Having such a big influencer as Pewds shout out selfhosting, ad blocking and general privacy improvements is a huge win, no matter what your opinion is of him.
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2026
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I'm always open to somebody's redemption arc, even if I dislike them. The great thing about people is that we are capable of growth, even if not all of us always grow in the right direction, we always can.
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It is true, I think so too. I never really watched any of his content, his racist and toxic comments in the past make it hard to recommend it to anyone, but his two or three tech videos were decent for a normie targeting normies. In total, he is big enough, that I think its a net profit for the cause.
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I dont really understand, is it possible to block JUST the shorts on Youtube? Any idea where i can find more about that?
I dont want to leave youtube just yet, but occasionally the shorts are melting my brain.
Okay, since I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, you can block shorts using ublock origin. You can block pretty much any component on any website.
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Smarttube will block shorts, works best on TVs and large screen devices.
YouTube revanced will as well, make sure you download the right one, lots of fakes out there.
Not sure if you can filter out shorts within browsers with something like ublock origin filters, may need to look into it.
Shorts are literally brainrot. Fuck tiktok, fuck shorts.
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Didnt know pewds is breaching into the tech sphere (from gaming).
Do I need to sub him now? :p
His redemption arch is in full swing.
He has a video on "I switched to Linux, and you should too" and a deGoogle video
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Beyond his interest in FOSS and privacy, he's also just mellowed out a ton, the dude is in his mid (late?) thirties and you can tell.
Dude is also wealthy as fuck. That helps a ton.
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Mixed results.
He's less annoying than he was covering gaming, he has some occasional hot takes, but I think overall he's a positive influence.
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I think he’s a tool, but credit where it’s due: it’s great that he’s supporting the movement, and he does have a huge following.
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Self-hosting is a literal addiction. lol
I started with just an invidious instance and now I have my own audiobooks app that I’m also turning into a navidrome client. Did I say jellyfin and pihole, too?
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pewdiepie is one of the modern celebraties that it kinda annoys me that I recognize the name. I feel like if I had not been a nerd and somehow I knew who captain kirk was even though I did not like sci fi. if I was not a nerd. I certainly like sci fi and know who captain kirk is.
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