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I find that public figures often disappoint if I relate to them too much. That parasocial relationship angle gets fucky. So there's a handful of people that I return to time and again for their viewpoints.
Emily Nagoski and Dan Savage's views on sex.
Amy Taylor and Kathleen Hanna for how they live their lives unapologetically in the face of sexism.
I'll add Mamdani onto the pile for now to cover a politician. I haven't seen anything I disagree with so far.
Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers? I only know her through a guest appearance on a Bob Vylan song, haven't looked into her further yet. I did manage to gather some Amyl albums, I'll give those a listen tonight.
Brennan Lee Mulligan seems to have decent takes on most things. Not on proper social media though.
Bernie Sanders.
most comedians are far too centrist for me, but i enjoy how they piss on the extreme left and the extreme right and their delusional self-destructive agendas. it's terrifying how many people take extremest views seriously.
None of them. It takes a certain type of personality to attain, and especially maintain, that level of public highlight. Dig deep enough or long enough, and you will always be disappointed. There's a few where I hope I'm proved wrong, but the numbers aren't favorable
I'm somewhere between Robert Evans and Benn Jordan on politics and tech.
I like Calling In Sick Magazine for cycling stuff as they seem to be one of the only ones in that space with a "don't worry about what you ride, just ride" ethos.
He not my favorite musician but I love how Chris Thile talks about music and just seems to generally just love music.
As far as media/cultural discussions I've always really liked Mike Rugnetta.
Shout out for Benn Jordan as I’d say similar and add in Michael Burns for philosophy and politics.
Greta Thunberg
Thanos
Really
Thanos but instead of half the population its just the billionaires, and the snap is automated to occur every time a new billionare is spawned.
Ohh snap!
Comedians: Bill Hicks, George Carlin and Doug Stanhope.
Musicians: Peter Spilles, Robert Del Naja and Gregory John McCormick.
Politicians: Bernie Sanders and many leftists from Europe.
which leftists from europe
The ones who at least slightly match Bill Hicks, I suppose? 🤷♀️
I am too tired to create a list of names here since our dog underwent surgery today and my mind is slightly in shambles by now.
Hoping the best for your dog and for you
Thank you
Public I don't know. Ron Swanson is a fictional character that sometimes feels like he could be a caricature of me.
Ron Swanson is the greatest libertarian thinker ever..... so staunch to his ideals, and, since he is not a fascist, he's open to other people's political ideas and we see him change his stances on things. I didn't like parks and rec that much but i loved him.
I forget his name but the lead game designer for Path of Exile. I'm an indie game designer, and when I listen to interviews with that guy I feel like I'm listening to myself talk game design philosophy.
Weirdly, I don't like PoE, so not sure how to reconcile that part. 😅
not sure but like waltz kinda is like me for a politician. I mean closest I have seen. Really don't know him enough though.
hangman adam page.
i too like gardening and being sad
Maybe Abigail Thorne?
I wish I had a badass name like this
Well, quit keeping the dream and start living it.
Abigail Thorne
Well thank you for that recommendation! I hadn't heard of her before.
No problem. I love Philosophy Tube.
Sam Neill did.
Sam Harris, though it's not accidental as many of my views comes from him.
I used to feel this way and still do to some extent. But he has lost me on the Israel conflict. Certainly on religion itself and philosophy I agree with him a lot. Much like how, conversely, with Mehdi Hassan, I agree a ~~but~~ bit politically, but not on religion.
The only people I can never recall taking issue with are Hitch and Fry, and even they probably have views I don’t like.
The only response to a jihad, logically, is a genocide. And good riddance.
Do you mean Sam Sedar? Sam Harris is quite racist
Sam Harris is based.
GTFO with your pedophile profit.
I know what i spelled. What does fucking children have to do with race?
Every accusation is a confession with you freaks
Muhammad married a 6-year-old and fucked her when she was 9. Go read a book.
That's not a response to either of the articles about Harris' statements. How brain-dead can you be?
You know who are the ones advocating for child marriage laws? Republicans, White Christian Nationalists.
Nope, I got the name right.