El Chisme

He slammed AOC hard during her recent fuck up

i was not aware of this. i was more referring to his interviews with her that never push back on her shitty positions. from what i see he does critisise the dems a lot on stream, but still never breaks from them completely. which is what i think makes his stance aligned with DSA-right (and now the DSA is also broadly against AOC, so it makes sense why he would critique her)

I mean WE barely cover anything the PSL does, Hasan is not qualified to lead the third party charge, and frankly I don't hold that expectation for him

that is fair. i would like him to use his platform to do it, but i also think it is unlikely

There we go, some actual critique with substance, I feel like I've seen a unicorn

unicorn is my second name

He more than makes up for it with his regular China glazing videos where he showcases Chinese infrastructure to the normies he babysits

also fair. i just personally dont like the trend of showing good infrastructure as a proxy of good politics. its not super principled. cool infrastructure is not why we support china.

on your last point, i disagree with the "hasan is a pipeline for baby leftists". i know im in the minority on this one, but ive only really heard anecdotal evidence which seems more like survivors bias (ergo, evidence only from people who "went through the pipeline"). i know way way way more people who became principled leftist organisers for other reasons than political streamers or youtubers. which is why "he is a pipeline" argument seems to me as an excuse for bad politics really. my logic to criticising hasan is the same as for any public figure who positions themself as left / socialist.