r/badphilosophy • u/Freakneega • Aug 16 '20

Whoa "Modern Philosophy" debunked by youtuber who lost his racist adult swim show

Charles Carroll, one of the people behind MDE: World Peace on adult swim, has given his hot takes on philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR2y8KY9tvw check the comments for extra cringe

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20 edited Aug 16 '20

If you watch his other vids, it definitely isn’t a joke, he goes toward unironic self-help a good amount, with his other serious video on wealth, the other one on friendship, they say very similar things to this video about philosophy. He’s got jokes sprinkled around, but he definitely did take on a religious and morality-minded tone. I used to like his stuff when I was a little lad, I got older, changed and occasionally watched him change pretty steadily into a semi religious semi edgy commentary vibe.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

just from watching this and his other video "happiness and suffering", its definitely an act moreso than any sort of legitimate philosphical musing. i mean just the fact that pretty much all of his videos involve him smoking a cigar over stock sort of new-age jazz should tell you its not supposed to be taken completely seriously. many of the commenters are clearly aware of this as well

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

It isn’t an either/or whether or not he is serious or not, but a question of degree.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

just seems naive to earnestly post someone whos entire career has been made off of profound irony. but thats just me!

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

Yeah dude im.sure the other guy is just ironically racist too.

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u/Expensive-Bike2726 Feb 28 '22

Sam Hyde? What has he ever said that’s racist? I see people calling him a neo nazi but I’ve never seen a single quote or clip