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- Dec 17, 2019
My take on his thread being one of our largest, despite Bob himself not really being as odious as some of the personalities covered here, is that he's ridden the fine line of lolcowdom. He's not too big (insert lolfat joke here) to be untouchable for his abhorrent opinions, but not too small so that nobody would notice in the first place. His early Youtube success has had him chasing that high ever since, back when he was a relatively big fish (lolfat) in a small pond. But his refusal to actually get with the times and step up his game has led to his stagnation as a creator, so his creative energy instead gets poured into countless Twitter screeds (seriously, 130 tweets a day? you have a problem, Bob). And since he's an idiot who's fully succumbed to Dunning-Kruger Syndrome, those tweets are chock full of comedy gold, from autism blackface to "the future I EARNED" to "the MCU is basically modern day Greek theater" and everything in between.
The funny thing is, if Bob went too far in either direction, this thread wouldn't be nearly as large. If he actually did some self-reflection and realized it wasn't the Mayo Ghouls or the Goobergobblers who have made his life hell, but himself, then he might have made changes to improve his life and stopped being such a colossal asshole. Conversely, if he went too unhinged and said or did something that would have had him lose his job and get canceled, or God forbid get banned from Twitter, then there wouldn't be nearly as much content here either. Instead, he keeps on chugging along doing the exact same stuff, the idea that he might actually be wrong never crossing his mind, ensuring plenty of stuff to mock for years to come, assuming his poor health doesn't end his life prematurely, or that he doesn't rage himself into a heart attack if Trump wins reelection.
Bob's just shy of 40 now, and even though he won't admit it, things probably aren't getting any better. He has only one steady gig with the Escapist, and if the site goes belly-up, so does his job. His Youtube career is basically over, with his videos getting barely any views, not even when he leeches off of the Escapist's larger subscriber base. He's been upstaged by countless other online movie reviewers, both in terms of production quality and critical ability. He still has a fairly large Patreon for God only knows what reason, but it's getting ever so close to dipping below $3k a month, the lowest it'll have been in at least four years. He doesn't really have any friends despite his attempts to ingratiate himself with the Breadtube Cool Kids Club, and he's quickly become a point of mockery for people of all political stripes, summed up quite nicely with the consoomer meme. Nobody likes him, few people tolerate him, but pretty much everyone laughs at him: it's high school all over again for Bobby. On top of all of that, he's eaten himself into the betus (nobody's buying your "I got better" lies, Bob), and there's no telling what other health problems he has now or will develop in the future. I'd pity him if he weren't such an obnoxious dick.
So congratulations on hitting the big 3k, Blobbo, and over a month before the election to boot! I look forward to more of your batshit insane takes on everything from politics and religion to whatever the latest MCU trash is. Here's to another thousand more.
