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Don't forget PewDiePie, the last person I expected to do a video about migrating to Linux.

by yomismoaqui 3mo ago

throw453 3mo ago
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- hatsuseno 3mo ago
  irrelevant in context, assuming you're right, but considering you made a throwaway to say it, probably not
  - cleaning 3mo ago
    You don't need to attempt to defend a known racist.
  - throw453 3mo ago
    There's a lot of recorded history of him being racist. Check the Wikipedia if you can't believe me
    - hatsuseno 3mo ago
      I just did, looks circumstational to me at worst, but okay, that's still not relevant to the context of this thread, or what?
    - hagbard_c 3mo ago
      Wikipedia is an unreliable source especially when it comes to 'narrative-affirming' claims.
  - fakedang 3mo ago
    He literally used the n-word in a stream, slip of tongue. It was such a big deal back then that even my Bloomberg Terminal thought it was worth mentioning for some reason.
chirau 3mo ago
whatever happened to that guy? He used to be the biggest thing on Youtube.
- hatsuseno 3mo ago
  stopped with gaming content for the most part, moved to japan and does the occasional vlog about his kid or family or whatever. retired, basically.
  - c7b 3mo ago
    I keep hearing he's retired, yet his channel looks just like any channel by a full-time influencer. The few videos of him I've watched (all quite recent) must have required substantial effort. Like, he's showing off extensive Linux ricing, complex UI/orchestration tools for LLMs,... on top of refined video editing. Whoever actually made all of that, that must have required non-negligible resources. Probably a lot more than videos in his older style, which were more like stream recordings. The cadence of his videos also seemed comparable to other channels I follow. And his videos were all monetized hard, through YouTube, in-video sponsorships, and even in the video description he was selling his subscription newsletter. To me this seems more like he's still very much in the business of selling online content and just evolved his style. tl;dr: I don't think you and I have the same meaning associated with the word 'retired'.
    - breakpointalpha 2mo ago
      He is likely quite wealthy now, from his long career on YT. I'm sure that many of the things you see as "work" are hired out. Video editing, thumbnails, etc. Even hiring multiple Linux developers to help him get through a tricky spot in the build would be reasonable for someone "retired" but with a lot of money.
      - c7b 2mo ago
        Hiring people isn't retirement, if anything it means growing your business. You're outsourcing some of the menial tasks and inherit managerial tasks instead. The show and the ROI on all those expenses still ultimately depend on him. That's a completely normal evolution for any succesful influencer. In what world is that retirement? The only thing I can see being retired is his old online persona, the new persona seems more mature, likely tailored to please his fanbase who presumably have grown out of their teenage instincts (and have more money to spend now).

Don't forget PewDiePie, the last person I expected to do a video about migrating to Linux.

throw453 3mo ago

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hatsuseno 3mo ago
irrelevant in context, assuming you're right, but considering you made a throwaway to say it, probably not
- cleaning 3mo ago
  You don't need to attempt to defend a known racist.
- throw453 3mo ago
  There's a lot of recorded history of him being racist. Check the Wikipedia if you can't believe me
  - hatsuseno 3mo ago
    I just did, looks circumstational to me at worst, but okay, that's still not relevant to the context of this thread, or what?
  - hagbard_c 3mo ago
    Wikipedia is an unreliable source especially when it comes to 'narrative-affirming' claims.
- fakedang 3mo ago
  He literally used the n-word in a stream, slip of tongue. It was such a big deal back then that even my Bloomberg Terminal thought it was worth mentioning for some reason.

chirau 3mo ago

whatever happened to that guy? He used to be the biggest thing on Youtube.

hatsuseno 3mo ago
stopped with gaming content for the most part, moved to japan and does the occasional vlog about his kid or family or whatever. retired, basically.
- c7b 3mo ago
  I keep hearing he's retired, yet his channel looks just like any channel by a full-time influencer. The few videos of him I've watched (all quite recent) must have required substantial effort. Like, he's showing off extensive Linux ricing, complex UI/orchestration tools for LLMs,... on top of refined video editing. Whoever actually made all of that, that must have required non-negligible resources. Probably a lot more than videos in his older style, which were more like stream recordings. The cadence of his videos also seemed comparable to other channels I follow. And his videos were all monetized hard, through YouTube, in-video sponsorships, and even in the video description he was selling his subscription newsletter. To me this seems more like he's still very much in the business of selling online content and just evolved his style. tl;dr: I don't think you and I have the same meaning associated with the word 'retired'.
  - breakpointalpha 2mo ago
    He is likely quite wealthy now, from his long career on YT. I'm sure that many of the things you see as "work" are hired out. Video editing, thumbnails, etc. Even hiring multiple Linux developers to help him get through a tricky spot in the build would be reasonable for someone "retired" but with a lot of money.
    - c7b 2mo ago
      Hiring people isn't retirement, if anything it means growing your business. You're outsourcing some of the menial tasks and inherit managerial tasks instead. The show and the ROI on all those expenses still ultimately depend on him. That's a completely normal evolution for any succesful influencer. In what world is that retirement? The only thing I can see being retired is his old online persona, the new persona seems more mature, likely tailored to please his fanbase who presumably have grown out of their teenage instincts (and have more money to spend now).