Whipjack's Once Upon A Time recap commentaries. Amazing stuff

youtu.be/-gDujQvhbtc
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@scottniswander.bsky.social
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Honestly I just binged every single drama video I can find especially foreign political and art stuff idk it's fun
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I feel like this makes me a real (baby) artist even if I don't post anything, thanks for the validation 🥹
I usually put videos by Princess Weekes or Alexander Avila, though the plagiarism essay is the one I keep going back to when in doubt
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So true, have you tried BobbyBroccoli yet?
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Yessss his videos are so good
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Same, also horror podcasts those are good too.
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I've been listening to a lot of Scott the Woz recently
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Jacob Geller’s entire catalog is great, but if I had to pick just one I’d probably have to go for Cities Without People

They’re relatively short for video essays, usually around the 30 minute mark, but that doesn’t mean they’re any less researched or any lower quality
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May I humbly add to the pile:

youtu.be/xb-DtICmPTY?si=FB8mIJ2sXIKyjMPd
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Oh my God this is so good
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Shaun's video on dropping the atomic bombs has always been a favorite of mine.
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If I don't find out the entire story to every resident evil game is it even really art
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If in a pinch,2 hour long obscure retro Japanese only videogames reviews would do the trick
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Lyrics:
For online content creators, the unavoidable subject of 2021 has been NFTs, from incredibly cringe-worthy ape profile pics, to incomprehensibly tasteless tributes to deceased celebrities, to six-figure sales of the "original copy" of a meme, it is the thing that is currently dominating the c
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*bucket drumming intensifies*
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Why is this so relatable? 😂
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The Grayfruit NES Zapper video essay is so well put together.
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action button reviews boku no natsuyasumi
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Love the comments because now I have a lot more suggestions and gotta check that line goes up too
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Oh Line goes up is an ALL TIMER. You're going to have a great time.
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I mean... how am I supposed to draw without something distracting my brain from the outside world?
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i cant tell you how many times ive put on “line goes up” just to have background noise while im working
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I listen to it on the road when I have a long drive ahead of me.
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I recommend both you and everyone that relates to this check out the lovely @eurothug4000.bsky.social for da best video game essays in the biz! www.youtube.com/ href="/profile/eurothug4000">@eurothug4000
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I nominate the plagiarism and YouTube video, Shaun’s Bell Curve video, as well as Quinton’s videos on iCarly and Victorious. Been watching some of Mullet man comics stuff recently. The red hood one is great.
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Roblox OOF sighting. His mother’s very proud.
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Me, rewatching Roblox.Oof but two days ago
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Literally just watched "Line go Up" for the 12th time today.
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The 6-hour-long North Korean movie essay is load bearing
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I have video essays. Video essays for sale for the measly price of free. May I offer you some video essays sir?
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Folding Ideas?
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Love how I’m like “oh I’ve listened to both of those at least twice” lmao
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It’s Northernlion STS runs for me.
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I was just listening to the oof video yesterday at work :)
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God yes
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Yea i need some kind of white noise
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Don’t mind me, just going to scour the comments for inspo!
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Look I'm pushing through to prevent having to crunch next week, ok???
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I was looking for this the other day; great to see it again
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Solid choices
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Immaculate taste btw
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Sovietwomble has done some good ones.
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I’m this way with podcasts now
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Don't forget about Lily Simpson's 10-hour HP video. Good stuff for getting work done.
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Have you watched the 42 hour Beverly Hillbillies video from Quinton Reviews?
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thomas the tallarico engine
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I also really like the one where Foldingideas talks about that bad nostalgia critic "the wall" parody
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the solution is to compile them into a youtube playlist so you never lose them again
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This but for video editing with dialogue and music.
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What works for me is podcasts.
Will of the Counsel is really great for that, 3 guys who take "Am I The Asshole" posts from Reddit and give their take on it

It sounds really bad said like that but I promise you it's incredible

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIxkin-DOvo&list=PLxK3d9_xQ8B4fDs4gD0j9DZITdzbBBlCQ&index=3
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I’ve watched both of those videos at least 3 times each
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I don't even Draw and i feel attacked
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Iv eveen drawing with tangerine dream and drunken mozart in the desert
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The Tallarico Event Horizon has reached us even here!
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I can't due video essays. They distract the hell outta me. I need music.
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My weakness is Red Letter Media. Hot darn, you ain't wrong. *salutes*
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Id add anything maajular in the background for sure.
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But it only works sometimes if you start drawing first and THEN start the video, otherwise 50/50 it turns into a movie night for me lmao
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I'm not mad, but why'd you draw me like this?
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You made Hbomberguy look like 35yo Charlie Brown... and y'know, that's pretty accurate.
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Oh! A few channels I like to add to this list (though they can kinda get like political or a bit heavy).

@fdsignifier.bsky.social has great videos diving into not just rap culture but black media and the impact that can have with the wider world and it's historically impact as well

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@lola.nebula.tv just released a great video on the Chip chilla cartoon which divies into the show and how it not only is terrible but gives a very misogynistic view for little girls to look up to. There's a part two coming out soon I believe.

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I've drawn to both of those videos 😂
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It hits too close 😬
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HBomberGuy mentioned, hell yeah
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Line goes up, a Folded Ideas Classic.
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This is so real 😂
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This is too real 😅
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I showed this to my spouse and got a look of betrayal, like I'd stabbed them in the back.
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Look all I'm saying is that it is perfectly normal to ask on a first date what is your favorite Dan Olson video.
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is it legal to answer "taco bell wedding"?
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only thing better would be being on a first date with Dan Olson and asking him this question y'allknowwhatimsayin
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“and a mountain of human suffering built on a thousand little lies, this IS financial advice”
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I just miss Foldy the puppet.
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“Who’s Dan Olson?” 🚩
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I got so much done while watching Alexander Avila's most recent epic.
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Mmmm give me an Action Button review of a game I'll never play that sits around the six to eight hour mark yet still somehow justifies its length.
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So real.
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I'm in this picture and I don't like it
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These two, plus Jenny Nicholson's Evermore piece 🤌
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And the 4 hours of starwars hotel fiasco
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Sprinkle a few Lady Emily and 4-8 hour Pyrocynical vids on there as well 🫳✨
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Keyan Carlile 3 and a half hour retrospective and breakdown of Disney's Pair of Kings
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Basically me with AccuRadio
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THIS POST HAS PERSONALLY ATTACKED ME!
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This is me but for playing games
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this one is good :) youtube.com/watch?v=I4mdMMu-3fc
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Need that 13 hour Bionicle Lore video in there as well.
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Try also: Majuular's Ultima retrospective.
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Y'all really gotta get on the train @noahgervais.bsky.social has been conducting, "atomic pilgrimage" is an all-timer
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bobby broccoli is my biggest inspo
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I've listened to both of these drawing in the last few days, lol
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bsky.app/profile/hbomberguy.bsky.social/post/3mdahaifzoc2n
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Lots of good suggestions for video essays in these comments. May I add: youtu.be/Qe5WT22-AO8?si=n1xg8UK-9gPxPmoR
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www.youtube.com/ href="/profile/BobbyBroccoli">@BobbyBroccoli

here is more kindling for your roaring fire, god i love this channel
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I FEEL SO CALLED OUT!

How do you have both the video essays I use!?!
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I just re-watched this one youtu.be/-8-GrO25zBQ?si=lEsbXbcpMzYnc0xT
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