Sam is one Nick’s biggest influences, not just in terms of performance and humor but also opinions. Nick has mentioned the ‘17 and 364 days’ joke as being one of Sam Hyde’s. The kicker is Sam has had sexual relationships with multiple underage girls while in his 30s. He dumps all of them and is always on the lookout for the next one. This has been documented on 4chan and is pretty much an open secret in his fanbase. He also has committed domestic violence against them and sells it to them as “based.” They think it’s funny when it’s in fact pretty horrifying. Imagine taking any advice from this deadbeat scumbag let alone letting him influence your outlook on the world.
The rabbit hole on this guy is deep and you can find a lot more about his dating history if you search for it.
This is
one of many threads on the issue. Impressionable young people internalize this and think it’s normal, like Nick, who is now spreading the same sickness to his followers.