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Title: Losing Respectibility
Post by: snowmech8041 on May 01, 2019, 08:13:58 AM
I saw viva Frei interview mark sergeant  on YouTube recently. I watched mark tell us how he earns a living of off this . I heard mark tell us how hes very popular since he has a wiki page. Then I watched mark get cocky and arrogant. After letting mark talk almost without interruption for the first half hour the interviewer called mark out on an inaccurate statement and didnt let up until it was over. I.just think  a leader should be someone who can face pressure , or an advisory while being cool under pressure. Mark reacts by rambling for what seems like hours, quickly giving responses that are a result of him talking about 5 different topics throughout his answer
Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: QED on May 01, 2019, 10:41:23 AM
I saw viva Frei interview mark sergeant  on YouTube recently. I watched mark tell us how he earns a living of off this . I heard mark tell us how hes very popular since he has a wiki page. Then I watched mark get cocky and arrogant. After letting mark talk almost without interruption for the first half hour the interviewer called mark out on an inaccurate statement and didnt let up until it was over. I.just think  a leader should be someone who can face pressure , or an advisory while being cool under pressure. Mark reacts by rambling for what seems like hours, quickly giving responses that are a result of him talking about 5 different topics throughout his answer

That’s interesting! He earns a living by being a FE member? Would you be willing to summarise how Mark makes this profit?
Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: Tumeni on May 01, 2019, 11:31:45 AM
Would you be willing to summarise how Mark makes this profit?

Monetisation of YouTube pages.

Begging for "donations" through Patreon, Paypal, etc.

Selling Flat Earth app through iTunes

Selling T-shirts and other FE Merch

Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: Dr David Thork on May 01, 2019, 12:10:39 PM
I saw viva Frei interview mark sergeant  on YouTube recently. I watched mark tell us how he earns a living of off this . I heard mark tell us how hes very popular since he has a wiki page. Then I watched mark get cocky and arrogant. After letting mark talk almost without interruption for the first half hour the interviewer called mark out on an inaccurate statement and didnt let up until it was over. I.just think  a leader should be someone who can face pressure , or an advisory while being cool under pressure. Mark reacts by rambling for what seems like hours, quickly giving responses that are a result of him talking about 5 different topics throughout his answer
Who appointed Mark Sargent as a leader? We don't even recognise him.

Sure, he makes nice little videos. But he is a self-appointed spokesperson. I could be a self-appointed leader on climate change if I wanted. It just comes down to would anyone listen to me.
Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: Tumeni on May 01, 2019, 05:21:12 PM
Who appointed Mark Sargent as a leader? We don't even recognise him.

So tell him this. Take him down a peg or two.

He won't listen to RE-ers who tell him this, will he?
Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: Dr David Thork on May 01, 2019, 08:21:34 PM
Who appointed Mark Sargent as a leader? We don't even recognise him.

So tell him this. Take him down a peg or two.

He won't listen to RE-ers who tell him this, will he?
Why?

I could scream "Theresa May doesn't represent me. I never voted for her!". Doesn't matter does it? She's still out there representing my nation. What difference does it make whether we endorse Mark Sargent or not? He has every right to try to make a living. Someone somewhere must appreciate his efforts. And I personally am not one of life's destroyers. I don't scream ban this or remove that. I don't say "Stop this hate speech" or burn those books. My answer is always the same. If you don't like the argument, make a better one. If you don't like what Mark Sargent is saying, refute his assertions. Make a video critiquing him. Make a blog. Do a podcast. Build something. Add. Be positive. Don't just point at things and say they are shit and should be condemned. If they are shit, make something better. I can't make better videos than Mark, so who am I to tell him he's doing it wrong?

*I did vote for Theresa May. I'm a filthy Tory.
Title: Re: Losing Respectibility
Post by: Pete Svarrior on May 01, 2019, 08:29:57 PM
I have to agree with Thork. Mark is not part of our group, and there is nothing we can realistically do to change his behaviour. He's not our leader, but, more importantly, we're not his boss.