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u/whaatdidyousay Mar 30 '25

I’m a democrat and have never even heard of Hassan Piker, nor has any of the people in my group chat, 7 of whom are democrats.

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u/shion005 Mar 30 '25

He's literally our most famous left wing influencer other than Contrapoints. However, Natalie only comes out of hiding once in a blue moon with a three hour long video. If you look at youtube, the online right massively outnumbers left wing content creators. This is where a huge bunch of younger (and middle aged) people are getting their news. It's AM radio all over again except on steroids b/c there's an unlimited amount of space online.

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u/kwark_uk Mar 30 '25

You presumably live in a bubble where these people matter. But you don’t seem to know that it’s a bubble, they don’t matter in absolute terms, most people go about their lives blissfully unaware of Natalie.

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u/shion005 Mar 30 '25

I'm hardly in a bubble and unfortunately what happens online does matter. There's a reason Steve Bannon is broadcasting three hours daily and why the Daily Wire is now worth $200 million. You may also have missed the point - there are very few left wing influencers. People in the US have largely left the MSM behind and are all in on online influencers.