I agree with much of the essay, but I can't tell if it's a parody either. I associate the author, who cohosts an InfoWars-style podcast, with some of the kinds

I agree with much of the essay, but I can't tell if it's a parody either. I associate the author, who cohosts an InfoWars-style podcast, with some of the kinds of bad content he complains about in this essay. It's also possible he's trolling for pageviews, which he has, by his own admission (ie: https://youtu.be/NMQv0j29WHA https://youtu.be/NMQv0j29WHA), done in the past.