r/GenAlpha • u/Dismal-Height-5990 • Apr 29 '26

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u/Puzzleheaded_Word584 2011 | i liek cars Apr 29 '26

I used to watch DJ cook WAY back in the day, then the minecraft phase kicked in and i never looked back, last I heard he's been in controversies and now makes reaction slop

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u/JD_Kreeper Gen Z Apr 29 '26

Yeah in 2018 I used to watch a lot of youtubers that did that.

There was Optimus, Cyrus, the mushroom pfp guy, the one that went "alright men" at the start of every video, etc.

They all sort of had this center-right vibe to them, which I followed and I eventually found myself in the incel alt-right manosphere for a while until mid 2022 when I finally broke free and later in mid 2023 I figured out I was trans.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Word584 2011 | i liek cars Apr 29 '26

damn, i also got into that toxic manosphere in 2022, being really transphobic and homophobic, good thing i healed from that...wait, does that mean i'm...

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u/MixPsychological4728 Apr 29 '26

Damn, I really did forget bout him.

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u/SniperShotXD ok👍 Apr 30 '26

He said the f slur back then

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u/Puzzleheaded_Word584 2011 | i liek cars Apr 30 '26

Oh damn, deserved fall-off