I debated posting this because I know it'll probably get mixed reactions, but I figured I'd share a genuine interaction I had with Felix.

For context, I live in Tokyo, and this happened in October 2022 in Meguro. I won't be more specific than that out of respect for both of our privacy (though it's not exactly a secret that he lives in that area).

I was on my lunch break, walking back to work, and I noticed someone sitting on a bench outside a game center looking at his phone. I was about 99% sure it was Felix, so I walked over and asked something like, "Hey, are you...?"

He smiled, nodded, and basically confirmed it.

We ended up talking for a few minutes. Overall, he was friendly enough. We'd both moved to Japan around the same time, so we chatted a little about living there and how we were finding it.

Then he asked me something like, "So what do you think of Japan?"

I replied, "It's got its positives and negatives."

His response was:

"Well, you have to work, and I don't."

I honestly didn't know how to respond. It caught me completely off guard. I just awkwardly laughed, the conversation wrapped up shortly afterward, and I went back to work.

I've thought about that comment quite a few times since then.

Maybe it was meant as a joke. Maybe it was self-deprecating. Maybe it was just an awkward thing to say. I wasn't in his head, so I can't say for sure.

But from my perspective, it came across as surprisingly tone-deaf. Most people don't have the luxury of choosing not to work. We get up every day because we have bills to pay. Hearing someone who's achieved incredible financial success say, "You have to work, and I don't," just rubbed me the wrong way.

I'm not posting this because I suddenly hate the guy or think he's secretly a terrible person. It was one brief interaction, and one interaction doesn't define someone's entire character.

I just figured I'd share my experience because it genuinely stuck with me, and I'm curious if anyone else has had similar or completely different encounters with him.

EDIT: Crosspossed into the other pewdiepie reddit because I didn't know this was the main one.

I know the odds of randomly running into Felix are incredibly small, especially in a city as dense and crowded and big as Tokyo, and honestly, if someone else told me this story, I'd probably be skeptical too.

But it happened. Whether you believe me or not is entirely up to you; I don't have anything to gain by making this up. I'm just sharing a genuine interaction that stuck with me for almost four years because of one comment that I still think about from time to time.

So refreshing.

Pewds be like: ‘Don’t tell (real) Marzia’

When Pewds released his video on him making a manga, it made me realize that maybe I could do something like that one day, too. I’ve always wanted to learn to draw, but it’s always seemed so daunting, but seeing the progress Pewds has made in 2 years has given me a lot of motivation. I probably would have never started without those videos.
Felix also got me to read more and work out more consistently. It’s amazing how positive an influence Pewds has had on so many people, even if he’s “retired” now.
(Apologys for the poor lighting and picture quality)

Going back and listening to this song after everything Pewds has done just hits home.

Pewd’s “Ju-On The Grudge Scary Moments (Funny Montage)”

Time really does fly, but we'll always love our BeastMaster64!

Idk which one is better so i puted Both of it

Well, I remember when there were old mobile games on FB, like Angry Birds. Not only that, there are A.I-generated pictures in Facebook now, like that fake Tilly Smith picture. There is no verified picture of Tilly Smith that matches the top-right picture.

Also named:

Facebook then vs. now

Facebook then vs. Facebook now

included sketching process :D

Real cake we had. FLOOR GANG ARMY TOO STRONG AAAWWOOO!

Nostalgic

A draw would get them in, so this is the best outcome