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I just think it's pretty cool that Felix, who has never really mentioned anything Linux before, chose to go with a Linux distro for the PC he put together.

Link to video : https://youtu.be/tsu0Rw3Nqi8?t=1554

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Linux doesn't make up for being a nazi.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If he was a Nazi I don't think he'd be living in Japan. Furthermore, calling people Nazis when they're not Nazis really devalues the term. Be more intentional with your words.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

If he was a Nazi I don't think he'd be living in Japan.

LO fucking L...

Do you not know who the Nazi's allies were?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you think that has any relevance today then you're kidding yourself. Had the Axis won the war then Germany and Japan would be at eachothers' throats by now. Any alliance Nazi Germany had was one of convenience. They didn't honour their agreements. See: Russia.

If you're looking for Nazis, look to America.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think we all know Japan has been neutered and/or spayed since WW2 but I don't think anyone sees it as an anti Nazi nation.

Hitler's original plan was to escape to Japan once the war was lost.

Modern Japan is more centered on Western Ball gobbling and animated tentacle porn but I don't see it being anti Nazi per se.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

be more intentional with your words

PewDiePie has a massive platform, and therefore has a greater responsibility to be intentional with his words.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While true, I haven't heard him dropping Nbombs for like 5 years at least.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This really isn't the defence you seem to think it is.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Here's my opinion: You say the N word, even as a joke, that's on you. And it'll stick to you like shit on a stick. But it's on me to give people the benefit of the doubt and think charitably of others. I'm not gonna write a person off because they said a slur. I believe people can change and want to see that change in the world. If I didn't then there wouldn't be any incentive for others to change. Fighting bigotry is about building bridges, not tearing them down.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Yeah okay, I agree with all that, but once someone has established a pattern of harmful behavior, it becomes dangerous and naive to assume that they've changed without any sort of evidence.

We don't get to just assume Felix is a changed man just because he has the self-control not to drop hard-Rs on stream anymore, but he has to actually disavow those past actions as something more than just a "heated gamer moment."
He has to disavow the members of his fanbase who do believe that sort of thing is okay and that he's their guy because he'd say and do stuff like that.
He has to actually do something to show people he's better.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, Japan, a country famous for its hostility towards nazis 🙄

Your spine must be in pretty bad shape, what with it having to support a head comprised entirely of bone.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Do you actually think that two imperialist ethnostates would coexist for any meaningful amount of time? Do you truly think that Nazis actually saw the Japanese as "honourary Aryans"? Political jabbering to maintain good relations. A racist is a racist is a racist and Nazis hated anyone lacking blonde hair and blue eyes.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To what are you referring to?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (6 children)

the streaming in an SS uniform and paying people on fiverr to hold up signs saying "death to all jews", probably

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

the streaming in an SS uniform […]

Do you have a source?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Im pretty sure you are referring to him wearing a british military uniform. Also he did not have anyone say death to all jews. Provide source and I will correct this though.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No wonder why pewdiepie fell off.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 4 months ago (3 children)

PewDiePie is a Nazi sympathizer.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We can even replace "Nazi sympathizer" with a shorthand designation: "Nazi"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

i thought he got wife and kid to cosplay whole some, family friendly persona

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

If there are ten people at a table and one nazi there are ten Nazis at that table

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

He's basically a classic trait of toxic gamer, making a racist remarks towards everyone. He was never a nazi in the first place.

Back when he did Hitler joke stuff, he instantly got backlash from his own community. He recognized the mistake and stopped doing it again.

I can assure you, these people are often doing it for banter or just for edginess. Never actually hates people.

I’m from SEA region, and people in SEA online gaming community did this all the time. Mocking each other ethnic groups or nationalities, while not actually hating each other, except for small minorities of course. Making Hitler joke, N-word, and other local edgy jokes.

Not saying this is a good thing.

Again, even his fans constantly asking him to do better all the time. And he’s now a better person.

I recommend to check his video about 100 days art journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJDtQTTAogk It’s one of high-regarding art journey video that even contantly get shared and reacted among art community.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Looking like a Nazi youth doesn't help his case.

He was about to go mainstream and lost that oppurtunity because of dabbling in "for the lulz"

I know he's doing more than fine for himself with YouTube revenue but he basically blew his shot at getting closer to being a household name.

Now he is and will forever be that guy my teenager watches and will eventually grow out of watching

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The year of the linux desktop is upon us... right guys?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It might actually be. Linux gaming has come an awful long way thanks to Wine, Steam, Proton, Wayland, etc. Driver support is improving with or without the manufacturer's help. OpenGL's constant playing catch-up with DirectX has given way to the limitless potential of Vulkan. The web has moved almost entirely to properly open standards like WebExtensions and Canvas, and has become powerful enough that many well-known apps are literally just Electron wrappers around a HTML/Javascript core that can run on any plaform. Likewise Mono has implemented almost all of .NET and even Microsoft's own ".NET core" cross-platform (mostly so it can run on containers and cloud more effectively, not to help Linux specifically, but we'll take it) All these buzzword technologies add up to a seriously strong open source gaming ecosystem, and distros like SteamOS, Bazzite, and others are finally starting to put all these pieces together and polish them into something seriously usable as a daily driver and for gaming.

And once you've got the gamers and enthusiasts, you're on the cutting edge, you've got the tip of the spear, and the rest of the spear tends to follow where they lead. Is it happening? Too early to tell, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility. The "Year of the Linux desktop" has always been a joke, but some people weren't joking and have been seriously working on it. That work appears to be starting to really pay off. Combined with Microsoft's various Windows 11 missteps continuing to fuel the fire, a lot of people are increasingly receptive to alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Funny how the "Year of Linux" had to switch to the "Year of Desktop Linux". Any place Microsoft can not use their vendor lockin strategy, some you mention, Linux eventually dominates.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Always has been

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I still live in the '96 year of the Linux desktop. Red Hat hasn't enterprised yet, Debian is the scrappy new underdog, and the kernel maintainers are all young, flexible, and open to new technologies.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Linux is upon us in %CURRENTYEAR%

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I love Linux because it's good for everyone -- Even insufferably annoying internet personalities who are also somewhere between 'carelessly edgy' and 'actually a fascist'. 💩💩💩💩💩

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

Saw this stop when watching the video yesterday. He mentioned it one earlier in his ad read which I totally missed (thank sponsor block), but noticed it too when I saw the desktop. Personally think this is great, if someone has a big reach it's Pewdiepie, though I doubt he'd ever make a video on it, but he might mention it here and there. Either way, great more people are realizing what a breeze Linux is.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

I hope he does a video on it !

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Why are comments such a cesspool?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Ohhh. He used linux on it? I saw the thumbnail, but figured I didnt eant to see a compute build be chained down my windows. Time to actually give it a watch now

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's a timestamp in the youtube link that skips to the very end. Is that on purpose? Or were you just trying to show the terminal?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

It's the part in the video where you can see the Linux Desktop.

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