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A few things about me, my accounts, and what I like.

❓ Who is Xeptonite?

I am a YTP creator, vibecoder and digital hobbyist operating with an isolated career path and an anti-social / introverted mind.

On the outside, I rarely post there anymore. Blame the withersloppers. I might also mention uncanon information such as β€œFandroid is blue balloon,” which could confuse you at first. Spoilers: it does make sense.

On the inside, I build everything with intent. Every cut, distortion, effect, mention, joke, and strange detour is there for a reason, with no real regrets. Unless I edit it out later, in which case it was probably the public’s fault.

I am also a video editor. I mostly use Vegas Pro 17 or Vegas Pro 22, depending on whether I am starting a fresh project or remastering a legacy one that has probably been incubating untouched for over two months. Unless I stupidly format my hard disk, in which case the timeline enters witness protection.

Honestly, I treat editing less like software use and more like a major part of my career. Vegas is not just a program sitting on my computer. It is part of the workflow, part of the archive, and part of the machine. The preloaded effects are already good enough for me.

🫧 What can I call you in short?

You can call me with these shortener names: Xepy, Xeptony, Xepton.

πŸͺͺ About me

I am a YTP creator, born March 2009, vibecoder and digital hobbyist operating with an isolated career path and an anti-social / introverted mind.

I'm late Generation Z'er with a conservative / hybrid sense of internet humor, never followed up with TikTok. I don't find low-effort repetition pretending to be humor funny, especially the ones that are really easy to spot, or ones that don't even qualify as "memes" in any way, though rather slop or rubbish (importantly; witherslop).

On the surface, I am quiet, distant, embarrassed, private, sensitive, constantly retreating, and functionally invisible. Beneath that, everything is processed deliberately. Every thought gets planned, revised, simulated, and archived, even if the actual output never appears publicly and instead quietly disappears into someone’s Google Drive account.

I am weird externally, but structured internally.

I am not here to inspire anyone.

I am here to exist, create during free time, and survive being a teenager surrounded by people moving faster than they think while I prefer silence over noise.

If I finish something, that is a win.

If I do not, it remains standing until later.

πŸ’½ Creating & collecting

Most of my ideas are born during the static noise of school hours. About 90% never become public. They are rarely deleted. Most simply enter archive status and remain there until further notice.

I use Vegas Pro 17 and 22 to create most of my content. Every cut, distortion, effect, reference, and timing choice exists on either accident or purpose. If a joke disappears later, there is a reasonable chance the public caused collateral damage. I also prefer rendering uncensored versions for preservation so nothing gets forgotten.

i’ve actually made oses, mostly for experimenting.

Every cut, distortion, timing shift, reference, and joke is intentional. Even when something looks absurd, it is usually just me cutting clips to make it overexaggerated. If something gets removed, it is because it was released to the public. Not because I forgot.

I upload rarely because my tolerance for low-quality engagement is thin. Comment sections degrade over time, so I block spam, witherslop, and low-effort noise deliberately rather than emotionally.

due to bare attention and possibility of getting threatened for being what i am, i barely post my videos online. sometimes i do, it it'll get barely any engangement anyway, only from friends, adults who never heard of long-form videos, heavy criticizers, etc.

I rarely post. Engagement is inconsistent.

Uploading slowly is not inactivity. It is not laziness.

It is protection, and protection is underrated.

πŸ’¬ Social life & habits

Socialization is not a dramatic hurdle for me. It is mostly energy consumption. Forced interaction feels less like connection and more like unnecessary vocal cord degradation. I operate best in isolation and peace.

Talking to myself is development, not embarrassment. How else would I train for an English exam? Unlike most people, I overthink by choice. I prefer balanced results over improvising directly.

i hate socialization, a lot. i prefer to talk to myself, it's a lot more convenient getting ideas from myself, and i'd get threatened if i socialized a lot aanyway.

talking to myself isn’t stupid, it’s how i develop, and people need to understand. this is why i struggle to come up with anything when people are around, but like 85% faster when alone.

parents gone all day = freedom.

i know being home alone is better than being spied on every 5 seconds.

i talk to myself more than with actual humans. i don't regret it.

🎈 Interests & preferences

I sometimes reference uncanon terminology such as β€œfandroid is blue balloon.” Within the system, it makes sense. If it confuses you, that is acceptable.

inside joke: fandroid is obsessed with blue balloons, and is very likely to be one. iykyk, don't even try to ask.

if i say "fandroid is blue balloon," it's true terminology. if you doubt it, then you're not welcome here.

random fun facts:

i judge balloon sizes. if it’s under 33 cm, i usually stay away from it. i like it to be at least 33 centimetres or above (don’t go out of context with it, don't).

i consider judging my bad handwriting as "racism." (even though it isn't technically, but it is controversial)

i don't laugh at toping jokes. no regrets.

πŸ“œ Internet archaeology & identity

to put it to more detail, my original trace goes back to july 2012 on windows 8 store, downloading β€œcontacts & calendar & email” at age 3. since then, i’ve used a couple hundred of internet identities throughout 2014 to 2024, now rebranded as xeptonite, known for it.

yeah, that’s me, Xeptonite the Button Presser. if you still call me out for this, you’re very likely stuck in 2024, and you must move on (besides how the hell do you still remember that). blame myself (as jobbot) in november/december 2023 for starting it all. this also ruined my life forever, and reputation, although because i deleted my channel that could get fixed.

before september 3rd, 2024, when i started knowing fandroid through an omegatronic video, the only evidence was a couple 2018 memories, a 2023 return livestream i watched, and a video called tf2 ytp collab 2.

i once made an ai image generator just to see if zenotroid fans would meltdown. they did. 10/10 experience. hyacinth is only there to harass teenagers, no one can correct it. period.

survived nearly getting assaulted by glitchecalkatt and hyacinth.

🀳 I never adapt to TikTok humor, but why?

I'm a late Generation Z'er with a conservative / hybrid sense of internet humor, and I never followed TikTok. Timing, editing, absurd wording, and an unexpected payoff are what make a joke work for me.

Low-effort repetition is easy to spot. Repeating a trending phrase or an obvious reaction doesn't automatically give it a punchline. A lot of what gets called a "meme" feels like slop or rubbish to me, especially witherslop.

Witherslop is the clearest example: the same stock reactions, slang, and emoji combinations repeated until they stand in for an actual joke. Seeing the same thing pasted under every video makes the comments tiring to read.

I still use newer jokes when the delivery and context work. You might also see me quote or mock these reactions, or use them privately. My sense of humor is a mixture of things I actually find funny; it doesn't need to follow a feed.

The same applies to writing: make your words make sense. I dislike unnecessary abbreviations and copy-paste replies that replace actual commentary. I block repetitive spam to keep my comment sections readable.

If you don't want to be blocked: SPELL THE WORD.

I block words that are needlessly shortened, overly offensive, or repeatedly used as brainrot filler.

Examples include "cornball", "sybau", "ts pmo", "tuff", and "zamn". Spamming them under everything does not make a comment funnier.

πŸ›Ÿ Did you stop pressing 3 buttons daily?

Yes, if you couldn't tell.

My Opinions

Please note that this list is not complete, or could get outdated.

Xeptonite Facts

πŸͺͺ About me
  • 🧠 Remembers obscure version numbers better than ordinary information
  • πŸ” Notices tiny inconsistencies very quickly
  • 🧩 Likes figuring out why something behaves strangely
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ Treats personal history like something that can be reconstructed
  • πŸ•°οΈ Unusually interested in exact dates, timestamps and chronology
  • πŸ§ͺ Curiosity regularly escalates into an experiment
  • πŸ–₯️ Has probably spent too much time staring at boot screens
  • πŸ“ Oddly precise about details nobody else would measure
  • 🧱 Stubborn about keeping things functional
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Can accidentally develop enormous lore from one stupid premise
  • 🧰 Prefers actually trying something over endlessly theorizing about whether it works
  • πŸ”Ž Notices UI details most people would completely ignore
  • 🧠 Remembers context from years ago but may forget something obvious five minutes later
  • πŸ“š Knows a suspicious amount about software nobody uses anymore
  • πŸ—“οΈ Considers exact release dates important information
  • πŸ’Ύ Sees old files as history rather than clutter
  • πŸͺͺ Identity has effectively undergone several major versions
🎈 Interests & preferences
  • πŸ’½ Obsolete software enthusiast
  • πŸͺŸ Particularly interested in old Windows and Windows-like systems
  • πŸ§ͺ Unfinished/beta software is often more interesting than the final thing
  • 🏚️ Abandoned software is interesting precisely because it was abandoned
  • πŸ“Ό Lost media and recovered media are fascinating
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ Software archaeology enjoyer
  • 🌐 Likes websites that still behave like websites
  • 🦎 Appreciates browsers and engines outside the Chromium monoculture
  • πŸ–₯️ Conventional menus are good, actually
  • πŸ”§ Likes software that exposes controls instead of hiding everything
  • πŸ“Ÿ Diagnostic-looking interfaces
  • 🟦 Blue grids, status panels, internal-tool aesthetics and technical displays
  • πŸͺŸ Skeuomorphism / Aero / Metro / older interface styles depending on context
  • πŸ’Ύ Legacy compatibility is genuinely interesting
  • πŸ”™ Backwards compatibility deserves more respect
  • 🧹 Debloated systems
  • πŸ”Œ Software that works without constant online dependence
  • 🚫 Unnecessary subscriptions can leave
  • πŸ“¦ Local copies are comforting
  • πŸ—„οΈ Archives are not a substitute for backups, but apparently I want both
  • 🧬 Old versions should not cease to exist merely because a new one released
  • πŸ” Obscure historical builds are worth investigating
  • πŸ§ͺ Making ancient software run somewhere it probably shouldn't is entertaining
  • πŸ–₯️ Virtual machines are effectively digital terrariums
  • πŸ’Ώ Installation media deserves preservation too
  • πŸ“œ Changelogs are interesting
  • 🧱 Release candidates are not sacred and will be bug-hunted
  • πŸ”’ Build numbers are part of the identity of software
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Alternate histories can become absurdly detailed
  • 🧠 Fictional worlds apparently require economics, infrastructure, currencies and political history
  • πŸ€– Robots have substantially better fictional-lore potential than ordinary humans
  • πŸ“Ί Likes parody that actually transforms its source material
  • πŸ”Š Audio edits and misheard dialogue are disproportionately funny
  • 🧩 Structured nonsense > random nonsense
  • 😐 Repetition alone is not a punchline
  • πŸ—‘οΈ "Popular" and "funny" are completely separate properties
  • 🎨 Visual identity matters
  • πŸ–₯️ A website should look like its website, not a template marketplace demo
  • πŸ“± Mobile support should not require destroying desktop interfaces
  • πŸ”€ Words can simply be written out
  • 🧰 Functionality > fashionable redesign
  • πŸ•°οΈ "Legacy" is not synonymous with "useless"
  • βš™οΈ User choice > forced defaults
  • 🌐 The Web becoming one giant app is not an improvement
πŸ’½ Creating & collecting
  • πŸ“¦ Collects versions, not merely files
  • πŸ•°οΈ Preserves timestamps whenever possible
  • πŸ—‚οΈ Old screenshots can become historical evidence later
  • πŸ’Ύ Keeps local archives even when cloud copies exist
  • πŸ“Ό Video hoarding can become preservation eventually
  • πŸ”Ž Periodically rediscovers things already sitting in an archive
  • 🧬 Keeps evolutionary history instead of only the newest revision
  • πŸ§ͺ Frequently creates experimental branches just to see what happens
  • πŸ—οΈ Projects evolve continuously instead of following a clean roadmap
  • πŸ› Finding a bug in an RC immediately turns the RC back into a development build mentally
  • 🧯 Will investigate a failure considerably longer than most sane people
  • πŸ–₯️ Virtual machines are testing grounds, dumping grounds and occasionally archaeological sites
  • πŸ“€ Old operating systems are things to test, not merely look at
  • πŸ”§ Compatibility problems are puzzles
  • πŸ“‰ Optimization experiments may continue long after the result has become ridiculous
  • πŸ—œοΈ "How small can this become?" is apparently a legitimate engineering question
  • 🧱 Minimum requirements are sometimes treated as a challenge
  • πŸ“Έ Screenshots software states that may never happen again
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ Release history gets documented whether anyone asked or not
  • πŸ”’ Exact build strings will be preserved
  • πŸ“ Names releases because plain version numbers apparently aren't enough
  • 🧬 Old ideas can return years later in completely different forms
  • πŸ§ͺ Prototype first, decide whether it was sensible afterwards
  • πŸ’£ Sometimes creates something purely because the concept itself is funny
  • πŸ”§ Will modify something rather than accept an arbitrary limitation
  • πŸ“Ό Editing projects can sit dormant without being dead
  • πŸ“₯ Uploading is the final stage, not the reason for making something
  • πŸ”• Creation works better without an audience staring at the process
  • πŸ“¦ "I might need this someday" has probably justified terabytes
  • πŸ•³οΈ Forgotten folders occasionally contain actual archaeology
  • πŸ’Ύ Preservation increasingly becomes a project of its own
  • 🧰 AI is acceptable as a tool, not as a substitute for having an identity
  • πŸ€– Likes useful AI considerably more than AI existing simply because somebody could insert it
  • 🎨 Actively tries to prevent AI-assisted work from acquiring generic SaaS appearance
  • πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Vibecoding is still supposed to produce something personally recognizable
  • πŸ” Rewriting and refining something repeatedly is normal
  • 🐌 Release when ready, not when an algorithm wants another upload
πŸ’¬ Social life & habits
  • πŸ”• Silence is productive
  • 🧍 Being alone is an actual preference, not necessarily a problem to solve
  • πŸ“‘ Low social activity does not mean inactivity
  • 🧠 Spends substantial amounts of time inside own projects/worlds
  • πŸ—£οΈ Self-conversation is apparently part of the development process
  • 🏑 Prefers environments with fewer interruptions
  • πŸ”‹ Social energy is finite and guarded accordingly
  • πŸ›‘οΈ Willing to disengage rather than continuously deal with something annoying
  • πŸ“΅ Does not particularly enjoy platforms trying to manufacture engagement
  • πŸ”” Unwanted notifications are not invitations
  • 🧱 Persistent pressure generally produces the opposite intended effect
  • πŸ”‡ Doesn't need background social noise
  • 🧍 Can be present without needing to perform being present
  • πŸ•°οΈ Disappears and returns on own schedule
  • πŸ“‰ Engagement statistics are not a reason to manufacture content
  • πŸ—¨οΈ Can write paragraphs about an obscure technical subject while having nothing to say in ordinary small talk
  • 🧩 Being difficult to categorize is preferable to flattening everything into an easily understood persona
  • πŸ” Privacy is valuable on its own
  • πŸ“΅ Not everything needs to be public content
  • 🏠 Private creation is still creation
  • 🧱 Personal boundaries are not community voting matters
πŸ“œ Internet archaeology & identity
  • πŸ•³οΈ Online footprint predates most of the current identity
  • πŸͺŸ Earliest known trace apparently lives in the Windows 8 era
  • πŸ”Ž Occasionally conducts archaeology on own internet history
  • 🏷️ Has gone through enough aliases for them to constitute eras
  • πŸ” 2014–2024 Was basically the identity migration period
  • πŸͺͺ Xeptonite became the consolidation point
  • πŸ“¦ Old identities remain historically relevant without necessarily representing the current one
  • 🧬 Old versions of myself are not automatically compatible with the current release
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ Historical content may be preserved without being endorsed
  • πŸ“Ό Old uploads can function as time capsules
  • 🌐 Personal websites provide considerably more control over identity than social profiles
  • πŸ—οΈ Online identity is something maintained rather than something finished
  • 🧹 Periodically retires old pages/services instead of leaving everything permanently active
  • πŸ“œ Website history itself has become archive material
  • πŸ”„ Opinions are allowed to receive updates
  • πŸ•°οΈ Old statements should be understood in the period they came from
  • 🧩 Continuity does not require pretending every previous version was identical
  • 🏷️ Aliases may disappear while their history remains
  • πŸ’Ύ Apparently applies software-version logic to personal history
  • πŸ”™ Has enough legacy identity data to require backwards compatibility πŸ’€
βš™οΈ Computing philosophy
  • πŸ’Ύ Local-first whenever practical
  • πŸ”Œ Offline functionality is a feature
  • 🧰 Users should be allowed to control their own software
  • πŸ”™ Backwards compatibility matters
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ Preservation matters
  • 🌐 Websites should remain websites, not become mandatory pseudo-apps
  • 🦎 The Web is healthier when one browser engine does not control everything
  • 🧹 Fewer unnecessary components > more "features"
  • πŸ”§ Advanced options should not disappear merely because beginners might ignore them
  • πŸͺŸ Straightforward menus still work
  • 🧱 Removing functionality is not automatically simplification
  • πŸ“± Mobile-first should not mean desktop-second
  • 🚫 An internet connection should not be arbitrarily required
  • πŸ’³ Basic functionality should not mysteriously become a subscription
  • πŸ”” Engagement features should be optional
  • πŸ€– AI should have a reason to be there
  • 🎨 Modernization does not require deleting visual identity
  • πŸ•°οΈ Newer is a chronological property, not a quality measurement
  • πŸ’Ώ If old software still performs its job, its age alone is not a defect
  • πŸ“¦ If something historically significant can be preserved, preserve it