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Birds Books and Bullshit<p>"Human beings love clean-cut categories and divisions and feeling like the hero of the story–like we're special and different from the crowd. Unfortunately, that's just not how reality works. However, the Sheepdog analogy […] incentivizes officers to latch on to an Us Versus Them mentality. […] They're fighting against predators […] They will always be a predator, and all you can do is destroy them."</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pzdLoGG67sg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/pzdLoGG67sg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Videos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Videos</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>Palm Springs, The New (&amp; Old) Groundhog Day <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Ldhl9E_4Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=W8Ldhl9E_4</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/timeloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timeloop</span></a></p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>The Most Terrifying Trope in Modern Horror (That No One Will Touch)<br>Legacy of Folktales<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LegacyOfFolktales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegacyOfFolktales</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Myth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myth</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cinema</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HauntedHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HauntedHouse</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americana</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Antebellum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antebellum</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PlantationLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantationLife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SouthernGothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernGothic</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPyiNgAXEKg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SPyiNgAXEK</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p>
Book<p>I was reading an old book on Aesthetics and Symbolism. Exciting, I know. :pandaduh: </p><p>It is wordy, so proud of itself, and while the information within is of considerable value, the presentation is insufferably smug.</p><p>I mentioned this to a friend, and they linked me to a video from a new(ish) video essayist with only a couple of thousand subscribers. The video was called The Aesthetics of Fascism.</p><p>And for someone unknown, without a heavy education in film theory, it's one of the best essays I've ever watched. This video contains approximately two-thirds of this logarheaic book.</p><p>CW: Fascist imagery, portals to the fascist mind, discussion of war crimes, manufactured consent, language. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXIVt83hI0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=bxXIVt83hI</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VideoRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoRecs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Aesthetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aesthetics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
kapsar<p>With all the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> discussions going on everywhere, I decided to dig into the topic in my latest <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/videoessay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoessay</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/booktube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booktube</span></a>. This includes two <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> released in May</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bnVxJuSgidg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/bnVxJuSgidg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>Exposing the Grift: <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nerdrotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nerdrotic</span></a> Lies To You About Ironheart<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Th3Birdman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Th3Birdman</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publishing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Superhero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superhero</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/whiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whiteSupremacy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p79YBKXn7s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=0p79YBKXn7</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>2 videos in 2 days is basically unthinkable.</p><p>Satanically Adorable: What Makes Cult of the Lamb So Charming? by Noah Caldwell-Gervais <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q6B-yeptNc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=_Q6B-yeptN</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>Always an event.</p><p>Surviving Pacific Drive by Noah Caldwell-Gervais <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOln-0c5dPY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=jOln-0c5dP</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>The Insane Influencer Logic That Tricked Millions of People by Framing Logic<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6g_9xZNdRI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=k6g_9xZNdR</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a></p>
Sco :progress: :flag_mm:<p>We're Entering the Silver Age of Superhero Movies &amp; Shows </p><p>Go Read Some Comics looks back at the history of comic books, and examines the current era of super hero movies. Claiming the coming era to be a silver age. </p><p>I agree with alot in here. SH movies are not dying. But Def got over done. And expected too much from us. But they cant be what they were at the start. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBGh4XNJa0U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=LBGh4XNJa0</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/SuperHeroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperHeroes</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/ComicBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComicBooks</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/comics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>comics</span></a></span></p>
Book<p>Ian Danskin, of Innuendo Studios fame, is running a GoFundMe.</p><p>He's a tickle shy of $90,000 in debt after running his educational channel for eleven years.</p><p>His insights, funnies, explanations, and deep-dives have been foundational in who I am. </p><p>Maybe he's helped you too. He has certainly helped many others.</p><p>Got a few bucks? Let's help out this doop.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/InnuendoStudios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InnuendoStudios</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Youtubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youtubers</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span></p>
Stefan<p>Finale - How Music Software Dies by<br>Tantacrul<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqaon6YHzaU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Yqaon6YHza</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>How Flying In Movies Evolved Over 100 Years by Patrick (H) Willems<br><a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/patrickhwillems-how-flying-in-movies-evolved-over-100-years" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nebula.tv/videos/patrickhwille</span><span class="invisible">ms-how-flying-in-movies-evolved-over-100-years</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a></p>
Stefan<p>Finally watched Speed Racer after seeing it covered in a Patrick (H) Willems video and I loved it. Perfectly imagined and implemented story and chaos. </p><p><a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/patrickhwillems-the-most-important-movie-of-the-21st-century" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nebula.tv/videos/patrickhwille</span><span class="invisible">ms-the-most-important-movie-of-the-21st-century</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/videoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a></p>
Ether Diver<p>This Trash Theory video tipped me to the fact that McCartney II is actually... Pretty good? Borderline great?!?</p><p>Listened to the whole album after the video last night and, while there are a few duds, yeah, that's mostly pretty great!</p><p><a href="Https://youtu.be/yNLGbGJLzcU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="">Https://youtu.be/yNLGbGJLzcU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicHistory</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/TrashTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrashTheory</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/PaulMcCartney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulMcCartney</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/McCartneyII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McCartneyII</span></a></p>
kapsar<p>New <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> in Conversation: Blood Over Bright Haven and Hidden Figures. Both of these books were fantastic and Hidden Figures provided a good lens to under Bright Haven.<br><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/booktube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booktube</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/videoessay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoessay</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/BookStadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookStadon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/CzqmeXVemG0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/CzqmeXVemG0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sco :progress: :flag_mm:<p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> </p><p>After sleeping, I want to be easier on the <a href="https://socel.net/tags/LindseyEllis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindseyEllis</span></a> vid. I do think it is not good work. She is usually fabulous. But I left this one less than satisfied. There is some informative stuff. But like I said, you have to care about the history of the disney parks. Which is weird, cause I enjoyed the similar Las Vegas one. </p><p>There are some funny jokes, but they mostly just break up the monotony for me. Edited well, but more rambley. Similar complaint for the Xmen vid.</p>
Sco :progress: :flag_mm:<p>I usually love almost any <a href="https://socel.net/tags/LindseyEllis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindseyEllis</span></a> vids. But this disney park one is.. anh. Like the Xmen one, she is just fafing about disney park rides she likes, doesnt like, and a take away I could not remember 5 seconds after the vid finished. Usually I am thinking about the conclusion for days. And I could barely keep caring while the vid was going. </p><p>I have no desire to go to a disney park, and couldnt afford it if I did. And this vid HINGES on you caring too much about the parks.</p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a></p>
kapsar<p>My latest <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> in conversation Mood Machine by Liz Pelly and World Eaters by Catherine Bracy, how <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> exemplifies how Venture Capital is Eating the World<br><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/booktube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booktube</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/videoessay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videoessay</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/9x6CPr8QkZ4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/9x6CPr8QkZ4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sco :progress: :flag_mm:<p>Kat Blaque looks at a person who decided that Kurt Cobain was trans. Her look at the claim, the response, how to approach talking about the dead, about celebrities, and also masculinity.</p><p>I like the conclusions she comes to in this. Esp when she talks about a cis-masculinity that fine wearing dresses, being feminist, etc. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlNVYNsXOE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=uIlNVYNsXO</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/VideoEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEssay</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Celebrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrity</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masculinity</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a></p>
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