JL;DR SUMMARY Josh Code critiques a New York Times profile of Hasan Piker, a popular Twitch influencer known for promoting socialist ideas to Gen Z. Code argues that the article glosses over the more concerning aspects of Piker's appeal, focusing instead on his physical and charismatic presence. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.