Recording summary · January 2018
DON'T TELL ME I DON'T HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY!!
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Overview
Critical comments asserting that meeting women from online platforms, recording personal videos, and socializing contradict having self-described social anxiety are addressed.
Communicating online and speaking privately to a phone or camera do not involve the same pressures as in-person interactions with strangers, with ongoing nervousness during dates and a long personal history of self-described social anxiety continuing.
Themes
Addressing feedback and accusations of feigning self-described social anxiety.
Differentiating online communication and Tinder meetups from approaching strangers in public.
Comfort levels while recording videos alone versus interacting in public or performing on stage.
Responses regarding meetings with YouTubers JapaneseFromZero and David Bond, and club visits.
Variations in anxiety levels depending on social settings, companions, and fast food ordering environments.
Developments
Daniel visited two clubs in total and disliked both experiences, including one visit accompanied by David Bond.
Daniel met YouTubers JapaneseFromZero and David Bond after conversing with them online for several weeks.