exposing my past...

Summary

In this nostalgic video, the creator revisits their early YouTube days, highlighting embarrassing content from 2012 when they had only 11 subscribers. They humorously dissect their past self's obsession with Club Penguin, poor video search optimization, and participation in questionable apps for rewards. The creator also reflects on their growth, acknowledging the cringe-worthy moments and deleted videos, while poking fun at their youthful naivety and the permanence of internet history.

Takeaways

• 😀 The video creator is joining a trend of sharing past embarrassing content from their channel.
• 🕒 The creator's YouTube channel was archived back in 2012 when they only had 11 subscribers.
• 🐧 The channel used to focus on Club Penguin, a popular online game at the time.
• 📱 The creator's old avatar was a screenshot from Club Penguin, indicating their involvement in the game.
• 🎵 The creator reminisces about using a song from 'The Suite Life of Zack & Cody' in a past video.
• 📦 The first lost video mentioned is a 'School's Out' giveaway video where the creator destroyed school supplies.
• 🎁 The 'Board Smashing Tamagotchi' video is one of the few still available, featuring the destruction of a digital pet.
• 🔍 The creator used to beg for Club Penguin memberships in their videos due to financial constraints.
• 🎬 The channel's background was a screenshot from a Club Penguin medieval party, showing the creator's past interests.
• 📹 The creator made 'YouTube Poops', which are videos with scenes from TV shows heavily edited for comedic effect.
• 💰 The creator reviewed apps like 'App Trailers' and 'App Nana', which offered points for watching ads, reflecting their past financial situation.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the video?

The purpose of the video is for the creator to share and reflect on some of the less desirable content they produced in the past on their YouTube channel.

What is the Wayback Machine mentioned in the video?

The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web, which allows anyone to access and view archived versions of web pages from the past.

How did the creator's channel look like in 2012?

In 2012, the creator's channel had 11 subscribers and featured videos about Club Penguin and other miscellaneous content, reflecting a different focus from the present.

What was the creator's involvement with Club Penguin in the past?

The creator was heavily involved with Club Penguin, featuring the game in their videos, using its characters, and even having a profile picture from the game.

What was the creator's attitude towards their past content?

The creator seems to view their past content with a mix of amusement and embarrassment, acknowledging the growth and changes in their channel over time.

What was the 'Schools Out Plus Giveaway' video about?

The 'Schools Out Plus Giveaway' video involved the creator destroying school supplies and hosting a giveaway for a Bowser bookmark from Club Nintendo.

Why was the 'Board Smashing VHS Tapes' video removed?

The 'Board Smashing VHS Tapes' video was removed because it used a copyrighted song, 'Bad Day' by Daniel Powter, without permission.

What was the creator's stance on participating in apps like App Trailers and App Nana?

The creator now advises against participating in such apps, which offer points for watching ads or downloading apps, as they were not a sustainable or ethical way to earn rewards.

What was the creator's approach to video search optimization in the past?

The creator used relevant keywords in their video titles, such as 'Club Penguin' and 'cheats,' to improve searchability and attract viewers interested in the game.

What is a 'YouTube Poop'?

A 'YouTube Poop' is a type of video that involves taking scenes from TV shows or other sources and adding numerous edits to create humorous or absurd content.

How does the creator feel about the permanence of their past videos on the internet?

The creator expresses discomfort and regret over the fact that their past videos, even those deleted, are still accessible on the internet.

Outlines

00:00

😅 Embarrassing Past Content on YouTube

The speaker humorously admits to wanting to join the trend of people exposing their past mistakes. They share that their YouTube channel was archived in 2012 when they had only 11 subscribers. Back then, they were eager for Twitter followers and made Club Penguin videos. They reflect on their channel's name, the lowercase 'i' in their username, and their old avatar. They mention their past roleplay as a crewmate of Rockhopper, a Club Penguin character, and their channel background featuring their Club Penguin penguin at a medieval party. The speaker also discusses deleted videos, including one where they destroyed school supplies and another where they gave away a Club Penguin bookmark. They express nostalgia for the old YouTube features like channel backgrounds and reflect on their past content, which included YouTube Poops and app reviews, some of which they now advise against participating in.

05:01

😓 Cringe-worthy Club Penguin and App Reviews

In this paragraph, the speaker delves into their past as a Club Penguin YouTuber, discussing videos where they provided walkthroughs and reviews for the game's medieval party. They mention reusing content by splitting a video into multiple parts to gain more views. The speaker also talks about their foray into creating YouTube Poops, a type of video that involves editing scenes from TV shows to make them absurd. They discuss their experiences with App Trailers, an app that rewarded users with gift cards for watching ads, and their promotion of it in their videos. They express regret for promoting such apps and warn viewers against participating in similar ones. The speaker also touches upon another YouTube Poop video involving SpongeBob and a song by Jessie J, critiquing the low effort involved in creating such content.

10:02

😔 Deleting Content and Reflecting on the Internet's Memory

The speaker concludes by expressing relief that not all of their old videos are accessible online, as some of the archived pages won't load. They acknowledge that many of the deleted videos were related to Phineas and Ferb, SpongeBob, and Club Penguin, and were removed because they didn't align with their channel's future vision. They lament the fact that some content is permanently on the internet, despite their desire for privacy. The speaker ends on a light note, thanking viewers for watching, and encourages them to comment, like, and subscribe before signing off.

Keywords

💡Wayback Machine

The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web, allowing users to access and view previous versions of websites. In the video's context, the creator uses the Wayback Machine to revisit their YouTube channel from 2012, highlighting how they have evolved since then. The term is used to set the stage for the video's theme of self-reflection on past content.

💡Club Penguin

Club Penguin was a massively multiplayer online game featuring a virtual world containing a range of online games and activities. The video creator mentions Club Penguin multiple times, indicating their past involvement with the game, including making videos about it and using its characters and themes in their content, which is a significant part of their channel's history.

💡YouTube Poops

YouTube Poops are a type of video that involves taking scenes from TV shows or other sources and editing them to create humorous or absurd outcomes. The creator discusses making such videos in their past, using the example of a video where they recreated scenes from the song 'Candace' in Phineas and Ferb, showcasing a phase of their content creation that was focused on humor and editing.

💡Copyrighted Song

A copyrighted song is a musical work that is legally protected by copyright law, requiring permission or a license for use. The script mentions the use of a copyrighted song in one of the creator's past videos, which led to the video's removal. This highlights the importance of copyright awareness in content creation and the potential consequences of using copyrighted material without authorization.

💡App Trailers

App Trailers refers to an application or service where users can watch advertisements to earn points, which can then be redeemed for rewards such as gift cards. The video creator discusses their experience with such an app, serving as a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of participating in such schemes and the importance of skepticism towards apps that seem too good to be true.

💡Referral Code

A referral code is a unique identifier used in marketing to track referrals from one user to another, often offering incentives for both the referrer and the referred. The script mentions the creator's use of a referral code for an app called 'App Nana,' illustrating how they promoted the app to earn more points and the role of referral marketing in their past content strategy.

💡Medieval Party

In the context of the video, a medieval party refers to a themed event or setting with a medieval or ancient European style. The creator talks about their Club Penguin channel background featuring a medieval party, indicating their past interest in roleplaying and thematic content creation within the game's environment.

💡Giveaway

A giveaway in the context of the video refers to a promotional event where the creator offers a prize to viewers, typically for engaging with the content, such as commenting. The script describes a past video where the creator hosted a giveaway for a Bowser bookmark from Club Nintendo, demonstrating their efforts to engage their audience and the types of promotions they used in the past.

💡VHS Tapes

VHS tapes are a form of analog video recording technology that was widely used before the advent of digital media. The creator mentions destroying VHS tapes in one of their past videos, reflecting a time when such media was still common and the act of destroying them was seen as a form of entertainment or commentary on the transition to digital formats.

💡Content Deletion

Content deletion refers to the act of removing or archiving content that is no longer in line with a creator's vision or brand. The video script discusses several videos that have been deleted, explaining the reasons behind their removal and the creator's reflection on their past content choices, which is a central theme of the video.

💡Privacy

Privacy in this context refers to the concept of personal information and past actions remaining unseen or unexposed. The creator ends the video with a commentary on the lack of privacy in the digital age, as even deleted content can be found and viewed, reflecting on the permanence of online actions and the implications for personal history and reputation.

Highlights

Introduction to the trend of sharing past mistakes and the intent to participate by revealing past content.

Mention of the Wayback Machine, a website for archiving web pages, and its role in uncovering the channel's 2012 state.

Reflection on the early days with only 11 subscribers and the channel's focus on Club Penguin and casual content.

Critique of the lowercase 'i' in the channel name and its potential for attracting hate comments.

Humor about the avatar representing a non-rich status and the evolution of wealth over time.

Recollection of being into roleplay with a profile picture from Club Penguin.

Description of the YouTube channel background featuring a Club Penguin penguin at a medieval party.

Discussion of the minimalistic link section due to the lack of content at the time.

Revelation of the first lost video 'Schools Out Plus Giveaway' and its destructive nature.

Mention of a giveaway involving a Club Nintendo Bowser bookmark and the curiosity about the winner.

Self-critique of the 'Board Smashing Tamagotchi' video and its defense in old comments.

Realization of the frequency of content uploads in the past compared to the present.

Explanation of the removal of a video due to copyrighted music use.

Disclosure of attempting to be a Club Penguin YouTuber and the associated search optimization tactics.

Admission of begging for Club Penguin memberships and the lack of donations received.

Critique of past self for farming views by re-uploading videos as separate content.

Reflection on the length of videos and the preference for shorter content in the present.

Disclosure of a past phase of making YouTube poops and the desire to move on from that topic.

Review of an app called 'App Trailers' for earning points through watching ads, and a warning against such apps.

Mention of a dare video that was never released due to insufficient points in an app called 'App Nana'.

Final thoughts on the permanence of internet content and the impact on privacy.

Transcripts

hey guys recently a lot of people have

been exposed about stuff they did or

said in their past

and i want to get in on that trend too

so i'm gonna share some atrocious things

i've done on this channel in the past

that i can't purge

let's get this over with

[Music]

if you don't know what the wayback

machine is it's a website where anyone

can archive any webpage on the internet

and someone archived my youtube channel

all the way back in 2012.

when i had 11 subscribers it was

probably me

let's dissect it so first of all i

really wanted people to follow me on

twitter

and the name of the channel reflects

that i still believe that

follow me on twitter this channel has

videos for club penguin stuff

and videos i make when i am bored well

half of that is still true

that lowercase i is something i would

roast a young child for in a hate

comments video

which technically is what i'm doing

right now also from my avatar

i am not rich wow how things have

changed

i was one of you guys back then i worked

for rockhopper for 50 cents a day

huh i was into roleplay back then and

it's true

since my profile picture back then is a

screenshot of one of rockhopper's

crewmates

i stole somewhere from club penguin if

you don't know who rockhopper is he's a

pirate character from club penguin

and speaking of club penguin my youtube

channel background is my club penguin

penguin

during some sort of medieval party

remember when youtube had channel

backgrounds

also i didn't have much stuff to link

back then so one of the links is just a

link back to this youtube channel

duh i was a comedian now let's get into

the juicy stuff

almost all the videos on this archive

page have been long since deleted

and i do not have any backups of them

and unfortunately no

the site doesn't save the actual videos

themselves either

first lost video is called schools out

plus

giveaway just comment down below to win

it i already

exposed myself for hypocrisy so in this

video

i remember that i was destroying school

supplies like

a binder after school is out for the

summer hence the title

i also remembered the weird music choice

i used in this video

it being a scene from the sweet life of

zack and cody where they were singing a

song about school being

out also from the thumbnail i think

there was a scene where i used a water

bottle to pour water on the binder

i know way too destructive and there's

that classic yellow hammer i still have

and still use in today's videos

now the giveaway part as you can tell

from the youtube auto generated

thumbnail

it was a bowser bookmark from club

nintendo and to win

you had to be the first person to

comment i wonder if they still watch my

videos and still have the bookmark

moving on we have board smashing

tamagotchi

20 crap which is the only one of these

videos that's still up on my channel

today

plus the actual video page of this video

got archived

17 views and one dislike and look

here are some of my old comments that i

wrote to defend myself

you could have given it away to someone

who really wanted it

nothing has changed only have regular

envelopes don't want to bother with

international fees

stamps and getting it to fit in the

envelope good reasons pass me

why would you do that to it still the

same today

one battery eater two batteries are

expensive three

not fun four busy to do other crap five

when forget to pause

it dies that was pretty articulate back

then

because i actually won that argument

next up

we have board smashing vhs tapes

crap wow i just realized i

uploaded way more back then than i do

now

in this video i destroyed two vhs tapes

with

apparently a flashlight that i don't

have anymore

if i remember correctly i think i bought

those vhs tapes from my local library

who was trying to get rid of them for

either 25 cents or 50 cents each

and the vhs tape in the thumbnail i'm

pretty sure was charlotte's web 2

and the other one i think was rudolph

the red nose reindeer

the reason i removed this video a long

time ago was because i used a

copyrighted song in it

for some reason i use the bad day by

daniel powter

cause you had a bad day you're taking

one down

pretty fitting song for the video right

and now the part where i expose myself

for being a club penguin youtuber or at

least

attempting to medieval party quest one

cheats

did he even have club penguin in the

title i was great at video search

optimization back then

donate membership for better reviews

apparently i was also

begging for someone to send me club

payment memberships because you needed

it to access certain parts of club

payment parties

remember i wasn't rich back then and for

those of you on the edge of your seats

no no one donated any memberships to me

shocking basically this video was a

screen recording of club penguin

gameplay

and me talking into my 2011 macbook pro

microphone

giving a walkthrough of the first set of

the club penguin medieval party puzzles

and from the thumbnail you gotta be a

really stupid kid if you can't figure

out how to click all the orbs in the

room without a walkthrough

i also remember that i couldn't continue

because you needed a membership to do

the other puzzles

next cp medieval party review and cheats

be careful past self cp stands for

something entirely different these days

i think i just cut out the walkthrough

part of this video and uploaded it again

as a separate video

that's my past self farming views back

then

i'm so proud in the review part of this

video

i think once again it's just a screen

recording of plot payment gameplay and

me talking into my 2011 macbook pro

microphone

and reviewing each room of the club

payment medieval party

this video's page is also archived but

there's nothing special about it

why is this review so long it rocks

guess i really like that club penguin

party and also past

self an 8 minute video is considered

short today

up next oh man i

really don't want to talk about this

phase of my youtube channel

but i used to make youtube poops

if you don't know what those are they

were basically taking a scene

from mostly tv shows and adding a lot of

edits to them to make them be as dumb as

possible

at least in my words basically there's a

song in phineas and ferb called candace

party

and this video was just me trying to

recreate some of the scenes in that song

in real life

so i don't think this even qualifies as

a youtube poop

i really want to move on so

oh look it's is app trailers legit

watch and find out app trailers was

basically an app where you would watch

advertisements and earn points to redeem

for gift cards

remember i wasn't rich back then in this

video

i get enough points for an itunes gift

card and i redeem it in the itunes store

to test if the app wasn't a scam

it wasn't a scam so i was also shilling

my referral code in the video to get

even more points

i have a lot to say about app trailers

but i'm probably gonna save

for a story time video on my vlog

channel for now i'm just gonna leave

it at please don't participate in apps

like these this is also the last video

on this page where the video page itself

is archived too

if you want to thank me say it by

entering my username at the end of this

video to get bonus points and app

hello wow take my youtube rights away

at least i did help two people and one

comment perfectly described in my voice

back then

actually i'm pretty sure i was sick when

i made that video

and speaking of gross things another

youtube poop

a spongebob one mr krabs watches price

tag

this one's pretty simple you know price

tag by jessie j

well the course goes it's not about the

money money money

we don't need your money money money and

in that video

i edited that part of the music video on

the tv and

mr krabs smashes it the joke is that mr

krabs likes money

so he strongly disagrees with jessie j's

views on money

the dislikes are from mr krabs can't

believe those jokes are still used today

and people still find them funny also

anyone with basic editing skills can

recreate this video in a matter of

seconds

i would do it but copyright wait

what's that also in the description a

shill related to the next video

app nana free friend code get two

thousand nana's

is an app where you can get points by

downloading other apps

once again please don't participate in

these apps

in this video i'm not even proving if

it's legit i'm just chilling my friend

code in order to get more points

but guess what i might do a dare video

if i get enough nanas

wow holding videos ransom unless i get

enough gift card points

take my breathing rights away i don't

think i got enough points

so that their video was never released

and it starved to death

i hate how this is on the internet

forever same for almost all the videos

on this page

plus this last one cp

club penguin earth day party review

and cheats ah another one

it sucks i don't think i liked it the

reason i didn't like that party

was because the entire party was in one

room it's like no one cares about earth

day

or the earth in general oh yeah it's

almost earth day

happy earth day uh and there's my old

penguin in the thumbnail

name was richie which is ironic

because once again if you forgot

i wasn't rich back then another side of

that is the app nana referral code also

in this video's description

because both of these videos viewers

have a lot of crossover with app nana

users

and that's all the videos on this

archived page the others won't load

good i could go down a rabbit hole of

other videos i deleted

and still remember some bits and pieces

about but i think i'll just stick with

what's permanently on the internet

forever

the other videos are safe in here most

of them were just phineas and ferb

spongebob youtube poops and club penguin

content i deleted because they weren't

my vision for this channel's future

dammit privacy is dead

and so with that thank you guys for

watching comment like and subscribe

and i'll see you guys later bye