Rebell Son is a content creator, YouTuber, and UX designer.

3:20 playing 1v1 formats

8:03 on group-think and the need to play the cards to evaluate them

12:02 content creators are not incentivized to break formats

14:15 roots in the Modern format / competitive gaming issues

16:18 Rebell's first time playing Commander / playing Magic creates stories

19:02 attraction to puzzles

20:55 why Rebell gets angry as a gamer / Overwatch vs. MTG

25:30 Rebell's father

37:18 Rebell's mother

41:06 the concept of 'face' in families, the self, and Asian culture

47:14 on the complications of Asian-American identity

55:28 Rebell's accidental road to content creation: 1-minute CEDH games

1:04:37 breaking through: pushing the content 'envelope' further

1:10:19 expect the unexpected / experimentation vs. mastery

1:11:31 advice for content creators: "it's an endurance game"

1:23:37 Rebell's trans identity / the transition journey, as a creator and person

1:37:08 forays into the vtuber route: Rebell AI vs. human person

1:44:10 the intersection of business and content strategy

1:46:50 the "Untitled" project: it's all about the people

2:02:39 upgrading "Untitled": leveling up as a director and producer

2:07:31 more advice for creators: "always expect that this is NOT going to be the thing"

2:11:46 Rebell's relationship with the community / CEDH community evolution

2:20:51 Rebell on objectivity and problem-solving: go wide

2:22:58 what Rebell brings to the Commander Advisory Group (CAG)

2:30:05 the value of diversity of thought

opening track: DJ DENZ The Rooster / Christmas Morning Cartoons / courtesy of epidemicsound.com

Show notes: humansofmagic.com

Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic