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Part of me feels bad for rog. it seems he's let his delusions get the better of him. A lot of his political alignments are typical for the terminally online. He seems to be swatting at shadows; mad at people for no reason. A lot of this reads with a pretty strong sense of apathy. Hopefully he gets his perspective straightened out and moves away from the internet/spotlight as much as possible.
A lot of his issues come down to confidence. A lot of the criticism of the nine club comes down to their spinelessness and generally milquetoast quality. If he had confidence in his ideas he wouldn't be worried about "the trolls winning" or whatever he asks himself after setting up another fake scenario to worry about in the nine club editing bay. They've handled situations poorly in the past because they were indecisive and spineless and this shows in rogers general demeanor, and obviously pent up frustration, which he directs at his detractors through humiliating himself.
My thing with this angle is that we’re not talking about some troubled kid trying to find their way. We’re talking about a 50 year old man with a platform that largely caters to young people.
His traumas and issues are all valid but at a certain point it’s on you to do the work and grow up a little. It’s actually extremely easy to not be a shithead and it’s exhausting to waste so much benefit of the doubt on grown ass men like him.
Very well said
That's a good point. I guess his case makes me sad because I feel like I see a lot of people fall into this sad, lonely yet hypersocialized path, and I wish it wasn't like this.
As a 50 year old he should know better, but he's obviously pretty fried.
The shit that frustrates me the most is the toys out the pram style whining about public opinion. He is entitled to his freedom of speech and if he doesn't want to deal with the social ramifications of platforming people with serious accusations, he shouldn't do it; he choses to deal with his predicament by whining about it in a backhanded, sniveling sort of way. very poor taste
It's kind of pathetic for a 50 year old honestly. I think that's why it makes me sad.