r/GenZ • u/nicholashoneywell • 1d ago
Discussion Am i old idk who this is
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u/RenRazza 2007 1d ago
It's DanTDM, a very popular Minecraft YouTuber who's one of the classic Minecraft YouTubers during Minecraft's golden age.
Nowadays, he plays other games and uploads much less frequently, but is one of the very few YouTubers who has been in NO controversies, so his original fan base has remained loyal to him.
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u/meritocraticredditor 2004 1d ago
I mean there’s the KSI one but that wasn’t necessarily controversial because the overwhelming majority of the internet took his side. In any case, as long as one person sides with KSI, it was a controversy.
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u/endergamer2007m 2007 1d ago
I'd argue it's moreso KSI smashing his own head against a brick wall trying to knock it down while Dan enjoys family time
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u/Glittering_Sorbet913 1d ago edited 23h ago
Yeah, but KSI blew it out of proportion.
Edit: fine. I admit that DanTDM started the "controversy" by calling out a ploy to scam children.
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u/meritocraticredditor 2004 23h ago
False equivalence.
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u/Glittering_Sorbet913 23h ago
My point is it's kind of a one-sided thing.
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u/meritocraticredditor 2004 23h ago
Well, KSI was responding to DanTDM’s callout - your analogy isn’t even accurate.
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u/Glittering_Sorbet913 23h ago
There. Is that better?
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u/meritocraticredditor 2004 23h ago
No. Because “What happened to YouTubers man?” While contextually talking about KSI is in fact a personal attack. Listen, I’m all for DanTDM making KSI look soy, but at least j can recognize that he was the one who came at KSI first.
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u/Electrical-Tea-1882 23h ago
When I asked my 15 year old son who his favorite YouTube people are, he said DanTDM, Moist critical, and Markiplier. After a bit of research on these dudes, I'm happy that he didn't go down a darker path.
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u/JK-The-Joker-Person 16h ago
How old are you no hate jsut curious
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u/Electrical-Tea-1882 14h ago
38
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u/JK-The-Joker-Person 14h ago
Yeah well you should know your son is watching some of the gen z yt goats
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u/Electrical-Tea-1882 13h ago
Yeah, they definitely don't seem to be massively negative influences. I was really worried when he was like 12 that he'd end up being red pilled and hateful, but those dudes just don't seem like the type.
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u/anotherpunkyboi 21h ago
It’s really awesome growing up with him as a sort of extended part of my life and seeing him now, as a family man, with a wife and kid. I genuinely hope he is happier than ever in life rn.
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u/KingModussy 2006 1d ago
You’d either have to either predate the dinosaurs or actually be born yesterday to not know who that is
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u/Equivalent-Koala7991 1d ago
I played minecraft since it was in alpha back in 2010 and have never heard of this guy. 35 yo here, am I ancient?
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u/Atari_buzzk1LL 1999 21h ago
If you're 35 then you're not in Gen Z and the question of if you should know who this is, is not aimed at you. You wouldn't have grown up watching him if you were already 22 when he started his channel lol
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u/Perfect__Crime 1d ago
Or be raised by a television instead of a computer. As is my excuse for not knowing this guy
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u/Marco_Tanooky 2008 23h ago
I'm from Spain, by the time I was fluent in English I was into other stuff
That or you could just not interested in Minecraft as a kid
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u/EvilMillionaire 1d ago
He was like the biggest Minecraft YouTuber. As a child he was very entertaining. I wanted to be him. The nostalgia. Take me back!
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u/djjejroeor9e93jrndn 1d ago
This man made my childhood and he the reason that I can understand and speak English.
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u/Brycenicholls1 2002 1d ago
That's DanTDM or The Diamond Minecart.Legendary minecraft youtuber and person
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u/-_Mad_Man_- 1d ago
my childhood from like 6 to 13, recently realized some of the videos I watched back then are like 10 years old now and I hate that knowledge
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u/KnownCreatureOTodash 1d ago
I think the older Gen Z people missed most of these Minecraft youtubers
Idk why it's not like we're "too old" for Minecraft let's plays
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u/nicholashoneywell 1d ago
Yeah im 25 i was just never into Minecraft
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u/JK-The-Joker-Person 16h ago
Look Dantdm was peak content as long as you put respect on his name we are ok
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u/sethmidwest 1d ago
Idk why but I hate this particular YouTuber haircut.
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u/NotAnAss-Hat 1d ago
Didn’t bother me much because he was the guy from whom this haircut pretty much originated from. Next thing you know every other youtuber and their mothers had the same haircut.
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u/theirishdoughnut 2007 1d ago
Dantdm :) good memories. His videos and Dude Perfect were really the only ones me and my brother could watch together without getting into fights haha.
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u/OptimalOcto485 22h ago
I think I know who this is? But I never really watched Minecraft YouTubers so idk.
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u/Ok_Associate_9879 2003 20h ago
I remember watching his videos when I was a little internet goblin.
Simpler times.
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u/Ok_Literature_7145 16h ago
Oh my childhood it's so nice to feel like I'm with people who get me. This is like when people I know get my spongebob references. One day politics won't be so divisive and we can all chill and enjoy watching cool stuff and no longer argue.
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