Thoughts on Data and Society's report "Alternative Influence: Broadcasting Reactionary Right on YouTube

[ComptrollerAtkins]

Just posting for takes on the report drafted about thinkers on YouTube

https://datasociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DS_Alternative_Influence.pdf

 

[barn]

Hi @ComptrollerAtkins

Welcome to the board and posting!

Barnsley

[RichardY]

I looked at who the report was targeting, when I saw Barn mention it (which I appreciate). There was no one in the "report" who I felt was better than what Stefan is doing, only different, Milo I think is superior in eloquence. James O'Keeffe superior in awareness, Lauren Southern superior in creativity. Sargon of Akhad superior in sentimentality, so I think he's behind the curve.

They missed VoxDay out which I thought was interesting, but after the Nationalists in Europe, or at least in the UK have been effectively destroyed. I think because they tend to be highly conscientious to the point of stubbornness and blindsidedness, so they get infiltrated and destroyed from within. Despite sometimes doing a lot of good.

Kind of sucks because I was hoping to see someone new and interesting. Really all of these tenured philosophy professors & high school teachers, millions of them and virtually none of them can do a decent show or practice? Did use to watch some of a philosopher called Gregory Sadler, though he was fond of Hegel, and doesn't have the punch or aptitude of Stefan.

I mean I think I've asked about three times on the forum if there's anyone better. Jordan Peterson came up, but reading some of the earlier posts some people were talking about him before he became more mainstream.

I wouldn't even mind seeing leftists or postmodernists doing a show, the only other thing is the guru thing but after listening to a few hours often have most of what they are saying, without repetition. Prefer more punch. Still pouring on the gasoline or pursing higher things right?

The report itself was total cr*p. Formatting looked ok though. Thought putting Joe Rogan in was funny, I'm sure he plays dumb sometimes, so I don't listen to his show. If they were going to do a hit piece, pretty incompetent to not use at least a MSM "journalist" or someone else, as I remember Milo saying "The UK media is way more evil than the US one" Personally I equivocate society with evil.

[RichardY]

I mean all 9/11 and UFO cr*p. Why not look at something fairly obvious, like the Seth Rich or David Kelly assassination, see who knows them and then work out what might be true. Who the hell is often a Civil Engineer with knowledge of metallurgy and other high tech skills.