ProfessorViral

No video tomorrow: I'm gonna change up my schedule to videos every three weeks instead of every two (aiming for 20 videos a year). I have a few too many life responsibilities to make something special on just two weeks time anymore, especially as 2026 continues to mess up life for everyone.
And, I want to make each video more special, which this will allow me to do. For example, the next video will have 11 different voices besides mine! Instead of just "Viral's quote voice" you'll be hearing fans of the channel giving much more varied performances. And for the video after that, the "set design" will be more than just my usual room. I was able to take the time to pull five different screens into the background of one shot, make stacks of books, or messy up my bed with actual garbage to mimic elements of the stories I was discussing.
I want a "vibe" for each video, something that makes it feel more unique than I've been able to do until now. Plus, it's just more time to make the writing better. More research, more defined terms, more time to figure out simpler wordings, stuff I've been wanting to do for a while.
I don't want to ramble too long. I could write a whole essay just about this decision, because that's how I make them; slowly and with too much detail. But, I'll just stay simple and say this is for the best given current conditions. With this time, I want to make the kind of things that are worth your time. I'll do my best to live up to that.

-Viral
(Did you know its pronounced like Viral from Gurren Lagann, and not like "viral video"? Twitter sure doesn't lol. If it wasn't for Cyberpunk taking it first, I would probably just go by V to fix that)

5 days ago | [YT] | 231

ProfessorViral

Can you enjoy a story because of it's "vibes"?

I finished a story the other day, and I couldn't help but think of all it's flaws: pacing issues, characters who never got hinted development, messy exposition. But, at the same time, I couldn't help but think of the impact it had on me as well, because at the heart of it was a message with heart and style. Being messy may even assist that message? It was unique and told with care, and you can see that shine though. Maybe it's just a proof of how important intent is, really

1 week ago | [YT] | 66

ProfessorViral

Is your life going how you expected it would?

The world, and as such my life within it, has changed so much that I feel disconnected from the person who set it in motion. I think, with my current knowledge, I would have done so much differently, but I also believe I would be thinking the same thing if it'd gone otherwise. It's like having an idea of the future at all is just an engine of regret

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 81

ProfessorViral

Millennium Actress is a story about stories, blending an actress' roles into her own life, and showing how when she was writing her own story, that is living life like a movie, she was more successful and motivated than any other time. It's about how important it can be to let yourself be poetic and artsy and call something utterly replaceable "the most important thing" just because it makes you feel good. Also, it addresses originality, and puts forward an interesting case that "this but in a different genre" is actually important, and not always just a "rip off."

Oh yeah, this is also my video on it. Honestly I could just write a whole post on Satoshi Kon and forget to put the video in at all lol

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 55

ProfessorViral

For everyone currently enjoying the Edgerunners video, there's another one for you coming tomorrow (as well as Serial Experiments Lain, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell). It's about the link between our body and mind: which one is in control? Would leaving our bodies behind truly be an "evolution?" Would cyberware destroy your sense of self? And is consciousness nothing more than the storing and processing of information? I've been trying to make shorter videos, but there was no way to with this one, there was just too much to explore about this fact we can never escape, the delicate dance of the body and mind.

This was a topic I covered a couple years back, but it was taken down, and has been majorly reworked, including with two new sections, making it an almost entirely new video. I'm excited for it, and hope to see you there tomorrow!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 181

ProfessorViral

If our world actually went cyberpunk, would you get some kind of body-altering cybernetics?

I have a pretty big reason to as you probably know, and its possible the pressures of the world would force us to anyway, but I also just spent a lot of time drawing up arguments for how they may lead to a collapse of the self, especially in a corporate world like ours. Should a mind which is volatile truly be allowed to permanently alter a form which is meant to anchor it? Should money truly become a means of physical distinction as well as class distinction? I'll make the case for these arguments and more on Thursday

1 month ago | [YT] | 64