This is not a video essay.

i promise you, it is not
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video essays have had it far too good for far too long (on account of them being good for a long time) and i'm here to knock them down a peg (take them up a notch by providing some proof as to the format being good). enjoy please

Chopin death mask, side view courtesy (collection of Jack Robbins) licensed via CC 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
All other photo and video either in tcohe public domain or licensed via Pexels.com; thanks to users Alena Darmel, Kelly L, Sarah Trummer, Andrea Piacquadio, and cottonbro (especially, since i used your eating clip three times and did some jokes about it even though i absolutely love this as a free stock video, high quality and very funny thank you)