VideoEssays
About
Videos that give you a new perspective. Here you'll find videos that range all the way from bite-sized snacks to a multi-hour deep dives into the strangest rabbit holes you never even knew you cared about.
Rules
1. Content of posts
All top-level posts should be a link to a video essay that isn't hosted behind a paywall. Any topic is welcome, provided it doesn't break one of the other rules. What's a video essay? See below.
2. Title format
Each post title should include the title of the video, its creator, and its duration in the format [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS].
3. Be nice
Be respectful and constructive. No harassment. No grossly offensive images. No hate including expressions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc. (although videos where these topics are merely being analyzed are okay).
4. No shitposts
Noticeably low-quality content and videos that stretch any reasonable definition of "video essay" will be removed. If you're not trying to break this rule, you probably aren't.
5. No spam
Don't post the same video multiple times in a short time frame. Don't flood the community with many videos from a single creator at once.
"Video essay"?
"Video essay" is loose genre classification for a type of video that makes an argument or critique, or explains a point of view, usually from a single creator's perspective. They can be short or long, casual or formal, modest or theatrical, and cover any topic.
Video essays are slightly different from documentaries, media reviews, and video journalism, but the lines are blurry, and videos that aren't neatly classifiable are still welcome.
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This was such a good video. I love eastern history and philosophy, especially dtaoism, but never learned much about Japan in that regard. It was quite touching and put a lot into perspective. Fighting banal and indifferent systems that only take without recompense is what I mean to get good at, and this video helps me understand the perspective of, hopefully future Japanese allies.
His voice is so soothing and the subject matter strikes a nice balance between pertinent and fun. Thank you!
Yeah I was really impressed when I first found this guy. I think it was this very vid. I'm not sure what inspired a lawyer to do cultural exploration content, but he's good at it.
Btw, regarding taoism, there's a taoist community (couple of them actually) here on lemmy. Just pop a few relevant terms into the community search bar. Not as good as reddits yet, it's small. But growing.
I'm in one, but glad to know there are more. Thanks!