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I just think it's pretty cool that Felix, who has never really mentioned anything Linux before, chose to go with a Linux distro for the PC he put together.

Link to video : https://youtu.be/tsu0Rw3Nqi8?t=1554

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

Why are comments such a cesspool?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I love Linux because it's good for everyone -- Even insufferably annoying internet personalities who are also somewhere between 'carelessly edgy' and 'actually a fascist'. 💩💩💩💩💩

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Ohhh. He used linux on it? I saw the thumbnail, but figured I didnt eant to see a compute build be chained down my windows. Time to actually give it a watch now

[–] [email protected] 87 points 2 days ago (18 children)

Linux doesn't make up for being a nazi.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No wonder why pewdiepie fell off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

He never "fell off". He just started a family and stopped posting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To what are you referring to?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

the streaming in an SS uniform and paying people on fiverr to hold up signs saying "death to all jews", probably

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You don't know what you are talking about. He never wore a Nazi uniform and that Fiverr thing was a joke. He tried to see what would be the most horrible thing a Fiverr would so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

i don't care what he says the intentions were, just like i don't care what Elon and Bannon's intentions were with their "unfortunate gestures". a normal human being would never have thought to do that. the intentions don't matter, only the actions.

[–] Kalcifer 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

the streaming in an SS uniform […]

Do you have a source?

[–] Jthyme 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Jthyme 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

This I see the points. Im sure they were clickbait edgy “jokes” but ofcourse someone with such a huge following should not be making these kinds of references. Thanks for the info!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

i posted in another thread that got removed that really the important takeaway from what happened is that as he and his audience radicalized eachother. the people who didn't want to see the edgy stuff left, and he made no effort to distance himself from it at the time, so more edgy people started following him. in the end you had what the in-group saw as edgy humour while the rest of the world saw nazi shit. and like the "layers of irony" thing that 4chan had going a few years ago, what the in-group thinks its projecting doesn't matter.

[–] Jthyme 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, i stopped watching him for a number of hears when the edgy-ness was in full force. I enjoy his recent content since he has settled down in Japan, but I wont forget the dark years.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I seem to be a bit behind on pewdiepie being a nazi sympathizer, mind enlightening me?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This video is a good place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmRYRRDbuw

Last I heard, Pewdiepie has been trying to pass it off as jokes, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck. (And whether or not he's "a nazi" deep in his heart doesn't matter. He's doing and spreading naziism.)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He made that as a waful joke, to the point even his fans also asking him to stop making those edgy jokes. He used to make N-word or any edgy joke because he was toxic gamer mentality. I remember seeing a total backlash on Pewdiepie official subreddit.

After the incident, he stopped making any edgy jokes. All of his content in the past half decade are basically wholesome or hobbyist stuff. He also recognize his mistake on several occasion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

I don't know who he is, just that he's some kind of YouTube celebrity. Apparently, if he's not an extremist, he's a braindead idiot. I'm not sure it's actually much better. Well, maybe a wee bit better, but not by much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Not gonna watch the alt-right fetishist just because his mask is back on. Hard pass.

[–] poke 4 points 17 hours ago

People can change. Not everyone is born aware of the seriousness of making that kind of joke.

I personally don't follow him so I don't personally have an opinion on whether he has changed, but I believe that people have the capability.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 5 points 1 day ago

I just watched the video, and it's a mix of good points and FUD IMO coming from a very specific worldview (esp with the art style and music choice). I do think it's worth a watch, as it challenges the predominant view and encourages you to think.

Thanks for linking it! I disagree with some of the conclusions, but it was useful nonetheless.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

Saw this stop when watching the video yesterday. He mentioned it one earlier in his ad read which I totally missed (thank sponsor block), but noticed it too when I saw the desktop. Personally think this is great, if someone has a big reach it's Pewdiepie, though I doubt he'd ever make a video on it, but he might mention it here and there. Either way, great more people are realizing what a breeze Linux is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I hope he does a video on it !

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago (3 children)

PewDiePie is a Nazi sympathizer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He's basically a classic trait of toxic gamer, making a racist remarks towards everyone. He was never a nazi in the first place.

Back when he did Hitler joke stuff, he instantly got backlash from his own community. He recognized the mistake and stopped doing it again.

I can assure you, these people are often doing it for banter or just for edginess. Never actually hates people.

I’m from SEA region, and people in SEA online gaming community did this all the time. Mocking each other ethnic groups or nationalities, while not actually hating each other, except for small minorities of course. Making Hitler joke, N-word, and other local edgy jokes.

Not saying this is a good thing.

Again, even his fans constantly asking him to do better all the time. And he’s now a better person.

I recommend to check his video about 100 days art journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJDtQTTAogk It’s one of high-regarding art journey video that even contantly get shared and reacted among art community.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Looking like a Nazi youth doesn't help his case.

He was about to go mainstream and lost that oppurtunity because of dabbling in "for the lulz"

I know he's doing more than fine for himself with YouTube revenue but he basically blew his shot at getting closer to being a household name.

Now he is and will forever be that guy my teenager watches and will eventually grow out of watching

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We can even replace "Nazi sympathizer" with a shorthand designation: "Nazi"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

If there are ten people at a table and one nazi there are ten Nazis at that table

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 days ago (6 children)

The year of the linux desktop is upon us... right guys?

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