Other than hearing his name, I’ve never seen any of his content, nor do I know any of his lore. If in fact, he once was and has now changed his core convictions, then great. I have no issue with anyone who changes their minds in light of new evidence, or after taking inventory of one’s life, and deciding a new route. Both are commendable. Lord knows we’ve all done some shit in the past that was definitely cringe…I know I have. But we grow, and we learn, and in the process we become better human beings.
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Demdaru@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Throwing it out there - I am tired of left always acting as if something done decade ago was still fresh. Pewds changed, he flipped his whole video formula, and even back then evil things he did were at least questionable. Let it go folks. You are doing nothing else than making yourself look like bitter old people.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Demdaru@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
He never was. When teenagers used to scream n-word for shit and giggles, he was monetarily incentivised to do stupid stunts. No belief behind, other than to have a laugh. When he crossed the line and was critised for it, he backed off, apologised and learned from his mistakes.
But people love draging it out each and every single time he does anything, be it good or bad.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
… what?
bastion@feddit.nl 17 hours ago
they’re responding to other comments, like about Pewdiepie being a nazi.
sixty@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
People on Lemmy really just suck. So much snobby negativity
saimen@feddit.org 16 hours ago
So is he a nazi or not?
Demdaru@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
In short, a bunch of years ago he did some stunts for publicity that put him in a bad light. And don’t get me wrong, he deserved criticism back then. But it quickly became apparent that it wasn’t his view, but just that - a publicity stunt, something to drive algorithms etc, and he also apologised for it and what’s more important, didn’t make similiar shit afterwards.
So no, not a nazi. In the past you could call him edgy or something, alas even that doesn’t really fit as he didn’t do this all the time. But people saw he is popular and saw what he did and decided that no matter that these were one-offs, he must be a nazi, secretely harbor a shrinet o Hitler and all that.
saimen@feddit.org 10 hours ago
Ok
rtxn@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Do you want to continue posturing and fishing for confirmation from other edgy teens, or do you want the answer?
saimen@feddit.org 16 hours ago
? I want the answer. I am not sure if you are saying he is a nazi or he is not.
rtxn@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I seriously doubt that anyone who asks that question doesn’t already have a foregone conclusion, but fine, I’ll indulge you.
Probably not. If he was, and had been hiding it his entire life, even in the era when he was the youtube star and had zero restraint, why would he slip up those few times, and especially such highly public ways?
He did and said some shit in his early 20s, and he deserved the criticism at the time, but those incidents weren’t repeated and weren’t part of a pattern. He wasn’t the paragon of virtue and maturity, but I’m willing to bet my left nut that neither are the people who are lining up to crucify him.
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
… what?
echodot@feddit.uk 14 hours ago
I didn’t know he was a Nazi I just find him annoying.
JohnAnthony@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
There is the expected amount of negativity in the comments, but also more positivity than I expected.
I watched the video. I am not really a fan of the style, I don’t agree with all of the content. But damn, a big influencer is using his reach to talk about retaking privacy and control in your online life. It can be such a difficult subject to pitch without sounding crazy. I think the video existing is great and pushes general awareness in the right direction.