LONELYFANS - Very Really Good

[@bridgetevelyn]

i could listen to kurtis talk about random shit forever. idk what it is but something about this podcast and the way he talks about stuff is so engaging and hilarious.

[@lolaak3677]

LITERALLY

[@kt-gs2dd]

yes

[@ww2369]

You'd really like Chris D'elia then. Kurtis' whole cadence and quirks stem heavily from D'elia's style of natural speach in a performative space. I like Kurtis a lot and I'm sure he *was* a big fan of D'elia and respectful of comedy enough to not knowingly copy him but he definitely has borrowed a lot of his mannerisms, likely subconsciously.

[@grebogoblin]

*leans close to microphone and whispers to avoid demonetization* "Blow."

[@laceyrae4320]

@@ww2369 isn’t he a predator..

[@allyrobertson5563]

17:36 woahhh ur credit card looks so cool! can u flip it over so we can see it from the back too? ❤️ x

[@jenniferp4612]

Lol kurtis trying to do math when talking about the white Claws

[@harrypotterrox16]

Love your podcast. I always laugh out loud and it’s soothing

[@merabooo]

hi love your channels! thanks for being great!

[@moonkitten13]

am I the only one that makes a little dance to the intro song?

[@maxmagyar3700]

they’re all just playing cool math games

[@monster_blood6]

19:26 They'd sell the happy meal toys without the happy meal. 🥴

[@sarahtann4832]

make your own golf course where you can smoke but cant drink

[@nataliet.159]

hey guys

[@gabriellaamaya7645]

i’m not sure if you have reacted to those crazy proposals yet. one of them had a bunch of cops come and surround a black motorcyclist and his gf was so terrified (rightfully so) that she put her body between the cops and her boyfriend. only for it to all be a set up for the proposal. and all the comments were “wowww she is a good girl!” as if he didn’t just traumatize her. there are plenty of these horrible, trauma inducing proposals & i would love to hear your take!!

[@SM-yz4hi]

christ. that sounds like those “I dropped the baby!” pranks

[@gabriellaamaya7645]

@@SM-yz4hi i have not come across those, thank god. i don’t know what some people are thinking.

[@SM-yz4hi]

@@gabriellaamaya7645 they were popular for a while on those “couples prank channels”

[@leanansidhe3954]

Oh wow 😑

[@lucadayland6804]

I rember watching this it was terrifying , it didn't help that the cops where all white middle age male presenting people, I was so confused with why the guy thought it would be romantic???

[@auddytotty85]

i’ve been binging the pod for the past few months, and i just finished it yesterday, it’s so weird seeing one on time, but i love it and i’m so excited! :)

[@under0ceanblvd]

omg auddy from twt??

[@ihspider08]

I did the same last month with the gus and eddy podcast, now its baked into my routine

[@skirval_]

I did this about a year ago and it was so worth it! Kurt bot's voice is so soothing and its genuinely a good time, welcome to VRG!

[@drewberriesandcream]

i bet you had a very really good time

[@lividluq]

Fr it’s so good when I’m studying 😂

[@marchplusone]

as a sex worker, i no longer trust onlyfans and neither do a bunch of other sex workers. they’re going to suffer from this either way. they also didn’t cancel the new policy, they “suspended” it so they could easily put it into effect whenever they want.

[@locklanh]

if anything suspended should signal to people that they actively intend to put it into effect down the line still

[@stayasminn]

is there any other alternative to of? bc i thought it was the safest platform for you guys

[@bibsp3556]

@@stayasminn plenty of them. Itd be better if they left until they made it clear they wont do it. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

[@electricpurple4112]

They were shady the entire time. The entire time... way before the pandemic. Then they decided they were "good folks". And then... yeah. I knew about them and never trusted them based on the early niche complaints I saw via Switterverse.

[@justhere4thet482]

What can you do? Does porn hub pay? Twitter is gonna stop letting people advertise there sooner than later. People should be able to work and not walk the streets. It's really awful.

[@froggerirl2934]

For the person with the homophobic classmate: make that girl UNCOMFORTABLE! I came out as trans in a conservative catholic school and the best way I got homophobia to go away was confronting it head on. Be loud be proud confront her about it, don’t be scared to call her out in class. Best of luck to you and your partner too!

[@penelopetomcruise2818]

thank you so much

[@josjoe792]

@@penelopetomcruise2818 hey, how do you ask for advice?

[@citrusterps]

Hello Fellow Americans: 40 degrees celcius is roughly 104 degrees farenheit

[@run2gianna]

I'm only three minutes in the podcast but I'll trust you that I'll need this, thanks

[@caitlinpittsley8190]

Thank you

[@doityourselfbombs]

it's at 11:45 :)

[@lamibonxd]

thank you

[@Artist_Dakota]

Wow

[@carlyhughes3290]

to the girl who wanted advice with the homophobic classmate-- I would honestly tell your teachers that you are not comfortable working with her. I would also lay down boundaries with the girl. Tell her sexuality, relationships, relgious beliefs, and morality will not be a topic of disscussion anymore with her. Like Kurtis said, you don't have to be nice to her. Your saftey and health is your number one priority. Remember, it is not your job to change that girls' mind about queer people, it is also probably unlikely that her view will ever change unfortuneatly. Living your life happily and with pride is enough of a rebellion against homophobia. Your health and well being is most important. Good luck

[@penelopetomcruise2818]

thank you so much ! And youre right, I should lay some boundaries down -girl who wanted advice with homophobic classmate

[@csavage00]

fantastic advice! you do not have to justify your existence; just be yourself and try to ignore/exercise your boundaries with negative people!

[@saintsebastian_e]

kurtis: the audio in the first two minutes is kinda wonky me: it couldn't possibly be that bad, it's probably just camera audio the audio: *the last message sent out by a man stranded in a cave with nothing but a tape recorder and his adventurous spirit*

[@ari_anon2228]

i couldn’t even tell what 😭

[@oreopuddingyum9044]

the magnus archives

[@themyofmy]

@@oreopuddingyum9044 Idk what that is but yes definitely

[@gen5216]

when the second sponsorship came on i thought i had accidentally switched to another video lol. but get your mf bag kurtis 👏

[@sonnymora]

i read this and then the second one came on 😳🤨

[@MM-vv8ce]

Going through some hard shit. Perfect timing! Now I can turn my brain off to some good ol kurtboy rantings

[@hydrodingozzz]

i feel that.

[@graceallphin8900]

same bro

[@bridge3793]

Hope everyone is feeling better soon :)

[@gatocccatmao3530]

Hope it gets better. Sending everyone good vibes

[@wallflower9262]

same lol,,, im starting my freshman year in three days, and my panic attacks have been out of control bc im so scared to start school , but listening to the pod helped me not have a panic attack so thats great 🚶‍♂️

[@peachfnta]

kurtis has pretty much saved me anytime i’m depressed. just watching him talk about random shit makes me so happy and his sense of humor just makes me laugh so hard, I appreciate this man so so much. if he ever acknowledged me my life would be complete tbh

[@sketchystrawberry302]

same here :) also i love your sherb profile pic!

[@peachfnta]

@@sketchystrawberry302 thank you!!

[@j3llyfish3]

ah h same :,) he’s really made my days better n i have crippling social anxiety and a lot of trouble eating n falling asleep and jus listening to his podcast during those things makes everything a lot easier n takes sum anxiety away and also i really hope he acknowledges u

[@peachfnta]

@@j3llyfish3 I hope the best for you!! much love

[@kaitlynruzicka8151]

“Focused today” as he’s literally staring out the window making a TikTok 💀

[@StarsStillHere]

2 sponsorships? In one episode? Yesssssss, get that Bread Mr. Mayor!

[@nikdiedyesterday3682]

Kurtis I’m currently homeless and living at my bfs aunt who I just met and my anxiety has been literally through the roof along with all my other bullshit issues and I’m currently outside at 7 am smoking and drinking my coffee watching this and honestly man THANK YOU.

[@kaylanh]

hope you’re doing okay !!

[@LisaFevral]

I can't believe Kurtis quit KZbin bc he saw himself in the reflection of the KZbin button🤘🏻😔

[@jessicae.7579]

I’ve been listening to VRG since 2018. I’ve had crippling fear of driving prior due to previous driving mistakes/accident my dad was in... but listening to VRG in the car really helped me relax. Whenever I had to drive somewhere far or to an event that made me nervous, i would always play VRG bc kurtis’ voice/humor calms me down A LOT. Thank you so much for every episode, you have no idea how positively it has affected my life 💜

[@SM-yz4hi]

congratulations on overcoming your anxieties about driving!

[@louisemarnell6298]

Yes I relate to this. Whenever I’m driving somewhere by myself I have to be playing my music or I will be way too nervous. Because I have my playlist and I play it in the same order every time cause it’s something predictable and kind of mindless but still super enjoyable

[@annieliina]

perfect for driving home from the golf course!!

[@baileytaylor203]

I just had a really emotionally draining day. Thank you sm for making content. Much love for you and jenna and even kiwi

[@laceyrae4320]

hope you feel better fellow kurtis town resident

[@Lilyjem39]

And “even” kiwi!?!??? Kiwi should ALWAYS be the priority 🙄🙄 All jokes aside though, I’m sorry you had a rough day and I hope tomorrow will be much better!

[@baileytaylor203]

@@Lilyjem39 of course you’re right lmao. Thanks you bby

[@baileytaylor203]

@@laceyrae4320 thank you

[@rcouch5670]

sending love from one kurtistown resident to another

[@renr4056]

‘if capitalism bad , then whY house ?’ i love this man

[@melissaisaisvalencia3783]

Also homes in LA (that is, ones that are livable and not total fixer-uppers) usually run you at least 1.5 million dollars if not more. And that’s for a 3bed,2bath 1100 square foot home, not a mcmansion.

[@renr4056]

@@melissaisaisvalencia3783 i’m so stoned

[@etherealsunny]

@@renr4056 💀😭

[@happynealltdpolly]

that joke about policeman checking you twitter hits hard, as in russia police sometimes forces you to unlock your phone to check Telegram chats👀

[@dianamarihuana3062]

That's a nightmare 💀

[@lexyaw2158]

Damn kurtis this is the latest I've ever seen you post. It's 9:48pm in canada whatcha doin!!

[@EvanAviator]

Ah yes Canada that country that consists of one time zone (although he does live in the time zone you are referring to)

[@LeBatteur]

@@lolaak3677 Yes, because it covers a wide expanse of the Earth, and when you move horizontally across the Earth, the time changes. Also 10 PM isn’t that late, lol.

[@CedarinthePark]

@@lolaak3677 bro what???? Of course

[@lexyaw2158]

@@EvanAviator lmao ik ik but I'm pretty sure he lives in ontario (where I at) so that's why I said it. Shoulda said ontario lol and ik but it's super late for kurtis. He's never posted later then like idk 6 lol 😆

[@annieliina]

@@lolaak3677 please look at a map

[@silverlu8085]

It was so weird when Kurtis said it was his first time using a breathalyzer because at my high school we had to use them at any school dance/event like that. And I usually took a while because I was so anxious (even tho I didn't drink) that I couldn't breathe steadily enough to get a reading. It's honestly scary what American school has normalized

[@LeBatteur]

The only thing I can think of that compares to public American schools is American prisons.

[@silverlu8085]

@@LeBatteur Yeah, it's a big yikes 😬

[@bibsp3556]

Australian here, we were drinking champagne with our parents before ours, and theres always huge afterparties, just dont drink at the event lol

[@silverlu8085]

@@bibsp3556 I can't imagine what that's like. I remember the school held a post prom where they breathalyzed you when you walked in and once you left the building you couldn't come back in. They bribed us with raffles to win prizes like the grand prize was a TV. Anything to keep the kids from drinking (even though the kids still drank every other Friday night)

[@bibsp3556]

@@silverlu8085 its easy to imagine. just omagine that everywhere younlook they advertise booze and everyone you know is likely poor and almost definitely has a drinking problem. its fun at the time but looking back its just a symptom of a huge culture issue. that being said, it was an occassion, and learning to have a good time is the most important skill so it was pretty good. I think they had one in case someone was sloshed and a problem but to be honest some teachers would let ya have a sesh in their kombi

[@jasminebaribeault2852]

i wonder how long it’s gonna take kurt to realize that his 3 yr pod was 156

[@AaronYorkYT]

I would love for kurtis to give me some weekly news the exact way he started this “hey so oops. Everything changed”

[@reetskeet6753]

Kurtis in the beginning- I've been doing this for so long, I'm too good at this Also Kurtis in the beginning- So the audio is bad and I'm essentially lying

[@charo3149]

this is the literally only podcast I can listen to without getting bored, youre just so naturally funny dude

[@despres380]

advice for the lesbian: hiss at the homophobe so she thinks you're demonic 👍🏻

[@loodle5515]

I feel like your plaques are the same as a teacher hanging their diplomas in their classrooms. not necessary, but also. it’s a symbol of your accomplishments.

[@daypsiequartz]

I never realized drinking while golfing was par for the course

[@carlyhughes3290]

LOL par for the course

[@cleo5090]

was just chasing a mouse around my house that my cat brought me as a "gift", so anyways how's your day going

[@roguestowl2280]

😂 oh cats. They love to bring us dead rodents.

[@carpet-snark6446]

@@roguestowl2280 Or mostly dead rodents

[@aninternet_show]

Man the Fresh & Fit guys are actually just worst kind of dudes, it's insane that they've been able to find that amount of success doing what they do. Thankful for people like Kurtis who are at least around to call them out.

[@oliviafrankenbach31]

listening to this Very Really Good episode in my Very Really Good sweatshirt. Honestly feeling Very Really Good rn!

[@frostyfrost8262]

Tbh I understand some frustration about hasan, its blown way over but 3 million is over the average price in like the holiwood Hills, thats excessive af, and most of his followers are probably anti capitalist, seeing someone spend in excess for a house is frustrating when the rest of the country is in shambles.

[@carla4430]

I really don't care much about Hasan but I find this kind of discourse so stupid. Streamers/KZbinrs or people who are just kinda wealthy aren't the problem, billionares are. People made him famous and expected him not to earn any money from that???

[@mr.avocadoman7486]

STOP NORMALIZING ADULTS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

[@hayley_24b]

im glad you talked about the hasan thing cause im really mad about it too, hes against rich people who exploit workers and reap the benefits of their labor but hasan actually earned his money, he streams like all day and does research that helps a bunch of people get educated he deserves a nice house and he earned his money i dont understand how anyone can be mad at him for that

[@Mossquean]

plus he's literally still living with his mom? Like its a house for his whole family and people are crying about it

[@hayley_24b]

@@Mossquean yess exactly

[@starsparks3150]

Easy, most of the internet left have no understanding of economics and just go with "eat the rich" which is NOT a solution.

[@chickenfoot2423]

@@starsparks3150 i've noticed the actual sentiment of eat the rich has been misunderstood by some people. it's eat the MEGA rich who all got there by being the human equivalent of dirt on the bottom of society's shoe and hold the economy in their hands, not eat the 'average' rich person. the way it's been misunderstood sort of reminds me of how being a conscious consumer has been used to demonise low income people instead of the rich influencers who both promote unethical brands and can afford to do better.

[@starsparks3150]

@@chickenfoot2423 Oh I don't deny that. And while better tax laws are necessary, just taking away money or redistributing it won't solve the issues. Also the internet is unfortunately extremely American, and while America definitely is waayyyyy too capitalistic, many other developed countries with decent laws work fine, and developing countries need actual capitalism. There's just a lot of lack of nuance and understanding in the discussion which unfortunately influences those who aren't American and have completely different issues within their countries to follow the sentiment. It is ultimately their own fault for not looking into things properly, but I do wish people weren't so black and white about it....but this is the internet 🤷

[@Yapmaster3k]

Confused on how I’ve been listening to this podcast for over a year and was never subscribed

[@fanofthings6720]

Lmaoo you just made me realize I’m not subbed either

[@ceili1294]

breathalyzer? i hardly know her!

[@lluviznamolina]

they started breathalyzing students at my old high school before school events like dances or football games😃😃 love the American public education system🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@gabieden8]

it’s cool how when u wathc a new video that came out 27 mins ago that’s like 43 mins long so no one that is watching this has watched the full video yet

[@qvvril]

i also thought of this

[@gen5216]

just got back from my first day of high school!! great end to the day

[@eucalyptusstudios7782]

Good job! Hope you had a good first day

[@gracenoted]

same!

[@absurdityman4159]

you should really start a podcast so you dont put that comedy to waste!

[@illyannasaucedo5203]

Kurtis used to be based. Sad he doesn’t understand the contradictions of critiquing a system, then actively engaging in it. Is a three million dollar house not excessive Kurtis? You used to be one of the KZbinrs most close to reality and the working class but look at you go. It’s clear that Hassan’s morality can only stretch so far. We can’t count on these people, we have to organize without them.

[@illyannasaucedo5203]

My comment makes it sound like I was once a Hassan fan, which let me be clear I am not. I acknowledge people use him as a bridge to understanding socialist and communist theory but it should only go that far. Hassan was obviously not a social activist, maybe I’m holding him to too high of a standard based on his perception to many people I know.

[@queenwednesdayart]

I was unironically singing the song from Camp Rock at the beginning of the podcast and I'm like 40 minutes in what the fuck he's wearing the shirt!! I'm cursed; existence is a curse.

[@xaraxchnidx]

my mom got a breathalyzer for my stepdad as a gag gift, but also to make sure everyone in the house was fine to drive. she was pretty tipsy one night, the first time i'd ever seen her drunk, so she tried the breathalyzer. she sucked on it. we started laughing and she didn't understand why so she just kept going.

[@miacarbone1479]

i could literally listen to you talk for hours

[@roguestowl2280]

Snorting Coke off your driver at 1pm? It’s 10am somewhere.

[@lilmissemi]

"the sun was out" LMAO dead

[@lillybo8119]

FIRST

[@theoiero8214]

I think people being upset at Hasan is justified, most of the people he makes fun of are people how own mansions that r worth millions of dollars and people made fun of that girl who wore an eat the rich shirt and then bought a million dollar apartment so why is he special? I think the most upsetting thing is the hypocrisy of it. that money could've gone to mutual aid or charity but it went towards him and his luxury, he's simply not practicing what he's preaching yk. if some other random rich person did the same no one will care because they never claimed to be socialists or wore shirts that said "make the rich pay". and to profit off of an ideology and then not giving back is pretty shitty. also honestly his response to the whole thing is even worse, gotta say for a capitalist he doesn't know how money works.

[@theoiero8214]

@‎ i don't watch his content I'm just explaining what i think is the reason for the outrage, i know he's not a billionaire (because these fuckers shouldn't even exist) and i applaud him for all the donations he makes but also paying a house in a state where its illegal to be homeless? A little unprincipled i think but, go him ig idk

[@yoshita4140]

people made fun of that girl who wore the "eat the rich" shirt because she supported Bernie who advocates for taxing the rich yet she moved to a state where 1.) taxes are incredibly low and 2.) tax evasion is incredibly easy. a 2 million dollar apartment in texas where she lives alone vs a 3 million dollar apartment in LA where he lives with his entire family is quite different, i would say. who gets to decide what is an appropriate amount for a house? how do you know that he doesn't donate money? he advocates for getting rid of the system that allows people to make millions at the expense of exploitation of the working class. he earned his money through no such means, by voluntary donations people have made and through adverts. how exactly is that hypocritical?

[@upallnight9134]

Please do a piece on the Indigenous American led movement to Stop Enbridge from running a dangerous pipeline through treaty territory and necessary wildlife habitat in the fight against climate change (pipeline #3) as well the issues surrounding pipeline #5 and Enbridge's continued illegal operation of it.

[@consentclub8431]

I just really don't like watching millionaire podcasters/livestreamers, they don't need my attention and I prefer smaller communities, anyways. A lot of valid criticism is aimed at larger "leftists" who talk big about things like wealth redistribution while living in $3 million dollar homes. The majority of humans on earth will never see a million dollars in their lifetime. (Hasan Piker is a bit of an ass: he called a disabled queer person with a smaller platform a "tumblr refugee" for daring to have an opinion about online ableism. His fans harassed said disabled person for weeks.)

[@pepaigea]

Who was that?

[@SM-yz4hi]

but 3 million is an achievable amount of money, yeah? It’s certainly on the higher end of acceptable but it’s no billionaire mansion

[@bobymcgee]

Also called someone a r*tard for criticizing him (within the last year) I’ve always found him to be disingenuous. He’s in his 30s, living with his parents (who come from a wealthy family), and he’s incredibly privileged but whenever someone confronts him about it, he gets defensive (“I came here from turkey as a kid” is used as a deflection of any criticism about his status). His lack of action (doesn’t donate or prop up any mutual aid funds the way you expect a leftist with a big platform to do) says more than his words. But if you question him, you’re a liberal attacking him.

[@bobymcgee]

Also not to mention he got rich off of talking about working class struggles, from a desk at home. No ones asking Hassan to live in a dirt shack, but it definitely says something about him as a person how he uses his millions to live in a gentrified neighborhood. As someone who has always been poor and who is a leftist, seeing all these popular, wealthy youtubers sticking up for Hassan and calling him a “good person” is annoying but also expected.

[@hollyseymour1149]

if he’s actually a socialist, why doesn’t he buy a cheaper house and donate the remaining money to a charity? three million dollars is a lot of money, and a three million dollar house is not necessary. he should redistribute his wealth if that’s what he truly believes in. if he doesn’t actually believe in that, that’s fine, but he shouldn’t be performative.

[@noahryland4518]

if hasan is principled in his beliefs, he would use that money to give mutual aid rather than buy a massive house like that. that's not to say he shouldn't be able to buy a house at all, but so many of these youtubers and streamers are making out as if people who are class conscious are just being "stupid leftists" while literally ignoring the points we are making. its not the fact that he owns a house, its the fact that he payed that much money for a house when he could have utilised it to support the causes he believes in. He has every right to do what he wants with his money, but he just isn't as principled as he says he is. you can't have both

[@MyHippoDignity]

He wanted to buy a house for him and his family in the area he lives in, that's how much it costs.

[@noahryland4518]

@‎ i actually didn't I said he can do what he wants with his money, but the CHOICE he made is not principled in his beliefs. I didn't think that would be so hard to understand

[@emileec26]

To the first person asking about the homophobe, if you're at school don't feel the need to hide. Most people are gonna be on your side, including teachers. If you have classes with this girl explain to your teachers that you don't want to work with her. They're more than likely going to be understanding. Good luck and I'm sorry that people are so brutal, but I also know how hard it is to hide yourself and your identity

[@christiebreeechelon]

They did the whole new coke scheme without ever actually selling new coke. Everyone's excited for coke classic aka knockers only fans.

[@lolaak3677]

the wording you used 👨🏻‍🍳💋 (chefs kiss )

[@pr0ntab]

all about knockers classic

[@shay9023]

the way sleeper thinks that kurtis's audience of teenage girls are about to go play fanatsy football

[@Mars-ec2tn]

when youre a socialist living in a capitalist society what tf else are you supposed to do? you literally have to partake in capitalism to survive ??

[@rami4291]

My birthday is August 29

[@mmiirrnnnaaa]

about hasan's house, the people criticizing him would do the exact same in a second if they could afford it ❤️ i love the internet's hypocrisy 😍🥰

[@sonicthehedgegod]

the hasan thing is so annoying to me because like, i KNOW that the issue is not just “socialism is when no house,” i KNOW the conversation is more about how much he does or doesn’t donate or contribute to mutual aid, i know people argue that he’s making the money off of other people because he spends a lot of time reacting to videos, i.e. rather than give the original creators the adsense money they pay hasan to literally just press play on his stream while he gets up to go pee for like 2/3 of the video, i GET that. i DO. it still just…. isn’t a big deal. like he’s not actively discouraging his viewers from giving back to content creators, i think he makes up for it with just HOW MUCH he streams, and YES. a $3M house in LA is not “Rich” the way jeff bezos or warren buffet or even the fucking kombucha guy are rich. I know you, rhetorical twitter person i’m referring to, might think “wow shows how much you know about being poor,” but it really is not significant at all. the fact that it isn’t significant is a part of what bothers me about capitalism. we REALLY COULD all have nice houses and resources, the resources are literally there and capitalism is the only thing that pries it out of are hands. that, and yes, inflation is really just that ridiculous right now. he’s STILL not like, the owner or mover of capital in any significant way. he’s not like, moving stocks and shit around or like giving anyone the say of who can or can’t have access to things. he’s just getting a nice fucking house. like it just goes to show how much people still don’t understand just how astronomically, impossibly-inconceivable the amount of wealth accrued by the 1% is. $3M is a LOT for you or me, but it’s absolutely nothing in the broader scheme of things. and another thing about his participation or lackthereof in mutual aid: he’s such a high profile individual that his presence would put them at risk. like anarchists who are doing that work have to stay in the shadows a lot of the time because cops will literally take them from their homes in the middle of the night for bogus charges to get them to stop. it’s dangerous for a high profile person like him to get involved in direct action. he keeps that private for a reason. like that kinda thinking shows either a lack of foresight or exposes your lack of action outside of twitter. and like it or not, you need propagandists. you need people educating and dedicating their time to it the way he does. even if he’s kind of a dick sometimes (and he is, i like the guy but he can be a dick from time to time), but he’s an important figure for the left and it’s so fucking reductive to dismiss all of it as just “he’s just a fake ass grifter and shouldn’t have a platform” like being a leftist isn’t a competition of who knows what it’s really like to be poor in america “the most,” it really isn’t. you don’t have to like hasan, just like you don’t need to like contrapoints or whomever you deem a “hypocritical leftist” or whatever. and yes, their relative wealth should mean that their experiences and views should be taken with a grain of salt. i like contrapoints, but a lot of her takes i DO consider with a grain of salt because her access to academia and money will shape those things. i just engage with her and hasan’s content critically for that reasons, as everyone should. you don’t have to like them, but trying to invalidate everything they’ve done or try to tell people that they aren’t worth listening to or dismissing them as grifters is so obnoxious and counterproductive. let him have his house, jfc

[@sonicthehedgegod]

it’s classic twitter brain-poisoning. i wish people on there would realize that the format of the website is fundamentally designed to use psychological tricks to keep you angry and volatile, because that leads to sensationalism and therefor engagement. i wish twitter leftists would have a bit more self awareness about the fact, because the constant like trash-slinging and “if you support X then you do not care about marginalized people, you are a fake and a liberal, and you are not wanted here” type virtue signaling (yes, buzzword, i know) is literally what the platform WANTS you to do so you don’t get anything ACTUALLY MEANINGFUL accomplished. twitter bad, Yes Actually™️.

[@yoshita4140]

i love your comment. its this hyper critical cookie cutter leftism that stops leftists from banding together to fight the system in any way that we can

[@caramelapplejollyrancher]

i just get so excited thinking he'll push the wrong button again

[@elizabeth-bs3ox]

Yeah sorry but buying a 3 million dollar home is not "trying to survive under capitalism" lol it's 3 million dollars. Of course Jake Paul and Ricegum don't deserve their extremely expensive homes but neither does someone who makes all their money from sitting around and playing video games all day.

[@elizabeth-bs3ox]

​@‎ Does him playing video games not largely contribute to how much money he's making? 3 million dollars will get you a lot farther in Ohio than LA, but like I said, it's still 3 million dollars. And he's by far not the richest person living there but he's absolutely not middle class either-- the house is 3,800 square feet, that's gigantic. I'm not saying he's on the same level as multibillionaires but that's still no excuse. As long as people are still homeless and starving, no one deserves to live in a home that expensive and large. Not him, not other streamers and influencers-- no one.

[@maggiephillips9962]

i listen to the pod everyday while in art class. i drew a worm today and it reminds me of you

[@chases9517]

you heard the man stan bts and jimin

[@honestlyisfunny6078]

i liked the part where kurtis made the fart noise on his soundboard and also the part where he added 'I hardly know her' at the end of the sentence.

[@smb23gurrl]

socialism is no house 😡

[@slablad7535]

I’m convinced that the business boys are writing a fan fiction about Kurtis.

[@ayatollahlalalola]

i mean most ppl making a thing out of the Hasan house are probably just politically opposed to his ideology and using that to score points against him, but at the same time if i was a Hasan viewer i could see how it would feel kind of silly to listen to a rich guy talk about how much he hates rich ppl (i don't watch the guy i'm just basing that off of the pic i saw of him wearing an "eat the rich t-shirt" .... which is pretty rich lol.

[@lilyrose.ofthevalley]

exactly, i dont watch him either, but this whole thing seems pretty hypocritical. If people expect him to practice what he preaches i can see why his fans are upset lol.

[@evenoddridge4829]

His fans gave him the money, leftism isnt about saying that being poor is good, he doesnt preach that people shouldnt have homes, being a succesful enough leftist advocate to provide a stable home for his family in an expensive area does not equate him to oligarchs who make billions in a single year off of over worked and underpaid employes and use that power and influence to lobby for more austerity and instabillity for working people.

[@aimee7282]

It would've been .06 not .6 hopefully. Also 1 drink 2 hours ago is a very standard answer that drunk people give when they get pulled over 😂

[@daphnelikefromscoobydoo]

I like that Kurtis called a bunch of frat guys in a library study room “business boys”

[@ellie-pd9uv]

at my college they made the business majors wear suits to class it really surprised me when i started

[@BenDiPaolo]

31:31 Sleeper? I hardly know her!

[@theneonllama416]

Yes you do

[@summerpulley8564]

It sounds like kurtis got in trouble for smoking a joint on the golf course lol

[@pinktriangle513]

Hey Kurty, we got Tim Hortons in America too. We’re lucky because that shit is bussin

[@GreenAndGoth]

Oh yeah, they did expand down there. Hope you like it!

[@cooperbooper555]

I moved from Texas to new York and I’ve just been listening to all the episodes on what’s the longest road trip ever. I appreciate the entertainment

[@morethanaveragejoe5701]

also kurt 158 means three years plus two weeks worth of episodes

[@lauren3823]

i needed something to listen to whilst getting ready for uni thank you king

[@Lilyjem39]

Omg I was literally just wondering “when is he gonna post :(“ and then I see this bless you kurtis

[@cobalt.studios]

Today was my first day of college classes (feelin pretty lonely) but this podcast always makes me feel better

[@TheLethalIntrospectionCrew]

Good luck out there!

[@FrancesLoghrin]

"I see that you stan LOONA" is not a sentence I ever thought I'd hear Kurtis say

[@dogfarts6492]

i've never actually been early to these plss

[@NostalgikProductions]

Hey Kurtis, what's up? How's it goin? And if you've read my comment on your other channel, what's up? How's it going? See what happens when you make two KZbin channels? You get an extra comment. So make sure to keep uploading to both channels, for an extra comment.

[@alyxwarner2984]

suggestion to the first person getting advice, depending on the kind of place you live and how accepting it is, try talking to your teachers or even admin, if they're not shitty you might be able to be seated far away and not have to do any group work with her

[@MF-R]

I mean, as a Socialist myself, I find it pretty hypocritical that someone who claims to share my beliefs would spend 3Mil on a house. You can buy a completely reasonable house for less than that. And the excess money could be used for much better causes, even for just for yourself, like food and other living expenses for an extended period. But really, if you actually despise capitalism, you would probably put it towards your community or a charity.

[@anuxious]

i don't think you can *buy* a house in LA under a million dollars tbh

[@izzie9399]

ik onlyfans backtracked but you missed the golden opportunity to title this "ONLYBANS" 💀

[@thatsanaurnaur]

LOONA?????? MY GOD KURTIS IVE NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM U

[@taylorsversion2316]

ME TOO

[@thatsanaurnaur]

@@taylorsversion2316 stan loona so true

[@baileytaylor203]

Kurtis : it was 40 degrees out so I was sweating for sure American confusion

[@kaysaway2535]

i’m gigglinf

[@precious1430]

This podcast gives me life

[@MasonBeMaking]

I get people being disappointed in someone who as the privilege to spend millions of dollars on a home. Especially if they do talk about the harm in capitalism and doesn't spread the wealth. You don't have to move to the most expensive place in America to have a nice home. Especially as a streamer, you can do your job from anywhere. Some of the most active people in community are still struggling to make it, so it really doesn't make much of a difference to me if you talk about "leftist anticapitalist things" if your actions don't reflect that.

[@zoetheprof]

My nose has always been my favorite feature and I just noticed that our noses are similar and I feel even better about it now! Hell yeah !

[@citizenofkurtistown3855]

I like kurtis, very really good is my favorite podcast and he is my favorite youtuber. kurtis is cool

[@graydeotto2820]

You can't drive with 0.08%in Ontario, so you definitely can't drink more than one white claws and be under the limit lol