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Twitch steamer Dr Disrespect's shtick takes a dangerous turn into spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories

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    Grzmot
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    Streamers are primarily entertainers. Most of them play video games all day and do just that, entertain. That is nothing negative, most people on this planet spend their life doing the same thing...

    Streamers are primarily entertainers. Most of them play video games all day and do just that, entertain. That is nothing negative, most people on this planet spend their life doing the same thing five days a week for a paycheck.

    That being said, if they do not have qualifications, I'd rather have streamers not spread shit like this, because they have quite the reach, and a usually younger, impressionable audience, especially loud and flashy streamers like Dr Disrespect, xQc and others doing streams in the same style.

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    1. JXM
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      That’s what scares me. Going after and indoctrinating people when their young and vulnerable is the same tactic that gangs and radical terrorist groups use. And they’re very successful at it since...

      because they have quite the reach, and a usually younger, impressionable audience

      That’s what scares me. Going after and indoctrinating people when their young and vulnerable is the same tactic that gangs and radical terrorist groups use. And they’re very successful at it since kids don’t always know how to fact check these people.

      Think about how many things you did as a kid because you saw someone you thought was cool or looked up to do it. These people have far more power than we think.

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