i’ve never really watched this dude before but i’ve been marathoning his videos of him going to all these countries after seeing him in china, and he just gets followed around by massive crowds where people set up shows/performances for him that he just plays along with. people give him gifts and he interacts with them. that’s the whole thing as far as i can tell. he just walks around interacting with people and their cultures how they want to present it to him. it’s a genuinely fascinating thing to watch lol
I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it in too much depth. It’s interesting to think about though.
I agree that he’s a flawed character and that edgyness is an aspect of his marketing. The question I suspect China will be asking themselves however is whether the positives outweigh the negatives. Cutting through the western propaganda expediently and then allowing more normal tourism and normal engagement with the country to normalise behaviour seems like a useful concession to make. Yes he’s going to make some Chinese people behave poorly, but it’s going to be outweighed by others.
One thing to really be concerned about however is if any of these streamers get large followings in China and then later turn on the reactionary taps. China can ban them from the country and remove their content online but it won’t stop their influence with their fandoms which could be a source of threat. The influencer would be out of reach of arrest outside the country also.
Ty for the reply and entertaining the topic. I guess the solution is ishowspeed go on