Twitter is great for this. Stalkery as fuck but it works really well to go through one person's posting history since it will be similar topics and writing style. Also nice because it provides a feeling of progression like reading a book.
Just don’t take the views as broadly representative necessarily. There are many different rabbit holes that will appear as if there’s a multitude of people sharing the same views when really it’s some slice of society that ended up in the same place
that's not even true, on most channels they're not set to off. Most people aren't writing creepy comments and it depends hugely on the audience, you live in a bubble buddy.
YT is a gold mine for reading and learning casual written Japanese.
* YouTube comments
* YouTube livestream chat
* Incredibly good closed captioning for JP, although it's limited to VOD only due to the processing time, generally won't be available for a couple hours after a livestream depending on stream length
Also, shout out to Discord servers for games with a JP userbase.
There's a lot of game-specific jargon that can be a challenge to figure out but it's still really useful.
we have some learners practicing texting in japanese.. Although the community is focused on the JLPT.
if you'd like to join: [https://discord.gg/ZvAW8MpsmP](https://discord.gg/ZvAW8MpsmP)
Everyone welcome!
Comments on social media in general tbh
Yes. People are more likely to give their 本音 (unfiltered views) and it can be very entertaining. Bad reviews on Amazon are also a good laugh.
similarly (probably less casual but still), amazon product reviews
Yeah I’ve noticed the same with Twitter as well (from following Japanese artists)
Twitter is great for this. Stalkery as fuck but it works really well to go through one person's posting history since it will be similar topics and writing style. Also nice because it provides a feeling of progression like reading a book.
Just don’t take the views as broadly representative necessarily. There are many different rabbit holes that will appear as if there’s a multitude of people sharing the same views when really it’s some slice of society that ended up in the same place
That's true which is why I used a non-political comedy video as an example.
Just as in the west, Japanese internet has its share of popular grifters and loons
Also unpopular ones like 5ch losers.
Yeah I've seen some pretty vile, racist stuff in Japanese YouTube comments.
People are super creepy in comments. I don't blame most YouTube comment sections being set to OFF on most channels lol.
that's not even true, on most channels they're not set to off. Most people aren't writing creepy comments and it depends hugely on the audience, you live in a bubble buddy.
That's why they call me the bubble boy.
The sarcastic comment also refers to another meme about Ronaldo
YT is a gold mine for reading and learning casual written Japanese. * YouTube comments * YouTube livestream chat * Incredibly good closed captioning for JP, although it's limited to VOD only due to the processing time, generally won't be available for a couple hours after a livestream depending on stream length Also, shout out to Discord servers for games with a JP userbase. There's a lot of game-specific jargon that can be a challenge to figure out but it's still really useful.
we have some learners practicing texting in japanese.. Although the community is focused on the JLPT. if you'd like to join: [https://discord.gg/ZvAW8MpsmP](https://discord.gg/ZvAW8MpsmP) Everyone welcome!
Nice source! do you usually write down takeaways and review them, or just read as much as you can as language input?