Hasan Piker is many things. He is a great player, an amateur gamer and often has hot moments. He talks to countless young people, women and internet enthusiasts almost every day through his hugely popular website. convulsive channeland provide their parasocial connections through his other social media accounts. Although he spends most of his time on Twitch reacting to political clips, shouting while chatting and eating, he still currently the 10th most viewed streamer on this platform. That’s because Hasan is the perfect combination of intelligence, charm, and brotherhood, through which he easily flirts with countless lovers and haters.
When Hasan bought a Porsche, the internet was in an uproar. When he crushes a watermelon with his thighs, they pass out. When he joked about the Queen of England dying, they became tense. To the millions of people who knew him or knew about him, he was a champagne socialist, a hypocrite, an important political commentator, and your mother fucker. He is a prime example of the power of social media, the complexity of parasocial relationships, and the importance of media literacy.
Like him or not, Hasan Piker is the reason so many young people know about politics today, and as a proud Hasanabi head—I watch his streams every day…pay attention Come to me, Hasan—seems like we’re looking back at the year at Hasan Piker.
