THANK GOD FOR YOUTUBE -sandra mickanen reporting on youtube content

 

i.e.,  where else could this video (type/length/content) exist and be shared?  i am so impressed;  -very saddened by the circumstances; yes, but very impressed by this video.   PALISADES FIRE: THEY GAVE UP

and i think of how much i learned from the SEATLLE IS DYING video..    -allowed me to pinpoint exactly when the downward spiral started..

and, recently, loved so much the interview with chris langan..

    inspired to jump in:  true, michael knowles, you did cover touch on all the major topics:  death, judgement, heaven and hell, free will and God..

but not LOVE.  and GOD IS LOVE.  -it's a great discussion also.   and i'm inspired to share some of my own writings on the subject HERE:

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and then! thoroughly enjoyed, just yesterday,  -self-reward for house-cleaning:  a wonderful interview with steven pinker, hosted by david perell

inspired to jump in on this one too:  expand further on the answer to your wonderful question

"what makes writing so much harder than talking?"

i've thought quite a bit about it...     here's one of my examples david, 

NEVER have i EVER had to interrupt a person during a verbal conversation and get them to explain to me

    -do you mean, there?  t-h-e-r-e?    or, do you mean, their..   t-h-e-i-r?

but this distinction is a requirement when writing.   -same with weather or whether..    and these are two examples from a very long list

i jokingly ask..   are readers less intelligent than talkers?  they need so much explained.   talkers just know...  just naturally put words into their proper context..   

there are no incorrect spelling issues in conversations, there are no case sensitivities issues, there are no...

also, NEVER, EVER, have i listened to someone as they were talking to me, sharing their recent experience..  and said, 

hmmm...    can you share this experience with me again next time we get together, but use less words..

   -add some drama..      put it in a little different order...

    [although, yes, with performers, comedians, they will practice, learn, hone craft this way]

    -and even when there are language/accent/pronunciation barriers;   -as steven speaks to in his answer, you have the aid of facial expressions, gestures, examples when needed..

IT IS THE NUMBER OF RULES, spelling distinctions, case, grammar, punctuation, format, margins, structure...    we insist on in writing that makes it way more complicated than, 

A) it needs to be, and B) way more involved than carrying on a conversation.

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that said,  -i like to point out in my own writings..     -if you have someone read a piece of my work out loud to an audience   -no one in the audience would know if i used the correct spelling of whether

no one knows, was this or that capitalized, bolded, indented 5 spaces..    did i put a coma where i should have placed a period, or question mark..

when read out loud, a great deal of writing 'errors' can be utterly unknown to the listener.

however, i write many, many things, and the entire point is for the words themselves to be SEEN by the reader, not just heard. 

because i use space on a page, color and size of fonts, arrangement, pictures, graphics to communicate more than what the words alone can convey. backgrounds behind words..   i use these visual tools to add humor, to avoid having to detail something a picture can show; to add depth, to be playful..   to intentionally get the attention of the reader..  because i think its pretty and more interesting..  and, i use these creative tools because i LOVE using them.. it is a joy for me to write in a creative, artistic way.  it is fun.   i'm so grateful the tools exist for me to play with..

i am a creative non fiction writer and graphic, visual artist at heart.

it is why i self describe as a literary and mixed media artist.

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love your interview, will look for more...

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all of this is "thank you!" prayer..

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wait!    this is another, exceptional to me, interview, about youtube, on youtube.

What YouTube’s CEO Really Thinks About YouTube | The Circuit with Emily Chang

love.

and did not know, but appreciate learning youtube has 3 different ways creators can have their content monetized:  through subscriptions; through ads; and fan funded.

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no secret how intrusive and annoying i find ads..    but, that's how most everyone earns their income, so  -we see more and more ads as a result..    /speaking of downward spirals..

fan funded intrigues me.    and in early talks with my husband about getting something going on youtube.   

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hallelujah & amen

posted by SANDRA MICKANEN @ 8:31 AM