After watching Mia's videos I'm beginning to suspect that we might live in a society.

Social anxiety is attacking my free speech by not letting me talk >:(

Mia, I am a cis, white, mostly hetero male who has auditory/tactile synesthesia (I feel sound and occasionally I hear a touch, be it a painful slap or a gentle touch). I did not know I was a synesthete until I was in my 50's, though I knew my brain was not close to what doctors call "normal." I celebrate neural diversity! I want to let you know that your videos and Abigail Thorn's of Philosophy Tube and others have helped me understand myself and every person I have interacted with since subscribing to your channel almost 3 years ago. I can not thank you enough for you honest videos.

the way she pronounces Prager is pretty Proggers tbh

I am an American. I just wanted to drop a comment to use my authority and confirm that that James Madison impersonation was 100 percent accurate. We Americans are born with an innate understanding of what he sounded like, and Mia Mulder nailed it. 10/10 Father of the Constitution.

I’m so glad she reposted. When I tried to watch this earlier and saw that it was privated my heart sunk.

You’re right about length of videos being a factor. I am watching this video, but because it is 50 minutes long, it took me longer to get around to watching it than I might have done, because it felt like I had to set aside time to watch it (even though it is only roughly the length of the single episodes of many TV shows I watch), and I could see how someone would be tempted to just watch the shorter video.

"University of Buenos Aires? Huh, that's cool, heard it's pretty good. Don't wanna brag, but I got my degree from MulderU."

New Mia Mulder Video the day I get confirmed for HRT? Damn today really is a good day.

"Do you like videos by Mia Mulder?" "Yes"; "Do you like takedowns of Prager U?" "Yes"; "Would you like both of those things at once?" "Yes, please!

I'll never get tired of PragerU getting dunked on.

Premier of Mia video Part 2: electric boogaloo Edit. My new favorite James Madison quote - "I'm James Madison, hebebebebee"

Mia doesn't get enough credit for being funny as hell.

"PragerU is Vine for the alt-right" damn, Mia, go off

I live in America. In America this discussion has a serious issue in that people believe free speech allows harassment, allows the repression of other people's opinions and allows them to essentially abuse whoever they want. The problem with this discussion is that one side is using it as a shield to commit abuses, and thus it is something we can't easily approach without getting into the mess of people's ignorance

This is such a well made video. Thank you.

I love the artistic standard PragerU graph because the right usually say that postmodernism in the 20th century is what “killed” “good art” but PragerU is like no, it’s the 80’s, the 80’s killed standards in art. Prior to the 80’s, great, fantastic, all artwork is unambiguously masterpieces but then the 80’s came along with their disco and, idk, gays and now art bad. Rip art, the 80’s killed it.

I feel like the filter/corporate platform/etc issues are related to losing the idea of an irl public commons- it's a lot harder to manipulate speech in an irl town square or bar or whatever, but there isn't much of anywhere in the modern world where you can exist and discuss things without paying for it, and the internet kind of takes the place of those spaces- just a lot more controlled. Part of me thinks the solution to this is some spin on the "internet as a publicly owned utility" concept, but I have *no* idea what that would look like.

last time i was this early youtube premieres were working properly the joke is that im never early please laugh

You are one of the most underrated channels on youtube

i love watching KZfaqrs grow and get even better at their craft. in your most recent videos, you just seem so comfortable in front of the camera and there's an essential you-ness to your videos. Your content has always been amazing, obviously, but the editing, the script-writing, and the general presentation here feels so professional--and this was release really quickly after your last video, too!

hi mia, im not sure if you read the comments but i did want to leave some feedback in case you see this! i haven’t seen any other videos yet, but you do great work, and i really hope that you/others can take my lil note to heart! im autistic and a bit sensitive to loud noises/flashes on screen, and sudden bits like the one around 10:38 can really mess me up. i had this on while doing some schoolwork and it kinda freaked me out for a bit, lol. it’s not a huge deal, but it would make your videos a bit more comfy for someone like me if that sort of thing were introduced more clearly (like at the end of a sentence, like contra/others do) or if general volume was a bit lower. not trying to change the whole video or anything lol, but this sort of thing might help those of us with sensory challenges follow along a bit easier. thanks again for the awesome work- take care❤️

Ah damn I watched the entire video before it was re-uploaded, I hope that didn't happen to too many people, influencing the algorithm stats. It's a very good video, touched a bunch of thoughts I have on the topic. I think it's especially noticable when platforms like twitter and youtube selectively enforce their community guidelines. They ban some alt-right channel and everybody is cheering, and then they ban an lgbtq creator and everybody is mad. And still I feel like nobody sees the underlying issue that these big companies just have absolute power over the most important communication and entertainment mediums in our generation. And this means both in direct terms through bans etc., but also through their machine learning algorithms which directly predict and influence our behaviour and do their best to turn us into social media addicts (gotta maximize that engagement!). The only way I can think of to solve this problem would be to declare social media platforms as public infrastructure and build accessible, transparent open source alternatives with clear rules and guidelines. I don't know how you would convince people to switch over though, when the constant dopamine feed of an algorithmically crafted timeline is exaclty what keeps people coming back to these platforms.

Let's see, do homework or watch hour long Mia Mulder video welp

When I learned the history behind "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater" my opinion on the phrase turned hard lol

10:43 Jesus christ that scared the hell out of me.

Did you know the more trans the youtuber the better the video essays? Its just a joke, no negative intention, excellent work :)

the "U" stands for "Urine (& Feces)"

Everyone get a cup of tea, get comfy, this'll be good :)

You've made me reconsider how I talk about platforms restricting content in general. What a great video

15:30 The alignment of the bullets physically hurt me.

This is one of the best discussions I’ve seen on free speech in a while. This video really needs to blow up.

Premier encounters technical difficulties, delaying the video's release. First words of the video? "I am being silenced!" COINCIDENCE?

I really like your video style-- simple, clean editing and a well-researched topic. Glad I subbed!

Thank you for the great video! My partner and I are professional learning-content animators and we’ve been building PraxisU as a channel to provide short videos for leftists in a similar format.

IM SO GLAD I FOUND UR CHANNEL !! I LOVE UR VIDEOS AHHHH THANK U SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT U DO !!

I can't believe I've never seen your channel before! this vid showed up in my recommendations and I'm so glad it did.

Instant subscribe,, these video essays are high effort/quality and I love the jokes/comedic timing.

The Mia Mulder Drinking Game! Drink every time you hear "We live in a society" Drink for every reference to historical Germany Finish your drink when a plant appears

"this will warm up my peaches and I'm NOT ok with it." Iconic

boutta boost mia's patreon so she can finally take on dave rubin in the idea thunderdome. 10/10 video

A level playing field of _all_ ideas seems terrible. I'd take it over the current situation, but I don't want discriminatory ideas to have any kind of pedestal, like you mentioned with the principle of harm. I'm fine with ideas that are capitalist, libertarian, liberal, communist, anarchist, socialist, democratic, even authoritarian, and what have you being discussed on a level playing field, and I can see how each of them can bring something useful to the table, but there is nothing useful that can be gotten out of fascism, racism, sexism, or any of the bad -isms. Having them on a level playing field with other ideas as if they were equally valid causes nothing but harm.

Attempting to watch this for a second time, hopefully I can get more than 3 minutes in before youtube censors you.

"iM JaMes MaDIsOn"

I’m grateful for people like you. Thank you.

I reflexively scroll down to the comments at the end of videos now, and I keep missing my name in the Patron scroll, lol!

This video nicely summed up my own thoughts on the direction that the 'free speech' debate has gone over the last few years.Just far more eloquently than I can articulate it. Good job

I'm exercising my free speech rights to boost engagement algorithmically with this precious content. Also, eat the rich

WOW I’m early! Love your videos mia I can already tell this is gonna be a great one 💖💖💖

I'm happy I found my way to this channel. Thanks for the great content!

Some engagement for you. Very glad to have discovered your work!

another amazing video :) thanks for all you do!

Really really great work. Some of your best stuff! Keep it up.

It's a bit late, so I'll save it for tomorrow, but here's some engagement and I'll let it run in the background while I do something else :P

getting a cup of tea 🍵 this’ll be good

This was a great video, thank you

Great work! Algorithmic boost 🎉

This is an excellent video! I'm really glad it was recommended to me, because I really enjoy how you presented this topic. Immediately subscribed to your channel. Can't wait to see more of your stuff.

I enjoyed the drinks video. It was fun guessing which drink you were talking about.

Great video, nice discussion of the filter bubble

Really great video as always, love the nuance

This is a fantastic piece: thank you! Thought-provoking ideas, presented with exemplary clarity and structure.

As always, great video! (I hope this is one of the good ones)

Commenting for ✨engagement ✨

Engagement! Can’t wait to watch 🥰

I somehow got recommended this video while watching Legends of Runterra Gameplay. Not sure how this connects, but pretty good video.

That was really good. I hate the simplified and way people usually talk about this and I'm glad you have a bit of thoughtful strategy towards the end there

Right off the bat and the crooked fireplace is sending me

Its crazy how Mia has only 50k, her videos are so good!

Well I know what I'm watching before bed. Thank you Mia!

"No step on snek" Amazing, love your videos

Great video, as always. Someone tell the algorithm that I just liked + commented

Filter bubbles can include showing you both things you believe (radicalising through an endless loop) as well as things you very strongly disagree with, getting you into discussions that keep you on the site or app for longer (also driving your views further in a direction)

So I just found yoy in the comments of the Well There's Your Problem you were in and I wanted you to know I loved how much ya laughed in the beginning. Made my fucking day.

Awesome vid!!! I love it.

Great video! I almost never comment but I'm feeding the algorithm.

I'm happy to have found your channel

you jumpscared me with the js mill quote

❤👍thankyou for this program.

Love this video (and your dress). A+ content 💕

Another great video, keep it up!

Good as always!

Really enjoying this video 😌

I got the feeling that Mia could say a lot more on this topic, (and I look forward to seeing that.)

Thank you for articulating something that I've failed to express without angering members of my filter bubble

This made me think. Well-worded video love it!

I felt very algorithmically engaged with this video

You NAILED the James Madison impression!

PragerU sounds like my mother-in-law when she says that my father-in-law is one of the most intelligent men in Germany. A guy who works for the health department and still thinks masks are dumb.

the algorithm can have a little comment as a treat (great video btw) :)

Nice video! Though my CC would be that the colour grade on your footage is a little dark to my eyes - if you're using Lumetri Color in Premiere it might just need "Highlights" raised a tad to add some contrast. There's also a really good plug-in called FilmConvert we use at my work but it's a bit of a money-sink. (Sorry for backseat editing - I'm currently procrastinating work lol)

Commenting for engagement!

As one of those "tech people who talk about the filter bubble", I've already been talking about this a lot. I am always on the lookout for alternative platforms, but very often, these platforms lean heavily to the right (for example LBRY/Odysee). This is exactly for the reasons you spoke of in this video: The right monopolizes this talking point.

great points! good for discussion

Really like the content!

Very good video ! Yeah, I think that the main problem of the discussion around free speech (or rather, by free speech absolutists) is that it takes free speech as, well, an absolute, disconnected and un-influenceable by anything else that happens in the world, be it irl or online. The reality of ~living in a society~ is that things are more nuanced and we need to think about what we can accept and allow, taking into account all the economical and political power dynamics at play. Which is, indeed, a tough nut to crack. And then there's the whole other question of what speech is actually capable of achieving, and are people actually willing to engage with the debunking of the misinformation they believe in. Very tough nuts.

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“First to say first” - John Hancock

I am really interested in how KZfaq recommends videos, see when I watch a well research history channel I then get recommended some nonsense about the pyramids being super weapons or something...

am i crazy or does the audio desync at the beginning of the prager u segment also truly the slickest of outfits on mia