The Truth About Going Viral: Ryan Burton on Success, Anxiety & Growth
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How did Ryan Burton build his YouTube career from scratch?
Four years of going to Drexel University, Noah and I just were going in the libraries, filming those videos, doing skits, experimenting with all different types of concepts. And we went from about 13,000 subscribers our freshman year to about 5 million by the time we graduated.
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Oh, hell no.
Oh, hell no. Oh, no. And I just started rolling.
What challenges did Ryan face with early success and mental health?
I was literally laughing out loud.
What was that like in... You know, that it's surprising how that concept, the blasting inappropriate music in the library, that is like this generational hit that I would say basically gave me a career because I was already doing YouTube before that. But man, that was fun. I was in college. My friend and I had our YouTube channel and I was just like. I saw someone do something similar and I was like, I think we can make this a little funnier. And we just did it. And it was like, it just exploded. It was a really fun and exciting, and it didn't feel like work. And people still talk about it to this day. It's really an incredible thing. So yeah.
It's the funniest, you're the funniest creator that I've ever seen. Ever.
How can physical movement and real connection improve mental health?
I appreciate that. Those are the best videos and you have the best YouTube channel I have ever seen. Ever.
It's sick. You must not watch a lot of YouTube. There's a lot of YouTubers better than me, but I will take that compliment.
That's very self-effacing.
I think I am self-deprecating.
Yeah, that's okay. You're the best, and you've always been the best. This guy's so good, it's disorienting. All right, let's move on. Now, the other videos that you do, I did not see.
Mm-hmm.
But that's the one I wish I did.
What insights does Ryan share about emotional intelligence in relationships?
Okay? Because I have it in my mind. Correct me if I'm wrong. Okay. You go to all these colleges, right? And you interview these college students to show how absolutely stupid they are.
Who's on the $20 bill?
Oh, my God.
What the?
It's a president. A president. Whose name is?
Benjamin Franklin.
That's correct.
God, I love you.
What advice does Richard give for people in their 20s?
I love you. This is this. If you ever want to know the moment I fell in love with you is right now. Perfect. Because that is my thing, man. I mean, a lot of these kids today are so stupid. It's painful. Now, I didn't say you have bad souls. I just said you're stupid. Okay. Because they get indoctrinated into this horse shit. Okay. Yeah. So. Tell me about one that was that went so that was so funny.
How does Ryan define 'failure to launch' and its impact on young adults?
It's like one of your favorites.
You know, I can... There's so many moments of those videos. So I'll do it at... We just recently did it at the fair. I believe it's the Orange County Fair. Those you'll get sort of the least intelligent people. They're already... It's bad on the college campuses. It's almost even worse when you go to the fair. But they're sort of very comparable. When you go to the fair. It's awesome.
But... They still have fairs.
Believe it or not. And essentially, when I go there... There's all these different moments of people that are so... We can use the word dumb. Everyone in the comments thinks that it's fake.
What are the essential tools for personal growth and stability?
And they're like, these people have to be capping. They're clip farming. They're whatever. No. And I don't even have to cut out... They get some of the answers right, but they get most of them wrong. And it's really... And sometimes they'll be in competition of... who's the dumbest, so I'll talk to them and be like, hey guys, so who here's the dumbest? And they're like, me, me, me. And I'm like, there's no way that you guys should be this excited about being the dumbest. But that's where we are as a society.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Ryan Burton build his YouTube career from scratch?
0:00–1:46
2
What challenges did Ryan face with early success and mental health?
1:46–2:35
3
How can physical movement and real connection improve mental health?
2:35–3:10
4
What insights does Ryan share about emotional intelligence in relationships?
3:10–3:40
5
What advice does Richard give for people in their 20s?
3:40–4:10
6
How does Ryan define 'failure to launch' and its impact on young adults?
4:10–4:50
7
What are the essential tools for personal growth and stability?
4:50–5:37
8
How can one find meaning and fulfillment in life?
5:37–1:08:27
Speakers
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