Asking Sterling (A Patreodcast) #15

which is a shame since the wole thing depends on people being wholly ignorant of the concept of agriculture and evolution. i've had to bite my tongue a few times over the claim that xthousand years ago my ancestors lived a long healthy life eating heirloom tomatoes and orange carrots with riced white cauliflower

zosa

So sorry about that keto-person in your wrestling circles. My mom is on keto, and sometimes it feels like she's joined the cult. She can bring absolutely any conversation to keto. And she does it without fail. Drives me up the wall, and I'm a very patient person. Hope that person at least has more tact than my mom and does not nag you on daily basis about your food choices. You surely do not need any more sources of annoyance in your life.

Pani Mauser

Timespinner's a decent Castlevania-like game. It's a bit shorter than most but has some interesting themes and mechanics. I did think the endings were a bit samey and it could have done with a little more at the true end.

That wasn't "open discourse." I saw the things he said. That was homophobic harassment.

Jim Sterling

War is coming Jim, get your sword and shield... again.

Shapie Starberrie

Since you are A-OK with the FAQ. I may start writing it down and listen to past Asking Sterling episodes. I do not mind whatsoever. If anyone is interested in helping out, I may make a shareable Google document. It is likely I will have an FAQ sheet done by the end of July given the type of person I am &amp; summer school.<br><br>For those that are curious about the Tori Amos joke, watch the Spin-Off Doctors episode on "The Last Starfighter".

noxamillion

Or even the Cnet hit piece that specifically targeted The Quartering, and took a page right out of Carlos Maza's playbook. Targeting his advertisers is not a cool thing to do. I get that you might not agree with him on hardly anything, especially since he's made videos that didn't paint friends of yours in the greatest of lights, but that doesn't change the facts. Open discourse is a good thing.

Hey Jim, I was wondering if you were thinking about covering #VoxAdpocalypse? I realize that there's probably very little common ground between you and someone like Steven Crowder, but that doesn't change the fact that is something that you've talked about. YouTube demonetizing channels to suit corporate greed and that most YouTubers can't possibly know the rules, given that YouTube changes them so often and doesn't always follow them anyway. Steven Crowder was demonetized even though YouTube said that he hadn't broken the TOS. All Carlos Maza had to do was whine and cry and play the victim. Imagine someone like Randy Pitchford cries so hard they completely demonetize you, and that's not outside the realm of reason at this point. Vox only has the pull it has because Disney gives them millions of dollars, which makes it all the worse. This is one of those, "First they came for the jew," moments, right now.

That Jimquisition episode about the Romine's suing you was (and still is) a masterpiece. If Phaidon or Thames &amp; Hudson ever get around to publishing a "1001 YouTube videos you must watch before you die" books, I honestly think it deserves a spot in the roster. One the biggest factors in my deciding to fund you, in all honesty. I <i>adore</i> the fact that Digital Homicide as a (try not to laugh) "brand" is now almost universally and exclusively defined as "those Steam asset flippers that tried and failed to sue Jim Sterling" is deliciously poetic.

Freakish Uproar

Article in question in the beginning: https://www.cnet.com/news/meet-the-angry-gaming-youtubers-who-turn-outrage-into-views/

noxamillion

We've never met Jim, but we can change that. We can get together, a vase of roses, the warm flickering light of a candle, the stark yellow and black coloring of a tape measurer. Lets get this done.

Miss Jellybean

look at it this way - the fact that the rockstar video WASN'T a big news story is a terrible indictment of the current state of working conditions in the games industry.

John Perry