Well, nuance is required.
No, it's
really not. Nick is simply a liar. As he often is.
I'm not inclined to say "well, if you contort this, and pretzel logic that, then Nick is sorta kinda maybe almost right." That's silly. I'm tired of Nick's gay word games that he plays every time he's called out on a falsehood. He said he recommended Hardin to Null, and it's my understanding that is false.
I also think it's an interesting development he's doing this, because it makes me think that he's thinking that Null might actually get the bodycam footage afterall. The previous piss and vinegar about Null never getting it is gone. Now it's replaced by "I dunno, maybe."
Like I just said, it almost feels like he's prepping himself to claim "well, he got it because of Hardin, and I recommended Hardin, so Null couldn't have succeeded without me."
By the way, I have also noticed the same phenomenon in Comicsgate. When Eric July gets an undisputed W, EVS tries to take credit for it (
after claiming that July is a stupid nigger that can't do anything right). It's some weird narcissistic thing that narcissists do. So this behavior is hardly limited to Nick.
He explained that in a moment of real worry for the Farms (Greer? I forget what case), he asked Nick, who asked Barnes, who then got him to Hardin for which he is very grateful because Hardin has been a warrior. (I looked for a clip but could not find one readily.)
If I recall correctly, that segment was him expressing gratitude over Nick recommending Barnes for the Fatrick case. A recommendation that proved not terribly helpful, as Barnes was ultimately useless, but I guess "it's the thought that counts," and he wasn't wrong to be appreciative in that sense.
Edit: I recalled wrongly. See
here.
Moreover, I think in that same stream, Null also said that he felt bad at first about criticizing Juju, because Juju allowed Null on NP2.
In both cases, it just goes to show that there are, and should be, reasonable limits to loyalty. If somebody does something beneficial for you, it doesn't mean you are required to overlook every subsequent bad act they commit. Especially if those bad acts are particularly egregious. Null understands that. Nick doesn't. Nick demands eternal and unquestioning loyalty and flips out the moment you stop giving it to him.
EDIT: Missing word.
