I honestly don't know why but he has been sticking his nose into controversial topics lately and coming out on the other end slandered from media as the asshole and villain, when in the context of his words and video it's almost completely different. This is the third time this has happened and the third time I'm confused because what people are saying about him and the actual content in his video just doesn't add up.
As I said, baiting the internet to lose it's shit is childs play, hence why many (including PDP) do it. That says more about your intentions as a person than it does the anger/name-calling and so on that will come your way. Decent people do not need to try and make money based upon social-manipulation of others for exploitative gain. Sure, it's true people go from 1 to over 9,000 within 20 seconds online, but it's the way it's always been. Possibly nowadays with more online than ever, it's seen more often. Social scientists could say
only being plugged into the internet is actually a really limiting way for one to handle/learn how to socialise productively. As I doubt most who start getting aggressive, shouting and literally calling everyone Nazis on Twitter/forums over the smallest differences behave this way when out and about and socialising in a day to day life scenario. Same goes for the cretins who threaten/pile on and abuse people online on Twitter/in video games/etc. The stereotypical example here of someone online being a bully/in everyone's face/constantly shouting, but offline they are shy/anxious/quiet/etc. From the day the internet has existed, it has required great personal restraint/learning/understanding and watching out for the unscrupulous online who aim to exploit you emotionally. This is not a both sides argument, but a comment on how people on average tend to behave online versus offline. It was interesting seeing Laci Green brought up earlier, as while I do not really care for whatever she wants to do with her life, I did just recently listen to a 2 hour interview with her and as expected even if she's going down an objectively dubious path now, the way in which the internet/some of her friends responded to her was no better than the trolls who've made her life hell for years. Hostility on a level which is genuinely aggressive, hurtful and unproductive. Challenging/debating someone isn't the same as threatening their existence and comparing them to the worst humans to walk the earth. Because someone may need a dressing down/criticised or challenged doesn't mean you should lose control of your argument against them and turn to insane levels of hyperbole.
That being said, as I also said, PDP
is doing this on purpose not to prove some grand social experiment, but to court controversy to then play a victim. It's basic psychological manipulation of a fanbase to use them as pawns. From the tone of the video down to acting as if he's contributing in a civilised way understandably draws criticism, because he's not. So many people on YT think they're behaving like adults talking about complex and contested points in life where the videos, titles and overall content is
brain-numbing in nature. Sit down and have a long-form unscripted interview if you want to show yourself coming from a place of genuine interest in discussing politics/social complexities in life. A click bait title and a 10-minute video done in true YT fashion is probably going to be little more than intellectual erosion/sanity afflicting. This is damaging to audience members, especially children. If you want to do dumb comedy for children to laugh at, do it, but when you tackle serious things do not do it in the same way if you want to be respected. PDP has built his millions off of children, he does have a responsibility to remember that.
Look at PDP's video title, and also ask yourself why he picked the most controversial interview that could be found online, rather than any respected scientist listed here for example ~
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_intelligence I mean, if someone really wanted to explore a topic like this with integrity, honesty and an interest in the pursuit of knowledge/understanding, they can.
PDP is probably a relatively smart man, regardless of one's internet persona, you do not manage to truly climb to such heights of wealth/popularity without having some marbles. Hence, he also knows how to manipulate an audience and court controversy in ways which benefit him, and him only. However, being rich/famous/having some wits about you isn't a free pass to avoid criticism. It may be the case many avatars online behave stupidly in return and call you for to be silenced/attacked/hurt/out of a job/homeless and whatever else, but welcome to the internet. As I said previously, PDP is not proving anything new. People can act in ways online they never would offline, it's the way it is. He himself ironically probably engaged in doing just that ~ Acting online in ways he
possibly doesn't offline. You play that game though and you'll see the results of people who can only fairly criticise and comment about you by the ways you behave online. How is it the fault of the viewer that they do not know you personally? Your parents/partner can come out and say you're the sweetest family man ever, but if you act like an edge-lord online, persona or not, you're going to get judged for doing that. Probably more so if it's suspected you might be a decent person but are actively choosing to bait people, manipulate, deceive and exploit for financial gain. No one likes anyone who behaves in those ways, especially if they know better and they're choosing to. Have some self-respect for yourself.
