MinnesotaEric
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Yup, there it is. Nobody talked politics, but somebody jumped and said it was so.
Chucke2009
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Yup, there it is. Nobody talked politics, but somebody jumped and said it was so.
dragoneggs
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Huh???
I am all for freedom of speech. It is stretch’s channel and he can put whatever content he wants on there. It just comes as a shock as the guy had a ten year history of educational, informative type videos that have likely helped thousands learn welding and his diving into tractors, mechanics, and farming is entertaining to say the least.
The internet is an amazing thing. The part I love the best about it is you can choose what content you view. It isn’t like TV where they pipe what they want to you. If someone is interested in any type of political stance, religion, whatever you can find whatever you want to read, watch and learn about. I didn’t expect to be fed that type of stuff on a welding channel.
The internet is an amazing thing. The part I love the best about it is you can choose what content you view. It isn’t like TV where they pipe what they want to you. If someone is interested in any type of political stance, religion, whatever you can find whatever you want to read, watch and learn about. I didn’t expect to be fed that type of stuff on a welding channel.
RNeumann
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I think part of the shock, like you said above, is we’ve watched him for a long time. He’s literally grown up in front of us. I think he was 18 or so I his first videos about 10 years ago. Then he moved to TX and we watched the shop grow and sponsorships come in. I laughed and cringed as he learned to work on his equipment....all on video of course. I had no interest in bailers but for some reason I watched those too!
jaxs
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He say's his desire to join a movement is stronger than desire to grow a business. It appears sponsors have already pulled out so it will be interesting to see if he find's new sponsors. Whether we admit it or not,most people suppress the desire to reveal certain feelings. History teaches us that will often change as a person become's well known. What I don't understand is why people place importance on what a good welder,famed actor,sports star and other well known individuals say. A renowned surgeon speaking on drug abuse or environment,you bet,I want to hear them out. A motorcycle stunt man,why do sponsors give him a platform for birth control or national defense? Humans defy understanding.
Monster5601
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I was surprised by his out of the blue postings but, as almost everything that is delivered to me, if I don't want to entertain it I simply turn it off.
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I started watching Chucke2009 about when I bought my $270 Everlast Powerarc 300 back in 2014. I liked the way he was brutally honest. But then as time wore on he seemed to perform more for youtube $$. And he moved from a "welding channel" to an "entertainment channel".
And as far as being like TV, it's very much like TV. With all the subscribe services, Netflix etc. Thousands of choices, often best turned off.
Yup, off button should be used more frequently.
snymat68
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I watched Stretch (and Jody and Kevin and many others) on theTube a LOT over the past few years, as I had a good deal of experience welding with oxy-acetylene, but was in the market for my first electric welder and wanted to learn all I could. (I ended up with the ESAB Rebel EMP 215ic by the way, and I love it.) I have tapered off watching their videos lately, but still enjoy them now and then. I did unsubscribe from Chucke2009 about 6 months ago, as his videos were starting to get too off-point for me. To each his own.
I like watching Jody’s videos. What you said is right on though. I view him as an expert who is very knowledgeable but often a lot of what he is doing seems beyond what most people would do in a home shop. The appeal of stretch was his projects and what not were the types of things the average person would do not TIG’ing together some high tolerance industrial aluminum part.
