The people hating on him clearly haven't seen much of his content lately. He's grown up and has his life together pretty well now. If you think nobody is deserving of a second chance then you do you, nobody is forcing you to watch his content. I honestly love his redemption arc and I've watched some of his content lately and really enjoyed it. And good for him that he likes self hosting and is doing all these pc DIY projects.
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Having such a big influencer as Pewds shout out selfhosting, ad blocking and general privacy improvements is a huge win, no matter what your opinion is of him.
I'm always open to somebody's redemption arc, even if I dislike them. The great thing about people is that we are capable of growth, even if not all of us always grow in the right direction, we always can.
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Sometimes infinite monkeys do write the source code for doom and run it on a thermometer
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I totally missed him being a Youtube jackoff and only watched my first Pewdiepie video last year when he was degoogling. Because I was doing that as well. Then saw his Linux video and that made me realise Linux was for me.
So while people might think he's some sort of douche, to me he's just fucking brilliant! So funny and smart, and really wants to help people escape from the awful internet we have now, where everything is sucking up your data. He gives great advice on how to do that and does it in such a funny way.
People keep mentioning his redemption arc lol, but i've just seen the great stuff so for me, abs love his stuff! Highly recommended!
Best thing for Linux, having such a huge Youtuber praising it so much!
Well he's 36 now. Think he's realized that it'd be cringe to behave like a teenager for much longer and his original fans are all adults now anyway, so he's decided to aim his new videos at them rather than getting new teenage fans. Put it this way, he had 100 million subscribers 7 years ago, he has 110 million now. One has to assume his average subscriber age has risen a lot in recent years.
Honestly great that this is how it's gone. I find him way more relatable now than when his fame was at peak.
I like that you like him now... But i don't think the main reason he's become cool now is due to him... not wanting to be cringe lol.
Obv yeah the audience n he grew but it sorta takes agency away from him by knowing its all bullshit haha. Like yes, he's a huge YouTube star but he's also now huge advocate of privacy, security and mental health.
He's not just doing this cos he doesnt wanna be cringe.
Honestly, cringe was an oversimplification in the first place on my behalf. My take is that he's realized that he can either keep doing what he did for over a decade (put out cringe content, which would be even more cringe as he reaches 40 soon), or he can actually do something useful with the reach he has, and be someone his son can actually be proud of. And he went with the latter, over the easy money of the former.
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can already tell this is gonna be the most insufferable comment section of all time
Wtf is wrong with this place, why is everyone fighting
And why does it seem like they all hate Pewdiepie?
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If you don't wanna watch the video it seems it's all about this https://unhook.app/
"Unhook YouTube Watch YouTube free of distractions. Block suggestion feeds, comments, and more."
I think he’s a tool, but credit where it’s due: it’s great that he’s supporting the movement, and he does have a huge following.
Maybe he's the right tool for the job
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Self-hosting is a literal addiction. lol
I started with just an invidious instance and now I have my own audiobooks app that I’m also turning into a navidrome client. Did I say jellyfin and pihole, too?
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Didnt know pewds is breaching into the tech sphere (from gaming).
Do I need to sub him now? :p
His redemption arch is in full swing.
He has a video on "I switched to Linux, and you should too" and a deGoogle video
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Beyond his interest in FOSS and privacy, he's also just mellowed out a ton, the dude is in his mid (late?) thirties and you can tell.
Dude is also wealthy as fuck. That helps a ton.
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There's some irony in that sponsor block has to block four segments of the video.
I don't think there's any irony in people trying to make money with their work. And I'd much much MUCH rather have them insert multiple sponsors in a video that I can just skip over than worry about ads and their constant tracking.
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I dont really understand, is it possible to block JUST the shorts on Youtube? Any idea where i can find more about that?
I dont want to leave youtube just yet, but occasionally the shorts are melting my brain.
Okay, since I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, you can block shorts using ublock origin. You can block pretty much any component on any website.
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I love everything he has been doing recently. He is a master of story telling and goes surprisingly far into solving technology challenges, while keeping it fun and real. What an amazing transformation really
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