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.
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.