When I was a kid my dad had a friend who was a comedian who told me about Robin Williams stealing jokes and that it was a somewhat well known thing in comedy circles. He also told me he didn't believe Robin knowingly stole the jokes and that he was so scattered sometimes that he just couldn't tell the difference between jokes he had heard and jokes he had come up with.
Tbh, I believe that explanation. Nothing about the man appeared to be selfish or vindictive, he had a lot of shit going on and when you're using drugs and alcohol, it's very easy for things to get jumbled. I hope he did actually compensate other comedians. It doesn't make it all better but some gesture of good will is better than nothing.
Every "Trad Wife" influencer is literally not a Trad wife. Having a job as an internet personality literally defies the most basic tenet of this manufactured movement in the first place.
Y'all are so mad lmfao all you're doing is giving them exactly what they want. Attention, interaction, clicks and comments. Not to mention there's nothing wrong with wanting to actually be a stay-at-home parent, it isn't slavery or whatever you tik tok addicts think it is nowadays lmfaooooo
I don't know, part of me feels like that's part of the schtick at this point. That part of being a "trad wife" is using any and all means you possibly can to convert others to your way of life. It's just another cult.
I'm a veteran with PTSD, and I *heavily* leaned on Comicstorian full story videos to help me get to sleep. That man was my ASMR sleep aid, and SO so much more, for so many others. He's also been a huge inspiration for me, because I'd love to get into voice acting myself. Well damn.... We lost a good one guys. Thanks for everything you've done for us Benny!! Edited to fix typo
Definitely was a part of and created alot of great works as an agent of creation myself, but I'm sure some topics can often make us feel goldilocks with this bed being too soft, and this porridge is full of roid rage, lol, and not necessarily being the most advantageous advantage as having a level head can be though?
I felt the same way, I discovered his RU-vid back in 2021 through my battle with meth addiction, he was one of my sources of comfort during my painful and uncomfortable withdrawal days or when i was feeling so low or was tweaking so much I couldn't sleep or focus on one thing, having his full hour plus long vids play in the background was a lifesaver. having watched "comics explained" some years before that, I was constantly suggested more of Comicstorian's vids and really got into it because I loved how he did full complete narrations of comics instead of just summarizing them or explaining them. I loved the way Benny approached making his vids through the voice acting, narration so I can listen while multitasking and also including scenes from the comics he was narrating so i can sit and follow along if I wanted. He also made it easier or helped made it easier getting into different franchises that have been around for decades. I haven't been watching his vids for almost a year now after having completely quit doing drugs and being sober since I associated watching his vids to the my struggle with addiction but this news makes me very sad because I never forgot about him and had always planned on revisiting to check out his manga channel since I've been getting more into that lately This news is so very sad and unexpected
We absolutely need age limits to our politicians! There is absolutely NO reason someone who was born in the 40s or earlier should be telling us how to live our lives. They are completely out of touch.
The majority of Americans are between the ages of 25-50 so it seems like the perfect age. Much better than someone so old they care barely mentally function or don't know how to send an email and not be able to relate to the vast majority of Americans.
@@Connor-kh8sh And Feinstein was born in 1933. And don’t come for me, I know she’s dead. Their point still stands. Chuck Grassley- 1933, there another politician for ya.
"Congress is currently the oldest its ever been..." That's because none of them LEAVE office. Its been the same 80 dudes cycled through over and over again. That's part of the problem.
@@Justin_Roilandit shows that this lifestyle is not feasible. Where most people who want to go on about traditional marriages? Most men can't fell the role of a traditional husband because not too many people in this economy can make enough money to support his wife and his children. And it shows that she's pushing a super false narrative
It needs to be illegal for government entities to declare they can't be sued. This system protects abusers in the prison system and removes any checks when our government is supposed to be built on checks and balances. It is absolutely insane that this is allowed.
I completely agree. I think people often forget, or were never taught in the first place That the prison labour system is a direct continuation of slavery. The 13th amendment was written with a workaround built in. That being the words "except as punishment for a crime"
Yeah, it's an odd one, b/c they do it to incentivize people. Like if you could just get sued for all your money when you release a drug that to the best of your knowledge you thought was perfect, the risk would be too high to develop drugs. But then they put this blanket immunity in place and now it's impossible for them to face consequences for bad behavior or extreme negligence.
@@breania_inekora5069 Sadly, no. The 13th Ammendment specifically places a loophole of "Unless for the punishment of a crime." So what essentially happened is that slavery became more hidden. The United States government at a state and federal level began arresting people of colour en masse for minor crimes, giving them needlessly harsh prison sentences and then using them as cheap prison labour. It's gotten so bad that when there was a supreme court decision to lessen the sentences or even release non violent offenders, the attorney general of California at the time, Kamala Harris (the current Vice President) actively fought and ignored the orders because it would weaken their labour force. She nearly got the entire state held in contempt by the supreme court because she wanted to hold onto the prison labour pool.
Ah yes, another example of Piers Morgan being incredibly gentle when interviewing certain people like Spacey or Trump versus the way he berates interviewees who happen to disagree with him and doesn't let them get a word in edgewise.
He really is the human equivalent of a petrol station restroom isn't he? I absolutely loathe that man. And knowing that Jeremy Clarkson once punched him in the face once just makes me love Clarkson more
That first story hit close to home. My wife just died on the 25th. Her heart stopped. Not a heart attack, nothing external caused it, it just stopped. She was born with a heart arrhythmia and the Doctors said even with the perfect bill of health they told her just a week prior this kind of freak accident can occur. I was right there. I did CPR and called 911 right away and it wasn't enough. Nothing short of having a defibrillator for the home would have been enough. Life can be taken away in the blink of an eye with no warning or reasoning. Sometimes you see it coming from a mile away and sometime you don't even know it's happening till it's too late. Hold those close to you and tell them how much you love them. Today could be the last chance you'll get.
I am so sorry to hear that, brother. I wish I could take her place, man. She didn't deserve that. That kind of thing terrifies me. I've never had the healthiest lifestyle and got diagnosed with late-onset Type 1 diabetes a couple years back. Unfortunately I have a host of mental health issues that mean it's been nothing but an uphill struggle to take my health seriously, even with the T1D hanging over my head. I fear every little pain in my arms or my chest or my head. I've been seeing more and more stories about young, perfectly healthy people just keeling over from heart attacks, strokes, and aneurysms. I wonder how I have been allowed to keep going when they haven't.
Fabian, first, I want to express my deepest condolences. I can not fathom your loss. I hope you eventually find peace on your journey with grief. Second, you may have just saved my husband's life. His doctor says he's at moderate risk for heart failure. Being in the medical field, I told him we're buying a defibrillator for the house immediately. He balks at the price. I will buy it on Friday. Thank you. ❤
I recently lost a friend who was in a car accident alone and it was such a heavy gut punch. RIP to Benny and my condolences to his family. Such a sudden and unbelievably painful loss.
what you need, is Citizen's United decision overturned... corporations and billionaires legally own the parties and the offices their candidates hold, because of that decision.
As a Black man, I am at a loss for words reacting to the idea that a white woman can just use racial slurs to buy her way into success. That's insane. Edit: the fact that the top comment is focused on her having a job as a tradwife is telling.
Stepdad called me every slur in the book and literally couldn't find a person that cared to stand up for me. This is America now. You get by hating, shooting, and shitting on others.
You must be young. That's isn't new or surprising at all. This is still the country that a white women can get any black man shot by simply lying to any cop.
I’m gonna miss Benny, Comicstorian and Absolute Comics has and is a big part of my day listening to comic book chats and he was a part of the comic community that can never be replaced.
The fact that Lily G. had to use a derogatory racial slur in order to start a career as a conservative political pundit, and the right elevating her. Really show's how bottom of the barrel the GOP has become and how their actions really shout the quiet part out loud 📢🔊. Stay blessed my fellow brothers & sisters 🤙🏾✌🏾
That "trad wife" thing just highlights one of the worst problems with social media. These awful people have always existed, but it seems like social media has allowed them to thrive off of their shitty behavior. And because of the way social media algorithms work these terrible people are actively boosted and promoted because they draw in engagement. Its sad.
The issue is with people trying to get people fired for doing things they don't like. She deserves all of the attention she's getting now and any success that comes along with it. People faked outrage and now they get to watch their outrage make someone even more rich and famous.
If you think we should punish people for saying things we don’t agree with, then you don’t deserve the freedoms we enjoy in this society. Grow up and move on.
There entire schtick on social media is to rage bait to get a following and like the lemons they are the conservatives eat it up and believe following this person somehow proves a point. Meanwhile you could use those skills to make the world better and yet here we are. The girl was in marketing and sales she knew what she was doing.
RIP to Comicstorian, this news really shocked me and brought back some memories I have since tried to forgot. I discovered his RU-vid back in 2021 during my battle with meth addiction (pandemic was hell, i had already been 6 years sober from heroin), he was one of my sources of comfort during my painful and uncomfortable withdrawal days or when i was feeling so low or was tweaking so much I couldn't sleep or focus on one thing while trapped in my room....having his hours plus long vids play in the background was a lifesaver, helped me focus when i was high or helped me sleep when i was not. having watched the RU-vidr "comics explained" some years before that, I was constantly suggested more of Comicstorian's vids and really got into it because I was already searching for long format comics audio narration so I loved how he did full complete narrations of comics instead of just summarizing them or explaining them. What made his videos special was his voice acting, he would read out every dialogue with different voices and style so you knew who was talking while multitasking because I couldn't focus on just one thing or keep my mind from racing while tweaking. He also included scenes from the comics he was narrating so you could watch and follow along if you wanted which helped me with days i was bedridden battling withdrawal. He also made it easier or helped made it easier getting into different franchises that have been around for decades. I eventually noticed and completly forgot I had moved on from watching his vids for almost a year now when I had settled in being comfortable in sobriety. At the early stages of my sobriety I had associated watching his vids to the my tweaking days but this news makes me very sad because I never forgot about him and had always planned on revisiting to check out his manga channel since I've been getting more into that lately. This news is so very sad and unexpected
She was a great lesson in teaching us that if you want to hold someone accountable for their words, don't comment or repost or add any engagement. Just block and report. That's it. Block and report.
I don't think I'd be able to have a neutral opinion on Robin Williams having grown up with his work in my life, but while I don't necessarily think its relevant to this case I do think "Don't speak ill of the dead" is way too broad of a statement and can be used to silence a lot of valid criticism of bad people who have passed away
I think the platitude that applies here is, Don't talk unless you have proof. He can't just say he has heard stories of one of the biggest comedians of all time being a thief without substantial proof.
I believe that quote is better used in times where the death is still fresh in many people's minds. In other words, you shouldn't speak ill of the dead when people are still grieving the death. Long after that, though, anything is free rein.
The explanation that Williams gave is very much something that can happen, I know from experience as a musician that a similar thing happens when you listen to music then try to write your own, the little bits that your brain picks up and remembers just find their way in, and I feel that in his case, realizing that and finding a way to deal with it is a hugely important thing to prevent accidentally using something that someone else may have said at some point.
Robin also often went on stage with no material and riffed and improvised. Very easy to accidentally use someone else's jokes when you're just riffing under pressure and mostly hang out around comedy clubs. He has apologized and also paid some other comics for using their stuff. . Robin Williams overall seems like a good guy but he did steal some material according to other comics.
Thanks for taking the time to talk about Comicstorian. He was a great RU-vidr and a personal favorite of mine. I remember listening to him break down what was going on in the world of comics when I didn’t have the time or money to pick up the latest issues from my local shop. I will dearly miss his presence
I did 5 years in prison and worked on a dairy farm while I was there. We worked 10 hour days in the freezing cold and blistering heat with little to no food or water or safety precautions. The highest pay rate was $4.13 hr, prison labor = slave labor
yep what that guy did was clearly wrong but it continues to be a piss take that these things are only ever illegal when some guy does it out of his garage but not when big business does it with the benefit of fancy lawyers
Benny's passing is a real punch in the gut. I wouldn't have known 90% of any of the comic stories without his hard work as the Comicstorian. And then I was so excited when he decided to come into my neck of the woods of manga, it was such a delight to hear his opinions on one piece along with other manga. RIP Comicstorian You're going to be so sorely missed.
I have heard of him before. Never sat down to watch his videos, but damn, his death punched me in the face. Life is indeed fragile. You never know when it's going to be taken away from you.
I did 4 years in prison in Florida. I was working in a warehouse making traffic paint around dangerous chemicals with the bare minimum amount of PPE. They job required fresh air masks connected to a filter system and compressor outside. When that broke we were just given cartridge masks that barely filtered out the fumes. I can only imagine how my lungs look years later.
Thanks for covering Benny Potter, Phil. I've been watching him for over 10 years, more than a third of my life. His energy and passion were contagious, and he brought joy to so many. I only wish he knew how much he meant to a lot of people. It still feels surreal.
Lilly Gaddis says she's looking forward to a career in conservative media, yet ironically would be instantly fired if she uttered the word that got her that career in conservative media on any of the broadcast shows on conservative media.
She wants to be Alex Jones in a push-up bra. She wants to create chaos and get her fifteen minutes. The repercussions from that 15 could have lifelong effects.
@@maximumoccupancyso you acknowledge the boost people specifically for doing things they know are wrong ti the point of not allowing it on their media. Cause then theyd tarnish their god like image to the uneducated among us.
@@rampagegamingg8434 They don't boost people for doing wrong things. They boost people who are outright rejected or "cancelled" by liberals because it fits their narrative that liberals are "intolerant."
That's the thing though, she KNOWS that, she isn't going to say it again on a show (until it becomes publicly acceptable to do so) It was her purely rage baiting to fling herself into the weird conservative sphere of "persecution by the woke mob" since she lost her job over "some words" as many would put it, haha
True. I understand what he meant, but it doesn't make it better really. When I hear the word "grope" I imagine someone taking a firm grasp, not an open-handed touch. While in reality, both are groping because it just means an unwanted sexual touch.
I find the word "caress" in that context to be worse than grope (feels so much more slimey), but I did also get what he tried to say - "my SA's were not violent or even aggressive! I approached them calmly and instead of coercing them by force or even physical intimidation, I (possibly without realizing) used social/economic pressure by being the one paying their paycheck to prevent them from explicitly saying no". Yes, I added some phrasing to it to make it seem as slimey as it sounds like it was, but remove that language and I think you get what he wanted to assert.
It's really sad that we have an age limit for jurors because of mental decline and mental cognition.But yet we don't have the same kind of law for politicians.And when they even talk about having the same kind of law it's still ridiculously old
@@lman318 You're missing the point. If they are somehow doing less straining or mentally taxing work than members of a JURY, then they aren't working hard enough and shouldn't be among the 600 or so most powerful people in this country. In theory, these people are supposed to be the best of us, working to ensure prosperity and equity for all 300+ million U.S. citizens. We NEED to hold them to a higher standard than regular citizens. It's public service for christs sake.
On the prisoner story. So employees are pushed to form unions because companies in the US try to avoid paying a living wage at all costs... America has for-profit prisons and people think that they won't push to treat their workforce like slaves to improve their profits? This is why incarceration should never be about making money.
Saying "broke as ninjas" isn't racism. She proved that to be influential on the right you have to be controversial, derisive, and performative, which isn't all that much better honestly
Ben Potter... omg, I watched him all the time. He will be missed dearly. I do not follow social media closely, so I had not heard. Thank you Phillip for covering this. My heart goes out to his wife and the family ❤😢
Before RU-vid I was a stand up comedian. I got paid but, I was far down on the comedy food chain. I loved Robin Williams, but It was a known thing. And like he said in the 2010 interview, it just happened for him. He improved and words came out.
The fact we treat prisoners so terribly says a lot about America. One of my favorite quotes is "you can tell what a society is like by how they treat their elderly and prisoners." And it's sadly accurate.
Well slavery is literally still legal as a form of punishment by the government in the US. The US never criminalized slavery, it just diminished it from public view.
I was just getting back into Ben’s videos and was so excited to start listening again. He is the sole reason I got into comics, his work was always focused on not replacing comics but trying to get people to buy from local shops. Rest in Peace, Benny
This is been known for awhile. There's a book about it called Bitter Fruit by Stephen Schlesinger published in 1982. This is far from the only time. The CIA works hand in hand with US corporations to make sure that they can keep exploiting the global south. These countries are not underdeveloped, they are overexploited.
Says a lot when putting on a wig and lipstick and calling yourself a woman can get you into female sports, spaces, prisons, etc. But y'all don't wanna accept that
One of the many things that pisses me off about prison laborers is that after they're released, they are barred from doing the jobs they were forced to do while incarcerated. In many states, you can't become a firefighter if you have a criminal record. So we're totally fine exploiting people when they have no choice and are being paid an insulting amount, but the moment they're free to choose their own path, all that experience means jack because they won't be hired.
To me it’s the fact that your civil rights wont get restored after you have paid your debt to society. Like thanks for your free labor, now continue to get screwed, we hope to see you back in soon. In my country even prisoners vote, so maybe I just dont get it, tho our recidivism rate tells otherwise.
@@janemiettinen5176 Oh no, it's 100% fucked, but more people know about prisoners not having civil rights (there's a fighteningly high percentage of people who believe that's how it should be).
For the love of god FINALLY. We need term limits and age limits. The fact that term limits were struck down in the past is insane and feels very corrupt
I was a firefighter and worked with prisoner firefighters on multiple wildfires. These men and women were exceptional at their jobs, but not paid near enough and despite the fact that they were such good firefighters, they would not be hired at most fire departments in my area as they are often not eligible for becoming an EMT, which is required for most fire departments here. Many of these prisoners were offenders for marijuana. I live in a legal state. I legally buy and smoke weed. But they had a drug arrest which means they cannot be EMTs.
😂 I don't understand how our country functions sometimes when we have ass backwards legislation like this. And just to be clear, I'm laughing at just how fucking ridiculous this is because we got the dumbest fucking people who run for office and get voted into office with no prior skills or knowledge on how to regulate half of the kids are going to regularly, but we're supposed to vote for that because they're either left or right. God forbid the person actually knows what they're doing, but they're not actually from your party. God I fucking hate politics. It's just fucking tribalism. Nobody actually gives a damn about the policies.
@@burrito64burrito64 Do you think drinking alcohol should bar someone from serving as an EMT or firefighter? What about ever having smoked tobacco? The point this commenter is making is that cannabis convictions, especially in jurisdictions that later legalize it, should not bar competent people from filling much needed roles in emergency services. Not all crimes are equal in severity, and they shouldn't be equal in consequence ESPECIALLY when the so-called crime is made legal.
@@burrito64burrito64well, he's talking about drug crimes, so pretty effing hard. Living that life, going to the places it demands is dangerous. Some people get into gangs and drug sales looking for safety. But you know, you've never done anything you didn't want to, right? Never had your options collapsed by an environment or more powerful person. Stay golden.
Thank you Phil for the kind words spoken about Comicstorian. He would have been geeked out you were speaking about him, and he was such a staple of the RU-vid world. Never met anyone who had more drive to succeed on YT and put his heart and soul into his work and his friends. We are all worse off without him in this world. Thank you once again.
I was held in the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Jail 7 years ago. The firefighter program is ONLY allowed for non-violent offenders. There are placards along the walls advertising this. They let you know that you're getting jack squat for the work, but it's made out to be this sweet gig that isn't jail. And the thing is, it's better than staying in a 60-man room. I was there for only a few weeks, but nevertheless, I experienced one of the worst injuries ever [torn rotator cuff, no ER to help], not to mention that I was witness to the sexual assault of a fellow inmate. I still have the carbon copy of the complaint that I made (coincidentally, I was released on my own recognizance soon after). We NEED to stop putting people in jail for non-violent offenses, as well as stop putting the majority of people (who are mostly poor) in jail so they can wait and suffer just to get their day in court. Jail reform needs to happen 159 years ago. But since that's not possible, NOW is the best time.
Let them out and they won't show up for court. California has a major problem with this, El Dorado county prosecutor Vern Pierson talked about this on California Insider a while back. I'm sorry for what happened to you and what you saw, but that simply wouldn't work.
My boyfriend went to prison in SC. He did the HVAC work for the prison he stayed at. They could wake him up at anytime and tell him to work. For next to nothing. He got experience, but since he is a felon, it is hard to find work. So he got screwed multiple ways
Holy shit. Comicstorian was an icon. Loved the impressions he did for characters when telling the stories....That's crazy. RIP to him and my heart goes to his family.
Before listening to his videos, I thought comic books were cool, but not great stories. Oh, how wrong I was. Opened my eyes to a whole new world of stories. I've always wanted to be a writer, so amazing stories get my attention. And he gave me all of that, more than I could have ever asked for. And in a way I could enjoy while working, driving, doing chores, video gaming, whatever. Gonna miss him, and I didn't even know him in person. Feelsbad (and weird,) man.
Your message of telling people you love them because you never know when it's the last hits hard today. In 2022, my mom passed away. She and I were really close and one of the things I struggle over is the fact that I meant to call her the day before to just say hi and talk to her, and for some reason, I didn't. It still hurts today. So yes, please. Always take every chance you have, even if it's a small fleeting one, because you never know when it's going to be the last.
Crazy part is I know Miranda’s husband. I danced with them for a few years and learned a lot from the original crew “street kingdom”. Seeing them in a cult now got me legit shocked. Seeing other dancers I know in this situation is mind blowing
I don't think there needs to be age limits on members on Congress. Legislating age limits on members of Congress is only treating a symptom. Part of the reason we have "too many" members that are "too old" is because there are no term limits. Term limits would purge most of the people who are "too old" on its own, as well as address a lot of the issues with having people sitting in a seat of power that is basically uncontested so long that they are trivially able to serve well past the point where they should.
Honestly an age limit may actually do just that, potentially limiting the older members of congress to a couple decades rather then half a century. of course I am assuming the younger members of congress won't stay in congress for 50 years themselves.
@@KomoliRihyoh Because there are once-in-a-generation older politicians who would be fantastic and I don't think automatically banning them because of age is an actual solution to anything.
@@Lauren_3000 By that same reasoning, we shouldn't have term limits. It takes time for politicians to build the skill and connections to be truly effective. Term limits effectively limit the ability for politicians to grow in office. Adding term limits while not addressing age limits would result in even older politicians running for office. It makes no sense to limit one but no the other based on possibly finding a "once-in-a-generation" special person.
Yeah, there was a real "doesn't appreciate competition" vibe to that comment. There's a reason she sees them in the places she goes, but she just can't make the connection...
Ben made me a regular at my local comic book shop! Seriously puchased 1000s of dollars of books only because I wanted to read what I just listened too daily! ❤
Im just one guy here, but I can totally understand what Robin Williams was saying about get in the groove and its less about the origin and more about the pile of ideas. Then in the process say someone elses material. Knowing what I know about the human brain I can see that and making the active decision to stop hanging around is definitely evidence. But it also only helps to humanize the man. As if we need more reasons to humanize him. I know he was an enormous force in my childhood.
As a Criminologist, one of the things I want more people to realize and understand is that slavery never ended in the United States, it just became more hidden. Prisoners are functionally slaves but get far less sympathy than the enslaved, because most people dehumanize inmates. The 13th Amendment, the one that outlaws slavery, specifically has a built in loophole. Slavery shall not exist "except as punishment for a crime." So what ended up happening is that slavery just left the plantations and cotton fields and instead became institutional. What this ended up causing what that people of colour, especially Black and Hispanic people, began getting mass incarcerated and given prison sentences for minor offences and crimes. A Black person caught with crack cocaine would be given a harsh prison sentence that if a White person was caught, the White person would have to have 10 times as much drugs in their possession to get a punishment similar to that of the Black person. Then, once placed in prison, they'd be subjected to harsh slave labour and any complaint or minor misbehaviour would be penalized with extensions on their sentences. And if they were release on parole or something, they'd be given extremely harsh and strict release conditions that would be easily broken so that they'd be rearrested and thrown back into prison. This problem is so prevalent that even the current vice president Kamala Harris, when she was the Attorney General for California, actively fought against a supreme court decision aimed to reduce prison populations in the United States so much that the state was almost found in contempt of court. She actively refused to release nonviolent and low risk prisoners because it would heavily reduce the cheap labor pool in the state. It was found that not only was she and the state not trying to reduce prisoner numbers, they were actively striving to INCREASE the number of prisoners.
I'm a comic fan, but I can't buy every comic out there. Comicstorian was able to fill in the gaps of books I missed or recapped the old books I loved without pulling them out of their boxes. He was a true comic fan. His excitement was how I am when discussing comics. He will be greatly missed. Rest in peace. KRAKA KA KOOM
This is exactly how I've been feeling, and I feel a little weird about it since I obviously never met him or saw him in person or anything. Hard not to connect to the guy, especially when he would talk about having ADHD and going through the same shit he'd talk about.
I am just happy Phil is getting sponsors like Claritin. I see some YTers still take better help knowing the very publicly problematic ways BH runs. Its nice to see a known brand with a known product sponsoring him
Personally, I don't like it, I think it's dangerous to partner with a drug company that quite literally has the resources to buy out the PDS a thousand times over.
@@JMittenkit I'm pretty sure the gigantic drug company that is Bayer knows their consumers are everywhere, and clearly they are intelligent enough to know advertising with non-mainstream/traditional media makes them look smol, bespoke, and more relatable. They are still a massive corporation and massive corporations are dangerous.
Phil you're killing me. The story about Ben Potter (what an incredible sounding person), broke my heart, then you remind us all that we only have one life and it could be gone any second. Then you have to bring the most beloved comedian's voice on and just make me sob. The world misses Robin Williams and Ben Potter 😭😭😭
Thanks Phil, I am so happy you covered Ben Potter, the Comicstorian. Didn't know him personally but Benny carried himself well and his enthusiasm was infectious. He allowed me to enjoy stories I probably wouldn't have. He will be missed.
I've been gutted about the sudden death of Comicstorian all week. I've watched him for years, he raised me, my brothers, and our generation on a love for comics- a dying medium. I even brought this up to a coworker who's never heard of him who pointed out how incredible the impact youtubers can have on our lives now. It used to be that news would cover when a famous actor, musician, etc passed away but now not only is mainstream news covering his tragic death, but now I learn about the cause of one of my favorite youtuber's death by my daily news youtuber. Rest in peace Benny and thank you Phil for covering this, check on your loved ones everyone ❤
Comicstorian meant so much to me. He got me out of a dark space by guiding me into the daunting space of the comic book world. Thank you Phil for covering him first. Im gonna have to come back to these comments later so I can see everyone elses strories from his life. Thank you comicstorian, I wouldnt be the man I am today without you, RIP.
When I was in prison, I worked at a meat processing plant. I had to put 90lb blocks of frozen cow parts through something called a hydroflake. Thawing had no safe guards. Also the fire department program doesn’t even help land a job as a fire department.
Regarding the tradwife topic, what she stated is awful and I hate when people intentionally offend other people. But I do respect her for not posting a fake video about being really sorry to avoid further backlash like you see everyone else do. She didn't back down, consequences be damned.
Been watching Comicstorian for years and years. He's the main reason i''m the die hard comic fan i am now. The world lost one of the best over the weekend. RIP Sir.
The Comicstorian is one of two reasons that I’m here today. Like on this channel, on RU-vid. I found the Comicstorian and Comicsexplained at the one of the lowest points in my life. Having something else to focus on, rediscovering my love for comics - it’s indispensable. All this to say, Benny will be missed.
comicstorian got me through the pandemic shutdown- being a thousand miles from family and stuck in a 400 sqft apt...thankyou to his family and Im so sorry about your loss.
I'm also a Dark Present fan who realizes that not only is the prison thing a de facto men's rights issue, but that part of the reason the sex disparity is never mentioned is because it would actually DECREASE our compassion for the situation... Even if Phil just briefly stated "with some people claiming this is a men's rights issue because more than 90% of prisoners are male...", he would end up in hot water, with a lot of people tuning out. That's the lovely dark irony of the whole thing with caring about male lives too: We don't care, and we don't care that we don't care, and we're so against caring that this comment is making me look like a schmuck or someone who "must hate women". We've set up a really unfortunate binary where you have to supposedly be "against women" in order to care about men.
@@destrygriffith3972your intelligence and compassion is wasted on Phil's audience, unfortunately. You're exactly correct in how your comment will be taken, most viewers here are brainlet tik tok-addicted children.
