These strategies for navigating social interactions are invaluable! I can relate so well. Sometimes the hardest criticism and negativity to deal with are those from family and friends and you did a great job of explaining that. Also your coverage of the topic of bullying is so spot on. I love "It's not the truth that hurts, but rather the realization of the lies we let ourselves believe." That's so true and something that took me a long time to learn. It's hard for me to accept the truths about myself that I don't like, but when I do now no one can use that against me and i can either just accept them or even work to improve them.

Thank you!!! Sending this to my sister.

One of humanities' traits that makes us what we are is "motive". Or in law intent. If only we could know? As you've said it just doesn't matter unless it is constructive criticism.

Truly helpful and inspiring commentary. It's certainly a much better approach to deal with the criticism of others with open-mindedness, positivity and empathy, which ultimately leads to better communication and personal development. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

Great talk...i want to volunteer that whenever ive written an a$$hole type comment in the past (not on this channel) on someone's channel, it always comes from inner frustration/anger in my personal life that has nothing to do with the video or the video uploader. I don't make comments like this anymore b/c I got therapy and worked on myself. I am no longer a destructive person.

You have the wisdom beyond your age. Much appreciated.

This is awesome, thanks for putting this out there. Honestly I barely use social media and this exact topic has prevented me from making a youtube channel. My pfp is actually an entire 3D environment I made for a youtube channel but I've been hesitant about actually publishing anything cause of how terrible people can be. But, this advice was awesome and helps me think about things in a different way. Thanks again and it's cool you're not locking yourself entirely into tech topics.

thank you for your advice i will remember it

Thanks great advice

Great video, it inspires me.

agree with you, the internet is rough

Awesome video ❤

People can critize me all they want, I don't care. Say a single word about my mom and they are done.

Critical Thinking 101 🎉🎉❤❤

making things for the internet is my fear

i was afraid to make content before this

gained a sub from me

I really like your stuff, but how do you have so many followers after only posting 4 videos recently?

Why respond to them at all? Trolls feed off of attention. If they don't get it, they move on.

Hey, here's a criticism: I think you are using a weird definition of devil's advocate. Or I'm just out of touch with its latest casual interpretation. A devil's advocate is fundamentally different from a strawman argument (using person). A strawman is basically attacking an argument you have not made, and I think it comes from the attacking party boxing you into a category they don't like. They associate that category or group with an argument they don't like and therefore attack the perceived argument while associating it with you. A devil's advocate - which I really like being, especially to my own arguments - will instead (try to) make truthful counter-argument to test whether the primary argument is solid and foolproof. I don't have to want to argue for the sake of arguing if I point out *real* flaws in your argument. Using a strawman is completely antithetical to being a devil's advocate, since you are not dealing with the original argument that you are supposed to test.