Current Events > God I saw that Google guy who got fired on a PragerU ad

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I mean, his issue is certainly not as simple as a lot of people make it, but for crying out loud, if you're gonna plead your case, find a better platform than them.
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What.
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It's funny, I watched the entire ad last night. Dunno why.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9_o42QaVnA

James Damore?

What happened to him is wrong. But I dont like him leveraging it for monetization
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E32005 posted...

James Damore?

What happened to him is wrong. But I dont like him leveraging it for monetization

Why?
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E32005 posted...

But I dont like him leveraging it for monetization

He went from making $120k to nothing. What do you expect?

IdiotMachine posted...

E32005 posted...

But I dont like him leveraging it for monetization

He went from making $120k to nothing. What do you expect?

i know, i get it. you have to earn money. it just seems a bit disengenuous.
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This is off topic but are you the same CyricZ that I see under every Super Best Friends video that I watch on YouTube?
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I've noticed you've been posting lately, how's life? I give you a hard time sometimes, but I hope you're in a better situation.

Also iirc I think I bought you Roadhouse or something way back in the day so as far as I'm concerned we're bffs
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Kitt posted...

This is off topic but are you the same CyricZ that I see under every Super Best Friends video that I watch on YouTube?

Where else would I be? :)

Cornmuffins posted...

I've noticed you've been posting lately, how's life?

Hey Muffins. :) Things are pretty good. My job's going well so I was able to move closer to the work. Love life still sucks but one thing at a time.
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Well at least he's capitalizing on this attention he's getting
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What's wrong with Prager U?
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

What's wrong with Prager U?

Uses facts to dispel emotional liberal narratives.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

What's wrong with Prager U?

Well for one, they imply with the "U" that they're a university, which is very much not the case. At best they're journalism, but even that's a stretch.

In reality, PragerU is a conservative/libertarian channel run by Dennis Prager who admittedly have good video editing but they also buy ad time on YT enough that you're bound to stumble across them at some point even if you're watching video game channels.
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The Admiral posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

What's wrong with Prager U?

Uses facts to dispel emotional liberal narratives.

Your statement is problematic.
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For conservatism, only the appearance of education and intellectualism matter. That way you can say things like "facts over fee fees", unironically.
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CyricZ posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

What's wrong with Prager U?

Well for one, they imply with the "U" that they're a university, which is very much not the case. At best they're journalism, but even that's a stretch.

In reality, PragerU is a conservative/libertarian channel run by Dennis Prager who admittedly have good video editing but they also buy ad time on YT enough that you're bound to stumble across them at some point even if you're watching video game channels.

So what's wrong with a conservative/libertarian channel spending money to advertise their content?
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CyricZ posted...

Kitt posted...

This is off topic but are you the same CyricZ that I see under every Super Best Friends video that I watch on YouTube?

Where else would I be? :)

:0
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CyricZ posted...

I mean, his issue is certainly not as simple as a lot of people make it, but for crying out loud, if you're gonna plead your case, find a better platform than them.

There isn't one.

FLUFFYGERM posted...

So what's wrong with a conservative/libertarian channel spending money to advertise their content?

On its own, nothing, apart from the usual method of the spinning of facts to push a narrative.

It's just having all that combined with the pretense of being an institute of higher learning that rubs me the wrong way.
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He was on the Joe Rogan podcast a few months ago. Really awkward talker, but thats kinda to be expected in his profession. Whatever you can say about him you kinda gotta admit that Googles diversity practices are very much open to legitimate criticism.
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CyricZ posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

So what's wrong with a conservative/libertarian channel spending money to advertise their content?

On its own, nothing, apart from the usual method of the spinning of facts to push a narrative.

It's just having all that combined with the pretense of being an institute of higher learning that rubs me the wrong way.

That's strange, I can't say I've ever seen you complain about facts being spun to push the far left narratives. Surely you can explain with clear and specific examples how PragerU spins facts.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

CyricZ posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

So what's wrong with a conservative/libertarian channel spending money to advertise their content?

On its own, nothing, apart from the usual method of the spinning of facts to push a narrative.

It's just having all that combined with the pretense of being an institute of higher learning that rubs me the wrong way.

That's strange, I can't say I've ever seen you complain about facts being spun to push the far left narratives. Surely you can explain with clear and specific examples how PragerU spins facts.

Well, for one thing, it's name is them trying to spin the idea that they are a university.

And I find it kind of hilarious when I get the ad for something like Game Grumps playing Doki Doki LIterature Club.
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pegusus123456 posted...

And I find it kind of hilarious when I get the ad for something like Game Grumps playing Doki Doki LIterature Club.

Indeed. They're playing to the gamer crowd in a rather transparent attempt to appeal to the male youths and bolster the swell of the alt-right.

But anyway, I wouldn't accuse if I couldn't produce.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCIdm3cM6zQ
It wasn't this exact video, but this was the subject: the socialism of Venezuela, how it's apparently the single factor that ruined the country's economy, and how Bernie Sanders wants that for America. The channel is full of these types of videos: cherry-picking facts and giving surface-level analysis on complicated issues, the majority of them against the left, although they save a swipe or two for the Republican Party as well.

Of course, PU is but one of dozens of channels pushing libertarianism and being anti-left. The only thing I find remarkable about them is the way their ads find their way into gaming videos.
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Here's an argument why the fired Google employee has lost any credibility for going on PragerU

Premise 1: PragerU posts video called "facts don't care about your feelings"
Premise 2: Following that video he then posts a video arguing that if there is a god then there should be an afterlife otherwise it wouldn't be fair and he would be depressed.

Conclusion: PragerU is propaganda peddling bullshit and so is any guest on that website.

prager U is obviously propaganda.

prager U claims science argues for God's existence because the chances of human life existing in the universe is so low, thus god did it!

My guess is that Damore was not approached or approved by any mainstream news sources to give his side of the controversy in as open and honest a way as possible. I really dont believe that any neutral sites would have wanted to risk drawing condemnation from the Left, so here we are at Prager U. I heard him speak on joe Rogans podcast and kind of shook my head, but it wasnt surprising that at least Rogan was willing to give Damore a platform.
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Hexagon posted...

Here's an argument why the fired Google employee has lost any credibility for going on PragerU

Premise 1: PragerU posts video called "facts don't care about your feelings"
Premise 2: Following that video he then posts a video arguing that if there is a god then there should be an afterlife otherwise it wouldn't be fair and he would be depressed.

Conclusion: PragerU is propaganda peddling bullshit and so is any guest on that website.

"Waaaah! Facts and opposing viewpoints are propaganda because muh feewings!"

ilovuuu posted...

prager U is obviously propaganda.

prager U claims science argues for God's existence because the chances of human life existing in the universe is so low, thus god did it!

It is definitely propaganda. It exists solely to promote Dennis Prager's opinions and views some of which are completely abhorrent. Many of their videos twist and at times just leaves facts out completely

@Annihilated posted...

Hexagon posted...

Here's an argument why the fired Google employee has lost any credibility for going on PragerU

Premise 1: PragerU posts video called "facts don't care about your feelings"
Premise 2: Following that video he then posts a video arguing that if there is a god then there should be an afterlife otherwise it wouldn't be fair and he would be depressed.

Conclusion: PragerU is propaganda peddling bullshit and so is any guest on that website.

"Waaaah! Facts and opposing viewpoints are propaganda because muh feewings!"

Are you quoting Prager's video on why an afterlife must exist?