The Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUiVkDeGk8
My response
I'm... done with this guy. He's trading in his old mindset of not taking the black pill and doing and not giving in to rage and bitterness, andj ust... taking a steaming shit on people.
His attitude is summed up by a comment that.... frankly is the reason I'm not following the man anymore.
'If reddit mods were winning at life they wouldn't be reddit moderators. They literally do it for free.'
Counterpoint: Some people like being helpful for its own sake or knowing that the job has to be done and that a community of like minded people is goodto have even if they're essentially the janitor.
Then this string of comments
'Redditors losing is nothing new'
'Selfishness and losing at life is the very essence of being a redditor.'
'There is a reason people make fun of "redditors"'
'The average reddit user has never stood up to anybody except their mother, who's basement they reside in. I can't say I'm surprised.'
Counterpoint: You do not know these people. Yet you paint a broad brush for the sake of simply pointing, laughing, and going 'HA I'm better than THOSE people HAHAHA look at me!.'
Then there is this gem
'Louis, I think what you should understand is that an awful lot of these critiques of your actions are made by people who are, in some way or another, Jokers. Heath Ledger Jokers, to be exact. What they are trying to do is prove that deep down, everyone is as ugly as they are. They lash out at you because they are convinced that you must be a bad-faith actor in some way, because they can't imagine acting selflessly for a cause that doesn't expressly benefit them. You aren't blind, so why exactly would you ever bother going out of your way to help a blind person? This is the kind of behaviour that a large part of the modern internet condones and actively promotes, especially reddit. Corporations know this, and they encourage this, because they know it is very effective as a what amounts to a digital union-busting measure.'
Commentary:
White knighting louis's behavior while also describing anyone criticising his methods as inhernetly and intrinsicly 'wrong.'
This is why I am walking away from Rossman. He's inviting this sort of behavior.
I'm no saint. Far from it. I actually agree with several people who have, over the years, screamed at me that I need mental help. My problem is these people are broad brushing for the sake not of commentary and reaching to either help or to give 'tough' love to rock someone out of complacency, but to make themselves feel better because nobody is going to stick up for 'a redditor.'
Replace 'redditor' or 'reddit mod' with other words.
'If black people were winning at life they wouldn't be in this situation. They literally do it for free.'
''Selfishness and losing at life is the very essence of being gay.'
'There is a reason people make fun of "homosexuality".'
Suddenly not so OK is it?
So no. I don't care what points the man might have. Look at the commentary he's inviting with his 'look how shitty and stupid these people are' rhetoric.
I'm out.
yes and no.
Yes Rossman is more substansive and provides actual good advice, but no in that he outright encourages rage flame baiting and daring people to call him on his behavior while he fosters the kind of commentary posted.
I dont' care what he's saying if the community around him is being a toxic cesspit.