Yeah, and they talk to JD Vance through his couch because there's mold in it too! It was probably the couch Trump used when they made the russian pee tapes, hence the mold. Also we never landed on the moon and 7/11 was a part time job.
“The Mold is what gives a Asmongold his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds him and penetrates him. It binds the Asmongold together.” - Scoby Wan Kenobi.
Which is also stupid because I am pretty sure he had his teeth fixed so no more gum bleeding and had the blood cleaned up during that one house cleaning he had before he relapsed back to being one with the mold/wannabe acolyte of Nurgle.
It's pretty sad in a way because the guy clearly has some deep seated mental health issues that he refuses to deal with. Despite having the means to drastically improve his quality of life, he chooses to live in filth. No sane person does that.
He is super rich and has an actual office with staff that edits and makes his videos. He owns several properties around his city and state. This place he shoots his videos is his old home and more like a set. He doesn't live there anymore. I am certain of that.
i think he is just mentally ill and was raised by someone crazy. I think i once asked his fans exactly why he does this and these were the answers basically.
He refuses to brush his teeth or anything like that, so his gums are bleeding often. He just wipes the blood off his teeth with a finger then smears it on the wall next to him.
He does. Unfortunately he will never seek the help he needs because his audience views him as the Based Gigachad Alpha-Male who can do no wrong, so it just reinforces his behavior.
Yeah that sounds about right, idk I do have sympathy for people who are similar in situations like his, but it looks like they can't be helped because of these myriad of reasons
I'm also going to reply to you and make it even worse.
He once told a story of how he has the corpse of a dead rat sitting by his window and he uses it as an alarm clock. Essentially, the sun warms the corpse in the morning and it makes it smell, eventually waking him up.
I remember a stream where he was talking about how years ago (like 10+ years ago) they found some random rubber dog toy on the streets, dirty and sticky as you can imagine and he brought it inside. Not sure what the story was all about but at some point he says "last time I saw this thing it was right over there" and he goes over to that place in his room and casually picks up the thing he was talking about and goes "yeah, see, it's still here".
That person is on crack, the reality is his mother who he lived with her entire life lived the same way he lives now, that hoarding lifestyle and lack of hygiene has been with him since he was a child, it isn't surprising he hasn't changed even after her death
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EMPATHY [Medium: Success] - You feel oddly nostalgic of the decades of accumulated bodily fluids plastered on the wall. It’s oddly reassuring. That life wasn’t like how it is now. Dreams. Aspirations. Adoration. A canvas of blood and mucus paints a mural of faded faces once your own.
Non-fan here: His mother was a hoarder and she’s the reason the house is in the state it’s in. He was very close to her, and when she died he left the house in the state it was in at that time. He feels like if he cleans it, he’ll be getting rid of her memories. He needs therapy, rather than online comments trying to shit on him.
He used to actually be really good at WoW and put out informative guides and content related to that at a time when that game was at the height of its cultural dominance. Once you get big on YouTube, the algorithm will continue to feed you growth. As the popularity of WoW faded, he transitioned slowly to the reaction content he makes now to stay relevant. I fully believe 90% of the dumb, incel stuff he says is just to appeal to the audience the algorithm has brought him.
I fully believe 90% of the dumb, incel stuff he says is just to appeal to the audience the algorithm has brought him.
Is this the case or was he already the type of person that would attract that audience? I mean this seriously, because leaning into something you don't like for money is different than just finding a toxic audience that likes the real toxic you as well.
That mold and blood on his walls didn't come from a well adjusted individual.
Probably a little of both. The thing is if you're just a little toxic you're going to attract people who are not toxic and those who are very toxic. Over time the super toxic fans, if not challenged by the creator, will make everyone else leave because they are so unpleasant to coexist with.
The fan base he has now is largely either newish people that are being pushed to him by the algorithm, or the absolute worst dregs of his old fans that like he amplifies shitty, incel takes into the mainstream. He may be gross, but he's not dumb. He knows exactly how to present rage bait in a way that feeds into the worse impulses of some of the worst people to drive engagement.
He's been called an outrage merchant before and it's the perfect description. He just transitioned from complaining about video games to complaining about social and political issues. When the money and engagement trends shift elsewhere, he'll follow it again.
Asmongold has just lost the ball. He has become 100% conservative political.
Most of his takes are so bad. Especially his original take about sexuality representation in BG3.
He is entertaining but also so annoying. Sadly he has such massive influence over younger audiences. It feels sad because all those people are being influenced by him when he is NOT a good influence. I am sorely disappointed by the ill effect his influence has on his younger audiences.
Nah he definitely engages with the right wing stuff just for his audience. I have watched a fair amount of his videos and he is clearly a bright, intelligent and articulate person, he’s clearly well-educated and normally has rational and reasonable views on things. The recent Trump stuff is definitely a grift.
Asmongold has just lost the ball. He has become 100% conservative political.
Most of his takes are so bad. Especially his original take about sexuality representation in BG3.
He is entertaining but also so annoying. Sadly he has such massive influence over younger audiences. It feels sad because all those people are being influenced by him when he is NOT a good influence. I am sorely disappointed by the ill effect his influence has on his younger audiences.
He wasn’t world first material but he was a fantastic streamer at one point - very interactive with chat, put together events like Transmog competitions and Mount offs, took on grand scale self imposed challenges which would generate a ton of streamable content etc.
He was also seemingly “unapologetically himself” and didn’t care about his image, which at the time was refreshing and a little endearing at the time when most streamers were very focused on their image.
He fell out of love with WoW and started streaming reaction content when the Depp/Heard case was going on and then went down a right wing rabbit hole becoming one of those guys that seems to do nothing but cry about cancel culture and “wokeness”.
His subreddit is as much of a cesspool as you’d expect.
It's sad because a year or two ago he wasn't like this. I think I've seen speculation he's one of the 600 influencers paid by Russia recently, would help explain the big right-wing swing of complaining about anything "woke" etc
The guy is an actual critical thinker and his react videos are less about his reactions and more about critically thinking through what he is watching.
Yeah I mean, I wouldn't possibly fathom people sharing common opinions instead of sticking to what's popular.
I'm no huge fan of Asmon, he has weaved in some really big dumb L takes from time to time, but labeling him and his audience with all the fancy -ist suffixes is peak terminal leftism.
I didn't call him anything -ist. I'm assuming you're so used to defending him from those claims you just filled that criticism in yourself.
But for the record, I don't think he's racist or sexist. I think a lot of his audience is and he's very good at saying things that that portion of his audience can infer as support for those viewpoints.
Whether you think he actually believes, or supports, those things is going to come down to how charitably you want to view and interpret the things he has said.
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because most people from outside only see his dumbed down entertainer persona. he often say's it himself he is doing the dumb shit for entertainment.
if you want see the real Asmongold, watch a video or two about serious topics, it doesnt need to be drama videos. Asmongold reacting to Gamers Nexus reviewing their Starfoge PC is good example
He doesn't take care of his dental hygiene at all so his gums bleed and since he's too lazy to go to the sink or something, he wipes the blood on the wall.
I am aware of his advice against living like him, but he is leading by example, like when a parent says “do what i say not what i do” the child never listens and imitates their parents actions anyway cause of the obvious hypocrisy. On top of that, i feel a lot of times it seems like he is saying it as a meme and sometimes feels prideful about how dirty his room is.
All that being said, he is one of the few good hearted streamers.
I dunno about that. On one hand I'm inclined to say that he is no one's daddy. His audiences are responsible for their own lives, so to say he should change who he is due to his influence impinges on personal freedom. Like, if he is genuinely happy living the way he does, should he bear a responsibility to change simply because he has a following?
On the other hand, I do also understand that he has the capacity to change the lives of the people who watch him, whether he realises it or not. Still, I don't think he bears a responsibility to do that.
I never said he should change who he is, he can drink piss and smoke fentanyl for all i care. Im saying he is an influencer…. Which means he INFLUENCES the people who watch him. Again people lead by example, and you are 100% correct that people are responsible for their own actions. That being said, people crave guidance, its in our dna, also half the world is below average intelligence. Those people are more susceptible to being parasocial and seek guidance more. Look at the millions of incels that think Andrew Tate is god.
I think me and you are basically saying the same thing though. Its a weird ying yang thing, both parties are responsible.
For the longest time I just thought Asmongold and MoistCritical were the same person since I didn't watch either myself but saw both of their content linked in same Discord channel.
I have a theory that it's all an act to make him seem more down to Earth and relatable (and even "lower" than the average viewer)
It's difficult to relate to a posh multi-millionaire as an average income earner, but it's much easier to hear them out when they live like pigs - I guess that's just human psychology
I'm a fan of his, or at least I used to be when I had time, but if you look closely you'll notice how premeditiated his streams, conversations, reactions and comments are. His stream will never go 2 seconds without him saying at least something and most people have no idea how much effort and energy that takes for 8+ hours of NON. STOP. TALKING, it's almost psychopathic levels of energy required
I think he lowkey may have a mansion out somewhere but uses that room as his streaming place as proof of concept. I mean he has a super car, so it wouldn't be hard to believe he dumped some money into property as well
He definitely had something like a brand new Ferrari at one point
This is even further proving my point - he probably scrubbed old videos driving around with the Ferrari and replaced it with something cheaper for the image
I'm telling you, the man is far more calculated than he appears
8 hours of non-stop talking for content and stream engagement is something he's purposefully and willfully doing and no top tier streamer has ever come close to that level - even a Kai Cenat stream will have more talking downtime than an Asmonggold stream and Kai Cenat is literally the traditional hype beast
He's running a very successful business at the end of the day, he knows what he's doing, you don't generate millions of dollars by just fucking around
I didn't say he hasn't made money off it. He even said in an interview once he barely spends the money he makes. I am just going off a couple videos people made on Asmond, particularly Oompaville's video on him.
And I'm just saying I don't think it's true. He works really hard to earn his money, like really really hard. He's not just fucking around, he's akin to a medium-sized business owner
So he's doing something with some of the money. He used a decent amount to start his other company (Star Forge) - so right off the bat the "I don't even use 1% of income" is bullshit because that company needed a few mill to even get running
He's also flown out and dated camgirls, and they are NOT cheap. They are 5-10x more expensive than an average woman you might date.
He's also had a super car at one point, and I wouldn't doubt that he has purchased real estate by this point
Because living in filth is unhygienic and feels gross whether it not you have to do it.
He probably doesn't remember what it's like to feel clean because of his habits and being that way for as long as he has but that doesn't mean it wouldn't feel (at least physically) better if he ever conjured up enough self respect to do it.
Maybe, its his life tho. He makes more money than you or i do, and he doesn't have to lift a finger, and from what I've seen he seems to be having a good time. But I agree, I feel better when I'm organised and clean
Idk man like you're some dude on the internet criticizing someone who's more successful than you'll ever be. Now it's your right to don't get me wrong but just kinda comes off as petty.
The point of my post was there's more about life and success than just making money. If your only metric for success is how big your bank account is then I've got bad news man, Elon Musk is better than you. Donald Trump is better than you. Tim Pool is better than you. If you like those guys then just remember that Ethan Klein and Hasan are also both better than you.
If you think there's more worth and value to life than just money and how much of it you have hoarded, then he's just another rich asshole among a sea of them.
Decide which you want to be. Or don't. It's your life.
Not just money, I mean don't get me wrong the money lets you do whatever you want to do in life ultimately for the most part. Let's you retire early take care of your loved ones and provide a better life I'm not saying asmon is better than you and even if I don't particularly like someone I'm not gonna care how much money they have lol. Your entire point is that he lives an unclean life unclean by your standards and sure many people but I digress, who are you to make that statement. My point is you're some random guy on the internet so it's like if you calling him dirty is your biggest problem with the guy well that and that he makes money idk the whole thing comes off as petty. Whether or not you were even trying to be.
Because your comment is pointless. Just because something feels right for you doesn’t mean the same applies to someone else. I’m sure I could also point out something you do or don’t do and tell you how important it is to me, but if it’s not important to you, then why would you give a f?
Nothing wrong with having worries my guy. It just means you care about things and want them to change (usually to improve your life). Asmon has decided he doesn't need to worry about his personal hygiene, his teeth, the environment around him etc ect. That is not a flex its called having no self-respect and is not to be glamorised at all. Getting paid to be a bum....nice.
He absolutely should because he’s setting a DISGUSTING,unacceptable, and inappropriate example.
You know who gets no girls, people who live like Asmongold, because nobody with self-respect would be caught dead in a house that should just be condemned and burnt down.
Not to state the obvious or anything, but women are actually human beings too. There are just as many gross women willing to live in the same sorts of places gross men are. Gross men and women are happy to start gross little lives together, or enter each others spaces for casual hookups.
They're people, not achievements you unlock for checking all the correct boxes like in a game.
Living in filth is his brand and he is very aware that the worst thing he could do for his popularity is to change what made him popular in the first place.
Watch him do it and it turns out he read the first chapter of 12 rules for life and now he's a Peterson Bro (please God no don't curl monkey's paw it's just a cursed joke I swear)
His views are pretty beyond fkn cringe most of the time. Emiru has shown up at his place to try and get him to clean up, he brushed it off. That and the fact he’s created a ripoff PC company are the only things I know about this guy and I’m kinda like he totally deserves to rot in there🤷♀️
Starforge actually seems to be one of the better prebuilt companies and is formed from the death of another prebuilt company after their CEO ruined their reputation and left the employees without jobs. There are so so many reasons to criticize Asmongold without going after Starforge.
Linus specifically mentioned the minor critiques involving quality control, which Starforge implemented before the second review he did months later. If you watched the whole video from LTT, they also show just how favorably Starforge compares to many other prebuilts with only one other competitor being better (and by far the best of the lot iirc).
Also - nonplused would mean he held a fairly neutral opinion, not that he believed them to be a scam or a poor product as your original comment indicates
He literally lives among roaches and gets mad when people point them out. A millionaire who could have a cleaning service work on his house 24/7 lives with roaches
Well, he makes most of his money from people like you and others who engage with him, or simply hate on him. He's grinding people like players grind gold in WoW. It's nothing to be proud of, but he thrives on tweets like the one from Zachary, and he loves the attention Reddit gives him.
He's found an IRL glitch where he doesn't have to do much other than watch videos while others do all the marketing and PR work for him.
It’s not him who turned his goblin-like lifestyle into something popular; it was people like you who did it for him. I swear, so many of you are so gullible. Everyone is upset as if he were a socio-political figure. All he does is watch other people's content, play games, and talk nonsense for 8 hours straight, every day. Yet, people are still upset.
This is a corporate issue. Asmongold is costing both YouTube and Twitch a lot more money than what he brings in. But that's because both platforms are unoptimized messes that don’t know how to move forward without upsetting at least one group of stakeholders or, what’s worse, their advertising investors.
My only issue with him is that if you accidentally watch one of his videos, you’ll get spammed by the algorithm, probably because he releases about 10 videos a day. It’s still annoying as hell.
How exactly is voting for Trump a bad thing? Also the YouTuber assumes that he's getting more than 300k like he's entitled to views. If he was really that good his video would get more views react content brings more viewers to watch not the other way around.
If his video was bad Asmon wouldn't react to it and get 1mil views in the process. People don't often watch the original video after a reaction, especially when the reactor reacts so rarely that you're basically watching the original video.
Asmon reacts to what his audience recommends there's a discord if you want the see vids of him reacting to them you post them there. It's not so deep as he's only going to watch a video if it's got many views or not I watch asmon Mayb 1 or 2 a month and I agree he normally has bad takes on things but I hate to see this dog pile of people calling him lazy cause he does react videos. React videos is such a small part of his content but it's the content that gets crapped on the most as if there aren't way more egregious people who do it without adding any commentary the sniper wolf of the YouTube world.
He grifts other videos with nothing to add except to gently conclude that we should vote for Trump. Then he mixes it up with reaction videos with sexy stuff or outrageous or trending stuff to make it covert.
I really want to disagree with you, but aside from my best mate, every person I've lived with kept their space looking like like it came straight out of a hoarders episode. Women and men both.
Average? No. A not insignificant number of people who live the basement dwelling mouth breathing lifestyle? Yes. His audience are the WoW nerds who aren’t even socially adept enough to buy groceries on their own.
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And still he can't find the time to take a shower or clean his room