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Indeed, I was having the exact same thoughts. There are several other works, such as ASOIAF and LOTR, that in my opinion have more lore complexity than Harry Potter. It doesn't make any sense to say that J.K. Rowling doesn't exist simply because she possesses that amount of creativity.
I was literally just saying this to a friend today about LOTR universe or ASOIAF. It takes a genius to come up with whole languages and to create a whole universe with so much detail.
yah stupid theorists saying harry potter has a complex & detailed story has clearly hasnt read the LOTR or ASOIAF books, try creating a whole language just for your book.
Theres a similar theory to the one about JK Rowling saying that Shakespeare didn’t exist, and that his library of works were done either by someone else, or by a collective of writers
Francis Bacon and a group of his writer friends were in a literature club called "The Spear Shakers" before William Shakespeare came on the scene, it was probably them.
Whats the mystery or theory behind the Robin Williams entry?? But yeah, I dont think that damages his image really. Especially if he paid off the comics and they were cool with it.
The theory is that he steals jokes. If what I'm seeing is correct, no one has ever really confirmed that he legitimately steals jokes and that the people who say he did might have been looking for a quick buck.
Harry Potter is certainly not complex, and in fact is such a basic structure, that an 8 year old kid could have easily written the entire series of books in a few months. There's a reason that it appealed to small kids, because it's simplistic and repetitive. It's basically a series of Dr. Seuss books with wizards.
As much as I don't like HP or JK Rowling, the theory that she doesn't exist is so stupid. Nobody doubts the writings of George R.R. Martin or suspect that he doesnt exist.
Try writing music whilst also listening to music, you will write similar to what you are listening to. I believe he ‘repeated’ these jokes not on purpose.
The description of playing Silent Hill is literally every “elder” millennial screaming from the rooftops/internet. 😂 The nostalgia is real and it’s crazy that people who weren’t even born yet are nostalgic for it says a LOT!!
I myself remember the _"J.K Rowling does no exist"_ theory from The Simpsons In an episode, Lisa wants to make a book but finds it super hard, so she asks for help and all her family and their friends help her, after all she goes to the publisher, which is filled with underpaid Ghost Writers who do the heavy lifting, while the books are credited to a single made-up marketable author, in the end they propose Lisa to pose as one, and take all the credit. I believe she also met her favourite author, who turned out to be just a random lady who posed as the creator for the picture, she reveals to her that all big authors are just made up to spark kids' imaginations
You have to remember that most of these people are trying to rationalize their hatred of JK Rowling by also trying to “unlike” Harry Potter altogether…but because so many people had that series as their WHOLE ASS IDENTITY, they’re desperate to latch onto ANYTHING that would allow them that same image of goodness without actually being good. Hence…why they’re all suddenly making theories like these make the rounds and becoming BreadTubers just to try and dunk on Rowling & her legacy. Doesn’t sound very rational or even morally sound coming from the very people who staked their claim on rationality & moral superiority does it?
Bro I get that you loved Silent Hill 2 and wanted to express your love and experience with it but it just felt completely out of place in this video and made it feel very misleading. It didn’t have anything to do with the video topic and would’ve been better as its own separate video. It just feels like you wanted to make a video about it but didn’t think it would perform well so you just threw it in this video to get to your 40+ minute mark
0:34 that is heartbreaking. That girl looks like an amazing person. She's clearly seen running some kind of marathon, and for that dude to completely take that away from her is astounding. I hope she's doing well. Dude should've looked before he leaped.
you missed the point. the idea finland isnt real isnt interesting at all, the fact this kids parents are tryna make him think it isnt real is whats fucked up.
Original physical hardware isnt necessary to play SH2 anymore unless youre a hardcore purist. The game has a large very dedicated modding community that has been working on making both emulated versions and the PC version as good as the original PS2 experience. In reality you probably just spent a lot of money for nothing but it is a cool collectors item that will only go up in value
That jk Rowling theory is so dumb and feels like cope for people who don’t like jk (for good reason) but want to justify still being a fan of Harry Potter
It’s also cope for the fact that most of them were huge fans of Harry Potter and now feel so ideologically captured by their “principles” that they’d rather rationalize somethings that are so irrational…yet never want to interrogate the idea that sometimes your beliefs can betray you if they were formed/based around everything else being bad faith. This is why the Horseshoe Theory thing keeps gaining traction since it’s extremist/revolutionary behavior that has no real bite and cares more about perception than it does results or even just…reality itself.
5:09 she was really well off before - was basically a sugar mommy to a former colleague of mine. She had been in an abusive relationship before he said. She seemed to like a younger man.
That Finland one is wild af. "They made a secret non existent country so japan can have more fish! But the UN knows its a fake place and is in on it!" Are people not aware that the UN deals with these kind of things too? Also, to hunt whales? In the baltic sea? In this day and age? I think thats almost a wilder theory than the Finland one in general 😂
The mystery involving the lighthouse keepers has had further confusion added to it in recent times, as it's apparently been stated that there were no recorded storms or sightings of severe weather from the mainland/neighboring areas. In fact, many have insisted that the weather & overall conditions were as good as they could've possibly been. So I'm personally left even more curious as to what exactly went on at that lighthouse for those men to report such contradictory statements.
Just got to your part about SH2’s VA work and it’s actually all by Team Silent’s intention. From interviews they’ve done with Guy Cihi (the original actor for James), they wanted everyone to portray everything as it’s being shown (naturalistic) and they liked Cihi because he “wasn’t a professional VA” and how he sounds like a real person much like the rest of the cast (minus Eddie). Contrast it with the Anime Voice Acting in SH2 from the HD Collection and it just totally throws off the mystique and tone with all the over-acting & melodrama they provided. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn did interviews about why her & Troy Baker’s inclusion into the SH2 VA was done by Konami’s request (but it ultimately being Tom Huelett’s call…who took it upon himself to rewrite bits of the game…) and made many disparaging remarks about the original VAs while shading Guy Cihi for actually understanding his original contract with Konami (hence why they “had to redo the Voices”) and merely asked them if it’s still possible for them to honor their agreement. It’s maddening to see “Popular Opinion” trump what’s the historical fact at times, so I hope this was informative for you Mr. Valis!
About the Robin Williams thing, some people just pick up and repeat things they hear without actually realizing it or remembering where they heard it. I think its possible that he never actually intended to steal any material, and I also think it says a lot that he'd pay people when they said he used their joke. Someone of his standing easily could've just told them to piss off.
This brought me back to the context of playing Silent Hill 2 as like a 12 year old on my PS2 way back in the day. This and Resident Evil 2 freaked my little unformed, anxiety riddled brain so much.
It’s weird seeing Buffalo mentioned in videos or whatever, I live in a small town which never has any news but go to Buffalo every few weeks and it’s weird seeing it mentioned or people talking about it haha
This J. K. Rowling theory is literally taken from a Simpsons episode. I think she probably wrote those books by herself, but she was far heavily more influenced by Neil Gaiman's Books of Magic series than she ever public acknowledge.
They’re giving too much credit to JK Rowling. Once you re read the books as an adult, you can see how bad they are. Also, she has many controversies for copying others work.
I went for a piss and thought I had accidently opened a different video, glad you like SH2 man its an incredible game. If you bring this round to the "dead wife in the boot of your car" theory then fair effort I guess but I am bailing I have watched far too many SH2 videos in the past.
I subscribed immediately after hearing the Finland part. Unexplained mystery and conspiracy channels are a dime a dozen these days. Too many are popping up and most just rehash the same stuff I’ve heard a million times but I’ve never heard of the Finland doesn’t exist theory.
The edgy atheism of "The Church of Satan" is in no way the main representation of true satanism. En large, theistic satanism is definitely more prevalent.
Exactly 😂 I loved the series growing up and read all the books a bunch of times. But it’s not as intricate and perfectly crafted as those theorist claim.
20:25 one thing to take into account is that some lighthouses used large amounts of mercury and no one understood the damage it could cause. It's possible they fell to madness so to speak.
"intricate lore, detailed world, too vast and well constructed, consistency and depth, intricate plotlines, elaborate magical systems" This is almost too on the nose that it has to be just a couple of guys clowning on JK or Harry Potter.
6:10 yeah, I was going to point out that her style is very unique and pretty much her own she has some ideas that would not fly today and some other that were a bit ahead of her time that were very consistent through time as controversial as she has become lately it's pretty obvious the books are hers, even her twitter diarrhea post 7th book is very consistent to the random ideas she would inject in the books
Harry Potter fans self loathing is real. They can't separate art from the artist so instead they just have to claim that j.k. Rowling isn't real and live in delusion
Bro posted a "Theories and Mysteries" and started yapping about SH2 fkr half the video. No hate, i love the passion, just completely unexpected and funny
Naw, robin will always be my favorite. The fact that he admitted to stealing jokes and paying for them says a lot. Cause most people that steal jokes just deny them. I’m sure it’s hard for you guys comics and it happens alot
He is me a true autistic just starts rambling about silent hill 2 and explaining to anyone who will listen how great it is down to every last detail. I like how he enjoys James dialogue like he didn’t sound like an idiot the entire time
The light house keeper story reminds me of a movie called "Cold Skin". Its about 2 lighthouse keepers. And then demons come out of the ocean and try to kill them.
