EPTThanks for the good times, Husky
Husky has closed his YouTube Channel - Page 5
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beg
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Thanks for the good times, Husky | ||
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MrMischelito
347 Posts
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Clbull
United Kingdom1439 Posts
This isn't about Husky 'abandoning SC2' so much as it's about him ditching his fanbase entirely to be the producer of a girly baking channel that does not fit at all into his own fan base's demographic. It's not like Day[9], MaximusBlack or Destiny - former SC2 personalities that have branched out into other video games whilst at least trying to maintain their fan base. Then again, I also understand the whole 2010 vs 2018 argument. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if Husky felt like stuff he posted years ago would come back to haunt him. With the internet becoming more vindictive and toxic, that is probably a legitimate fear on any public figure's mind. After all, that's exactly what happened to James Gunn and Dan Harmon... On August 14 2018 05:33 MrMischelito wrote: I don't get the weird 2010 vs 2018 argument. whatever is inappropriate now, it also was inappropriate back then. duh. Not to go too off-topic but today's audiences are far different. See for example, Friends recently making headlines because millennials watching the show were getting offended by some of the storylines. These were storylines that entertained viewers and made Friends the hottest US sitcom back in the 90s and that kind of material wouldn't fly with today's audiences. | ||
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Dave4
494 Posts
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fishjie
United States1519 Posts
On August 14 2018 05:33 MrMischelito wrote: I don't get the weird 2010 vs 2018 argument. whatever is inappropriate now, it also was inappropriate back then. duh. WRONG. SJW are triggered by everything these days, what was hilarious in 2010 is now misogynist, bigoted, homophobic, nazi, transphobic hate speech. every day on fb i see some article about how x/y/z is a nazi. i mean if aziz can be accused of rape and #MeToo because he went down on a girl and received a consensual blowjob, then positive uplifting husky, a cis white male, a favorite target of SJW, can easily be taken down same reason why comedians dont perform on college campuses anymore User was warned for this post. | ||
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Simberto
Germany11507 Posts
On August 14 2018 06:04 fishjie wrote: WRONG. SJW are triggered by everything these days, what was hilarious in 2010 is now misogynist, bigoted, homophobic, nazi, transphobic hate speech. every day on fb i see some article about how x/y/z is a nazi. i mean if aziz can be accused of rape and #MeToo because he went down on a girl and received a consensual blowjob, then positive uplifting husky, a cis white male, a favorite target of SJW, can easily be taken down same reason why comedians dont perform on college campuses anymore Can you please stop with that angle? You tried at least twice before in this thread, and it didn't get a lot of traction. That should give you enough information to realize that other people do not agree with your take. Not everyone is in your right-wing bubble, or is interested in making everything a discussion about "SJW!!!!!!" | ||
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HsDLTitich
Italy830 Posts
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remeigius
3 Posts
Maybe he just doesn't identify with the content and person from back then. I wouldn't want to be remembered for the stuff I did on the internet from 9 years ago. | ||
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-Risk-
Canada164 Posts
Seriously Husky made the best videos 8 years ago...I feel so old sigh | ||
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404AlphaSquad
839 Posts
On August 14 2018 08:33 remeigius wrote: Kind of surprised that everyone thinks he did it to prevent a possible slander campaign or something else that dire. Maybe he just doesn't identify with the content and person from back then. I wouldn't want to be remembered for the stuff I did on the internet from 9 years ago. Without Husky saying why he deleted the channel, one theory is as likely as the other one. It could be to prevent possible slander from trolls/sjw in the future or because he doesn't identify with Starcraft anymore. It could also be because he believes a zerg invasion is about to happen and he doesn't want the Overmind to know he was a Protoss player... . All equally likely theories, because we have no information to go on. Whatever the case though, the channel is gone and with it an important piece of SC2 History. It is truly a sad day for sc2. I can understand people getting upset about it, even more so, because there is no explanation offered from a credible source. People are desperate to know why he never said a word of good bye and why he deleted the channel. Its a mixed anger/confusion comment section along with the usual trolls in this thread. I personally chose to believe, that it was not an easy decision for him to delete the channel. He still worked hard on it and whatever his feelings towards the end were towards the community and the game, he still brought entertainment to many and to delete all this work, this piece of history and in a way part of who he used to be and meant to others, must have been hard. Whatever may have been the reason on why he closed the channel, it must have been a personal choice, either for his future or to let his past behind. I wish Husky all the best for a future outside of StarCraft. | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
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remeigius
3 Posts
On August 14 2018 09:05 404AlphaSquad wrote: Without Husky saying why he deleted the channel, one theory is as likely as the other one. It could be to prevent possible slander from trolls/sjw in the future or because he doesn't identify with Starcraft anymore. It could also be because he believes a zerg invasion is about to happen and he doesn't want the Overmind to know he was a Protoss player... . All equally likely theories, because we have no information to go on. Exactly. I just found it weird that some people immediately jumped to so extreme possibilities for his reasoning behind it, one post even mentioning the case of James Gunn, when there are plenty of other sound feasibilities that are not that immoderate. | ||
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
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CometNine
New Zealand87 Posts
On August 14 2018 05:33 MrMischelito wrote: I don't get the weird 2010 vs 2018 argument. whatever is inappropriate now, it also was inappropriate back then. duh. It may have been inappropriate back then, but many people would have accepted it as a joke or as an off the cuff comment. In today's day and age, people want to voice their indifferences with certain opinions and make it known to others that they are heard. With the reach of social media being as wide as it is, this is far easier now than it was back in 2010. So if someone says something inappropriate now, the ramifications are far greater than it was 8 years ago. I believe that's what the argument is about - the consequences of your actions now are worse now, than they were back then. Anyway, we digress. Back to the topic at hand. Husky (and HD) were my introductions to the SC2 world of competitive gaming and esports. Had I never found their channels, I would have never discovered TL, the GSL, MLG, Dreamhack and so forth. It's a shame we didn't get an official sort of comment, but if you had followed Husky for the last few years, you would have expected something like this to happen. He is heavily invested in Ro's business and channel and has been for a very long time now. I hope he does stay somewhat active on his social media platforms, as Mike Lamond, going ahead - it's fascinating watching these pioneers of the content creation move ahead into the unknown with their careers as time goes on. Unrelated - I actually queued up Banelings with Kurt Schneider last night on our discord channel. A weird sort of foreshadowing in a way. Good Luck Mike. If you ever get to see this! | ||
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FrkFrJss
Canada1205 Posts
Like other people, the HDH invitational was my first big introduction to competitive Starcraft, and i remember the early MLGs he did. | ||
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linestein
United States210 Posts
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igay
Australia1178 Posts
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BronzeKnee
United States5217 Posts
On August 13 2018 19:40 TeamLiquid ESPORTS wrote: Husky moved away from producing Starcraft content roughly 5 years ago as he moved into a managing/director/producer role for Rosanna Pansino. When clicked on that link and attempted to watch one of her videos, I felt sorry for the man he has become. I also cannot believe that channel has 10 million subscribers. | ||
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billynasty
United States260 Posts
Just be thankful there ever was a Husky & enjoy the memories & content he provided to you. He obviously has moved on to other things that he feels is best for him. You can either support that & be happy for his success or flame him or say he's this or he's that. Just remember the world is what we make of it & it starts with you. If you want to be bitter, then thats your choice, but given a lot of these responses, I can't blame him for one second. | ||
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jorge_the_awesome
United States463 Posts
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