Video summary
The video transcript presents a scathing critique of Logan Paul, arguing that his influence has negatively impacted various popular hobbies and communities rather than enhancing them. The speaker begins by sarcastically acknowledging how Logan Paul supposedly made franchises like *One Piece*, WWE, Pokémon cards, and even Japan "relevant," but immediately pivots to reveal this as a facade for what is described as an infectious scammer mentality. The narrator contends that while these industries have genuine value—citing the $30 billion net worth of the *One Piece* franchise or the cultural significance of YouTube—the Paul brothers are portrayed not as pioneers, but as parasites who enter these spaces solely for monetary gain. This behavior is likened to a virus or an infection from *The Last of Us*, suggesting that Logan Paul's presence degrades the integrity of these hobbies by prioritizing profit over genuine enjoyment and community spirit.
A significant portion of the argument focuses on the specific harms caused by Logan Paul's actions, particularly in the Pokémon card collecting community. The speaker accuses him of inflating prices through scalping and treating collectibles as mere commodities rather than art to be appreciated, contrasting his behavior with collectors who buy cards for display and personal joy. The transcript also highlights a bizarre and satirical segment where the narrator mocks Logan Paul's visit to the Pentagon, juxtaposing the serious nature of military service with what is presented as an inauthentic and embarrassing public relations stunt by the Paul brothers. This incident is used to underscore the speaker's belief that Logan Paul lacks genuine respect for institutions or people, instead using them as a stage for self-promotion that ultimately alienates true fans and soldiers alike.
Ultimately, the video concludes with a call to action for viewers to stop engaging with Logan Paul by simply ceasing to watch his content. The narrator asserts that the only way to get such individuals out of hobbies is to deny them the views and revenue that fuel their schemes, noting that if these platforms dry up, Logan Paul will inevitably move on to the next target to exploit. While acknowledging that some industries like Pokémon are taking steps to combat scalping by printing more cards, the core message remains that Logan Paul represents everything wrong with modern monetization of passions: he is depicted as a "heel" in real life whose actions make participation in beloved hobbies nearly impossible for average fans. The video ends on a cynical yet firm note, suggesting that despite the endless cycle of rage-baiting and controversy, the solution lies in collective disengagement to protect the sanctity of these communities from further exploitation.
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Shout out to the One Piece fans and
thanks for being so accepting of me and
your community.
>> It was really nice of them.
>> They're just like thoughtful.
>> You did make One Piece relevant.
>> Basically, guys, did you hear that,
guys? Logan Paul made One Piece
relevant. You know, now that I think
about it, he did make One Piece
relevant. I wouldn't even stop there.
I'd go even far to say he made Japan
relevant. I can't even say the name
Japan without thinking of this. There's
plenty of things that Logan Paul made
relevant. I mean, look at look at this.
WWE. You know, when I hear people
talking about WWE, they're not talking
about The Rock. They're not talking
about Stone Cold, John Cena. Nah, we're
talking about Logan [ __ ] Paul.
I mean, who can forget this classic?
Logan Paul versus WAIT, WHO'S THAT? OH,
WAIT. IT'S THAT GUY THAT LOGAN PAUL MADE
RELEVANT. I SHOW SPEED. YEAH. OH [ __ ]
HOW COULD I FORGET? SPEAKING OF black
people, I wouldn't even know this guy's
name if it wasn't for Logan
[ __ ] Paul. Would you look at
that? Another thing that Logan Paul made
relevant. Pokémon cards. You know, when
I was a kid collecting Pokémon cards,
nobody was talking about it. Not really
the most relevant time to be a Pokémon
fan. You know, it only made around $3
billion annually. And don't you dare
think for a [ __ ] second that I
forgot about this YouTube, the platform
that I made a career with. That would
have never happened if it weren't for
these two, the pioneers of YouTube. The
pioneers of using a camera. Everybody
watching this video right now, if it
wasn't for the Paul brothers, we
wouldn't be here. So, I want everybody
down below to praise them. You know what
else Logan Paul made relevant?
Apparently the Pentagon. I'd even say
the United States. Logan Paul. I'm going
to say this with kindness and respect.
You are relevant like P. Diddy made baby
oil relevant. You are the P. Diddy of
YouTube. You did make One Piece
relevant.
>> Before I get into this, I just want to
say, who the [ __ ] is this bald dope? Rip
it. I bet you're ripping something,
buddy. And then you got the guy over
here looking like he's doing blackface.
Oh, wait. No, that's just his beard. I
want to take a look at how much One
Piece made. The overall One Piece
franchise net worth is estimated at $30
billion. I'm guessing around 29 billion
of that is because of Logan Paul,
obviously. I mean, would Luffy even wear
a straw hat if it wasn't for Logan Paul
wearing one. One Piece is literally one
of the top 15 highest grossing IPs of
all time, by the way. Ah, this person
forgot to put thanks to Logan Paul. This
is the first time I don't want someone
to be a One Piece fan. You wouldn't even
know of One Piece if it wasn't for this
guy right here. It's really the Luffy D
monkey he thinks he is. [laughter]
>> Yep. It kind of looks like him.
>> I'm sick of these outsiders, these
larers coming into our community
thinking they can just enjoy One Piece
like the rest of us. Bro, [laughter]
what do you think this is, bro? You
think you can just watch the show? I
hate him. I I honestly I hate him, bro.
He wants us to hate him and it's
working. This face right here is one of
the easiest faces to hate in the
universe. Honestly, he doesn't even have
to speak, bro. Just looking at him, it
fills me with unspeakable rage.
>> In my opinion, if you have not learned
Japanese,
>> he knows a lot about Japanese. I mean,
HOW COULD WE FORGET? AM I RIGHT? AM I
RIGHT? [laughter]
>> YOU should never be ABLE TO EVEN UTTER
the words One Piece, LET ALONE WEAR ONE
PIECE MERCH.
>> I'M GOING to be honest with you guys. I
might actually drop One Piece now.
>> [laughter]
>> I want to make this clear to you guys.
I'm not stupid. All right? I know what
he's doing. He plays a heel on
wrestling. A heel meaning a bad guy. But
the only difference here is that WWE is
acting. He's actually a bad guy. So, are
you acting as a bad guy or are you a bad
guy? I think we know the answer. When I
think of Logan Paul, I don't think of
YouTube, WWE, One Piece, Pokemon. I
think of one word, scammer. I actually
started to like Logan Paul purely
because of his in ring work in the WWE.
But I'm not going to lie, WWE has been
terrible lately, which is why I've been
watching AEW. I guess it's the Logan
Paul effect. Everything he touches, he
infects it. He's like the [ __ ]
Cortiseps, the infected from The Last of
Us. You don't want to get touched by
Logan Paul, which is kind of why I call
him the Diddy of YouTube. The LAR never
stops for Logan Paul. The LAR is
endless. Right now, he's streaming. He's
doing shiny Pokemon hunting. streamed
for 34 hours straight. 997,000 unique
views on Twitch, 2.1 million views on
YouTube, 3,700 encounters, no shiny
Pokémon yet. And as you see right here,
he's showing proof of all of the
viewership he gets on this. I'm going to
be completely honest with you guys.
Yeah, I do blame him for all of this,
but I also blame the people watching
this [ __ ] Logan Paul says One Piece
fans shouldn't be upset over his rare
graded manga purchases. You aren't
gatekeepers of a hobby that was made for
people to read, to watch, to enjoy, to
collect, to get inspired by this
infection of a man. He hasn't made
enough money. Apparently, Logan Paul's
net worth is estimated to be around $150
million. That's not enough, guys. He
needs that Charizard. He needs those
shiny Pokémons. What's next? He's going
to build his own city. He's going to
build his own city full of larers just
like him. Larpers, scammers. Oh, wait.
That's That's pretty much New York. Let
me not give him any ideas. Before I stop
the jokes and the sarcasm, I just want
to point this out real quick. What could
Logan Paul possibly offer the United
States military? I'm trying to search
for the clip of him at the Pentagon. And
these are the top search results.
>> We just got the pleasure and the
privilege of getting a tour of the
Pentagon. And uh what a what a cool
experience. We see all the men and
women.
>> Bro, what is that hair? I can't believe
what I'm looking at right now. Who is
allowing this? I think I have a good
idea actually. Honestly, if any country
wants to go to war with us now, I think
now is the perfect time. You want to
guarantee that win? Well, here you go.
>> We're serving this great nation, I don't
think there is any greater commitment to
sacrifice than those who are willing to
live, die, and fight for their country.
So, I think it,
>> bro, they're 11. They're like, are we
[ __ ] serious right now? Are we
[ __ ] serious right now? Is this some
kind of punishment? Are we actually held
captive right now by the enemy? It's you
guys who etch your names in history as
you fight for and allow us in this
country to have that freedom.
>> If I was a soldier and these two showed
up to talk to me, let's just say that's
my last day being a soldier
>> where we can prosper and be happy and be
the great nation that we are. So, a deep
personal thank you from myself, my
brother, and uh all of our fellow
Americans.
Damn, bro. If I was a soldier and Logan
Paul said he's proud of us, I'd become
Steve Rogers.
>> Each one of you matters. Take this
moment and be proud of yourselves for
what you do.
>> Oh man. Damn, man. They have Logan Paul
and Jake Paul saying they're proud of
me. Bro, only if they brought FaZe Clan,
I'd be quick scoping the terrorists.
>> We are blessed to be born here, come
here, and
>> Bro, why does Jake Paul talk like he has
brain damage?
>> You should never take that for granted.
That's what God created us for is to
lift each other up in the hard moments.
>> Yeah. You know what else God created
y'all for? Scamming.
>> To be there for each other in the hard
moments and to come together as a
collect. I have [ __ ] chills right
now. Welcome to America, guys. I can't
think of two better guest speakers. They
might as well have Hassan as a guest
speaker next. Imagine serving your
country, putting your life on the line,
and you get Logan [ __ ] Paul giving
you a speech. [laughter] Yeah, bro. I'd
start fighting for the enemy. All right.
All right. back to One Piece. Okay, what
you came here for? I'm not stupid. I
know he's rage baiting. It's working on
a lot of people. You could say it's even
working on me. I'm the one making this
video. I want to make this clear. I'm
only making this video for the views. I
want to make money off the larer, guys.
Come on. But jokes and rage baiting
aside, it doesn't mean that what I was
saying was false. He is an infection. I
hate these [ __ ] that enter our
hobbies purely for monetary gain. Logan
Paul over here inflates prices for
cards, wears a [ __ ] straw hat, and
thinks he's the savior. You're the
poster child of the hobby. You're the
poster child of the suicide forest.
You're the poster child of scamming.
Logan Paul is no different than all of
these fat [ __ ] you see at
Walmart waiting outside for hours to get
the next ETB, the next booster box.
[music]
I've never wanted a safe frag out more
in my life than now.
Bro, this guy's about to eat the [ __ ]
basket. I want to make this clear, guys.
My wife and I, we buy Pokémon cards, but
you know what we do with them? We don't
resell them. We open the boxes and she
displays her cards in binders. She
collects it for the art. She loves the
art. Do you think Logan Paul loves the
art? As I was looking for a picture of
Logan Paul with AI, I just came across
this picture. Bro, this guy's laring
George Floyd, man. I don't know what
I'll offer to the conversation of Logan
Ball hate that other people haven't said
already. He's a piece of [ __ ] He's an
awful person. He does have fantastic in
ring ability in the WWE. He's a super
athletic guy and I'm sure he's doing
something wrong related to that because
everything about him is inauthentic.
Everything about him is fake. So, what
do we do? How do we get people like this
out of our hobbies? We simply stop
watching them. Why are you giving him
views? Why did I just give him views?
WHY AM I EVEN talking about him? Sadly,
it won't stop. If One Piece, Pokemon,
WWE, if they all stop making money,
Logan Paul is going to move on to the
next thing. That's what these people do.
Enough is never enough for these kinds
of people. Hundreds of millions of
dollars, I guess that's not enough. We
always have to make more and more and
more, infect more and more and more. It
sucks because something that brings
[clears throat] us so much joy and so
much fun is now being used and abused
for the sole purpose of monetary gain,
to inflate prices and make it near
impossible for the people that actually
enjoy the hobby to participate in it. I
do like the fact that Pokemon is kind of
going against this lately. The newest
set, they're actually printing tons of
it, so it's not near impossible. You
don't have to sacrifice a [ __ ] arm
and a leg to get the card you want.
They're printing so much of these cards
for the 30th anniversary. Everybody has
a chance to get something they want. And
that's when you'll start seeing all of
these scalpers on the obituary. And
honestly, maybe that's for the best. All
right, guys. That's pretty much it. I
feel like I could make a video every
single day about Logan Paul if I wanted
to. What's he going to LAR tomorrow? Let
me know down below in the comments.
Until next time, guys. Sayonatada. You
know who else knows the wordonatada?
Logan Paul.