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Logan Paul returns to Youtube
- Thread starter PixelatedProphet
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Did he speak with Japanese police yet (we're they even actually looking to speak with him). That would show way more maturity then an over produced "We're soooorrrry" video.
He's going to be fine.
The world is not being made a better place with me forgiving him.
Yes, but with his projects getting cancelled and videos getting de-monetised, time is of the essence. Ain't nobody got time for growth and change, just fake it and donate some money... Gotta go back to selling that merch bro!
guess you can just pay to have a second chance.
i always found donating to charity very hollow for people who massively fuck up like this. if you can just pay to be a better person, you're not a better person in any kind of magnitude.
if he's actually changed, good for him but i still won't be watching his content, just as i was before and during the massive controversy.
i always found donating to charity very hollow for people who massively fuck up like this. if you can just pay to be a better person, you're not a better person in any kind of magnitude.
if he's actually changed, good for him but i still won't be watching his content, just as i was before and during the massive controversy.
This is so insincere it's painful. Yes in the short term he donated money to a good cause, but you have to be so naive to believe he didn't do that just to salvage his channel/reputation. In the long term this guy now gets to stay on youtube and continues to make horrible videos; that's what he's known for and that's how he will influence the young generation that follows him. The argument that this one off photoshoot is "bringing attention to a cause" is shortsighted in the sense that he's likely going to go back to his previous racist, ignorant, nonsense when he starts making videos again. He likely hasn't truly changed and will continue to be a net negative when it comes to influencing children. If he continues to make sensible videos on the regular about suicide/prevention for an extended amount of time, then I can believe that he learned his lesson. But for now, this is just a way to salvage his reputation, take advantage of young minds, and go back to making millions as if nothing happened.
This is honestly the most accurate post I've seen in this thread. $1,000,000 is obviously good, but he's not going to suddenly stop promoting awful behavior to children because of that, which has the potential to do even more harm.
he's in the PR 'I'm Sorry' mode and I'm sure he regrets doing the video. If the backlash hadn't happened he wouldnt have learned shit. So yeah he has his second chance, but let's not pretend he learned anything besides 'suicide is bad and I need to stop from uploading things like this in the future'
The next lesson he needs to learn is to you know, not annoy a whole fucking country when he goes to visit.
The next lesson he needs to learn is to you know, not annoy a whole fucking country when he goes to visit.
What? He does this?
I mean, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but...wow.
for a while i have felt that this generation of young people is odd in the sense that they haven't seem to have done anything to make old people particularly outraged, and if anything they're more outraged by what the old people are up to. maybe with things like logan paul and the tide pod challenge they're finally picking up the slack.
He's probably addicted to the worship and adulation from fans.
It's a start
Youtube isn't even his primary source of income. Both Logan and Jake make a shit ton of money selling their merch.
That's because this generation is just shooting themselves in the foot and self destructing. The amount of influence social media has on this generation is insane, with the constant need for attention and self admiration, and yes I know I sound like an old man yelling at clouds.
Nothing wrong with second chances, but there won't be a third. Well, his fan base will give him 4th and 5th like pewdiepie.
I want to believe that anyone can change and improve.
But this pretentious shoots...
Glad someone else saw it.
If you fall for this bullshit you're an idiot. Logan Paul is a child and while he may yet grow up to be a decent person, it didn't magically happen because of recent events.
Ok, is this one better?
Your definition of what's racist is terrible and that's the last I'm going to say about it. The fact that you won't call someone racist for using racist stereotypes is mind-boggling. Logan Paul is racist and his shit family can get some.
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I'm there too. And it doesn't mean we're wrong. The constant cycle of social media is rewiring people's brains. Now people watch something on TV to be the first to come up with some clever zinger and post it on Twitter. And then everyone jumps on board. I go out with my girlfriend and almost every other couple that is out is on their phones the entire time. Like WTF.
I found that other Japan video way worse than the suicide forrest one.
The guy is a complete fuckwit. No redemption.
The guy is a complete fuckwit. No redemption.
This.
If it's not some PR stunt- if people aren't willing to give him credit for trying to evolve, and giving a whole million dollars to help efforts, they aren't interested in lessons being learned, they aren't interested in progress, and they're only interested in burning people down for every little transgression. To which I say- they don't deserve a spot at the table for this conversation.
Logan is in a great spot to affect change, to set an exampl, and put his money where his mouth is. Even if he has to be the poster boy for the consequences. Fine.
To his other actions in Japan, I say the same. I don't watch Logan. I think he's a big dumb fuck who isn't worth my time. But I'll say that we have all be young, done dumb shit, been ignorant and insensitive to SOMETHING at some point in our lives, and had to ask to be forgiven for it, or paid consequences. Anybody not interested in somebody genuinely learning from mistakes (depending on the mistake) isn't being genuine themselves.
I agree with this. They were both shitty, but the Japan vid carried a thicker level of egregious than the suicide vid. I really think he needs to answer to that too. Go to Japan and do some time, or something. I don't agree with the non-redemption thing though. Jesus people, at least let the guy have a goddamn effort before you cast him to he fire
The thing is, this isn't a "should we forgive him?" type deal. This isn't a person who provided some kind of value but made a mistake. What happened is that he did something that showed the world that his brand of "entertainment" is toxic and harmful to the children who watch him.
I'm not saying he should continue being villainized or whatever, but the result of his actions should be that everyone knows not to indulge in this trashy form of celebrity worship. He didnt simply make a mistake on his channel, hiw channel was exposed as being awful. The ideal result of this should be that people wise up and stop watching his channel. This apology video is completely pointless and calculated. Nothing has changed.
I'm not saying he should continue being villainized or whatever, but the result of his actions should be that everyone knows not to indulge in this trashy form of celebrity worship. He didnt simply make a mistake on his channel, hiw channel was exposed as being awful. The ideal result of this should be that people wise up and stop watching his channel. This apology video is completely pointless and calculated. Nothing has changed.
This
I wasn't all riled at PDPs first bullshit. But the subsequent shit he pulled? Nope. Delete his ass.
These gosh darn kids and their video games, they're like zombies. Back in my day we used to throw rocks at each other
We'll see how it goes, but everything about this guy and his personality screams this is just damage control and he'll be back to business in 2-3 months.
If you don't think technology affects people's brains, I think you're demonstrably wrong. Here's an example: people didn't dream in color until the advent of color televisions.
As far as video games, they certainly deserve criticism as well, but that's not what we're talking about here are we?
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This sounded like straight up bullshit to me so I googled it and it seems like there is some truth to it. Whoa.
Did he address his other wrong doings or is this just focused on the suicide forest incident?
Because if its the later, then nope, not buying it.
If this was a one time mistake he made, then I'd be more forgiving.
But he's shown a history of shit behavior even before the suicide video went viral for all the wrong reasons
- Burying $3000 at vidcon, making the lives of all the security guards much harder because they need to keep order while thousands of screaming tweens are running around
- Faking him getting shot in front of child fans
- Exploiting children through heavy merchandising
- Just being an all around asshole because kids think he is "edgy and cool"
I found his utter disrespect to the people of Japan far more egregious than the suicide video, and that is probably the worst thing he has done. But it shows the logical progression of the crap he did in Japan ultimately leading to that moment.
If he is just focusing on the suicide forest incident, then he clearly misunderstands or is just trying to appeal to the people who only learned about him because of the suicide video. He has always presented himself like an asshole and youtube never had an issue with it, but now that one incident went too viral youtube got involved and the severity of punishment is equal to what happened to pewdiepie when wall street clipped together his videos showing "anti-semetic" content.
Unless his actual youtube content changes, this is just a PR stunt.
Because if its the later, then nope, not buying it.
If this was a one time mistake he made, then I'd be more forgiving.
But he's shown a history of shit behavior even before the suicide video went viral for all the wrong reasons
- Burying $3000 at vidcon, making the lives of all the security guards much harder because they need to keep order while thousands of screaming tweens are running around
- Faking him getting shot in front of child fans
- Exploiting children through heavy merchandising
- Just being an all around asshole because kids think he is "edgy and cool"
I found his utter disrespect to the people of Japan far more egregious than the suicide video, and that is probably the worst thing he has done. But it shows the logical progression of the crap he did in Japan ultimately leading to that moment.
If he is just focusing on the suicide forest incident, then he clearly misunderstands or is just trying to appeal to the people who only learned about him because of the suicide video. He has always presented himself like an asshole and youtube never had an issue with it, but now that one incident went too viral youtube got involved and the severity of punishment is equal to what happened to pewdiepie when wall street clipped together his videos showing "anti-semetic" content.
Unless his actual youtube content changes, this is just a PR stunt.
It's all a BS facade. https://twitter.com/calvinstowell/s...://www.gq.com/story/logan-paul-comeback-video
So Jake Paul has literally become a late night infomercial snake oil salesman. Dude is straight up selling online courses to kids to learn how to be Jake Paul. The Paul brothers are trash.
Yeah I learned it from Persona 5 actually and then had to look it up for myself.
It sucks being cynical but what an apathetic person he is :(.
The only organization he's donating to is LUTLSHIB, Logan's United Trust League for Super Hot Incredible Bros.
I never watched the guy, so is this over produced "Coming to the CW this fall" apology video his normal style? What is with all those hand close ups? Several of you are fine with some monetary donation along with a promise to change, but if his net worth is already in the 10s of millions then this is a societal speeding ticket.
Dude should have gone away to work a hotline or attend meetings for 6 months to actually learn and improve himself. Based on the last bit of the video it seems that he may chronicle this journey of his, which will be Hall of Fame worthy in the category of people who fail up if it is monetized.
Dude should have gone away to work a hotline or attend meetings for 6 months to actually learn and improve himself. Based on the last bit of the video it seems that he may chronicle this journey of his, which will be Hall of Fame worthy in the category of people who fail up if it is monetized.
Saw the first scenes of this high production video and closed the tab. This is just another video to earn money with. This whole situation will lead to more income for him.
