Looks like the algorithm took this video I lowkey did not make with new viewers in mind. This (and the other videos on this channel) are meant to accompany my main channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCVtnIwES6FSSn3LfuxyeUvw
I am often conflicted with wanting to leave my country for success but not wanting to abandon it like many others do, it's a very nasty paradox I don't want to participate in, but I still don't know what to do I just wanted to say...thank you, your videos have been very thought-provoking for me, they've helped me meditate some stuff I wish you the best! Great drawing btw, I lowkey envy your artstyle 😅
Leaving your country does not necessarily mean abandoning it. One thing I would recommend if you do leave, whether permanently or temporarily, don't have one foot in one country and one foot in another. My parents are both immigrants who left their home country to go to a western country and unfortunately most people in the country have the idea western countries are so much better to the point that they'll leave just to live worse lives when they arrive, when nothing was wrong with the life they had before. My mother came to the country I currently live in with a 5 year plan to study and work, make some money and then leave and go back, that was 20 years ago, my father still sends money towards building a house back in his home country and fundamentally believes in going back to retire, it's not impossible, because my great grandparents did it. My mother found it hard to progress with her life here as she was physically living in yhe country where I live now, but mentally living back in the other country, which means she couldn't progress her life the way she wants to. I can tell my mother misses parts of her home region and I do think she'll go back eventually however she has learned to embrace the fact that that is not currently where she lives so she can progress with her life here. Just some advice so you don't make the mistake countless other people have when it comes to this sort of thing. Also if you don't want to feel like you're abandoning your country don't have the subconscious thought that where your going is better than you're country, not saying you think that way, but many people do, instead go to wherever has the best opportunities for you so you can aquire what you're looking to get whether it's money, a degree, qualifications, and when the time is right, if you want to, you can go back
I'm so glad that I came across this video because I genuinely understand this disconnect, I'm Indian and because of the pace of increasing social mobility and the fact that we are a "developing" nation, there is a pretty clear divide between the "elite" middle class population and the rest of the majority who are not. The quality of education received, the resources at hand, all vary vastly in between these two social groups (also the threat of a slowly disappearing middle class as the rich become richer) , not to mention the unending diversity of different languages and cultures and subcultures that exist. There is so much divisiveness that at times it seems almost like a fantasy to imagine us mobilizing for any kind of a cause (or any meaningful changes being brought about) politics almost instantly becomes populism, and of course media a tool to either appease the population through fantasizing about stories of rags to riches, historical dramas to relive our "heroic" times or plain childish comedies. I tend to consume mostly "western" philosophy and fiction, and so do increasingly a lot of our population, and the problem of culture and identity can get a bit muddled for people who do not accept it in face value. In short, so much of it seems performative, to take pictures of or post about. The Indians who do move abroad, or live in different countries tend to turn to extreme conservatism or religion. Our nationalism is being used as a tool to further corporate control, of course to build better infrastructure but at the cost of checks and balances not being placed upon them thus work never actually getting done. Things need to be changed and acknowledged, precious human capital is increasingly leaving our country for better opportunities. Perhaps this is a situation most developing countries are facing. Maybe it is time to move away from culture to another means of identification.
Literally found this by chance, I'll certainly check your videos. In terms of this video, I will say that I honestly relate. It's us versus the world. That's why its important for Jamaicans across the world to develop the nation. Too much talent leaves the country, we don't really have industries that stay within the country. Until the Caribbean gets it act together, things like independent cinema won't get mainstream attention.
^ Oh hey isn't that the wannabe mangaka dude that's constantly trashing other aspiring artists just because they're better than him...! Anyways, don't listen to him idek how he found this video As a Mexican we have this motto that goes something like "great minds take off", which is refering to talented individuals leaving the country in order to pursue a more successful career. I guess it happens all across the board within developing nations Cheers to third world creatives ☺️🥂
This guy has a hole main channel with some really good essays. Unique video style. Gives me thought provoking perspectives that feed my philosophy. Struggles at times with getting there point across. But he clearly tries to grasps big concepts and I respect it greatly for trying and often getting there.
Dude your art is so fucking good. I love your channel and even though the films you spotlight in your essays have already "made it" you're still showing them to a wider audience and making these film scenes more widely known even if most people will never get to see a lot of those caribbean films that only get shown at festivals. I'm a white american but I'm also an autistic trans person so I'm interested to hear what you have to say about queerness and neurodivergence, idk you always have something interesting to say.
I just want to say your videos are incredibly important to me as an immigrant in another country (not us.) The thing about not knowing your roots and feeling disconnected to them is especially relatable for me. Sometimes it feels like even knowing english language thrusts you into a context where you understand not just a new language but also a way of doing things, the colonialist gaze as you said in another video of yours. Thank you for doing this!
Which mountain do you want to climb? Do you want to entertain people? Educate them? Inspire them? Which people in particular? Can it be done in the abstract? Could it be a language-less or silent film? Could it be an animation?
I too am from the Virgin Islands, st. Croix specifically, and I to felt that intro strongly. Reminds me of the times my dad, in his quest to give meaning to his islander life, would force us to read Egyptian mythologies. As a 26 year old Virgin Islander living on main soil US lands I still feel like what sensai tensai reads in the intro kk ✨
@@Kamikang it's pretty interesting because the history we are taught on the island (museums, history books; pertaining to U.S.V.I) we've had history of colonization and slavery so obviously this means culture is wiped out and changed and even skewered. Of course this means now it feels like we are able to take any culture in the world, take what we like from it and apply it to how we want to live. That's what i've been doing, I love sushi and I ain't never step foot in japan. I love peruvian chicken and never been to peru... anyways we don't have to be attached to the pains of our past we can look towards any pleasure of the future my friend. I hope to be back in St. Croix one day, right now I have to get my life together where I am. One thing that makes me feel pessmestic is my ideas of progression getting so far ahead of myself that I seem radical or crazy to some people. If i say ban all the guns on the island because the UK has done it so it can be done, will I be looked at as crazy? or just a person trying to prevent unnecessary deaths and violence... anyways. Small youtube world.
@ being an islander American for 13+ years taught me, locals will consider us “weird”. Not like the “normal weird” like “weird weird”. I’m talkin getting bullied for not knowing names of rappers specific to the state we live in type weird. It also sucks that I find “friends” who have locally lived in America since birth will nitpick reasons to drop us from friend groups just because we existed on different worlds. Used to think it was cuz I was of darker tone but recently some darker toned folks pull the same trick on me. Anyway, I as well hope to visit St. Croix and get in touch w my childhood. Stay strong on ur journey my fellow Crucian homie. Lets both continue to be unique and spread our inspiring energy where ever we leave prints 愛KK✨
Good luck for your novel!! I understand analysing media from your perspective that is saturated with others' ideas. I have seen many stories from where I live, New Zealand, virtue of Tikia Waititi. I have seen so few stories of my people. Mauritius is a small country so there is by no means a comparison between five million people and barely one million, but we sit as mixing pot from other countries. I don't think we'll be able to find our footing as a creative space in the larger stage until there is a niche of our own.
As an ukrainian, heh, what can I say, I feeling myself as samurai in castle under siege for whole my life, I wish I never leave forever my city, because there is nothing and nobody so indigenous then my own fellow friends, family and just random people. It's my duty to hold this castle at all cost.
The Jamaican accent is actually influenced by the Irish one a little bit because I think there were a lot of Irish people who were sent there by Oliver Cromwell for some reason. There’s some of their descendants still there and they’re the “white Jamaicans”.
12:10 I do not understand, if anything you are a bridge, a fistful of coins couldn't have been made if the filmmaker didn't watch the original Japanese film.
Looks like the algorithm took this video I lowkey did not make with new viewers in mind. This (and the other videos on this channel) are meant to accompany my main channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCVtnIwES6FSSn3LfuxyeUvw
I am often conflicted with wanting to leave my country for success but not wanting to abandon it like many others do, it's a very nasty paradox I don't want to participate in, but I still don't know what to do
I just wanted to say...thank you, your videos have been very thought-provoking for me, they've helped me meditate some stuff
I wish you the best! Great drawing btw, I lowkey envy your artstyle 😅
Leaving your country does not necessarily mean abandoning it. One thing I would recommend if you do leave, whether permanently or temporarily, don't have one foot in one country and one foot in another. My parents are both immigrants who left their home country to go to a western country and unfortunately most people in the country have the idea western countries are so much better to the point that they'll leave just to live worse lives when they arrive, when nothing was wrong with the life they had before. My mother came to the country I currently live in with a 5 year plan to study and work, make some money and then leave and go back, that was 20 years ago, my father still sends money towards building a house back in his home country and fundamentally believes in going back to retire, it's not impossible, because my great grandparents did it. My mother found it hard to progress with her life here as she was physically living in yhe country where I live now, but mentally living back in the other country, which means she couldn't progress her life the way she wants to. I can tell my mother misses parts of her home region and I do think she'll go back eventually however she has learned to embrace the fact that that is not currently where she lives so she can progress with her life here. Just some advice so you don't make the mistake countless other people have when it comes to this sort of thing. Also if you don't want to feel like you're abandoning your country don't have the subconscious thought that where your going is better than you're country, not saying you think that way, but many people do, instead go to wherever has the best opportunities for you so you can aquire what you're looking to get whether it's money, a degree, qualifications, and when the time is right, if you want to, you can go back
fantastic work
I'm so glad that I came across this video because I genuinely understand this disconnect, I'm Indian and because of the pace of increasing social mobility and the fact that we are a "developing" nation, there is a pretty clear divide between the "elite" middle class population and the rest of the majority who are not. The quality of education received, the resources at hand, all vary vastly in between these two social groups (also the threat of a slowly disappearing middle class as the rich become richer) , not to mention the unending diversity of different languages and cultures and subcultures that exist. There is so much divisiveness that at times it seems almost like a fantasy to imagine us mobilizing for any kind of a cause (or any meaningful changes being brought about) politics almost instantly becomes populism, and of course media a tool to either appease the population through fantasizing about stories of rags to riches, historical dramas to relive our "heroic" times or plain childish comedies. I tend to consume mostly "western" philosophy and fiction, and so do increasingly a lot of our population, and the problem of culture and identity can get a bit muddled for people who do not accept it in face value.
In short, so much of it seems performative, to take pictures of or post about. The Indians who do move abroad, or live in different countries tend to turn to extreme conservatism or religion. Our nationalism is being used as a tool to further corporate control, of course to build better infrastructure but at the cost of checks and balances not being placed upon them thus work never actually getting done. Things need to be changed and acknowledged, precious human capital is increasingly leaving our country for better opportunities. Perhaps this is a situation most developing countries are facing. Maybe it is time to move away from culture to another means of identification.
Im a Black American and Im sooo thankful I found ya channel. Please keep making ya art it is very powerful.
Literally found this by chance, I'll certainly check your videos. In terms of this video, I will say that I honestly relate. It's us versus the world. That's why its important for Jamaicans across the world to develop the nation. Too much talent leaves the country, we don't really have industries that stay within the country. Until the Caribbean gets it act together, things like independent cinema won't get mainstream attention.
Forget it.
^
Oh hey isn't that the wannabe mangaka dude that's constantly trashing other aspiring artists just because they're better than him...!
Anyways, don't listen to him idek how he found this video
As a Mexican we have this motto that goes something like "great minds take off", which is refering to talented individuals leaving the country in order to pursue a more successful career. I guess it happens all across the board within developing nations
Cheers to third world creatives ☺️🥂
Literally
I live for this
I think you mean
You're so close.
@@adityagaidhani8578 Congrats on the 3k views!
This guy has a hole main channel with some really good essays. Unique video style. Gives me thought provoking perspectives that feed my philosophy. Struggles at times with getting there point across. But he clearly tries to grasps big concepts and I respect it greatly for trying and often getting there.
Dude your art is so fucking good. I love your channel and even though the films you spotlight in your essays have already "made it" you're still showing them to a wider audience and making these film scenes more widely known even if most people will never get to see a lot of those caribbean films that only get shown at festivals. I'm a white american but I'm also an autistic trans person so I'm interested to hear what you have to say about queerness and neurodivergence, idk you always have something interesting to say.
The algorithm works in mysterious ways
I just want to say your videos are incredibly important to me as an immigrant in another country (not us.) The thing about not knowing your roots and feeling disconnected to them is especially relatable for me. Sometimes it feels like even knowing english language thrusts you into a context where you understand not just a new language but also a way of doing things, the colonialist gaze as you said in another video of yours. Thank you for doing this!
Which mountain do you want to climb?
Do you want to entertain people?
Educate them?
Inspire them?
Which people in particular?
Can it be done in the abstract?
Could it be a language-less or silent film?
Could it be an animation?
Greetings from St Kitts, that opening passage floored me
13:55 this is the first video I've ever seen from your channel, I am going to watch your other ones. thanks for your service
Your perspective is valuable, and it’s time everyone knows that. Definitely subbing and sharing.
as a virgin islander, the intro truly depressed me...but i progress
i suggest reading the poetry of "Ok Waleed"
I too am from the Virgin Islands, st. Croix specifically, and I to felt that intro strongly. Reminds me of the times my dad, in his quest to give meaning to his islander life, would force us to read Egyptian mythologies. As a 26 year old Virgin Islander living on main soil US lands I still feel like what sensai tensai reads in the intro
kk ✨
@@ShangTsung69I’ll check it out
@@Kamikang it's pretty interesting because the history we are taught on the island (museums, history books; pertaining to U.S.V.I) we've had history of colonization and slavery so obviously this means culture is wiped out and changed and even skewered. Of course this means now it feels like we are able to take any culture in the world, take what we like from it and apply it to how we want to live. That's what i've been doing, I love sushi and I ain't never step foot in japan. I love peruvian chicken and never been to peru... anyways we don't have to be attached to the pains of our past we can look towards any pleasure of the future my friend. I hope to be back in St. Croix one day, right now I have to get my life together where I am. One thing that makes me feel pessmestic is my ideas of progression getting so far ahead of myself that I seem radical or crazy to some people. If i say ban all the guns on the island because the UK has done it so it can be done, will I be looked at as crazy? or just a person trying to prevent unnecessary deaths and violence... anyways. Small youtube world.
@ being an islander American for 13+ years taught me, locals will consider us “weird”. Not like the “normal weird” like “weird weird”. I’m talkin getting bullied for not knowing names of rappers specific to the state we live in type weird. It also sucks that I find “friends” who have locally lived in America since birth will nitpick reasons to drop us from friend groups just because we existed on different worlds. Used to think it was cuz I was of darker tone but recently some darker toned folks pull the same trick on me. Anyway, I as well hope to visit St. Croix and get in touch w my childhood. Stay strong on ur journey my fellow Crucian homie. Lets both continue to be unique and spread our inspiring energy where ever we leave prints
愛KK✨
PRIMO MIO, KEEP GOINGF! YOU ARE DOING GREAt
Good luck for your novel!! I understand analysing media from your perspective that is saturated with others' ideas. I have seen many stories from where I live, New Zealand, virtue of Tikia Waititi. I have seen so few stories of my people. Mauritius is a small country so there is by no means a comparison between five million people and barely one million, but we sit as mixing pot from other countries. I don't think we'll be able to find our footing as a creative space in the larger stage until there is a niche of our own.
I LOVE BEING WEST INDIAN. WHAT THE FUCK IS A 1ST WORLD COUNTRY🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
shottas was so realistically violent I couldn't bare to watch it
13:01... ahh the whims of the robots...you can still be good and still use the algorithm to your advantage
this video is the #1 reason i'm not leaving America
You wont
Don't lie to yourself. Life being harder everywhere else is the real reason.
As an ukrainian, heh, what can I say, I feeling myself as samurai in castle under siege for whole my life, I wish I never leave forever my city, because there is nothing and nobody so indigenous then my own fellow friends, family and just random people. It's my duty to hold this castle at all cost.
Your art style is very cool
Hope you release your graphics novel online. Good luck and hope you success
Cool runnings man!
killin it tensai
loved this!
Did u delete a bunch of vids or am i confused??
Edit: I'm confused
fire
i would have clicked in this video way earlier if the thumbnail hadn't been so unnapealing
Bruh
ky
You sound extremely Irish for some reason
The Jamaican accent is actually influenced by the Irish one a little bit because I think there were a lot of Irish people who were sent there by Oliver Cromwell for some reason.
There’s some of their descendants still there and they’re the “white Jamaicans”.
hello new friend. i like what you're putting out there but i try and keep my interactions 24+. hope you're still kickin when you make it there
24+ ?
age?
@@kdot78 yeah
big up yourself
12:10 I do not understand, if anything you are a bridge, a fistful of coins couldn't have been made if the filmmaker didn't watch the original Japanese film.
Algorithm might hit you soon man.
Hello
11:45 aristocrats huh