Can anyone help me understand why Hasan Piker is so popular in leftist political spaces despite his immense privilege? - eviltoast

This guy’s dad is the former VP of a multibillion dollar Turkish conglomerate, as well as the secretary of a government department. Mom and Dad were able to fly to their other home in NJ to give birth so he’d get US citizenship. His uncle is the founder and owner of TYT Media and gave him his media career. He went to Rutgers. He lives in a multimillion dollar mansion in the Hollywood Hills. This is by definition not the kind of person who can be a voice of the People. Saying “I recognize my privilege” over and over, while living his lifestyle, doesn’t negate his privilege and complete lack of real-life experience outside of the curated garden of the wealthy. He gets paid obscene amounts of cash to sit in his bedroom and word-vomit for 9 hours a day. Why are his unending opinions taken so seriously? He gives me strong controlled opposition vibes.

Edit: Thank you all for this discussion. I learned a lot.

  • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    Well, I’ve heard that he at least encourages people to go on beyond him and read things or organize IRL, so I think that’s already a marked differentiator from the Democrats, who just encourage you to vote for them, and they’ll have all the answers. I see people like him as like the state under communism. Useful up to a point, and then they can do something else. Until that time, critical support to leftist streamers and class traitors lol.

    But, since my only personal experience is with people who have come from Hasan and I haven’t really listened to him much myself, it makes it hard to agree or disagree, so I’ll leave it there.

    But I will say, your writing is a pleasure to read 😂