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About this Whole PMA thing...

Posted by ithoughtiwascrazy - January 18th, 2018

So this has been bothering me for some time, and I’m not sure if anyone else is feeling this way.

The whole “PMA” thing with jack has really been rubbing me the wrong way since the beginning of this year.

What he is doing isn’t anything new, the whole positivity attitude thing, I’ve seen many MANY youtubers do before him.

It makes me cringe when I hear him say it, or just see it in general, because it feels fake and forced almost. To me it comes off as super unhealthy to be “overly positive”, to the point you’re literally trying to scream it into peoples faces in videos, and cover it on every social media.

I watched his vlog about the end of 2017 and this near year now, and he was crying about it, about how he was able to sit down and just think. How his mind started to race, he was just really thinking about stuff.

Literally asking himself if he was depressed (if you’re asking yourself that you most likely are, so please get help immediately).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Hlr9_6Jig

t was nice he was open about it, and felt that he could trust people with those feelings openly not knowing them.

With this whole PMA thing he’s doing, I just feel he’s completely ignoring the problems he talked about, and just literally burying them under this new slogan thing.

Jack has done so many amazing things, and I know he cares a lot about people in general. He wants the best for everyone, I know he really does, but I feel what he is doing is damaging to himself.

If you’re not understanding what I am trying to say, I am saying I am worried. 

I feel I am the only one who feels this way.

 

I was trying to keep this to myself, but it came to my mind again after watching Felix’s recent video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zHXp_gvL34

Felix feels like one of the realist youtubers out there.

He used to be a person who used to force smiles and ‘positivity’.

He talked about how overtime it just made his so unhappy, and how he literally couldn’t do it anymore.

He understood there was a problem, and fixed it.

He finally became his own person, and honestly I am really happy for him.

He’s literally became one of my favorite YT’s because of his honesty with himself and us.

He is making the content he wants and likes.

 

This journal is in no way hating on Jack, I still love his content and what he has done.

He is an amazing person and has done amazing things, but again I am highly worried about this whole PMA trend that’s going on. It feels so so forced to me, and rubs me in the wrong way so so bad. ^^;

These are simply my thoughts and honest feelings about this all, and I simply wanted to talk about it and get it out (rant?).

You do not have to agree with me, but I am still curious to what ya’ll think about this whole PMA thing he’s doing.

Maybe because I’ve seen it done so many times by so many youtubers, at this point I just see it as fake and forced. ^^;

I won’t really ever know what is truly going on in Jack’s mind, but I hope if anything he is happy and mentally healthy.

I wish him nothing but luck in life. QvQ

 

Danku,

        Crazy

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Phronemophobia

I don't know what PMA means and I don't watch these folks on YT, so I'm mildly confused by what I just read. I mainly stick to channels that focus on video games history, music, trivia, and decisions, but not Let's Plays. There's only one LPer I watch on Youtube, except during GDQ events. I watch as many of those speedrunners as I can during both weeks. Other than that, I like music and animation channels... the real animation ones that emphasize cartoons, rather than a stationary, simplistic figure that rotates from about five different poses while chatting about his life.

ithoughtiwascrazy

PMA is short for "Positive Mental Attitude"... jesus even writing that out annoys me. Yeah sorry, I just dislike even seeing it or let alone hearing it. Hopefully that makes more sense to what I'm saying in this post. ^^;

I do watch other YouTubers besides for Let's Players. I like VSause, GameTheory, and I have some animations channels I watch here and there. Too many other channels I watch when I can, or simply have interests in watching. XD

Phronemophobia

Sooooo, PMA is essentially bullshit talk. Gotcha.

Under the right circumstances, a positive outlook can do wonders for just about anyone. Optimists typically live longer than pessimists. On the other hand, I'm not an optimist, thinking positive has no actual bearing on an outcome, and the only time I ever utilize that otherwise worthless train of thought is that I'm positive that I'll outlive those smiling sunshine 'n' silver-lining shitheads, because there's far more negativity by comparison to feed upon to sustain my sour attitude.

When is your next video? Will it feature a dog being hugged?

ithoughtiwascrazy

Yes - Because I've seen a LOT of other YouTubers do this overly positive talk in the past. It's not healthy to be constantly in one mental state of mind, and I am not only worried about the community but Jack as well. ^^; Especially with what he was saying in his end of the year vlog...

and No - there's defiantly nothing wrong with a positive outlook on things. But what he is doing is literally screaming it every so often in videos, and has it plastered on every website and it's like forced positivity. There's a healthy amount, then an over the top amount. ^^;

And yeah sadly no matter how positive people look at things, being positive all the time doesn't make certain situations better, or magically fix things. I feel like people like that are not in reality. And pffftt jesus. Well you're right about that sadly. Again as I said too much of one thing is never good (positive or not).

Sadly Vegas is having some issues and being a little bitch. So until I figure out what's making it so emotional, I cannot render my videos. :P I'll find a puppy to hug for you too! XDD

Phronemophobia

By the way, I mentioned something about Jack and the PMA you mentioned about him to a co-worker who has talked about him before. Despite his usual demeanor, he took great offense to the idea of any viewer not liking any aspect of Jack. Not sure why he got defensive about it. I don't genuinely know anything outside of what I read from you or from his unusual admiration... or is that what your generation refers to "white knighting"? Maybe there's more to that term... I don't know. The only things on Youtube he and I share a love for are Jim Sterling and YTPs.

I'm only mentioning this, because I'm curious as to what makes this Jack guy so goshdarned lovable among you all to take sides on "how" he should be properly admired. I'm not like that with any of the YTers I follow, but I also tend to be a little too apathetic for my own good.

ithoughtiwascrazy (Updated )

Yeah because Jack is one of the nicest YouTubers, that's probably why.

Even myself I think jack is a super nice guy, but like everyone we have flaws. To think of Jack, or anyone else as some overly perfect person with no problems is flawed in it's own way. :/ I know I talked about Felix (aka - pewdipie) as one of the realist people on YT, but even with him there's things I wouldn't say dislike about him, but that needs working on and attention. Like the way he delivers his jokes, or some offensive shit he's said before I've disliked. But he has come back and if anything apologized for it, and as a human he constantly tries to better himself. Jack I know is also trying to better himself, but what he is currently doing I feel is covering up the problem he talked about in his end of the year vlog. Which is being sad, and possible depressed too (which is really serious if he is). Then to all the sudden have this slogan - "Positive Mental Attitude" seems FORCED and ignoring the issues he talked about (burying them almost to an extent). It doesn't feel like he is being honest to me, let alone himself. Again, Jack he is a very very nice person. I do not hate Jack in any way, I am simply disagreeing with the whole PMA movement and what he is doing at the moment. To constantly be 'positive' or constant anything (even constantly sad) isn't okay. This isn't even anything new, TONS of YouTuber's have done this overlay 'positive' thing in the past, and if anything I think it ended up damaging themselves (like it did to Felix).

Just I don't feel like Jack is facing reality at the moment, and kinda stuck into some loophole and I am honestly really worried for him. ^^; I am very concerned for Jack, and I want him to be mentally safe at the moment, but it doesn't feel that way. No one, and not even your co-worker have to agree with me. This is simply how I feel, and it's not just Jack but anyone I watch on YT I will always have some kinda side thought like this. It is not hateful or anything, it's simply, "Hey I am worried about this person/you. Something doesn't seem right, and I think this and this should be done/stop."

Honestly if you wanna know about Jack first hand, you will have to watch him and his vlogs too. Just some videos here and there of him too maybe. Also Jack has said in the past he doesn't like the god like status admiration thing, and he just doesn't want to be seen that way or treated as god like. But yeah at one point he felt honest to me, but this whole thing... like something changed. I don't mean this in a good way either, I hate to say that. But no matter, I still love watching Jack's content. I still love what Jack has done, the people he has helped, he is really an amazing and overwhelming caring person. He actually raised over $200,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention after the whole Logan Paul suicide forest video that went down, which is amazing. He's done a lot of donations like this, and helped a lot people.

Phronemophobia

Hmm... okay. I'm probably not going to watch his vlogs or videos. I generally take strong interest only in those I converse and interact with on a personal level. If I saw a video or read a lengthy post from somebody like KuFuSpaBa, LLT, or ithoughtiwascrazy talking about themselves like that, then I would start to genuinely feel concerned. If they think I'm worthy of their time, then I oughta put in the effort to prove it, shouldn't I?

Maybe he's the sort who benefits from positive thinking, and that PMA idea will do him a lot of good. It doesn't help me in the slightest, and it seems as though you follow a similar mindset to my own on the matter, but give it some time. I've seen it work for a handful of people.

If this all turns into a bad idea, I'm sure he won't be able to hide it from his fans for long. You all seem like a perceptive bunch.

ithoughtiwascrazy

Yeah it's a lotta stuff to go over, so I don't blame ya. Yeah I dunno maybe later on he might come out with one?? Not sure. As long as you care about that person and you're there for them, that's all the proof anyone should need. Just to know that they have someone to go and talk to. That's at least my belief on it, and honestly just had people in general come to me to talk to me when needed. Sometimes they just want someone to listen. That's all people need sometimes.

Yeah I am hoping that's true, but also that it's not a thing that is forever. And I agree kinda. Again too much of anything doesn't help. All I can do at this point is sit here and see what happens. I am just still worried though. ^^;;

He will most likely have another vlog talking about it if it doesn't work out I guess. Usually what he does.

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