>>4960754The idea of controlling your narrative and shit like that immediately evokes the image of far-right conspiracy theorists in their heads, the types who challenge the corporate press. It's been like that ever since Trump first uttered "fake news." Same reason why they equate anyone who is pro free speech to being pro "saying nigger."
Further, EC3 has intentionally sought out guys in the industry who were cancelled or considered to have bad attitudes, and redditors like in the OP not only reject the very notion of cancel culture existing, but also dismiss anyone who complains about it as an alt-righter.
tl;dr CYN is just hitting on a very specific aesthetic that unironically triggers them.
