I don’t know who that is 👴🦯
Asmongold is one of these ‘anti-woke’ YouTubers. Spends a fair amount of time complaining about women not looking pretty enough for his standards from what I’ve seen, while he himself looks like a fucking rat, with a bedroom that looks like a rat’s nest. I hate downing people’s looks and I too, have been a depressed mess with a terrifying bedroom before. But also, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
I don’t actually follow any of these YouTubers and to be honest the only time I ever use YouTube is when I’m in the mood for some music videos but I’ve seen this asshat come up over and over in feminist spaces and places where people make fun of the anti-woke grifters and the idiot marks that adore them.
I haven’t personally seen him talk about women but maybe. Some of his other talks about current events seemed very reasonable, though, so I thought he was pretty OK.
Here’s the most recent take of his that I’ve seen:
But he’s definitely a repeat offender in these circles.
When I searched Asmongold “hoeflation” I got a couple results of people talking about it but no results for the post itself.
I guess indexing for Xitter is broken.
It’s literally the first unpinned post on his Twitter profile.
Do I appear as the type who uses Xitter?
Nah lol, not accusing you of anything. I just thought I’d go and take a look and see if I’d been duped by a photoshopped post but there it is, right at the top. Just below his description of “Professional Neckbeard” and pinned address where all the marks that support him can send him free stuff.
Who the fuck cares. Elon, is average moron playing average game. If this was something important, I could understand, but this is nothing more than attention whoring.
The Worst Person You Know
Asmon isn’t even close to to the top of the worst people I know. What even is that title?
It’s a reference to an Onion headline
Yeah, what a joke. Especially when Musk is right there in the headline 😞.
The funniest part to me is that the wealthiest person in the world is playing a f2p game.
It’s paid early access. Everything is wiped once it’s fully released, then its f2p.
Oh I see, this is PoE2, for whatever reason I missed the “2”, thought we were talking about the first one. My bad.
Who the hell is Asmon? I thought the headline was referencing Elon.
Ah alright, I’ve yet to watch a single streamer.
Keep doing that tbh
Ha! I was literally gonna put down" keep it that way" and your comment popped up. Great mind!
I guess because VICE is hard right now they view Asmongold as somebody really bad?
Both of these people could fall off a cliff in a burning Tesla and nothing of value would be lost.
In an interesting plot twist, it would actually be a net positive for said Tesla brand in the long run, too.
I’d mourn the lithium.
That’s how you get forest fires though.
More than there already are?
There are plenty of cliffs in deserts :)
Hey, don’t disregard the value of scrap metal!
The scrap metal was MADE in the event!
Oh, thank you, Vice! I didn’t know Asmongold was worse than Hitler.
Garbage journalism what a joke. Fuck, I still remember when Vice was relevant and renowned for the work.
But the reason Vice uses Asmongold instead of someone like Quin69, who made the video showing Elon is a fraud, is because people know Asmongolds name and it gets Vice the clicks.
Such a /technology/ post.
There is technology in it, like a computer game.
It’s got Elon, so it must be Technology. ;)
He invented technology
I like to think this is the start of something important, Musks gaming account, realising that we can seriously sidetrack Trump by calling him the vice president and weird. The public is learning how to enact our own kind of political manipulation.
If Musk is ready to lie about his gaming achievements then can we really trust anything that comes out from his mouth.
I mean who cares if Musk is bad at POE2 but the fact that he goes to such lengths to lie about how good he is in a videogame tells a lot about his character and personality.
He made a post using command line lingo too, but anyone with even basic knowledge of those commands can tell you that both the syntax and the way he alludes to them are wrong.
It’s the equivalent of slinging a guitar in a picture to look cool but pressing the side with the strings against your belly.
Isn’t that suggesting he has the wokemind virus? Lol
yes
He’s a narcissist. Of course he’s the best at this and everything else he does. Any evidence to the contrary is division by zero.
narcissism is a lack of empathy and conpassion. it is not thinking you are better than others.
An example of how a narcissist would think would be “I barely know anything about this subject and you know even less than I do so you must be a fucking idiot if you know less than my dumb ass”
Lack of empathy is a sign of narcissism sure, but so is a pathological need for praise and to feel superior to others.
Praise yes but not the feeling of superiority to others as NPD comes from self-loathing.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. You’re right.
Happens often here.
Because it’s not true. Narcissistic personality disorder may included self loathing but it is not a requirement.
This pattern is shown by the presence of ≥ 5 of the following:
An exaggerated, unfounded sense of their own importance and talents (grandiosity) Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited achievements, influence, power, intelligence, beauty, or perfect love Belief that they are special and unique and should associate only with people of the highest caliber A need to be unconditionally admired A sense of entitlement Exploitation of others to achieve their own goals A lack of empathy Envy of others and a belief that others envy them Arrogance and haughtiness
Musk only needs 5. One could easily argue he has all of them.
That’s funny. I’ve only ever known 2 of them personally and they have all of it. The whole damn package. Yeah, that wasn’t fun.
Data show that, unlike normative, healthy self-esteem, which is associated with positive outcomes (5–7), narcissistic self-esteem is fragile, because it is highly contingent on achievement-related successes and feedback from the social environment (13–15). Narcissistic self-esteem is thus conceptualized as precariously elevated. When an individual with NPD is faced with an ego threat (e.g., real or imagined criticism, failure, or reduced social regard), unrealistically high self-expectations crumple into perceived inferiority (16, 17). Individuals with NPD are, therefore, hypersensitive to ego threats, and when threatened, they respond with efforts to reduce concomitant distress and upregulate self-esteem (17–19). These regulation strategies include some of NPD’s most recognizable and maladaptive behaviors. Classic “grandiose” responses include being aggressive or devaluing toward others (20, 21), fixating on grandiose fantasies (22), or engaging in self-serving bias (23). Classic “vulnerable” responses include alienating and isolating themselves (24) by avoiding situations that may threaten self-esteem (25), relentlessly criticizing themselves (26–28), or engaging in suicidal behaviors and fantasies (29, 30). This vacillation between overly inflated and deflated self-appraisals, alongside efforts to regulate this unstable sense of self through grandiosity, flawlessness, and/or avoidance, are described in both early psychoanalytic theories of narcissism (31), the contemporary Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders (8), and the personality disorder section of the ICD-11 (32–34). It is important to note that research is continually adding nuance to scientific perspectives on self-esteem in NPD (35). Various frameworks differently emphasize shifts between distinct states of grandiosity (i.e., elevated self-esteem, arrogance, and entitlement) and vulnerability (i.e., shame, insecurity, and neuroticism). Scholars are working to clarify whether and how grandiosity may function to conceal ever-present vulnerability and whether fragile self-esteem is a driving force or an outcome of this process (17, 18, 26, 36).
So. I guess it’s not actually clear yet which one of us is right (whether it’s ever-present or not).
All I can say is that in my (limited) experience they have extreme reactions to any sort of criticism, they take almost everything personal, and this just doesn’t happen with people who are actually really self-confident. I know plenty of confident people and they can handle criticism just fine without throwing huge fucking temper tantrums. It came to a point where I was walking on eggshells trying to never say anything that could be interpreted as criticism, because their fragile ego couldn’t handle it and they’d turn it around on me. Like… trying to make themselves feel better by putting me down. Anyway, I’ll stop dragging my personal issues in here, and just say: perhaps some day we’ll have a definitive answer.
Edit: typo.
Yes and that need stems from deep insecurity. Narcissists are insecure, but don’t show it. Their whole superiority act is just that, an act. Very convincing, because it’s what they -want- to be, and when people praise them it’s like a confirmation. They’re addicted to it. That’s why they lash out at anyone who sees through it. When you praise them, they’ll treat you like the best friend/lover they’ve ever had, but once you take away the praise… well they become a nightmare.
See it like this: nobody who is actually self-confident needs to get a constant stream of praise to be happy.
I bet if Musk played DBD he’d be the first one on the damn hook, every, fucking, time.
It’s like what Trump would do if he were younger and cared about video games.
Have you heard his opinions on chess? He doesn’t play because it’s too easy.
That’s exactly what someone who sucks at it would say.
Wonder how he’d fare against trump at golf.
They’d tie with a perfect score of -18, having somehow gotten a hole in one each course without even touching a club!
That’s not how golf works but I like where your head is at.
I know it isn’t, that was the joke, they scored an impossible score by somehow managing the get the ball in the hole with less than 0 swings.
They would tie. Would take them each 18 strokes for 18 holes I’m sure.
Oh there would be plenty of strokes, I’ll grant you that.
Fucking gold
I’m honestly shocked that you have to ask someone if you can trust him.
He is without a doubt the least trustworthy person on the entire planet. Even less so than Putin i would say.
Musk has his loyal fanbase who have been impressed by his achievements with Paypal, Tesla and SpaceX.
Honestly he seemed all right before 2020’s but after that he’s slowly become more and more radicalized.Fortunately his behaviour is alienating a lot of his fanbase, unfortunately they’re getting replaced by more far right fans.
The guy can’t miss an opportunity to demonstrate his character and personality. This seems both extraneous and consistent - it’s more of the same data. I think we’ve got his number.
Honestly don’t care about Elon’s PoE 2 account. Nor do I care much about Asmongold as a person, I only have a single important question:
What’s with gaming streamers/youtubers trying to look like Jesus? GN Steve gets a pass, he’s Tech Jesus and everyone knows it. What’s up with Asmongold and that Penguinz guy though?
By “look like Jesus” do you mean they are white guys with long hair and facial hair?
I think you might underestimate how easy it is to grow your hair out and stop shaving and instantly become a Jesus look-alike. No effort needed.
Also, these two dudes look extremely different from each other and obviously they look nothing like Jesus who was a 5 and 1/2 ft tall brown skinned Semite.
I mean, I walked into the church hall for the daughter of my friends’ baptism and everyone paused to look at me, even the priest. I even overhead “it’s Jesus” from the mother who was 2 pews in front of me.
Seeing the bewilderment and expressions of everyone was just magical.
Maybe wearing a white toga and a thorn crown was a bit much for a church visit
Should have started asking for money bro
By “look like Jesus” I do indeed mean the popular modern western depiction of Jesus, because as far as I know, there’s no conclusive proof of a historical Jesus existing, and if he did, he was obviously not a modern European-origin American man.
As for the second point - idk, it might just be because I can’t grow a decent full beard, but after the first centimeter or 2 of facial hair, I just get told to shave because it’s not funny anymore. I also can’t imagine letting my hair grow for several years to get it as long as those guys. I thought one of the perks of being a man is that you get to be comfortable instead of spending years growing out your hair and shit lol
I go from Three musketeer to wizard of the Court in about 1 month. Generally I just prefer not to cut my hair, but it will reach full length in about 1 year and then just stop growing any longer.
These guys seem like they also chose this hairstyle because it’s just less work and you spend less time being uncomfortable.
Constantly shaving all the time sucks.
It’s pretty well-established within the field of history that there was a Jewish mendicant preacher named Jesus of Nazareth who got baptised by John and nailed to a cross by order of Pilates. That’s just as well (or badly) attested as anything else about notable people in Galilee at the time.
It’s the rest that ranges from unattested to either allegorical or certainly made up.
Hmm, I was under the impression that there isn’t much written about him until long after his death - but maybe I did let that one skepticon video influence me too much lol
Well, define “long after”. The earliest surviving non-Christian source is Tacitus who is generally considered to be a reliable histographer and had access to records that are now lost, he wrote, in about 116 CE, in the context of Nero’s burning of Rome (64 CE):
Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judæa, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular.
116 CE should be about 80 years after crucifixion, not that long. If the Romans had not done it they would have considered themselves slandered and mentioned it in their justifications as to why Christianity should be persecuted, it would have been part of the contemporary political consciousness.
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He’s pretty clearly a shitty person that no one should model themselves after.
Wow that seems pretty harsh.
You try having something like 50,000 hours of recorded streams without saying something dumb.
It’s not what he says rather it is who he is and presents himself as.
No one should aspire to be a troll that is as uniquely unfuckable as him.
I don’t think aspiring to be another person is very admirable in any context.
So then what was the point of your initial comment? I said no one should model themselves after him. You replied that that was a harsh statement, but if you don’t think anyone should aspire to be like someone else what is the problem?
I don’t think he’s a shitty person. He doesn’t actively harm or exploit anyone just spergs out on the internet playing Vidya. If every Texan was an asmongold it would be a half decent state.
I think his larger message is his harm. I think his attitude is problematic as is his hygiene.
without saying something dumb.
except for the misogyny and bigotry
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Why would you be a nazi? I suspect you are a cnfused child if you think Asmingold is an aspirational figure.
Asmongold is the kind of guy who is unfuckable despite having money. Why would you want to be that guy?
Do you habitual judge people entirely on their fuckability? I mean, I have little opinion of Asmongold except what I see other people saying about him on the internet, but that seems like a weirdly sexualized take on things.
When Im talking to an obvious teenaged boy it’s safer to talk in terms they understand. A 15 year old might get why Asmongold isunfuckable but they might not understand why adults would hold him in disdain regardless of what he does.
Playing by someone else’s rules means they dictate the conversation. You have significantly less power. If you want people to act like adults, like reasonable people, try treating them that way.
It may not work, but it’s far more likely to do so than constantly talking down to them.
Have you been paying attention to this conversation? Maybe go back and reread before replying to me. You might find yourself thinking differently when you see my comments and the replies that I got from the start
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His personality and hygiene are what makes him unfuckable.
And based on your responses here, why shouldn’t I continue thinking you’re a boy?
He does have based takes on most things tho. IMO
You REALLY need remedial preliminary education if you believe that.
huh
I’ve only heard he streams the entirety other people’s work for a living, what are the journalists saying?
FYI, Vice is now a far-right mouthpiece https://theintercept.com/2024/11/19/vice-news-right-wing-trumpism/
but the tolerent left told me asmon is far right
The craziest part of that article is
Vice co-founder Shane Smith stepped down as CEO in 2018, but has remained the company’s (…) The Canadian-born journalist’s focus seems to be trained on the southern border, with an editorial line closer to Trump campaign fearmongering than hard news reporting. (Smith is not to be confused with Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, who left the media company and established the far-right militant group the Proud Boys).
So two of the three Vice media founders are now far right? I tried to find out more about Suroosh Alvi, the third founder, but didn’t see much. Though on his X (🤢) he posts and reports a bunch of pro Gaza stuff.
I shouldn’t be surprised cuz it looks like they all got rich off Vice, but still.
Shane has intense yuck vibes if you meet him IRL
I feel like I remember them focusing on the sensation around news and not the actual news. Anything news worthy was included as a matter of context.
I felt like Vice was as if Beavis and Butthead were reporters, they went to the heart of a story that wasn’t getting much coverage and asked about people’s butts.
Their new podcast style conspiracy videos are just terrible, he comes across as a complete moron.
I mostly remember it as reporting abput random ass topics “transsexual ketamine dealers of Uruguay” type of stuff.
Fuck, I hate hearing about these people.
I think I’m just gonna ignore you. Sorry OP.
why do people hate mongols? i think they are pretty chill people
Wtf is this comment
It’s obviously a joke based on his name lmao
You’re like 20 hours after someone already said that.
AS-mongol-D. It took me a hot second to see it
Oh so it’s a really fucking stupid joke, based on noting but a name in the article
Sir, this is a social media.
This isn’t Southern California media wtf, mate!
Is that a new one peice character? Mongol D As?
Inb4 Bezos suspends his twitch account for “inappropriate activity”
For once Asmongold’s outrage baiting worked in our favour
Isn’t it weird that he’s the top player in PoE2 AND Diablo IV?
Plus a highly involved, successful CEO for multiple companies! I believe any of that is true as much as I believe he’s a free speech absolutist.
Do you think he pays Chinese teenagers to run his companies
I wouldn’t be surprised given the decisions he has made at Tesla alone.
I would be
Chinese teenagers would be much more competent at running tech companies
