In grade school I took a huge liking to wolves after reading "Julie of the Wolves", got my best friend into it and we'd pretend to be wolves during recess/after school care. Difference was, we A) were grade schoolers, and B) we knew 100% we weren't wolves or former wolves; we just liked playing pretend. It's so insanely bizarre how grown-ass adults believe they're part animals. I feel some of these people have been through some real trauma and this is a form of escapism for them.

If it hadn't been for Misha's commentary I would have permanently lost all my brain cells

Just wanted to clarify this as a furry. Therians/otherkins and furries are very different. A therian/otherkin believes they're a being or creature other than human. A furries are people who think animals with human characteristics (speaking, walking on 2 legs, living in houses ect) are cool There are some 18+ stuff in the community, but for the most part it's family friendly (kinda like anime). Fursuiting (the animal costumes) are weird, but it's kinda the point. It's meant to be fun, kinda like cosplay and is a way for some people who are mentally challenged to feel confident. Also, a lot of people in the community are young (15 - 20), so a lot are still growing up so the cartoon-y part of the costume's meant to be playful and childlike

Biggest misconception I see: people thinking we are part of the furry community.

This used to be a joke between me & my friends years ago in college. We were joking about people who think they're animals & called them trans-species. We joked something like "Oh! You're speciesist if you don't agree with their identity." It's now real!? God, save us all!

As someone born in the early 90s, society is becoming unrecognizable to me at this point. This doesn't even feel real.

Hey… So, absolutely NO hate on this at all, but I just wanted to let you know something. A furry is a person who likes to create anthropomorphic animal characters. (Zootopia and Disney movies in general are good examples of antho animals.) Furries do NOT identify AS their fursonas (anthropomorphic animal character), they simply just want to bring it to life. This can be through costume creation, art, music etc! (The inappropriate side of the community is looked down upon by the vast majority of the group.) A THERIAN is a person who spiritually or phycologicly (NOT PHYSICALLY! If a person thinks they are physically an animal, that is a mental illness called lycanthropy.) identifies as an earthan being. (Extinct or alive.) This can be though past lives, spiritual connections, believing you were born in the wrong body, etc. As long as you experience other than human behaviors and instincts, you can be considered therian. Some therians do what’s called Quadrobics. Quadrobics is an athletic activity that requires one to run on all fours. (Bear crawling) They do this to help themselves feel more connected to their theriotype(s) (A theriotype is the animal they identify as). This is the same with masks and collars, etc. Some furries are therians (like me), and some therians are furries. But not all furries are therians, and not all therians are furries.

"why does anime always seem to be involved". This comment killed me 😂😂😂

i love how it is always such a badass animal like a wolf, dog, lion... never like "yeah, i feel like i'm a tapeworm, sucks but guess thats my life now"

Common Sense needs to make a comeback.

I used to identify as voidkin (which is another type of transpecies) as a teen and it was the worst time of my life. I was suffering from major depression and was often suicidal so I found comfort in not being a human but, in “fact”, void (literally just void, not even a real being with a body). I also had a tumblr for that where people from otherkin community used to affirm my non-existence and “voidness”, literally affirming my delusion from mental illness. Now I see they have a word for that, “copinglinkers” which is a “fake” otherkin (as any of them are actually non-human LOL).

Okay I really really really hope you see this! But a Therian is someone who is spiritually connected to certain animals or animal. Most of the TikToks give therians a really bad reputation and people see them as bad or cringy I would love to tell you more but also to learn more i would suggest watching Therian territory

The first obligation of a doctor is to do no harm, even if the patient wants you to.

We need to stop being afraid to hurt people's feelings who can't accept reality because that is what's holding us back.

Am I the only normal therian here? I keep being animal like to myself and don't post quads or wear tails in public. The only gear I wear in public are my pawed gloves. (very snug in winter fyi) The ones using a litterbox is just insane and out of culture. The normal therians do quads (if can), Paint masks, wear tails and do vocals but not to to do on people. Also animal food? NO. We are still humans not animals. Most of our community need to act like it. Coming from a 17 year old therian myself I can say I am ashamed of half the community but inspired by the other half. Therians have been around for many generations not just this one. I wanna apologize to you for what you seen and heard about half the community and hope you can meet the other side of us-FireFang or my human name Caitie

I understand people who get surgeries to an EXTENT. There's people who are extremely insecure about some things, like a big nose, or ears who stick out, etc. Insecurities yk? And wanting to change it to make yourself happy. But then there's... this.

I remember when I was like six years old I really wanted a dog and would pretend to be a dog at home, around my mom, thinking I could convince her to get us a dog. Lol it was silly but seeing grown people acting like how I did at SIX YEARS old nowadays is deeply disturbing.

I'm "losing my connection to the human race", too, but not because I think I'm something else.

I think the key thing here is if they're able to maintain a division between whatever they think they are, and their everyday life. If they do all this stuff largely in the privacy of their own homes, or just wear animal ears to work or whatever, that's basically harmless - I saw a video once about this woman who likes to dress up like a fairy, and it was actually quite charming; she knew perfectly well that she WASN'T a fairy, but she liked to put on fairy wings and dance around the woods and such, and it helped her blow off steam. It was another persona that helped her deal with the world, and when she wasn't wearing the wings, she behaved normally - if someone has THAT sort of relationship to wolves or mermaids or demons or something, they can go ahead and let their freak flags fly, so far as I'm concerned. It's when they refuse to make a division between public and private that the problems start, and this all becomes worrying; if you insist on living as an aardvark twenty-four seven, maybe you're not actually HARMING anyone, but there's no doubt that something is wrong with you.

Please read this because there was alot of misinformation in this video (no hate to anyone) You don't have to affirm anything 😭 normal therians will not bark at you..they usually are scared to go out on public like that and will act normal. Also, 'crawling on the floor' has got nothing to do with being a therian/otherkin. You can have your own opinion on things and that's fine but just don't be an asshole because nothings harming you. Not everyone has access to raw meat or wolves mate. The only rules for being otherkin is you are partly connected to animals in some way. You don't have to do anything else or eat wild animals or live with tigers because in the end everyone is human just some more than others. P.S FURRIES R NOT THERIANS THERIANS R NOT FURRIES AUTOMATICALLY 🤦

Imagine someone acting like this in the workplace. How are employers meant to respond? Bad boy Jerry, go back to your cubical? Would employers get sued for discrimination if they just outright fired them?

Being a Gen Z American, or fitting into ANY category these same people fit into is nothing but pure embarrassment

As an Otherkin I have to say: You are right, that whole topic can be, and often times is, really cringey. Especially the great collection of cringey videos on the Internet like this, which are made by people who may or may not take that topic seriously. But what I want to make clear, as cringey as it looks on the outside, there is a whole lot more to it than just people fooling around with pup ears or driving off into dream land. I wouldn't take it serious myself, wouldn't I happen to be one myself. But this whole thing (and this is where I really need your attention here!), whatever spiritual or mental conditions may cause it, is ENTIRELY INVOLUNTARILY. We do not choose to be Otherkin. We do not choose our kintype. And not always Otherkin are happy about being what they are. But things like Species Disphoria or very intense mind shifts ARE things that often accur. The thing is, you probably wouldn't recognize most Otherkin/Therians as such in daily life. It is possible to suppress these shifts, things like running on all fours, barking etc., and we also (at least not all) live in a fantasy world. It's more like trying to live a normal human life, though not feeling very normal or human. But bearing that down for too long is not as much a healthy thing as you might think and most of the things seen are in fact things people rather do in private than going around to show off. It's not a thing you just do, outing yourself as Otherkin in society, unless you like having a bad time! Now long story short: Otherkin are not an easy topic and with all the cringe on the outside, it's anything but a childhood fantasy or longing for attention. And if you dare to give it a second view and take a little break from any youtube compilations you will find that there is a lot more to that iceberg. PS: Don't confuse Otherkin with Furries! There is some overlap like fursuits, but they are very seperate things and especially the cartoonier fursuits are more likely to be considered with Furries than Otherkin. ;)

Hi!! Therian here. 1: we do not think we are an animal. 2: its not a mental disorder. 3: its not a coping mechanism. 4: it actually never has to do with anime 5: most therians dont get surgery. As getting surgery makes us further from nature. 6: its not your problem. Because were not gonna attack you Imao 7: we don't bark at people 8: quadrobics is a form of exercise. And my dad is very supportive of my progress 9: these are minors. You are committing a crime if your calling the police on a minor for barking or quadrobics. 10: the pink and yellow dog mask is a pup play person. That's a fetish and should NOT be outside doing that.

The elf guy was probably obsessed with anti aging. Since Elves look young for a long time he probably doesn't want to become old and wrinkly.

It’s ok to be really really passionate about things, animals, doesn’t mean you are one. To love something you don’t have to be that thing. Also as someone with a mental illness, it’s ok to be get help. There should be more services. And it’s fine to “escape” from reality sometimes, we all do it in someway. Others do it more and it can still be healthy,but………It’s nice to see someone young lol I’m almost 26, seeing through so much of this bs. Ps when i was a kid i WAS from middle earth!!

It gives me hope hearing your clarity, intelligence and realist take on things. I'm glad your voice is being heard

The fact that the West has gone so far that people are denying the fact they are humans is one of the reasons Western civilization will fail, and another reason to move back to my Slavic roots.

I have schizophrenia and as a result I've spent 2 years in various psychiatric institutions. You don't see this level of crazy there. People there will tell you they're Jesus or whatever, but they're not crawling on the floor barking.

Let's just call this what it really is...lazy people looking for a way out of growing up, facing reality, getting a job, embracing responsibility and moving out of their parents house. Period.

transspecies isnt otherkin/therian, and otherkin/therian isnt transspecies. most otherkin/therians dont identify as transspecies. and NO ONE is forcing these identities on others.

You got it, Misha. It is absolutely an identity crisis, escapism, and a coping mechanism. I cannot rule out that some of them are just "taking the piss" with us either.

As a child, I constantly dreamed of spells and magical occurances, of becoming a magical creature or animal, both as a fantastical childish dream and to escape the loneliness and other issues I was facing. I am so, so grateful to God that I never discovered a community like this then, bc I have no clue where I'd be now. I feel pity for these ppl, who society has failed to treat for their mental struggles

I love how they're all like "I'm a wolf" or something cool and never like "Oh yeah I'm a slug, or a pinecone". I used to hiss at people and wear cat ears because I thought I was edgy... in middle school.

A lot of what you're saying is false information. The whole thing about schools have to accept this and not question it is a lie.

My suggestion would be instead of feeding into their delusions they should simply encourage them to take up role playing games as a way of coping instead of complete malpractice and illegal non approved surgeries. Perhaps some good old fashioned counseling?

Thing is, there is genuinely a mental illness where someone believes that they or people around them are animals. It's incredibly rare, there have only been something like 30 or 40 cases since the 1950s if I remember correctly, but it does exist. Maybe that's the origin of otherkin, someone heard about clinical lycanthropy and decided to emulate it

Guy goes to a psychiatrist. He says, "Doc, you gotta help my brother, he thinks he's a chicken!" Psychiatrist says "For how long?" Guy says "Two years." Psychiatrist says "Why did you wait until now?" Guy says "We needed the eggs."

I hate how furries and "otherkin" and just people like this try to lump themselves in with trans people. I feel like those people are part of the reason that trans people get laughed at. Also, your editor deserves a raise lol

Up next: can my multiple personalities marry each other? I say yes, bigot.

As someone with Asperger and adhd i always loved cosplaying and acting up as different characters/animals and like going really deep into whatever i was cosplaying as. Like i always loved cats and when i was little(up until 12) i used to meow a lot and wear cat ears all the time and tell everyone “im a cat” but i never genuinely believed im one i used to do it more for Entertainment. Even now at 19 i love dressing up as different characters or animals and lowkey pretending but not to the level these ppl do it Anyway it’s sad grown ass adults act like this. Like if they joking it’s ok if they serious then they need help

The wolf thing was on Matt Walsh’s “What is a Woman” too I believe. And these are also the people who would scream at you for letting your actual dog act like a dog and kill a rabbit 😂

This reminds me of that one South Park episode where kyles dad becomes a dolphin…

"it feels like we're devolving" my thoughts exactly Misha. At this point I'm thinking maybe absolute freedom isn't exactly a good idea.

Literally a few days ago I saw someone wearing elf ears in my college. I went to a group chat that I was in and pointed it out, and they all started scolding me for bringing it up like "You don't need to comment on it, it's none of your business, just let them be" I didn't say anything negative, I just acknowledged that this was out of the ordinary and somehow that was offensive too. The person wearing the ears turned out to be in the group chat and said that "I don't feel like myself with them on, I'm gonna stop wearing them when I get my ears pierced into a permanent point" And I get scolded when I think that's fuckn weird. Like, they can do whatever they want, but I can also think it's fuckin weird, right? Why are people acting like it's normal??

Question: If you identify as a non human then don't you lose the ability to identify?

that 'british columbia wolf' looks alot like barf from Spaceballs hahahaha

Dealing with Species disphoria is actually hard, i know i am human but it also wanted to kill me because of it. I know i am human, i act human, but inside its like a big hole, never to be fixed, when i look in the mirrow and see my hands, feeds,no tail, no furr. It makes me creazy. Also my sister keeps telling me i am humanw i know it but if it gets rubbed under my nose, i feal like i die inside

Here's an idea. Take these people and the high left wing politicians and certain other individuals that think they support this nonsense. Have them live together on camera for 6 months. And see what they really think of each other.

I don’t care what makes you happy, “you do you” is why we’re here in the first place. We’re a culture without shame and a society without standards.

2:04 If people started going around identifying as titans......

Furries know that their not animals. Its just cosplay. Fyi. The people in those videos are definitely not real furries at all. (Just Otherkin who were missnamed a furry in the clips.) You can go to a Furry convention and walk like an wolf but...people would just laugh.

There's a bunch of people who got too much time on their hands

these ppl took saying "i'm that character" while watching a cartoon too far

AMA: i identity as a feral goat, i am also a furry, and I'm decently knowledgeable on the alterhuman (so identifying as other than human etc) community, ESPECIALLY on voluntary identities :3 Also i am very cringe Like seriously, if you reading this have any questions feel free to ask me, I'd love to share it and I'm sure you'd either like to understand this stuff better or have some weird shit to laugh at

The fact that she doesn’t even seem angry, it seems like she’s genuinely sorry for these delusional people.

So obviously being terminally online from the age of 13 (2008ish) isn't a good thing. But watching normal people catch up to what has been internet culture for at least 15 years by now is entertainment for me on its own. Also wolf's rain was pretty good to me please don't let an absolute weirdo turn anyone off from a good classic show.

I know this has nothing to do with this video, but I can't believe the Queen has died. Rip. 😔

as a furry, it is an escape. it's a brief escape that just allows us to unwind for a moment. fursuiting is like cosplay. I am not therian/otherkin, but I am a furry. I enjoy the costumes and artwork ^^

I feel like if it werent for your commentary I would be lost in this world, so many people have defriended me and completely canceled me as an individual, but after listening to you I know I haven't gone insane, thank you for keeping the world sane!

As someone whos a Actual Furry this is a reason why we are harassed as a community,

I have always believed cats are my spirit animal. At no point have I ever thought "I am really a cat". I have a cat. I am fascinated by him. I love him very much. At worst, I have wondered "I wonder what Spectre is thinking right now...." as I hold him on my chest and he is asleep on me. I never thought THIS would be reality. Maybe it was the whole using leaded gasoline for as long as we did that caused all this shit. I don't know.

These people are ruining the anime community and giving it a bad reputation. I swear this is not what anime creators are trying to do.

Saw you on tik tok. Glad I found your channel. Love your content, couldn't agree with you more!!!

I am from a 3rd world country where this still is not a thing, so for me is very difficult to understand these people. I must admit what you shown in the video was one of the weirdest things I have seen in my life. Thanks for commenting while watching and sharing your opinions. Cheers

I have to admit, I was that horse girl at school that pretended to be a horse... Mind you I didn't get on all fours, but I did "gallop" around and neigh. Look, I was a very imaginative autistic kid with only one friend who also pretended to be a horse with me (we are still friends to this day but now we play with real horses). The point is that we had fun being horses but we didn't actually believe we were horses. Sometimes I call myself a unicorn as it's part of my art persona (my drawing in my profile picture), but it's not my identity haha.

Second biggest misconception: non-physical means it is not physically happening, most of us still know that we are human.

“You hurt my feelings” “I missed the part when this was my problem”

I can't wait for them to start identifying as spiders so I can absolutely demolish them.

Well, I also don't want to judge these people. Don't even want to make fun of them. I just feel kind of sorry for these folks and I hope that they find to themselves again. 🕊

in canada, if someone feels like a bird, the government instead of providing psychiatric help to that person, forces everyone to give bird seed Jordan Peterson

These people are straight insane... If you're doing this you are hurting yourself

I used to call myself a furry and was disturbed by a lot of the stuff in the Fandom, but I kinda dropped out after I learned the history of the Fandom. I found a group of conservative "furs" who I started engaging with and we have great conversations as well as I don't have to feel scared to be based around others who like to make the costumes and draw the characters like I enjoy. The otherkin thing is really freaky and I wouldn't want anyone to be into it.

Just to clear something up, you said that the furry community has a lot of adult themes. And while I’m not a furry myself, I do know people who are and I can tell you now… the majority of it is _not_ “adult” themed. Yes, there’s people who bring kink into it but that is a far cry from being the majority. Being a furry means nothing except liking anthropomorphic animals. Some furries will make up their own OC’s, draw them, write about them, and cosplay as them. Also, the majority of furries know that they are not actually animals even the ones that dress up in a suit or even just ears & tail. It’s not age exclusive so obviously there’s going to be kids that are interested in it too and I see nothing wrong with that as long as they don’t get exposed to the kink minority.

"I feel connected to Orc culture" Ok... by which author? That makes a big difference.

I just love the freeze frame at end of each case study with misha’s expressions of fear and confusion - just makes me laugh lol In a serious note I do agree with points you’ve made 👍

I saw Wolf's Rain too, but I became a wolf biologist, not lunatic. I think it's much cooler. :D These people usually don't know anything about the biology and behaviour of the species what they choosed. Or how the ecosystem and nature works. It's really comfy to be a "wolf" in a warm room full with plushies... But for example the wolf biologists in USA have to be outside every day, before sunrise to sunset, in icy cold weather to observe wolves. On that icy, wild habitat, where wolves have to fight for survive every day. They have to risk the hunt, to catch ungulates, what can injure them really bad. (BTW the brutal parts always are cut from documentaries.) Have to fight with bears and raise pups. They don't use make up and sleep among plushies. Yes, this is escapism.

Not-so-fun fact: The majority of otherkin/therians are sexually attracted to their theriotype (the animal that they identify as). The lowest estimate of a percentage is 50%, and the highest is a whopping 75%.

Most people really can see the difference between other kins and furries. Which disturbs me

If you’re a “dog” and you’re doing stupid shit, I’m getting the shock collar…

Johnny the Walrus started as an allegory. Almost can’t believe it’s become real.

Hey just letting everyone know that there’s a HUGE difference between furries and therians. I’m a furry, but I definitely know that I’m not an animal, I’m just a human who enjoys dressing up in silly costumes. I hate therians so much and I don’t even want to be associated with them

Your facial expressions are f*n priceless...lmao!!!

I looked it up, and there actually is a medical name for this. It’s called clinical lycanthropy.

Soon the parent who won't allow his 5 year old to transition into a dinosaur will be charged with a crime.

One more comment. After watching whole video, I have to admit, that: You can't even make any satirical videos on those animal "avatars" anymore. Because the reality of their behavior is naturally more ridiculous. I completely identify with your point of view and your mindset Misha. Thank you and have a nice day.

Hey there! A Therian here! I am glad that you are keeping it respectful. I’m just clearing a few things up :) Therians, otherkin or any alterhumans don’t physically identify as an animal, creature, ect. Only on a spiritual and/or psychological level. Many alterhumans wear masks or so called gear to feel more closer to their kin. They sometimes do vocals but normally don’t bark or meow at people. Alterhumans are still human and they know that. They have nothing to do with furrys but they do support each other :) Most alterhumans don’t even show they are one. Identifying as a creature has nothing to do with the lgbtq community. And most importantly, being alterhuman is not a choice and it is not clarified yet if this is a mental disorder/coping mechanism. Okay if you have questions I am gladly up to awnser them :) (Sry if my grammar is shut, I am not native english)

This is just crazy. People are crazy. Do all this craziness have something to do with the end of many mental institutions? 🤔

Having gone down an otherkin rabbit hole, I've found the concept of otherkin follows the exact same logic as transgender. An otherkin being has a kin type, and kin type is essentially the same as gender identity. So just like transgender can mean that someone rejects their assigned sex-either in full OR in part--someone can reject their assigned species completely or partially. Just like a transgender person can identify only has one gender, or as non-binary, or gender-fluid, or multiple genders, otherkin people can still identify as human, too, as well as have one or more other kin types. If you have learned the "logic" of gender identity ideology, otherkin ideology follows the same pattern without fail.

A few of the times my ribs were broken, I joked about tearing them out and grilling them. Though, I think that weirdo would seriously grill and eat it's own ribs.

reminds me of old legends of shamans who practice dark magic and take the form of an animal and acquire its traits. we see people crawling on all fours, jumping and leaping like cats and dogs, these people snarling and barking. i dunno how other people think it should be normalized, but when i see a grown man or woman on all fours making animal noises, i am filled with a primal fear.

The last time I saw someone pretending to be a dog or cat, she was in diapers and under two!!!

Letting people go mad is just less competition in the job market

These people try to pass desires as facts. You want to be a wolf? Ok. You want to look like an elf because they are so cool and you are willing to endure whatever it takes to get it? Fine, more power to you. I will be the first one to congratulate you if you succeed. But YOU ARE FUCKING NOT ANY OF THOSE THINGS. Even if you want to eat your own ribs because you are curious I believe you are in your right to do so, it's your rib after all. But it's the delusion that is really disturbing. People that need help understanding reality and won't seek it. Especially when you have a whole sector of the population cheering them up on their antics. EDIT: By the way, "furries" and people that believe they are animals are not the same thing. Also furry and "adult things" are not synonymous. However it is true that a large percentage of furries tend to go there. And my theory, controversial as it might be, is that it is due to it being LGBT dominated. Whine and kick as you may, but in my experience in some internet communities (and recent social commentary, more recently with monkeypox)... gay people are among the horniest and most promiscuous people on earth (mandatory disclaimer that not all, but you get my meaning). It is my controversial perception that most of what is wrong with furries is an extension of what is wrong with the LGBT community. Come at me bro, I can feel the incoming hate since you are not allowed to criticize the alphabet people.

Whenever I go to the YMCA during evenings, I hear the young kids imitating this in the halls. There was even his and growl fight once. I think it's the millinial parents' fault for letting such behavior happen. Hey, millinial parents don't have any more kids, please, if you can't raise them yourself.

Wow, ok, a lot to unpack here. Some of these videos are taken EXTREMELY out of context. If anyone has any further questions, I'd be more than happy to answer. - First off, furries are a completely different community. Yes, there can be some overlap, but being a furry is just a hobby based around cosplay and character design. MOST FURRIES AREN'T ALTERHUMAN, AND MOST ALTERHUMANS AREN'T FURRIES. A HOBBY IS NOT AN IDENTITY. - Being a therian or otherkin is not voluntary, the simplest way to explain it is that it's involuntary animalistic thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, that are significant enough that you perceive them as a part of your identity. Yes, it is possible to have dysphoria/dysmorphia because you feel your body is shaped wrong, too slow, etc, but not everyone gets that. It isn't defined as "whatever you feel it is", the definition is actually quite clear, but being alterhuman can be experienced very differently for different people. - Alterhumans recognize that they're human, and don't fully identify as animals. They see some aspects of themselves (mainly mental and spiritual) as part-animal. - No one acts animalistic 24/7, that would be ridiculous. In fact, many therians/otherkin don't do quadrobics or wear gear, and no one is asking you to "affirm their identity when they bark at you". There are even people who aren't alterhuman who do quadrobics as a sport (yes, quadrobics is a sport, it's not just "crawling around on the floor and barking"). - Yes, it's different from being trans- it's not a gender or sexuality, it's a deep connection to a certain animal, to the point that it feels like a part of your identity. - MOST IMPORTANTLY- No one's telling you to "blindly agree," they're asking you to be respectful. They're not hurting you, they're not hating on you, they're just living their lives in a way that's comfortable for them. People have gotten death threats over this. People have k!lled themselves because they didn't want to be hated on over this. You say that just wearing gear and living as a human "isn't real commitment," but what do you think they have to commit to? It's not an act, it's not a game, and they are human. They recognize that. You wouldn't say that a trans woman isn't showing "real commitment" if she likes something stereotypically masculine, so why would they have to fully live as an animal for your validation? - I highly recommend checking out the channel Therian Territory for more information, they have really good explanations of different aspects of the alterhuman community. Remember, you don't have to understand people to be kind to them.

Remember when we thought the 80’s was a weird decade? The “Roaring” 20’s indeed…

Animation depicts humanized animals. Historically people have always imagined animals with human qualities, but we didn't become immersed in such vivid depictions until modern media. Furries and otherkin are new and can't be compared to anything our ancestors did with spirit animals or mythological cat-human gods.

Misha I just listened to your channel and have subscribed! I love your common sense!!!

This reminds me of an episode of House MD where Dr. House was trying to help a guy’s quality of life by feeding into his delusion that he really is a superhero. He was happy for about 15 seconds, until the guy jumps off a parking garage believing he could fly and breaks several bones making him nearly catatonic with depression. Delusions exist and they may provide temporary relief for people suffering that to live it out. Unfortunately consequences exist and bad things tend to happen to people who have poor grasps on reality. Like not being to hold down a job and becoming homeless or ending up in a psych ward.