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Can anyone help me understand why Hasan Piker is so popular in leftist political spaces despite his immense privilege? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by extremeboredom@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This guy's dad is the former VP of a multibillion dollar Turkish conglomerate, as well as the secretary of a government department. Mom and Dad were able to fly to their other home in NJ to give birth so he'd get US citizenship. His uncle is the founder and owner of TYT Media and gave him his media career. He went to Rutgers. He lives in a multimillion dollar mansion in the Hollywood Hills. This is by definition not the kind of person who can be a voice of the People. Saying "I recognize my privilege" over and over, while living his lifestyle, doesn't negate his privilege and complete lack of real-life experience outside of the curated garden of the wealthy. He gets paid obscene amounts of cash to sit in his bedroom and word-vomit for 9 hours a day. Why are his unending opinions taken so seriously? He gives me strong controlled opposition vibes.

Edit: Thank you all for this discussion. I learned a lot.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What's your cut off? At what financial point is someone allowed to take part in trying to fix a broken system?

If it's only people who don't benefit from the system who are allowed to fight against it, should white people not try to fight the system? Cis? Straight? Able bodied? Able minded? Are only poor trans lesbians with two types of disabilities allowed to try to fight the system?

I don't know the guy from Adam and I'm not gonna say he's not well off, and I get that it seems sketch, but he's at least doing something with his money other than sitting on it trying to get richer.

[–] Moosely@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Semi off-topic but genuinely curious: did going to Rutgers become something that is fancy/seen akin to Ivy league? Or was mention of the school just a mention that he went to college?

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[–] AnneVolin@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because he's cool to a certain type of person and those people are vaguely leftist (just like Hasan is vaguely leftist).

That cool factor and the parasocial relationships protect him a lot in places like this where some of the more knowledgeable users will actually dunk on his sources like Ettingermentum when they do/say stupid shit. It's incredibly funny to see.

Honestly that's pretty much it.

[–] Textmode@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I have no idea who this guy is but Fidel was the child of a plantation owner.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You will struggle to get serious answers here. But many leftists crave validation more than they crave good ideas. Not all of them, mind you, but on places like ML anyone outside the orthodoxy inevitably just gets shouted down.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Obsessing over "privilege" smells like jealousy

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Haven't seen/heard much of his videos.
And some gamers going RW is an issue, right? Maybe he'll be good there?

So what is to be done?
Are there other people you'd recommend?

[–] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

He cute though

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's nothing "leftist" about Piker, no matter what he chooses to call himself. People need to pay attention to what he does, not what he says.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What does he do

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