YouTuber, ex-philosopher 
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It's being covered now because there have been recent mass murders inspired by the alt-right. I wish this was being covered in 2017, and I wish it hadn't taken terrorist attacks for this to be taken seriously, but better late than never.
It's also not necessarily journalists' fault that it's only being covered now. I talked to a journalist yesterday who told me that he'd wanted to do a story about it in 2017, but the editors weren't having it, again bc of this (dangerously wrong) perception that it was just memes
That said, I do worry about being primarily known for work that I expect will soon become irrelevant (the alt-who???). My content has already started to move on, and recovering edgelords have long been a minority of my audience.
So basically, please don't drag journalists for covering the deradicalization story. If there's a profile/interview/podcast with me, it's because I agreed to do it. If I ever decide to fully distance myself from the deradicalization role, I will stop agreeing to these things.
Anyone that says 'it's just memes' hasn't read @RichardDawkins
You read LA Times comments. #DontReadTheComments
I like when journalists recognize your nuanced opinions on The Left & our exclusivity, so it isn't always pigeonholed in some of those pieces via @NewYorker & @TheEconomist.
The @ezraklein interview was great, also, but Ezra's 
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