The news about Mr Metokur made me think of the very recent passing of the British journalist Victor Lewis-Smith. They shared the same anarchic, nihilistic approach to the area of ‘culture’ they each inhabited. Lewis-Smith famously prank-called Princess Diana pretending to be the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and sent both of them up mercilessly yet not cruelly. Lewis-Smith hated Ricky Gervais’s The Office (totally agree with him on that) and loved the slapstick sit-com Mrs Brown’s Boys (hated by the BBC). As you’ll recall Morgoth, Lewis-Smith wrote for The Guardian back when it was still a half-decent newspaper that allowed some diversity of opinion. Mr Metokur and Lewis-Smith’s brand of humour is increasingly in the firing line of the woke police. The world will be a dull place without them.
I’ve never been much for the drama scene but always respected Metokur’s talent. What you say about his GenX sensibilities is true, it was quite the treat to see the Zoomer e-celeb irony approach more than meet its match in a “bloodsport” last year. He scored a W for the O.G.’s.
The “dead internet” is a real problem. Half the time it seems like Twitter is a better search engine than Google to find what you’re really looking for. But you of all people know how increasingly walled off the bird-app has become, despite the promises of Space/Rocket Guy.
I think the Metokur style of ridicule still has its utility. In some ways “owning the libs” is more important now than ever. Critiquing and lampooning sacred cows was a large part of how we got where we’re at now. There’s no reason to think this tool wouldn’t be useful to course correct.
As the kids say, I’ll press F for Jim when the time comes. God bless.
I found some of his deep dives into assorted lolcows a bit tedious but his obvious amusement at their antics was infectious. His "reaction" video to that elephant in the room thing by TR's handlers was an absolute treat.
I think what has stirred me emotionally about his "retirement" is that it feels like a member of the tribe, knowing his end is near, has opted to wander out into the wilderness to meet his end out of sight. We won't know when he actually dies, so it adds another layer of mystery to him, schrodingers shitposter you might say.
The news about Mr Metokur made me think of the very recent passing of the British journalist Victor Lewis-Smith. They shared the same anarchic, nihilistic approach to the area of ‘culture’ they each inhabited. Lewis-Smith famously prank-called Princess Diana pretending to be the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and sent both of them up mercilessly yet not cruelly. Lewis-Smith hated Ricky Gervais’s The Office (totally agree with him on that) and loved the slapstick sit-com Mrs Brown’s Boys (hated by the BBC). As you’ll recall Morgoth, Lewis-Smith wrote for The Guardian back when it was still a half-decent newspaper that allowed some diversity of opinion. Mr Metokur and Lewis-Smith’s brand of humour is increasingly in the firing line of the woke police. The world will be a dull place without them.
I’ve never been much for the drama scene but always respected Metokur’s talent. What you say about his GenX sensibilities is true, it was quite the treat to see the Zoomer e-celeb irony approach more than meet its match in a “bloodsport” last year. He scored a W for the O.G.’s.
The “dead internet” is a real problem. Half the time it seems like Twitter is a better search engine than Google to find what you’re really looking for. But you of all people know how increasingly walled off the bird-app has become, despite the promises of Space/Rocket Guy.
I think the Metokur style of ridicule still has its utility. In some ways “owning the libs” is more important now than ever. Critiquing and lampooning sacred cows was a large part of how we got where we’re at now. There’s no reason to think this tool wouldn’t be useful to course correct.
As the kids say, I’ll press F for Jim when the time comes. God bless.
How sausages are made was an underated piece of work by him . To the point and brutal .. it could of saved a lot of young lives from destruction
I found some of his deep dives into assorted lolcows a bit tedious but his obvious amusement at their antics was infectious. His "reaction" video to that elephant in the room thing by TR's handlers was an absolute treat.
I think what has stirred me emotionally about his "retirement" is that it feels like a member of the tribe, knowing his end is near, has opted to wander out into the wilderness to meet his end out of sight. We won't know when he actually dies, so it adds another layer of mystery to him, schrodingers shitposter you might say.
I never really knew who or what drama he was on about half the time but he was always an entertaining listen. He'll be missed.