New polling shows a majority of Michiganders, and an even bigger majority of young voters, don’t even know who the leftist streamer is.
  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
    312·
    6 days ago

    Yeah I’m not impressed. Something about his ascension makes me feel like he’s astroturfed hard by foreign governments, likely China.

    Plus he shocked his dog. Watched the live footage. Watched his reaction. Fuck that.

    • velma@sh.itjust.works
      81·
      6 days ago

      It’s always so obvious when bad faith actors talk about Piker. The dog shock rumor is a clear indicator that you’ve fallen for a right wing attack on a progressive influencer.

      • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
        39·
        6 days ago

        Jinkies! You’re going to have to be more convincing than that for me, Velma! Denial isn’t refutation, sorry.

        The obsession people have with this twitch streamer is downright creepy. I wonder, how much do these people just lurk in his chat feed? It’s weird.

        Also, “bad faith actor”…? I’ll bet money I have more evidence he’s a dog shocker than you have I’m a, “bad faith actor” — whatever that means.

        • velma@sh.itjust.works
          52·
          6 days ago

          Shock collars aren’t inherently abusive and they don’t work on the type of dog breed that Kaya is.

          • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
            38·
            6 days ago

            Shock collars aren’t inherently abusive and they don’t work on the type of dog breed that Kaya is.

            Quoted in case of edit. Thank you for proving my point. I’m content to stop here.