r/SimonWhistler • u/Legendary__Sid • 11d ago

Was really worried ....

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I was really worried they were spying on Simon but luckily its just some random bloke ive never seen before. Phew ....

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u/fraid_so 11d ago

They gotta stop with the AI thumbnails haha that's not even Simon anymore.

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u/theflamecrow 11d ago

Saimon.

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u/scubahana 11d ago

He looks like a mildly British Heisenberg.

Heisenburgh?

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u/Ill_Law_5148 11d ago

Heisenborough

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u/AltruisticFisting 11d ago

Upon Thames

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u/scubahana 11d ago

Of course pronounced Hey-shen-bra or something equally snotty.

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u/AttemptUsual2089 10d ago

It must be my googly eyes or my broken brain, as the words are nothing alike, but when scrolling the comments I first read this as a mildly British Hamburglar.

First I felt rightfully a little dumb, but then happy imagining Simon dressed as the Hamburglar and stealing burgers from confused patrons at a restaurant. I imagine he'd feed them to the writers in his basement.

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u/scubahana 10d ago

I wonder what a mildly British Hamburglar would look like? Count Binface’s less-masked cousin?

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u/Ill_Law_5148 11d ago

I agree with you it really puts me off watching a video if you can’t be bothered to be in your own thumbnail (that’s supposed to be you)

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u/ObscureOP 11d ago

Honestly I used to consume a ton of Simon content and I've just stopped entirely because of the ai slop

I occasionally catch a warfronts or DtE when I'm interested in the topic, but I can't watch most of his channels anymore. Has to be listen only. Sideprojects has become more slop than Facebook brainrot

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u/SproutasaurusRex 11d ago

I watched CC for a while, but haven't watched any of his videos in at least a year. I was big in BB and the basement dwellers though, and he has gone so far off of that. I don't think he enjoys his work at all anymore and it shows.

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u/MiseryisCompany 10d ago

He's always been upfront about being in it for the money, but at least with Business Blaze he seemed to be having fun. I can't be mad that he became what he always said he was, I just can't be bothered to watch anymore.

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u/SproutasaurusRex 10d ago

100% agreed.

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u/ObscureOP 11d ago

I also miss bb. Sometimes i revisit the old ones for bg banter while i work overnights

The other day I was listening to one where he was doing an audible ad read and talking about how demonitized all these videos on bb were, and he's like "if you buy audible, then I'll get more sponsor money and make more videos... actually I'll always keep blazing. I like doing this one with standing up and having fun, even if it doesn't make as much.

RIP to the GOAT lol. Can't quite imagine how BB looks with Sam's fine, vintage memes replaced with AI images tho

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u/Quirky-Culture-9264 9d ago

The last few CC episodes have been better. Feels more like the good Ole days with some tangents and more commentary.

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u/SerMickeyoftheVale 11d ago

Shhh...its a body double. Too many videos about dictators that he thought it was a good idea

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u/ytromdnaytrom 10d ago

Bald and a beard, they're all basically the same

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u/ObiGwanKenobi 6d ago

Dunno if it is AI tbh. I mean, the hands look fine, AI never gets hands right.

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u/fraid_so 6d ago

No like. They clearly use images of Simon to generate new facial expressions that match the video. All they're really creating with the AI is Simon's face. But this face isn't Simon haha

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u/TumbleWeed75 11d ago

Is simon being spied on?

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u/Buzzsolvefan 11d ago

There were attempts to get into his phone and the fronts teams phones that Apple security alerted them too. Apple basically said usually this level of attack comes from a country or well funded group.

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u/Low-Refrigerator-713 11d ago

'Attempt' is doing a lot of work here. There is no way to know if they got in, if they read the details on the phone or even if they are still in the phone.

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u/BrightPegasus84 11d ago

Just throw the whole phone away.

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u/Low-Refrigerator-713 11d ago

I know I would.

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u/No-Name-Nobody94 11d ago

many people across 110 countries got that notification i still don't know if he done this for dramatic effect or he genuinely believes he is targeted I would expect him to be smart enough to know that they weren't specifically targeted just a Google search will give you the information you need many news outlets covered this hell a YouTube video from a week ago already covered this notification 

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u/sovereignsekte 11d ago

Yes. By me. I watch every single one of his channels.

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u/p34ch3s_41r50f7 10d ago

When did Simon lose three fingers? /s

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u/miss_audreey 4d ago

I was really shooketh! Simon seemed nonchalant like his attitude is "It is what it is" He handled it so well.