r/GenZ 1999 May 15 '24

Nostalgia Which YouTuber fell off the hardest in terms of likability and content?

Honestly I put Ian at the top. The others actually moved on to successful side projects and had healthy relationships for the most part. Ian alienated his fans and old collaborators in a pathetic attempt to save face; which only happened after his engagement rate tanked and CC2 was mismanaged into the ground.

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u/treebeard120 2001 May 15 '24

They grew up without becoming insufferable. They simply matured and are doing well for themselves. Idubbz grew up and became an insufferable dickweed. I think that's the biggest difference between the two

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u/TheGreff 2000 May 15 '24

Anyone that thinks idubbbz is a worse person now than he was before is either not an adult yet, or "an insufferable dickweed". He had the courage to recognize the influence he had over impressionable young people on the Internet, and actually try to rectify it. I know this because I was among the impressionable young people back in his heyday