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5 min readIn one of his livestreams, Asmongold reacted to the news that Honda had terminated its sponsorship of esports organization Team Liquid after a Team Liquid member posted a meme about a nuclear bomb. For Asmongold, this wasn't a surprising or regrettable event—it was proof that the entire business model of mainstream esports is built on a lie, and that the only sustainable future for competitive gaming lies in embracing sponsorships from porn, gambling, and cryptocurrency companies.
The Blue-Chip Sponsorship Trap
Asmongold draws a sharp distinction between two kinds of sponsors. "Blue chip brands" are companies like Honda, Ford, Progressive, and Samsung—corporations with pristine, sanitized reputations that demand total control over their image. When a blue-chip brand partners with an esports organization, any controversy—even a tasteless joke—can trigger an immediate withdrawal. In this case, Honda terminated its entire partnership with Team Liquid over a single meme referencing the atomic bombing of Japan, a country where Honda is headquartered.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:28) **Honda Drops Team Liquid Over a Joke** - Honda terminates its sponsorship of Team Liquid after a member posted a meme about a nuclear bomb, which Asmongold uses as a launching point for his broader argument.
- 2 (05:09) **Calling for Accelerationism in Esports** - Asmongold argues that esports should stop chasing blue-chip sponsors and instead embrace "porn, gambling, and alcohol" as stable funding sources.
- 3 (06:56) **Why the FGC Is the Best Esports Community** - Asmongold explains that the FGC avoids the problems of mainstream esports because it is built from the ground up, not by corporate mandates.
- 4 (10:34) **Esports Is Built on a "Throne of Lies"** - Asmongold argues the entire esports economy is an artificially inflated bubble, sustained by venture capitalism and misplaced optimism.
- 5 (13:19) **The Need for Drama and Authenticity** - Asmongold argues that sanitized, "good game" esports events are boring; viewers want real drama and conflict.
- 6 (16:41) **The Audience Is Exclusively Young Men** - Asmongold argues that the core audience for esports and the UFC is men aged 18-40, and trying to appeal to a broader audience is a fool's errand.
- 7 (18:20) **The Corpo Apology Is Fake and Damaging** - Asmongold criticizes the forced, insincere apologies that content creators give to satisfy corporate sponsors.
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