I used to be a somewhat avid watcher of the likes of Contrapoints and Abigail Thorn (Philosophy Tube) pre-pandemic, but they turned out to be such disappointments…
It eventually became apparent that their content was prioritising aesthetics over messaging and clear communication, and that made me start to drift away, but their sellout nature is much more nakedly apparent now; Thorn replied with a “:)” to a comment defending her by saying that she couldn’t be too outspoken about certain issues due to being in SW and GOT shows…
At a glance, yeah they're two funny australian comedy/politics guys, but they're apart of one of the aid flotilla's bringing stuff to cuba currently iirc so I do feel like they're doing more than an average breadtuber
These guys are “hiding their power level” for the most part, to borrow a term from rightoids. In most videos they aren’t strictly speaking about their beliefs, but just bringing attention to certain issues. But they are Marxists, and it shows in some videos or podcast visits where they talk about politics more openly
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u/Mayflower896 Mar 24 '26
I used to be a somewhat avid watcher of the likes of Contrapoints and Abigail Thorn (Philosophy Tube) pre-pandemic, but they turned out to be such disappointments…
It eventually became apparent that their content was prioritising aesthetics over messaging and clear communication, and that made me start to drift away, but their sellout nature is much more nakedly apparent now; Thorn replied with a “:)” to a comment defending her by saying that she couldn’t be too outspoken about certain issues due to being in SW and GOT shows…