{"id":3621,"date":"2015-04-29T03:45:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T03:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:12:45","slug":"dear-future-video-will-make-stop-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/dear-future-video-will-make-stop-think","title":{"rendered":"This Dear Future Me Video Will Make You Stop And Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The video has since hit over 5 million views on YouTube. He was praised for his bravery in facing the world as an LGBTQ teenager so openly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Untitled4.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source: youtube<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">The young star has often spoken about his ideals and dreams for the future, and what he hopes to achieve.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He condensed his thoughts into one video, the Dear Future Me video, which he posted to his channel on YouTube. Sivan posted his Dear Future Me video on the 11<sup>th<\/sup> of January 2015, and it has since then gained over 900\u00a0000 views on YouTube. 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