• IronBird@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      because, we are so overwhelmed with obvious fake bullshit 24/7, that anything “real” is a breath of fresh air.

      Asmongold is some random hoarder whose claim to fame is playing fucking WoW, he also used his newfound status to take care of his ailing mother and now father.

      this is why more people tune in to watch any given asmongold stream than they do fucking…jimmy kimmel, who only has a show because he knew someone and they couldnt find anyone else with less edge.

      it’s like…the truman show in way

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      We’re living in an age where entertainers mirror their audience. They aren’t about escape from reality or ideals to dream of. They are about wallowing in reality. They excuse the sorry condition their audience is in. Frankly, I think they occupy a brain space that used to be occupied by having friends. We have all had stupid friends we sit around and do stupid shit with, right? Well, not anymore. Now you just watch this idiot on your phone. It’s depressing as hell.

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      9 days ago

      That guy who posited that “everyone in America is 12 years old” was probably right.

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      He was a huge WOW player and on his decline he hopped to FFXIV. Now I was a FFXIV player for years and loved the recognition. So his followers just ballooned because he hired a hit squad and went after the harder stuff in end game. He left that game but kept the followers. He was funny at times. But I can see why his popularity grew within video games. He’s a solid streamer on that front.

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        9 days ago

        I watched him for a bit when he hopped on FFXIV, but then he had some misogynistic takes that made me see how awful he really was.