Ernesto Castro: from Podemos insider to Catholic YouTuber
Ernesto Castro, a philosopher once linked to Podemos, returns to YouTube after an existential crisis announcing his conversion to Catholicism. Strategy or genuine faith?
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Ernesto Castro returns to YouTube as a convert to Catholicism
What leads a philosopher who came close to suicide to announce his conversion to Catholicism on YouTube? Ernesto Castro, known for his Podemos ties and his Marxist analyses, has made a 180-degree turn: after an existential crisis and a digital disappearance, he is back more Catholic than the Pope. The conservative niche on the platform promises to be more profitable than lecturing on Aristotle.
The news has triggered a flood of skeptical reactions. For some, it is nothing more than a strategic move: the Christian niche on YouTube moves crowds, and Castro has lost his university post. Others see it as an intellectual drift, a Bergamín in reverse: from Podemos supporter to Catholic in a decade. Questions about his mental stability are not long in coming.
Castro himself, in his announcement, mentioned suicidal thoughts. The conversion, however, seems more intellectual than spiritual to many observers. Some argue it is just another experiment by a man who has always approached ideas from the head, not the heart. And the faith market on YouTube, with creators like Fortunata y Jacinta, shows that the online religion business is booming.
All in all, between the existential crisis and the faith niche, Castro has landed on a tidy business. Someone should tell Hume that his critique of religion has become obsolete in the age of the algorithm.
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What leads a philosopher who came close to suicide to announce his conversion to Catholicism on YouTube? Ernesto Castro, known for his Podemos ties and his Marxist analyses, has made a 180-degree turn: after an existential crisis and a digital disappearance, he is back more Catholic than the Pope. The conservative niche on the platform promises to be more profitable than lecturing on Aristotle.
The news has triggered a flood of skeptical reactions. For some, it is nothing more than a strategic move: the Christian niche on YouTube moves crowds, and Castro has lost his university post. Others see it as an intellectual drift, a Bergamín in reverse: from Podemos supporter to Catholic in a decade. Questions about his mental stability are not long in coming.
Castro himself, in his announcement, mentioned suicidal thoughts. The conversion, however, seems more intellectual than spiritual to many observers. Some argue it is just another experiment by a man who has always approached ideas from the head, not the heart. And the faith market on YouTube, with creators like Fortunata y Jacinta, shows that the online religion business is booming.
All in all, between the existential crisis and the faith niche, Castro has landed on a tidy business. Someone should tell Hume that his critique of religion has become obsolete in the age of the algorithm.
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