[Watch carefully] I answered the question seriously without fear of being misunderstood. 

それもひとつの答え。自分の趣味より大切にしたいと思えるようなすてきな友達に恵まれるのも才能であり人生の財産ですね

多分本気でこう思うならやらない方が正解なんだと思う。 自分の信じる物に全ベット出来る覚悟がある奴だけがやれば良い。

まあ絵師に友達が必要ないとしても、人間に友達は必要だしね

その苦しみを力に変えよう

As a struggling artist, this comment kinda give me hope in life ngl XD

@@kijitarou007 ありがとうございます！ そういう風に言っていただけてとても嬉しいです！ いわゆる成功することや多くの人に素晴らしいと思ってもらえるような作品は作れなかったですが、唯一諦めずに続けることだけはできています。自分が納得できる、やり切ったと思えるところまで頑張りたいです！ お互いより良い人生にしていきましょう！

がんばれ

his old channel got banned and deleted without a reason, this channel is slowly uploading old videos (this is one of them) as well as new ones

The old channel got deleted, because the google account which it was linked to got deleted for ToS violations. Saito had the idea of using his google drive as a sort of art community and making it public access so subscribers could post their w=ork there for critique and whatnot. This backfired when people uploaded materials that were against Googles ToS.

@Gabjnr well, I did not see because it's stream (thank you others for answers)

Ditto to that. Naturally everyone has their own way of living life and there is no one true correct answer. If what Saito-san does makes him happy and he truly doesn't need anything else, like a friend or a romantic partner, then that's ok. I personally would not be able to live in such isolation. I have tried it for a couple of years and it only led to depression, despite the notable increase in my art skills during that period. Maybe this just proves that I don't have the same level of artistic drive as Saito san, that would be strong enough to suppress all my other human needs - regardless, the point is that no one human is the same. Take a moment every now and then to carefully look inward and ask yourself if what you are doing is what you truly want and need out of life. Figure out a pace and a work/relax balance that is tailored to your needs and capabilities. Of course this isn't the go ahead to slack off and do nothing with your life - you'd just be falling into the opposite extreme if you did that - moderation is always key.

He didn't mean people shouldn't have any friends. He said you don't have to worry too much about not spending time with people even if you wouldn't feel happy with it.

@@vbtaro-englishchannel yeah maybe that's what he meants and that's ok, but I think a lot of artist who watch this video may think that they should spend less time with people and more on drawing, even if they enjoy to spend time with their friends or family. I think that though cross your mind even if you like to be with people and I'm afraid one may think you have to sacrifice the time spent with others in order to be an artist. Of course, the only thing to do is to follow what you want deep down in any case, but it's easy to convince yourself you don't need others when you actually do.

I agree wholeheartedly with everything said in opposition to Naoki, but I can also deeply sympathize with his ideas. I fee that It’s less a matter of “forcing yourself to spend less time with your friends” It’s more that “a time will come when you can’t feel happy doing anything but creating”. In that situation, I do feel that the only way to not regret your life is to follow your gut. Although again, I understand where everyone else is coming from too. As a sidenote: what the sibtitles translated as “rival” isn’t quite that. It means more “brother-in-arm”. Now I’ll excuse mysef after that wall of text…

Maybe if you have people that are approving of your work and not dismissing it off as something unproductive that works out. Socializing with people who understand you adds happiness to your life, while the opposite only makes you feel alone while being surrounded with people. Unfortunately, as Saito sensei said and as it is in most Asian countries, creative endeavors are really out of the norm. People really don't get why you are obsessed with something and will actively think you are out of your mind. They have forgotten what it's like to create something since the time they left drawing in kindergarten; never to touch it again, since it's a "waste of time". Arts and the like stereotypically don't make money and leave you starving on the roadside. When 100% of your social circle believes that, it's really damn hard to do the opposite, so this video kind of gives hope that it's okay to not feel guilty about "not feeling happy" even though you are actively socializing with your friends at the bar. Sorry for the wall of text. As you said, it's about balance, but when every single person you know from around 20 something years of your life think your creativity is a waste of time, you just drop it. This video gives hope to those people who didn't drop it and are alone and lonely while surrounded by their friends.