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Legal Eagle is just another grifter (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) by bouncing_blob@sh.itjust.works to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I've held this opinion of Devin Stone for awhile and his continued YouTube success has grinded me down... I really believe this guy is pretending to be a progressive but is nothing of the sort.

All looks at his early YouTube history show that his channel was first created to sell courses for money to pass bar exams.

His employment history apparently begins with Barnes & Thornburg LLP, whose legal history on Wikipedia talks about representing Mike Lindell, of Crack Smoking and Pillow Manufacturing fame, in his bogus claims voting machines were hacked (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_%26_Thornburg)

Later on he is employed by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, who according to Wikipedia defended ExxonMobil and Paul Manifort, and have a detailed list of alumni who have become deeply embedded in the government to the point they're likely all lobbists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akin_Gump_Strauss_Hauer_%26_Feld

Now this guy outsources at least half his videos to another Youtube creator saying they're FEATURING someone else, all this guy does is appear to do the intro and ad reads. And speaking of ad reads he represents himself as the head of some law firm you can count on if you are the victim of the system, but it's just a click funnel into selling your details to ambulance chasers.

I just straight up don't trust this dude and the vibes he gives off are very bad. This is my unpopular opinion, I'm interested in your thoughts.

edit: self-deleted sorry, this is probably all politics, ill delete it and stuff it down harder

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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Not sure how that second paragraph applies to him being progressive or not? So he sold things?

Yes he worked for Barnes and thirnburg but did he represent the pillow guy? Why did Devin leave the law firm? Did he disagree with their politics? Or what? Kind of an important piece?

Same for the company of akin Gump

As for outsourcing part. How does that make one progressive or not progressive?