I have a soft spot for Rudy; he has that slightly autistic book-smart attitude and I can see him going into a 2 hour tangent about how a French King’s choice of clothing lead to some war in the HRE (it’s a kind of wholesome sperging I like seeing in the history sphere). However, he really is becoming a naïve Dunning-Kruger stereotype (I think somebody up thread mentioned that). He has a charm in how his videos feel amateurish, but he’s trying to push into social commentary — an already crowded field. I sympathize with his views but if he stops being a small unknown channel and gets noticed by the big names and their rabid fans, Rudy is going crumble like tissue paper. It’s like watching a (somewhat cocky) sheep wandering towards a cliff with wolves at the bottom.
As for his race comments/contradictions, he is still really young and has idealist beliefs he’s trying to force data into. It might be him attempting to keep YouTube happy too, but in any case, I think these contradictions will reach a boiling point.
I would hate to see Rudy become a lolcow before Cynical Historian or Emperor Tigerstar, but who knows at this point.