• Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    20 years ago I thought he was a sharp, funny, iconoclast. These days, I think he just says stupid outrageous shit to provoke a reaction. He’s like human clickbait.

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    6 months ago

    This is second hand info, but everyone I know who has ever worked for him basically hates him. He’s a raging asshole, difficult to work with, and just a horrible human being on a personal level. I’ve never met him myself, but the people I’m referring to are all pretty awesome, wholesome people so I do trust their judgment.

  • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Never really cared for him and barely paid any attention to him throughout the years. He just seems like a prick.

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    6 months ago

    I find his comedy to be more smug and condescending than humorous or clever.

    Don’t really know anything else about him. Don’t care to either, he can live his life and I can live mine.

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    6 months ago

    I read the whole thread shocked that so many people hate Bill Nye Science Guy, then I re read the title.

    Yeah he’s an antivaxx douche

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      6 months ago

      I don’t hate bill nye, but i definitely don’t like him. I didn’t grow up watching his show, because i’m not american, but i watched his netflix show where he comes off as a know it all cunt who doesn’t even let people talk when he disagrees and treats people like idiots who have other opinions. And i say that as someone who agrees with most of his ideas.

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    6 months ago

    He’s a smarmy self-important jackass who revels in the ability to get as much attention possible by attacking anyone who can’t defend themselves.

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    6 months ago

    I started to watch him as he never pulled punches and picked some great match ups of guests and hot topics.

    I stopped because his insufferable ego kept compelling him to continuously talk over everyone with his non-stop opinionated smug. Once I noticed I was just watching one man listening to the sound of his own voice while guests that I wanted to hear from get repeatedly cut off at every third word by his desire to manufacture Jerry Springer type drama, I realised how punchable I truely found him to be.

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    6 months ago

    For a while it seemed like his guest quality was generally high enough to be watchable, but its been years.