Current Events > The ProJared drama got me thinking...

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dotsdfe
05/13/19 4:49:14 AM
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How easy would it be for a YouTuber to start an actual cult if they really wanted to?

Like, hearing stories about people drawing nude fanart of PJ, or sending him nudes, it really opened my eyes to how utterly devoted people get to these people.

If a popular YTer really, really wanted to, they could probably get some of these people do to some insane shit. It's bizarre to me just how much influence they have overall, and it's a little bit scary.

This whole line of thought also made me kind of want to write a short story along these lines too, but I'm not sure if I'd do it, especially after just finishing a novel and having some ideas for another story in mind already too.
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MedeaLysistrata
05/13/19 4:55:48 AM
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Extreme cult, cult of personality, mystery cult

Sometimes they may interscet
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Kitt
05/13/19 4:57:22 AM
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No joke; this is the concept for the antagonists in Borderlands 3.
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Rusty_Shacklefo
05/13/19 7:53:00 AM
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Stefan Molyneux did it
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Awesome
05/13/19 8:01:22 AM
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Sw1ft_Blad3
05/13/19 5:11:19 PM
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Just check out Call me Kevin and his Dear Leader Cult.
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UnfairRepresent
05/13/19 5:21:08 PM
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I still don't know who ProJared is
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legendarylemur
05/13/19 5:22:19 PM
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Any fanbase is tantamount to a cult tbh.
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mach25687
05/13/19 5:22:28 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I still don't know who ProJared is

Your typical youtuber gamer.
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legendarylemur
05/13/19 5:23:46 PM
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He's a video game journalist turned youtuber. Not really hard to google tbh
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UnfairRepresent
05/13/19 5:23:57 PM
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mach25687 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
I still don't know who ProJared is

Your typical youtuber gamer.

Then why are we mad that a typical youtube gamer cheated on his wife?

Whatever man I don't get this shit.
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MC_BatCommander
05/13/19 5:24:17 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
mach25687 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
I still don't know who ProJared is

Your typical youtuber gamer.

Then why are we mad that a typical youtube gamer cheated on his wife?

Whatever man I don't get this shit.


He solicited nudes from youths
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AceMos
05/13/19 8:18:44 PM
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its very easy to get a cult with social media

thankfully some people have woken up and are trying to cull it but well idiots scream about freedom of speech
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A_A_Battery
05/14/19 12:20:40 AM
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Awesome posted...
If murderers in jail get love letters then theres proof there are nutcases out there.


Second degree murder usually results from rage, often justified rage (even if the murder itself was not). The people who loved that person would still love them, it would just be an unfortunate situation. Ive seen murder cases before where the victim themselves were violent, abusive, and pushed the wrong person relentlessly.

Honestly such a murder, to me, is less dishonorable than being a complete shameless pervert.
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Sonic Cannon
05/14/19 12:23:55 AM
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Very possible, if they were so inclined. A lot of political commentators (particularly online) have fanbases that are pretty cult-like at times. People like Stefan Molyneux or Milo have big cults of personality. If you want to look further towards people actually exploiting their base for money, there's Alex Jones.
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UnfairRepresent
05/14/19 12:12:30 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
mach25687 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
I still don't know who ProJared is

Your typical youtuber gamer.

Then why are we mad that a typical youtube gamer cheated on his wife?

Whatever man I don't get this shit.


He solicited nudes from youths

When you say "youth" do you mean like 6 year olds?

Because that's fucked up.

Or like 18 year olds?

In which case, again who cares?
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Conception616
05/14/19 12:13:53 PM
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AVGN basically has a cult, he has so many mindless followers that refuse to criticize him even slightly. He really hasnt been funny since 2008 or so.
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CanuckCowboy
05/14/19 12:16:57 PM
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Poppy had this thought years ago.

Actually titanic Sinclair did even before that.
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Youngster_Joey_
05/14/19 12:20:03 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Or like 18 year olds?

In which case, again who cares?


14-16 year olds IIRC

And shut the fuck up
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UnfairRepresent
05/14/19 12:21:46 PM
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Conception616 posted...
AVGN basically has a cult, he has so many mindless followers that refuse to criticize him even slightly. He really hasnt been funny since 2008 or so.

AVGN is funny doe

Youngster_Joey_ posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...

Or like 18 year olds?

In which case, again who cares?


14-16 year olds IIRC

And shut the fuck up

How come he's not under arrest?
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UnfairRepresent
05/14/19 12:27:41 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Already happened. Unfortunately it's a fake philosopher, of all things.

https://freedomainradio.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfWWI_6r3ro" data-time="


That's the video where he lost me.

Nothing but complete and total word salad and verbal diarrhoea in a video primed for potentially winning people over and showing your seriousness.
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KillerKhan420
05/14/19 12:28:47 PM
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The two YouTubers you see blind devotion to, angry joe and boogie. Even when one is a complete shill and the other orders prostitutes and treated his ex wife like shit.
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UnfairRepresent
05/14/19 12:30:22 PM
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KillerKhan420 posted...
The two YouTubers you see blind devotion to, angry joe and boogie. Even when one is a complete shill and the other orders prostitutes and treated his ex wife like shit.

Angry Joe is a shill?

He shits on games all the time and is blacklisted by a bunch of publishers while being open about what ties he does have to potential games/tournaments.

Plus he is lazy and goes through long stretches of hardly making content

If he's a shill then he is shit at it.
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MC_BatCommander
05/14/19 1:38:11 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
MC_BatCommander posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
mach25687 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
I still don't know who ProJared is

Your typical youtuber gamer.

Then why are we mad that a typical youtube gamer cheated on his wife?

Whatever man I don't get this shit.


He solicited nudes from youths

When you say "youth" do you mean like 6 year olds?

Because that's fucked up.

Or like 18 year olds?

In which case, again who cares?


I mean those under the legal age to solicit nudes from
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Delirious_Beard
05/15/19 8:14:50 PM
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this is basically what athene has been doing for the entire decade
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TurgidTyrant
05/17/19 9:12:12 PM
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not a youtuber, but lemme introduce you to a man called Vic Mignogna, and his Risembool Rangers
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