Technolarp has publicly admitted that he never received permission. Technodad says he has been contacted several times, has avoided answering because he does not know how to react, wants some peace, and remains “inconclusive.”
Inconclusive is not consent.
Continuing anyway reverses the ethical burden. It forces a bereaved father to either bless an ongoing imitation of his son or become the person who shuts down a channel after roughly 190,000 fans have attached themselves to it. That is a consent trap created by building the audience first and asking for approval later.
A fan poll cannot authorize the use of Alex’s identity. Fans do not own his voice, persona, branding or relationships. A future promise to give 50% to charity may benefit a good cause, but charity changes where some money goes. It does not create permission.
The channel has already gained substantial private value from imitating Alex, even with AdSense disabled. Technolarp’s older channel has roughly 2,600 subscribers. The impersonation channel reached about 190,000 in five weeks. That does not prove malicious intent, but it plainly shows where the momentum came from.
This is also different from fan art or a one-off impression. It is an ongoing first-person performance, marketed with language such as “He’s back in spirit,” that copies Alex’s voice, mannerisms, Minecraft appearance and video concepts while interacting with people who knew him.
He may sincerely believe he is paying tribute. Sincerity does not supply consent. The responsible move is to pause, stop placing this decision on Technodad, and either obtain explicit written approval with clear limits or transition the channel toward his own identity.
Do not harass him. But stop pretending that charity makes the consent problem disappear.
A tribute remembers someone. It should not turn that person into somebody else’s growth strategy.
@sarrgeant When I was at an ELMS event last year my mom had to ask and take pictures as I was just rooted to the spot as soon as I saw any of my drivers (I'm in the lower 20s) 😂 I hope it gets better this year but I don't think it will
@gaslyleclerc Where did the letters in his "Estarausfallung" (Startaufstellung) come from ?😂 Love it, he tried his best and did alright. I just wish more people would understand that not every German word sounds aggressive/hard, we have soft sounding words too
Die erste (illegale) Abstimmung zur Chatkontrolle ist gerade durchgegangen - Donnerstag fällt im Plenum die endgültige Entscheidung, ob zukünftig ALLES, was Sie im Netz schreiben, gescannt wird…
@PNSKE_ One of my friends saw this irl and sent a picture of this on discord. I saw that picture and just said Twitter would like that, because they wouldn't have understood 😂🙃 (
this is a genuinely dangerous lie to spread im sorry. this does not happen. doctors have absolutely no incentive to do this and do not check organ donor status unless you are already in a position where organ donation is possible and they have to either extract or send to morgue
Frogs shouldn't even be HANDLED if you didn't wash your hands OR washed your hands with standard soap as their skin is permeable. Even the absortion of soap/natural human hand oils from your hands alone can kill them. This animal feels pain. I am so angry I cannot speak further.
@atrocidadcasera Sometimes I don't know why it registers an angled hold of my pen when I feel like it is straight, so I get that that part of digital painting is weird (I think the rest I've gotten used to as I also take notes on my tablet). I like the painting tho, so thanks for trying stuff out
Disability Pride Month reminder that mocking STIs/STDs is ableism and often has ties to slut-shaming, whoremisia and queermisia. It really shouldn't need to be said but I've seen multiple such jokes over the past few days alone.
It’s now out in the open: what’s been known in Brussels for a while is coming.
Age verification, internet controls, and likely chat-scanning laws are on the way.
#StopKillingInternet
@MaxV1MarcM93 It took me some time to find them, but now I have friends who are ok with me being me.
And I'm sure you will find them as well, and they won't make you not telling them things a problem and exclude you for normal human behavior.
If you want, here is a virtual hug for you
@MaxV1MarcM93 I'm sorry you didn't deserve that. Humans are weird about how one should behave in relationships, I sadly have seen that side too. But please know that I still cry often and have crazy anxiety and am older, and there are people who can accept you and cherish exactly how you are.