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[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 173 points 1 month ago

Just downloaded it and skimmed by frames... Seems to be a list of reasons to degoogle. Mentions privacy, security, and how Google is extending fingers into everyone's privacy by browser, password manager, wallet, phone, etc.

[-] november@lemmy.vg 155 points 1 month ago

Guy's an ass, but if this gets people on board with degoogling then good for him.

[-] candyman337@lemmy.world 123 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Really didn't like him when he was younger, he was a naive swedish kid that didn't realize that the dumb shit he said online had ramifications because his audience was so big. He helped platform Ben Shapiro to a younger generation when he had him on his channel for a video, he had that scandal where he said the n word, and then of course the clip where he says the glass ceiling doesn't exist. It's clear to me he didn't realize the cultural and political ramifications of that stuff in America because he was never really exposed to it growing up in Sweden, and he was a cocky 20 something that thought he knew everything.

I hope these days he's realizing how idiotic some of that shit was and is actually trying to use his platform to make his viewers aware of valid issues rather than spouting off about topics he knows nothing about to his viewers who take his word as truth.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

He also paid some Africans to hold an anti-semitic sign. To prove people will do things for money I think?

[-] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

The entire thesis of that video was "fiver and things like that lead to exploitation of the global poor", the sign thing was just a catchy clickbait thing.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

He's a dumbass.

[-] PedroG14@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Can you write here what was in that sign? That catch clickbaity thing that Felix ordered?

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 1 points 1 month ago

As in, would it violate the terms of service here?

[-] PedroG14@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago
[-] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

I think his reasoning was to see how far the sign holding folks would go for money, and they apparently didn't really have any limits. Should he have done and shown it on youtube is the thing he can be criticized for

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's pretty apalling.

What kind of following sticks with someone who humiliates people just because they could use extra grocery money? Just because he had so much cash that he could take a voyercation to somewhere unfamiliar to do it?

If he's come to his senses, fine. Anyway if new users can't figure out CWs and pronouns... that's why we have de-fed, block, and filter...

Maybe someone thought genocide imagery and messaging was a ha ha funny toy. I'm not over it, as someone who deals with hatecrimey stuff on the reg.

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 63 points 1 month ago

Heartbreaking: one of the most deplorable people in the world made a good point.

[-] TheFogan@programming.dev 55 points 1 month ago

I mean I don't really consider him a deplorable person... He was a dumb edgy teen 15 years ago that happened to strike a cord with the overwhelming amount of dumb edgy teens on youtube, and strike it rich. I haven't paid a ton of attention to him, but from what I saw of his linux and gadget crafting videos, it sounds like he's grown up a fair amount from his days of scream streaming.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

He was an edgy teenager deep into his 20's.

[-] TheFogan@programming.dev 22 points 1 month ago

Valid... but also have to point out he hit big as a celebrity. When you are literally raking in millions of dollars. He was about 21 when he started his channel. and bottom line is, he got views, he got likes, and it turned into real cash. Most of our jobs etc... encourage us to grow up. His job, rewarded him for catering to his base... which of were younger than him.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

Others have pointed out how people keep growing up in their 20s and 30s. But also as a media personality, you can't ignore the possibility that he's playing a character on camera. It could legitimately be he just kept acting like his younger self while recording because that pays the bills

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

If this was a calculated act, that sort of makes things worse.

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 4 points 1 month ago
[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

He emigrated to Japan a few years ago

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 month ago

The infection spreads...

[-] Cossty@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago

If pewdiepie is one of the most deplorable people in the world you know of. You must live in some kind of alternative universe and in paradise.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

The enemy of my enemy or some shit.

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I've never watched him, but isn't he just a Twitch streamer?

[-] boboliosisjones@feddit.nu 5 points 1 month ago

What's he done to earn that title really? We live in a world of genocide, pointless wars and rapists.

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 month ago

He annoys me, which is arguably worse.

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 1 points 1 month ago

Slightly right of neutral on a moving train is pretty bad.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 month ago

I’ve never watched him (I hated him when he would just scream at video games) but he seems to be a lot more mature these days. He even posted a video on why you should switch to Linux recently

[-] somewa@suppo.fi 20 points 1 month ago

I was surprised that the video was actually quite good.

[-] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Calling this guy an ass shows that you have no idea who he is. You're probably the type of person who thinks they're well informed but exclusively get their info from echo chambers like Lemmy.

[-] november@lemmy.vg 1 points 1 month ago
[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I disagree. Things seem to get worse when the herds move to them. It’s as if things are good precisely because they aren’t there.

[-] dieTasse@feddit.org 24 points 1 month ago

bro, open your mind for a minute. Privacy is for everyone. And we need masses wanting privacy otherwise nothing changes.

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I definitely agree with you, but I remember how Digg & then Reddit both went to shit once the masses started to use them. Same with Facebook.

I feel like if we all spread out between multiple platforms, none will become big enough for the enshitification to hit them.

[-] dieTasse@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Aha, I understand what you mean. Maybe that's kind of why fediverse (federation) makes sense. At least with social networks.

[-] bastion@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago
[-] princessnorah 11 points 1 month ago

I think you're seeing the wrong causation when it comes to enshittification. FOSS licenses prevent that sort of thing from happening. Linux is already, by far and away, the most popular server OS so consumers moving to it isn't going to make it worse.

I dunno, maybe be less of a hipster bestie?

[-] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”

[-] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

How are you going to do that advertising using one of their products? He has 100M followers and he's a multi millionare, he should close his youtube account and move in another platform

[-] november@lemmy.vg 2 points 1 month ago

Good point. People should only advocate for dgoogling on platforms full of people who have already degoogled. It's stupid to try and reach people still using Youtube.

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