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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

@notch, you back this stuff??

Yes he literally does, Notch sucks

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 days ago

remember when someone kept telling him to say "Nazis are bad" and he just refused lmao

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's right about Karl Jobst. Dude is a full on nazi. He was in the rwhitegoose(i think that's the right name) discord screenshots.

But also isn't he also kinda shit?

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

He definitely lies and has cheated (in games), I don't know about any other allegations.

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

Billy Mitchell can only win lawsuits against right-wing grifters. I'm fine with that.

[–] Xenomorph@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Isn't Mitchell MAGA or was at some point? Kind of feels like a let them fight moment.

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Billy Mitchell@ BillyPacman 27 Feb 2020
I try to stay apolitical on social media,

But the last dem debate was an absolute disaster. I’m gonna join the race and win by just yelling over everyone from beginning to end at every debate. It’s not like the moderators will stop me.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

Billy Mitchel 2028

It's not like the Dem leadership is going to pick someone better.

I felt 100% sure that he was but I can't actually find any information actually proving that at the moment. Wondering if maybe I just assumed he was 'cause he's at the intersection of every fascist influence of the US: cheater, small business owner, '80s nostalgia freak, wears a US flag tie and puts USA as his highscore input, white guy (Italian?)

[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

based billy. did he actually cheat at pacman? thats so funny. no matter what you think about it you have to admit that’s funny. if he cheated his way to the top of pacman

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The King Of Kong documentary definitely makes him seem like he cheated in DK using footage taped on an emulator, so I'm assuming at least some of the later accusations are true. It's also true that he is actually good at these games at a near-top level because he's done either real highscores or at least ones close to them in front of live audiences. But he likely cheats on top of that to maintain some of his records out of pettiness and shit.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

There's a definite thing in speedrunning/high score competition where once you've been at or near the top the temptation to cheat gets a hundred times stronger. It's a combination of feeling like you're owed because of how much work you've put in, not wanting to give up your spot to the new person climbing the rankings, and in some cases the need to maintain your top spot in order to keep getting speaking engagements and other forms of income. Billy has almost certainly felt the pressure from all three of those factors.

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So wild to see that Billy Mitchell is the reasonable one here. I guess the dude is a con artist, grifter and a cheat, but he is at least anti-fascist. Sad that I'm surprised to see someone clear that incredibly low bar.

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I read online that the other speedrunner dude that he sued, Apollo Legend, was a Nazi too. Just crazy how shitty the speedrun meta-YouTubers are. Especially in contrast to how good GDQ is with masking, anti-ableism, etc.

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I watch a lot of speedrun content on youtube, guys like SummoningSalt and Bismuth mostly. I hope those guys aren't secretly fascist pieces of shit too.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

seems like you’re the one discriminating against different cultures and beliefs

WHAAAT!?!?!

Are chuds actually this braindead or do normies think acting stupid and annoying the tiny minority of people with a brain is comedy gold?

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago

It's not really them being braindead, it's them trying to normalise their own toxic beliefs and behaviour as "just another way of doing things." if calling someone a nazi is treated the same way as calling someone a racial slur, nazis can get away with a lot more toxic shit.

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I don't know much about Mitchell but I've heard that Jobst dude is a former pick-up artist and a nazi who lost a lot of money to him in a lawsuit which, lol get fucked.

Well I guess he's just a cheat now huh?