Finally (for now), his company has monetized his actions in the current Attention Economy by escalating WWE style “feuds“ & selling ads and t-shirts based of the content. (This is also w/o mentioning his company’s long history of failing to hire people of color & sexist “jokes”) 5/5

He was on the CBS show to discuss antisemitism, but he was a regular guest on Tucker Carlson’s shows on Fox News & X, so his concerns of antisemitism are disingenuous until he confronts that tension 4/5

He also has created a culture of stochastic “antagonistic fandom” (Oates, 2023) where his fans have harassed several perceived “enemies” of DP, including women sports reporters, soulcycle instructors, pizza shop owners who don’t appreciate his review style, & a URI colleague 3/5

Despite “not caring what others say about him” he has called for the imprisonment of critiques, such as PWHL player Soraya Tinker, BI editor Henry Blodgett, BI reporter Julie Black, & chef/food author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt 2/5