2017-07 summary

July 2017 material centres on Daniel's independent, interest-driven learning and rejection of further formal education. He left a college computer science course after four weeks and taught himself Japanese, Korean, game development, translation and art.

His petrol station job ended amid conflict. His boss found his YouTube channel and asked him to remove videos, and Daniel handed in notice. A Reddit poster separately claimed credit for prank calls and for informing the employer, and Daniel also describes losing the job. Later he reflects on workplace frustrations and a robbery.

After leaving work he moved to home-based Japanese translation, including hentai translation, and looked at other income options such as Chaturbate and a new Pornhub channel.

Personal and family themes include mixed feelings about unemployment and about returning to Japan, loneliness, and parents' distress over online comments. Daniel clarified a misunderstood video about suicide.

Relationship and sexual-health recollections recur: an early girlfriend and a 2010 Japan trip, chlamydia and reactive arthritis after a 2014 trip, HelloTalk contacts, and hesitation about paying for sex.

Self-directed learning versus formal schooling, school bullying, and dropping out of college.

Prank calls and harassment at the petrol station, allegedly by a Reddit user, and concerns about privacy and safety.

The petrol station robbery, police response, and the manager's ban on a video.

Petrol station workplace grievances, including coworker disputes, customer queries, and shoplifting.

Unemployment, translation work (including hentai translation), and ambivalence about Japan versus England.

Adult-content income attempts, including Chaturbate and the HIMR Pornhub channel.

Online dating and language apps, and Daniel's reflections on paying for sex.

Past relationship and health recollections: chlamydia and arthritis, and the first girlfriend Sayuri.

Viewer misunderstanding, family reactions to comments, and comment moderation.

Early July 2017 (catalog date 07-03): a video clarified that the title Why I Haven't Killed Myself Yet listed reasons against suicide, not a plan, and Daniel reassured viewers about his well-being.

Catalog date 07-06: Daniel recounted contracting chlamydia after an August 2014 trip to Japan, followed by antibiotic treatment for him and his partner, reactive arthritis, and a return to the UK while still limping.

Catalog date 07-09: Daniel described moving from paid dating sites to language apps, downloading HelloTalk on a Lang-8 acquaintance's advice, and getting his first Japanese girlfriend through internet apps.

Catalog date 07-11: Daniel's boss called him to the office during a night shift about his YouTube channel and asked him to remove videos with coworker rants and store footage. Daniel then handed in his notice. Prank calls to the store had begun about two weeks earlier.

Catalog date 07-12: a Reddit poster shared a recording of the prank call and claimed responsibility for the calls and for informing Daniel's employer. Daniel lost the petrol station job, and moderators hid or removed the post.

Catalog date 07-14: Daniel explained his rejection of further schooling, including leaving a college computer science course after four weeks, and toured the new Subway area in the petrol station days before leaving the job. Two catalog entries cover this content.

Catalog date 07-17: Daniel described a robbery at the petrol station about four weeks earlier. The robber took vodka and cigarettes, and police arrested a suspect in a nearby village about forty minutes later. Daniel's manager had barred him from posting a video about it.

Catalog date 07-19: Daniel weighed paying for sex in Japan and discussed soaplands. He also recounted the earlier unauthorized World of Warcraft gold purchases on his father's PayPal account, which he later confessed and repaid.

Catalog date 07-20: in his second week of unemployment, Daniel had finished a nine-month retail job and was getting many Japanese translation assignments.

Catalog date 07-21: Daniel discussed hentai translation work, including researching an unfamiliar term and translating a client's story pitch from English into Japanese.

Catalog date 07-24: Daniel registered and verified a Pornhub channel called HIMR and invited adult-video collaborators under a 60/40 revenue split.

Catalog date 07-27: Daniel recreated a video about his first girlfriend, Sayuri, recounting his February 2010 trip to meet her and how contact ended when she blocked him.

Catalog date 07-31: Daniel, one month after quitting the petrol station, described workplace complaints and frustrations, including a coworker repeatedly removing a sign he posted.

How the boss learned of the YouTube channel is unresolved: via the Reddit poster, the owner's sister, or coincidence.

Who was responsible for the prank calls, and how the caller knew of the night staff opening, remains unclear.

The Reddit poster's location and nationality, whether he has Daniel's address, and whether he poses danger are unknown.

It is unclear whether certain appliances in the Subway extension were ovens or freezers, and whether one room was a walk-in freezer.

Daniel was unsure what the robber shouted, and his recollection of shirt colours conflicted with camera footage.

Whether Daniel arrived late to shifts, as coworkers alleged, or early to bring in newspapers and flowers is disputed.

It is unclear whether wanting a girlfriend or wanting to learn Japanese came first.

Allegations about Sayuri's infidelity and mutual cheating, made by a Korean woman, are unverified and possibly fabricated.

Why Sayuri's body clenched during attempted intercourse is unknown; Daniel suspected nervousness or anticipated pain.

Whether deleted videos from the terminated YouTube channel remain on YouTube servers is unconfirmed.

Daniel is unsure why low energy arose, whether life is happier since leaving work, and when he might return to Japan.

The cause of misunderstanding about the suicide-related video is speculative, and it is unclear how to handle his mother seeing hurtful comments.

Daniel raises open questions about soaplands, legal differences from massage, addiction and savings, and the effect of wealth.

The meaning of a client's phrase, the availability of a dedicated hentai translation platform, and the timing of a future livestream are unresolved.