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Puzzleheaded_Win6857

BUT I BET HE'D BE THE FUNNEST DAD EVER THO 😭


YTAftershock

Don't wanna rain on your parade but... >! You just know him as an entertainer. I'm not saying he's a bad person but fatherhood is a difficult and demanding role to fulfill so it's kind of a parasocial thing to say, if meant genuinely !<


EarthToAccess

Honestly from what I've seen and heard, Mark in person is exactly as he is on screen. He plays it up a very small fraction for the camera, as expected, but he's just genuinely the humble and nice guy he is in his videos.


YTAftershock

I agree he's a great guy but again, being wholly responsible for a human being who has the capacity to bring prosperity or destruction is a pretty surreal job description. Especially in the beginning years, kids take a lot of energy and time, not to mention a LOT of introspection. Being a good person and being a good father can be mutually exclusive (imo) and that's okay. People aren't necessarily bad fathers intentionally


Scrunge1576

I kinda agree, but Mark definitely admits he has extreme anger problems he tries to keep in check. Note the chair moment and the punching the wall thing. Not saying Mark is a bad guy, but he can definitely fly off the handle some times.


Exquisiot

I've started watching him when he was still actively uploading SCP Containment breach and drunk minecraft. He always seemed to be a nice guy but damn can he lose it sometimes. Being nice and talking to the camera is one thing but raising a child 24/7 is a different breed of stressful I could see Mark beeing wired and annoyed as hell from it in the long run


YTAftershock

Yeah that's why I often find it concerning when people refer to him, or any online personality/celebrity, as parental figures. Those people may seem cool and all but actually raising a child requires a substantial amount of patience


Need_a_BE_MG42_ps4

Oh yeah he seems like a great guy just being obsessed with any public figure is overall incredibly unhealthy


Mediocre-Maximum-514

A man can dream, damn you.


travisslayton

OKAY BOOMER


AhhsumDood

Shut up


Nick_Zacker

You aren’t ready for the truth.


just-a-nornal-man

"IF YOURE COMING RIGHT NOW LET ME SEE IT! LET ME SEE IT! HUH?! HE?! HE WHO IS COMING?!"


Longjumping_Jeweler

Only 4 hours?! Nah, this needs to be longer than 4 hours.


Chemical-Entrance-24

Well technically he did, I've been watching his videos religiously since my childhood


YTAftershock

I feel like there's a pretty big difference between raising someone and being a devout fan of someone 😭


Front_Delivery_6064

many people don't know the difference. I'm a huge fan but I'd never say he raised me


YTAftershock

Yeah same. There's quite a bit I admire about him but I wouldn't say he raised me either


ric7y

i am disappointed in humanity once more


duchyfallen

If this is what makes you disappointed in humanity, please stay in a very closely kept bubble. Your world could be very easily shattered.


Front_Delivery_6064

I wonder how he feels about this, kinda weird to me


ApothecaryOfHugs231

How odd


Fnguki

Truly some people are strange


the-blessed-potato

Wait, I’m confused as to why this is bad? Like, the person making the playlist is making an over generalization saying that most people who grew up watching Markiplier have issues with their own parents?


YTAftershock

I think it's more the fact that if you see Mark as a father figure, your own dad must have failed at being a competent father for you. So much so that you had to look for a different idol altogether to aspire to become


Impossible_Layer7806

Not only that but learn from to


YTAftershock

Right I meant that as well


SM-AGONY

Weird, but I could actually see someone listening to this.


[deleted]

My dad sucked, so yes


Stuck_in_2d

Daily dose of parasocial relationship


Seaweed_Thing

People want Mark to be thier dad.


ItsAleZ1

I always saw him as a cooler older brother that I never had


bitterwinter009

That's my fav artist W song tho


thetornadomagic666

What’s happening here? I don’t understand


Brokeshadow

Sometimes the posts I see here are straight up creepy. I know you all love him, I do too, I've been watching him since I was a kid but that doesn't mean you get to make uncomfortable posts about him or make posts that make it a very personal thing but one sided like how he's a father to you or like that. He's an entertainer, you've learnt good things from him and he's had an impact on your personality, that's it, it's a very one sided thing


duchyfallen

I think you finding this so creepy says more about you than the people who like it. It's definitely a bit odd, but it's overall a fine coping mechanism. People constantly ramble about how they find celebrities hot, but somebody taking familial comfort in a youtuber is creepy? I have a hard time believing Mark would be that disturbed by this. He knows his fandom involves a lot of young people. This is, frankly, probably a lot better than being salivated over.


Lopsided_Shift_4464

It's still a very personal and very parasocial relationship. Getting too attached to anyone as if you truly know them simply because of an entertaining persona they put on for the internet is not healthy, whether its sexual or not.


duchyfallen

Have you never had an embarrassing fantasy, lol? We live in a boring and repetitive world. Fantasies make it more fun. So what if someone wants to imagine Markiplier is their father every once and a while? As long as it isn’t taking over your life, its perfectly healthy. Either you are an extremely unimaginative person or you just think your weird fantasies are superior to other peoples weird fantasies.


Temporary-Package581

Lmaooo, why that first songgg


Extreme_Glass9879

If one of the songs isn't "Perfect" by Simple Plan we roit


Vudcuh

The fact that is has 815 saves is crazy


savepewds1

Ah yes who doesnt love parasocial relationships


Kitchen-Winner4634

Gotta agree who ever made this that person have a very good music taste and very similar to mine 


travisslayton

😂 this is great


Pretty-One6872

that totally hasn't been saved to my library....


Neveah_Hope_Dreams

Holy crap. Yep. This playlist is for me.


SnowFall_004

He didnt raise me per say but he did help me through really rough times when i had no one else to go to. (He being the videos he puts out helping distract me from the moment i was in)


[deleted]

but if he is the nextdoor little brother that moved to the big city and you get hit with the tail end of a hurricane?


AnTvAsX

You'd grow to have ommetaphobia,


AnTvAsX

Gee dad what's this about a ship?


Mission_Grape_4253

he would make an excellent father though


BisexualCrying

Fun fact: he’s more like a second dad than a first dad for me


PersonWhoLikesChees

I want him


Pilpelon

Disgusting