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  • R [email protected]

    I seriously doubt that anyone who asks that question doesn't already have a foregone conclusion, but fine, I'll indulge you.

    Probably not. If he was, and had been hiding it his entire life, even in the era when he was the youtube star and had zero restraint, why would he slip up those few times, and especially such highly public ways?

    He did and said some shit in his early 20s, and he deserved the criticism at the time, but those incidents weren't repeated and weren't part of a pattern. He wasn't the paragon of virtue and maturity, but I'm willing to bet my left nut that neither are the people who are lining up to crucify him, and the only difference is that he had an audience. The people who aren't willing to let go of their prejudices after a decade are equally as immature.

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    It's kind of sad that you're so terminally online that you think that everyone else must know who the hell this guy is. All I know about him is that he's some YouTuber I have never watched any of his content nore have I really heard anything about any controversy.

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    • J [email protected]

      The cost of buying a pixel is the only thing stopping me. I don't have enough to replace my aging phone with much of anything, let alone a pixel.

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      You can save quite a bit by getting a refurbished Pixel - looks like the cheapest "Google certified" option (so it comes with a 1-year warranty) is a 6a for $250, which is nearly half off MSRP. I've been using my 6a since launch, so it's been going for 3 years now and I have no desire to upgrade.

      You can definitely get cheaper smartphones, but $250 for a 6a feels like a pretty big bang for your buck.

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        Dude's having an interesting life trajectory

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        • kemsat@lemmy.worldK [email protected]

          I definitely agree with you, but I remember how Digg & then Reddit both went to shit once the masses started to use them. Same with Facebook.

          I feel like if we all spread out between multiple platforms, none will become big enough for the enshitification to hit them.

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          Aha, I understand what you mean. Maybe that's kind of why fediverse (federation) makes sense. At least with social networks.

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            I prefer not to use youtube

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            Me too, but I make exceptions for a good content.

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            • L [email protected]

              Imagine if some big influencers like him switched to peertube, that would be quiet a thing indeed.

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              I think they are the only people able to do something like that. Hosting videos is expensive as ... you know. But if someone can do it, its them.

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                Whatever name fits your fancy. Go with solid registrars like Namecheap or cloudflare.

                Once you get your domain, you can use most any email provider to handle mail for that domain. Fastmail is really good. Or proton if you want the encryption.

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                Gotta also recommended porkbun for a registrar, had a great experience with then.

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                • grrgyle@slrpnk.netG [email protected]

                  Even just mirroring.

                  Is there a tool already that makes it easy to upload to both? Idk, I haven't uploaded a video since like the 10s

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                  I think there are tools that do that, yeah

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                    How about LBRY? Do you think it's a sane alternative to YT? I also think peertube is the true freedom, though, I was surprised how quick videos load on odysee

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                    I though (not sure if I remember correctly) LBRY is basically dead after the lawsuits. The network was overtaken and is basically another corpo shait...

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                      I love this new arc of pewds, unimaginably based. I'm actually interested in watching his videos now after a looong time. The last three tech related ones were great.

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                      • B [email protected]

                        i get it, and don't mind seeing him these days, but I don't seek him out.

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                        Same here. There were times where my eyes went up just hearing mentions of the guy, but nowadays, there are some videos I kinda enjoy watching (rare but yea)

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                        • P [email protected]

                          That's going to be one long arc though

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                          Is it though? I never paid any attention to him, so I only know that one time he made some kids make a sign with heil Hitler or something like that (which from what I've read was just a joke in bad taste, he isn't a nazi or major racist). Otherwise, I haven't heard anything bad about him, he was just never someone I cared to know more about and watch, seemed to be mostly for kids. Please, correct anything I've said if I'm wrong.

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                            This guy is a Nazi, remember?

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                            No, he isnt. Repeating false information ad nauseum doesn't make it true.

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                            • Z [email protected]

                              You can save quite a bit by getting a refurbished Pixel - looks like the cheapest "Google certified" option (so it comes with a 1-year warranty) is a 6a for $250, which is nearly half off MSRP. I've been using my 6a since launch, so it's been going for 3 years now and I have no desire to upgrade.

                              You can definitely get cheaper smartphones, but $250 for a 6a feels like a pretty big bang for your buck.

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                              I used Swappa to buy my last phone. Not certified, but much cheaper. The condition of phones is "graded," and the sellers have an incentive to keep their reputation on the platform high. I had good luck, the one time I used it, at least.

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                                Literally his income source

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                                I understand why he doesn't leave youtube but why not reposts on alternatives for people who want to limit the use of youtube

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                                  I think there are tools that do that, yeah

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                                  Found one: https://codeberg.org/mister_monster/YouTube2Peertube

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                                  • E [email protected]

                                    People listen to mister nobodies on the internet like they are prophets...

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                                    And who are you, exactly? I don't like pewdiepie, or at least I haven't since I was a literal teenager. He's a strange person with a strong ego at times, but I'm all for more mainstream exposure to de-Googling, linux, and self-hosting. Just take the win.

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                                      He emigrated to Japan a few years ago

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                                      The infection spreads...

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                                      • Z [email protected]

                                        You can save quite a bit by getting a refurbished Pixel - looks like the cheapest "Google certified" option (so it comes with a 1-year warranty) is a 6a for $250, which is nearly half off MSRP. I've been using my 6a since launch, so it's been going for 3 years now and I have no desire to upgrade.

                                        You can definitely get cheaper smartphones, but $250 for a 6a feels like a pretty big bang for your buck.

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                                        i got 8a for 300 thats prob one of the best deals

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                                        • W [email protected]

                                          Three R’s to deGoogling: Reduce, replace, remove.

                                          I would say start by changing your browser and search engine (lots of options out there today), and then set up your own domain for email hosting so you can try different providers.

                                          There isn’t another YouTube with all that content out there, so that one is tough, but you don’t have to 100% de google, 50% is still good. 15% is still good.

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                                          Nebula is an option for some content creators but it is subscription based.

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