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The Card Says Moops is public! (Patreon)

Published:
2019-01-25 20:35:46
Imported:
2026-06

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After trying to determine whether 3:30 PM on a Friday is an inopportune time to release a video, I have determine that predicting The Algorithm is basically astrology, so hell with it, I'll just publish the video when it's ready.

Which is now! It's online! Go check it out and put it in a chain email!

-I

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The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops

patreon: http://patreon.com/InnuendoStudios tumblr: http://innuendostudios.tumblr.com twitter: https://twitter.com/InnuendoStudios transcript: http://innuendostudios.tumblr.com/post/182302598987/new-video-essay-internet-reactionaries-argue-as Borrowed Observation #1 - David Roberts mentions the "card says moops" scene in Seinfeld while explaining postmodern conservatism: https://grist.org/politics/david-roberts-explains-postmodern-conservatism-in-36-tweets/ Borrowed Observation #2 - Jay Allen describes chan culture: https://twitter.com/a_man_in_black/status/540095841948553217 Borrowed Observation #3 - Schrodinger's Douchebag defined by Sally Strange (not sure who first originated the term): https://imgur.com/gallery/wEhXGrr Borrowed Observation #4 - "We are what we pretend to be," from Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s Mother Night: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13719-we-are-what-we-pretend-to-be-so-we-must The Daily Stormer's handbook on how to radicalize people using (among other things) performative irony: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daily-stormer-nazi-style-guide_us_5a2ece19e4b0ce3b344492f2 Reactionary YouTuber kills his dad for calling him a Nazi: https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtube-trumpkin-and-former-milo-intern-kills-his-own-dad-for-calling-him-a-nazi

Comments

Nikki

Damn, this was a LOT. I lost track a couple of times because your topic changes aren't framed as clearly (for me) as usually and I wasn't sure what you're talking about anymore. Otherwise, great video, as always!

Hydra092

That was very dense, but well put out I've tried to talk out a few online friends out those circle jerks and while I think it partially worked I still have that feeling that : once you've dwelled into that nihilistic 4chan culture, its very hard to adopt any kind of beliefs wholeheartedly without that kind of ironic distance that makes you feel smarter than anyone else and also give you a safe angle to distance yourself from anything and always feel superior, because that's what the right is about: feeling superior, and to be frank there's a lot of people on the left who could learn to do away with the same attitude.

Tor Bruce

I was struck by the photo at 8:50. Very nostalgic. Where is it from?

Ceno

Congrats on another phenomenal piece of work Ian. I really liked it, you've shined new light on what goes on behind anti-sjw online discourse. I've been thinking about a twitter thread I saw recently, on someone witnessing their little teenage brother adopting this type of faux-nihilist anti-sjw attitude from following certain gaming youtubers and the like. Your video has really answered a lot of questions I had on what was going on there.

ThatKat

Well done. I've been mulling it over and I suspect the reason that certain very online people on the right will take any argument that may "own the libs" is indeed because they simply don't care about the viewpoints they espouse - because it's not about ideology, ultimately, it's about power. They feel powerful when they get reactions, they feel powerful when they can derail or control the conversation. Might really does make right for many of them and any proof of might is an end unto itself. (And honestly I wonder if some of this is rooted in their sense of measuring themselves by their impact on their "enemies" above all else.)

PC Escobar

This was the most disturbing essay of the series yet, mostly because I recognize every element you described in the comment sections of YouTube, in forums, on Twitter. That donning of the mantle of "rationalist" by people determined to win every argument, regardless of the facts? Seen it. Enemy of my enemy is my friend, even when their own positions are diametrically opposed? -- "Keep politics out of games" vs. "Games are racist against white men," being a prime example -- seen it. "He believes he believes it," scares the shit out of me too, but even more, much more, does, "Truth is a democracy."

PC Escobar

One more thing: the inversion of truth > belief > argument. I can't recall another time when I had the simultaneous feeling of, "That's brilliant, exactly describes reality!" and "My god, that is so fucked up!"

Jaime Seltzer

Really, genuinely disturbing. Also... oh god, the super-speed scrolling when you're talking about 4chan. OH GOD. PLEASE no. It took all I had to keep watching. Be aware that super-fast scrolling and flashy lights are both really tough for anyone with migraines or neuro disorders of any kind.