All of Graham Platner's staunchest supporters are now lying about how they backed him and deleting the evidence. None of them are pledging to do any better o...
I am aware that it is popular. A lot of it is infotainment. The streamer format creates a cult surrounding these personalities. They are political entertainers not great thinkers. I cannot take these giant internet egos seriously and their communities become hostile to dissent. E.G. the Graham Platner situation. They are reactionary.
I am aware that it is popular. A lot of it is infotainment. The streamer format creates a cult surrounding these personalities. They are political entertainers not great thinkers. I cannot take these giant internet egos seriously and their communities become hostile to dissent. E.G. the Graham Platner situation. They are reactionary.
I agree with most of what you said but it also applies to basically any type of media. For example Alex Jones or Joe Rogan a few years ago.
Streamers are just the latest iteration of it and they are having a lot of influence on the political sphere and the political left.