Youtuber PewDiePie is going all in on deGoogling and the Steam Deck is one of the surprising tools that's helping him to 'escape'
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If he’s “going all in on deGoogling”, perhaps he should be using a Youtube alternative?
I know it seems kinda ironic. But the way to reach lots of people is to post on YouTube. If you want to reach people and stop them from using google you're not going to reach them on some obscure platform that no one uses.
And the people using those obscure platforms have already degoogled so your basically preaching to the choir if you use them.
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Are there other incurable states of mind that would require people to be shunned forever?
yeah, arguing in bad faith
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Nope, nobody is. Case in point: Twitch.
Multiple people have tried moving out, but they always come back.
YouTube ads pay a fuckton of money compared to any sponsorships. And sponsors pay more based on views and demographics, which YouTube also provides.
You just can’t make YouTube moneys by hosting an mp4 with sponsor ads, not ever.
I think it’s not about money. It’s the audience.
Maybe this arc leads somewhere better though. He might be big enough to cause a paradigm shift eventually.
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i don't really know if the linux community should be claiming the guy who casually drops the n word like he breathes air as our guy.
edit: JESUS FUCK y'all have too much time on your hands
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Funny how the comments in this thread went from "haha he's degoogling on YouTube?" to "do you believe in rehabilitation?" - "HE'S A NAZI!!!".
It truly feels like back in the good old Reddit days. You either get popcorn or your pitchfork. There's nothing in-between.
he brought it on himself by accidentally naziing several times, even while he ostensibly apologized after he got called out for it.
he has had a hand in normalizing this shit we're in today and people are right to be angry at him. especially since his alleged rehabilitation has been as quiet as his nazi winks and nods were loud.
i do believe in rehabilitation, but i think for someone his size you can't just do it quietly. you have to be against it and try to right your wrongs. that's what hunter avallone did for example, and he's significantly smaller than pewdiepie.
pewdiepie's damage was much more consequential and he has a responsibility to do more than not casually naziing anymore.
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Nope, nobody is. Case in point: Twitch.
Multiple people have tried moving out, but they always come back.
YouTube ads pay a fuckton of money compared to any sponsorships. And sponsors pay more based on views and demographics, which YouTube also provides.
You just can’t make YouTube moneys by hosting an mp4 with sponsor ads, not ever.
Only if you operate in a country where AdSense pays a lot. If you're based in a country where AdSense pays like shit, you're going to need that sponsor to keep the lights on.
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Yes let him remove his source of income in order to be the most rightous!!! It's respectable that he's doing it as much as he can
I think he's already set for life and he's doing YouTube just for fun. I've heard that other YouTubers said that PewDiePie is incredibly wealthy because he invested a large percentage of his income on his heyday as a YouTuber. Looking back he only have two editors at most working at his videos and didn't do "flexing" content.
But the point is that he won't be able to reach people if he didn't post on YouTube. He already kicked up a storm on the move to Linux video and this kind of exposure really helps with the general population.
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I have been thinking about not replacing my laptop and just getting a steam deck (or a Lenovo?) kb, mouse and a bigger external screen if I need it.
Will that work ?
I use mine as my main desktop pc. I've put cachyOS on it (handheld edition).
It depends on what software you need to run though. I'm a programmer so Linux for me is great but it might not support all the software you currently use.
I still have my old laptop, again running cachyOS, for sitting on the couch or going portable. I have tried using the deck on its own sitting in a dock with a Bluetooth mouse and KB. It works fine but the screen is very small so I prefer the laptop.
You could maybe try dual booting your laptop with a beginner friendly distro like Ubuntu, fedora, or bazzite (if you want gaming) to dip your toe in the water before fully diving in.
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he brought it on himself by accidentally naziing several times, even while he ostensibly apologized after he got called out for it.
he has had a hand in normalizing this shit we're in today and people are right to be angry at him. especially since his alleged rehabilitation has been as quiet as his nazi winks and nods were loud.
i do believe in rehabilitation, but i think for someone his size you can't just do it quietly. you have to be against it and try to right your wrongs. that's what hunter avallone did for example, and he's significantly smaller than pewdiepie.
pewdiepie's damage was much more consequential and he has a responsibility to do more than not casually naziing anymore.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I think the algorithms and media advertising are setup to monetize outrage and he got big precisely because he was willing to say and do anything for attention.
If not for the algorithms we'd probably not ever have known who pewdie pie is and tbh we'd all be better off forgetting about him.
I'm tired of people talking about the "responsibility of celebrities" - most of them are only there because they're shitty. The system filters for it.
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I think the algorithms and media advertising are setup to monetize outrage and he got big precisely because he was willing to say and do anything for attention.
If not for the algorithms we'd probably not ever have known who pewdie pie is and tbh we'd all be better off forgetting about him.
I'm tired of people talking about the "responsibility of celebrities" - most of them are only there because they're shitty. The system filters for it.
then people shouldn't bitch about it when they get backlash
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On the Steam Deck there is Google too, there is the sponsored Chrome install and cloud saves uses Google servers
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On the Steam Deck there is Google too, there is the sponsored Chrome install and cloud saves uses Google servers
What? No there isn't and they don't use Google's cloud.
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I think he's already set for life and he's doing YouTube just for fun. I've heard that other YouTubers said that PewDiePie is incredibly wealthy because he invested a large percentage of his income on his heyday as a YouTuber. Looking back he only have two editors at most working at his videos and didn't do "flexing" content.
But the point is that he won't be able to reach people if he didn't post on YouTube. He already kicked up a storm on the move to Linux video and this kind of exposure really helps with the general population.
That's a good point
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I think it’s not about money. It’s the audience.
Maybe this arc leads somewhere better though. He might be big enough to cause a paradigm shift eventually.
LTT isn’t small (Linus is tho) and they have their own site, Floatplane
They still make most of their income from YouTube
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What? No there isn't and they don't use Google's cloud.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]In game mode if you navigate to library then to non-steam, if your list is empty it will prompt you to install Chrome. Maybe it was somewhere else, but yes, the prompt exists regardless.
Edit: Picure I got from the Interner to illustrate my comment:
Edit 2: More proof that it never happened and either I'm imagining things or making it up:
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Funny how the comments in this thread went from "haha he's degoogling on YouTube?" to "do you believe in rehabilitation?" - "HE'S A NAZI!!!".
It truly feels like back in the good old Reddit days. You either get popcorn or your pitchfork. There's nothing in-between.
I like to eat my popcorn with a pitchfork, thank you very much.
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In game mode if you navigate to library then to non-steam, if your list is empty it will prompt you to install Chrome. Maybe it was somewhere else, but yes, the prompt exists regardless.
Edit: Picure I got from the Interner to illustrate my comment:
Edit 2: More proof that it never happened and either I'm imagining things or making it up:
Did they install chrome in desktop mode and Steam picked it up and asked if they wanted a shortcut to it? From what I can tell you get Firefox by default in desktop mode?
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On the Steam Deck there is Google too, there is the sponsored Chrome install and cloud saves uses Google servers
Where did you get this information?
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Yes let him remove his source of income in order to be the most rightous!!! It's respectable that he's doing it as much as he can
Also youtube is so widespread it's the best way to spread positive messages, even against YouTube and Google themselves
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"Degoogle!"
~ Someone on YouTube, a platform owned by Google
