"I'm skipping work again today, that's because I don't have a job." Clever.

“Hi my name’s Steve, my car is in a tree,” “Just kidding my name’s not Steve.” He played us like a darn fiddle.

Mailman: "How did you climb this mountain?" Also Mailman: *climbs the mountain*

i like how everyone just ignored the fact he doesn't pay his taxes and he doesn't plan on to because "that's the way i like to live my life"

"Bye, I'm Steve" Damn that rat bastard played me like a fiddle and cut my strings. I really believed him when he said his name wasn't Steve.

At the beginning he said “Hi, I’m Steve. Just kidding my name’s not Steve” but at the end he said “Bye, I’m Steve” so that means he lied to us. But he didn’t. Because *That’s the way he likes to live his life! And he feels that everything’s gonna be fine!*

I like that part when Steve said it’s climb’n time then climbed the mountain. Truly one of the moments of all time

"I'm gonna skip work because I don't have a job." Ah yes, the floor here is made of floor.

This video is litteraly my life. I live on a mountain, it rains every day and my name is not steve

It’s weird how this is some kind of deep artistic masterpiece

0:31 is the biggest plot twist in music history.

"I don't remember why I saw the mountains." - Not Steve 2017

“Just kidding my names not Steve” Top ten anime betrayals.

Bill Wurtz is brilliant. He has managed to get a 1:15 long video about a guy not named steve into the top 25 on trending.

"That’s the way I like to live my life, and I know that everything’s gonna be fine" has subconsciously replaced "I'm only human after all, don't put the blame on me" for me.

Me and my elementary school best friend memorized this and made it our whole bit to recite this everyday Good times.

How to climb a mountain the full guide: 1: find a mountain 2: climb the thing

Teacher: "It's easy to find symbolism in this story." The story:

We need a part 2 where *“steve”* figures out why it’s raining so much

Bill has a level of comedy and self expression that is amazing and everyone needs to experience

This dude directly copy pastes everything that comes in his mind.

Everyone: bill why did you leave Bill: _AND THATS THE WAY I LIKE TO LIVE MY LIFE_

If you're ever feeling sad or lonely just remember his name is steve

I love that at 1:01 "Steve's" hair gets wet and the animation changes. Just that small attention to detail

Can we get a full version of 0:07. It's actually very catchy.

my friend: what types of videos you watch? me: its complicated.

I will only truly be happy when a full song is made of this.

every bill wurtz video is that one dream that doesn't make any sense but still makes sense and I love it

start: hi, im steve. just kidding, my names not steve end: bye im steve me: *wait, wtf thats illegal*

can't help but think this video has a deeper meaning

The pacing on this feels like an epic for barely over a minute.

this is one of my favourite videos from bill. i love the jingle so much and i have no idea why

“i’m skipping work again, that’s because i don’t have a job” bruh

Somebody: I’m depressed Bill wurtz: you can make a religion out of this

"Hi my name is Steve!" "Just kidding I'm not Steve" *Hi I'm not Steve. I'm CheeserMeo*

i first saw this when it only had 500k views, i never got the: "because that's the way i like to live my life, and i know that every things gonna be JUST FINE!" out of my head. 5 years later, every things just fine.

"Just kidding my name's not Steve" "Bye I'm Steve" *Wait thats illegal-*

"hi im steve "actually my name's not steve" "bye im steve"

"Bye, I'm steve" - Not Steve, 2017

Literally one of my favorite bill wurtz videos

"Just kidding my name isnt Steve" Oh oops, my bad. "Bye I'm Steve" *FBI OPEN UP*

"Find the mountain, climb the thing" literally the best motivational advice ever given

This is the most accurate description of dreams I've ever watched

Why I would search “hi I’m Steve” and click on this video is beyond me. I combination of boredom, curiosity, and a pinch of existentialism probably.

At the end, "Steve" says "Bye, I'm Steve." which is all wrong because he's not steve. Please do not lie to us again Bill, because it's crucial.

me: *guesses an answer on the test* the next question of the test: explain your answer my explanation: 0:47

Everybody say “hi Steve”

That had the most unexpected twist since "The 6th Sense". He was Steve all along.

Despite all the funny weird videos bill wurtz has made, admit it, he has an amazing singing voice

"everything is gonna just fine" schools: "no"

in 30 years teachers will make kids analyse this video and explain its cultural significance

This video just turned 6 years old today.

Plot twist: He “climbed” up the mountain so that the police couldn’t find him because he didn’t pay his taxes

0:04 Steve: *Im gonna commit tax fraud*

Anyone else notices how Steve hasn't returned since admitting to tax evasion publicly

I'm very glad people are enjoying this masterpiece, even now

Mom: "Are you doing your homework?" Me: "No." Mom: "Why?" Me: "Cuz *that's the way I like to live my life. :')* "

This is the longest 1:15 seconds I've experienced. *But that's the way I like to live my life.*

This is an underrated cinematic masterpiece

As somebody named Steve I approve of this video

And the moral of the story is “if you want to do something, just do it”...I think...?

"Hi, I'm Steve." "Just kidding my names not Steve." "I can't climb them... but I can" "The mailman came.. but it's actually a woman" "Bye, I'm Steve"

I just love how he introduced himself as Steve. That's the way I like to live my life.

Trans rights, thats the way she likes to live her life

I love how every time he dances he’s floating

Mom: "why are you wasting your time on stupid videos like this?" Me: "because that's the way I like to live my life and I know everything's gonna be just fine"

My KZfaq crashed right before he said how he climbed the mountain

i'm getting old. this turned 6 years old today.

Them haters be like: *WhY yOu WaTcH tHiS sH*t* Then I be like: *Because that's the way I like to live my life!*

Rumour has it that Steve is still on that mountain waiting for the rain to stop

I’m glad the mailwoman transitioned well I’m happy for her

This is truly an existentialist masterpiece, evident from the immediate start where “Steve” reveals to us that he is not Steve, and the fictional character in front of us is not given an identity. Immediately this sets the audience into confusion, pondering amongst questions like “Is Steve real?” Immediately, this raises the concept of “Being” (Differentiated with “being” with the capitalized B). What is lost from a man which has no identity and where we do not know the name? In our perspectives, he may be as light as a cloud, but in his own perspective, his own identity is as solid as a well-built rock foundation. Furthermore, the director deliberately depicts Steve’s car as the state of being in a tree, setting a tone of surrealism and absurdism that follows suite in the rest of the work. Steve is shown as having quite a free-roaming lifestyle from not paying his taxes, further emphasized by the sudden switch by the director into music. An alliteration of the letter “l” is also used. Through the calming diction of “fine”, the author creates this false sense of security, luring the audience into sympathizing with Steve that life is actually going to be fine, only to be further shocked by the storyline. Followed by a sudden cut to tomorrow, a sense of disorder and disregard for the concept of time is shown. Then, paired with the comparison of the mailMAN to a woman, again this absurd tone that further reflects the social norm and hierarchy is shown and could be seen as a reflection of the director’s attitude to life as a whole. Again, music is used to emphasize this. Next we enter the climax of the piece, the sudden appearance of mountains paired with mysterious music. The suddenness of the mountain’s appearance could serve as so many different euphemisms, but the reality of their appearing is what the director wants to focus on. Mountains have the typical symbolic representation of a blockade or barrier, and the almost magical appearance even reflects this relation to “Truman’s world” and how the character is simply living a life under control, further ironized with the fact that this piece is on a publicly viewable platform like KZfaq. Sadly, I do not have the time to even start undergoing the depth of this piece. This analysis is a poorly drafted one and in no way even came close to uncovering the true meaning behind this piece. I hope one day I can look back and realize the true meaning.

"Step 1: Find a mountain Step 2: Climb the thing" *Wiser words have never been spoken*

Analysis: Part 1: play by play The video opens up with our protagonist "Steve" introducing himself. The very next thing he tells us is that he drives a car thats stuck in a tree. He then goes on to admit he was lying and that his real name isn't steve. he then says that he's filing for an extension on his taxes because he didn't pay them but in the same sentence says doesn't plan to do them. Why? Because "thats the way he likes to live his life and he feels like everything's gonna be fine". The day ends. The next day he tells the viewer that hes skipping work again, implying he does it frequently, but clarifies that its because hes unemployed. The mailman delivers mail but he adds the details that he was late and was actually a woman. She then breaks into the same jingle steve did earlier saying "thats the way i like to live my life..." . All of a sudden theres a change of scenery and he starts talking about mountains that we can see are right behind his house yet he says "I don't remember why i first saw the mountains". He then says that they've ALWAYS been there. He wonders why they're there but whether he knows or not he has to accept that they're there. He says that he can't claim them. Then he does a complete 180 and states that he can and does so very quickly. He then starts the jingle from before. "Thats the way i like to live my life.." but he gets cut off right as he starts, its another mail delivery. This time the person delivering it is a bird but he doesn't mention anything about it nor does he mention anything about the mail being delivered straight to him rather then to his house. The mailman doesn't break into a jingle this time, only saying "heres the mail." The letter is adressed to steve despite that not being his name, which he points out, and it asks how he climbed the mountain. Steve says he glad the person asked and gives a simple answer saying that its a simple two step process, first find the mountain, then climb it. After this steve breaks into the last jingle of the video but this time he says "Thats the way we can get things done and thats how I do it, its easy and simple cause you know what to do." Steve stands there smiling when a downpour starts but steve doesn't react at all simply standing there and smiling. A 5 day weather forecast pops up on screen showing nothing but rain for each day and it moves rapidly showing rain for many more days then 5. Steve then says "bye i'm steve" despite saying it wasn't his name earlier and the screen cuts to black. Part 2: Breakdown of Steve This is obviously a very confusing story. The main character "steve" makes many contradictory and strange statements and bizarre things happen with no explanation. To fully understand this we need to look at the story part by part then look at the big picture. First of all why does steve introduce himself as steve and then say thats not actually his name? The character steve seems to represent many things throughout the story, at times he operates the same as any normal person, or character in a story might but at other times he does very strange things. He changes his identity and says things that are impossible such as him driving a car in a tree, theres also a point where a talking bird delivers him mail. Steve doesn't pay taxes and doesn't have a job, He's also secluded from others in the mountains. These traits are indicative of multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia. The viewer isn't a character in the story but he talks to the viewer, rather then just narrating whats happening I think steve is talking to himself and the viewer is seeing whats happening through his eyes, this is why we saw the bird talking. The first real thing does in the story is file for an extension on his tax returns and then say he wont ever be paying them. Although this statement may seem like he doesn't plan to pay what he owes, I think whats actually happening is steve doesn't owe anything at all. Steve doesn't appear to live in a city but rather a rural area with mountains so it may be either he is excused from paying taxes because of his mental ailments or the government of his country doesn't require its citizens to pay taxes. Part 3: breakdown of events First, Either way the point of him filing for an extension is pointless, he also says he doesn't have a job. steve appears to live a life without a goal. He's secluded in the mountains and his mental afflictions may prevent him from growing or working towards something meaningful. His random bursts into jingles show how childlike his mental state is and the flashing colors show his warped views of reality. Despite this he thinks everything is going to be ok and his more or less happy with himself. One day the mailman delivers the mail and this is when he starts to say something rational although pointless and unneeded. He says the mailman was actually a woman and was late, despite this statement being unneeded it makes sense and theres no indication of it being false. Yet when the mailman comes she also bursts into the same jingle steve was doing. The mailman may have similar mental issues to steve and the two of them are just role-playing, She isn't dressed like a mailman and its never said that she delivers anything to steve, simply dances and leaves. She also doesn't identify herself as a mailman but steve does, maybe its because she did deliver something to steve without him realizing. Steve might have just imagined the mailman doing the jingle as well. I think the two most important things here are that first of all the mailman was late, in the way that steve is late to life. As a fully grown adult he still acts like a kid but the mailman "delivered" something to him, a doctor delivering medicine. Steve gains newfound clarity and sees the mountains behind him. The mountains are his mental problems, the things he can't do becase of his mental condition. He doesn't know why he first saw them, he wasn't aware that he was being medicated but they've always been there, just like his mental issues. He feels like he'll never be able to climb them but after the delivery he is able to right away. The medicine is working. As soon as he reaches the top he tries to do his jingle but he can't, he's no longer happy. Theres another delivery but the person delivering it is a bird. This could be steves issues presenting themselves once again, but he doesn't say anything. The medication didn't solve the underlying problems but merely allowed him to hide them, this is why he sees a bird but makes no comment. To someone not seeing it through steves eyes he would seem normal. This is shown again when hes called steve and despite him not thinking that its his name he just says "whatever" and goes along with it, he doesn't know he's steve but he just hides the fact he thinks he isn't. He starts being interviewed about how he solved his mental issues, maybe by a doctor or family member. He gives a very simple answer that isn't very helpful at all because he doesn't know how he climbed the mountain and his issues are still there, they just went up the mountain with him but he keeps up the image of being a normal person. he does a jingle but its different this time, theres no mention of him being alright or happy he just says that he solved his problems. His issues are never solved until the end. The rain starts and steve just keeps standing there and smiling despite the heavy downpour and he doesn't go into a jingle or say anything and the weather forecast shows never ending rain. Steve is depressed. The medication is making him a depressed mess keeping his schizophrenia and mpd inside but he's no longer happy. Everntually steve accepts that this wont change. He says "Bye i'm steve" showing that he's lost who he truly is, he doesn't make an effort to find the happy person he was before by saying hes not actually steve and kills himself. This is a dark commentary on how the mentally ill live in todays society and the overmedication not being an answer. Steve was fine before anyone decided his pointless life wasn't ok and after they decided they fixed him steve lost the person he was when he was happy and can no longer bear his own life.

I need a full version of "that's the way I like to live my life"

This was my first Bill Wurtz video I ever watched

This two step plan helped me turn my life around thanks

BUT HOW THE HELL CAN YOU CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE *SUN IS A DEADLY LAZER*?

we need a sequel to this desperately.

Watching his videos are like having a dream while awake.

is anyone gonna talk about how the duck climbed the mountain to give steve his letter that said( ducks can't write letters): Dear Steve, (that's not his name) how did you climb this mountain?

holy shit! 2 videos in 1 year!!!!

High on the mountain. The post man comes and says there's still no news.

Bill wurtz's content is genuinely so funny. I love it, hope all is well Bill.

I literally just searched the word “hi” because I was bored

People always ask me how I eat potato chips. Well its part of a 2-step program Find a potato chip Eat the thing

I just love how bizarre these videos are.

0:57 Procrastinators: Is it possible to learn such power?

I love the "That's the way i like to live my life" song so much. please make a full song Bill!

it's still raining

Cuz that’s the way he wants to live his life And he knows that everything just gonna be fine

this man freaking posts whatever shit is on his mind and its the only reason i live

“Just kidding my name isn’t Steve” Top 10 anime plot twists

Why is there even dislikes on this doesn’t make a bit of sense

How to climb a mountain: 1. Find the mountain 2. Climb the thing

Steve but not steve - Somehow climbs a mountain and then it rains Me - wait a min that's my whole life😢😖😭

"That's the way I live my life" You could make a religion out of t- No don't

When I saw this title, I thought “oh, that’s his real name, I was wondering what it was”. Then I remembered his channel name was literally bill wurtz and felt stupid.

I swear, when it started raining in the video, I legit felt a raindrop on my shoulder. And I ignored the rain cuz THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO LIVE MY LIFE

This is the way Bill Wurtz likes to live his life.