so when I see what's happening and has happened on a regular basis to
boogie2988 it becomes more and more glaringly clear than one of the primary
issues with canceled culture on YouTube is that people have a major problem
distinguishing the difference between someone being a flawed person and being
a bad person what is up everybody this is Chris from the rewires so where we
talk about the problem but focus on the solution and if you're new to my channel
what I try to do is take two the topics going on in the YouTube community try to
see what lessons we can learn from them to improve our own mental and emotional
well-being so if you're into that stuff make sure you subscribe and ring that
notification bell and before I get started for those of you who don't know
I have a podcast called a different lens and I just put up an episode yesterday
that's called in defense of YouTube drama channels and commentary channels I
think it's really relevant to this video so I will link that down in the
description down in the pin comment below
alright so yeah I will be talking about boogie2988 what's been going on in the
community I'm going to be talking about some mental health subjects as well so
real quick disclaimer first one is I do not personally know boogy second one is
I am NOT a licensed therapist or psychologist my qualifications I am a
certified life coach I am almost done with my certified alcohol and drug
counselor licensing I worked in a drug and alcohol treatment center for a
little over three years we were a dual diagnosis facility so we work with
people with addictions as well as mental illnesses so I have literally worked
with thousands all right that's not an exaggeration thousands of people who are
adult survivors of childhood abuse and that's what we're gonna be talking to
about today when it comes to boogie2988 all right last thing is I am also the
author of a new book Clarke cancelled inside YouTube canceled culture the
e-book is available for free on my website it'll be linked down below until
the end of the month if you want to check that out and get a little bit
behind the curtain look at what some youtubers
go through what the community is like and all that kind of stuff so anyways
check that out so anyways long story short and there'll
be some links down below if you want to get the full in depth view of what's
going on cuz there's way too much going on for me to cover in one video but
anyways boogie2988 he's a very large creator on this platform he has over
four I think over four and a half million subscribers
he blew up with his alternate ego Francis making those videos I think
that's how I was honestly first introduced to him as well but yeah
there are a lot of people out there who are trying to make the case that
boogie2988 is a bad person and again we're gonna be talking about the
difference between a bad person and a flawed person because I think we get
those mixed up a little bit so I've been working on how I'm gonna do this video
for a while but a friend showed me this right here which is the reddit
boogie2988 mega thread and look how long this is alright I just want you to pay
attention to that and then a new video came out from Christopher Tom he's a
great kid I've actually talked to him before so no shade towards Christopher
Tom but anyways he just put up a video that's about an hour long he refers to a
lot of things in that reddit thread but here's the thing you guys like I just
want you to sit back and think about how much effort went into that reddit thread
how much effort went into Christopher Tom's video like when you see this you
would honestly think that these people are uncovering like the truth about what
actually happened to Jeffrey Epstein but all they're doing in reality is making
the case that in their opinion boogie2988 is a bad person I want you
guys to think about that for a second so as we move forward if you don't learn
anything else from this video again I want you to learn how to distinguish the
difference between a flawed person and a bad person all right I want you to
honestly ask yourself if you think boogie2988 is a flawed
person or a bad person so recently review tech USA made an excellent video
about boogie and his situation and he gives advice to boogie and review Tech
USA he gives boogie some great advice saying yo do just ignore it people are
gonna hate you you're never gonna flip their opinion on you and I absolutely
agree but here's the thing I believe because of what boogie2988 has been
through that's a lot easier said than done so I highly recommend that you guys
check out this article from the mighty of people sharing their experience about
what it's like to be a survivor of childhood abuse so as I go through this
ask yourself do any of these sound like boogie indecisiveness it feels like
every choice I make is wrong even if I choose the option I'm told to take I've
become apologetic over everything if someone doesn't text back I'll
believe they're upset with me and I'll apologize if I ask for something and
annoy them I'll apologize everything becomes a situation where I feel like
I'm to blame I avoid saying anything that others might not agree with which
means I'm never being myself blaming myself for everything I have to fight
the urge to beat myself up constantly I always feel like I'm doing everything
wrong it's very hard to convince me I am good at something
I'm very defensive which can come across cold or nasty I also portray quite a lot
of negativity which seems to be my barrier so I don't get hurt and lastly I
find myself always explaining my every move I explained why I bought something
why I did what I did etc I feel like people think I'm lying
to them so I owe them a detailed explanation also feeling as though if I
say no to someone they'll hate me so even if I'm inconveniencing myself I'll
say yes so again going back to review Tech USA's advice for bogey - just
ignore it and quit apologizing and quit explaining himself like I just want you
guys to develop some empathy and realize that for survivors of child
abuse it's not that easy now is this an excuse absolutely not
but it's a reason and I really hope like more people would give boogies some
credit like listen listen very carefully I have worked with so many people who
struggle with addiction who struggle with mental illness who are survivors of
abuse and I have met so many people who basically tell the entire world here's
what happened to me you have to deal with it right and I have never heard
those words come out of boogies mouth boogie is putting effort in to try and
be a better person now if that's good enough for you or not I don't know but
the reality is nobody can deny that he's remorseful and I just I don't know if
it's like maybe you haven't met not used specifically but people who are lacking
this empathy towards boogie haven't met people who are just like well I'm an
addict so I just can't stop drinking or using it by the way I'm not recovering
at it for those of you who didn't know I've been clean for seven years but I've
met so many people who like oh well I I'm a PTSD survivor so you just gotta
deal with what I go through are well I've met with people who have borderline
personality disorder and say I have angry outbursts you need to deal with it
right bully has never said any of those things so again while it's not an excuse
for his flawed characteristics it's a reason and I do not think that makes
boogie2988 a bad person so from what boogie tells us it sounds like he's
putting in quite a bit of work he talks about working with a therapist he talks
about taking medications so as somebody who is very passionate about mental
health and education and awareness I'm really on the fence about how boogie
conducts himself like on Twitter so he is very very open and honest and on one
hand I look at that and it worries me because I know he has such a large
audience and I wonder if he triggers anybody you know what I mean but on the
other hand I see him being so open and vulnerable
as being inspirational and this kind of like hope for other people I am NOT
gonna lie to you at all all right like I've been through some stuff but I look
at a man like bogie and see him talk about what he went through see about
what he's currently going through and I'm like damn dude if this guy can wake
up each day and put in the work I can do it too so that's what I'm kind of on the
fence about it so again lastly I'm not a therapist I'm
not a psychologist I do not personally know boogie2988 but if boogie was a
friend of mine if like one of my best friend's was boogie or dealing with what
boogies dealing with I would try to convince him to go to an extended
inpatient mental health treatment program all right and this is purely
because sometimes we just need to take a break sometimes we need to get away from
everything friends family work alright and just a
hundred percent focus on ourselves like sometimes we're just so caught up in the
hustle and bustle of everyday life that we don't even have a chance to really
work on ourselves because we're still in it right inpatient treatment much like
the drug and alcohol rehab center that I worked at like it helps people get away
from their environment and have more time to get this clarity
of what to do transitioning back into life so like I said if boogie was one of
my friends I would try to convince him to do some inpatient treatment but yeah
lastly one more time for those of you who didn't hear it in the back we need
to really start distinguishing the difference between a flawed person and a
bad person all right so don't forget check out the podcast that I posted
yesterday in defense of drama channels on YouTube and commentary channels on
YouTube and also free versions of my book cancelled inside YouTube canceled
culture is available until the end of the month that is all linked down on
this down in the pen comment below anyways
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