Not as much as it is for Hassan, which is why he keeps inventing the problem.
He doesn’t care about the party, he doesn’t care about voters, he doesn’t care about his viewers either as long as they keep watching.
All he cares about is his views and profits.
And people keep falling for it.
If he actually gave a shit, he’d at least use his fame and fundraiser network (viewers) to help progressive win primaries, then the DNC can start their job of getting Dems thru the general.
He has the easiest route to make a difference of almost anyone else right now, but he’s not using it for anything except to get more famous.
I think he stumped for one primary candidate, but all he talked about during that period was how Dems wouldn’t like it and no one should listen to the party they should just listen to him
How do you find such endless shit takes?
I don’t care for Piker because he has a tendency to glaze authoritarians etc. But he’s not speaking to those of us in the 50+ demos anyway. Piker regardless of what you think of him has been out in the streets at protests and pickets. He’s gone to Cuba to deliver aid. And by boosting groups like PV, he and other streamers like Vaush are doing exactly what you accuse them of not doing. Progressive Victory does the vetting and advocacy, they bring them the audiences. So far it’s gone well. And that’s the way it should be.
Does Piker say inflammatory and often stupid things to drive views? Absolutely. But then most of the bigger streamers do. Those like Kulinsky or even KC locals like the Vanguard included. I kind of wish they didn’t because it makes it tricky to suggest them to others my age etc since it’s such an alien tone to most. But again they aren’t speaking directly to us. They’re speaking to younger generations, on their level. Finding success with new media even as the old media many of us olds are familiar with is dead and rotting.
