Driving off someone from being online, as a troll, because it gives you a thrill.
This is an awfully specific flex, but it is a flex nonetheless, that people do feel to boast about. Because it’s just another form of a power-trip. Congratulations, you’ve driven away someone who could’ve been a contributory member of a community to make yourself feel better by orchestrating lies, performing witch hunts and huddling with your troll buddies in ways to figure out how to process this.
There’s nothing prideful about this to flex over.
I have 500000 followers.
I instantly have an adverse reaction to that person.
My all-time favorite GunTuber, Paul Harrell, was a household name among gun enthusiasts. Anyone serious about the topic was well versed on Paul’s videos and reputation, a “household” name so to speak.
His presentations were fascinating as they were done in the classic teaching format, no hype, no braggadocio, no opinions, no politics. Sprinkle some dry humor in as well! He presented topics as scientifically as he was able, and made any imperfect comparisons clear.
Paul didn’t hit 1M subscribers until he was nearly dead, only because we all “chipped in” after his cancer diagnosis. He never once asked us to “Like and subscribe!”, because he didn’t give a shit. He was there to educate.
His last video was simply titled, “I’m dead.” I’m getting weepy again. Here’s the sort of man he was:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E
Notice he doesn’t cut the video once. He practised every presentation until he could give it without interruption. That’s a level of dedication to his audience I have not seen since. Paul cared about what he was doing, and he respected us, his viewers.
Anyway, we followers weren’t fake.
That’s right-ish. He was a firearms instructor, both in the Marine Corps and as a civilian. He was also an expert witness in dozens, if not hundreds, of criminal trials, where he would explain ballistics to jurors. That was his practice. His videos were all one take because that was the hundredth time he’d presented that information, or information very similar, in an educational format.
Someone new has taken over the channel. I haven’t watched any of the new videos yet,
kind of feels a little disrespectful to me that they would continue his channel instead of starting their own, butI guess if they keep the same quality and feel, it could work out well.Edit: see below, don’t make assumptions based on zero information at all.
It’s not just “someone”, it’s his brother, Roy. Paul introduced him early on, after he knew he was sick, but before he told everyone. Roy has always been a part of Paul’s “crew” and started becoming a bigger part of some videos before taking over the channel entirely. So, it wasn’t out of nowhere, and it was what Paul wanted.
Nice, thanks for setting me straight. Good to know his legacy is being respected. I’ll give the new videos a watch.
Of course. They must be space every three digits. How am I suppose to read that number otherwise? Wount the zeros one by one?