He's definitely mentally tired, but I honestly see it as part of the problem. He dehumanizes those around him because he dehumanizes himself. He's a content machine that assumes everyone else must have the same slavish dedication to views and capital that he has.

He's a hollow billionaire who needs to lose his influence and popularity for everyone's sake. His toxic workplaces are a result of him being a diehard capitalist who can't even recognize the shit he swims in. He probably doesn't realize that his for-profit charity props up an evil system that digests everyone, rich and poor alike.

I'm just happy we can finally call him out for the danger he poses. I suspect he'll become more openly right wing as more progressive liberals turn on him, which sucks. I wish our world didn't allow him to get this far.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Having watched interviews with him it's an interesting case study cause you can kind of track how he just fell into it. He didn't start as a rich kid, he lucked into the money with Bitcoin and started making random high-budget YouTube videos (his videos were always on the slop spectrum but in the beginning they were genuine). Over the years he has just devolved into chasing the views. He thought (and probably still thinks) that he does it for fun and it's just his nature to follow the views but it's pretty clear to anyone watching that fame via YouTube has changed him significantly.