Media

It's strange how the medium of video is so often tied to consumption[1] in the most negative ways, while engaging with text or audio is seen as somehow more noble. I'm reading a book. Imagine that.

I certainly enjoy watching videos and listening to music. I don't really read many books[2], and I'm fine with that. I'll read one every now and then, but for the most part I like to write[3] instead.

Anyway, here are some of the things I've been consuming as of late:

Audio

• Lots of music. I keep a log of what I find to be the best song of the day[4]. * Deafheaven. An absolutely phenomenal band that has created some of the most emotionally charged[5] songs I’ve heard[6]. * Toro y Moi. Discovered this guy from my high school photography teacher who played a music video of his[7] once during class. When I got home I totally forgot the name of the artist and tried searching for keywords from the video until I finally found it (guy casually pulling aside fern frond music video?) * The War on Drugs. Consistently incredible. So many of their tracks are associated with particular places[8] for me.
• The Lex Fridman Podcast[9]. I listen to this when I commute to work. A wide range of guests engaging in quite compelling discussions with a most excellent host.

Video Games

Can't beat an occasional video game[10].

• Battlefield 4. Playing this for a few hours on the weekend is incredibly relaxing.
• Mini Motorways[11]. Incredibly chill.

YouTube

There's some incredible people on YouTube[12]. Here's my current list of some choice individuals:

• Beau Miles[13]
• Dr. Disrespect[14]
• My Self Reliance[15] / Shawn James[16]
• Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't[17]
• GeoWizard[18]
• Jabrils[19]
• RoKKiT KiT[20]
• Townsends[21]
• Van Neistat[22]
• Bald and Bankrupt[23]
• Conner O'Malley[24]
• Erik Aanderaa[25]
• Mediocre Amateur[26]

Last updated Wed Dec 15 2021 in Berkeley, CA

Links

1: /thought/consumption-and-creation.gmi

2: /thought/books.gmi

3: /thought/writing.gmi

4: https://futureland.tv/christian/best-song-of-the-day/grid

5: /thought/the-most-poignant-song.gmi

6: /thought/infinite-granite-live.gmi

7: https://youtu.be/gGmfOsdla2Y

8: /thought/music-and-places.gmi

9: /thought/lex-fridman.gmi

10: /thought/video-games.gmi

11: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/Mini_Motorways/

12: /thought/youtube.gmi

13: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeauMiles

14: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrDisRespect

15: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShawnJamesMySelfReliance

16: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShawnJames1

17: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt

18: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeoWizard

19: https://www.youtube.com/c/Jabrils

20: https://www.youtube.com/c/rokkitkit

21: https://www.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson

22: https://www.youtube.com/user/VanNeistat

23: https://www.youtube.com/c/baldandbankrupt

24: https://www.youtube.com/user/omalleyrock

25: https://www.youtube.com/c/ErikAanderaa

26: https://www.youtube.com/c/MediocreAmateur

Backlinks

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