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I Messed Up

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Thanks to everyone who's let me know that they got charged for this month. This was my mistake and I am mortified. I didn't realize that in order to keep the Patreon paused, I have t...

Continued Patreon Pause

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I said I’d unpause the Patreon when I finished the main channel video, and I still haven’t finished, so I’m going to leave it paused for another month. You won’t be char...

December Patreon Pause

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I've never done this before, but I've decided to pause Patreon billing for next month. You will not be charged on December 1st.

I've made this decision because I still haven't f...

Tangent: The Male Gaze

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For about two years I've been keeping a notes document for a potential main channel video called "The Male Gaze," which I was able to plunder for this Tangent, along with a lot of...

September Tangent Topic Poll

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that gets the most vo...

Gamergate Tangent Back Online

Hi all—good news!

I've successfully appealed YouTube's removal of the Gamergate Tangent, which was taken down for "harassment and bullying" after bad-faith flagging by, I can only assume, G...

Gamergate Tangent Mass-Flagged and Removed—Next Steps

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Not surprisingly, the mass harassment campaign is mass harassing.

My latest Tangent, on Gamergate, though unlisted on YouTube, seems to have become the target of mass flagging ...

Tangent: Gamergate

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There was a Tangent Topic Tie this month between Gamergate and Satanism, which I decided to break in favor of Gamergate for reasons described at the beginning of this video.

August Tangent Topic Poll (Repost)

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(Reposting this because I once again forgot to set it to allow multiple choices).

It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, a...

Tangent: Barbie

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Here is this month's book-report-ass Tangent on the Barbie movie.

I made this in about three days (not counting movie night), and we're getting closer to being back on month...

July Tangent Topic Poll

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that gets the most vo...

Tangent: Psychedelic Experiences

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Let's face it, Tangents have officially gone too far. I know I just said I was going to dial it back this month, but, well... I dialed it forward. The topic sucked me in! So here'...

June Tangent Topic Poll [Ends in 5 Days]

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that gets the most vo...

Tangent: Liminal Spaces

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Here's the "May" Tangent, on liminal spaces. Truly I will try to get back on schedule by the end of this month. This one is the most high-effort Tangent to date. I've been working...

May Tangent Topic Poll

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal Patreon-exclusive video about the topic that gets the most vo...

Tangent: AI

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Here's the "April" tangent, on AI.

Sorry for the delay in getting this one out—in addition to finishing the main channel video last month, I had a series of home-flooding ...

April Tangent Topic Poll [Repost]

[I accidentally posted the poll without an end date or multiple choices enabled, let's try that again]

Hi friends!

It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many ...

New Video: The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

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Here's a new main channel video that I began working on about six weeks ago. I originally intended this to be a shorter, simpler video that would tide viewers over until I finish...

Tangent: Anti-LGBT Bills

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Here's the March tangent, about the wave of over 400 brutal anti-LGBT bills that have been introduced in all but nine state legislatures in the US this year.

The topic is su...

March Tangent Topic Poll

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal video about the topic that gets the most votes.

I've in...

Tangent: Parasocial Relationships

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Here's the February tangent, on parasocial relationships!

The audio quality should be much improved this time, thanks for the constructive criticism on that.

This Tang...

February Tangent Topic Poll

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It's time to vote on the next Tangent topic! You can vote for as many topics as you like, and I will make an informal video about the topic that gets the most votes.

This ti...

Tangent: New Atheism

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Here's the January tangent, on New Atheism!

Working on these first two Tangents has been very freeing for me. Creating Patreon-exclusive content has relieved me of the creat...

January Tangent Topic Poll

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I'm happy to report that the first Tangent was well received, so I'm going to continue with this reward for the foreseeable future!

It's time to vote on the next Tangent top...

Tangent: The Groomer Libel

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Here it is, the first ever Tangent!

Basically it's a 40-minute video on the "groomer" moral panic that also doubles as a "worst of 2022" compilation—Happy New Year everyo...

Voting on December Tangent Topic

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It's time to vote on the topic for the first ever Tangent (monthly informal vlog)! You can vote for as many topics as you like. I assume I'll simply choose the topic that gets the...

Final AMA Stream (for now) #60b

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I'll be hosting a Patreon AMA stream tomorrow, November 27 at 5pm ET. Here's the stream link, feel free to join the chat any time! I'll be answering the remaining questions from ...

AMA Stream #60

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I'll be hosting a Patreon AMA stream tomorrow October 9 at 6pm ET. Here's the stream link, feel free to join the chat any time!

I'll be answering questions from the "AMA #6...

Invite to Submit Questions for (Final?) AMA Stream #60

Hi 15+ Patrons,

I'll be doing the next AMA stream tomorrow, October 9 at 6pm ET! As discussed in the previous post, this may be the last AMA stream (or two streams is more likely) as I consid...

Final AMA Stream? And New Reward Proposal

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I've been receiving feedback for a while now that many patrons aren't as enthusiastic about the AMA streams as they used to be. The main issues seem to be that they're repetitive ...