Connor Franta’s Struggles With Identity, Sexuality, and Mental Health Are Available on YouTube
Depresh Mode with John Moe
Maximum Fun
4.9 • 854 Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Connor Franta is a best-selling author. |
| 0:02.7 | He's an entrepreneur who started several companies. |
| 0:05.5 | He's an in-demand speaker. |
| 0:07.5 | And at the heart of everything is his YouTube channel, which he's been operating since he was a teenager. |
| 0:14.3 | He's 29 now. |
| 0:15.6 | The channel has over 5 million subscribers. |
| 0:18.6 | For videos that are often just about Connor and his thoughts on things, |
| 0:23.6 | updates on his life. This is from one of his most recent videos. |
| 0:27.6 | If I can tell you one thing, if I want you to learn one thing from this video, from this buffoonery, this clownery, be open to how bizarre it is just to be human. Welcome in new ideas, |
| 0:41.0 | new experiences, new concepts. Open your arms to how funny it is to just be alive. |
| 1:05.5 | A lot of Connor's subscribers are young people who kind of grew up with him and watched as he became an adult. |
| 1:06.7 | To get a read on Connor, I spoke with one of his fans. |
| 1:11.4 | Kate Mo, you are my daughter and you're home on a break from college. |
| 1:15.6 | I am. You are correct. |
| 1:17.5 | The idea of a YouTube celebrity is not of my generation. |
| 1:23.0 | Okay. So you know how you have like keeping up with Kardashians and like all these reality shows? |
| 1:29.4 | I view YouTube as something that is better for my ADHD quicker and we get to know more about their life. |
| 1:38.3 | Our guest on the show this week is Connor Franta. |
| 1:40.6 | Woohoo, childhood. |
| 1:42.3 | So why is Connor Franta so successful at this? |
| 1:46.2 | He's got millions of subscribers. |
| 1:48.1 | He's built an empire. |
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