rant · moment 9 of 22
Elsagate as Coded Communication Theory
from Late For ElsaGate · #73
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3 minTim and Ray joke about pedophiles potentially using YouTube comments as an encrypted communication network, comparing it to The Wire, while trying to find and describe more Elsagate videos on screen.
- 18:22Tim claims pedophiles use Elsagate videos as a subversive communications network, possibly through comments.
- 18:53The theory: criminals could hide Morse code in comment sections to communicate without detection.
- 19:35Self-description: they operate like PT Barnum hucksters, setting up circus tents in dust bowl towns to parade freaks for dollars.
- 20:14Tim doubles down on Elsagate theory: criminals communicate through YouTube videos and comments saying things like "let's go fuck this kid."
- 20:44Comparison to The Wire's cat-and-mouse game: criminals evolve their methods over time, from beepers to pictures of clocks.
- 20:57Pedophiles have existed since ancient Greece and constantly innovate their methods because they're not stupid, just criminal.
- 21:19Tim watched actual Elsagate videos and found them appropriate for children, not creepy.
- 21:42Tim's response to the funeral interaction: "Go fuck yourself."