Sam (Afterthoughts)
@afterthoughts.bsky.social
Video essayist. Fiction Writer. ❌ AI slop.
Climbing rocks and living in 🚗 with best friend 🐶
Climbing rocks and living in 🚗 with best friend 🐶
Pinned
I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
Don’t bother us, we’re working
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Don’t bother us, we’re working
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This is so, so real. Please keep this in mind when you choose how to respond to people in this hellworld.
Making life MORE stressful for friends/strangers/allies has negative ripple effects – it reduces our own capacity to tend to our communities, spending more energy endlessly regulating.
Making life MORE stressful for friends/strangers/allies has negative ripple effects – it reduces our own capacity to tend to our communities, spending more energy endlessly regulating.
One thing I've found from years online is moral discharge (frustration taking the path of least resistance into lateral violence) reigns when people are stressed out
December 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is so, so real. Please keep this in mind when you choose how to respond to people in this hellworld.
Making life MORE stressful for friends/strangers/allies has negative ripple effects – it reduces our own capacity to tend to our communities, spending more energy endlessly regulating.
Making life MORE stressful for friends/strangers/allies has negative ripple effects – it reduces our own capacity to tend to our communities, spending more energy endlessly regulating.
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One thing I've found from years online is moral discharge (frustration taking the path of least resistance into lateral violence) reigns when people are stressed out
December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One thing I've found from years online is moral discharge (frustration taking the path of least resistance into lateral violence) reigns when people are stressed out
In hindsight, publishing this three days before Christmas was probably a bad idea 😂🎄🎅 if you haven't checked it out yet, give it a watch! Reviewers call it "a Youtube video."
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
This game is my apocalypse
YouTube video by Afterthoughts
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
In hindsight, publishing this three days before Christmas was probably a bad idea 😂🎄🎅 if you haven't checked it out yet, give it a watch! Reviewers call it "a Youtube video."
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
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This is a banger of a video and I'm proud to have been a small part of it
Reviewers and commenters call Terra Nil “peaceful” and “hopeful.“ Nothing could be farther from how I feel.
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Terra Nil: A hopeful(?) apocalypse
YouTube video by Afterthoughts
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is a banger of a video and I'm proud to have been a small part of it
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Sam has been on a roll lately, and this video touches on some great points about hope and the future of the environment. Check it out!
Reviewers and commenters call Terra Nil “peaceful” and “hopeful.“ Nothing could be farther from how I feel.
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Terra Nil: A hopeful(?) apocalypse
YouTube video by Afterthoughts
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sam has been on a roll lately, and this video touches on some great points about hope and the future of the environment. Check it out!
First donation to World Food Programme from the Dirt In A Cog video. This is all the ad revenue since the video was published – thanks y'all for watching and sharing 😁
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
First donation to World Food Programme from the Dirt In A Cog video. This is all the ad revenue since the video was published – thanks y'all for watching and sharing 😁
Reviewers and commenters call Terra Nil “peaceful” and “hopeful.“ Nothing could be farther from how I feel.
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Terra Nil: A hopeful(?) apocalypse
YouTube video by Afterthoughts
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reviewers and commenters call Terra Nil “peaceful” and “hopeful.“ Nothing could be farther from how I feel.
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
Hope y’all enjoy this casual little video about hope(??) in the apocalypse.
youtu.be/-_ZbAeUs7Tk
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Ok, here’s the video you all knew I was going to make:
The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man
youtu.be/6Tyk92b7Utg
The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man
youtu.be/6Tyk92b7Utg
The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man
YouTube video by Pillar of Garbage
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Ok, here’s the video you all knew I was going to make:
The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man
youtu.be/6Tyk92b7Utg
The Most Important Scene in Wake Up Dead Man
youtu.be/6Tyk92b7Utg
Oops I'm rewatching @joshwithparenthes.es 's AI video (after the BFI list released and it got 6 mentions) and it is still SO GOOD THAT IT MAKES ME MAD.
Damn you Josh stop being so good at this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wL...
Damn you Josh stop being so good at this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wL...
You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)
YouTube video by josh (with parentheses)
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Oops I'm rewatching @joshwithparenthes.es 's AI video (after the BFI list released and it got 6 mentions) and it is still SO GOOD THAT IT MAKES ME MAD.
Damn you Josh stop being so good at this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wL...
Damn you Josh stop being so good at this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wL...
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At this point, I've lost count of how many fundraisers Nina has organised for others in situations that weren't as dire as her own while never letting off the gas to make sure someone else had what they needed.
Get your butt in a chair and give till it hurts.
Get your butt in a chair and give till it hurts.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
On Saturdays December 6th and 13th @darkfry.bsky.social and I will be hosting the first two 24 hour fundraisers with a bunch of cool guests to help me move to safety and finally marry @deviousbec.bsky.social
Oh yeah, and we'll be playing Signalis! Info below:
On Saturdays December 6th and 13th @darkfry.bsky.social and I will be hosting the first two 24 hour fundraisers with a bunch of cool guests to help me move to safety and finally marry @deviousbec.bsky.social
Oh yeah, and we'll be playing Signalis! Info below:
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
At this point, I've lost count of how many fundraisers Nina has organised for others in situations that weren't as dire as her own while never letting off the gas to make sure someone else had what they needed.
Get your butt in a chair and give till it hurts.
Get your butt in a chair and give till it hurts.
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This video by @chriswaves.bsky.social is so well done, you need to watch it. (This isn't a request!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDm...
Stop Treating Video Essays Like They're Wikipedia
YouTube video by chriswaves
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This video by @chriswaves.bsky.social is so well done, you need to watch it. (This isn't a request!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDm...
Somehow, in the 3.5 years I've lived in my car, I haven't made a video about it.
I've certainly developed thoughts about community building & care, land rights, idk, minimalism? Going nuclear on your own life for the sake of mental health?? Lol, someday words will happen and that'll be neat.
I've certainly developed thoughts about community building & care, land rights, idk, minimalism? Going nuclear on your own life for the sake of mental health?? Lol, someday words will happen and that'll be neat.
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Somehow, in the 3.5 years I've lived in my car, I haven't made a video about it.
I've certainly developed thoughts about community building & care, land rights, idk, minimalism? Going nuclear on your own life for the sake of mental health?? Lol, someday words will happen and that'll be neat.
I've certainly developed thoughts about community building & care, land rights, idk, minimalism? Going nuclear on your own life for the sake of mental health?? Lol, someday words will happen and that'll be neat.
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if you are a creator I recommend watching Sam’s video. And if you aren’t a creator watch it anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
if you are a creator I recommend watching Sam’s video. And if you aren’t a creator watch it anyway.
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I feel very called out by this video in a good way
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I feel very called out by this video in a good way
VIDEO ESSAYISTS: what is the most ridiculous, nitpicky, pedantic thing you've spent 1+ hours of your time on?
I reexported + reuploaded an entire video because I wanted to raise the outro music by 3db. I'm sure I will think of more lol.
I reexported + reuploaded an entire video because I wanted to raise the outro music by 3db. I'm sure I will think of more lol.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
VIDEO ESSAYISTS: what is the most ridiculous, nitpicky, pedantic thing you've spent 1+ hours of your time on?
I reexported + reuploaded an entire video because I wanted to raise the outro music by 3db. I'm sure I will think of more lol.
I reexported + reuploaded an entire video because I wanted to raise the outro music by 3db. I'm sure I will think of more lol.
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oh man, the section about "building the skill of finishing things" REALLY resonates with me, as well as the tangent about "finishing/releasing something" feeling like admitting that you *can't* make something better than it is at that moment
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
oh man, the section about "building the skill of finishing things" REALLY resonates with me, as well as the tangent about "finishing/releasing something" feeling like admitting that you *can't* make something better than it is at that moment
A messy video about creative perfectionism
YouTube video by Afterthoughts
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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hey you fucks this is good
I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
hey you fucks this is good
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As I said in the video's comments: I have never been prouder to have my art in something.
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As I said in the video's comments: I have never been prouder to have my art in something.
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I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
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Don't cross the line
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Don't cross the line
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Interested in Solarpunk, and/or environmental and labor organizing? Well hot damn I got the video for you.
I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Interested in Solarpunk, and/or environmental and labor organizing? Well hot damn I got the video for you.
Of course I have a spreadsheet tracking published and upcoming videos.
Since I started my channel, I've published between 4 & 6 videos each year. We're at 6 this year. I want to break my record. 😂 😤
Since I started my channel, I've published between 4 & 6 videos each year. We're at 6 this year. I want to break my record. 😂 😤
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Of course I have a spreadsheet tracking published and upcoming videos.
Since I started my channel, I've published between 4 & 6 videos each year. We're at 6 this year. I want to break my record. 😂 😤
Since I started my channel, I've published between 4 & 6 videos each year. We're at 6 this year. I want to break my record. 😂 😤