this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2024
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I used to watch this guy. Then about 6 years or so ago. Then one video he gets on, and starts berating his viewers for sending him gifts, and fan art.
His explaination was something along the lines of him not having enough space for all the stuff. And that's fine. I understand not having space.
But then he just goes ON AND ON AND ON about it. In a pretty disrespectful manner.
He could have just said something like "As a side note, while I appriciate everybody thinking of me, I just don't have the space for it all.
So if you'd like to send me art, I would much prefer digital art over something physical. I love the enthusiasm, I just have nowhere to put it...."
That would have been understandable.
Instead, he said something more along the lines of "I'm getting way too much fan packages from you guys. LOOK AT MY LIVING ROOM!!! I can't take it all! This needs to stop! It's making me angry. You guys are tweeting me that I don't thank you for your hard work. I haven't even opened the box! How am I supposed to know what you sent me???"
And ever since then, I've seen him as an unappriciative dick. I understand the need to stop the incoming flow of packages coming in, but there's a nice way to do that.
I also used to watch this guy very regularly but stopped when I found out he's a political gun nut who open carries his AR-15 specifically to anger people and make them uncomfortable.
There's a video of him inside a store with a rifle ranting about some poor politician and their effort to prevent gun violence. Easy to find if you search for it.
I just remembered the line that made me stop watching. It was him saying that any future packages would be thrown in the trash.
This after ranting for like 3 minutes that too many people love him, and gift him so much stuff.
I was brought up to appriciate every little thing people gave me. Even as a kid.....that knock off power ranger that has a hollow inside, made of cheap rubbery plastic? "Thank you for the gift!"
So to see him say "I will throw any future packages in the trash" just felt like a slap in the face to any fans he may have had.
So I stopped being a fan. It's easy to unsubscribe on youtube.
This is his most current views on the subject if you care to watch. https://youtu.be/lGtSRb1q99o
piped... for privacy... O wait you need to log in first.
I fixed the link
Thanks for posting.
I'm glad he's thought through a lot of his more inflammatory positions and seems to have evolved a more nuanced take on things.
That link doesn't work for me.
Fixed it