First, I am so glad you have let us know this was not you or your precious Freida, personally. And secondly, your integrity by not spreading gossip and information is heartwarming and appreciated. Your honesty and commentary is why I keep coming back whether I agree with all your opinions or not, you have my utmost respect. Thank you.
Thank you for the update. Of course the children would be anyone’s first concern. And then everyone in the offender’s circle is shocked, hurt, and feels betrayed-and sometimes stupidly blind, as well. You’ve handled this with grace and honesty.
Your feelings about the situation are totally legitimate. The losers who gave you grief about it likely have never been affected by something similar or are monsters themselves.
Thank you, Steve. The negative comments were the ones that were dramatic and embarrassing, not you. Please continue sharing. I'm also still weirded out by the news.
Exactly the thoughts I expressed in your previous video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings both yesterday and today. I’m so glad you spoke with trusted friends. Much love. Be well💛💐
Steve, I want to point out again that you've been a massively positive influence on my life. I hope you know how much it's appreciated. Unfortunately I had to look up what the controversy is about. Like everyone else, I was shocked and horrified. No-one could have possibly seen this coming for all the reasons your friend had said. Just awful. Please know that despite horrible people sneaking in - this community goes beyond the people who make videos, beyond just 'talking about books', and into the realm of genuine friendship, companionship, kinship, and a completely real sense of family. I objectively know that the latter isn't necessarily real, but it honestly feels that way and is as important. That probably sounds pathetic in a way, but it's true. Other people's evils are no reflection on the people who were fooled by a well-practiced and purposely engineered veneer. You are a truly positive influence, so please don't feel bad for believing someone else's lies. Much love as always to you and The Bean x
You covered this so very well. Just because you chose not to detail your comments yesterday was somehow interpreted that you disregarded those details. How shallow and ignorant to think so. You simply used discretion. Anyone who knows you knows where your sentiments were and you are right, the rippling effect of such a crime saddens us all. The depth of character of a person will dictate how deeply they will be impacted by life's negatives. You again displayed your character and we value you more for doing so.
On the mess, a lot of us are with you. On Lord Byron, the closest I've come is an old edition of Familiar Quotations (somewhere in this house), which includes bits of his poetry, but not enough to really understand the prose. Oh, what it must have been like at his place, though, the night Mary Shelly spun her yarn.
The lesson here is that you don't truly know 'anyone' who is presenting themselves via social media, be it TH-cam, TicTok, Facebook, Instagram, doesn't matter. These are not 'People', these are 'Personas'. People can be monsters, except it, and don't feel betrayed when they hide it well enough to fly under your radar.
I got a case for my kindle for that very reason! It does actually make a huge difference. Didn’t earlier kindles have a slide power button? You can’t inadvertently turn off a slide button.
Your mention of the TLS led me to check out their 1 Dec issue - an article about the new edition of Virginia Woolf's diaries! That I must read. Thank you for the start of the video, clarifying; your friend's professional and humane advice is very wise.
Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Yes, I was perturbed by your previous video, but figured out what you were talking about when Michael K. Vaughan addressed the same subject. What a horrifying revelation. I also watched and enjoyed the channel in question. Monsters can lurk around any corner, it would seem.
Thank you Steve, now its clear what you meant yesterday.I hadn’t any idea what you were talking about. Googled it, disgusting person. In this case i like the American system where those people stay in jail for the rest of their lives and can’t to any harm anymore. Unfortunately his victims also have do deal for the rest of their lives. Hope there is help and psychological support and therapy for the victims.
I saw those comments from that one particular a-hole. I encourage you to block the troll. It’s totally understandable that the community would be shocked and upset, especially those who collaborated.
People who post poisonous shitty comments do so because they're own lives are so empty & toxic, the only way they can feel better is by dragging others down with them.. Thankfully you are above those comments.. & glad to see you back & thanks for the Steve tech show,enjoy your new tech.
Maybe it's different in the States, but I don't think it's wise to use words like 'monster' to describe someone who hasn't yet been convicted of a crime. In the UK, this would be frowned upon. However bad the charges, everyone is entitled to a fair trial.
No wonder you needed time out to lick your wounds. Fortunately, you are one of the most well adjusted individuals I know. You will readjust, I know. You friend gave you great advice.
You know I was thinking that YT should pull that monster's channel down. However I've changed my mind, I think his channel should stay up. Hear me out on this but his videos should be studied by students of psychology, counselors, law enforcement, etc. To see if they could spot anything in his behavior(s) that give away clues on how these predators act. For instance paying attention to his facial expressions when he's talking about something, to see if the mask slips. Just my two cents.
You might be right - I hadn't thought of that. Even so, for me - and I bet for a whole lot of BookTubers who interacted with him - I'd much, much prefer it the channel disappeared
I was happy to see some defending you in yesterday’s comments. I figured you’d be big enough to clarify for the confused and the scummy commenters, but know that many viewers understood you from the start.
First, I am so glad you have let us know this was not you or your precious Freida, personally. And secondly, your integrity by not spreading gossip and information is heartwarming and appreciated. Your honesty and commentary is why I keep coming back whether I agree with all your opinions or not, you have my utmost respect. Thank you.
Thank you for the update. Of course the children would be anyone’s first concern. And then everyone in the offender’s circle is shocked, hurt, and feels betrayed-and sometimes stupidly blind, as well.
You’ve handled this with grace and honesty.
Steve, I have been a lawyer for over 25 years. Very smart people are fooled all the time. As your wise friend said, don’t beat yourself up over it.
Your feelings about the situation are totally legitimate. The losers who gave you grief about it likely have never been affected by something similar or are monsters themselves.
Thank you, Steve. The negative comments were the ones that were dramatic and embarrassing, not you. Please continue sharing. I'm also still weirded out by the news.
Exactly the thoughts I expressed in your previous video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings both yesterday and today. I’m so glad you spoke with trusted friends. Much love. Be well💛💐
Steve, I want to point out again that you've been a massively positive influence on my life. I hope you know how much it's appreciated.
Unfortunately I had to look up what the controversy is about. Like everyone else, I was shocked and horrified. No-one could have possibly seen this coming for all the reasons your friend had said. Just awful.
Please know that despite horrible people sneaking in - this community goes beyond the people who make videos, beyond just 'talking about books', and into the realm of genuine friendship, companionship, kinship, and a completely real sense of family. I objectively know that the latter isn't necessarily real, but it honestly feels that way and is as important. That probably sounds pathetic in a way, but it's true.
Other people's evils are no reflection on the people who were fooled by a well-practiced and purposely engineered veneer. You are a truly positive influence, so please don't feel bad for believing someone else's lies.
Much love as always to you and The Bean x
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the horrible news. I was so shocked and horrified when I learned about it.
It’s good to see and hear you today, Steve. Sending you good thoughts. Thank you for this video.
You covered this so very well. Just because you chose not to detail your comments yesterday was somehow interpreted that you disregarded those details. How shallow and ignorant to think so. You simply used discretion. Anyone who knows you knows where your sentiments were and you are right, the rippling effect of such a crime saddens us all. The depth of character of a person will dictate how deeply they will be impacted by life's negatives. You again displayed your character and we value you more for doing so.
I'm glad that it's nothing with you personally. That makes me feel better.
Thanks for posting, Steve.
On the mess, a lot of us are with you.
On Lord Byron, the closest I've come is an old edition of Familiar Quotations (somewhere in this house), which includes bits of his poetry, but not enough to really understand the prose. Oh, what it must have been like at his place, though, the night Mary Shelly spun her yarn.
The lesson here is that you don't truly know 'anyone' who is presenting themselves via social media, be it TH-cam, TicTok, Facebook, Instagram, doesn't matter. These are not 'People', these are 'Personas'. People can be monsters, except it, and don't feel betrayed when they hide it well enough to fly under your radar.
I got a case for my kindle for that very reason! It does actually make a huge difference. Didn’t earlier kindles have a slide power button? You can’t inadvertently turn off a slide button.
Your mention of the TLS led me to check out their 1 Dec issue - an article about the new edition of Virginia Woolf's diaries! That I must read. Thank you for the start of the video, clarifying; your friend's professional and humane advice is very wise.
Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Yes, I was perturbed by your previous video, but figured out what you were talking about when Michael K. Vaughan addressed the same subject. What a horrifying revelation. I also watched and enjoyed the channel in question. Monsters can lurk around any corner, it would seem.
Yay new tech!!! 🥳
Thank you Steve, now its clear what you meant yesterday.I hadn’t any idea what you were talking about. Googled it, disgusting person. In this case i like the American system where those people stay in jail for the rest of their lives and can’t to any harm anymore. Unfortunately his victims also have do deal for the rest of their lives. Hope there is help and psychological support and therapy for the victims.
I saw those comments from that one particular a-hole. I encourage you to block the troll. It’s totally understandable that the community would be shocked and upset, especially those who collaborated.
People who post poisonous shitty comments do so because they're own lives are so empty & toxic, the only way they can feel better is by dragging others down with them..
Thankfully you are above those comments..
& glad to see you back & thanks for the Steve tech show,enjoy your new tech.
Maybe it's different in the States, but I don't think it's wise to use words like 'monster' to describe someone who hasn't yet been convicted of a crime. In the UK, this would be frowned upon. However bad the charges, everyone is entitled to a fair trial.
Thank you for sharing this with us Steve. Sending all the hugs and support your way
No wonder you needed time out to lick your wounds. Fortunately, you are one of the most well adjusted individuals I know. You will readjust, I know. You friend gave you great advice.
You know I was thinking that YT should pull that monster's channel down. However I've changed my mind, I think his channel should stay up. Hear me out on this but his videos should be studied by students of psychology, counselors, law enforcement, etc. To see if they could spot anything in his behavior(s) that give away clues on how these predators act. For instance paying attention to his facial expressions when he's talking about something, to see if the mask slips. Just my two cents.
You might be right - I hadn't thought of that. Even so, for me - and I bet for a whole lot of BookTubers who interacted with him - I'd much, much prefer it the channel disappeared
I was happy to see some defending you in yesterday’s comments.
I figured you’d be big enough to clarify for the confused and the scummy commenters, but know that many viewers understood you from the start.
Betrayal (which this seems to be) is always an awful emotional event. Keep the faith, keep your chin up. And don't let this peirce your armor.
Those poor filmed children...
Who is this monster?
@@AlexWilliams-y4y Thank you so much!
Could you please increase the volume of your audio? I find myself needing to watch on full volume to hear.
It’s good to see and hear you today, Steve. Sending you good thoughts. Thank you for this video.