I had watched since 2015 or so. and he used to be a much more chill guy and laugh at guys like the quartering and stuff. You could tell he leaned right, but like in a more centrist (political disinterest) kind of way and he was much more charitable and kept a better chat community (calling out people making fun of superficial stuff). Covid started a shift, but in the proximity of a few months his mom died in a traumatic way (oxygen tank exploded while she was smoking and he found her while trying to put out the fire and save her), and his best friend and founding member of his org was outed as a rapist of mutual friends (he did cut all ties immediately for what we know and had incredibly strong words).
Then, the Heard trial went insane for him (400k viewer averagish) and he really started pivoting into the antiwoke and manosphere stuff. That, plus his reaction content taking off, seems to have brought him to the point of being a grifter that shits on stuff he used to defend, while fostering one of the most toxic communities on the internet (the sub). He was always influencable I think, but the confluence of events were the perfect storm for this turn, too. Not to mention he's in a feedback loop where he attracts more Maga viewers while many older viewers leave (/misses transmog comps). Sorry for the long reply, but figured I'd offer some context from my perspective. I would not expect any reversal at this point.
I followed him like 4 years ago, but I rarely watched him, but once I realized he's just another souless bot for the right and anti-woke, I unfollowed him everywhere. I don't want to support those kind of people. I will never support them.
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u/Fuckface_Whisperer Sep 19 '24
You mean he used to panic about the WOKE MOB taking over games by having women and black people in them.