The precision and intention that Nathan puts in every single piece he puts out always blows my mind.

@terramater

Жыл бұрын

this ☝🏼

Nathaniel, you are a treasure. I'm almost 70 yo, and I often feel pretty separated from people, especially young people. But, you? You're my friend. Thank you for so many lovely, useful, and reassuring videos.

@howtobe_rich

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Nathaniel's videos, perspective are inviting, helpful and super actionable.

@huesaid

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His vulnerability is so organically human that no matter who you are, you can see yourself in him. That’s a power that not many beings have the opportunity to tap into but Nathaniel makes it seem so tangible. I’m inspired, encouraged, & enlightened by his honesty & willingness to share the imperfections that many of us feel that we are safer by hiding. Every single video of his that I’ve watched has gifted me with joy & understanding. Keep being phenomenal, Nathaniel! 🙏🏾✨

I am a silent subscriber but I gotta say the amount of work you put in your videos is ridiculous. I can feel the energy through the screen. Thanks so much Nathaniel, can I have friends like you ? 😂

@zatim6184

Жыл бұрын

where are you based?

@JaneG

Жыл бұрын

Can't agree more!

@heathpeer7222

Жыл бұрын

I live in Australia and miss the european energy and I töö feel the energy. God I miss this so much 💌

@melluin7761

Жыл бұрын

Nathaniel used "ridiculous" in the very same way: is this how you use it? not being a native English speaker, I thought "ridiculous" is similar to "laughable" ... in a not admiring way ...

@__anaheredia

Жыл бұрын

@@melluin7761 yes! you could use it both ways. It really depends on the context and intonation.

I love to see people from first world country's complaining that that "the world is ending" when we from third world countrys are dealing with that shit since forever.

I've watched a fair number of your videos since the beginning and was a fan. I don't know what it is but lately the videos have seemed repetitive and don't seem to resonate as much. There's always talk of searching for clarity but it's always very vague - understandable because who really knows what clarity looks like? However, in this video, you talk about pain being a unifier, creating common bonds and the discussion here seems very superficial and as a whole is a reflection of the demographic of your "salons." In all honesty, these salons of "great thinkers" are just a very pretentious framing of conversations with ordinary people, friends- friends who seem to look like you, a group of 20 somethings who likely come from a similar socio-economic and ethnic background. People have their struggles and by no means am I invalidating the struggles that you might face but this conversation lacked the depth that you seem to convince yourself of - there is real pain felt by people of incredibly difficult backgrounds that extends beyond the superficial treatment it received in this video here and without opening those conversations to those people, your idea of what hard times are, is incredibly limited and can seem a little tone deaf. I get that as a 20-something with your own house in Paris, you're unlikely to speak to a 40 year old parent struggling to make ends meet or someone entrenched in a system of racism or sexism. I just don't see how you're challenging your existing worldview. The videos talk a lot of these abstract, vague ideas with very little focus and action in an effort to appear intellectual. It's very easy to talk endlessly about a topic, much more difficult to do. I encourage you to look beyond your current bubble and actually challenge your worldview instead of talking endlessly about it. Stop framing everything as a hyper-intellectual salon with great artists, philosophers or thinkers - at the end we're all just people with common struggles and if you open yourself up honestly, I think the conversations you can have could be so much more meaningful. I get that you made this video with the tourism board but framing the video in the way you did was super contrived and in my opinion, completely missed the mark when it came to talking about pain and hard times- it just felt like 17 minutes of self-aggrandizement

@mattcapitalized

Жыл бұрын

Factos

@soundscape26

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. I watched some of his videos in the past and he always had this same tendency you expressed in your post... it's nothing new. It's always the same self-centered 1st world problems and dilemmas going round and round. The cinematography is quite good but it doesn't mask that fact.

@Magdalena-mo7jy

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. I feel like the most freeing and powerful story is to tell your own story. And sure, the deeper you go, the better, but being 20-something a trying to figure things out, that's the best story you can tell, cause it's yours. And other people, who face different things, like struggeling to parent, to make ends meet, facing abuse, racism and so on, those poeple can be then inspired to tell their stories. So keep telling your story, keep searching for yourself, and not for the version you should be. I am inspired by seeing you being yourself to be myself. 🙂 thank you!

@sirlaotse

Жыл бұрын

It's easy to fall on repetitive topics when your content is so oriented to explain the world through your vision. I think what Nathaniel needs is to explore other matters an bring variety to his channel

@jx1114

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@@Magdalena-mo7jy I understand where you're coming from and speaking as a 20-something, we all have the tendency to feel as if we're the main character. Like I said, I'm not trying to discount his struggles but he rehashes the same thing without actually pushing himself to understand the world around him like he purports to be doing. This also ignores that people from disadvantaged backgrounds are often not afforded a voice or the same reach and they tend to not have their stories heard the same way people who look like Nathan do. While I do admire self-reflection, I do think that pushing yourself to understand others that are markedly different from you breeds a level of empathy and compassion that has a real impact on the world - even though it may seem as though we're insignificant and don't have any control. But this requires you to look outward and have difficult conversations with others instead of constantly focusing on your own importance or living in a bubble of people who look and think like you. In my opinion, these are the conversations that help you grow as a person, that inform your morals, that inform who you want to be and how you can have a real impact on your community.

Every now and then, I come to your channel to find comfort when fear takes over, or doubts crimple into my mind to discover once more what you have yet to offer. I love and enjoy watching how you see the world, how you are able to immerse yourself in each environment that you fint yourself in and how you share deliberatly a part of yourself with such honesty, vulnerability & transparency. Each time, It's like receiving a golden ticket. When I watch your videos it gives me hope, it gives me strength to persevere and know that I am truly not alone ( although the ones that are like minded seem to be so far away at the moment) Thank you for your craft, thank you for your time & thank you for bringing your vison to life

your videos always put into words certain turth's ive never been able to explain to myself, you sometimes make me realise things i knew, but didnt know i knew. you deserve all the praise you get to be honest, optics shows you're one of my most hardworking young creatives in the industry, you're innovative whilst simultaneously having that old academia aesthetic that drives people crazy, Your videos teach, nurture, and calm me. i seek advice in you, you're a friend without the reality.

This is so inspirational Nathaniel! Thank you for sharing your soul through this video!

@howtobe_rich

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way! Nathaniel is doing good work and it's super nice to see how far he has come

Man, you are amazing! Keep your energy high, your soul bright and your curiosity open, because you bring a lot of value with everything you create and offer! good luck

This video has a beautiful message. It's making me look at the coming months in a more optimistic and excited way. Thank you for sharing this experience!

your documentary style of vlogs are so cool, a nice balance of sharing information and the emotional side of the stories

@howtobe_rich

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Nathaniel's videos and creative has been evolving for the better lately. You can tell he puts a lot of work into them - and it shows each and every time! So proud of him!!

reminds me of a tweet i saw several years ago that was like "Some poor, phone-less fool is probably sitting next to a waterfall somewhere totally unaware of how angry and scared he's supposed to be". Of course there's lots of problems boiling up right now, but it's a good reminder that, like you suggested, we need to ground ourselves & focus on what we can control

This made me smile so much. The people you can meet and the conversations you can have... while the social awkward part of me is screaming, the rest of me is singing at the possibilities of a meetup like this. I love it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

Nathaniel is literally a KZreadr that I strive to be like. I'm 28 and life hit me pretty hard after high school. I used to live in Miami being around street violence, guns, death, and I even used to eat $3 a day, 25 cents noodles, expired toast and canned Campbell tomato soup. I survived the Boston Marathon Bombing which was a few feet away and I saw all the blood the people screaming and I was alone at 18. I also used to live in a room with no kitchen, trash bag as a window and bugs crawling on me at night. I also took boxing to protect myself and learned how to defend against bigger threats. Now I live in a nordic wood cabin in the north of Sweden where I go down to a lake to breathe and heal my past and I post on KZread to help others who need it the most 🙏🏽💜

@burgesssam

Жыл бұрын

beautiful

God, your videos keep getting better and better. The music, the scenes, everything. I don't know a thing about filmmaking, but whatever you're doing, it works. Your videos are amazing, real works of art.

This is amazing! Thank you for this piece Nathaniel

love the videography in this. clinging onto old ways of operating whether personal or societal are always what make the future appear more uncertain and difficult. sometimes all we can do is take things as they come and not over anticipate hardships

OH MY GODDD. THIS IS BRILLIANT! THAAANK YOU NATHANIEL!

Thank you Nathaniel for this beautiful piece of art; for opening up in such genuine and bold ways, for sharing your honest quest, in which many of us can find reflection and solace. Thank you for giving voice to others and for using your platform to spread connection, joy, courage and love. Please remain humble, we love you just as you are. May life bless you and your loved ones with infinite abundance, success, health and love.

Beautiful photography as always. Great dialogue. I loved what was said in this about doing things that scare you. I always say, “Go towards what scares you.”

thanks for the inspiration ! love the video

Thank you so much for finding such a positive message at this time!! Also this is so beautifully edited!!🤗

Bringing together curious and passionate folks is one of the biggest joys ever. I hosted a few meetups for web3 community and programmers and the shear amount of learnings & technical depth of knowledge exchanged was mind boggling!

every time Nathaniel drops a video I always get this rush of excitement because I know that after finishing one of his videos I'll feel reactivated or rejuvenized mentally in order to think about things other than what I'm going to eat for lunch or dinner. I'll sit with the information I just took in and then contemplate the things that matter. There's a quote by an Italian priest/philosopher who said, "Better to illuminate than merely to shine....to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate" Thank you for always sharing your contemplated truths with us, we appreciate it 💜

I love the way you tell stories. Also the video quality and b rolls wow! Sooo beautiful

The beauty of this video is stunning, thank you Nathaniel! ❤ Now I'm even more excited to organize an aperitivo/salon in Milan at the beginning of december. It's always amazing to meet and talk with new and different people!

Thanks for sharing your plan and your journey with us! Awesome video - love it. Keep it up!

thank you Nathaniel, I watch your content literally whenever I feel stuck or overwhelmed and it gives me such calming grounded 😌 feeling it also reduces the FOMO anxiety as well 💙 much love 😊

I really enjoy your "new" way of creating videos. Very inspirational, thank you.

This is the only channel I keep coming back to again and again to have some clarity regarding life in general. Thanks a lot, Nathan for creating such informative content.

thank you so much for this incredible piece of art💞

Killing it with these videos lately! Keep peeling back the layers!!

I’m obsessed with your storytelling and videography skills

Love this video, I really relate with how you said it's hard to believe there are other people from places you never would have thought felt and think the same as you do. I'd thought for a long time that not that many people are pondering the same questions as me you just have to find them.

👋🏼 As already commented on your “find meaning in the 21st century” video: we’re based here in Vienna. Pls, next time you plan to come, let us know! We’d love to meet you over a chat on the meaning or insignificance of life in our favorite Kaffeehaus. Or for an icecold dip into the Donau, if you really want to repeat that experience. Although there are less known but much nicer places to have a swim in & around Vienna.

@SchnippiTheCat

Жыл бұрын

would love to see that happening!

Loving this content! Very relatable!

I feel Austria is an underrated European country, there’s so much to uncover; architecture, culture wise. Vienna is definitely one of the top cities I want to visit that’s on my list.

@NickDender

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say Austria is underrated... It's the center of the Habsburg empire, it's the golden city of Europe. At least for me, Austria and especially Vienna is in the top 3 places to visit in Europe, right next to Budapest.

@blakewood2755

Жыл бұрын

How would you think Austria is underrated? It's considered super rich in various aspey

@michalsoldat8548

Жыл бұрын

I have lived in Vienna for 35 years. A lot has changed during this time. Vienna is still a beautiful city, but the influence of the European Union is starting to shrink everything and it starts to get interesting. Only a few of us are talking about it, but I have the impression that politicians are to blame for many failures in "Europe". For example Angela Merkel has absolutly failed! She let in a lot of refugees who were only interested in our social system. There were no consequences for her or other interested parties. I have the impression that it is done deliberately. The biggest problem is that they have built a system in which they are practically non-contactable and they do not want us to live better, they only want them to live better. If you are rich you earn with them. If you're poor it doesn't get fun. the cold war now being waged on Ukraine's soil is being used to take money out of people's pockets. Exactly the same with Corona! The state pumped money into this shit to let us citizens pay it back. but no one asked us for our opinion. We were all just idiots?! Meanwhile we know that Corona was a joke.

@daniela.abendstern

Жыл бұрын

Afraid to say that I totally agree..

@NB-lx6gz

Жыл бұрын

There is nothing underrated about Austria boy

Love the new filming and editing style-- -so classic, artistisan, but also modern and a new touch

Aww, this video just warms my heart. The serendipity of finding your "people" in a kafeehaus is just so universal and it gives me all of the best feelings from my travels.

We are a part of this great resignation. During the pandemic we realised how much we miss going to places and connecting with different people and their cultures. We have now dived into creating for KZread full-time and it safe to say there has been a fair amount of good pain going on.😅😋All in the game though, right? ☺ We loved watching that bit with Lucas. Friends you stand by you and push you to try crazy fun things are the absolute-frickin-best!😃 Your videos are so full of insight, they capture so well the inner struggles of our emotional lives through storytelling and conversations. It feels like a contemporary archive of our generation's messy human existence. Like imagine people 10 years from now finding this and going, that's what people were thinking of in 2022. 🙌🙂Thank you again for your openness and honesty! Much love from Bangalore, India

Thank you very much for this beautiful little trip to Vienna :) it was heartwarming 😊

Beautiful video! Love the clips of nature in all your vids, keep it up man!

This is a masterpiece of a video. Great work, as usual Nathaniel!

Bravo! We are in need of such life-affirming material as this.

I find it somewhat bizarre (but in a good way, if it makes sense) to see someone as big as you on KZread discovering the city I live in - seeing all those familiar places from another perspective and hearing your thoughts and opinions about things, which just seem normal and "everyday" to me. A great and refreshing video, keep up the good work and greetings from Vienna. I'm glad you had a Gaudi here!

Thank you Nathaniel!!

Exceptional video Nathaniel

Hi this is probably the best video for me that you have produced. I’m craving interaction like this and will be on a quest to find Salons in the United States. If I can’t find it I guess I’ll need to create it. Thank you so much for sharing your discovery and finding the strength to be so raw.

Gorgeous and heart warming ♥️ thank you Friend for this inspirational film, much love to all 🌠

Your video makes me feel like i am reading poetry by watching videos ....love your videos man ❤️

Thanks Nathaniel great message and wonderfully woven into this travel doc. A wonderful story for those who take a positive path

I LOVE and adore your videos, Nathan! Your passion for life and love for filmmaking are so fascinating to me and show me a more balanced and positive outlook on the crazy world we live in! Thank youuuu

amazing visual storytelling 😍 and the meanings too 🙌

Another cinematic and thought provoking masterpiece. Thank you

I absolutely love your videos man, every time they get me

I every video I somehow end up crying or just having a Tear. It is always so moving for me☺️. Thank you

The quality of your videos is unmatched 👌🏻. Well done 🇦🇺

One of my favourite videos of yours 😍 it was so authentic and beautiful! It really showed one of the best sides of the human being 🎉

You’re a natural teacher. ❤️

I love the salon idea!

I wish everyone could just reflect on hard times while living in a safe place and being a citizen of a developed, safe country. Unfortunately, a lot of people are living hard times today and they don't have the possibility to reflect. They just try to survive. Like people from Ukraine 🇺🇦🙏

Thanks again for the amazing meetup Nathaniel! This is actually the first KZread video that I am knowingly in, even if it's just for one second 😅 interesting video concept that you came up with in the end, after hearing Lucas talk about the questions regarding the video at the meetup. Grüße aus Wien, Marlene 😊

One of my friends comes from Vienna, what an amazing country. I absolutely loved the video, thanks for sharing!

Merci Nathan pour cette vidéo tellement galvanisante, inspirante et émouvante. Your energy is so contagious , and powerful. That was a beautiful initiative. I'd like to meet more people like you.

Beautiful storytelling, and a very meaningful message!

Not only did you impart exactly the wisdom I needed at this point in my life, you did it in my beautiful city! Vienna will always welcome you! (And my couch, should you need it ;))

I was so surprised when you said you're going to Vienna to find your answers. I'm from Vienna myself and you captured the city beautifully ! You also played my most listened song :) it's amazing how you bring people together. You even inspired me in your last video, which was filmed in Paris, to go there. I booked the trip the same day !

you always inspired me to write, i appreciate all the videos you make thankyou

Dude such a helpful video showing, we all pretty much deal with similar stuff (different problems, but similar emotions). Makes you not feel alienated. Thx Nathaniel

You have just give me the little push. I have been thinking for weeks about inviting for tea interesting and different kind of women from my new adoptive region. Last week I did talk about that with two of them. You just gave me the little push that will make me commit to this once a season (to start). Merci de l' Italie

Great edition and storytelling, really! And it really give us the insight to change how we view everything. Thanks

One of my favorite Nathaniel films so far

I love this. I love your videos, also your parents videos. I’m 52 and at 34 I had an awakening. I craved depth of communication so I started facilitating “Voluntary Simplicity” courses. This has shaped my life, my friends and creative works for the better. Keep on keeping on. ❤

@piccolo2141

Жыл бұрын

I would like to know more!

OMG, the brilliance and artistry that goes into Nathaniel's films nourishes the soul.

Beautiful brother! Beautiful! Thank you 🙏 ❤

This video it’s so good!I am for 11weeks in really hard situation I want to give up but then I remember I am here to this world for some reason.The things they help me is meditation,journal,pray and talk nice to myself(maybe it sounds weird but help me a lot)

I really appreciate this video so much right now

The return of the SALON! Exceptional! Thank you!

Beautiful video as always :D Rewatching some of your older videos rn. Please keep it up-I always feel deeply inspired after watching your videos. - Another traveller journeying through life

wow, thaaaaank youuuuu for this! greetings from Wien :)

i love this!

Nathaniel, you are something for sure!!. I don't know WHY? but I love your show and I cannot get enough of it thank you.

Videos like this are what make me proud that one of the languages I've learnt is German! Such a charming video, about a charming culture and a charming language.

@hey8957

Жыл бұрын

I am currently learning German... seeing this comment is definitely motivating,thanks

@bca-2257

Жыл бұрын

@@hey8957 Same, learning German. It's hard!

@GabrielYYZ

Жыл бұрын

I am currently learning German. Do you recommend any way that’s the easiest/most efficient way you found for learning?

@michalsoldat8548

Жыл бұрын

I am austrian speaking 7 languages and the last thing I could say about german language is that it is charming. 😅

@bca-2257

Жыл бұрын

@@michalsoldat8548 I think it is charming! The long, rambling descriptive words with super-duper specific meanings. It is a wonderful language with a lot of character

Wow. One of the best videos yet!

Things like this are one of my favorite ways to pass time

I feel that with the pandemic especially, the magnitude and diversity of struggle and hardship experienced is impossible group into one. Some of us scraped by inside without losing a single person we know while others watched their countries collapse, families disappear, and governments dissolve to chaos. I’m not saying any piece of work will resonate with all people nor does it have the responsibility to do so, but I can’t help but think we can learn and grow from hard times without thinking it was important for it to be this way. That two contradicting truths can exist at the same time. It’s easy for the unscathed to reflect on a year of lockdown and say, it happened for a reason! But I’m sure that same logic falls flat when someone’s family has turned into gravestones. I really appreciate the vigor with which you’d like to capture the emotions in the human experience, but I would love to see a greater range of that human experience captured. A less rosy, more realistic and empathetic picture that feels more akin to what we see when we look around.

Amazing video!

This video left me in awe. The authenticity of it left me speechless. I don't typically comment on KZread videos, but I feel like I have to give credit where credit is due, and the creativity going into this video really speaks to me. Thank you for leaving some food for thought on a Friday night :) - a Dane in Munich

I learned something surprising the other day; did you know that the life expectancy in the US actually went up by 5 years during the Great Depression? When people lost their jobs, they got more sleep. They largely stopped eating meat and dairy because they couldn’t afford it, and their health improved as a result. People also stopped smoking/drinking because they couldn’t afford it. Cases of heart disease actually plummeted during the decade of the 1930s. Also, people drove far less, so traffic fatalities fell dramatically. All of this put a pause on greenhouse emissions; something we desperately need now. If we are headed for another economic depression, it will be terrible for a lot of people, but the silver lining is that it may actually improve people’s health. The modern western world is a culture of excess, and consequently, most of the health problems we face come from that excess. The number 1 and 2 killers in developed countries are heart disease and cancer respectively, both of these are directly caused by diets high in meat/dairy and low amounts of sleep/high stress. Perhaps we need hard economic times to show us that we can be happier/healthier with less. Happier with less work. Healthier consuming much less meat/dairy. Again, it won’t all be rosy though. An economic depression will be very hard, and cause a lot of suffering. I don’t want to discount that. I’m just trying to point out a potential silver lining, like the creator of the video did.

Another stellar video Nate

So ein schönes Video! Such a wonderful video!

This made me 😊 Thank you.🙏

After watching this video, I feel a cold swim is what I need the most. Now reading the Wim Hoff book and I will try to implement it from time to time. Surely makes an impact in your life and rewinds your mind to the present. Moreover, I am impressed by the amount of effort you put in each video trying to reflect your struggle with the coming situations that we encounter in this rough times.

It was so nice meeting you in that coffeehouse :) Everyone really was so open & interesting!! I've also had this idea of making 'Salon' style gatherings for a while.. sharing art, poetry, music, philosophies with each other. I think that's what our world needs more of these days 🤍🕊

@emanuelzeder

Жыл бұрын

Hey Emerelle, I also had the Idea of organising such events, but need to find more like-minded people! If you are someday hosting such an event, it would be a pleasure to also be invited :) Lg Emanuel

@rhiannonevans3173

Жыл бұрын

Hey! I was part of the meetup in vienna and we have a group which is organising more meetings and discussions. Let me know if you want to join and we can find a way to add you!

@Emerelle

Жыл бұрын

@@emanuelzeder Same! Not so easy to find these people in the Austrian countryside :'D So yes let's just stay in touch shall we :)

@Emerelle

Жыл бұрын

@@rhiannonevans3173 Hey Rhiannon, thank you so much! I am in that group already :) I just don't live near Vienna 🙈 But maybe I'll make it to another meet up anyways xo

@piccolo2141

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha let's keep it going girls - and other Nathaniel fans who live in - or can make it to - Vienna, feel welcome to the club:)

I would love to organize a coffee gathering where I can discuss, connect ... like a satsang ... It's beautiful to see you are connecting on a deeper level ... That's inspiring and hopeful!

Me ha encantado, tu modo de vivir abre puertas y genera conexiones que es lo único importante en la vida y que fuerteeeee ver a David en tu vídeo abrazo. Cuando vengas a España hacer alguna quedada, avisa con tiempo. Abrazo

OMG, I love to see a video from my home country. 😍It gives me a whole other perspective on my culture. Last month I left Austria for good, I always said I was leaving because of the culture (I totally agree with the girl who said that people are closed-minded) but there are also exceptions. And there is also something beautiful about the culture ❤ as shown in the video. THANKS for sharing 👏🏼🥳 congrats on the ice bath! I started bathing in rivers and lakes regularly at the end of 2019 because I hate winter, and now I can handle the cold better. It's amazing! Our bodies are capable of so much more than we might think.

beautifully done!

You are a very unique and special person...thank you for sharing 😊

You're video is everything since the very beginning. Subscriber present from episode 1 upto now