 I think it's a cool like conversation topic because there are a lot of people in the community who Say things but there's no action. Yeah, my girlfriend Tristan isn't even here this weekend So what am I doing sitting around watching a Jeffree star video? But anyways, let's talk about a subject that came up, which is called slacktivism What is up everybody? This is Chris from the rewired soul where we talk about the problem but focus on the solution and if you're new to my channel my channel is all about mental health and Sometimes what I do is I watch a YouTube video. I'm like, huh, that's a cool mental health topic Let's make a video about it So I try to help you with your mental health based on some other stuff that you probably already watching anyways So if you're any of that kind of stuff make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell So yeah, just watch this Jeffree star video where he did a collab with Cole who is also a makeup artist And I was like, there's a good point that was brought up in this and I think we should discuss it And this is something called slacktivism But if you are somebody who complains or you know somebody who complains like go ahead and share this video because I've talked about it a little bit I am going to do a full video about the neuroscience of complaining and how that actually screws up your brain But this is a super important mental health topic because those of us who complain or do these things like slacktivism We are actually hurting our own mental health So it's something that we really need to look at and address before I jump into this before I jump into this topic And like can we take a second? Can we please just take a second to like Like look at how amazing Cole Kerrigan's like art is like this is like some phenomenal stuff Like I'm not into like, you know makeup and stuff like that But like I just love art, you know and he is doing a great job And you know they talk about in this video if any of you haven't watched it Like just go ahead and check it out like it's really inspirational to me because Cole just started in January of this year And he's already like, you know doing a collab with Jeffree Star like but he's putting in the work He's putting in the work. I have a new video coming out soon Which is talking about some of this hustle and you know working hard to get the things that you want So yeah, a topic that comes up between Cole and Jeffree is slacktivism And this is something that you know, I can definitely relate to I can relate to like if if you know You want to know how I improve my mental health? It's a bunch of little things It's a million little things that I do every single day like I am the type of person I was the type of person who just sat around whining and complaining about so many things But I wouldn't do anything about it I would just sit around complaining watching the news looking on Facebook seeing what other people were doing I would just complain about it constantly, but what was I doing? What was I doing? Was I lifting a finger? Like I have a new life philosophy where I refuse I refuse to complain about anything and that's why I'm willing to do something about it Just something just a little little something, all right Because I am not going to be a slack of this I'm not going to be someone who just tries to throw out into the world and say Yo, I care about these things. Look at me, but I'm not actually doing anything So here is the clip where Jeffree and Cole are actually talking about this You know and not that everyone has to put on, you know smaller people like it's someone's job But if you're gonna talk about the beauty community as being a certain way, let's start changing it Yeah, and I think it is really important for like you guys and just like bigger influencers To put smaller people on the map like that Especially since the beauty industry kind of is not crumbling But it's going through some right now There's a big change There is a huge change and like I feel like all these big Artists, these big influencers, they want to say to their huge platform Hey, I want to bring in smaller artists just to make it seem like they care But then they never do it So yeah in the beauty community but also YouTube as a whole or influencers Whatever, however you want to look at it, this is a huge thing This is a huge thing So something I've been trying to do recently It's trying to help you learn how to be a better judge of character, right And like you gotta watch people and see if their actions line up with their words Because if not then they are falling into the category of something else I've been talking about Which is virtue signaling Just trying to show people, look I'm a good person Because I think about these things Like just thinking about something doesn't do squat Like until you take an action that's nothing So what Jeffrey and Cole are talking about There's so many people out there and it's YouTubers in general that I've noticed They always talk about like oh yeah we need to start building up smaller creators And doing this and that and smaller artists But they don't do squat So real quick I do want to throw you know some props to Makeup Geek She said that she was gonna do this and she has been promoting smaller creators There's something that Jeffrey's doing as well He's bringing up smaller creators, having them on his channel And he's researching and actually doing this Which is absolutely awesome Like something I'm talking about in a video that's coming out pretty soon is We get so worried about what we're gonna get We're always worried about what we're gonna get, what we're gonna take Right, so like in these instances Jeffrey isn't worried so much like Oh how many how many new subscribers or how many sales can he get By having Cole on his channel No, he's just thinking like okay cool Let's put Cole on my channel so more people can be exposed to him So like this is important like some of you know I follow a guy by the name of Gary Vaynerchuk And he talks about this right He talks about how he does a lot of things for free and not for money Right just because they're a good thing to do But one of the issues like you know with the world And with you know a lot of people is They only want to do something if they're getting something in return right So that's why a lot of these people are what we call Slacktivist or they just complain about things Because they're like oh well I'm not really getting anything in return Like not everything is about you having to get something Like you can look on Twitter You can look on Twitter on any given day Any given hour and you'll constantly see YouTubers You'll constantly see the YouTubers that you follow They're like hey tell me about some small creators right And then like I watch I follow like I look and study people Because I try to be a good judge of character Like if you want to know why I don't have friends Who hurt me or let me down or backstab me It's because I'm looking at all these things So I see so many YouTubers out there who are saying Recommend small creators to me And then they do nothing with it They do absolutely nothing with it They don't tweet out videos They don't ask for collabs They don't share any of these things So like do they have to? No but it is slacktivism if you're saying Like we need to support smaller creators And then you're not doing anything with it right Like you're just throwing out the signal And you're not doing anything with it So like I'll tell you a quick story Like this is actually you know a real story About how I stopped following somebody So when Bobby Burns had his mental health breakdown You know months ago and he went to New York And this was when him and Jordan were still together Like this topic of mental health Blew out for like a day on YouTube And I saw a bunch of people on Twitter Like other YouTubers saying YouTube we gotta do something YouTube we gotta do something And talk more about mental health We gotta do something And talk more about mental health And one of my favorite creators One of my favorite creators I had absolutely no problem Replying to his tweet and saying Look you're talking a big game right now But I can't think of one time I've seen you share a mental health channel And I linked him to a bunch of different Mental health channels Like I think I included mine in there But I also linked like my polar pug And Ryan Liberty and offensive mental health And some other channels So like watch these people Like watch what they're saying And what they're actually doing Because I ended up like Unfollowing this guy on social media for a while Because like I don't I can't I can't mess around with people Who try to act like they care But they don't do anything about it So please please please Like this is going to help you With all of the relationships in your life Like all of them right This can help you with your co-workers With your friends with your families Like do they just sit around And talk about things and say like Oh it would be a great idea To feed the homeless right Or we should do this Or we should do that Like just sitting around Talking about all the great things you could do But not doing them is a huge issue I've mentioned this before And I'm going to do more videos on this The midterm elections are coming up In some of your states They already have early voting Like how many of us Sit around complaining about things But not even going out there to vote Like it blows my mind That you have like probably I'd say 80 to 90 percent of people Complaining about things But look at voter turnout rates Right Like think about it Because if you're not part of the solution You are part of the problem And this is just Take this with a grain of salt This is my opinion Like if you want to sit there And say like Oh my vote doesn't matter My vote doesn't count Then like that's on you But like I said For me For my mental health I refuse to complain about anything Unless I'm going to do something about it So if I have a problem With laws With regulations With mental health care With any of these things Like if I don't go out there and vote Then I'm part of the problem So like if you're hanging around people who do this Like start cutting these people out of your life Like I hope I hope one of your goals going into 2019 Is trimming out the fat of your life Right just One by one mixing out people Like this is a great A great New Year's resolution But it all starts with starting to recognize What people are talking about And what people are actually like doing Right So try to hang around people Who not only talk the talk But they walk the walk But this is also to help you Like so many of us We just look around at other people And we judge them That's why I pull in different YouTubers And stories that are going on in pop culture Because it's so easy for us to sit around And judge everybody But like what I had to do Was I had to start looking at myself Like oh wow Am I doing that too Like it's really easy It's really easy for me to sit around And complain And judge other people But like what am I doing And to be honest One of my biggest fears is being a hypocrite Alright So if I'm judging somebody for something else What am I doing Am I doing the same thing Because like when I actually wrote some stuff down I saw a lot of things that I didn't like about other people I was doing the exact same stuff Right So like I would be complaining about this person lying to me But I was lying to other people in my life You know what I mean I would complain about that person being lazy In one aspect of their life But I was being lazy in other aspects of my life You see what I mean So like I hope that you're Understanding what I'm saying Like don't just run around talking about these things Like put in the work Do something about it Right Like that's why I always say We talk about the problem but focus on the solution Like you are subscribed to the wrong channel The wrong channel If you just want to come to my channel And in the comments Just talk about your problems And have no action steps That's one of the reasons I started the Facebook group And I see the people in there Who want to do something And want to improve They are not being slacktivist They are not just complaining They are putting in the work And doing something about it Like Tristan and I were just talking about this Like I don't ask for much I'm not telling you to go out there and do everything I just want you to do one thing One thing Anything I don't care what it is Any little thing Right Like the fact that I've asked I've seen people in the comments over the past week Complaining about things And I say here join our Facebook group And they're like nah I don't do Facebook Like I'm just letting you know If you're one of those people Your complaints go in one of my ears And right out the other I don't have time for that All right But anyways I want to make this about you Not everybody else in your life What are things that you have complained about In the past or currently But you haven't done anything about And what are you going to do about it Okay So let's have a conversation down in the comments below But anyways That's all I got 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