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How would you know any of that without actually knowing him IRL for the contrast? Afaik your IRL description is one he gave about himself, where he also explai

How would you know any of that without actually knowing him IRL for the contrast? Afaik your IRL description is one he gave about himself, where he also explained that he initially used YouTube to get past his "awkward around other people" issue. In that context, I find it hard to believe that people could consistently play a "fake-persona" without that ever influencing their normal mannerisms, particularly when they have to summon this "fake-persona" on a near-daily basis.

manmal 8y ago
> How would you know any of that without actually knowing him IRL for the contrast? I follow him around a lot, and as you said, you cannot hide personality traits forever. E.g. he definitely is not misogynstic, but he plays that card often during Meme Review or his other weekly formats to cater to his Reddit audience. I honestly believe he speaks for his real self in his social commentary videos.
- freeflight 8y ago
  I've had a few phases were I binged a couple of his videos over the years, as such it feels like I've actually seen him kinda grow up. I don't think it's really a "card" he consciously plays, it's much more a reflection of the culture he lives in and caters to, as a gamer. Not all use of misogynistic language has misogynistic intent, particularly not when it's been an established part of the sub-culture. And in that context, this recent need to "enforce PCness", particularly in gaming culture [0], DID trigger a massive reactionary backlash that most of the industry and especially the mainstream seems still to be ignoring. Gaming has always been about freedom and creativity, just hinting at intent to censorship [1] is enough to cause a, usually very loud, reaction. Right now the industry as a whole is running into a wall it won't be breaking through, instead it's paying the price by losing customers en mass. Take a look at recent EA, Ubisoft, Activision stock development and you will see exactly what I mean. Other factors play into that as well, like over monetization of products which are often of very shallow quality. Case in point: Fallout 76 Or simply misreading what your customers actually want: Blizzard with Diablo immortal. All these issues have brought the community to a breaking point, and now the most visible and biggest industry players are feeling the brunt of it. [0] https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege-bans-moderation-chat-anti-toxicity https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege... [1] https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-siege-removes-censorship-china https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-sieg...
  - manmal 8y ago
    With the audience that he has, he HAS to hold himself to higher standards. I get that he would burn out if he didn’t do what he liked, but he could at least let Brad edit it all out.
- zimpenfish 8y ago
  > he definitely is not misogynstic, but he plays that card often "He's not racist, he just says racist stuff often" "He's not a serial killer, he just murders people often" It's not a great excuse, really.
  - freeflight 8y ago
    "They are not authoritarian, they just censor your language." But I guess intent doesn't matter, it's all about the optics, right? It's kinda amazing how ESRB 18+ games can have players commit the cruelest and bloodiest violence, but as soon as somebody says a slur, that's suddenly "crossing a line".
    - zimpenfish 8y ago
      > players commit the cruelest and bloodiest violence, Generally against fictional entities inside a computer. > but as soon as somebody says a slur Generally to or about a real person. That's why there's a difference.
  - manmal 8y ago
    I agree, he should think a bit more before he says things, or just let his editors cut the problematic stuff out.

manmal 8y ago

> How would you know any of that without actually knowing him IRL for the contrast? I follow him around a lot, and as you said, you cannot hide personality traits forever. E.g. he definitely is not misogynstic, but he plays that card often during Meme Review or his other weekly formats to cater to his Reddit audience. I honestly believe he speaks for his real self in his social commentary videos.

freeflight 8y ago
I've had a few phases were I binged a couple of his videos over the years, as such it feels like I've actually seen him kinda grow up. I don't think it's really a "card" he consciously plays, it's much more a reflection of the culture he lives in and caters to, as a gamer. Not all use of misogynistic language has misogynistic intent, particularly not when it's been an established part of the sub-culture. And in that context, this recent need to "enforce PCness", particularly in gaming culture [0], DID trigger a massive reactionary backlash that most of the industry and especially the mainstream seems still to be ignoring. Gaming has always been about freedom and creativity, just hinting at intent to censorship [1] is enough to cause a, usually very loud, reaction. Right now the industry as a whole is running into a wall it won't be breaking through, instead it's paying the price by losing customers en mass. Take a look at recent EA, Ubisoft, Activision stock development and you will see exactly what I mean. Other factors play into that as well, like over monetization of products which are often of very shallow quality. Case in point: Fallout 76 Or simply misreading what your customers actually want: Blizzard with Diablo immortal. All these issues have brought the community to a breaking point, and now the most visible and biggest industry players are feeling the brunt of it. [0] https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege-bans-moderation-chat-anti-toxicity https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege... [1] https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-siege-removes-censorship-china https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-sieg...
- manmal 8y ago
  With the audience that he has, he HAS to hold himself to higher standards. I get that he would burn out if he didn’t do what he liked, but he could at least let Brad edit it all out.
zimpenfish 8y ago
> he definitely is not misogynstic, but he plays that card often "He's not racist, he just says racist stuff often" "He's not a serial killer, he just murders people often" It's not a great excuse, really.
- freeflight 8y ago
  "They are not authoritarian, they just censor your language." But I guess intent doesn't matter, it's all about the optics, right? It's kinda amazing how ESRB 18+ games can have players commit the cruelest and bloodiest violence, but as soon as somebody says a slur, that's suddenly "crossing a line".
  - zimpenfish 8y ago
    > players commit the cruelest and bloodiest violence, Generally against fictional entities inside a computer. > but as soon as somebody says a slur Generally to or about a real person. That's why there's a difference.
- manmal 8y ago
  I agree, he should think a bit more before he says things, or just let his editors cut the problematic stuff out.