lil update! also ask me q&a questions plz

Simply what do you do outside of youtube?

I already asked a different question that I'm more interested in, but, if you get time in the video, could we maybe get your thoughts on just whatever the fuck Keir Starmer is trying to do as Labour leader?

M

Would you ever considered doing a video on debunking the myth of right wing authoritarians that save and build great economies? This is a very common opinion that conservatives in latin america have. Much love, from Peru.

Alex Alcalde

Love your videos <3

Hello Shaun. Love your videos and approach. Your videos are very sober when talking about people you don't agree with, which is the best way to convince people from the opposite side of the political spectrum. But you still sometimes mock or insult them. Where do you draw the line between explaining and having a little fun with those persons, and do you feel you have a responsability to educate them? Sorry for if my question is a bit clumsy, not an english native speaker here. Love from France

Pablo Henriquez

What do you think of the different movements of European peoples for self-determination? E.g. the Galician case, or the less well-known Scottish and Catalan cases ;)

What do you think of Irish unification?

KosyKat

Why do you like Briahna Joy Gray? She's such a grifter about Force The Vote.

What countries have you visited so far?/which ones do you plan on visiting? bit of a cheesy question but i dont think you answered it so far!

eli (pronounced [ˈe̝ːli] ) nb extravaganza

why *is* this fucking country so TERF-y?

What is the most memorable encounter with a wild animal you've had?

sssilppuri

What are your thoughts on the Current Affairs magazine?

What are you thoughts, if any, on the potential dissolution of the UK? Perhaps even the dissolution of England? Since the 2019 GE, I've really been coming around to the idea of Northumbrian independence – maybe we can just break the whole country up into the old kingdoms. I think Liverpool would actually be part of Northumbria, if we rewound to circa 700AD. Do you think that's something Liverpool would be interested in

M

Have you ever looked into the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault in academia? As someone who has spent now nearly a decade in US universities, it strikes me as ludicrous how academics have a reputation as all being "liberals" and "leftists" when from the inside there seems to be a deeply conservative strain that works to protect misconduct from accountability, especially misconduct directed towards women and other marginalized groups. I think this gets ignored more than it should because of academia's reputation for "radical left-wing bias" and whatnot.

Dylan

Have you considered making more vids like the one about privatizing railways?

Nick DeCicco

How did you actually end up on the left? Was there any particular incident that prompted you to think poorly of capitalism, or was it more a gradual realisation/transition away from centrism?

Theodore Hall

Congratulations on the milestone! Do you listen to podcasts? If so, what are your favorites/ones you enjoy?

Was the transition from response videos to more general content not relating to any alt-right hot takes driven by you enjoying those kind of videos or a lack of videos worthy of a response? Also, what's cinema sins up to these days?

Percy

You mentioned in your death penalty video that you had that topic rolling around in the back of your head somewhere. Do you feel like you have some more of those that you'd like to cover, or are you running out of ideas that you've wanted to touch on already?

Terrance Hopely

Two Questions:

Terrance Hopely

Which countries have been your favourite to visit and which are you still planning on visiting and why?

Martin Petersson

what's your favourite film director and why?

Tetsuo Shima

Can you cancel Sam Harris please? I hear that this is a power that you have. Thx with love. <3

Eagle Chee

Do you ever have one of those days where you don't wanna wake up, 'cause everything is fucked & everybody sucks?

clum

Strangely enough, I was hit by it & I'm not even really a hardcore lefty online, I did run an anti-bigotry page specific to a small region that only had 2200 followers though.

Milkshiekh

What do you think about the far right trying to radicalise nerds through fake outrage over things in sci-fi

Michael Muto

What would you say is your strategy of criticism of ideology? Are you inspired by any certain theory/ approach (e.g. Mouffe)?

Ok, also a second and perhaps more substantive question: so, having studied the bell curve, the history of eugenics, etc., I was wondering if you had any thoughts/concerns about how disabled people might be treated after covid subsides? I’m disabled myself, and I also know a few people who became disabled after being infected with covid. Given all the fascism that seems to be hanging around, I’m just concerned about how that will affect things long term and was wondering if you saw any parallels between now and, say, the Weimar years? Thanks a whole bunch, huge fan of ur work!

Aless

Do you have a favourite alcoholic beverage? If so, what is it? Thanks!

Aless

Whats your favourite colour?

Are videos your only job?

I jumped in part way through one of your twitch streams recently, and it seemed from the chat that you had been talking about maybe moving to another country. Are you planning to leave the UK, and if so where are you thinking of moving too?

Lint

You're known for a dry minimalist presentation in contrast to the "bread tube aesthetic" but are there any video essayists you can think of who are doing new, stylistically unique things with the video essay format? And given infinite time and resources is there anything about your presentation you would change/be curious to try?

Sasha Rose Blatchley Hansen

What are your thoughts on Facebook's January 22nd-January 27th purge of left leaning users? Do you know anyone who was affected?

Milkshiekh

if you had to wear a hat as part of everyday attire, which hat would you pick? any hat would be deemed commonplace and socially acceptable, but you can't have none at all.

Who is your favorite vtuber and why is it Luckybuntwitchtv? I'm joking, don't answer this.

Do you think people are inherently self-interested, or has self-interest been selected for under capitalism?

I’ve missed any news to that effect - what’s been happening?

How do you differentiate between good-faith and bad-faith criticism, or between someone who is genuinely seeking to learn more about a subject and someone who's just sealioning? Is it a waste of time responding to these things, on the offchance they are being disingenuous?

what is your favorite bad video game, movie, or tv show?

Eirin Fakelastname

Would you become a skull vtuber, if given the opportunity, in light of recent tweets, your regular streaming on twitch, and the fact you already have a nice persona- a skull?

just some jal

What was the biggest surprising success when it comes to your YouTube account? And which of your videos should be watched a lot more, compared to others?

Lila hat nicht mehr so viel Geld =(

If you'll let me ask a second, less important, question: Was there a reason you deleted your curiouscat account, rather than just leaving it alone as an archive for people to read through the previous answers on?

What are your thoughts on a dozen or so platforms (Twitter/Youtube/Instagram/Facebook etc.) essentially being the gateway online for people to reach out to others on a large scale? We've seen how effective finally de-platforming Trump has been, in the sense that his ability to spread messages himself has been restricted. But what if this spreads beyond people who abuse these services and deserve to be removed? Does the amount of control and power these companies have worry you at all?

Who's your favourite X-Man? Mine's Gambit.

Gary Marshall

Q: which left tube friend would you bring if you were stranded on an island?

David Seitz

Most controversial food opinion? Also, how are you doing today?

wendigotypes

What's the most likely topic to make you start an argument at a family gathering?

Did you hear the one about the racist lich? He was a wight supremacist.

Thoughts on the newer Warcraft expansions? And would I be able to persuade you to rant for as long as you did in that last Q&A video?

Who is your favorite character in Stardew Valley?

Since when have you been learning Japanese? And what's your study method?

Do you think it's realistic to hope that progress could be made regarding how British, and especially English people learn about the Empire? As an Irish person I'm perpetually gobsmacked by how many normal seeming Brits uncritically buy into the benevolent Empire myth.

Ctolm

How do you feel about spicy foods? Do you have a favorite?

Erin

You've talked about the case of abolishing the British monarchy. Assuming all current UK regions would stay together, what name shall the new republic take?

> if you have any questions post 'em below Asking for a friend: What's your favorite anime, and why?

Outside of politics, what's something you'd like to make a video essay about?

What is your favourite type of primate? mines the Gibbon

Your twitter personality seems a little bit more jaded than your YouTube one. Which is closer to the truth? Are you generally happy? I personally find it very difficult to be cheerful at all given the state of the world. Maybe it's just me :(

Ellis Fox

Could you recommend 3 of your favourite books, educational or fiction?

KosyKat

I really enjoyed your video on the atomic bombings. Do you see yourself doing more 20th Century historical content in the future? Also, congrats on hitting your sub milestone! 🎉

What do you think of Charlie Kaufman as a filmmaker/Artist?

Henry R. Seymour

Do you think Starmer is likely to recover from the series of knocks/loss of public and party support he's seen in the last few week, or is he likely to step down at some point in the near future?

Ivan Myring

Would it be possible to set up some sort of Rube-Goldberg device, possibly with some sort of distant drop box and a dead man switch so that if an asteroid does hit you it will release the unfinished 1776 work to the world?

Joel Keene

I work in local government and a big concern for me has always been being able to have and show off my own political identity, what’s your thoughts on government employees being involved in politics?

Q: Do you work on your videos by yourself? If not, how many people do you get involved?

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