TGWTG Dan Olson / Folding Ideas - Pseudo-Intellectual Hipster, Child Pornographer, and All-Around Exceptional Individual

[BlueSpark]

while they're all serious intellects

They're pretentious adult children who try to legitimise themselves wasting their adult lives consuming children's entertainment by creating worthless analysis of it so they can pretend to be intellectuals.

you learn a lot of critical theory

Oh boy

 

[Trig.Point]

They're pretentious adult children who try to legitimise themselves wasting their adult lives consuming children's entertainment by creating worthless analysis of it so they can pretend to be intellectuals.
Oh boy

I don't want to get stuck in the rut of trying to defend Olsen. Rather I want to put him in his proper context. When I write he's an educated guy that has a coherent worldview that's not an endorsement. Rather Olsen, Ellis, Contrapoints and the rest, are in a different league from someone like Saarkeisian, they are actually able to articulate complicated ideas in ways that are easy to understand. Yes some/most of the ideas are bad ones, and need to be challenged, but he's in a different league from a lot of the lolcow's discussed on the farms.

 

[nikumin]

If you watch certain of Olsen's videos in isolation, eg the 'fievel goes to video game hell' or 'a christmas tale' videos, you learn a lot of critical theory that can be applied to movies or video games in a very short time. Likewise his video on 'why jumpcuts are here to stay' changed my views on youtubers.

He's an insufferable dick, particularly when he starts whinging about how low budget movies have insufficient catering. Yet he's genuinely essential viewing.

I first watched his 50 Shades videos, and I did like some Folding Ideas videos. His twitter is absolutely a hate follow, I don't understand how someone can come off as a pretentious know-it-all so strongly. If there's a topic, Dan's probably got a twee little twitter thread apropos of nothing.

 

[Emperor Julian]

If you watch certain of Olsen's videos in isolation, eg the 'fievel goes to video game hell' or 'a christmas tale' videos, you learn a lot of critical theory that can be applied to movies or video games in a very short time. Likewise his video on 'why jumpcuts are here to stay' changed my views on youtubers.

I see where your coming from but this is all year one art student tier stuff, he's just repeating stuff smarter people haven told him, it's why he's completly devoid of reflection. If you really like his stuff just take film theory and in year two you'll be able to critique what he;s saying and in year three you'll be able to defend it better than he does.

 

[Trig.Point]

I first watched his 50 Shades videos, and I did like some Folding Ideas videos. His twitter is absolutely a hate follow, I don't understand how someone can come off as a pretentious know-it-all so strongly. If there's a topic, Dan's probably got a twee little twitter thread apropos of nothing.

Twitter is cancer in general, I think he has more respect for his videos that his tweets. However I did find it interesting the way he went after Patreon on Twitter when they took all that venture capital. He's using some other Patreon alternative now.

Look I'm not defending the guy, I'm encouraging people to challenge him. He's not an idiot though.

I see where your coming from but this is all year one art student tier stuff, he's just repeating stuff smarter people haven told him, it's why he's completly devoid of reflection. If you really like his stuff just take film theory and in year two you'll be able to critique what he;s saying and in year three you'll be able to defend it better than he does.

Yes I agree, but most people will never study film theory. I don't like the guy but I've found watching his videos to add to my understanding of how someone should consume media. He is good at condensing a lot of ideas into a short video.

 

[Useless Idiot]

I have mixed feelings about Olsen. I think he can be grouped together with people like Lindsay Ellis, Hbomberguy, and Contrapoints in that while they're all serious intellects there's dishonest motivations for much of the content they produce.

In a way they've kind of screwed themselves because obviously Anita Saarkesian and her orbiters are the leaders in this SJW movement, so if they're receiving magnitudes more engagement than she is that must be down to white supremacy or the patriarchy or something.

If you watch certain of Olsen's videos in isolation, eg the 'fievel goes to video game hell' or 'a christmas tale' videos, you learn a lot of critical theory that can be applied to movies or video games in a very short time. Likewise his video on 'why jumpcuts are here to stay' changed my views on youtubers.

He's an insufferable dick, particularly when he starts whinging about how low budget movies have insufficient catering. Yet he's genuinely essential viewing.

It's easy to laugh at someone like Marzgurl or Spoony1, ripping Dan Olsen ups your game.

I'm gonna have to seriously disagree with any post that begins with the claim Hbomberguy and Dan Olson are "serious intellects." In fact, in your follow up post you agree that Dan Olson mostly just repeats basic concepts other people told him:

Twitter is cancer in general, I think he has more respect for his videos that his tweets. However I did find it interesting the way he went after Patreon on Twitter when they took all that venture capital. He's using some other Patreon alternative now.

Look I'm not defending the guy, I'm encouraging people to challenge him. He's not an idiot though.



Yes I agree, but most people will never study film theory. I don't like the guy but I've found watching his videos to add to my understanding of how someone should consume media. He is good at condensing a lot of ideas into a short video.

I agree with your point that it's valuable to have someone popularizing other people's ideas and it's all well and good if you like that element of Olson's work. I just don't know how Lindsay Ellis and Dan Olson debating whether the music in a Disney movie is diegetic or non-diegetic makes them particularly smart, much less "serious intellects" of any kind. I personally think they're mostly lazy and pretentious despite the value they might have in introducing people to basic film concepts. They're very good at making themselves sound smart even when all they're doing is overthinking children's entertainment though, so...I guess that's kind of a talent.

 

[KillThemCrackasBabies]

Twitter is cancer in general, I think he has more respect for his videos that his tweets. However I did find it interesting the way he went after Patreon on Twitter when they took all that venture capital. He's using some other Patreon alternative now.

Look I'm not defending the guy, I'm encouraging people to challenge him. He's not an idiot though.



Yes I agree, but most people will never study film theory. I don't like the guy but I've found watching his videos to add to my understanding of how someone should consume media. He is good at condensing a lot of ideas into a short video.

I'm the exact opposite; I think he says a lot of rather obvious things using the Hambly Method where he'll stretch out something apparent as far as he possibly can. The Book of Henry "analysis" is probably the peak example of it. "The child is adult-like... and the adults are immature?!?!", phenomenal deep dive into the material there, Dan.

He's certainly competent as a presenter, sure. I have yet to see anything that demonstrates any substantial knowledge of movies or even a unique perspective on anything.

 

[c-no]

Dan Olson received his very own thread today on r/OutOfTheLoop. We also get brought up in the comments.

Seeing as how this is all on the CP thing, didn't someone on Olson's side make the hebe board or at least was thought to make the hebe board so all the tards on the other side of the GG shitstorm could say how 8Chan was a terrible place?

All that said, dragging up old shit could no doubt look like an autistic axe to grind but then again tards on the other side could be guilty of it. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if Dan still had to hold some sperg grudge of his own against a website that once was the center of the tism known as GamerGate, all because he wanted it to be gone for being on the wrong side of GamerGate and because he didn't like being accused of being a pedo.

 

[TerribleIdeas™]

Dan Olson received his very own thread today on r/OutOfTheLoop. We also get brought up in the comments.

The blatant lack of self-awareness is dumbfounding.

I guess Dan “child pornographer” Olson is accusing someone of secretly being Mombot.

The person in question wrote a medium post calling Dan out and re-hashing some of Dan’s disgusting past. Like downloading child pornography, being involved with laurelai Bailey who is a schozophrenic tranny with a past for abusing women and sexually assaulting people...oh and child pornography just like Dan. Also, Dan shielding a close friend of his who was accused of child molestation and not warning others.

Gee, wonder why Dan has so much child porn in his past and associated with child molesters and sexual abusers???

Dan Olson thinks I’m Mombot- How Zealots ignore Truth and become Dangerous

Dan Olson once worked with an individual named Laurelai who posted CP on 8chan, that Olson then downloaded in order to blame GamerGate, as…

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Seeing as how this is all on the CP thing, didn't someone on Olson's side make the hebe board or at least was thought to make the hebe board so all the tards on the other side of the GG shitstorm could say how 8Chan was a terrible place?

All that said, dragging up old shit could no doubt look like an autistic axe to grind but then again tards on the other side could be guilty of it. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if Dan still had to hold some sperg grudge of his own against a website that once was the center of the tism known as GamerGate, all because he wanted it to be gone for being on the wrong side of GamerGate and because he didn't like being accused of being a pedo.

 

[c-no]

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The blatant lack of self-awareness is dumbfounding.




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But as one guy said: disregard it if it's related to something inflammatory. In that case though, one could also disregard what Dan says because the whole thing to this day does come off as one big autistic chucklefuck. I do like how one guy said Nyberg is ancilliary to this when there was some link to both Nyberg and Olson but hey, that must not be related to any of this even though this could give one the idea that Dan is friendly with a possible pedo and makes a blind eye while trying to get a Chan site shut down for a hebe board.

 

[AnOminous]

I have mixed feelings about Olsen. I think he can be grouped together with people like Lindsay Ellis, Hbomberguy, and Contrapoints in that while they're all serious intellects there's dishonest motivations for much of the content they produce.

I consider literally all of those people idiots with the possible exception of Hbomberguy but frankly, Olson is miles beneath all of them and has absolutely nothing to say I could ever even conceivably be bothered to pay any attention.

I'm the exact opposite; I think he says a lot of rather obvious things using the Hambly Method where he'll stretch out something apparent as far as he possibly can.

That's a good comparison as to how vacuous his content is and how quickly I want to turn it off as soon as I see the fucker in question start his autistic spiel.

 

[Notgoodwithusernames]

Sooooo How has he reacted to the recent hot water his friend is in

 

[SuperSheep]

Sooooo How has he reacted to the recent hot water his friend is in

I expect he'll blame it on Gamergate.

 

[Oh Long Johnson]

I expect he'll blame it on Gamergate.

Kind of a shame for Dan that murderchan went out of business.

 

[Captain Ramius]

Sooooo How has he reacted to the recent hot water his friend is in

Two questions:
1) Which friend is this?

2) Dan Olson has a friend/friends?

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Two questions:
1) Which friend is this?

2) Dan Olson has a friend/friends?

Zoe Quinn.

 

[Feline Darkmage]

I consider literally all of those people idiots with the possible exception of Hbomberguy but frankly, Olson is miles beneath all of them and has absolutely nothing to say I could ever even conceivably be bothered to pay any attention.

Why watch Dan, who I know is an underhanded deceptive cuck even before watching any of his content and consorts with people I can't abide by being pals with when I can watch people who are more intelligent and funnier? Like any of the three (yes, even Lindsey McDrunk) listed there.

 

[ND 719]

I have no clue who this guy is but all the other BreadTubers keep mentioning his videos as some kind of gospel.
Isn't it weird that the only person that can validate BreadTubers points is another BreadTuber?

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

I have no clue who this guy is but all the other BreadTubers keep mentioning his videos as some kind of gospel.
Isn't it weird that the only person that can validate BreadTubers points is another BreadTuber?

When the only people who listen to you are your own sycophants, then you're probably wrong.

 

[Y2K Baby]

I have no clue who this guy is but all the other BreadTubers keep mentioning his videos as some kind of gospel.
Isn't it weird that the only person that can validate BreadTubers points is another BreadTuber?

Can we call them Redtubers instead of Breadtubers

Did no one post this