Q: did you get the idea for that extra twist of telling yourself you don't actually have to release anything from those last few weeks of working on hotewig, when you (kinda?) considered not releasing the video
A: no, that is completely different. this new technique is something that helps starting out on a project, not finishing it. once the project is more than half done, it becomes clear that it is gonna be posted. what you are talking about with history of the world was a different thing, that was because i was losing my mind from all the harassment i was getting to "post the video now" and "fuck you where's my video" and "you suck, where's the fuckin video" etc. etc. for so many months