SHNEAKO - October 16, 2025


Why I Moved Back to NYC...

I was attacked in the train station... MAKE ART GREAT AGAIN

Episode Stats


Length

12 minutes

Words per minute

151.17

Word count

1,901

Sentence count

134

People

Also mentioned:
Victor James Victor Project X Vanderbilt Cognito Sneeko Dolo

Harmful content

Misogyny

4

sentences flagged

Toxicity

27

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Hate speech

3

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Summary

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In this episode, I sit down with a good friend of mine to talk about her life in NYC and what it's like to move back to NYC after 2 years abroad. We talk about the pros and cons of moving back to the Big Apple, what it s like to be a millennial in NYC, and how to deal with the pressures of social media.

Transcript

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Toxicity classifications generated with s-nlp/roberta_toxicity_classifier .
Hate speech classifications generated with facebook/roberta-hate-speech-dynabench-r4-target .
00:00:00.000 Hey, what's going on? What's going on?
00:00:02.000 No, no, because I'm Jewish and I want to like...
00:00:04.000 Oh, you're Jewish? 0.99
00:00:06.000 Hey, you're Jewish woman. 1.00
00:00:08.000 What's going on?
00:00:10.000 I want to like ask you more questions about like...
00:00:12.000 Sure, yeah.
00:00:14.000 Well, how much time do you have?
00:00:16.000 A couple of minutes. What's your question?
00:00:18.000 So, in general, would you say your viewpoints have evolved?
00:00:22.000 Or like, I've noticed there's like a shift between
00:00:24.000 what you used to say
00:00:26.000 and what you say now.
00:00:30.000 You look familiar, I think I've seen you somewhere before, I swear to God.
00:00:42.000 What's up, bro?
00:00:43.000 Oh, wait, hold on.
00:00:44.000 Are you from YouTube, bro?
00:00:47.000 I was banned two years ago.
00:00:49.000 I'm an ex now. 0.99
00:00:50.000 No shit, bro, no way. 0.99
00:01:00.000 It's a very moody, spooky, cloudy day, but I just got tickets to the One Summit Vanderbilt. 0.99
00:01:08.160 Everyone's telling me to use my new camera there, so hopefully it's a good view.
00:01:19.000 Put that right here real quick. 0.98
00:01:20.480 Holy shit, I knew you. 0.99
00:01:21.540 Yeah, go through it. 1.00
00:01:25.060 Go through it, okay.
00:01:26.260 You want to stay in Cognito?
00:01:27.080 Uh, yeah, so I got the ski mask on, but, you know.
00:01:30.080 We took the leap.
00:01:32.080 One Vanderbilt was our opportunity to put our mark on the sky.
00:01:38.080 Let's bring it in.
00:01:40.080 I'm going to take you up so you can get a private elevator, alright?
00:01:44.080 Where do we go?
00:01:45.080 Yo, enjoy it, big bro.
00:01:46.080 Thanks, appreciate it.
00:01:47.080 You take a photo of your face, and they scan your wrist when upstairs.
00:01:54.080 You go with flashing lights and sounds?
00:01:56.080 Yeah, yeah, bro, that was a long, long line that it skipped.
00:02:02.340 You know, sometimes being an influencer is not so bad, huh?
00:02:07.020 Okay, what's happening?
00:02:11.200 What's happening?
00:02:13.500 Am I, is the elevator going?
00:02:15.920 Ah!
00:02:26.080 There were a lot of screaming babies and families and now I'm
00:02:40.080 Dolo in the sweat. Not bad. Not bad. I'm wearing sweatpants right now. I should have dressed up a bit.
00:02:46.080 Yeah, this might have been one of the worst days to come here, it's too bad. 0.88
00:03:16.080 I'm going down to shoot my lady, you know I probably messed up now, I've heard about it. 0.93
00:03:23.080 Hey, my values. 0.99
00:03:28.080 Hey, Joe, I heard me shout Joe down, just shout her down now. 1.00
00:03:43.080 So far, Project X has brought my PR higher than it's been in a long time.
00:03:48.820 And I have this history of always self-sabotaging when I'm at a high point.
00:03:53.760 I remember having this conversation with Gideon two years ago, and he said,
00:03:57.060 Sneeko, people want to like you, but you keep giving them reasons not to.
00:04:00.580 I love that lyric from Ye on Onsite where he says, 1.00
00:04:03.280 As soon as they like you, make them unlike you, because kiss people's ass is so unlike you. 0.99
00:04:07.020 For some reason, I've internalized this idea that if people like you, 1.00
00:04:10.940 you're cringe and corny and you're predictable mainstream all this i've instilled this idea that
00:04:16.620 if there's a lot of noise and controversy that i'm doing something right but that's not the case
00:04:20.860 negativity controversy and animosity hate that doesn't translate to you saying something true
00:04:26.160 that just means you're pissing people off and yeah people get pissed off with the truth but
00:04:30.140 that doesn't always mean you're saying what is true that's a major reason why i wanted to move
00:04:34.240 back to new york city my streams became rage bait became clips became angriness and it was going
00:04:40.620 viral, but it wasn't making people happy. I want to make myself happy again, and I want to make
00:04:45.380 the audience happy again. I'm going to challenge myself this time around to see how long I can
00:04:49.800 keep this good PR going without self-sabotaging because I'm bored. I really don't know how I
00:04:55.200 internalize this fear of being corporate if I'm being liked, but got to get rid of that.
00:05:02.640 Moving back to New York City is a lot more expensive. There's a lot less return immediately,
00:05:07.260 but long term I think it's necessary
00:05:09.380 and also it's just more important
00:05:11.380 than making money and making
00:05:13.480 noise and making controversy and virality
00:05:15.620 all the time. I moved back to New York
00:05:17.640 City to be me again.
00:05:22.940 I'm going to go.
00:05:23.800 I used to watch the world for years
00:05:25.620 because I was like 16 years old on YouTube.
00:05:27.880 Why'd you stop?
00:05:29.080 I just stopped. I still watch it. Have you seen the new videos on X?
00:05:32.360 On X? I've been posting
00:05:33.440 every day on Twitter. X.
00:05:35.320 Are you streaming right now? Nah, nah. I'm just
00:05:37.040 recording here, but the view sucks, bro. 0.95
00:05:38.760 There's nothing going on.
00:05:39.420 It's good to meet you.
00:05:40.140 Nice to meet you.
00:05:40.640 Listen, can I get a refund?
00:05:41.760 Because there's no view.
00:05:43.300 If you want, I'll give you some studio sauce.
00:05:47.500 What type of drink is that?
00:05:49.140 It's whichever cocktail the food is.
00:05:52.080 Do they have mocktails?
00:05:53.320 They have mocktails.
00:05:54.340 All right, I'll take it.
00:05:55.600 Thank you so much.
00:05:56.460 You're welcome.
00:05:57.060 Free drink, not bad.
00:05:58.460 Not bad.
00:05:59.480 We're sleeping, bro.
00:06:00.400 Gotcha.
00:06:00.700 All right, yeah.
00:06:02.320 Hey, I was looking for you.
00:06:03.600 Yes, he goes.
00:06:04.660 I was looking for you.
00:06:05.640 I'm going to do a solo show.
00:06:06.580 Nice to meet you.
00:06:16.580 Yeah, not bad.
00:06:17.580 Got you right.
00:06:18.580 Wait, do you wanna, this is my merch. You can get the back of the merch.
00:06:21.580 That's good.
00:06:22.580 That's good.
00:06:23.580 You think it's more three-quarter?
00:06:25.580 Yeah, I was thinking more late.
00:06:27.580 Honestly, we get to take a little since it's bad.
00:06:29.580 Let's do it right here, yeah.
00:06:33.580 Wait, say what?
00:06:34.580 What? Did I really what?
00:06:36.460 Are you paping shit? 1.00
00:06:37.820 Come on, man. You know me. 1.00
00:06:39.840 There's no way you just asked. 0.99
00:06:42.580 There's no fucking way. 0.99
00:06:43.700 What? 1.00
00:06:44.120 You're sneaking around.
00:06:45.140 I know this issue. 1.00
00:06:46.000 What the fuck? 0.99
00:06:46.760 Yo, I didn't pay. Can I still get in? 1.00
00:06:48.860 Yeah, sure.
00:06:54.560 What do you want me to say to Victor?
00:06:56.240 Just tell him I or something.
00:06:58.020 Tell him what?
00:06:58.760 Just tell him I.
00:07:00.100 I?
00:07:00.600 Just I.
00:07:01.200 Actually, no, hold up. 0.98
00:07:02.220 They have like the most like outrageous funny shit you can just say it's the most outrageous thing to Victor 0.95
00:07:11.780 Victor you're a good friend 0.99
00:07:17.440 Hey, what's up, bro?
00:07:19.440 $9 sparking water
00:07:31.820 Try to match this view if it was good
00:07:49.440 Let's see
00:08:04.060 How's the experience I'll give this a four out of ten because of you
00:08:10.220 Because of you.
00:08:10.920 The view?
00:08:11.400 I'll give it to you.
00:08:12.460 It's not the best view.
00:08:13.580 No, it wasn't.
00:08:14.200 But the silver circles, that was fun.
00:08:16.720 I was about to say silver balls, but I'm like, that's AO for the video.
00:08:19.360 I can't do that.
00:08:20.480 I can't do that.
00:08:21.200 I can't do that.
00:08:21.740 Picture, bro.
00:08:23.220 One of our content created right here.
00:08:26.480 Public and biz, bro.
00:08:27.500 Thanks, man.
00:08:28.060 Appreciate that.
00:08:29.080 Where are you from?
00:08:30.080 The UK.
00:08:30.980 Scotland.
00:08:31.380 You're from Scotland?
00:08:32.620 I just told her about sneakers. 1.00
00:08:34.200 She's like, who the fuck's the... 0.99
00:08:35.120 I'm like, who do you know those sneakers? 0.99
00:08:36.980 It's my first time in New York.
00:08:38.160 I walk them to America, man.
00:08:39.480 Me?
00:08:39.700 I'm not good. I'm not good.
00:08:40.780 Good to meet you.
00:08:42.200 Nice to meet you.
00:08:43.080 Enjoy your trip.
00:08:47.860 Pushuanu's secret, some of the best oysters in the world are downstairs in this train station.
00:08:52.820 I know it sounds gross, but it's the best.
00:08:55.160 The delicious, delicious seafood in the train station.
00:08:59.420 It's the Grand Central Terminal.
00:09:04.160 Some of you will remember I came here four years ago to make a video during peak COVID.
00:09:08.560 march 15th 2020 and the video is interesting because absolutely nobody was here nobody in
00:09:17.280 february 2020 i was living on long island in a house with six people that were all going to the
00:09:22.180 college that i dropped out of and i had to move out because there was a leak into the basement my
00:09:26.700 mattress is on the floor with a rug and it got moldy and i literally couldn't live there anymore
00:09:31.340 so march 1st 2020 i moved to harlem on 141st street and 7th ave if you're not familiar with
00:09:37.020 the area that's the projects in new york we call it night show i was extremely excited i finally got
00:09:41.700 my studio apartment in manhattan i was lit two weeks later covid pandemic worst city in the world
00:09:49.100 to be in the pandemic people were evacuating everyone was freaking out everybody told me to
00:09:54.380 leave i stayed and i came here and nobody was in the biggest train station in the world and if you
00:10:00.820 haven't been here there's a million reasons why i shouldn't have moved back and they're all valid
00:10:05.620 in only one week we saw the daniel penny situation where he was acquitted of manslaughter on jordan
00:10:11.060 neely blm riots everywhere you have the luigi mangione situation where a guy assassinated
00:10:16.500 his ceo on the street and evacuated on a city bike blm riots the new unabomber craziness on
00:10:23.460 the train station liberals everywhere a lot of people that disagree with me but i had to come
00:10:29.940 back because this is where my roots are streaming for two years had created an atmosphere where
00:10:35.060 I felt almost zero artistic inspiration.
00:10:38.100 And if you're looking to find a creative flow,
00:10:39.980 then there's no better place to be than right here.
00:10:42.520 There's this word called muse,
00:10:44.160 where artists will latch onto something like a woman 0.98
00:10:46.980 and call it their muse.
00:10:48.720 A film director in his 50s will start dating
00:10:51.020 a Parisian model in her 20s and call her my muse,
00:10:54.380 she's my muse.
00:10:55.920 I find New York City to be my muse.
00:10:58.080 Every day when I step outside,
00:10:59.840 there's no lack of something happening
00:11:02.060 to spark a new idea.
00:11:04.640 And no matter what tax bracket you're in, you can find that here if you try.
00:11:09.200 When I was in a quarter million dollars of debt from student loans living in the projects,
00:11:13.700 I found the same inspiration that I'm finding now.
00:11:16.620 And logistically, why would I invest all my creative energy into an entertainment medium
00:11:21.920 that has rejected me so many times?
00:11:25.000 Banned on YouTube, you know that, but also banned off of every single streaming platform
00:11:29.080 how many times?
00:11:30.340 I've been alienated completely.
00:11:31.900 people have run with the narrative that I'm a terrible person in that medium there's no reason
00:11:37.240 for me to invest all my time into this when you've seen how they turn me into a villain and the villain
00:11:43.940 card is fun to play you get to be like the joker on the outskirts all the time but doing that for
00:11:49.340 your whole life when you know you're not a bad person is not healthy whenever I do something
00:11:53.180 positive there's always this comment like rare sneeko w or I hate sneeko but this is good I don't
00:12:01.720 like this guy but this was like i have to admit i'm tired of people forcing themselves to admit
00:12:08.920 when they like something that i do to simplify i'm tired of just living for the internet i want
00:12:13.980 to live for myself and my creation and let everything else come from there and this is
00:12:18.360 the place where i found all of that this is why i started i was born here and i could very happily
00:12:22.980 die here too well they are but i'm okay the way you speak of certain things because someone may
00:12:29.960 even know you and just see that statement you think they're gonna say oh I know what he means