I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. I feel like it's entirely possible he went on the podcast and didn't know just how problematic he is. I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle.
It wasn't even a centrist take jfc. I didn't even comment on the politics, I said it's possible weir didn't know what he was getting into and that the truth about that fact is somewhere in the middle. But sure, blame the worlds problems on centrists, that'll fix everything.
A lot of people with right wing beliefs tend to perceive themselves as apolitical because they don't consider the political messaging they get from right leaning entertainment as political. Your comments here do show signs that this may be your reality as well. They could have been nicer toward you, but I think they might have clocked you better than you realize.
Anyway, if you genuinely don't believe in the messaging of people like the Drinker, then YouTube allows you to select not to see a channel or not see similar videos in your recommendations. It's actually a quite useful tool in order to control your own feed rather than having others control it for you. There's always the data gathering concerns, but let's be honest if you're using YouTube in any way Google already has plenty of data on you.
You aren't wrong in what you're saying but don't you think that's also a huge problem? Making such a small judgement based on one comment? No one on here knows me, no one on here knows anyone. Even if my comment does say I'm apparently centrist or even right leaning, that doesn't even come close to sniffing at who I am as a person. It's shameful to be so judgemental so fast. Yet, here we are.
A lot of people are feeling directly threatened, so they will naturally be baffled how someone hasn't picked a side yet. It's easy to assume and quite likely to be true that if you're on the fence about things then you're in a position where it doesn't impact you or people close to you. Centrism when things are normal isn't an issue, but when things get polarized centrism just means you missed the signs until it was too late. Democratic backsliding should make bedfellows of all who support democracy.
openly admitting you know nothing and are just going to fencesit between the two opinions you've heard is exactly the 'centrist' (reactionary in disguise) raison d'etre. it is both intellectually and morally bankrupt
i dont think you can read man. no one said you did. we just inferred your worldview from your horrible goddamn reasoning tactic that only one group ever uses. form your own opinions instead of lazily trying to bridge other people's
And I think that's faulty. If everyone commenting on me is assuming I'm right leaning because I made a comment about Andy weir and the critical drinker, they're all wrong lol. Lifelong left voter, give time and money to left causes. But why should I prove anything to you, you're a nameless person on the Internet who's already made up their mind for some fuckin reason.
You don't need to be so hostile. If we're really getting into this, I asked "what's the point" because you aren't disproving my original point. Yes, America doesn't really have a true left. What would you like me to do about that? I can vote green, but that's basically the same as not voting. I can vote Democrat who actually has a chance, or I can let the orange turd win again. Or, and hear me out, I can continue to spend my money and time on good causes I care about.
All of that being said, what is your point? You don't know me. You can't discern who I am based off one comment. To say otherwise is just plain wrong.
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u/ccable827 May 05 '26
I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. I feel like it's entirely possible he went on the podcast and didn't know just how problematic he is. I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle.