In this video I show off some different Lemmy instances and discuss why the lemmyverse and even some individual Lemmy instances can become a better alternative to Reddit.
I dunno how the community collectively feels about Mental Outlaw in sum, but there’s content of his that has its way of piquing my interests. He just put up a video showcasing Lemmy, some instances, and the mechanics/interactions between them. Probably old news for many of us, but I think it’s always pretty cool to see Lemmy get its mention.
Beehaw specifically got its mention through the video and he briefly touches on Beehaw’s defederation from sh.itjust.works. I’m pretty confident he disagrees with the decision, but his opinion and description of things struck me as balanced and respectable enough. I’d wager that a more precise description of the intrigue would likely take as much time as the video itself.
Any thoughts on Mental Outlaw’s coverage of either Lemmy in sum or Beehaw? Anyone else seen creators they keep their eyes on give mention of Lemmy?
I made my own thread on the topic over at !fediverse@lemmy.world and it seems like a mix of “oh that’s cool” and “some of the stuff he says is kinda ehhh”
I’d say that sums up my opinion pretty well, too.
He’s more entertainment or beginner’s guide than deep tech info.
I saw someone ranting, maybe a postig from a reddit comment, that Outlaw is too far right wing, I have no understanding of that for someone that talks about software and a little bit of culture.
How hollow and shallow someone has to be to view all opinions through politics.
He seems to have a relatively anti government stance in various areas, eg. surveillance and the centrally driven monetary system. Those leaning right often have similar stances, so that might be why he is being put into the same mental box as them?
I agree that it’s a bit shallow to split people on the left/right axis merely based on a few ideas of how very specific aspects of the society are being run.
Ah even leftists have these views? Those are common anti-establishment viewpoints.
I don’t personally find them offensive or think anything of them, but sometimes he does throw out a non-sequitur that I could see people disliking. He does do a good job at introducing topics in a digestible way though, and most of his takes aren’t all that bad.
Overall I like him. If I had a criticism, it’s that his videos are not technical enough and covers topics in a more general sense. Some people look for their ideal personality who has all of the traits they want and none of the characteristics that they don’t like. That person will never exist
For material, I try to feed the intellectual thirst.
Jesus Christ I can smell the pretetion from my toilet seat
As far as I noticed he never actually said something offensive
He did say something antisemitic in one video, then he took it down. Let me find it real quick.
Should be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63hor
It is disabled though…
Please correct me if you find it!
Interesting, what was the topic of the video? And what did he say?
Why is that important, he’s been accused of bigotry! Grab your pitchfork and don’t ask questions
I looked it up and the only thing i found was this in the description of one of his videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63horAFnbBc&t=0s , seems to be the link they’re referring to and its just penguins
I don’t quite remember and that reminds me the need to clarify: DO NOT BASE YOUR OPINION ON WHAT I SAID, because I may be wrong.