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I never thought I would see videogamedunkey in top hot posts on HN but here we go. As others have already pointed out, he usually makes silly videos but has bee

I never thought I would see videogamedunkey in top hot posts on HN but here we go. As others have already pointed out, he usually makes silly videos but has been consistent for many years if you like his kind of humour. From time to time he makes a video-essay which are usually great, I would recommend a "Game Critics"[0] and part two if you liked the first one. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG2dXobAXLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG2dXobAXLI

supperburg 5y ago
I think that this kind of content doesn’t belong on HN and I think that it’s a violation of the guidelines. It saddens me deeply to see today for the first time ever a blatant Reddit post reach the front page of HN. I’ve been here a decade.
supperburg 5y ago
Once again, I don’t think pop culture videos belong on hacker news and I think it’s a violation of the guidelines.
- frosted-flakes 5y ago
  The guidelines are quite clear that "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is allowed.
  - supperburg 5y ago
    Yes and it is quite obvious that comedic, meme-packed, popular culture nostalgia driven YouTube videos do not gratify anyone’s intellectual curiosity, ever! It clearly gratifies something else! Is this not obvious?
    - MaXtreeM 5y ago
      > it is quite obvious that comedic, meme-packed ... I don't understand why comedy and memes should be a problem if the overall content is trying to communicate some thought. > ... popular culture nostalgia driven YouTube videos ... What you call nostalgia I see as a history reference for comparison to today. Your comments give me an impression that you have a problem with YouTube videos. There are blog posts filled with jokes, memes and "popular culture nostalgia" which get to the top of HN every day. As I said videogamedunkey's videos are mostly humorous but from time to time he makes an essay with suprisingly good observations about video game industry. You don't have to like his way of humour as a lot of people don't but at least he has been consistent and not afraid to call out some people for their bullshit.
      - supperburg 5y ago
        I have a problem with YouTube videos certainly. They weren’t allowed for a reason. There are plenty of places to go if you want junk food, why do you have to insist that it’s posted here? Can’t you just let there be one place on the internet where a person can be free of vapid nonsense? The intellectual substance of his video “essay” is anemic at best. And this was done on purpose because making videos is his livelihood, videos are optimized for views which means they are designed for mass appeal and the average person isn’t interested in anything intellectually engaging. And therefore the video doesn’t belong on HN… I can’t believe I have to explain this. I am a fan of donkey. Been watching his videos for years. I watch lots of junk food videos on boob tube. Whether or not I like him or you like him or everybody likes him —- whether or not his videos are any good has nothing to do with whether or not they belong on HN based on the guidelines and history of this website. Such things objectively do not belong here.

supperburg 5y ago

I think that this kind of content doesn’t belong on HN and I think that it’s a violation of the guidelines. It saddens me deeply to see today for the first time ever a blatant Reddit post reach the front page of HN. I’ve been here a decade.

supperburg 5y ago

Once again, I don’t think pop culture videos belong on hacker news and I think it’s a violation of the guidelines.

frosted-flakes 5y ago
The guidelines are quite clear that "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is allowed.
- supperburg 5y ago
  Yes and it is quite obvious that comedic, meme-packed, popular culture nostalgia driven YouTube videos do not gratify anyone’s intellectual curiosity, ever! It clearly gratifies something else! Is this not obvious?
  - MaXtreeM 5y ago
    > it is quite obvious that comedic, meme-packed ... I don't understand why comedy and memes should be a problem if the overall content is trying to communicate some thought. > ... popular culture nostalgia driven YouTube videos ... What you call nostalgia I see as a history reference for comparison to today. Your comments give me an impression that you have a problem with YouTube videos. There are blog posts filled with jokes, memes and "popular culture nostalgia" which get to the top of HN every day. As I said videogamedunkey's videos are mostly humorous but from time to time he makes an essay with suprisingly good observations about video game industry. You don't have to like his way of humour as a lot of people don't but at least he has been consistent and not afraid to call out some people for their bullshit.
    - supperburg 5y ago
      I have a problem with YouTube videos certainly. They weren’t allowed for a reason. There are plenty of places to go if you want junk food, why do you have to insist that it’s posted here? Can’t you just let there be one place on the internet where a person can be free of vapid nonsense? The intellectual substance of his video “essay” is anemic at best. And this was done on purpose because making videos is his livelihood, videos are optimized for views which means they are designed for mass appeal and the average person isn’t interested in anything intellectually engaging. And therefore the video doesn’t belong on HN… I can’t believe I have to explain this. I am a fan of donkey. Been watching his videos for years. I watch lots of junk food videos on boob tube. Whether or not I like him or you like him or everybody likes him —- whether or not his videos are any good has nothing to do with whether or not they belong on HN based on the guidelines and history of this website. Such things objectively do not belong here.