What irritates me the most about this “fanbase”

This may come off a bit harsh, and I’ll apologize preemptively to anyone who may take offense.

I’ll preface this by saying I am in no way a savior, the only attachment that I have to Josh was meeting him back in like 2021-2022 and periodically texting him until he got a new phone number.

I firmly believe that the internet has devalued what autism can be. There’s a ton of people who constantly comment shit like “well I have autism and it doesn’t make me racist/misogynistic/an alcoholic”

That’s great, and you’re correct. The DSM does not list “calling women bitches” and “racist tirades” as symptoms of autism.

That being said autism makes regulating your emotions difficult, it makes understanding social cues, body language, facial expressions and other visual based cues very difficult.

It also does make you far more prone to addiction.

Just because you’re a “smol bean” who would never hurt a fly does not mean that Joshes situation is not heavily influenced by his autism.

I don’t believe that this gives Josh a pass to act the way he does, but when you roll all of his circumstances up and look at them objectively it’s no fucking surprise that he acts the way he does. He legitimately gains popularity the more outrageous he acts, and in some way he understands that.

He has faced zero consequences possibly all of his life for all of his absolutely insane behavior, it’s actually so fucked up that it has legitimately help to propel him forward somehow.

The guy is surrounded by yes men and clout chasers all waiting to catch a crash out on camera. A neurotypical person would have never gotten themselves into this level of exploitation.

The only reason I’m typing this out is because I watched the speed dating video, and I think it was the first time I actually felt a fair amount of sympathy for Josh. The cameramen were pointing and laughing at him while he completely humiliated himself in front of a revolving door of people. With the Based streams, it seemed so much more in good fun rather than outright maliciousness.

Between Josh’s racist outbreaks and crash outs, nobody wants to look like a savior, I get that. But holy shit guys, don’t lose your fucking humanity watching this shit and finding yourself wishing death on someone.

Anyway, that’s my rant. Donate to your local homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Don’t film homeless people for clout.