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PurgedVoter

(2,675 posts)
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 08:55 PM 19 hrs ago

I just took Jack Cocchiarella off my youtube list

I selected the three dots and asked YouTube to no longer suggest him. I kind of like him, but his blurb claims never connect to his content. I am just too tired of watching a video and finding that the claim doesn't end up correct or ever really covered. The false hype does not match with my expectations of what our side should be doing.

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QueerDuck

(893 posts)
2. Same. They're in it for the monetized clicks...
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:09 PM
19 hrs ago

and not for sharing useful information. Hype innuendo false hope and empty content.

I had hoped he'd be different.

sellitman

(11,738 posts)
3. I agree.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:09 PM
19 hrs ago

The stuff that really broils me is the AI version of Maddow. If you listen it's easy to pick up. The speech goes on and on like a 800 page story. It actually looks like her but isn't.

More and more sites like this too.

PurgedVoter

(2,675 posts)
4. Yes, the AI videos are a real danger.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 10:00 PM
18 hrs ago

A lot of them have stuff you want to believe but that is unsupported entirely. It puts words into the mouths of politicians I love, and there is a real danger of becoming less informed as a result. I block them quick as I find them. They may serve our fantasy desires, but they don't serve our goals.

Bev54

(13,157 posts)
6. I agree and not only that, any content he puts in his header
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:03 PM
17 hrs ago

Is the last thing he talks about in the video. I stopped watching him as well.

UTUSN

(76,721 posts)
9. Agree. I don't like the word "clickbait" but his titles don't deliver and he just spouts what any of us could.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:36 PM
16 hrs ago

My faves: Luke BEASLEY, PAKMAN, MEIDAS, Harry SISSON, Adam MOCKLER, Keith EDWARDS, Majority Report, Brian Tyler COHEN, Destiny.




PCIntern

(27,953 posts)
11. Agree with your lineup there and
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:41 PM
16 hrs ago

agree with you concerning Jack C. His podcast is formula-ed and over hyped.

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,209 posts)
12. I agree.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:59 PM
16 hrs ago

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He's a talented young man with good videos, but his tites are pure clickbait. It just isn't necessary. I sometimes wonder if someone else is writing them for him. Maybe he'll see this here.

Stick with Bryan Tyler Cohen, Adam Mockler, Abe Parnass, David Packman, or of course Meidas Touch and Legal AF. Pondering Politics and Occupy Democrats are good too.

PurgedVoter

(2,675 posts)
14. He has a YouTube Channel and wild hair
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:09 PM
4 hrs ago

He seems to be on the right side and he is charismatic enough, but misrepresentation is a solid no for me. You can speculate wildly, I am okay with that, but the over the top title that isn't justified breaks my trust for him.

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