Matt is serious enough that he's actually cried on stream talking about stuff that was going on, like the police backlash against protestors. He's more sincere than most pundits who don't make any jokes at all.
I just wish he used that energy and put it towards more. And I mean its totally unfair of me to sit here and say when I reflect on it, since I have the same hardships with getting physically involved past my own head sometimes. Its just that he's got a huge platform and he could be putting that towards ventures that have a real chance of making material difference. And that may come with time, in which case I would wholeheartedly endorse the grillpill again, I'm just saying
I get what you mean. He's said before that he's not in the DSA anymore, even though he founded a chapter, because he doesn't want his association with Chapo to make the DSA look bad. I think it's that kind of worry that keeps him from doing the stuff you would want him to do.
I think he does a lot of valuable propaganda, though. Just bringing more people to the left is valuable, but he's also inspired a lot of people (according to posts on his subreddit and the chat on his stream) to do IRL organizing. I think that his ship in a bottle metaphor made a lot of people realize that what they thought of as doing politics online is worthless and doesn't give you any skills for doing politics IRL.
Edit: He also said that he wants to be part of the Belden Program if that ever becomes anything. Since Brace has such a good track record, it could happen.
Matt is serious enough that he's actually cried on stream talking about stuff that was going on, like the police backlash against protestors. He's more sincere than most pundits who don't make any jokes at all.
I just wish he used that energy and put it towards more. And I mean its totally unfair of me to sit here and say when I reflect on it, since I have the same hardships with getting physically involved past my own head sometimes. Its just that he's got a huge platform and he could be putting that towards ventures that have a real chance of making material difference. And that may come with time, in which case I would wholeheartedly endorse the grillpill again, I'm just saying
I get what you mean. He's said before that he's not in the DSA anymore, even though he founded a chapter, because he doesn't want his association with Chapo to make the DSA look bad. I think it's that kind of worry that keeps him from doing the stuff you would want him to do.
I think he does a lot of valuable propaganda, though. Just bringing more people to the left is valuable, but he's also inspired a lot of people (according to posts on his subreddit and the chat on his stream) to do IRL organizing. I think that his ship in a bottle metaphor made a lot of people realize that what they thought of as doing politics online is worthless and doesn't give you any skills for doing politics IRL.
Edit: He also said that he wants to be part of the Belden Program if that ever becomes anything. Since Brace has such a good track record, it could happen.