Temu Rob Liefeld. Bipolar drunk geezer. Media illiterate idiot savant. Passive aggressive internet tough guy. I used to be somebody, but I'm nobody now.
Jamie, this is a Burger King Whopper with 4 patties on a special order brioche bun.
I care infinitely more about it than I do Cynic wearing WhaleRain armor going back and forth with Liam Gray for clout.
I wish WhaleRain the best. I wish everyone the best. I hope you all can find the time and resources to engage with her and other artists and promote their work independent of any unfortunate drama.
Maybe I'll help celebrate it.
But I suspect that would be a bit beside the point for some.
My annoyance stems from the fact that there were channels in which I enjoyed participating (KatieDid, Riley, FFS, maybe others) and I was seeing their channels get removed and sent to Rumble.
I hate Rumble.
I loved that they had YT channels.
And I wanted them to stay on the platform that is most relevant and most convenient (to me).
So this isn't about what it's not about. There is no hidden judgement or motive or side here.
I accept a lot of people who do a lot of drama. I make fun of drama, too.
But this isn't fun. At least not for me. And I take people making claims on my fun to be a serious breach of etiquette that require a response.
It is my hope that others aren't taking this personally and are, again, instead doing it merely for sanctimonious, clout-chasing, cynical purposes.
It's not that I don't have an opinion about principles or wrongdoing.
It's that I and everyone who isn't totally naive can see what this is really about.
God bless the naive, the little children, and WhaleRain.
But this isn't where my interests are.
My interests lay in having fun.
And I'm just being honest.
You all get to decide what kind of community you want to have. Not me. No other single person.
I can go play GTA6 and enjoy Whoppers and the holidays and be fine.
You all can play Save the Whales
I see now what the terror and spinelessness on display by everyone except Jon Malin is about and though I would not do a single thing differently, I can appreciate why they did.
This shit's tedious and my friends just want to sell books.