Why are some of Feliks Zemdegs' fans rude?

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

i like how this thing is still going

it has strengthened my resolve to insult every cuber on youtube by comparing them to felikx

 

[Reinier Schippers]

To be honest, I wouldn't take the internet so serious potatoman. That is the best advice I can give you. Feliks can't help it he is hyped and probably doesn't like it aswell when there are 12 kids standing 0.4 meters away during official solves. Humans are humans. They see somebody excell at something they are practising and therefore adore that person. I highly doubt worldclass people care about fazfans posting on their videos that feliks is faster. As Jay mentioned, we as a community, are much more friendly and accepting than most communities I have come across.

If you are really bogged down this much by a few individuals in our community I would seriously suggest you to don't take other that serious. A reaction on the internet is harder to understand and know the full meaning than real life.

 

[DTCuber]

Holy crap how many times do I have to repeat myself? Firstly, I posted the thread before I saw his World Record video, which I was unaware of at the time, so don't connect that me as a way to counter my words. Secondly, me calling him overrated was simply to emphasize how much some of his fanbase adores him, and not in a positive way because they're going on other people's channels and hating on them USING Feliks. Do I personally think he deserves the love he gets? Yes, but not in the way that people are using it against others. Using him as a benchmark? No, that implies that they're giving off a friendly "competitive" vibe, which is absolutely not what these people are doing. They're insulting the cubers, calling them crap because they aren't "as good as Feliks" even when they've done something incredibly impressive. Is it really that bad of me to think for other people and not just Feliks himself? Feliks is a cool guy, I admitted that. I think he's the best in the world. Does that mean no one else's accomplishments and feelings matter? I don't think so.

I use Youtube comments as an example because that's where the majority of his fanbase is. It's the best available source, so why shouldn't I use it?



Not sure if I agree with the "joking around" part. People on the internet are immature. They troll and hate, and we can't do much about it. I'm not even trying to find a solution, because I can't come up with one. I'm literally saying, hey everyone, be aware of this stuff is happening, and you should all try and diffuse it because its the right thing to do. Even if they're joking, you have no idea how words can affect other people. You can't just assume "they're joking, so their words don't hurt". It's not how it works.

Yeah, he's overrated in the sense that people are so in love with him that they'll openly insult other people. Do I think he deserves the love he gets? Completely. He's a great person. He's fast. He's super open and friendly. He should deserve all the praise and love he gets, but when people use that against others, that's when you need to realize that it's too much.

also lmao this kind of blew up

Feliks is a cubing god and everyone else sucks.

Are you positive that the best available source is YouTube comments?

You are arguing a moot point with laughable evidence.

 

[potatoman]

Feliks is a cubing god and everyone else sucks.

Are you positive that the best available source is YouTube comments?

You are arguing a moot point with laughable evidence.

Kinda proving my point there with the first sentence, aren't you?

Yes, because it's one of the only available sources where all fans of Feliks reside. The forums/reddit would only contribute to a small portion, typically the more mature ones.

I'm not arguing anything, you're the one that's curving my words. The closest thing I am arguing is that "these comments and people exist." So unless you can prove me wrong on that point, I have no idea what you're talking about. Laughable evidence? Lmao dude, the comments are not evidence, they're straight up proof that these people exist. What am I trying to do? Raise awareness. I'm not trying to start an argument here, but you seem to be.

To be honest, I wouldn't take the internet so serious potatoman. That is the best advice I can give you. Feliks can't help it he is hyped and probably doesn't like it aswell when there are 12 kids standing 0.4 meters away during official solves. Humans are humans. They see somebody excell at something they are practising and therefore adore that person. I highly doubt worldclass people care about fazfans posting on their videos that feliks is faster. As Jay mentioned, we as a community, are much more friendly and accepting than most communities I have come across.

If you are really bogged down this much by a few individuals in our community I would seriously suggest you to don't take other that serious. A reaction on the internet is harder to understand and know the full meaning than real life.

Yeah I'm aware of internet maturity and stuff like that, and I honestly don't take it as seriously as I seem to make it out to be from the words I've typed up previously. But in all honesty, does it bother me? Yeah it kind of does. Feliks already gets a lot of love, yet people are hating on others using that. I thought this community was super friendly and accepting, especially when I first joined it, but seeing this kind of made me reconsider that.

That being said, the community is nowhere near as toxic as others, so I can't blame the community for this. I just wanted to throw this idea out there, since no one ever seems to mention it.

 

[adimare]

However, (here comes the unpopular opinion):
He's overrated.

It's funny that this is the biggest insult in the thread so far.

 

[WACWCA]

you really have no right to say whether a "joke" hurts someone or not, unless you are that person.

It's like calling someone who's saying they're depressed not depressed; you don't do that because you have absolutely no control over what they feel, nor do you actually know.

Point is, sarcastic or not, it's pretty rude thing to say to anybody.

Making fun of depressed people is not quite the same as joking that something was a bad solve.

 

[Yetiowin]

Anyone who is offended by an obviously sarcastic joke, on the internet no less, is too sensitive.

you really have no right to say whether a "joke" hurts someone or not, unless you are that person.

It's like calling someone who's saying they're depressed not depressed; you don't do that because you have absolutely no control over what they feel, nor do you actually know.

Point is, sarcastic or not, it's pretty rude thing to say to anybody.

Technically, you were the one who said that they were offensive.

 

[stoic]

It's funny that this is the biggest insult in the thread so far.

Yep.
Troll thread.

 

[SolveThatCube]

When you wake up and see this is still going... (facepalm) - back to sleep.

 

[Loiloiloi]

I think some mod needs to close this one... It's not a productive thread at this point

 

[stoic]

I think some mod needs to close this one... It's not a productive thread at this point

Well said.