25 votes

DOOM: The fake outrage

6 comments

  1. [5]
    Ellimist
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    I thank you for this. I watched the entire video just as a reminder that as much as the Alt Right wants to cry about SJWs taking things too seriously, political correctness ruining our society,...

    I thank you for this.

    I watched the entire video just as a reminder that as much as the Alt Right wants to cry about SJWs taking things too seriously, political correctness ruining our society, etc, they're just as bad as they accuse SJWs of being.

    Taking a handful of tweets with little actual exposure and creating their own outrage.......idiots

    15 votes
    1. [3]
      chips
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      It certainly does seem like excessive meta-outrage! One thing that seemed a bit strange was this point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63nY0AYebI&t=101 The creator says If you do that search you...

      It certainly does seem like excessive meta-outrage! One thing that seemed a bit strange was this point

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63nY0AYebI&t=101

      The creator says

      do a youtube search for "doom eternal"

      If you do that search you get somewhat more varied results (though there are a lot of outrage videos!). I think maybe the creator actually searched for "doom eternal sjw" (those are the top 3 results for that search) and cropped the frame. Maybe just to make the video simpler, but could it also be a case of exaggerated meta-meta-outrage? ;)

      6 votes
      1. Lynndolynn
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        We need to go deeper. Can we get outraged about this meta-meta-outrage and call it meta-meta-meta-outrage?

        We need to go deeper. Can we get outraged about this meta-meta-outrage and call it meta-meta-meta-outrage?

        4 votes
      2. Batcow
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        I believe YouTube results are adjusted by what the algorithm thinks you're interested in, so there's a chance Shaun was shown those videos because he operates in the political YouTube circles.

        I believe YouTube results are adjusted by what the algorithm thinks you're interested in, so there's a chance Shaun was shown those videos because he operates in the political YouTube circles.

        4 votes
    2. brighteyes720
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      I discovered this channel just today and binged a few videos. I highly recommend his Charlottesville video. It could be a proper documentary honestly. He's amazing.

      I discovered this channel just today and binged a few videos.

      I highly recommend his Charlottesville video. It could be a proper documentary honestly. He's amazing.

      6 votes
  2. clerical_terrors
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    Sometimes I feel like some of these YT commentary channels are just a more modern incarnation of tabloids or channels like Fox News.

    Sometimes I feel like some of these YT commentary channels are just a more modern incarnation of tabloids or channels like Fox News.

    6 votes