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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 177 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 135 points 2 days ago (7 children)

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

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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 0 points 19 hours ago
[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 117 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] PedroG14@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] PedroG14@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago
[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 2 days ago

I was surprised that the video was actually quite good.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 30 points 2 days ago (6 children)

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

[–] Cossty@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days 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.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 19 points 2 days 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.

[–] seralth@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everyone is a edgy teenager well into their 20s.

As the joke goes, if your 18 your a child, if your 23 your a teenager, if your 29 your 30, if your 34 your late 20s, if your 35 your 35.

Most people in most western worlds don't even get to start being an adult till they are well into their mid 20s, which means they only START growing up at like 24-25.

It takes years to actually mature. Anyone who understand this has never worked a job that has frequent fresh to the workforce people cycling though frequently.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I was about to respond with this, you're still in college in your early 20s. Most of us don't get a four year degree done in actual four years

We got junior devs in their late 20s because they were doing grad school until like 28

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] boboliosisjones@feddit.nu 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 0 points 1 day ago

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

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

He annoys me, which is arguably worse.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The president is pewmypie? I had no idea!

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Hey they said one of.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

The enemy of my enemy or some shit.

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

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

[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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 1 points 19 hours 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.

[–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”