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After a certain point in popularity it is assumed the celeb is going to sooner or later:

Be doxxed

Have death threats thrown at them

Be sexually harassed

Have police called on them

Then we have all the Vtubers who are Hannah Monatanning it up and straight chilling. Ironmouse has never been swatted, but by God some people would if they could, and others would probably show up at her house to show their "love".

Dream is an example of someone who shouldn't have let out who he was IMO because the attacks against him seemed to become a lot more real once there was a real human name, face, and location. Like I would have gone to the grave as Dream with how many people hated him before his face reveal.

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[–] magnusrufus -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't mention anything other than people that view others as humans would care that other humans are being harassed.

Being doxxed and getting death threats? Oh yeah that's not cool but who cares?

Also, a more minor point relative to your stance that celebs aren't human, but how on earth did you manage to equate a public persona with completely obfuscating ones identity or even creating a totally new identity?

[–] FunnyUsername 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ok we're talking about different parts of the original post.

Also I literally don't care about this anymore. Enjoy hitting downvote and crying about YouTubers getting caught up in their own choices in pursuit of fame.

[–] magnusrufus 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Enjoy being proud about being indifferent to human suffering.

[–] FunnyUsername 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Enjoy assuming things about strangers to make yourself feel morally superior.

[–] magnusrufus 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your only reply to the whole of the original post was who cares. The doxxing death threats and sexual harassment, who cares. You wanted to say that you were talking about a different part but you gave no context or indication for that when you just said who cares. How is that not indifference to human suffering? It really doesn't seem like much of an assumption.

[–] FunnyUsername 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] magnusrufus 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes indifference makes you cool. Caring about things is for losers. Any more grade school wisdom you'd like to impart?

[–] FunnyUsername 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Enjoy assuming things about strangers to make yourself feel morally superior.

[–] magnusrufus 0 points 1 year ago

Well we already established it's much of an assumption.