In you are not aware, Joshua Fay Saunders is best known as KingCobraJFS, a lolcow of great popularity. Saunders is a resident of Casper, Wyoming, autistic, about to turn 31, and a prolific YouTuber. He is also a self-proclaimed wizard (he conjures chi balls), Satanist, gothic stud, hippie, cowboy, patriot, etc. Saunders's content once upon a time consisted of him cooking the most stomach-churning meals imaginable. These days he mostly gets drunk and says the same rambling things over and over again. Aside from his pushing Bond Tactical Soap, Saunders's obsessions offer a good look at what oversocialization and too much time in the hyper-real has done to millions of Americans.
First of all, Saunders is unemployed, collects disability, and relies on the generosity of his father, Clint. All of this free time, plus gratuitous donations from "fans," allows the king to live the NEET lifestyle. What does he do with this money and time? He gets drunk and talks endlessly about things he sees on the Internet. He rarely seems to leave home (he may or may not be permanently banned from most bars in Casper), so YouTube and TV are the alpha and omega of his being. KingCobraJFS speaks in soundbites he gleaned from Terence Popp, has the world's most normie politics (supports BLM, trans rights, legalized weed, the 2 amendment, and cries when he thinks about 9/11) designed to appeal to a wide fanbase, and is obsessed with sex. The latter is understandable since he hasn't known the pleasures of a woman for four to five years. Basically, Saunders, like Chris Chan, is the embodiment of a media-raised entity.
I bring this up to kickstart a discussion about KingCobraJFS, who is a content goldmine, but to also point out that the oversaturation of media is creating flattened personality types divorced from local culture, community, etc. KingCobraJFS is merely a hilarious and outlandish example of the phenomenon. A more pertinent example would be a Zoomer who uses meme-speak in real life or that pretty girl who dresses, speaks, and acts exactly like her favorite TikTok star. None of this entirely new, as our grandfathers probably pretended to be Humphrey Bogart. That said, I think we still have not yet felt the full ramifications of constantly available media. COVID already gave us a taste, i.e., weaponized hysteria without break. What happens when the Zoomers or younger Millennials access the reigns of power? Government by meme? Diplomacy by TikTok video? More horrors await.
Also, KingCobraJFS was once convinced that President Trump publicly thanked him and his magic for taking out ISIS: [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFJk5hzoZYY]
First of all, Saunders is unemployed, collects disability, and relies on the generosity of his father, Clint. All of this free time, plus gratuitous donations from "fans," allows the king to live the NEET lifestyle. What does he do with this money and time? He gets drunk and talks endlessly about things he sees on the Internet. He rarely seems to leave home (he may or may not be permanently banned from most bars in Casper), so YouTube and TV are the alpha and omega of his being. KingCobraJFS speaks in soundbites he gleaned from Terence Popp, has the world's most normie politics (supports BLM, trans rights, legalized weed, the 2 amendment, and cries when he thinks about 9/11) designed to appeal to a wide fanbase, and is obsessed with sex. The latter is understandable since he hasn't known the pleasures of a woman for four to five years. Basically, Saunders, like Chris Chan, is the embodiment of a media-raised entity.
I bring this up to kickstart a discussion about KingCobraJFS, who is a content goldmine, but to also point out that the oversaturation of media is creating flattened personality types divorced from local culture, community, etc. KingCobraJFS is merely a hilarious and outlandish example of the phenomenon. A more pertinent example would be a Zoomer who uses meme-speak in real life or that pretty girl who dresses, speaks, and acts exactly like her favorite TikTok star. None of this entirely new, as our grandfathers probably pretended to be Humphrey Bogart. That said, I think we still have not yet felt the full ramifications of constantly available media. COVID already gave us a taste, i.e., weaponized hysteria without break. What happens when the Zoomers or younger Millennials access the reigns of power? Government by meme? Diplomacy by TikTok video? More horrors await.
Also, KingCobraJFS was once convinced that President Trump publicly thanked him and his magic for taking out ISIS: [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFJk5hzoZYY]