Why is Theo Von suddenly everywhere?

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  1. wes tegg

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    It seems like I’ve been inundated with his content for the past 2-3 months. Is this an algorithm thing or is it something else?
     
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  2. Lyrtch

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    ngl i assumed you were already a fan
     
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  3. skiedfrillet

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  4. JohnLocke

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    Everybody should meddle in the dark arts a little
     
  5. Fuzzy Zoeller

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    Is that the white trash comedian? The only reason I know that is because his algorithm also made me aware of him.
     
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  6. steamengine

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    Because it’s time to stop being polite, and start getting real.
     
  7. Fuzzy Zoeller

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    Far as I can tell, the guy has turned a willful misunderstanding of white privilege into a career. Congrats to him for giving white people a Get Out of Self-Reflection card, I guess.
     
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  8. wes tegg

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    I remember him on road rules and met him once in Baton Rouge shortly thereafter, but I’d kind of forgotten about him until the past few months when he started showing up constantly out of nowhere.

    Edit: I’m sure this was intended as some kind of slight.
     
  9. wes tegg

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    WRONG SHOW
     
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  10. steamengine

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    Which one was he on then?
     
  11. steamengine

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    It didn’t feel quite right but I went for it
     
  12. Lyrtch

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  13. fucktx

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    Some stuff he does is occasionally funny like his interview with druski but it’s mainly portnoy/Rogan types
     
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  14. steamengine

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    I legit thought road rules people were real world contestants post show fame chasing. I didn’t remember them being separate entities.
     
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  15. Lip

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    Who
     
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  16. ned's head

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    Someone's search history is getting exposed itt
     
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  17. The.Barron.of.Miles

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    After looking him up, I vaguely remember him from road rules or real world. Don’t think I’ve seen him since.
     
  18. devine

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    Recently read his wiki and he’s a lot more popular than I realized
     
  19. Aaron Hernandez

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    Damn, flawless name drop. Distract with initial post then casually drop it in the middle of the 8th post.
     
  20. devine

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    Well remember who he is friends with, he’s perfected the craft
     
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  21. TheFreak55

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    Saw him last year in Knoxville and had a blast
     
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  22. wes tegg

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    Ur my inspiration
     
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  23. Corch

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    He's not funny, I don't watch or interact with his content but unlike literally everything else that meets that bar, he doesn't go away, I don't get it.
     
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  24. TheFreak55

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  25. Aaron Hernandez

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    YouTube has a not interested option now if you all want to purge your algorithms.
     
  26. I have no idea who this guy is and the other day on youtube it suggested I watch a video where 'Louis CK tells Theo Von what he really thinks of him', surprisingly that was not enough of a hook to get me to click the link
     
  27. Clown Baby

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    As a Stoolie, why is the algorithm showing me dogshit “comedy”
     
  28. Snakes

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    I find him moderately funny to annoying.
     
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  29. TheFreak55

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    Feel the same about you
     
  30. HoosDaMan

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    I prefer his sister Lindsey Von…n
     
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  31. Snakes

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    that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever posted about me
     
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  32. pockets

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    Had a work deal where I happened to be with him last weekend. Seemed like a pretty nice guy.
     
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  33. DuffandMuff

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    I wish to never see or hear from him again.
     
  34. MoJo

    MoJo It bees that way sometimes...
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    This... his schtick can be funny or irritating, maybe it depends on my mood. Seems like an alright guy.
     
  35. dukebuckeye

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    Good description. I find him funny at times, but I think his act can be over the top at other times.
     
  36. TheFreak55

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    You’re welcome bby
     
  37. fucktx

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    that’s how you know he sucks
     
  38. Napoleon Bonerfart

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    I don’t know if I’ll get shamed for this or not, but I enjoy Segura so he’s all over my stuff too.

    but yeah, he’s not funny.
     
  39. Prospector

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    Never heard of him.
     
  40. devine

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    This is peak comedy



     
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  41. Daniel Ocean

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  42. jbr

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    His standup is not good. His podcast/clips stuff is less not good, but still not very good. He’s a volume shooter converting like 20%.

    Source: I got algorithm’d in probably 2020 around the Theogate stuff and gave it a whirl. I didn’t last long. That whole cell of the Roganverse is painfully unfunny.
     
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  43. Redav

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    Yeah I've never thought he was exceptionally funny, partly because some of it feels like trying too hard
     
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  44. Redav

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    You're good people but you have a type, tegg
     
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  45. electronic

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    A Barstool Sports fan with a Guy Fieri avatar being perplexed by Theo Von recommendations is pretty funny.
     
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  46. BayouMafia

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    Thought he went away like 2 years ago, and back then I only knew of him due to the LSU connection

    always surprises me how different the algorithms that push content to me are from others. I pretty much get travel influencers, people with crappy recipes, gardeners, and products like the universal wrench or work gloves with LED lights in them. #blessed
     
  47. bryix

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    I only know of him from being on Hot Ones and not having any idea who he is at that time
     
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  48. Baseballman86

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    what was this?
     
  49. Roy

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    I too get that guy on my tiktok feed once or twice a day and it’s annoying.

    Never been a fan of white trash humor and I just straight up don’t believe his “I grew up in the black neighborhood…” schtick
     
  50. jbr

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    IIRC Tom Segura found out Theo and Christina P hooked up back in the day and it put Segura on tilt. I don’t know if it was a put on, but it was a thing for a while in that space.

    Apparently it was also why Segura did the Louisiana bit in one of his more recent specials.