u/Dry-Look8197

Dan Saltman is approaching the age of 50. Ethan Klein is 41. Kate Gorton is 40. Steven Bonnell II is 37 (and has a poorly concealed combover).

Watching these elder millennials/Gen X people lose their minds about a public Discord- one frequented by commentary creators half their age- is farcical.

There’s something deeply creepy about that whole coterie. They‘re reminiscent of QAnon uncles who got radicalized on Facebook. Arguably, they’re weirder since they orient so much of their time, energy and content to drama involving young adults.

This fact makes the CSA jokes which proliferate in their circles all the weirder.

The show has long past the point of self parody.

The episodes are interminable slogs, composed of some hash of bad jokes, gross out humor, opaque ingroup references, and venom (generally directed with some primal, inscrutable rage.) The one second gear, poker streams, only highlight the hypocrisy and cringe of the show (a channel that once made a “principled stand” against gambling content now promoting it on their main show; a supposedly “girlie pop” and progressive show highlighting some of the weird and gross misogyny.)

The Kleins clearly phone it in- and the crew either seem like captives or tuned out.

At this point it’s not even fun to criticize. The one enjoyable aspect is watching the decline- and the closer you get to the trajectory, the grosser you feel. The whole enterprise reeks of dogshit, spite and sweaty desperation- and the Kleins embody this decay.

Internet poisoning may be the norm, but, god damn, the version that befell H3 is particularly gross.

This story is very disturbing to me. It looks like this young man, with the full knowledge of his family, had a relationship with a child (and it looks like the girl’s family may have known too.)

I know he’ll be in protective custody- the dude is like 5’8 and comes from a rich, privileged family. I presume his family will have the money to pay for commissary and phone bills. Aside from the miserable conditions of protective custody (my understanding is that it’s de facto solitary confinement) he seems set to at least survive by virtue of his external support (though that may change if there is civil litigation against his family, or further criminal charges against his parents.)

Any thoughts? I’d be curious to hear the perspective of folks with some knowledge of carceral conditions, especially at the Twin Towers or in federal prisons. Thanks!