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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 25 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

So many people I used to watch when YT first started were discovered to be pedophiles or rapists... ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

[โ€“] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

i wonder if the fame turned them into that or they were always pedos to begin with

[โ€“] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd imagine it's always been there, but their fame gave them access to a devoted fanbase willing to do anything for them.

And then things just devolve...

[โ€“] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Probably caused a feedback loop. He could have grown out of being a douche, but his audience was built on him being a douche and fed that behavior.

So many of these early youtubers gave me bad vibes turned into shitheels later on doesn't surprise me.

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