Simply Smuglogical: Not Like Other Youtubers, Just Like Other Ass-holos - Part 3
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If ben wants to hog the spotlight like the faux intellectual he is, he should make his own channel for privileged white male commentary videos. Having a master's isn't even that impressive, tons of people have them. Just shows that you can afford one lol.He comes off as such a prick.
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Wow, so Ben's retired and it sounds like Christine is going to too. I think I'm jealous.
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lol yeah I came here to comment on Ben quitting his job. Oh I'm sorry..."retiring"
Remember how fucking smug they were about how they "weren't like other youtubers" and had full time jobs as well as doing youtube? He's started livestreaming on his Bentendo channel. He did a hummus stream where all he did was eat hummus and rate it. He came off as so smug and so pretentious that it made me want to punch him in the face.
Remember how fucking smug they were about how they "weren't like other youtubers" and had full time jobs as well as doing youtube? He's started livestreaming on his Bentendo channel. He did a hummus stream where all he did was eat hummus and rate it. He came off as so smug and so pretentious that it made me want to punch him in the face.
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Ha! At least most of us (I) can admit that I'd love to give up my day job and have enough cash to just sit home and eat hummus all day.melissa_1983 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:12 amlol yeah I came here to comment on Ben quitting his job. Oh I'm sorry..."retiring"
Remember how fucking smug they were about how they "weren't like other youtubers" and had full time jobs as well as doing youtube? He's started livestreaming on his Bentendo channel. He did a hummus stream where all he did was eat hummus and rate it. He came off as so smug and so pretentious that it made me want to punch him in the face.
That whole "not like other YouTubers" thing has really backfired, eh.
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I bet Beyyyyn's colleagues all heaved a collective sigh of relief when he retired tho.
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I feel like we've all been expecting this for a while, lol
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What a surprise. The yOuTuBe cAnT lAsT fOrEvEr couple have become full time youtubers. Oh wait, they're old so it's rEtIrInG and not quitting. We're not your average youtubers, everyone!
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he wouldn't. for the longest time, he wouldn't make his own channel or do his own content because he knew people only cared about him in the context of cristine. and then the only branching out he did for a sec was video games, which he also didn't/wouldn't do cause he couldn't do the speedrunning thing at higher levels anymore (plus i know he probably sees it as juvenile now thanks to gaming youtube). its like with julien and jenna marbles. he only really has started doing his "own" stuff now because he's become associated with the podcast and more "Serious" content, so he can live his public intellectual dream.Boredartist wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:36 pmIf ben wants to hog the spotlight like the faux intellectual he is, he should make his own channel for privileged white male commentary videos. Having a master's isn't even that impressive, tons of people have them. Just shows that you can afford one lol.He comes off as such a prick.
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At least Julien has a personality whether Jenna Marbles is with him or not. Can't say that about Ben. He never had that workaholic drive that Cristine has anyways, so it doesn't surprise me he quit as soon as he could.
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Did anyone see the vacation tier list podcast episode before it got deleted? Apparently Ben deleted it because the comment section wasn't nice towards Cristine.
I didn't get to watch the episode, so I don't know her exact reasons as to why she's so averse to traveling. She used to travel with Ben for YouTuber events and such, but these days it seems like she doesn't leave the house as Ben gets everything for her. I understand that covid-19 is a valid reason to stay home, but with the vaccines, most people are relatively okay traveling again. Perhaps she's developed some type of agoraphobia during quarantine? I also don't know why Ben can't solo travel without her. The whole "Ben-deserves-a-vacation" has become such a long-running joke that I really do believe he wants to travel but Cristine is holding him back.
I didn't get to watch the episode, so I don't know her exact reasons as to why she's so averse to traveling. She used to travel with Ben for YouTuber events and such, but these days it seems like she doesn't leave the house as Ben gets everything for her. I understand that covid-19 is a valid reason to stay home, but with the vaccines, most people are relatively okay traveling again. Perhaps she's developed some type of agoraphobia during quarantine? I also don't know why Ben can't solo travel without her. The whole "Ben-deserves-a-vacation" has become such a long-running joke that I really do believe he wants to travel but Cristine is holding him back.
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i didn't see it either, but why wasn't the comment section nice to her? isn't being an antisocial "sock" her entire brand?someoneyeah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:51 pmDid anyone see the vacation tier list podcast episode before it got deleted? Apparently Ben deleted it because the comment section wasn't nice towards Cristine.
I didn't get to watch the episode, so I don't know her exact reasons as to why she's so averse to traveling. She used to travel with Ben for YouTuber events and such, but these days it seems like she doesn't leave the house as Ben gets everything for her. I understand that covid-19 is a valid reason to stay home, but with the vaccines, most people are relatively okay traveling again. Perhaps she's developed some type of agoraphobia during quarantine? I also don't know why Ben can't solo travel without her. The whole "Ben-deserves-a-vacation" has become such a long-running joke that I really do believe he wants to travel but Cristine is holding him back.
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So, I checked their community tab on their channel where they still have a poll about where they should go on vacation, I checked some reddit posts. I’ll put some of the posts here:
I feel like it's a combination of bad research, shallow reasoning why she doesn't want to travel anywhere, tone-deaf dismissal and ignorance to anything relating to other cultures and traveling, being rich and complaining about prices, and people getting tired of cristine shooting down everything Ben says. Even with travel anxiety there has to be a better way to express it than only complaining. People don't find their old repeated inside jokes cute anymore either.
The thing is, most of their videos are this way. As soon as they talk about something they don't know about, people keep correcting them respectfully. Like the Ben goes to Australia video, while most people are positive, there are so many corrections needed. I guess in this case, they really got on people's nerves
I thought they already talked about travel several times, why did they feel the need to make an entire video out of this?
The thing is, most of their videos are this way. As soon as they talk about something they don't know about, people keep correcting them respectfully. Like the Ben goes to Australia video, while most people are positive, there are so many corrections needed. I guess in this case, they really got on people's nerves
I thought they already talked about travel several times, why did they feel the need to make an entire video out of this?
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I think I've worked out what's bugged me for a long time. Obviously I enjoy Simply, otherwise I wouldn't have watched her for so long, and I do think her heart's in the right place, and her reluctance to travel clearly stems from her anxiety issues. However, the vacation stream finally twigged for me what I find "off" about her.
She's so incurious. like yes, the travel thing is mainly about anxiety, but some of her other comments... she just has no curiosity or even INTEREST about anything outside her own skill set or sphere of experience. She constantly talked about how she couldn't see the point of "wasting time" travelling to see something she could look at a photograph of, like girl... I promise you seeing the colosseum in real life in NO way compares to a google image search?? Or just wandering the streets of wherever you're going, finding little restaurants, sampling the local food, taking in the atmosphere? Finding a hidden trail that leads to an incredible view of nature? Speaking to people who live in a totally different way to you and sharing your stories? As for the "wasting time" on a plane or a train... um as opposed to just sitting around in your house 24/7 which is what you do already? relax. You can take a laptop on a plane, you could probably spend the whole flight working since that's what you seem happiest doing.
I've noticed this chronic lack of curiosity before, I could just never tell exactly what it was. like she jokingly nicknamed herself "cristine the science queen" when she did her 'experiments' (loosely termed, she just mixed shit up) but despite her level of education, she was pretty dumb about some very basic chemistry and physics, like stuff that seemed to be basic common sense to me, stuff that's easily picked up by just reading random books or talking to people or observing shit in the world. I notice it occasionally when she's talking about a field that isn't specifically hers. She knows a lot about statistics, naturally, but doesn't seem to have any excitement or drive to learn about anything that exists outside her front door, or that she's not already interested in.
Ben is kinda seld-important and privileged but at least he wants an opportunity to expand his horizons. It's sad they don't agree on that.
She's so incurious. like yes, the travel thing is mainly about anxiety, but some of her other comments... she just has no curiosity or even INTEREST about anything outside her own skill set or sphere of experience. She constantly talked about how she couldn't see the point of "wasting time" travelling to see something she could look at a photograph of, like girl... I promise you seeing the colosseum in real life in NO way compares to a google image search?? Or just wandering the streets of wherever you're going, finding little restaurants, sampling the local food, taking in the atmosphere? Finding a hidden trail that leads to an incredible view of nature? Speaking to people who live in a totally different way to you and sharing your stories? As for the "wasting time" on a plane or a train... um as opposed to just sitting around in your house 24/7 which is what you do already? relax. You can take a laptop on a plane, you could probably spend the whole flight working since that's what you seem happiest doing.
I've noticed this chronic lack of curiosity before, I could just never tell exactly what it was. like she jokingly nicknamed herself "cristine the science queen" when she did her 'experiments' (loosely termed, she just mixed shit up) but despite her level of education, she was pretty dumb about some very basic chemistry and physics, like stuff that seemed to be basic common sense to me, stuff that's easily picked up by just reading random books or talking to people or observing shit in the world. I notice it occasionally when she's talking about a field that isn't specifically hers. She knows a lot about statistics, naturally, but doesn't seem to have any excitement or drive to learn about anything that exists outside her front door, or that she's not already interested in.
Ben is kinda seld-important and privileged but at least he wants an opportunity to expand his horizons. It's sad they don't agree on that.
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^ totally agree. she gave off similar vibes on that one podcast they did with matt (who loves to travel and immerse himself in different cultures).
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I feel like Ben thought that a little peer pressure from the comments might change Cristine's position, but it clearly backfired cause he deleted the video. He was kinda wrong for that, but at the same time Cristine's attitude was also a problem. Travel seems like a strong passion for Ben. Imagine if Ben shot down Cristine's interests in nail polish, oatmeal, tea, or cats...unwelcome wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:54 amSo, I checked their community tab on their channel where they still have a poll about where they should go on vacation, I checked some reddit posts. I’ll put some of the posts here:I feel like it's a combination of bad research, shallow reasoning why she doesn't want to travel anywhere, tone-deaf dismissal and ignorance to anything relating to other cultures and traveling, being rich and complaining about prices, and people getting tired of cristine shooting down everything Ben says. Even with travel anxiety there has to be a better way to express it than only complaining. People don't find their old repeated inside jokes cute anymore either.
The thing is, most of their videos are this way. As soon as they talk about something they don't know about, people keep correcting them respectfully. Like the Ben goes to Australia video, while most people are positive, there are so many corrections needed. I guess in this case, they really got on people's nerves
I thought they already talked about travel several times, why did they feel the need to make an entire video out of this?
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Can Beyyyyn not go travelling alone?
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Totally get what you mean. I had a friend like this, they also had really bad anxiety and had zero interest in anything other than what they were already interested in. Going anywhere with them was a nightmare. They had to be 101% sure of whatever was on a street before they would even consider setting foot anywhere. Wanna go to a museum? Why? What's in it? Idk, never been there. Why would you wanna go in then??? Why not? Seems fun. I can google the info at home anyway, plus I don't care about x culture. It's all the same anyway. Wanna try x food? Nah. I'd rather have what I usually have. x food looks bad anyway.HereSalem wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:05 am
She's so incurious. like yes, the travel thing is mainly about anxiety, but some of her other comments... she just has no curiosity or even INTEREST about anything outside her own skill set or sphere of experience. She constantly talked about how she couldn't see the point of "wasting time" travelling to see something she could look at a photograph of, like girl... I promise you seeing the colosseum in real life in NO way compares to a google image search?? Or just wandering the streets of wherever you're going, finding little restaurants, sampling the local food, taking in the atmosphere? Finding a hidden trail that leads to an incredible view of nature? Speaking to people who live in a totally different way to you and sharing your stories? As for the "wasting time" on a plane or a train... um as opposed to just sitting around in your house 24/7 which is what you do already? relax. You can take a laptop on a plane, you could probably spend the whole flight working since that's what you seem happiest doing.
I've noticed this chronic lack of curiosity before, I could just never tell exactly what it was. like she jokingly nicknamed herself "cristine the science queen" when she did her 'experiments' (loosely termed, she just mixed shit up) but despite her level of education, she was pretty dumb about some very basic chemistry and physics, like stuff that seemed to be basic common sense to me, stuff that's easily picked up by just reading random books or talking to people or observing shit in the world. I notice it occasionally when she's talking about a field that isn't specifically hers. She knows a lot about statistics, naturally, but doesn't seem to have any excitement or drive to learn about anything that exists outside her front door, or that she's not already interested in.
I understand having anxiety (I have my days too) but these people are exhausting to be around.
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Is anyone here an old Gomi/Smugnom reader? Someone on there called KERF “incurious” and it became the defining description for her. I remember it so clearly because it struck me as possibly the best, most descriptive, all-encompassing ‘insult’ you could ever give to anyone, without being nasty or mean (or a “hater,” I guess, in today’s parlance). And you’re absolutely right, it suits Cristine perfectly too, more and more as time passes.HereSalem wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:05 amI think I've worked out what's bugged me for a long time. Obviously I enjoy Simply, otherwise I wouldn't have watched her for so long, and I do think her heart's in the right place, and her reluctance to travel clearly stems from her anxiety issues. However, the vacation stream finally twigged for me what I find "off" about her.
She's so incurious. like yes, the travel thing is mainly about anxiety, but some of her other comments... she just has no curiosity or even INTEREST about anything outside her own skill set or sphere of experience. She constantly talked about how she couldn't see the point of "wasting time" travelling to see something she could look at a photograph of, like girl... I promise you seeing the colosseum in real life in NO way compares to a google image search?? Or just wandering the streets of wherever you're going, finding little restaurants, sampling the local food, taking in the atmosphere? Finding a hidden trail that leads to an incredible view of nature? Speaking to people who live in a totally different way to you and sharing your stories? As for the "wasting time" on a plane or a train... um as opposed to just sitting around in your house 24/7 which is what you do already? relax. You can take a laptop on a plane, you could probably spend the whole flight working since that's what you seem happiest doing.
I've noticed this chronic lack of curiosity before, I could just never tell exactly what it was. like she jokingly nicknamed herself "cristine the science queen" when she did her 'experiments' (loosely termed, she just mixed shit up) but despite her level of education, she was pretty dumb about some very basic chemistry and physics, like stuff that seemed to be basic common sense to me, stuff that's easily picked up by just reading random books or talking to people or observing shit in the world. I notice it occasionally when she's talking about a field that isn't specifically hers. She knows a lot about statistics, naturally, but doesn't seem to have any excitement or drive to learn about anything that exists outside her front door, or that she's not already interested in.
Ben is kinda seld-important and privileged but at least he wants an opportunity to expand his horizons. It's sad they don't agree on that.
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Looks like she's quitting YouTube.