sorry that this video is a bit disorganized :$ i found it more difficult than usual to sort my thoughts out in this one because i had so many different topics i wanted to touch on. here are some issues i have with making "romanticize your life/i'm the main character" your mantra. (ps: i like some of the ideas of a romanticized life, just not all of them :)) **CORRECTION: Bartolomé de Las Casas is Spanish so he is European, making him a bad example of a non-Eurocentric writer and I apologize. He was a Spanish colonist but he actually became famous for his defense of the rights of the Indigenous people of the Americas and called out a lot of the awful atrocities that came from colonialization and slavery. Nonetheless, he was a Spanish colonist and indeed European so I am completely in the wrong for including him in the video and I'm truly sorry. Thank you to the people who brought this to my attention.** ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* i'd love to hear what you all have to say *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 intro 2:43 pros of "romanticize your life" 7:41 cons of "romanticize your life" 7:46 eurocentrism 10:02 life is not a performance 12:11 "it's all about perspective" 15:13 self-centered life 17:30 exclusivity 18:49 pretty privilege & being the main character 20:00 counterargument SOURCES/LITERATURE THAT INFLUENCED MY THOUGHTS IN THIS VID: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgCyUtKSm4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4ZBLyFLiM&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdsE5vCTaWI&t=203s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnh4EJt-A5Y&t=254s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqDHckfzOVE&t=179s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXk0LvuYxto&t=76s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpvCZ-g_uI&t=459s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCCmdU_sjMQ&t=844s https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IF72YEXdHlEU6hejU6Laa?si=4f47797101cd4ad4 https://themanifestationcollective.co/how-to-romanticize-your-life/#:~:text=How%20To%20Romanticize%20Your%20Life%20In%2044%20Ways.,and%20watch%20the%20sunrise%20one%20morning.%20More%20items https://www.thechapelbell.com/article/2020/12/7/a-guide-to-romanticizing-your-life https://open.spotify.com/episode/4F4rKYuaHsEOWxglNqdeq9?si=1WGQ-464Ssmx0MG_2t4D6g&dl_branch=1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QRtiGFixZAE0EQ1m3K2grDVJnWjjmfif/view?usp=sharing ★・・・・・★・・・・・★ socials: ,, instagram: @olisunvia ,, tiktok: @olisunvia (v lame pls don't judge) ,, depop: @olisunvia FOR BUSINESS INQUIRIES: olisunvia@nebula.tv ★・・・・・★・・・・・★ tags: social commentary internet analysis opinion video essay romanticize your life romanticizing your life romantic life romance cottage core how to be the main character main character energy being the main character fairycore cottagecore pretty privilege eurocentrism white privilege classism i no longer dream of labour i do not dream of labour social media tiktok instagram pinterest aesthetic how to live aesthetically #maincharacter #videoessay #romanticizeyourlife