u/Holiday_South_2428

Hey everyone, I'm Michael.

I'm a YouTube creator and I'm currently working on building a small production team for some documentary/storytelling projects.

I'm interested in psychology, human behavior, strange real-life stories, and the kinds of stories where there's something deeper going on beneath what happened on the surface.

I'm especially interested in connecting with writers, researchers, editors, filmmakers, sound designers, and other creatives who enjoy that kind of work.

I'm not looking to make this a one-and-done project. I'm trying to build relationships with people who want to collaborate on multiple projects and build some real work for their portfolios along the way.

I'm still putting the team together, so right now I'm mainly interested in meeting other filmmakers and hearing what you guys are working on.

If you're into documentary or narrative storytelling, I'd love to hear what you're working on or what part of filmmaking you enjoy most.

Most YouTubers finish a video...

...and then publish it.

I'm trying something different.

For the past several months, I've been building a private workshop where every documentary is reviewed before it ever reaches YouTube.

Not by employees.

Not by editors.

By a small group of people who simply enjoy asking questions, spotting weak arguments, finding plot holes, catching confusing explanations, and making stories stronger.

Think of it like beta testing for documentaries.

Members get to watch documentaries before they're released, tell me exactly where they get bored, confused, skeptical, or excited, and help shape the final version.

If their feedback meaningfully improves a documentary, they're credited in the end credits (unless they choose to remain anonymous).

This isn't about growing a Discord server.

In fact, I'm intentionally limiting it to 25 founding members because I care far more about quality than numbers.

I'm looking for people who enjoy comments like:

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If that kind of thing sounds fun to you, I'd love to talk.

I'm not looking for fans.

I'm looking for collaborators.

Leave a comment or send me a DM if you're interested, and I'll tell you more about the project.

Most YouTubers finish a video...

...and then publish it.

I'm trying something different.

For the past several months, I've been building a private workshop where every documentary is reviewed **before** it ever reaches YouTube.

Not by employees.

Not by editors.

By a small group of people who simply enjoy asking questions, spotting weak arguments, finding plot holes, catching confusing explanations, and making stories stronger.

Think of it like beta testing for documentaries.

Members get to watch documentaries before they're released, tell me exactly where they get bored, confused, skeptical, or excited, and help shape the final version.

If their feedback meaningfully improves a documentary, they're credited in the end credits (unless they choose to remain anonymous).

This isn't about growing a Discord server.

In fact, I'm intentionally limiting it to **25 founding members** because I care far more about quality than numbers.

I'm looking for people who enjoy comments like:

>

>

>

>

If that kind of thing sounds fun to you, I'd love to talk.

I'm not looking for fans.

I'm looking for collaborators.

Leave a comment or send me a DM if you're interested, and I'll tell you more about the project.

Most people believe the COVID story begins in Wuhan. It Didn't. This investigation follows the trail backward—from Wuhan to the funding, from the funding to America's biodefense expansion, and ultimately to the events of September 11, 2001.

Was COVID created by 9/11? No. But did 9/11 fundamentally reshape America's biodefense system, pandemic preparedness, and infectious disease research in ways that eventually led to Wuhan? That's the question this documentary investigates.

After months of research, government reports, historical records, presidential speeches, congressional funding data, and publicly available documents, a surprising pattern began to emerge.

This documentary explores:

• The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
• The 2001 anthrax attacks
• The rapid expansion of America's biodefense programs
• Federal funding for infectious disease research
• President George W. Bush's 2005 pandemic warning
• President Barack Obama's 2014 pandemic warning
• The Ebola outbreak and pandemic preparedness
• The growth of U.S. biodefense infrastructure
• Anthony Fauci's recurring role in infectious disease research
• The funding trail leading toward Wuhan, China

Rather than focusing only on where COVID began, this documentary asks a different question:

How did America build the system that eventually reached Wuhan?

Whether you agree with the conclusions or not, the historical timeline itself raises important questions that deserve to be examined.

If you enjoy investigative journalism, historical documentaries, government history, national security, biodefense research, pandemic preparedness, and deep-dive analysis, consider subscribing for more documentaries exploring the hidden connections behind major events.

Hello everyone. As the title states... It started with the pink stuff and spiraled out of control. All these memories have just started coming back 1 by 1. Looking for others to help make sense of it all.

The practice of dueling among wealthy and successful men in history offers a fascinating window into honor cultures and the extreme lengths people will go to defend reputation and status.

This video explores the psychological and cultural drivers behind duels — from perceived insults triggering violence to the role of honor in maintaining social standing. It draws on historical examples while connecting to modern research on cultures of honor.

Key references / related peer-reviewed work:

• Nisbett & Cohen (1996) — Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (foundational book on honor cultures and violence)
• Gul, P., Cross, S. E., & Uskul, A. K. (2021). Implications of culture of honor theory and research for practitioners and prevention researchers. American Psychologist. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32914994/
• Lin, Y. et al. (2022). From virility to virtue: the psychology of apology in honor cultures. PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210324119

Video (stickman storytelling format for accessibility): https://youtu.be/bfwUq-4zJ6M

What are your thoughts on how honor culture dynamics still appear in modern life (workplace conflicts, social media, etc.)?

Today my son and I were playing and I got the loot cache from the pass... GOLD.... inside was a Prime Parcel... GOLD... inside that... EVE! let's go!!!!