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Fortnite YouTubers Buy Mansion, Decorate It Like Sad Teenagers (Kotaku)
- Thread starter Lobster Roll
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McMansion Hell
If you love to hate the ugly houses that became ubiquitous before (and after) the bubble burst...
mcmansionhell.com
Does it suck as much as arbitrarily trying to assign negative value to elements of culture you dislike?
I'd rather live in some gamer-bros streaming house (and that's saying something) than some average dude's generic Ikea hideout with their shitty un-comfortableness and generic wall-hangings. A lot of "adults" have the same style. If I enter another house and they have an Ikea FINNALA or equivalent then I'm going home.
It's not. There's certainly hard work. And there's luck too. I remember Ninja before Fortnite and he was a middling Halo streamer.
Yeah. I'm not sure what Kotaku was thinking running an article like this with all the Sky House stuff going on. Read the room.
As for the guys themselves, all that money and they couldn't buy themselves enough self-awareness not to call themselves One Percent with the amount of systemic inequity and financial hardship going on right now. Probably many who also donate money to them on their streams. It's just a really bad look all around.
Yea. He competed in Halo and he streamed it and Destiny. I remember back then the highest he got was like 3k views. Which is still a lot mind you, but Fortnite really propelled him.
Hooray for capitalism I guess. Imagine being proud of branding yourself the one percent haha. Also, are they all white?
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yup, author is jealous. let the kids make their own fuck ups, who gives a shit lol
Terrible article. My son (10) asked me to buy a One Percent hoodie for him. He's an avid Fortnite player and I've watched a few of their videos, they seem fine.
Im a graphic designer so my posters are color coordinated as is the rest of my house. The only hint of anime in my entire house is of my fiancé and me as chibi anime characters in a photo frame in the living room.
I have often been criticized by my cosplaying coworker that it's strange to have an "Anime Room" with nothing on display. She's a fellow graphic designer and has more fully integrated her anime tastes into her house with Love Live, Sailor Moon, and Ghibli film items.
Her decorating goal was to have as much of her stuff on display while still being subtle for people not in the know.
What I'm ultimately saying is houses can look nice with whatever you choose to decorate if you know what you're doing.
Yeah, it doesn't look really good to be honest... The best part of the house seems to be the kitchen. Only one room with working AC and they'll need to take care of the pool & everything, it will look terrible down the road.
Ya know I wish I could say this was a surprise but it's not, Kotaku posting this shitty gossip website quality article shaming these kids for committing the sin of what? spending their money they way they want?
I honestly can only think of the many hardships these people will endure in the following years:
- Many expensive fees regarding the maintenance of the property in the following years. (Taxes?)
- The usual problems of coexistence between roommates but multiplied by riches...
- Difficulty when they decide to sell the mansion. Think of the arguments families have when an inheritance appears, but with strangers!
Maybe their income isn't completely based on Fornite, but still... I'm relieved I won't be having any of those problems anytime soon.
Having said that, the article is worded in the "anime fan in a prom night" way :v
They're already in big problems before we even start to tear them down or something.
Finally, one of the Kotaku commenters comparing this to the 1994's Blank Check movie, and due to how that movie ends: 😬
- Many expensive fees regarding the maintenance of the property in the following years. (Taxes?)
- The usual problems of coexistence between roommates but multiplied by riches...
- Difficulty when they decide to sell the mansion. Think of the arguments families have when an inheritance appears, but with strangers!
Maybe their income isn't completely based on Fornite, but still... I'm relieved I won't be having any of those problems anytime soon.
Having said that, the article is worded in the "anime fan in a prom night" way :v
They're already in big problems before we even start to tear them down or something.
Finally, one of the Kotaku commenters comparing this to the 1994's Blank Check movie, and due to how that movie ends: 😬
I wish I am wealthy or financially stable enough to jeer at young people able to buy a mansion with their own money.
Like, lol, the article and some of you in here are just so sad. It's not like they're purchasing that mansion using drug money or something.
Like, lol, the article and some of you in here are just so sad. It's not like they're purchasing that mansion using drug money or something.
I mean, yeah, this whole trend of internet famous teenagers packing themselves into mansions is a concerning, absurd and unsustainable thing that really should stop but at the same time, this whole article is so sour and petty.
I wonder what flavours all this jello comes in...
Yikes... they're probably doing better than most people ITT?
I don't get this take because considering the type of things Kotaku talks about and promotes this article is basically throwing shade at I would guess 30% of their audience.
Besides they didn't decorate anything besides their bedrooms. Some of it was tacky but why mock very personal space like that?
The only thing worth making jokes about was the wine cellar they won't use and the fact that they got tricked into thinking Sinatra plays the piano.
So everything that was legit funny and fair game was done by the seller/ owner.
I'm sure you know people who ignored their responsibilities to play video games. I know I do. Hell, I did it myself quite a bit. And yeah, that reflects poorly on my parents for not keeping a closer eye on me. You better believe I am far more proactive with my own kids.
The fact is, most human kids don't have the capacity to reach their full potential in school while also becoming that skilled in an external activity. It's true that there are truly gifted people out there and these kids could be that. But I'm skeptical.
I don't know these guys, but they seem mostly harmless and the house doesn't look that bad. The bedrooms look a bit like college dorm rooms, but that's pretty much what this is anyway.
I laughed at the closet door being stuck because they screwed the TV rack in it.
I laughed at the closet door being stuck because they screwed the TV rack in it.
It did for sure. Fortnite changed his life and made him a multimillionaire.
Yeah, that's the way I see it too.
It seems like your typical college age gamer bedroom, don't understand what's the big issue here unless the writer is into the "fornite bad" circlejerk.
What a terrible article. I honestly don't remember the last good article from Kotaku, it seems like all of their good writers have left the site.
Can't say I have ever heard of the YouTubers in question as I have never touched Fortnite but good for them. Personally, I don't think I could ever live with that many roommates regardless of how big the house is.
Can't say I have ever heard of the YouTubers in question as I have never touched Fortnite but good for them. Personally, I don't think I could ever live with that many roommates regardless of how big the house is.
Kind of a shame, the mansion might look okay if the garages weren't just completely ruining the facade.
Lmao some of y'all are haters. I opened the video expecting some annoying sounding teens and some terrible looking house but it honestly wasn't that bad. They made their money, let em spend it how they want.
Also glad to see many people in this thread noticed how juvenile some posters are in this thread.
Also glad to see many people in this thread noticed how juvenile some posters are in this thread.
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bra, there is an avatar thread!!! go get one.......the people in there are badass!
Zlug did an amazing job!!!