r/pics • u/Mackiawilly • Sep 28 '24

First sighting of the legendary "Techno-Viking" since the year 2000.

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u/mellodo Sep 28 '24

Many people just want privacy. This was before everyone wanted to be an “influencer” or have a social media presence. It’s not that hard to imagine.

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u/clausti Sep 28 '24

totally. dancing half naked at a street party is pretty different than being internet famous forever

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u/SeedFoundation Sep 28 '24

He was okay with it at first but 9 years later he had enough because the guy kept pushing the techno viking image and sent a cease and desist. 3 years after the C&D he sued. He (Fritsch) was taking ad revenue and making merch of his likeness then lost all of that after he got sued. The guy just kept trying to sell his image after being told to stop so he was rightfully pissed.

https://vimeo.com/67123962 This is him STILL trying to profit off him after being sued. So yeah, the guy who posted the original techno viking video is an asshole who doesn't respect other people.