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Trevor Moore has died
- AndrewBissell 5y agoThis tweet he sent in early June was spicy: https://twitter.com/itrevormoore/status/1400158963748917249 https://twitter.com/itrevormoore/status/1400158963748917249
- elevenoh 5y agoTweet: "What if governments learned from the MKUltra experiments in the 50's that trauma allows you to control people, so they purposely orchestrate disastrous events to keep their citizens afraid + dependent on them, and that's one of the reasons that mental illness has been rising? lol" I'd say it indeed seems government amplifies/escalates disastrous event fear (e.g. covid) Why? grow their magnitude of control e.g. ease of applying authoritarianism, and to please their $ backers / lobbyists (currently pharma companies are the #1 lobbyists in DC).
- specialist 5y agoA few years before The Shock Doctrine [2007], I noticed that the worse conditions got, the better the tyrants seemed to do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine Unoriginal, I know. But at the time, I felt like I was going crazy, and appreciated the validation.
- ironmagma 5y agoSometimes. But other times, it plays the reverse role. In the Ebola scare during Obama’s presidency, and even early in the Covid days, for example, the government downplayed the danger of the virus, saying (for Covid) handwashing is all that’s necessary and that masks are not helpful.
- AndrewBissell 5y agoYes but they have since flipped to such a degree that many people overestimate their risk of hospitalization or death from infection by 10 times or more. The consistent messaging since March 2020 has been that you should be deathly afraid of Covid, no matter your age or comorbidities.
- ironmagma 5y agoWho says the best outcome is when perceived risk equals actual risk? It may be better for everyone involved to overestimate the risk, same as driving a car.
- bordercases 5y agoYou never have access to actual risks. You can only have well made or poor risk assessments. And one risk assessment is perceived only relative to another.
- parineum 5y ago"Better" does a lot of work for you there. I find being less afraid better than being more afraid as much as I find being alive better than being dead.
- ironmagma 5y agoSince when is being risk-aware the same thing as being afraid? Pilots for example are quite aware of most of the risks in flying and follow an insane amount of procedure to mitigate them. But you won’t see them quivering day in and day out because of the massive amount of fear; on contrary, they are some of the best performers under pressure you will find. The notion of being afraid scarcely ever even enters their minds.
- parineum 5y agoThe people who are quivering are the ones who have an inflated sense of the risk and never get on the plane. Taking procedures against the dangers of flying is a symptom of (rational) fear. If the risks of flying were overestimated, you might see something like half olane capacity to carry parachutes for all individuals on board and emergency escape hatches to allow in flight egress. Surely less people would die if they did that and that would be "better". Your example of pilots is a great example of my point. Pilots are likely much more informed about the actual dangers of flying and the safety precautions involved. Imagine if they overestimated the danger by 2x, 10x or 100x. Being a pilot would be much more stressful and I bet plenty would find a new job.
- lostgame 5y agoThis is...this is extremely crappy news. Their Twitch stream alone helped me through some really tough times and their show inspired me more than I could say.
- codr7 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzJjNQaYEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzJjNQaYEA
- confidantlake 5y agoThanks for sharing. Never watched WKUK before tonight but have spent the past hour laughing.
- specialist 5y agoDeltron 3030 meets MC 900ft Jesus. Nice.
- whoaisme 5y agoThe fact that we live in the world where most people have forgotten that death is something that needs to be conquered is tragic. I think about that more and more especially as people I have taken for granted keep dying.
- hourislate 5y agoOne of his best...still laughing all these years later https://youtu.be/KplFYfs_t4Y?t=441 https://youtu.be/KplFYfs_t4Y?t=441
- pupppet 5y agoI’ve probably watched this one 50 times over the years.
- gccs 5y agoI grew up watching those sketches. Very sad to hear this.
- nefitty 5y agoWow, this was not the news I wanted to wake up to ever.
- sumedh 5y agoI still remember watching the Hitler rap video for the first time thinking wtf is this and why do I like it. https://youtu.be/rurBHWxYaR0 https://youtu.be/rurBHWxYaR0
- pcthrowaway 5y agoTitle prior to admins changing it was "Trevor Moore, co-founder of Whitest Kids U Know, dies at 41" I think it's especially tragic when someone so talented dies at what many of us would consider a young age. Trevor's comedic takes on a wide range of topics (occasionally touching on technology, AI, robotics) left a profound impact on me.
- erik_p 5y agoWhy did they change it?
- Exmoor 5y agoSeems like HN policy is that all death announcements get the "John Doe Has Died" title. Probably makes it easier to avoid weird comment threads proclaiming that "John Doe didn't really invent the robotic sex doll!" or what have you.
- asxd 5y agoSame here. In the back of my mind I was always kind of looking forward to what he would create next. I grew up watching WKUK and am a bit biased, but in any case he'll be missed. Also, if you're a fan and haven't seen it, it's worth checking out the movie-length Civil War On Drugs: https://archive.org/details/thecivilwarondrugs https://archive.org/details/thecivilwarondrugs.
- MoomDog 5y agoThese guys made me laugh and helped me get through the pandemic with their group podcasts. Led by Trevor, the man and his creative/unique comedic mind are truly irreplaceable.
- abbey-oh-samba 5y agoKaise mara?
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoI was expecting someone to have already posted my hands down favorite from him, but sometimes you need to be your own hero. RIP Trevor. The Grapist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKUUNyTd0oY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKUUNyTd0oY
- mabbo 5y agoMy all time favorite Trevor Moore sketch: "I want to kill the president". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3_kUaYFJA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3_kUaYFJA It showcases his wonderful way of speaking, his body language, the use of music to communicate the joke. The world is a less humorous place today.
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- striking 5y agoHe checked in with the ACLU before putting it on the air, too: https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2y5skh/hi_im_trevor_moore_from_the_whitest_kids_u_know_i/cp6j86n/?context=1 https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2y5skh/hi_im_trevor_m...
- mabbo 5y ago> There's actually a huge Supreme Court Case involving it right now. Where a guy copied the words from it but substituted his ex-gf for the president and he got arrested. It's crazy Crazy is right. A guy posted the text of that sketch but the subject being changed to be his ex wife, and then did similar things but about a local park, a local school, and law enforcement. The supreme court found him not guilty 8-1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elonis_v._United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elonis_v._United_States
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- cagenut 5y agomy personal favorite of his: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHCw3RqulY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHCw3RqulY
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoLinked and awesome https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOCdIY_HKM4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOCdIY_HKM4
- imiric 5y agoAwful news. His WKUK skits were legendary, and recently I was enjoying The Trevor Moore Show a lot. Incredible talent, will be missed.
- kyleee 5y agoRIP; what did he die of?
- rurban 5y agoSome accident, it says
- samirillian 5y agoDamn, was it some sort of nail gun accident?
- djmips 5y ago:-|
- reducesuffering 5y agoSuch a terrible loss. Hope he'd appreciate sharing some absolute classic skits of his: Call of Duty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhufrnT4818 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhufrnT4818 Teachers Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YEPx1Jrfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YEPx1Jrfw Aspiring Politician: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWLBOyEv6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWLBOyEv6o Gallon of PCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFUvmZWf4hI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFUvmZWf4hI Leg Peeing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQoK506xkQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQoK506xkQ Homeschooling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFkIJBVZ4_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFkIJBVZ4_w We Buy Drugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AQ6FwpSrc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AQ6FwpSrc Sniper Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpC_hO15IoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpC_hO15IoA My friends and I still laugh at references to many of these and more over a decade later.
- rhexs 5y agoIncredibly talented. I always felt like WKUK was just a few years too early -- had they launched in the YouTube era I bet they would have been 100x bigger. Rest in peace.
- TurningCanadian 5y agoThe local sexpot, right? RIP. https://twitter.com/itrevormoore/status/1413167188886786049?s=20 https://twitter.com/itrevormoore/status/1413167188886786049?...
- bsimpson 5y agoWhoa - a month ago!
- beeboop 5y agoFuckin tragic. One of the funniest guys ever. This world isn't fair
- beeboop 5y agoThis world isn't fair. Rip Trevor
- natalyarostova 5y agoFirst “celeb” death that has made me outright cry. It felt more like losing a friend. His show aside, I listened to his weekly twitch show throughout the pandemic, it gave me something to look forward to. With a young child as well, so fucking unfair.
- AndrewBissell 5y agoA fun story from James Adomian about how Moore wanted to test the Warren Commission's "lone gunman" story of the JFK assassination by carrying out a live fire recreation at Dealey Plaza with himself in the role of Kennedy: https://twitter.com/JAdomian/status/1424233063504965636 https://twitter.com/JAdomian/status/1424233063504965636
- z0ltan 5y agoWho?
- AndrewBissell 5y ago"Trevor Moore tells kids about 9/11": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6p4wX88Z0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6p4wX88Z0
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- RickJWagner 5y agoSame cause of death as bowling great Earl Anthony. Maybe it's more common than one would think.