Maddox / George Ouzounian / George Schnoz - OG Internet blogger, Author of the NYT bestseller Alphabet of Manliness, Cohost of the Biggest Problem in the Universe, Filer of the Lolsuit. MADDOX BLAST!

[asterios]

I could've have sworn it was $10,000, I'll have to go back and listen. Regardless, I'm looking at what he has now and I don't understand why any of what he paid for seems to actually be getting used.

Well that's what happens when you build infrastructure around content that hasn't launched yet. What if the content sucks?

It's not a bad strategy -- an app that allows for easy, instant listener engagement.

But what if the content isn't engaging?

 

[Zingo]

Well that's what happens when you build infrastructure around content that hasn't launched yet. What if the content sucks?

It's not a bad strategy -- an app that allows for easy, instant listener engagement.

But what if the content isn't engaging?

It's not about the content not being engaging so much it is about having CONTENT. Why would I need a separate app for one (I don't count jesse because he's a fucking hack) podcast

 

[Amo Gamora]

Remember when podawful patreon died and resurrected twice? Well now it's gone from $0 pizzafund to this

And then there's this

 

[Richard Stabone]

I think most people who listen to podcasts use shit like iTunes or Pocket Casts to organize their content. I'd never download an app specifically for one podcast. Building out a fancy site and app makes sense if you're as big as Nerdist and selling premium access. But a podcast with a few dozen episodes makes no sense.

How much longer can he keep the show running without any sponsors?

 

[Amo Gamora]

Well, his podcasts all stream on a different platform.

He gets sponsorship directly through PayPal and now the fake patreon

 

[REDACTED]

God, I really want to know Szechuan's reasons for leaving the debate podcast.

Sean was asked this week by David Clegg why he picked TDS over TBDITU. Sean basically answered that he had to cut one and he's closer to Dick. About what you'd expect.

 

[projecteddrama]

Maddox literally bitching about walking in video games. And he ends it with saying Ocarina of Time sucks like it's some big sting, when hipsters have been making videos about how much they hate that game for years.

And this video is just pure autism:

 

[Leo Bonhart]

Maddox literally bitching about walking in video games. And he ends it with saying Ocarina of Time sucks ...

Thanks for showing me just how retarded this man has become. He actually bookends the video with that claim for double the non-impact. God, I used to giggle at him writing about how harvesting grain was murder....now, it's like watching the least funny guy at an improv show take the stage where the entire audience squirms in their seats, plays with their phones, and waits to politely clap while rolling their eyes at their dates.

 

[Jason Genova]

And this video is just pure autism:

lol the end of that vid, Maddox is such a narrow-skulled low-IQ faggot

JFL @ him not figuring out how to laser piss, I can squeeze the head of my cock and make the piss shoot off way over my head

 

[Ravenor]

- when people looked into Maddox's advertising partner (a company called Kendall & Hyde), they found the podcast is only making ~500 USD per episode (1 episode per week), which has to be split between him, his co-host, and his audio engineer.

- listeners/supporters of his podcast have been complaining that Kendall & Hyde is up to some shady business practices, namely failing to ship or refund orders placed on merchandise that is later discontinued. So many people have been contesting undelivered purchases made with K&H that credit card customer service lines now recognise the company by name.

Just some information about Kendle and Hyde (sorry it's a bit late) they are a leather bag company that was somewhat popular early last year and did have a really nice design for a classic briefcase, but they tried to grow too big to fast like a lot of other Kickstarter companies and are now not answering emails and not shipping orders or issuing refunds (full disclosure, I've got an outstanding order with them and have done since October) and people are now starting to do some digging into the owners of the company and if rumours are true they are finding a lot of irregular dealings and one of the owners might be worth a thread here.

It's a shame really because they had really nice designs and a decent marketing campaign, but I had no idea they where funding Madox.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Maddox literally bitching about walking in video games. And he ends it with saying Ocarina of Time sucks like it's some big sting, when hipsters have been making videos about how much they hate that game for years.

Guess that confirms Maddy hates 80% of all games, then. Considering that walking/running is pretty much common in almost every genre of game, but especially in RPGs and platforming.

 

[Marisa Kirisame]

Guess that confirms Maddy hates 80% of all games, then. Considering that walking/running is pretty much common in almost every genre of game, but especially in RPGs and platforming.

http://maddox.xmission.com/games.html
Here's a list of Maddox's favorite games. I'm pretty sure you do a lot of walking/running in most of these!

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

http://maddox.xmission.com/games.html
Here's a list of Maddox's favorite games. I'm pretty sure you do a lot of walking/running in most of these!

I can name at least ten of those where walking/running is key to the gameplay (like Mega Man 8, Mario 2, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Contra and Super Metroid) Or takes up a sizable portion of the game (FF VII, Resident Evil, Dark Savior and Act Raiser).

So him saying "Walking is hard" when half his list is comprised of games where it's essential is both idiotic and hypocritical.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

I know I'm late but I only just now watched this video where he defends cuckoldry and... jesus that's bad.

I don't like the word cuck, but only because it's overused and often a lazy insult (see Thernovitch). Although it still is pretty funny quite frequently. But how much autism do you need to not realize that when people call you a cuck, it has nothing to do with alternative sexual lifestyle shit? They're saying you're a pussy who folds to confrontation and lets people walk all over you because you're too much of a coward to stick by your stated principals. No one gives a shit if you legitimately practice stupid poly shit.

Anyway, I followed both podcasts until about a month ago, now I only follow Dick. I didn't stop listening to Maddox out of loyalty to Dick, or because I object to his behavior. I did it because his show is just fucking boring. The last episode I heard, he had on two women who host some dating podcast, they had a "debate" over whether cheating is a deal-breaker. The whole time I was thinking who gives a shit? It is for some and not for others, what is there to debate? Guys like him think they're such hotshots for drinking whatever hip edgy kool-aid any girl they want to bang will serve.

I also love the obvious bullshit of claiming he runs a website with no ads. He stopped writing articles years ago. The only thing he puts on his site are youtube videos, which are full of ads. So the website... has ads on every update.

 

[projecteddrama]

The video doesn't indicate to me that he doesn't understand why the insult is used, he's just saying the insult is stupid, which to be fair, it is.

As for the ads, good point, he doesn't actually publish anything without ads anymore, so...it's a stupid commitment at this point that's actually costing him a lot of money.

Guess that confirms Maddy hates 80% of all games, then. Considering that walking/running is pretty much common in almost every genre of game, but especially in RPGs and platforming.

His gaming taste always sucked. His tastes are mostly obscure crappy japanese games straight out of the HG101 playlist, and he's too much of a hipster to admit he likes any "mainstream" games.

 

[Null]

Hearing him bash OOT immediately reminded me of DSP.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

The video doesn't indicate to me that he doesn't understand why the insult is used, he's just saying the insult is stupid, which to be fair, it is.

But the flaw in his argument is putting intentions in the minds of its users that were never there. It's the same as virtue signalers who start accusing you of bearing the weight of 400 years of oppression because you make an observation about how many Dominicans are hired to play in major league baseball.

 

[bloatballs]

Somewhere behind those dead fucking eyes, you can tell that he knows he backed the wrong side.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

The video doesn't indicate to me that he doesn't understand why the insult is used, he's just saying the insult is stupid, which to be fair, it is.

As for the ads, good point, he doesn't actually publish anything without ads anymore, so...it's a stupid commitment at this point that's actually costing him a lot of money.



His gaming taste always sucked. His tastes are mostly obscure crappy japanese games straight out of the HG101 playlist, and he's too much of a hipster to admit he likes any "mainstream" games.

Except games like Contra or FF VII, of course.

 

[ChurchOfGodBear]

Guess that confirms Maddy hates 80% of all games, then. Considering that walking/running is pretty much common in almost every genre of game, but especially in RPGs and platforming.

Get in a time machine, go back 10 years, and talk to the Maddox at his "Prime", and make him listen to a giant rambling about how you hate walking in a video game.

How many seconds before Classic Maddox makes a blog post about how you're a whiny faggot and he hates you for wasting his time bitching about something no one cares about?

The nice thing is, now I can call him a whiny bitch without even watching the video.