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Adam Something is pointing out Russia is falling in to fascism, and campists think that pointing out that the USA is also degenerating into fascism (and Adam recognizing it) is somehow a dunk.

Later on they try to backpedal in the comments after being called out for this whataboutism shit take, by saying that "no of course I don't defend Russia, but..."

Note: I'm not here to defend Adam Something; but merely to point out that common counter-argument "we never defended Russia" runs kinda shallow when they constantly run interference like that.

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[-] fxomt@lemm.ee 43 points 4 days ago

Love Adam Something. Now that i know that tankies hate him i love him even more ;)

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I like Adam Something as well... but his latest video unironically ran a 90 second sponsor segment for BetterHelp, the well known scam, 'connects you to mental health specialists' app that also illegally sells your confidential health data, and often connects you to 'professionals' with no actual qualifications.

He removed the sponsor segment pretty quickly after people complained, but... that means he doesn't actually vet his sponsors.

But at least he did remove it.

grumble grumble

[-] fxomt@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

but his latest video unironically ran a 90 second sponsor segment for BetterHelp, the well known scam

nooo ๐Ÿ˜ญ

But at least he did remove it.

Yeah, at least he did :/ I don't watch him or youtube much in general but i was fond of him as a personality. This is kind of disappointing, but enough for me to hate him, i guess. Thanks for telling me about this though :)

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 8 points 4 days ago

Is that the dude that ruins everything?

[-] Thomrade@lemm.ee 16 points 4 days ago

Adam Something does fun videos where he picks apart techbro innovations and points out that what they are suggesting as new future transport tech is nearly always slower, more expensive, and with less capacity than a train. he has particular distaste for Musk and his projects.

just like all evolution trends towards crabs, all techbro innovation trends towards trains

[-] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 4 days ago

nah, thats adam conover

Wasn't that supposed to be his wife, Eve's fault?

[-] fxomt@lemm.ee 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, I heard a snake told her to! Could you believe that?

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

I heard they were naked when they got busted and I heard things ain't been the same since.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

No, nor are they even very similar. Adam Conover is a serious leftist and a union organiser. Adam Something is quite centrist, and gives off some vague pro-military-industrial-complex vibes. (Even if he does channel those vibes in favour of the right side in the Russo-Ukrainian war.)

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 7 points 4 days ago

No, that's Sandler

[-] fxomt@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

The only thing I remember he ruined is Dubai, especially with the plumbing and the shit trucks

Whataboutism is basically their go to. Their mind doesn't understand people actually being capable of critical thinking and being able to criticize both things, they just project their own personality cult belief system.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

And the mere concept that it might not be two homogeneous groups that are either all good or all bad would probably blow their minds completely.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

would probably blow their minds completely

It wouldn't. Because it can't possibly enter their minds.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 days ago

They're no different from all the MAGA morons. They're completely unable to see the world as anything but "Us vs Them". Either the sportsteam is perfect and can never do wrong (and you love them), or they are vile, contemptible skeletor-wannabes (and you hate them).

[-] Glide@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 days ago

Two ducks of different colored feathers remain two ducks. Discovering a second duck doesn't cause the first one to cease to exist, nor make a fool out of anyone who perceived it as a duck.

[-] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 days ago

just out of curiosity: does anybody know what they mean by "nuclear war apologist"?

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Adam had a weird take where he tried to argue not to be afraid of Russia nuclear threats because it would mean their annihilation but wouldn't be the literal end of the world. For campists this meant that Adam is pro-nuclear-war, because nuance is dead.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago

His point was that it would be worse for russia than for everyone else. Which is a weird take to be sure, because "worse for russia than everyone else" is literally the history of the whole country.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I'm stuck on "breadtuber" and I refuse to look it up.

[-] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

afaik its basically just another name for leftist youtuber

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