ENDING The YouTube Drama - Alex Edson vs. Magnates Media - (ARG BOUNTY CLAIMED)

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  • Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
  • Get an exclusive Surfshark deal! Enter promo code ECHELON for an extra 3 months free at surfshark.deal...
    Alex Edson (the owner of Business Casual) has STILL not dropped the set of malicious strikes that are waiting to take down the entire channel of Magnates Media.
    With someone's livelihood hanging in the balance, and 5 years of incredible work... I wanted to do a PROPER deep dive, and make it clear that there are only two possible outcomes. Either way... Alex Edson will lose.
    SUPPORT SICK (he is helping make this ARG experience possible):
    github.com/sic...
    / encrypted_past
    ODYSEE INVITE: odysee.com/$/i...
    PATREON: / ueg
    LOCALS: upperechelon.l...
    ⦁ MERCH: teespring.com/...
    ⦁ UPPER ECHELON WEBSITE: upperechelon.gg
    ⦁ UPPER ECHELON CUSTOM MERCH STORE: agentink.gg/co...
    ⦁ DISCORD SERVER: / discord
    ⦁ Giraffe Video: • Giraffe running in her...
    ⦁ Outtro Song: • Hot Heat - Topher Mohr... MY
    #AlexEdson #businesscasual #magnatesmedia
    BUSINESS EMAIL: upperechelongamers@yahoo.com
    BOUNTY LINKS (You have some work to do. Good luck):
    github.com/sic...
    Also might need this! afflicted.sh:8...
    There is a space in our discord server for those wishing to discuss, collaborate or give feedback on the game: / discord
    I will update this portion of the description periodically. Thank you for playing "Upper Echelon - The Game"
    -UPDATE 1: The 2nd Place 50 Dollar Bounty is CLAIMED!
    -UPDATE 2: The 3rd Place 25 Dollar Bounty is CLAIMED!
    -UPDATE 3: The 1st Place 100 Dollar Bounty HAS BEEN CLAIMED! Puzzle now marked as solved.
    Thank you for playing. This Puzzle took 1 Hour 47 Minutes to solve. V4 will be done sometime in the future. For updates and to stay connected to this project as we grow, refer to the discord.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 625

  • @UpperEchelon
    @UpperEchelon  Рік тому +104

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    • @retinasw
      @retinasw Рік тому

      first

    • @retinasw
      @retinasw Рік тому +1

      i hate you there's no arg just a rickroll from the qr code bro I swear

    • @jonarc2403
      @jonarc2403 Рік тому +5

      @Upper Echelon this will only work if he has someone he can go to irl who will help him. That being said, I respect your attempt here. I’ve been where he was too. I’ve struggled with cptsd and other stuff besides. This is the best way you could have handled this. Even if Alex never says it, thank you for doing so.

    • @rthj6446
      @rthj6446 Рік тому +1

      Dude. He sounds more like a syndrome than a diagnosis. Make sure you realize this dude might try to use violence. Most likely by hiring someone. So keep your eyes on it, and contact police if necessary.
      Edit. Without going into details: If something happens to you, Im sure someone will avenge you. But stay safe.

    • @josephlh1690
      @josephlh1690 Рік тому +2

      According to the information you have shown here, He has most definitely violated a blatant law in illinois by not providing a way to cancel the subscription. As such it would be advised that Illinois users sue him there.

  • @pokeface119
    @pokeface119 Рік тому +775

    To be honest I feel like the only way people in his state of mind are going to wake up to what they're doing is if you bring the full force of consequence onto them with no remorse.

    • @fuzzjunky
      @fuzzjunky Рік тому +19

      bitboy is another example

    • @ResidentWeevil2077
      @ResidentWeevil2077 Рік тому +34

      Remorseless people shall be given no remorse in kind. They shall be judged at the End of Days, and only then will they wish they had been good people during their wasteful lives.

    • @dfgiuy22
      @dfgiuy22 Рік тому +14

      ​@@ResidentWeevil2077 i think your overly optimistic.

    • @dfgiuy22
      @dfgiuy22 Рік тому +26

      People like him will never learn. Even if taken to court and had a judgement against him, he would merely think he was unfairly treated and would try to turn it to his advantage.
      He is one of those people who i feel will grow old and lonely, unless he surrounds himself with other maladaptive people.
      There is nothing to be done than to have people stand up to him and show that this behaviour is unacceptable. He'll always think it is, which iw shameful.

    • @glass7923
      @glass7923 Рік тому +4

      Not even then. Those people are deluded.

  • @nogoodgod4915
    @nogoodgod4915 Рік тому +366

    "You silenced him, so now you have to deal with me" is such a badass quote, this channel deserves praise!

    • @fallous
      @fallous Рік тому +25

      Yeah, some people would just ignore the situation. The majority would express some sort of disdain for such behavior but then do nothing. And then there is the minority of people who have a visceral reaction to bullying and are compelled to not only call it out but also be willing to escalate and take on the fight.
      There are times in which a gentleman must brush away slights and times in which the wronged must be comforted. And there are also those times in which a gentleman must be a cast-iron son-of-a-bitch.

    • @mnstark3342
      @mnstark3342 Рік тому +3

      my hero without a cape

    • @banana_boi8491
      @banana_boi8491 Рік тому +1

      the world needs more people like him

    • @changedcj007
      @changedcj007 Рік тому +3

      I like that he didint try to say it to sound badass, that would have been cringe. It was badass because he said it so matter of fact. Definitely subscribing to him.

    • @Skoopyghost
      @Skoopyghost 8 місяців тому

      Sounds like a Punisher qoat.

  • @Evanz111
    @Evanz111 Рік тому +387

    I absolutely cannot stand people who fall back on mental health as an excuse for any kind of behaviours. Some of the best and most empathetic people I know are ones who have struggled with some serious mental health disorders. Often it gives them understanding or helps them be more supportive to others, and if they do end up hurting others because of it, then they’re deeply apologetic and regretful. They don’t use it as a weapon.

    • @daStonerKyd
      @daStonerKyd Рік тому +11

      That's a fact. People with mental illness and former addicts are some of the best people I know

    • @Raptor-Jesus
      @Raptor-Jesus Рік тому +4

      The good ol "I was in a dark place"

    • @aitoluxd
      @aitoluxd Рік тому +1

      This! 💯💯💯

    • @jessicablack300
      @jessicablack300 Рік тому +5

      As a person who suffers from certain mental illness, I agree 💯. I get so upset hearing people always blame mental illness as the reasoning behind someones bad acts. Some people just suck. Some people are just terrible humans and do horrible things. I appreciate your comment. Mental illness has already been stigmatized enough. I wish more people would would stop blaming mental illness and making excuses for shitty people and their behavior. Thanks again.

    • @warrenpeace2111
      @warrenpeace2111 Рік тому +1

      Has alex come out and said his mental health is bad? Im pretty sure its just an accurate diagnosis by UE.

  • @Toberumono
    @Toberumono Рік тому +443

    Quick note: an Adderall dependency isn’t responsible for Alex’s behavior - speaking from personal experience, it is perfectly possible to simply not actively harm others while on Adderall. Even if you meant addiction (aka an uncontrolled dependence), Adderall isn’t gonna give you a thirst for causing pain.
    So, Alex is a PoS. Adderall is an excuse.

    • @RisingRevengeance
      @RisingRevengeance Рік тому

      I dont know where he was going with the mention of adderall. Perhaps I missed something.
      Bur yeah Alex is just natural garbage.

    • @Chuckus
      @Chuckus Рік тому +12

      Very true

    • @DogDooWinner
      @DogDooWinner Рік тому +47

      I'm an old Motorhead. I don't act like him, and never would dream to. You are completely correct. A bunch of people like me who do the homemade version, or the official version and have so for years without incident. He lust an asshole. Edit: I meant to say he's just an asshole, but I like the other version as well.

    • @chaospenguin7212
      @chaospenguin7212 Рік тому +10

      I suspect he didn't deduce that from his behavior, but from further information he hasn't shared.

    • @Toberumono
      @Toberumono Рік тому +11

      @@chaospenguin7212 Probably. But, either way, the point was that blaming it on an Adderall dependency was weird when Alex being a PoS was the alternative.

  • @irishbob26
    @irishbob26 Рік тому +579

    I'm so here for this.
    Edson is a pitiful excuse for a human being.

    • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough
      @AlexanderTheGoodEnough Рік тому +22

      I prefer to resort to sarcastic euphemisms the more deplorable the character, because i'm a sardonic prick. Alex (and doubly fuck him for sharing a name with me) is the Paragon of Profiteering, Lord of Litigation, Prince of Pandering, and the Vicar of no Verisimilitude.

    • @Stalker6622
      @Stalker6622 Рік тому +5

      A light deserving of being snuffed 🤔

    • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough
      @AlexanderTheGoodEnough Рік тому

      @@Stalker6622 more legal bother than he's worth, and he's a litigious fool. I say skip dealing with him and legal bullshit posthumously.

    • @i_like_lemons
      @i_like_lemons Рік тому +5

      @@AlexanderTheGoodEnough As a non native speaker, I learned some new words today.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 Рік тому +1

      @@i_like_lemons I was thinking the same thing

  • @TheThreatenedSwan
    @TheThreatenedSwan Рік тому +414

    The virtue signaling in the RT case is a clear signal about what kind of person he is

    • @littlestewart
      @littlestewart Рік тому +15

      As everyone noticed it. Virtue signalling is the least thing that can help, and those people are the most likely to not do something when it’s necessary to defend the cause, racism, immigration, war etc…

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie Рік тому +14

      @@littlestewart
      They’re more likely to perpetrate them, if anything. I.e.; the kind of woke-adjacent creators that have bleeding hearts but no heart to speak of.

    • @INSANESUICIDE
      @INSANESUICIDE Рік тому

      @@sergpie moral prostitute/mercenary, depending on the cause they debase themselves or attempt to destroy others

    • @halodriver1362
      @halodriver1362 Рік тому

      Yeah. What ended it for me watching his (Edson's) video was that he was claiming that UA-cam and Russia are in cahoots to silence him... And then he batch removes comments on that video calling bs (or at least suspicious). And he tweets a the FBI, Biden, Mark Cuban, etc. to spread the word.
      The most ironic thing I've see on the Internet (based on the magnitude of it all). Evil guy hiding behind virtue signalling at its finest.
      Oh and now he's actually trying to silence a whole channel. By coordinating 3 simultaneous strikes at a UA-camr who took parallaxed (common technique) on a public domain image, while complaining about how he's the victim of copyright.

    • @cleverlyblonde
      @cleverlyblonde Рік тому +1

      "With 'friends' like this, who needs enemies?"

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku Рік тому +130

    I get to be extra mad because I was a Business Casual subscriber, & this Edson guy comes along & buys the channel 2 years after it went silent. He didn't make a damn thing he's claiming other people are stealing from him. He's basically the guy who buys the rights to an obscure vaporware movie from the 70s & DMCAs anyone who uses clips from it.

    • @arkcliref
      @arkcliref Рік тому +15

      you described a copyright troll bud

    • @halodriver1362
      @halodriver1362 Рік тому +6

      ​@@arkclirefI'd make the argument that that's what he's doing. But describing it as if the fabric of society depends on it (it = him getting his way).

    • @arkcliref
      @arkcliref Рік тому

      @@halodriver1362 im sorry if that's the impression you got by my comment but I agree with this notion

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku Рік тому

      @@arkcliref Yes, he is a copyright troll. & a patent troll too. I hear he's filed lots of AI patents recently.
      A shame Jordan Kouzmanoff didn't do some background checking on this guy before he sold him his channel.

  • @Anugrah_Amriza
    @Anugrah_Amriza Рік тому +201

    Once a narcissist, always a narcissist. At least from what I saw on the narcissism related drama on UA-cam

    • @anf_8310_ab
      @anf_8310_ab Рік тому +2

      Agreed, once they have an argument, they will defend it, no matter how stupid it was. I recently saw a drama between BeatsDown and TGG from the GTA fandom. BeatsDown is the narcissist keep accusing TGG for scamming people with no evidence whatsoever.

    • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough
      @AlexanderTheGoodEnough Рік тому +14

      seeing as narcissism is more "nature" than "nurture"....can't help but agree. You are born that way. Sad thing is our modern society has normalized narcissism through social media.

    • @yesterdaystomorrow2676
      @yesterdaystomorrow2676 Рік тому +3

      Armchair psychologist

    • @Spiney09
      @Spiney09 Рік тому

      @@yesterdaystomorrow2676 yeah, exactly this. Narcissism is an excuse, so let’s not give Alex even that. He’s just a garbage greedy person.

  • @darkguardian1314
    @darkguardian1314 Рік тому +125

    Bullies in school can have life lasting effects...
    I'm in my 60s now and grew as a person and even joined the Marines but there's still that dark corner where I have to deal with abuse from kids, kids lying to teachers and Im pattled or detention, and abusive father.
    Still haunts me...
    Why I'll never go to a school reunion or join a Facebook group. Cut lose bad memories.

    • @dirtyhiggins5484
      @dirtyhiggins5484 Рік тому +14

      Thank you for your service from an old paratrooper

    • @darkguardian1314
      @darkguardian1314 Рік тому +6

      @@dirtyhiggins5484 Oh Rah!!!
      C-130 rolling down the strip...😄
      Thank you for your risk taking jumps.
      I only got to SPIE rig one time during my tour for training.

    • @daydreamdirty
      @daydreamdirty Рік тому +1

      And have you cut those memories off or do they still remain?
      Edit- Also ty for your service. I was in the Army for a decade but I don’t look fondly back at my time in there.

    • @abstractapproach634
      @abstractapproach634 Рік тому

      Some kids these days seem like they didn't get bullied enough. But yeah, it can be a bitch

  • @Carnax6969
    @Carnax6969 Рік тому +86

    If things do go to court, I hope justice is actually found. There have been some cases I've kept up with that have some seriously damning evidence yet the offending party still managed to avoid justice somehow.

    • @KopperNeoman
      @KopperNeoman Рік тому

      Anarcho-Tyranny. Sometimes brought about by jury nullification, sometimes by a corrupt judiciary.

    • @shagohodred2464
      @shagohodred2464 Рік тому +2

      QuantumTV comes to mind.

  • @mobbs6426
    @mobbs6426 Рік тому +24

    I count the UA-cam community as "the Internet"
    If there's one thing you never do, it's going up against the Internet

  • @Gahet
    @Gahet Рік тому +8

    The most polite way I've heard someone say, "keep fucking around and you're going to find out."

  • @----.__
    @----.__ Рік тому +34

    Just a heads up Echelon, in order to easily obtain some of the hidden keys in this video I've resorted to downloading it and running it through VLC so I can more easily splice scroll masks and rotate etc. This will probably reduce the view time for you video.
    Might be better to hide the keys in a way that encourages viewing in youtube directly, rather than downloading for analysis.
    Peace m8

    • @UpperEchelon
      @UpperEchelon  Рік тому +22

      Thats fine. We are just thrilled to now be doing this game. Thank you for playing we hope to deserve your support

    • @----.__
      @----.__ Рік тому +12

      @@UpperEchelon I'll be putting your video on repeat on my server for a few days so you will still get a couple of hundred video views :)
      You're a true gentleman for putting these compos in your videos. Just a quick Q if I can. Who is responsible for your intro video? It's got some serious Revision/Assembly demo party vibes to it and I'm wondering if the person responsible is involved, I may have met them in the past.
      Again, you're a rock star Echelon. Much love from Oz mate.

    • @alexanderrahl7034
      @alexanderrahl7034 Рік тому +3

      @@----.__ putting videos on repeat adds views...?
      hmmm.... s'cuse me, i got some gaming of the system to do for myself lol

    • @----.__
      @----.__ Рік тому +7

      @@alexanderrahl7034 It increases engagement time which is what UE is after. If you can be bothered with scripting, use a VPN to change your IP before each repeat and it will count as a new view.
      Peace m8

    • @UpperEchelon
      @UpperEchelon  Рік тому +5

      Hey, My video intro was done by someone named William Eklof. He worked on art for the channel a couple times a long time ago.

  • @rightwingsafetysquad9872
    @rightwingsafetysquad9872 Рік тому +72

    The optimist in me thinks Alex knows how terrible what he's doing is and is trying to troll his way through destroying the patent system.

    • @DraodVideos
      @DraodVideos Рік тому +21

      Won't work and the term is called a Patent Troll. Someone hwo buys patents to sit on them to sue.

    • @Revan_7even
      @Revan_7even Рік тому +5

      @@DraodVideos I think they meant copyright/DMCA system.

    • @DraodVideos
      @DraodVideos Рік тому +2

      @@Revan_7even He literally said Patent. So.. probably not no.

  • @motivatedtoscapechildsupport
    @motivatedtoscapechildsupport Рік тому +66

    Magnatesmedia was lucky being helped by other people. This guy should be in jail asap.

  • @TrickyNekro
    @TrickyNekro Рік тому +18

    Man, this video gets you really humbled at the end. Oh the feels...

  • @niall2236
    @niall2236 Рік тому +10

    Thanks for covering this and keeping it talked about. Some huge youtubers have talked about it once, but then moved on. This needs to stay in peoples consciousness until its resolved

  • @MR._SNAJI
    @MR._SNAJI Рік тому +21

    I said this earlier and I'll say it again,
    Alex Edson is a goofball and He is definitely huffing an enormous amount of copium in order to embody clown energy from the boundless depths of both familiar and mysterious consciousness.

  • @matthewdemarey4762
    @matthewdemarey4762 Рік тому +3

    As someone who has also been in that dark, dark place, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for continuing to at least try and be kind despite all the genuinely great reasons you have to not be. It's always amazing to see people like you; it at least gives me a little bit of extra hope for the future.
    Mental health is of course no excuse, but it is a reason and it is an understandable one if you know. Even if something is no excuse, you never can really know what's going on in someone else's mind or how easy it can be to slip into that extremely dark place. I truly do hope Alex heads your words and gets the help he so obviously needs...but I'm also more than ready to stand against him with everyone else if he decides to go nuclear. It's unfortunate that the latter is the most likely outcome...but it's important to never lose all hope, especially when dealing with someone so clearly suffering.
    Thank you again for being kind and being insistent on not forcing the nuclear option if it doesn't have to be forced...it means a lot.

    • @thereseemstobeenanerror1219
      @thereseemstobeenanerror1219 Рік тому

      If you feel comfortable with doing so, would you mind explaining what is this extremely dark place?

  • @sumdewd
    @sumdewd Рік тому +37

    Seems like this path has brought him nothing but heartache hopefully he’ll take this opportunity to find a different path.

  • @salvadormuro7346
    @salvadormuro7346 Рік тому +3

    Good update. Thanks for sharing. You made me realize that I was the kid walking past, wanting to do something but being super skinny could not intervene, but now realizing we viewers are all the skinny kids that want to do something, looking around and realizing that 100 skinny kids around, all with the same face”yo there’s a lot of us actually 👀 “ , could easily take out the bully. Reassuring.
    You’re right, this screams mental health/substance use.
    Can’t wait for a top 20 YT drama video in a few years featuring this, hoping the segment ends with”Alex sought help, recovered and now runs a honey bee keeping business down south, magnates media bounced back and boomed as a result of the increased attention and directly because it is indeed one of YT highest quality channels….coming in at #19…”

  • @ayolevar
    @ayolevar Рік тому +13

    I love it when a community can come together against a shared enemy

  • @Fade2GrayOG
    @Fade2GrayOG Рік тому +11

    It's almost bizarre how many parallels there are between Edson and Illuminaughty.

  • @Noneed2cry
    @Noneed2cry Рік тому +23

    Amazingly I just realised while watching this, if he really just used this tactic against Google, Microsoft etc., I would probably even root for this guy.

  • @fuzzjunky
    @fuzzjunky Рік тому +21

    as usual youtube sits by and pretends this is our problem

    • @DanielBMS
      @DanielBMS Рік тому

      Lady Decade made a similar mistake when she did not seem to realize the ramifications when she faced a similar case.

  • @slouch186
    @slouch186 Рік тому +34

    I'll be shocked if this warning works. If everything does get dropped and Alex walks away from this stuff, please post some kind of update. I genuinely think that it would change my understanding of human behavior.

  • @aloftmelevar
    @aloftmelevar Рік тому +5

    14:49 he can't just say "hey all", he has to say "hello all", otherwise that'll expose him as being scott the woz's evil alter ego

  • @egtemp317
    @egtemp317 Рік тому +65

    I bet I’m not gonna find even a single bounty because I’m a listener and that’s it.

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits Рік тому +6

      Same here, except I found programming (Python, Java) too frustrating overall to pursue past my initial attempts to learn and get good at it for a career, so I probably wouldn't get it even if I succeeded because others will be much quicker.
      (No worries or complaints here to clarify, hope the rewards prove useful to those who make it!)

    • @----.__
      @----.__ Рік тому +5

      There's a QR code at 2:35 you'll find interesting.

    • @dogedd
      @dogedd Рік тому

      Hope he at least leaves the bounties up for people to eventually do them after the event ends

    • @----.__
      @----.__ Рік тому +4

      @@dogedd The keys are embedded in the video so they'll always be there, and I think Sick will leave the github entries so people can still access the script.

    • @UpperEchelon
      @UpperEchelon  Рік тому +24

      Yes, every puzzle we make will remain solvable for people that really want to try them. I would be honored if (eventually) people decided to come play the games in the videos regardless of the video itself. Two forms of content, simultaneously. I genuinely believe we are doing something Unique on UA-cam right now.

  • @r2doucebag595
    @r2doucebag595 Рік тому +7

    This went from beef to the whole cow

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla9069 Рік тому +25

    CensoredTube, Upper Echelon Gamers. UA-cam stopped being UA-cam a long time ago.

    • @rexvectum
      @rexvectum Рік тому

      Yo what does this mean 😂

    • @jgf4224
      @jgf4224 Рік тому

      What he meant is yt is now censoredtube.
      Your use of short words and calling out UE's whole channel name (even still using the old one) is confusing ppl.

    • @rexvectum
      @rexvectum Рік тому

      @@jgf4224 lol oh yeah okay thanks

    • @RealBullbear
      @RealBullbear Рік тому

      Some also call it soytube

  • @PukeSkinwalker
    @PukeSkinwalker Рік тому +19

    I hope he gets help and I hope he doesn't hurt others. More importantly, he needs to structure and organize his finances in such a way that he fixes a lot of the problems that he is having. When you have a lot of wealth, no one will tell you no. No one will tell you that doing this is a bad idea unless it is stuff like this. One of the most important things to do is structure and create an organization that manages you. Otherwise, your emotions or the emotions and hubris will take root and control. If you don't hold yourself accountable then someone else will take control of your reputation and wealth follows reputation so it will leave. My advice to him is for him to stop this nonsense. Know that reputation is key and the greatest strength and weakness that every single prominent person has. Wealth follows that reputation and you have tarnished it by harming the community. I am 100% against bullies. I wish him well in these next few months and hope he has a fun time in Scottsdale. We are watching.

    • @durshurrikun150
      @durshurrikun150 Рік тому

      He doesn't need help, he needs a good beating and a 10 years or so in a gulag

  • @AdamSchadow
    @AdamSchadow Рік тому +24

    I did not realize how rich he was alex take your money and stop bothering people you have enough to not have to ever work.

    • @Revan_7even
      @Revan_7even Рік тому +8

      Narcissists can't stand just stand around though, they need attention and validation of their inflated self-importance, and if they have the power, money, or influence they will get that attention and validation by force.

  • @ShareMyStoryGio
    @ShareMyStoryGio Рік тому +1

    Wow. What an amazing video! Here from MagnateMedia- thank you for standing up and speaking out about Alex. Thank you! ❤️

  • @AstroMadMac
    @AstroMadMac Рік тому +1

    I'll always believe this is the best chanel on UA-cam. UpperEchelon, make sure you stay awhile. You're levelheaded approach to topics is a warm welcome to an irrational internet/world.

  • @nefwaenre
    @nefwaenre Рік тому +79

    Mental health is not an excuse for the abhorrent behaviour alex shows. He's a narc, plain and simple, i don't care what else he has up his ars brain. As long as Magnates gets his channel back, that's all there is to it.

    • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough
      @AlexanderTheGoodEnough Рік тому +2

      dunno, if you keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, you are the definition of insane.

    • @TheGrowlingAraknid
      @TheGrowlingAraknid Рік тому

      The thing is, NPD(Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is a personality disorder not a mental illness per say. So it ain't his brain, it's his personality

    • @ThatGirlJD
      @ThatGirlJD Рік тому

      ​@@AlexanderTheGoodEnoughI have a feeling he has done this successfully a few times to very small channels and channels who could not fight back for various reasons. The targeting of a Russian channel was very telling and deliberate.

  • @herpderp7114
    @herpderp7114 Рік тому +9

    Being mentally unwell doesn't give one the right to be evil and that's certainly what he is.

  • @silverwolf27
    @silverwolf27 Рік тому

    @Upper Echelon
    I am always impressed by just how involved and thorough you are.
    Side note, I was bullied until College, grown up to become a 6'4", 250 lbs man unafraid anymore. What you did today, reflects a certain quality of individual we din't see much off today; someone, to, stand, up, for, OTHERS.
    Congratulations. I sincerely hope your voice reached him, bit as life taught me, it sadly rarely does.
    I feel like (for anime fans) you are Super Saiyan Goku, warning Frieza one last time after giving him his energy, and Alex (Frieza), too proud to see the chance he has, fires back and you just have to put him down with a sad, pained look on your face.
    I am looking forward to see the developments.

  • @EyesOfByes
    @EyesOfByes Рік тому +7

    He'd rather be infamous than non-famous

  • @Bbeaucha88
    @Bbeaucha88 Рік тому +1

    There is a 0.00% chance Alex doesn't choose to see this as a direct attack and try to reciprocate by trying to take the video down or file legal action despite the NUMEROUS and abundantly clear warning of the consequences he will bring down upon himself by doing so. UE more or less said "Alex you will stop hurting other people. Also, see that rocket launcher beside you? It is faulty and it WILL explode if you try to use it against me. That is not a threat, I am ADVISING YOU of the faulty rocket launcher."
    To which Alex will undoubtedly grab the rocket launcher, pull the trigger, and turn himself into a fine red mist.

  • @kelliegage2226
    @kelliegage2226 Рік тому +2

    I came here from Magnates Media to say thank you for lending John your voice

  • @hegyak
    @hegyak Рік тому +1

    UA-cam NEEDS to step up on these False DMCA reports.
    But that would cost them money. And effort. And those that DO file False DMCA Reports, are NOT punished with Perjury.

  • @motivatedtoscapechildsupport
    @motivatedtoscapechildsupport Рік тому +6

    26:10. Im afraid he may be able to take down this video with this part by copyrighted rules.I hope that he doesnt.

  • @Dw1nna
    @Dw1nna Рік тому +2

    Sometimes watching these videos feels like decyphering wutang lyrics. You wield subtlety like a blade. I'm impressed

  • @demorbe-official
    @demorbe-official Рік тому +2

    This is insane man.
    I jhus hope that Alex doesn't fight to take down this video as he has been doing.

  • @creepyoldlady2995
    @creepyoldlady2995 Рік тому +4

    Please keep us updated on Alex Edson and this very weird story. 👍

  • @terribletimr1340
    @terribletimr1340 Рік тому +11

    Hey man, your research is inspiring and your content is stoic and well presented. I really appreciate your work. Thanks for doing what you do!

  • @arbren
    @arbren Рік тому +3

    That's how he worked. He would search for channels with certain content. Then he would offer to buy or offer deals. He would take it over and use the content to target other channels to copyright claim or force apologies to create legal channels to sue them or get channels deleted/banned/bribed. Don't think he's going to stop.

  • @zeus866
    @zeus866 Рік тому +15

    Imo youtube should delete channels of those who abuse YT systems of copyrighting

  • @Shannon_Vlogs
    @Shannon_Vlogs Рік тому +12

    Loyal viewer of yours. If there is a gofundme for legal action, I will donate!

  • @TrickPink
    @TrickPink Рік тому

    I'm looking at this Mailtag bit and I just...
    For those in America:
    Every state's Attorney General Offices *should* have a Consumer Protection Bureau; NYS does.
    Every state's CPB *should* be open to take complaints confidentially, either online via form or email, or by phone; NYS does.
    Please, please, PLEASE I am begging report scams like this to your AG. If you live in NY this is even more encouraged the AG here *loves* taking out guys like this.
    If Alex had the actual law breathing down his neck when he had a shitty ass fraudulent cancellation policy he wouldn't have be able to get away with half the shit he now gets away with.
    PLEASE report scams as you come across them! I know you think it doesn't do anything but if you dug a little deeper you'd find out the work that gets done right under your nose.

  • @POLARTTYRTM
    @POLARTTYRTM Рік тому +7

    If you want to make bounties harder, make 60 fps videos, you can render videos at 60 fps preset even if they are 23/30 fps, just use a 60 fps video in the parts where the codes are.

    • @UpperEchelon
      @UpperEchelon  Рік тому

      4K 60 FPS is on the agenda as a way to increase my own ability to advance the game. Yes.

    • @POLARTTYRTM
      @POLARTTYRTM Рік тому +1

      @@UpperEchelon nice, good luck man. Keep up the awesome work.

  • @themostbestwizard
    @themostbestwizard Рік тому +1

    This guy is OBVIOUSLY a sociopath and it is impossible to negotiate with a sociopath. The only thing you can do with a sociopath is remove his ability to hurt people.

  • @sinsiliuxs120
    @sinsiliuxs120 Рік тому +7

    Does anyone know where the premier intro animation is from? It looked awesome.

    • @rallokkcaz
      @rallokkcaz Рік тому

      Yeah agreed.

    • @Underqualified_Gunman
      @Underqualified_Gunman Рік тому

      Did yt change it?

    • @sinsiliuxs120
      @sinsiliuxs120 Рік тому

      ​@@Underqualified_Gunman There was a sick looping animation during the premier, then the regular intro when the video started.

  • @MobileGamingLegendz
    @MobileGamingLegendz Рік тому +1

    First time viewer, and I freaking love how candid you are and how you explain this situation, new subscriber here, can't wait to dip in to your backlog of videos.

  • @zhaochongzheng3875
    @zhaochongzheng3875 Рік тому +1

    I'd love to see the cypher solutions after the codes have been found, especially as the difficulty goes up. Its a great learning opportunity, even if it would only be a document.

  • @NightDocs
    @NightDocs Рік тому +1

    This whole thing is wild beyond belief

  • @g.r.o.g.u.1892
    @g.r.o.g.u.1892 Рік тому +3

    UE, mad respect for choosing to not push drama for clicks.
    I appreciate how you have handled the alex videos but youre really kicking some butt here with this one.
    Alex may be in the wrong, but I dont want him to destroy himself either.
    Thanks for keeping the ARG going!

  • @M.W.2
    @M.W.2 Рік тому +3

    This guy is basically the human equivalent of Scientology

  • @pikapi6993
    @pikapi6993 Рік тому +1

    Guys, never subscribe to anything without reading the cancellation policy and researching wether people had a bad experience

  • @MrPINKFL0YD
    @MrPINKFL0YD Рік тому +1

    I've been watching MM for a long time and as You say he's a good guy who does not deserve this arrangement and threat to his only income.

  • @EyesOfByes
    @EyesOfByes Рік тому +2

    So...MoistCritikal and Ludwig just had a stream where they discussed the topic. And the the fact that Alex had privacy striked Ludwig. They both have a sh*t ton of money. How much? They happily loose money by owning an E-sportteam.

  • @brentpeddy4223
    @brentpeddy4223 Рік тому +1

    Team Magnates Go! Thank you Upper Echelon! This is some of most impressive investigative journalism I've seen in decades. I'm almost sure this will go to court and I'll be glad that it sets a new standard to ensure the efficacy of content creators. This whole scenario seems like a season of Mr Robot. If Elliot Alderson got a hold of this he would destroy Adam in more ways than one. Great work!

  • @BestStockStrategy
    @BestStockStrategy Рік тому +1

    He would be annihilated with a well-pleaded lawsuit...Lanham Act as the primary cause of action for anti-competitive behavior.

  • @jayraybro6284
    @jayraybro6284 Рік тому +1

    A child doesn't change just because you tell them the consequences of their actions..... only after they know the suffering and/or humiliation of their actions do they know that they have to change in order to have any hope of being better in the future.

    • @jayraybro6284
      @jayraybro6284 Рік тому

      One of the saddest lies humanity tells themselves is that they stop being a child once they grow bigger. You only truly reach adult hood when you act like as one should, before that all you are is slightly bigger child.

  • @terribletimr1340
    @terribletimr1340 Рік тому +1

    I'd love to see a long form vid of what you do behind the scenes of these videos! thanks for your work.

  • @simoncodrington
    @simoncodrington Рік тому +6

    Another outstanding video mate, cheers for keeping these people held accountable for their dogshit online antics

  • @hehheh382
    @hehheh382 Рік тому +7

    Dang you upper echelon. You just made me lose "the game". I was winning for years. Until your description ending. I lost the game.

    • @Glitter_H_Hoof
      @Glitter_H_Hoof Рік тому +4

      damnit, I've been going strong for months

  • @manwiththeredface7821
    @manwiththeredface7821 Рік тому +2

    "A lawsuit would conjure subscribers... ...not just for me but for MagnatesMedia"
    I only heard about and checked out MM's work because of this lawsuit and I really like his content. The irony is that I was also a longtime subscriber of Business Casual (before Alex Edson got his hands on that channel).

  • @Scarecr0wn
    @Scarecr0wn Рік тому +1

    I love what are you doing in these situations. In case of suing, I am absolutely going-to-fund-you if that will be needed.

  • @anarmorarm
    @anarmorarm Рік тому +2

    Important to note that mail trackers like MailTag often have full permissions to your inbox and can access all of the data inside of it.
    I can only imagine what an unscrupulous person like Alex Edson would do with all of that info. Probably all that he can, even beyond selling it to third parties.

  • @SwedetasticGames
    @SwedetasticGames Рік тому

    I do love how broad your coverage is when it comes to amount of subjects, and also when it comes to potential legal issues, going for the absolute throat with nothing but reciepts. It's fantastic.

  • @pablowentscobar
    @pablowentscobar Рік тому +1

    Please Alex, Take this to court. We need the case law of you getting absolutely wrecked to dissuade future morons from bringing false copywrite claims against honest content creators. This nonsense has gone too far and youtube needs a swift kick in the arse before they'll act.

  • @Seinsmelled
    @Seinsmelled Рік тому +267

    alex edson kissed boys in middle school

    • @tonifakerman9639
      @tonifakerman9639 Рік тому +1

      I like it but this is the sort of shit that this channel seeks to dismiss in its audience. Unless you’re one of the boys that went to middle school and was kissed by him stfu. The counter action of propaganda is not propaganda, it’s truth. So, once again stfu

    • @georgezachos7322
      @georgezachos7322 Рік тому +25

      @@brolicanklesanonymous I agree. You see the likes, though? This is the kind of shit we end up with, because youtube removed the dislike button counter.

    • @Seinsmelled
      @Seinsmelled Рік тому +19

      @@georgezachos7322 I would have cooked up an insult, but you look like you could beat me up

    • @georgezachos7322
      @georgezachos7322 Рік тому +5

      @@Seinsmelled Potentially, but hey.

    • @squirrel_slapper
      @squirrel_slapper Рік тому +4

      Who didn't?!

  • @ArsenTech
    @ArsenTech Рік тому

    My Opinion on This UA-cam Drama is That Alex Edson is Abusing every Strike System Causing Magnates Media to be Removed From UA-cam. I'm Standing For Magnates Media Against Alex!

  • @LithuaniaExplained
    @LithuaniaExplained Рік тому

    Thanks for using your platform and voice to continue to cover this!

  • @thorsteinnorman7133
    @thorsteinnorman7133 Рік тому

    I was bullied heavily for years, and no one helped, not even the teachers. Then I suddenly got tired of it and fought back, and I realized... I was fkn strong... So I beat the crap out of every one of the bullies and made them kneel before me. When I started a new school, one of the first things I did was find out who the bullies were, and I kick the crap out of them, establishing that they shouldn't mess with me. I kept doing this all the way up to university, when people trying to mess with me would back off by the sheer look I gave them.
    It is sad to have to say, but that was the only way to get them to leave me alone, and it was only after starting to do this that I got any friends at school.

  • @dreamer72
    @dreamer72 Рік тому +1

    This is the biggest "Don't you dare fucking try it" I've seen in a long while.

  • @reeven1721
    @reeven1721 Рік тому

    0:00 We didn't have UA-cam or Facebook or Twitter on the playground. God, I miss those days.

  • @timmytwotimes9936
    @timmytwotimes9936 Рік тому

    I’m now a subscriber and will share this video with everyone I know!!

  • @nothing4mepls973
    @nothing4mepls973 Рік тому +1

    You know, someone who sees the error of their ways is a very sympathetic person. This is a huge opportunity for him. Undoubtedly he'd see more success going that route, but will his ego allow him to back down?

  • @Razer5542
    @Razer5542 Рік тому +1

    Man, Upper out there burying Alex is so wholesome.

  • @RealDarragh
    @RealDarragh Рік тому +1

    Lawsuit or not, you already got a new viewer as a result of the conflict :)

  • @tonybrayley-remaxrealtyser3504

    Love your stance, bro! Standing up for your colleague is truly generous and commendable. Please keep up the fight against this toxic individual. Cheers!

  • @IlIIIlllIlIlllI
    @IlIIIlllIlIlllI Рік тому

    Magnates Media is back online and posting videos and you are probably the main reason his channel was not deleted. I'm really proud of you mate, you're the Batman of the UA-cam community :)

  • @LiquidAudio
    @LiquidAudio Рік тому +1

    Great work man, I've watched and read as much as I could on this and your coverage has been outstanding IMO.

  • @infinitivez
    @infinitivez Рік тому +1

    People are so committed sometimes to futile efforts. Alex will likely only learn his at the bottom of a long destructive path. Let's just hope he's at the end.

  • @ayyyyooo7191
    @ayyyyooo7191 Рік тому

    Hello UE! I just wanna say thank you for covering this. I am ashamed to say that when youtube recomended BC's video of RT plagiarism(thought it funny at the time that he said youtube doesn't want me to see the video(by recomending it to mee i suppose)). But i watched the video with half screen paying some attetion to it and doing something else with other half. But the thing im trying to say is that he kinda fooled me into believing some of his stuff. I thought he was a bit speedy, paranoid and anxious by the end of it(probably the adderal tweaking his brain) and thought he was overreacting, but thought he was a good guy cause i didn't think about the stuff enough. Thanks for making me think more what i'm hearing on UA-cam again. Great video and I hope you find fortunes. Thanks and have a great future!

  • @JoeK627
    @JoeK627 Рік тому +4

    I'd have a good laugh at Sargon vs Akilah v 2.0.

  • @headlessfool7050
    @headlessfool7050 Рік тому

    You are a Genius. Let us know when its time to show support for the case .

  • @andreashley6084
    @andreashley6084 Рік тому +2

    32 mins of “fuck around and find out”

  • @francischaves2357
    @francischaves2357 Рік тому +1

    Never has a threat sounded and felt soooooooo good and satisfying! Well said!

  • @YSHRHAKING
    @YSHRHAKING Рік тому +1

    This drama is juicy. can't wait for the next phase!

  • @21Malkavian
    @21Malkavian Рік тому +2

    I have to wonder about what Alex Edson is thinking. But then again, I don't pay heed to malicious personalities of any sort. Edson should grow as a person and not act like he owns the world. Because there's a saying that every business person should be aware of. *"Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely."*
    Do you know what that means, Edson?
    It means get the hell off of UA-cam.

  • @dannii_L
    @dannii_L Рік тому +3

    I think you're really giving him way more credit than is due.

  • @DavidBadilloMusic
    @DavidBadilloMusic 11 місяців тому

    The dude buys a channel, threatens a bunch of people with nonsensical lawsuits, and completely shuts down the content production in the channel he bought!? Huh!!??

  • @CallMeTwisty
    @CallMeTwisty Рік тому

    Im sorry that I was not able to get more information for you

  • @NeiasaurusCreations
    @NeiasaurusCreations 10 місяців тому

    The problem with second chances is if they're on their 15th second chance, at that point you're just inviting problems. Willingly becoming part of it. After like the 3rd chance, anymore is just folly.

  • @Crushercorp
    @Crushercorp Рік тому

    That tape recorder brings back memories, my grandfather used to have 2 of these.

  • @eddyram4932
    @eddyram4932 Рік тому +1

    Throw the whole law book at this Alex character 😂