With PewDiePie switching to Linux, I’ve seen more and more post with him and they often get locked.

What moral failings did he commit, and has he done anything to make up for them?

  • dirtycrow@programming.dev
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    18 hours ago

    This is a ridiculous stance. A lot of people say stupid stuff on the internet and then mature and move on. A lot of us have the privilege of people (the entire world) not remembering what we said. I don’t think it’s right that he impressed on his viewers that those words are acceptable, but that doesn’t make him a nazi or racist in public or private. That dilutes the word further when there isn’t enough evidence to even suggest it’s true, ignores the fact that most of us are prejudiced more than we’d admit, and causes people to just ignore us when we aren’t making a reactionary standpoint on a real issue. I have never been a PewDiePie viewer nor do I think his content is interesting nor his move to Linux, but I hate to see Lemmy pinning him on a wall as if he’s responsible for an entire generation becoming radicalized with alt-right. I would blame Big Tech and algorithms.

    • HappyFrogOP
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      15 hours ago

      Has he apologized or acknowledged that what he did was wrong? If not, then I would assume that he still holds these views.