BartHarleyJarvis's recent activity
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Comment on Who's afraid of Hasan Piker? in ~society
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Comment on Michelle Obama launches podcast with her brother Craig Robinson in ~life
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentYou know what, you made some great points. It's hard not to view this cynically given everything I'm seeing in that sphere, but given what you pointed out this probably is coincidental timing. I...And this isn't Michelle's first foray into podcasting either. She made The Michelle Obama Podcast in 2020-2022 and Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast in 2023. So I don't get why everyone is all of sudden being so fucking cynical about this one, as if this is new territory for her and was only created in a desperate attempt to counteract Joe Rogan, or serve as her entry into a political career.
You know what, you made some great points. It's hard not to view this cynically given everything I'm seeing in that sphere, but given what you pointed out this probably is coincidental timing. I still think there are motivations that extend beyond Michelle Obama wanting to grow her brand as a lifestyle media personality, but you're right, this wasn't whipped up as part of the shallow and desperate attempt to counteract Joe Rogan & co. that we're seeing from other dem figures.
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Comment on Michelle Obama launches podcast with her brother Craig Robinson in ~life
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentSo this is all just a coincidence and not part of the broader efforts to expand the dem's appeal to a wider audience via podcasts? I get that it's not an overtly political podcast like the crooked...So this is all just a coincidence and not part of the broader efforts to expand the dem's appeal to a wider audience via podcasts? I get that it's not an overtly political podcast like the crooked media podcasts, but thats kind of the point? The Joe Rogan Experience and Theo Von's podcast aren't exactly political podcasts and neither are the hundreds of other lifestyle podcasts that played a role in pushing the country to the right. I don't think it's a bad thing, but I have a hard time believing it's not a strategic political move since the whole podcast thing has been brought up a lot in the wake of the election and now we're seeing Democrats all over the country doing podcasts and going on sports radio.
In any case, it can't be worse than Gavin Newsom's podcast.
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Comment on Michelle Obama launches podcast with her brother Craig Robinson in ~life
BartHarleyJarvis Link Parent"Thoughtful conversations about life" from a former first lady who is always the subject of rumors around running for some form of office isn't exactly apolitical. Especially given the current..."Thoughtful conversations about life" from a former first lady who is always the subject of rumors around running for some form of office isn't exactly apolitical. Especially given the current circumstances where Democrats and political pundits have made a big deal of the podcast gap.
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Comment on Michelle Obama launches podcast with her brother Craig Robinson in ~life
BartHarleyJarvis LinkAre these podcasts going to appeal to anyone outside of the most hard-line blue no matter who voters?Are these podcasts going to appeal to anyone outside of the most hard-line blue no matter who voters?
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentOh. This is like finding out Dwayne Johnson and The Rock are the same person.Oh. This is like finding out Dwayne Johnson and The Rock are the same person.
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI recognize the username, but I don't know the backstory. Why is kn0thing poison?I recognize the username, but I don't know the backstory. Why is kn0thing poison?
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (March 2025) in ~health.mental
BartHarleyJarvis LinkJust broke up with my partner of 5 years. I'm actually writing this in the back of an Uber on my way to the airport. I'm sad, they're devastated. Unlike previous relationships, this one didn't...Just broke up with my partner of 5 years. I'm actually writing this in the back of an Uber on my way to the airport. I'm sad, they're devastated. Unlike previous relationships, this one didn't have a clear reason to end. We were great partners, we never fought, we made each other laugh. In the rare times when we would disagree/argue, we did it well and communicated well. But there was something missing. I cant explain it. I don't know if it was them, me, or us. Part of me felt it from the start and there were times when my love for them would wax and wane, but I spent the past five years trying to get over that missing piece because everything else was as close to perfect as it can get.
Unfortunately, after spending a good chunk of our 30s together, it came time to shit or get off the pot. I told them last night and it was awful. I know it's for the best, but it sucks.
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Comment on Who's afraid of Hasan Piker? in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkWell, here is Piker. He stands 6-foot-4, with a sharp jawline and ripples of coiled muscle. He is conversant in bodybuilding, gaming, anime, professional wrestling, and every other interest that tends to make up the media diet of boys of a certain age. His bulge-and-Calvins thirst traps have started libidinal riots online. According to an unofficial census conducted by his community in 2024, his viewership is about two-thirds men. (Slim majorities are white and hold a college degree, while 30 percent reported that they hadn’t yet lost their virginity.) In the past year, he has welcomed both former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the stream. Sanders, 50 years Piker’s senior, passed through a week before the inauguration and thanked him for his role in the “revolution of media.” Even the Pod Save America podcast, staffed by former Obama flacks who’ve long advocated for a more institutional brand of progressivism, hosted Piker and listened patiently while he ripped the party a new one.
All this access has given Piker’s show a sense of beltway authority that it never quite had during the Biden era—evidence of a fledgling effort to make him more central to Democratic messaging. The Democrats, it seems, have found their man.
Just one little problem with that. Piker didn’t endorse Biden at the dawn of the 2024 cycle. Then he didn’t endorse Kamala Harris either. Resting on a sheathed samurai sword, near the rear of his streaming setup, is a MAGA hat. Piker wears it on the rare occasions he approves of a Trump decision. On one recent occasion, he slipped it on when the incoming administration had a hand in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Piker is pro–Palestinian liberation, pro-immigrant, pro-trans, pro-choice, and unapologetically himself. Some of this has brought accusations of antisemitism and more, all of which he strongly denies but has lately found Piker in an uncharacteristically defensive posture. His take-no-prisoners approach makes everyone—but especially Democrats—uneasy. For a while, a staffer for Ocasio-Cortez suggested the congresswoman would give me a comment for this article on Piker and Democrats’ future. I followed up repeatedly, only to be told that someone more senior would have to sign off. The comment never came.
As I watched Piker prepare for what was coming in January—an opening salvo from the new Trump administration that aims to redefine both the constitution and the country—I saw into a future most Democrats are too afraid to fully consider. And as I’ve watched how the weeks since have played out, it’s become clear how little time there is left to understand Piker’s provocative appeal to a new generation of voters. The cost of ignoring figures like him is becoming all too clear.
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Who's afraid of Hasan Piker?
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Comment on Super Bowl LIX Megathread in ~sports.american_football
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI placed 50 bucks on KC to win the Superbowl a few months ago as an emotional hedge. Not a Philly fan by any stretch, so this was one of three times in the Mahomes era where I would've been ok...I placed 50 bucks on KC to win the Superbowl a few months ago as an emotional hedge. Not a Philly fan by any stretch, so this was one of three times in the Mahomes era where I would've been ok with a KC win. The other two: 2019 AFCCG and Superbowl LV - both of which I was actively rooting for KC. These motherfuckers.
But in all honestly, watching them get dominated was worth the 50 bucks. I think I might spite bet them every year moving forward.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentWhat strategy is there for a senator to pass legislation other than to introduce/sponsor a bill and drum up public support for it?What strategy is there for a senator to pass legislation other than to introduce/sponsor a bill and drum up public support for it?
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Comment on Is the age of opportunity for "hustlers" with morals on the internet over? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI'm intrigued. Care to drop a link to your work? Consider this your greenlight for some shameless self-promotion.I'm intrigued. Care to drop a link to your work? Consider this your greenlight for some shameless self-promotion.
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Comment on The first stripy wind turbine ever turned on: It has achieved a very strange effect in ~engineering
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentYeah, the author achieved a very strange effect.Yeah, the author achieved a very strange effect.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9 in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThe discussion around this is probably going to devolve even further. I mean, who keeps the gun on them that long?? The conspiracy theories are gonna go off. Not to mention the mishmash of views...Mr. Mangione was carrying a gun, a silencer and other false identification cards similar to those they believe the killer used in New York, according to one of the law enforcement officials and a person briefed on the investigation. Mr. Mangione showed the police the same fake New Jersey identification that the man believed to be the gunman presented when he checked into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Nov. 24, a senior law enforcement official said.
The discussion around this is probably going to devolve even further. I mean, who keeps the gun on them that long?? The conspiracy theories are gonna go off. Not to mention the mishmash of views that he appears to have according to his twitter posts.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9 in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkNone of These People Should Ever Work in Politics AgainNone of These People Should Ever Work in Politics Again
Harris’s staff was composed of establishment political operatives who have spent their entire careers cycling through campaigns, corporate boardrooms, and consulting firms catering to America’s elite. Unsurprisingly, their leadership produced a campaign that failed to inspire or connect. What’s worse, as their Pod Save America interview reveals, they are completely unwilling to take accountability for any of it and seem totally incapable of learning from their mistakes. Here are a few of the lessons that they learned from Harris’s defeat.
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Comment on Why US Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentHasan Piker hit on nearly every prediction he made this election. Like a lot of us, he got caught up in the late surge of optimism and undervalued the online campaign the Trump team rolled out,...Hasan Piker hit on nearly every prediction he made this election. Like a lot of us, he got caught up in the late surge of optimism and undervalued the online campaign the Trump team rolled out, but the rest of his analysis was spot on. He takes a lot of shit from a lot of different people for various reasons, but he is unironically one of the best, most accurate political pundits out there right now.
I can see why you went with the Alex Jones comp for him. Like Alex Jones, there is a fairly high barrier of entry for those that stumble into a broadcast. It can be loud, it can be aggressive, and there are bizarre tangents and little side quests that can be very disorienting for someone who is new to the platform. Plus someone could ask a question that might resonate with you and get berated.
Provided we found somebody in a Bill Burr or Jimmy Kimmel, somebody progressive or at least universally center-left, but more middling who seems to have never left their humble origins behind, we would need to sell them to the everyman
Oh my God, that's Bill Simmons's music! Just kidding.
Essentially, I don't think it's that Democrats won't build a Joe Rogan, it's that they can't build a Joe Rogan.
100% It was a perfect storm that led to Joe Rogan becoming what he is today. Actually, the more I think about it, best candidate for a left wing Joe Rogan might be...Joe Rogan.
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Comment on It is time to do away with the empty recurring weekly threads in ~tildes
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI agree. I don't really post, but every now and then there is an election-related post I think about sharing but I know it's going to be ignored in the weekly thread. We can always go back if it...I agree. I don't really post, but every now and then there is an election-related post I think about sharing but I know it's going to be ignored in the weekly thread. We can always go back if it gets out of control.
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Comment on Disney seeking dismissal of Raglan Road death lawsuit because victim was Disney+ subscriber in ~news
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis kinda reminds me of the boneless chicken bone incident a few weeks ago. There will be a ruling that flies in the face of reasonable consumer expectations, then a flood of people will "well...This kinda reminds me of the boneless chicken bone incident a few weeks ago. There will be a ruling that flies in the face of reasonable consumer expectations, then a flood of people will "well actually" the shit out of it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI finally got around to Cyberpunk 2077 this month after I finally got around to Witcher 3 last month. Both games have been a blast. All I knew about Cyberpunk was that it was a disaster at release...I finally got around to Cyberpunk 2077 this month after I finally got around to Witcher 3 last month. Both games have been a blast. All I knew about Cyberpunk was that it was a disaster at release but patched itself up sometime over the past year. There are some things that aren't always smooth, but the game is MASSIVE so you'd expect some hiccups here and there. To me, it's a much much better version of what Fallout 4 tried to be. I'm 35 hours in and I'm excited to sink in another hundred or so.
Hi, I know it's been a while since you posted this. I had already seen at the time, but I didn't want to drive the discussion away from the article in question. Not to mention the fact that it would be unreasonable for us to go through every point raised in the video.
I am a longtime H3 fan, dating back to the pre-Vape Nation days. He was actually the first youtuber I ever subscribed to. Coincidentally, Hasan was the first Twitch streamer I ever subscribed to. It was like a dream come true when the two joined forces after the brilliant "Oh my god, it's Sam Seder! What a fucking nightmare!" moment. I was really sad to see them part ways after 10/7, but I understand that this is a very personal issue for Ethan. And while I think he is misguided in both his perspective on Gaza and his constant attempts to go after Hasan, I still think he is a decent person at his core. I would love to see this squabble end and H3 go back to it's old ways or set his sights on a more worthy opponent.
The Hasan Piker Nuke is a very well-produced video. I disagree with the premise and most of the content in the video, but the H3 fan in me was happy to see that he still has his fastball. As I mentioned before, going through roughly two hours of twitch clips and addressing them one-by-one is an incredibly daunting task. But if you are truly interested in examining this a little further and seeing an alternative perspective, I highly recommend this video by Noah Samsen. It's not a point-by-point recounting or rebuttal of the H3-Hasan debacle, rather, it addresses the overall thesis of the content nuke. Noah also provides links to a playlist that goes more in-depth on the points brought up in H3's video, but I think his video is better. I'd love to read your thoughts on it.