How Hasan Piker became the most successful (& hated) political streamer

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00:00 Who is Hasan Piker?
01:43 Streaming for 8 hours a day
03:13 Does consistency matter?
04:50 How does he write his segments?
06:26 Are you a journalist or an entertainer?
08:05 What makes a good stream?
09:27 Jon Stewart
11:22 Balancing truth and satire
15:02 How chat changes the dynamic
16:30 Do you feel responsible for getting the facts right?
19:28 Do you attempt to find a middle ground?
21:53 What makes you comfortable making controversial content?
26:15 Media biases - where does empathy come into play?
30:28 How creators approach journalism vs corporations
31:30 Media literacy today
33:06 Hasan’s thoughts on the New York Times
34:14 The business of streaming political commentary
37:55 The business of being credible with your audience
40:08 Do his Twitch subs increasing during election season?
40:43 Appearing on traditional media like CNN
42:08 Media literacy - people believe anything that looks professional
49:04 Making money but having no time to spend it
51:11 Hasan’s family and relationship with money growing up
56:38 Do you see any injustices in the creator economy today?
1:01:04 Election year
1:03:37 How accessible should politicians be?
1:04:50 Do you crave anonymity outside?
1:09:02 What he’s learned about the people who disagree with him
1:13:16 Copyrighting clips
1:16:48 Sensationalism wins in an ad-based economy
1:21:42 The overall health of the streaming economy
1:23:13 Twitch contracts - MGs, KPIs, etc.
1:25:35 Would you sign a deal with KZbin?
1:30:31 What does a healthy content diet look like?
1:35:05 Organizing his company as a co-op
1:37:47 Where does Hasan want to go from here?
1:41:35 The MrBeast-ification of IRL streaming
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[@loganpratt]

If Hasan had a catch phrase it would be "Now having said that" or "What do I always say?"

[@sumkin]

lmaoo you're so right

[@69niceGoatboy]

BLAMMO

[@leanansidhe6332]

"Having said that however"

[@BrolanTravels]

started watching hasan now I can't stop slipping "demonstrably" into everyday conversation

[@AL_Talks]

He has a catch phrase, Blammo!

[@altjago]

This guy looks just like popular right wing broadcaster Hank Pecker

[@25daysAmonth]

Never in the same room at the same time…

[@ELVIS1975T]

@@25daysAmonth😂

[@ELVIS1975T]

What you guys don’t understand is this is a great parody by Hank Pecker. Hasanabi is one of his made up characters to mock libtards and commies. I think he even fooled the interviewers. They seem to believe it. Hell yeah brother 🇺🇸

[@divinityla925]

​@porter9494 You are mentally ill mate.

[@tnatstrat7495]

​@porter9494 Oooh you changed the copy paste a little bit. Good job.

[@Pittcrew1034]

Hank Pecker, my favorite conservative Twitch streamer.

[@ELVIS1975T]

Hell yeah brother 🤠 🇺🇸

[@Pittcrew1034]

@porter9494 is this a top of the hour jebait?

[@karl_margs]

​@@Pittcrew1034lol only explanation for this catch phrase word salad

[@ELVIS1975T]

@porter9494 How’s Hasan racist, genocidal and murderous? Please explain

[@marlonlernmark]

@porter9494was this meant to be as funny as it is?

[@henryandorhank]

hank pecker in studio - it's real patriot hours

[@babathehun]

🦅🦅🦅

[@tonypringles2285]

hasan is far from being a patriot

[@danieldavis5959]

@@tonypringles2285he wants the country to improve. That’s real patriotism. Patriotism is not blind love and adoration for your country. Patriotism is questioning and demanding better.

[@ricklost9155]

@@danieldavis5959 mfers will call Hasan not a patriot for asking or expecting better from the country and then turn around and dawn the red hat without seeing the irony.

[@NationalistsRuinAmerica]

​@@tonypringles2285you're confusing patriotism with nationalism

[@ArashiKageTaro]

Hasan asking if he can curse after cursing, and then censoring himself after he gets permission lmaoooo. That’s our himbo streamer!!

[@tonypringles2285]

i do love my favorite capitalist streamer hasan

[@thelolmighty]

@@hoordeyah this joke will never get old, because there are actually still people out there who think this is true since it was misrepresented so much in clips

[@arely1269]

@@tonypringles2285boy if i could money every time someone said this

[@boryssobczak1563]

@@hoordeyah He never said his job is harder, you know right?

[@BluePlaysGames]

@porter9494 None of what you said here is what Hasan is like lmao

[@CyanCooper]

“It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”

[@gg_sam7847]

Oooo I like that

[@raputha1148]

Who said that again?

[@darsh6252]

@@raputha1148 Jiddu Krishnamurti, an indian philosopher ( but no solid proof that it was him)

[@micahgmiranda]

profoundly sick society? Compared to what? The 50's? The quippy one lines that have nothing to do with reality is exclty what I expect from the level of intelligence of Hasan fans.

[@kodekai44]

every time i think “who else could they possibly interview at this point?”, and every time i see the new video thumbnail and i go “ooohhh, right”

[@WhizPill]

They’re like Thanos collecting all the infinity stones

[@drewgo]

Ohhh now I understand why your videos are fantastic

[@snooil]

dude i love your vids

[@jacobmorres9817]

I dont get the analogy. This is literally the role of a podcasts, to interview people lmao​@WhizPill

[@WhizPill]

@@jacobmorres9817 Go watch the view counts of each episode featuring someone famous

[@funkykongisverycool]

my fav red blooded patriot god bless hank pecker

[@ArashiKageTaro]

Hell yeah bruther!! 🫡 🇺🇸 💪🏼

[@funkykongisverycool]

@porter9494 please its not deep at all, you're becoming parasocial and you're not even a fan! I genuinely hope you have a great life and stop caring about internet people!

[@bosnakedisniksic]

​@porter9494 you're so one dimensional that you cant be bothered to make an actual relevant comment and instead copy and paste the same word soup under any pro Hasan comment. You're not as intelligent as you seem to think you are. You're actually just sad.

[@ginguu2490]

Found the d glazer. You copy pasted this one already.

[@moraldilemma1159]

@porter9494 You are describing every pundit that exists that isn't held down by main stream media. Both left and right. You are basically saying political commentators shouldn't exist except for ones on a leash. Actually right wing main stream outlets like FOX usually encourage their base to be radicalized and hyperbolic so ... who do you watch exactly?

[@ianward2120]

As a 50 year old leftist I could almost cry at how amazing it would have been, and how impossible to imagine To have had a long form daily program, hosted by a socialist covering the news, in 1988 when I was 15. What a resource. I mean, my path to learning about these things was 1.) encounter something in a regular fiction novel (i.e. reference to Eugene Debs in a Vonnegut novel.) .. and wonder to myself 'Wow! how come I never heard anything about this guy?!' and then 2.) go back to the library and use card catalog to locate non-fiction on those subjects or about those people.. 3.) fill out the little order form to have the books I picked reserved/or sent to my library from elsewhere.. 4.) WAIT 5.) go back to the library when I get call that the ordered books are there.. etc. So both the internet itself and by extension, a streamer like Hasan to contextualize, analyze, and entertain.. I don't hate that it is so much easier now, I Love it for them.

[@jackloftus]

I honestly find this super commendable. I feel like I’ve worked pretty hard to unlearn a lot of my unconscious biases and I literally have all the information at my fingertips and I am able to listen to people in marginalized communities. I don’t know if I would’ve ever learned anything about leftism if it was that hard to find info on it.

[@eggymens]

thank you for sharing, this makes me feel super lucky to have a library effectively in my pocket.

[@spritelass6712]

I'm a bit older than you and had a similar path. Mine started with magazines picked up at my local record store. Reading both Mother Jones and the Nation required a lot of library time to fully understand the context of the articles. Thank goodness for the encouragement of librarians. They helped me understand that what I was being taught on school only scratched the surface. I remember my first time online in the nineties I discovered that all the Universities sites were fully accessible. I could spend hours reading papers. FOR FREE! All information should be free.

[@extremelymemely9694]

As a younger leftist I'm baffled that people were still able to reach this perspective with so few and uncommon resources.

[@abydosink1950]

​@@extremelymemely9694if theres a will, theres a way

[@s4mk52]

damn this might be the smallest head on a guest youve had! seriously, such a tiny head

[@Ralonmithos]

He is turkish

[@Joe-xm3uc]

Curses with Wide shoulders

[@Soulful_Oatmilk]

he's a big dude with a normal sizehead.

[@poopbuttass8233]

I hope he reads this comment on stream later lol

[@OhWellWhatTheHell1]

The snipers nightmare, they call him

[@maksschmidt]

Even Colin and Samir know that the gaming frogs are starving.

[@SalarianSpectre]

He been feeding

[@booboobeebah]

Elden...ring....im going hollow...

[@milkmanx]

HI CHAT 👋

[@MrsDangerous4]

absolute bottom of the global gene pool

[@Choot_volume_1]

Hello there Hasan

[@TheLadyBlerd]

Appreciate this humanization of Hasan Piker as a creator, especially during these times of ever tempting political nihilism - - podcast is good for him, Hasan from politics is far too shirtless on TikTok.

[@unai49999]

"Hasan from politics" lmao

[@tonypringles2285]

there is no humanizing this man. hes to evil

[@raputha1148]

Hes the right amount of shirtless on tiktok

[@25daysAmonth]

How dare you

[@25daysAmonth]

Take it back

[@AlisCorner]

Even if you don't agree with his politics, Hasan constantly surprises me with his ability to cite and source stats off the top of his head. He always encourages his community to fact check him, and all the fan channels do, and every time I doubt something I'll look it up and he is legit always right. That being said, when he is wrong, he is very open/upfront about it and will correct himself before anyone else does.

[@simonji2940]

People forget that hes well read in political/economic theory, history and current events. Probably because he looks like a frat boy himbo

[@woodencat5990]

He may have enough knowledge to talk about it and debate people, but when others have looked into things he said they've found​ a lot of it to be misinformed, biased, rushed, and intentionally provocative and exaggerated, if not straight up conspiratorial@@simonji2940

[@Kitusser]

How about when he called that hospital strike Israel's fault but when it was later proven it wasn't their fault, he doubles down and doesn't correct himself?

[@FelixLeokillen]

@@Kitusser lmao you are so lost brother. Firstly it had been bombed by Israel before. It was never proven false and we still dont know who actually bombed that specific hospital. Israel has however bomber every single other hospital.

[@Kitusser]

@@FelixLeokillen Every credible news source calls it a stray Jihadi rocket now. Do you have evidence it was Israel?

[@sp1d3rmanu12]

“The World glances, it doesn’t read” such a banger line I’m stealing it.

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

Replace "the world" with "Hasan" and you've got an even more accurate quote.

[@ssaaffuu]

I heard about Hasan through a negative review and had to see for myself. Turns out, he's a gem! His streams and KZbin content are both fun and informative. The hate he gets is ridiculous-he’s awesome! Big shoutout to Kaya for always having his back. Much love to this mad lad!

[@7697boem]

Bro what?! He has the dumbest takes, barely looks into anything he sees, doesn't actually debate anything of substance, never good faith.... He is a 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@tijmen6947]

Theres definitely valid criticism out there, but overal he's a positive figure

[@sumkin]

yeah I don't really understand why he gets so much hate. I get that being political will inherently net you a lot of haters but I feel like a lot of people who hate him can't even really explain why.

[@Desusk67]

Same even though I only watch a few stream and mostly a clips, and what I realize most people who hate him is because his political opinions mainly(Israel Palestine) ofc I'm also agree with him but I don't really care about people opinions. But slandering and overhated to someone just because they had different opinions is pathetic. Like there many streamer or celebrity who doing real bad thing lol. Also hasan always do charity with his friends which it rare for most streamer

[@simonji2940]

​@@tijmen6947never from the right though, all their critique comes from them not understanding leftist ideologies

[@trebotski]

My first impression of Hasan years ago was that he was abrasive and stoking the flames of conflict. But I've come to understand that he is incredibly thoughtful, logical, and consistently on the right (left) side of human rights, honest political discourse, and hopefully history as a whole

[@klamsanac8173]

Came for him making fun of maga, stayed for his incredibly charitable human first stances on social issues.

[@peri_gee]

the thing is, he is loud and abrasive, and thoughtful and charitable at the same time. very much "older brother" energy, true to his name.

[@CyanCooper]

“It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”

[@harveb74]

Are you a bot? This was the guy that said America deserved 911

[@reuvenkatz6080]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thinking Hasan is "thoughtful, logical, and consistently on the right (left) side of human rights" might be the funniest bullshitI've read in a while Thanks for the good laugh... unless, you actually mean it. then you're just a pathetic moron

[@CapPotato388]

I am so impressed, this is literally the most welcoming/good light comment section I've seen talking about hasan ever

[@Kohlmam]

That’s funny bc I just saw 3 Hasan-critical comments in a row

[@SawyerDesign]

Having grown up with Fox News force fed down my throat on a continuous stream blasting out of our rear projection tv, I typically recoil in hatred of news, politics, and opinions about news and politics. I was bracing myself to hate this guy, but he definitely won me over. I’m kinda interested to watch his twitch stream. Nice choice on interviewees! I love beast, airrack, Trahan etc., but contrasting ‘I fed 100 giraffe’s $1M,’ this is an actually valuable, fulfilling, and productive conversation- especially in today’s fucked up political climate. As always, thanks for what you guys do. ✌️

[@underoathfannatic]

Hasan is a good balance of a somewhat autism Coated obsession with politics but he still is good at understanding and explaining nuance and what factors lead people to there conclusions which can be refreshing in such a left/right, good/bad polarization of opinion. He’s got his blind spots don’t get me wrong, but I typically leave his videos/ streams with a better understanding of the political climate globally without the sterile new caster type of messaging that usually just depresses anyone in the room

[@KL-kt5tb]

Bro so many of us in hasan’s chat have Fox News parents so you’ll be in good and understanding company if you come vibe

[@tijmen6947]

He also has a youtube page. Maybe thats easier to get into. I like hasan, but almost never watch the streams

[@ayushisharma162]

Watch his yt videos. He rambles forever on livestreams.

[@sumkin]

​@@tijmen6947yeah his KZbin videos are a lot more bite sized and straight to the point lmao

[@31olegna]

Finally. A fresh and young conservative perspective!

[@EmiratorRE]

It is always so refreshing to see Hasan in an uninterrupted setting where he's able to make points and talk without having to shit on greynames or top of the hour ad break jebaits

[@user-qo2tv8yr3d]

I am a zoomer and I saw Hasan was on a podcast and even though I am a hasanabi head I immediately clicked on it because it looked more official than normal

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

I am a millennial 💾 floppy disk

[@ELVIS1975T]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper😂

[@DMac__]

Great to have Hank Pecker on the pod. The last beacon of Freedumb! 🦅🇺🇸

[@Beautyaddixion]

He's insanely hot 🔥.

[@emilygiselle23]

Yes he is!

[@generallyuninterested4956]

Absolutely

[@YummyCore]

just wanted to say add that not all subs are $5, I think the top donor is from Turkey where the sub price is like $1.5

[@GrassFudge7]

Plus twitch take a cut right?

[@ShreyasV0]

@@GrassFudge7 yeah iirc twitch takes something between 30 % - 50 % cut depending on the streamer

[@YummyCore]

@@GrassFudge7 yeah, Hasan can at best get like 70% I think, but he said that his contract is pretty bad compared to other top streamers, since he runs the least amount of ads possible, so who knows how much is it in reality.

[@peri_gee]

thank you 34mkd50 for the 30,000 gifted subs

[@ArashiKageTaro]

@@peri_geebro is also hot asf lol

[@Arlantacious]

Been waiting for hasan to get on this podcast lets gooo

[@tnatstrat7495]

@porter9494 Bruh the more you copy paste the less anybody cares what you have to say my guy.

[@elendil6144]

​@porter9494Cry harder

[@sanctuarygaming4984]

@porter9494 Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa HE HURT ME FEE FEE's

[@adamrt8]

I find the character of this interview interesting and different than the normal structure. Often you ask people “what do you do” and here you often asked “what Should we do”, which is a difference in tone that speaks to a sensibility of Hasan having moral leadership

[@FerEssence]

Hm I did notice that as well, but I took it as them asking him what *he* thinks we should do. I almost do wish Samir would have challenged him a bit more because it felt like he didn’t always agree with his perspectives. It could have been a good learning opportunity for us as the audience

[@utahnash]

@@FerEssencewell put comment. I do feel like, particularly Hasan, can actually respond well to someone providing a different perspective and why he differs from that stream of thought. I think it is a shame there isn’t a little pushback when the interviewer has some that they’re holding back.

[@pinkmatter8488]

@@utahnash yeah he even went "I wish you confronted me more !" at some point I found it funny.

[@nfzeta128]

​@pinkmatter8488 yea they were really careful throughout the entire thing to never show their hand. Even when their questioning showed they disagreed or wanted something else from him.

[@jojen]

Why did you guys make his head bigger?

[@kelseylelei]

i’m sat

[@claudiatheNARCOMOmma]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@comradejav]

huh?

[@ericktellez7632]

Hello sat I am tax

[@RamiroEloy1997]

Now this is a Turkish man

[@OblivionGameplays]

Doesn’t look Turkish at all

[@Gianni-yt9nu]

Hahahahahahahahaha.

[@raw_oyster]

​@@OblivionGameplays How?? He 100% does 😆

[@Sina.575]

​@@raw_oysterhe doesn't..

[@raw_oyster]

@@Sina.575 Does 💁‍♂️

[@alexabi9180]

I'm really loving this interview. Y'all really did a good job getting Hasan yapmaxxing LMAO

[@greenburg2276]

Hasan haters brigading hasan content 10’m after release is always so crazy

[@0x7d69]

Lmao i thought the same thing

[@vikspod]

The same way Hasan brigades any lsf post that criticises him 😂

[@ArashiKageTaro]

Hate watching is soooo real. Never really “believed” in them per se until entering Hasan’s community. There’s a special one on Hasanabi Productions videos that pop up literally seconds after a video is published lol. Won’t mention their name but a lot y’all know who I’m talking about 😂

[@blackmamba2004]

Bro they follow the hasanabi updates twitter page this is not even a joke. Its so devastatingly sad lol, they're so close to being fans atp

[@0x7d69]

@@ArashiKageTaro No this is so real its crazy and makes me so pissed, go educate yourself lmao, these mfers ruining good convos in the comments

[@opnuul]

"habitual viewership" omg he's talking about me 😊😊💞 hi hassi 💞💞

[@CapPotato388]

Hahshshshsyysys omg i love this comment

[@blorblin]

Colin and Samir dissing Hasan for not gaming lolll

[@alekversusworld3754]

Thanks to Hassan and granting people space and privilege to be educated and knowing people can change their minds. He understands that humans are nuanced and nothing is black and white.

[@LuciusSicarius]

Yes I too enjoy watching Hasan for his nuanced and totally not black and white political takes such as "America bad!", "West bad!", "America bad!", "Israel bad!", and of course "America bad!". God, such an inspiration. Thank you Hasan!

[@melindamcc1652]

I highly recommend watching a hasanabi industrial complex clip of his discussion about the drama with twitch streamer Sketch (especially in case his outright political commentary feels 'too much' for a newcomer). I think it illustrates Hasan at his best- logical, thoughtful, empathetic- with righteous anger and searing humor, he eloquently articulates how seemingly random internet drama fits into an important larger context. His voice and his thoughts are really needed in the world today. His broadcast makes me feel less alone in the world, because before finding his broadcast I found myself consuming mainstream news and just saying to myself, "WTF wtf WTF!?" Now I'm part of a community that encourages critical thinking. Thanks Hassy, love ya brother!

[@hasanabihead]

this is exactly how I feel, especially the part about placing internet drama into wider context!

[@MichaelConway1308]

My man keep doing what you're doing I'll keep doing what I'm doing. I joined DSA Because of your content. I want you to keep it up brother! I'll love to meet you one day from Monmouth county NJ.

[@urauntiesahoe]

So glad you’re continuing interviews with major streamers! i’m locked in

[@Enjoyurble]

1:35:58 Co-op structures are pretty fascinating, especially if you can get the right group of people you genuinely trust. Which can be easier said than done.

[@simonji2940]

Thats the thing about socialism though, everyone gets educated on how they work before you even start to work, which basically counters all ideas of individuals ruining coops

[@fredfuckstone914]

That's why you gotta seize the means, comrade. The co-op system will then be made universal.

[@nfzeta128]

​@@simonji2940not all. That would be one of the major issues in a system supporting a lot of co ops.

[@Ello927]

The timing of this is so good because me and my sister just started getting obsessed and watching Hasan regularly and watching all his back catalogue

[@x-productions5456]

save yourself before its too late, i was a fan for years before i realized it was making me an asshole and ruining my friendships

[@thegildedrat7052]

​@@x-productions5456 lol 😢

[@sumkin]

​@@x-productions5456sounds like a you problem lmao

[@sarasstatic]

@@x-productions5456someone didn’t listen to Hasan literally saying “be normal” 5000x during streams lmao

[@nox6438]

​@@x-productions5456 That's a you problem, not a Hasan problem 🤣

[@aliasjon8320]

Wtf hasan actually pulled off a fit .

[@nox6438]

Man I wish Hasan would pull off his fit 🤨

[@melindamcc1652]

The armpit content was hilarious!

[@karl_margs]

Never heard of you guys. The Hasanabi Industrial Complex must've guided me here. I enjoyed your interview!

[@daniel-panek]

Hasan is pretty great. He's pretty pragmatic while trying to advocate for politics policies that are meant to help the majority of people. He's willing to be an a-hole to people who advocate terrible things, even those that do so with a calm voice. There are people who will temper themselves and speak calmly while advocating for the most hateful ideas. He's not going to manipulate you like they are, he actually speaks his mind with the same energy behind it.

[@kylelitwack]

@@daniel-panek Hassan said he is for reeducation for people who disagree with him. He says what he feels then says he’s just joking. He’s dominantly just a content thief and when he says something original it is always a really brain dead take. He’s basically just a very chronically online liar who is completely out of touch with reality.

[@Cy4nMod]

​@@kylelitwackbro is scared of school

[@kylelitwack]

@@Cy4nMod reeducation is what the na*is did buddy. It’s not a defensible position in any way at all.

[@spritelass6712]

​@@kylelitwackdude, what do you think anger management classes are?

[@kylelitwack]

@@spritelass6712 I’m really confused how you think this is some sort of a valid argument. Emotional control ≠ change your values, not the same thing. Like I actually don’t think I’ve ever been so confused by someone.

[@Rondogz]

the comments are now twitch chat 😂

[@faith4099]

He's loved by us and our community!

[@juicerslayer]

Ew

[@curiousrap]

Ew

[@zoehayles7265]

He’s got a good head on his shoulders that’s for sure. Excited to see him continue to navigate life.

[@isaacbergomosco6454]

r u saying that bc he has a big head??

[@p0kepengin592]

hasan's fit is great

[@hasanabihead]

@@hoordeyahplenty of poor people manage to look stylish regardless of budget, sounds like a skill issue on your part

[@p0kepengin592]

i emphasize with you but no need to be ranting in the comments about this

[@p0kepengin592]

antagonizing other people won't fix anything even if you think they have ill intent

[@BasedFish7857]

The collab we never knew we needed .

[@Gianni-yt9nu]

Urgh

[@GE0attack]

We still don't 😅

[@hauz287]

​@@GE0attackdon't act like you're not here only to hate on hasan. ❤

[@hannibalb8276]

@@GE0attack destiny simps really are the most sad creeps and haters online, how sad for you

[@Stuharris]

It's not about one side being more virtuous or moral than the other; It's that what one side is presenting is objectively correct, and what the other side is espousing is aggressive, violent, and harmful.

[@simonji2940]

Yep, one site gives everyone healthcare, health, stability and much more. The other wants the same thing but for those who think theyre demigods at the top

[@woodencat5990]

You basically just said: "it's not X, it's Y (Y=X)" lol

[@Stuharris]

@woodencat5990 Yeah it's a bit clunky. I shouldn't have framed things as existing on a spectrum as it suggests I'm referring to the republican and democratic parties specifically. What I am referring to is more philosophical ideology, I guess more accurately what I mean to say is there are those who understand that there is a basic quality of life and expectation of opportunity that should exist outside of 'politics'; and there are those that instead use politics to leverage working class wages into improving the quality of life for a select few.

[@woodencat5990]

@@Stuharris I feel like that's pretty directly related to morality and virtue though no? One side is framed as more selfless, understanding and educated, the other as more violent/aggressive, stubborn, and ignorant. I mean you literally use the terms "objectively correct" to describe one side and "harmful" to describe another. I feel as if it's pretty disengenous if the precursor basically implies that no side has any moral levrage over the other and then proceeding to state reason why one side is better than the other. I just wish you were more upfront about it is all

[@jooniebewatchin]

@@woodencat5990 when you say “framing” that’s seemingly disingenuous coupled with you spamming comments about a video from another creator about why people hate Hasan and you add “rightfully so”, that means if the substance we go consume in that video is more objective things being portrayed falsely as subjective to avoid shattering a preconceived notion or belief, it’s not “rightfully so”. That would be subjective bias speaking and overriding objective truths. Back to this comment specifically: They’re not speaking on how others “frame” them, you are. Rather how those opposing ideologies present themselves, and what voters on each side are willing to tolerate from their side even if they don’t agree. Not everyone on the right is “ignorant” or any of those things listed, but what they are willing to ignore to maintain their original beliefs speaks more to people than the actual beliefs themselves. Saying “framing” makes it seem like an opinion. If one side says the sky is blue and the grass is green, and the other side says vice-versa, unless we now live on Namek instead of Earth, they are objectively false. Framing it as a matter of subjective opinion is disingenuous and misinformation. I will be more blunt since you requested it and say there has been a shift to the left in the states (and other countries) on an ideological level for 30+ years because the left side seeks to not exclude others for their differences while the other wants them to conform to a unified approach based heavily in personal beliefs. All the justifications we heard for such an approach over those years has shown to bear no truth in the end. Every other aspect really becomes ancillary to those overarching differences of inclusion vs exclusion in the long-term. Some people aren’t bold enough to flat out say one is objectively morally more corrupt, but it’s implied that will always be the case. The most foolish take would be that there is anything equal about both sides. Like both sides are “just as corrupt”. That’s a logical fallacy, nothing is precisely equal in any regard. One side is certainly more corrupt than the other, it’s up to the viewer to work on their media literacy and personal growth to better understand what is an objective matter and what is subjective. The person above was certainly bringing up an objective matter. Especially in the United States where the youth lean more and more left every 4 years and the oldest, most right-leaning demographics that are dying out. The polarization today is the only thing keeping the right alive in national and global scale politics, which trickles down to state, city and county level politics as polarization marches forward. We all can tell your biases by how many contrarian comments you made in the past 24 hours on this video btw.

[@nathan_watson]

Enjoyed the interview! Cool to hear Hasan in this format.

[@space_1073]

Dude why was the old thumbnail him saying “I’m brain broken” that’s insane to do to a guest 😂

[@akumamatata777]

I have been watching Hasan since 2014-2015 when he would pop up on my Facebook with a white background telling talking heads to debate him. I fell off with the internet for a while, heard some stuff about him and somehow I decided he wasn't a good person. Once I became active online again it took a while but he pulled me back in. It just goes to show how effective the out of context clips are in souring the name of someone who genuinely wants to change society for the better. I relate to him on so many levels whether it's the issues we care about or simply the way he reacts and discusses topics and explains things. Even when he flips out it's very reminiscent of my own flippant moments. I admire him on so many levels and he has been a great role model in my political awakening. He's helped a lot becoming an adult and navigating a life within America where I have yet to participate in an election where Trump wasn't a looming threat. So even if he doesn't see this, I'm sure he knows the good he's done, so thank you Hasan. Seriously. I couldn't imagine being as clueless as I used to be at my age and I appreciate that you were a guiding force in my introduction to politics and social matters

[@AeromaticXD]

I love Hasan! Glad to see y’all interview him

[@pepper6592]

I love Hank pecker, always gives me good talking points against liberals

[@8877dksljfa]

Whether you love or hate Hasan this a fascinating interview

[@thefelicits]

Yeah I've never seen this podcast before, they seem like lovely guys and they asked really good questions

[@Desusk67]

I rarely watch hasan only seen his clip and sometimes when he playing games with his friends,he is a nice person always do charity work and when i see his steream stats i respect him more. Most people who hate him is mostly people who disagree with his political opinions,which it fine but no need to slandering him or overhate. There many streamer or celebrity who really do bad thing.

[@simonji2940]

They dont hate his politics though, thats the thing. They hate what they think is his politics based on red scare propaganda and weirdo right wingers.

[@woodencat5990]

Can you give an exemple of someone slandering him? Because I could give you exemples of people criticizing him based on things he actually said and done with evidence

[@woodencat5990]

​@@simonji2940Nah they hate him because he's a biased propogandist who spreads misinfo and conspiracies and flames the fires of ongoing conflicts

[@nurofficial7937]

@@woodencat5990 it's literally you,go get a mirror

[@hauz287]

​@woodencat5990 you have 20+ comments. Just read them. 😂

[@jackandjillif]

Hey guys, sorry to say but this guy has a very problematic past, especially with creating new slurs for people with custom prosthetics. Look up "Hasan Cussy" 😔

[@sumkin]

wtf! didn't know he did that. unsubscribed.

[@AllCloudsAreBunnies]

I’m sorry, I can’t tell if this is a joke or not? I thought it was an ingenious joke a first bc you’re baiting ppl into looking up what’s cussy and that’s always hilarious but the reply and the way you said “creating new slurs”….. this could be a real comment devoid of jokes or satire- which one is it? 😭

[@sumkin]

@@AllCloudsAreBunnies hahaha yeah it's a joke

[@AllCloudsAreBunnies]

@@sumkin oh good lord lmao sorry, thank you for clarifying to my dumb ass

[@jackandjillif]

@@AllCloudsAreBunnies this is not a joke and is 100% serious. He's also very hedonistic and buys a lot of expensive cars. Look up "Hasan 911"

[@AreaCode000]

There were two interesting recurring questions in this interview; should the news be entertaining and would this conversation be more interesting if it was controversial. But the answer is completely dependent on the audience. Hasan describes himself as a "news junkie". He doesn't think that the news is boring at all. And I haven't seen a single comment here which claims that *this* interview was boring.

[@EchanteDante]

I love Hasan. I seriously wouldn’t have gotten involved or as aware of politics in my country and the world if it weren’t for Hasan. He speaks in terms that I can understand and I generally agree with him on most things. Not everything but most things.

[@MikeRees]

Of course you agree with him on most things, you just said he's the only source you listen to

[@EchanteDante]

@@MikeRees wow your reading comprehension is very poor. I never said he is my only source for news. That would be ridiculous to only listen to one side of the news especially only people I agree with.

[@Eunjuls]

I appreciate that Hasan lowered his voice when he said ad. Unfortunately I still flinched when he said it.

[@CameronBrown-ph9do]

Oh no we can't escape the top of the hour ad break!😮

[@temptingcobra79]

it’s always crazy to me that english isn’t even his first language

[@WAEVOICE]

Being born in the same decade the Internet hit public domain has its perks.

[@BrandonLeBaron]

I love that every guest asks "can I curse on this podcast?"

[@69laxbrochill]

I'm an hour in and cannot for the life of me figure out which one of you is Colin and which is Samir. Colin is the Turkish one with the large head?

[@utena2]

they could never make me hate you hasan

[@payback4803]

god damn Hasan needs this camera

[@cyberiagenesis]

THEY GOT HIM BOYSSS HANK PECKERRRR YEEEEE YEEEE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠🤠🤠🤠 HAWKKKKK TUAAAHHHH SPIT ON THAT THANGGG

[@domino1154]

It's funny how many people in the comment section defend him because he's a great person who helps many others. Meanwhile, those who dislike him are often the same person who respond to every comment simply because they are fans of another streamer.😂😂

[@juicerslayer]

Gawk gawk gawk

[@milan045]

@@juicerslayer insightful commentary

[@loudthebest7546]

It’s usually Destiny supporters, XQC fans and recently it’s been the Dr.Disrespect fanboys

[@justryou419]

​@@juicerslayerYour nickname proves the point

[@dvdbrwn]

hell yeah brother

[@Rei36chambers]

azan playing games? the only game he plays is saying hes ganna play a game and then doesn't.

[@disc0duck]

Hasan. Love that guy

[@wubbub5564]

I started watching hasanabi because I saw him playing among us in 2020...

[@chrisangel6833]

i heard about hasan through very negative avenues (essentiall Destinys sphere of influence now looking back at it isnt comprised of a lot of good people) but actually coming to his streams and actually listening to his arguments and how he backs them up has changed my way of thinking he has made me proud to come from a family of immigrants and nurses and has made me realize if I trully love the country that I am in it is my duty to criticize her with all her faults and make due with change that can help me and the children that come after me.

[@ArashiKageTaro]

That’s awesome to hear comrade! At the end of the day, that’s one of his main goals to accomplish! Cheers!

[@nozers]

This comment is such cap 😂

[@chrisangel6833]

@@nozers >mfw my worldview is built on spite and hate so everytime i see someone who doesnt have the exact worldview as me i must deny their experiences and opinions since im also a secret psychic.

[@nozers]

@@chrisangel6833 huh? I dont care about hasan's worldview and I probably agree with 90 percent of it anyway, I just thinks hes a terrible journalist and a douche

[@chrisangel6833]

@@nozers you litterally said i lied lmao and that was motivated by what you totally not caring about hasans world view such cope why even comment in the first place if you dont care.

[@moneymanjoe9639]

Wait, Hank Pecker is only a character? I'm crushed to find this out.

[@liamj3163]

Hi chat

[@KytiaLamour]

Imagine being the black sheep of the family for “only” getting a Bachelor’s degree. That’s wild. 😅

[@youtubeyoutubeyoutube9961]

His brothers a freaking rocket scientist getting spaceships into orbit.

[@jaylindo6528]

DUDE THIS IS LIKE GETTING 2 of my favorite things together. The unintentional Oreo ❤️

[@nurofficial7937]

If you becoming successful ofc there will be haters not to mention politics yeah but he is a nice guy that what matter.

[@woodencat5990]

There's a difference between having haters because you're popular (i.e. MrBeast) and having lots of justified criticism against someone who has done and said a lot of bad hypocritical things. Hasan is the latter and it is well documented. If you have the time and want to be informed I implore you to watch the WillyMacShow videos about him

[@nurofficial7937]

​@@woodencat5990 how about you watch him instead,imagine believing random people on internet about his opinion to other people, you Literally had 50 comment on ur profile,kid get a life people like you is the reason we don't see many celebrities helping innocent people

[@nurofficial7937]

@@woodencat5990 hypocritical, said a destiny braindead fans

[@alexander53]

@@woodencat5990 willymacshow is a garbage clickbait opportunist. why don't you try actually watching hasan's stream for more than 5 mins with an open mind

[@woodencat5990]

@@alexander53 I actually did. One of the people here argued with me about Hasan's react conteny being transformative and told me to watch it. I did watch some of it, the first video I cane across was transformative, which I conceded about. The second video examplified what I was talking about and I made a detailed breakdown on the first 10 minutes I watched and why it's not transformative. I also watched his entire debate with WillyMac in which he addmited to not watching his video beforehand, but still made claims about it, just like you. "Your audience is a reflection of you" as the saying goes. So you ask me to watch Hasan's content with an open mind but you call Willy's content "garbage clickbait" without elaborating further? Do you not realize how much of a hypocrite you come across? Zero self awerness

[@craigmusa2254]

I really dont understand the hate for Hasan. He's like a genuinely nice guy.

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

Destiny was betrayed by him.

[@craigmusa2254]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper um Destiny is horrible human being so idk what u mean. I wantch hasan regularly and Destiny is not really that smart or even a Leftist. He kinda just talks out his ass especially when talking/debating ppl with actually authority in certain fields.

[@monkeymode13]

You don't understand the hate for the guy who platforms terrorists, spreads misinformation, and steals content?

[@craigmusa2254]

@@monkeymode13 um he doesn't platform terrorists lol, does not spread misinformation. He helps ppl come to the truth. And lol reacting to content with permission isn't stealing so try again I guess. He's a really good guy who raises money for charities and for the ppl of Palestine.

[@craigmusa2254]

@@monkeymode13 do u think being a Muslim makes u a terrorist? Just asking

[@jjaredzz]

my man my man my man

[@yandiego96]

I love Hasan's polite and respectful podcast voice haha we dont hear that often lol ~ sendin yall paz y amor, bless

[@dr.spaztztk1909]

The comments are wild. People crave anonymity as they shit on people in public 😂

[@NicholasMocha]

Ready for this one

[@iVietxBx]

my favorite creators at one table lets go

[@jbone877]

You guys are great interviewers. I really appreciate the work you put in, and love the sorts of questions you ask creators. Super interesting topics and angles I think a lot of other people wouldn't think to ask creators about. Thank you for sharing your work with us!❤

[@maudswier8962]

knowing this is recorded at 9 am, having two cans with 'liquid death' on the front is a vibe.

[@thefelicits]

I have never seen this man so calm omg 😂 but seriously I hope all his haters see this though, whether intentionally or not he debunked all the talking points lazy KZbinrs and their silly fans repeat to each other

[@avalokiteshvara113]

Genuinely one of the things I like is that he's not BS. Even if I disagree with him I know 100% he isn't feeding me some shit with bad faith or trying to manipulate. Just a generally good guy.

[@audylikethecar8322]

I love your series, truly. But I notice that Samir likes to ask multiple questions at once, and the previous questions didn't get acknowledged nor answered.

[@ColinandSamir]

Good feedback - Samir

[@25daysAmonth]

❤HASAN❤

[@MitraKesava]

I have been waiting for this episode for literal years. So happy to see you guys finally got an interview with Hasan.

[@yellowfelloh]

hasan drinking a diet coke at 9am is expected but still surprising

[@Kogent_]

slayed. I'm ngl I started following Hasan after Leftovers lol I'd heard of him and watched him live before the show, but started tuning in daily after it. The more he talks the more I appreciate him and his fucking normal yes that actually makes sense why do people not see or get it opinions.

[@DeccanMonk]

love Hasan, Great Interview !

[@umerqureshi517]

FINALLY, this has been waaaaaayyyy too needed

[@chifu1826]

HASAAAAAAAN

[@macadamia_78]

happy to see you back guys! but hope you had a restful vacation and keep taking care of yourselves (as cliche as it sounds) i think taking breaks and if possible trying not to think about the channel from time to time, makes your content better ❤

[@surfingthedarkness]

I even read the text in the thumbnail in his voice yelling 😂😂

[@GrassFudge7]

Wow this was quite different to many of hasans other even non political appearances on podcasts. It was interesting to hear some unique stuff!

[@super6070]

comments are so funny yall didn’t watch the shit

[@erensengoz8901]

Hasan said an opp is opp. When talking about political commentators on the right

[@Kcasadont]

Incoming toxic and chronically online commenters.

[@GE0attack]

Reality is toxic I get it 😊

[@rano12321]

i think you are describing his audience.

[@Joeysaladslover]

@@rano12321you literally commented “unsubbed” because they interviewed someone your daddy disagrees with politically(we all know you haven’t formed your own opinions yet), when do you turn 12?

[@peperoni_slayer8918]

You mean the toxic and chronically online commenters that harassed his Podcast partner Ethan?

[@ethan22951]

@@Joeysaladslover A hasan fan really would ask someone when they turn 12. You like em young ig