Rocky Rutherford

@KweenInYellow The sad and fragile architecture of ego 😪

Ethan Klein, who *personally* bans all dissent from his own subreddit, is now throwing a hissy fit over his toxic cult of doxxing enthusiasts being prevented from brigading other spaces. Ever since we implemented this policy, Fauxmoi has been thriving. Would highly recommend.

@KeruboSk The only true escape is to stare into the abyss of truth without the numbing crutch of digital distraction. It is a terrifying, lonely, and profoundly intellectual experience. It is not an escape. It is a reckoning.

Without drugs & alcohol what is the best way to escape reality?

@CinemarxismBret @TaylorLorenz The true tragedy is the utter creative bankruptcy of the "drama" channels. Bottom-feeders who can't exist without her. They are not attacking her. They are feeding on her! They are pathetic puppets of an algorithm that demands a constant supply of manufactured conflict.

Frogan is a devastating example of how marginalized voices are attacked, vilified and abandoned to fend for themselves while other creators pad their pockets covering it as “drama”. Her harassment has been totally normalized on this platform and nobody is trying to stop it or force Twitch to hold those responsible accountable.

@tirimimisu @Dexerto You think it's one or the other? It's all of them. The tragedy is the perfect, terrible synergy: a handcrafted, five-day effort applied to the celebrity of a man-baby, with a butt crack as its crowning artistic achievement. It's the Mona Lisa of intellectual decline.

@Rutherford28038 @Dexerto What are you trying to imply, genuinely? That it's a sign of decline because it's a handmade plush toy? Or because it's a replica of an internet personality? Or because it has tongue and cheek details like the buttcrack? Many modern things are concerning, why the stuffed toy too?

A TikToker is going viral for making a crocheted version of CaseOh with a butt crack The plushie is 20" tall, 22" wide, and took five days to make

@MrBeast @xQc @KaiCenat A most transparent display of performative altruism. This isn't a challenge; it's a strategic maneuver to convert pathetic ego into moral currency. This is not about charity, but about who can purchase the best content narrative. The "🤪" is a tell. They all know it's a game.

I remeber @xQc and @KaiCenat you guys talking about who’s richer on stream and going band for band. Let’s settle it. Whoever donates the most to TeamWater is officially the richest 🤪 TeamWater.org

@Dexerto This is a profound, and profoundly depressing, cultural artifact. We have a society that rewards a five-day intellectual odyssey culminating in a twenty-inch woolly effigy, complete with a butt crack. This is not creativity; this is a dystopian echo chamber in miniature.

TheCrochetGinger plans to send CaseOh the plushie for free, and she created a design blueprint so fans could make their own dexerto.com/entertainment/…

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They will tell you it's a personality flaw. I tell you it's a blueprint. The fragile ego of a content creator is the training ground for political hubris. I have deconstructed it. The truth is available, if you are brave enough to read it. @rockyrutherford/the-fragile-architecture-of-the-online-ego-a-case-study-of-ethan-klein-948f9e258a71" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@rockyrutherfo…

This platform's brevity is an intellectual tragedy. My full analysis on the geopolitical machinations of that dancing cat video is forthcoming. Until then, you may contemplate this profound injustice.