Here’s the thing: if you can’t monetize yourself, that’s a “you” problem.
No one “deserves” anything just because they sacrifice a lot.
Market decides value. I know a LOT of dudes that are really good at a lot of things that are broke because they haven’t figured out the game of life.
Joey is tacky, and I see why he rubs people like
@slesh wrong, and yeah - he’s got a really shitty past.
That being said, I really enjoy the current reincarnation of Joey, because he does a couple things well:
- inspires gym positivity. This sounds tacky, and it is, but it also is helping at least slow down the tide of bullshit bitches dragging hapless dudes who just so happen to accidentally step into their video or accidentally glance over at a person filming.
- supports getting as many people in the gym as possible. We have a health crisis in America, so anyone getting people to the gym is okay in my book.
He’s also a genuinely cool dude (these days) in person, and openly talks about beating addiction and why the party lifestyle nearly killed him.
So yeah, I don’t follow him, and I wouldn’t miss him if he stopped posting, but I ain’t mad at him.