This is like a parent of a kid with Autism's worst nightmare. People using his idiosyncrasies for their own shits and giggles while the kid relishes in the attention even though he is the butt of the joke because in his mind he finally has "friends". Fucking heartbreaking.

The progression of innocent kid exploring new york to A complete dive into alcoholism. It doesn't help that everyone he encounters is encouraging him to drink.

Seeing him and daniel larson side by side irl sent chills down my spine. They do not need to combine forces.

I feel bad for Joshua because he really could use help from a trusted adult or an autism center. It's concerning how often he just puts himself into dangerous situations without being aware of it.

one detail you missed: before Josh turned 21 he went on a solo trip to Cancun where he had his first experience with alcohol. he wandered around the streets drunk & alone and lost a bunch of his possessions

i knew him in high school, back then he was just the kid in the special ed class who stood in the classroom doorway saying hi to everyone who passed him. nuts

It’s insane that his family never stepped in while all of this went down, and he DOCUMENTED IT ONLINE. He was exploited online as a lolcow by people that genuinely didn’t care whether he lived or died, and to him they were just devoted fans that supported his lifestyle.

This is really sad. I know a girl with autism who acts exactly like this, even the pattern of speech and facial expressions are identical. People like this really need a good influence and a little guidance to flourish, the girl I know has an okay support system, and seems to be doing well, this poor kid has been failed by everyone.

i met him a few years ago with a buddy of mine, we saw him as we were driving and yelled his name. he ran across a busy street to say hi and made us watch tiktoks that he made then just left on a whim. his smell was so goddamn repulsive that it lingered in my nose for awhile. he was running to god knows where on the sidewalk before we talked to him and when he left he just continued on running. 10/10 experience.

met josh at a bar in brooklyn. he asked my girlfriend what was in a mai thai, downed three in around 10 min, then left without tipping. autism be dammed the boy can drink.

A lot of us end up as an alcoholic. It’s so good at dulling out the world and helping with over stimulation. I’m struggling right now, myself.

as someone with autism it is incredibly disheartening to see someone in my community get so neglected by the systems around them. it is very clear to me that Josh needs structured support in his life like a caretaker or program to assist adults with higher needs autism. I have no issue with someone on the spectrum having a social media presence but he's being taken advantage of by his fans and especially by Michael. I hope that Josh finds a community that supports him and gets him the help he needs. i honestly dont know what someone outside of his life can do to help him.

He needs help and support. He obviously has higher support needs because of his autism and it sucks that people are treating him like Chris Chan 2.0. This whole situation was preventable by having someone actively take care of him.

Josh has level 2 autism, literally, which is the same degree as the people on love on the spectrum for context. He is not in any state to be managed by someone like Quinn. He legit needs to be living with grandparents or family.

the way the internet comes together to feel righteous and superior to intellectually challenged people online while openly bullying and manipulating them is wild.

I went to high school with Josh, he was such a sweet kid. Going viral really effected him he was making people in school pay for pictures it was all so weird. He was so kind and then going viral just made everything so bad

Josh's smile as he killed that poor fish was the most expressive I've ever seen him lmfao

I met Joshua in the mall on LI, He was just walking around babbling about "being banned" from one of the stores. Took a pic w him, truly inspiring individual. (Edit: I saw him AGAIN on the train today, He was chuggin' a white claw, sailor hat n all Edit II: He got arrested in Penn Station 2 days later 💀)

The people around him using, abusing and harrassing this poor autistic young man for clout and money are exactly what's wrong with the world. Instead of helping Josh better himself, they're weaponising his condition against him without him even realising. I grew up around manipulative parents who hid things from me and treated me like an idiot, and it's taken me almost a decade to recover from that and repair my trust in others. This is a sad situation, I do feel for the guy despite everything.

Josh needs rehab. He needs to live with someone else who will take care of him. This whole situation is just sad and tragic. As an autistic person it pisses me off that he’s being taken advantage of like this. If I saw people harassing Josh in NYC I’d tell them to leave him alone

Colby Bryant

somehow tuned tinkle tom out and just listened to foo fighters in the background for a good minute

Fishing in the Hudson River is WILD 😂😂😂 tf you gonna catch, dead bodies? Ts gross all the way up to PK.

How has MQ not been arrested for exploiting someone with obvious mental disabilities??? He's not a caregiver in any sense, shape, or fashion. This should be illegal!!! RIP!

Haven’t watched yet but I’ll be astounded if you managed to squeeze in the fact that, the day before this came out, he was robbed in New Orleans

I can't help but feel a mix of sympathy and concern for Joshua. It's clear that he's struggling and in need of support. Hopefully, someone in his life can step in and help him get the help he needs.

Its honestly so sad too see a sweet kid get sucked into a black hole of addiction, and bad people. Shame, truly.

Not taking Josh's problems into account, claiming to be somebody's caretaker when they don't fucking know you, obviously distressing someone with mental problems to the point of aggression and then playing the victim is fucking vile. Douglas should be ashamed.

idk i could absolutely see that michael guy being some kind of sex pest that preys on these kind of guy's and how gullible they are. its a lot more common than people think, i have autism and am pretty oblivious, and the number of times ive had weird older men proposition me to be their "assistant" or "buddy" after meeting me is more than i can count on one hand. im really glad i figured it out really quickly.

I’m autistic and I went through a phase of drinking a whole bottle(or sometimes more) of vodka every night for like 2 or 3 years, I haven’t drank since Christmas Eve and I feel so much better 👍🏼👍🏼

i absolutely love how deep you dive into these situations. love your content. its always fun to watch.

People with autism & adhd are more likely to develop addiction’s especially when it’s gone undiagnosed or untreated due to under stimulation (therapy or pharmaceuticals) easily leaves one open to be able to abuse substances like alcohol. It’s easy to acquire bc of the lack of legality around it, it makes your brain slow down or not feel like it’s attacking itself, it makes you feel or believe you’re grounded in yourself because everything is quiet and you aren’t scripting in your head or masking, thinking and overthinking each little twitch of your own actions or feeling every little fiber on your skin. I was coerced into drinking at 19 by a man a few years older than me and he dangled it like a reward since he eventually knew about the abusive circumstances I grew in. I stayed like that for years so much so that I don’t remember the ages between 20/21-27, and the year before last I had a psychotic break bc of alcohol abuse. I still have no clue how I’ve lived this long yet I’m only 29, I’ve been near death so many times but I’m proud to say I’m 6 months sober because of the help I got which came in the form of my younger sister support and compassion. Of course I had to want to change & put in the effort but just knowing someone, a single person would give more than a shit if I killed my self is what helped give me the strength to not push over that line to end my own life. Having autism, adhd or any sort of ASPD & developmental delays while trying your best to function on a day to day basis is absolute torture. Withdrawals from alcohol are the equivalent of neuropathy you can’t sleep to the point of hallucination nor can you eat or move. You just shiver in place while sweating buckets and trying to breathe, it feels like dying. Lol cow culture and channels like this that feed into it while trying to pretend to be an objective “documentation” of a real person who is only getting worse bc of the maladapted freaks who get off on watching people slowly deteriorate/enable him are the lowest bottom feeders that need to be rounded up and hunted for sport. Tom your channel is like your genes, extremely unfortunate yet somehow lucky to have made it so far to “evolve.” Between your awful cadence, lack of any literacy and the jump scare that is your misshapen Pillsbury dough textured ass face, I’m praying on your inevitable down fall 🙏🏾

Never heard of this guy, but he appears to need a guardian. His mannerisms are those of someone who is on the further end of the spectrum. Goodness

the channel that tracks the amount of alcohol he consumed is so scary he is on the track to die very young

This is so incredibly disturbing. He needed guidance and found a wolf in sheep's clothing. 😥 the internet is a dangerous place for mentally unstable people with no trustworthy adults running the ship.

i saw him in nola literally the other day on bourbon street, he was being followed by a crowd of people. then the next day he was talking to detectives bc he was robbed. it was insane ngl

Tom the type of guy to become infertile from eating scented candles

Him singing New York is what lives rent free in my head

I’m a full time artist, I go into a studio every day and paint all day. It’s a whole thing. But all that to say I can listen to whatever I want and I always enjoy your videos. They’re really interesting and well researched for what I can tell. Helps me get through the day. 😊

watching stuff like this feels so surreal to me because like...i'm autistic and grew up a very sheltered and very Online kid. it's kind of a "there but for the grace of god go i" kinda feeling i find this whole situation so depressing tbh. dude needed a lot of help he just wasn't getting

as someone who teaches at a school for kids with disabilities, mostly autism, it makes me a little sad to see this video.. yes, people like josh are iconic and hilarious without even trying to be.. but they don’t realize how many things they’re doing come across.. josh asking for money for pictures is completely benign and innocent from his point of view. in his mind he’s offering a service that he can ask for money for. he’s autistic. don’t get mad at him :/ with the level of functioning that josh is at, somebody should be looking after him and the things he is doing. the sad truth is many kids with autism, going into adulthood, aren’t being cared for the way they should by the adults around them. parents leave, grandparents die, and these kids/young adults are left without the guidance they need to keep them safe.

Love that the internet connects us to basically any information we can hope to find and so many people use it to harass the mentally ill. We deserve what we get.

I saw Josh in the strand in NYC and he was in the like rare books section just screaming on the phone literally a month ago before new years. Everyone was weirded out. Great guy highly recommend

I remember I was at a park one time and Josh came up to me, needless to say I was terrified. He smelt like garbage on fire that had two stick legs to walk on. I was repulsed and wanted to run.

I feel for this kid, if every adult in his life didn't fail him and he got some actual help I feel like he'd be okay b

I actually know this guy. He is a frequent visitor of the mall I used to work at on LI. He often just walks around or sits in the food court. Sometimes High school kids will come bother him and he is usually silent or starts to sing. He’s just a weird guy all around. Hope he’s alright.

Didn't expect Amber Heard to be a part of this story tbh. No bed is safe!

Neurodivergent people are easily addicted to things. Like alcohol.

Never thought you knew what who this guy was lmao. Been following him since 2020, until he recently blocked me for encouraging him to block Micheal Quinn

Tom the type of guy to be told “good video” and respond “you too”

His first song is such a lo-fi college radio bop. It would fit right between 'They're Coming to Take Me Away' and 'Fish Heads'.

"heartbreaking" is such an accurate description. He has no positive support system in his life from the looks of things, and my heart goes out to him knowing that one day he won't be able to afford this lifestyle he's pressured into, and when his money runs out, I suspect those he considers friends will leave as well, leaving Josh all alone. Realizing that scenario is not far off is what really breaks my heart. He used to be so innocent, and I genuinely do not think he knows any better

i'm pretty sure michael quinn tried to send a cease and desist to the guy who counts joshua's alcohol consumption on tiktok

39:40 "local guide" doesn't mean they're a tour guide, its something google gives reviewers when they review a certain amount and have verified their visits with photos and other stuff, giving a detailed experience of their visit to the places they review lol.

Josh spent gym class in high school literally chucking dirt and spitting out water bottle caps. He would also say the funniest shit lmao

I take him seriously, and wish more people would as well. There is a hurt child/teen inside that adult that needs love and attention. His autism only makes his traumas worse, trying to deal with this dystopian reality called life.

I'm gonna be real. Josh advertised his tour like a drink, proving CD heartbreakingly right. When you consume something, it consumes you right back.

Michael putting together the Daniel/Joshua meeting for Netflix like they’re making “Beef on the Spectrum”

Met bro in Brooklyn and he just started talking to me about being banned on tinder

I’m high as fuck this is actually heartbreaking to see all of the bad shit put together

I unironically think that lolcow watching has done more for public health than the last 30 years of PSAs, because you actually see what substance abuse does in a day to day basis, you see someone rotting in real time from a safe distance, and as such makes you think twice about your own actions. Truly amazing.

Damn the amount idc about the subjects of Tom's videos can not be under stated but Tom makes it so interesting

The Foo Fighters Everlong in the background is gas

Hey! Thanks for mentioning. Josh is in trouble man.

I’m so glad you mentioned the tracker. He alone is an incredible creator. His presentation, data, personality etc are all incredible. I was t paying any attention to Josh till I saw the tracker

Ngl "Banned???? I don't have any instruments!!!" made me laugh

I started following him back in 2019 and it breaks my heart to watch him go from trying jelly fruits and dancing to something that I didn't even recognize.

i have autism and it makes me upset that people who are also autistic get made fun of so much on the internet. whether people are aware or not it is abliesm to treat autistic people so much worse and a lot of autistic people get encouraged to do bad things when they become a lol cow. he also clearly needs more support for his autism than he is getting and it is upsetting seeing how often autistic people are neglected of the support they need

Keeps saying mainstream media but I’ve never heard of this guy or like anyone else “tik tok” famous. If you’re not on the app you do not know 80 percent of the people who are “famous” within that bubble and I am glad.

I remember finding him back around 2020 when he was doing coffee drink reviews and stuff like that. It’s been wild to see his downfall on life.

Im noticing this a lot. The internet loves making fun of people and people with special needs are especially vulnerable to these kinds of things. It's sickening honestly. Same with Chris chan. Only psychopaths would ever do what they did to him. Honestly I like the your videos but making a video about this guy isn't the way. It's not necessary and he doesn't need more spotlight as is.

A friend and I met him at Penn last June and took a picture after seeing Avenged Sevenfold at MSG, he just said “I was on Barstool Sports” and then walked away. 2 days later another friend ran into him at NYC pride, he’s been really easy to notice lately with the captain’s hat, on top of the fact that he just wants to be noticed. Just like Josh I’m from Long Island, so on the train to and from Penn Station and around the city and on the subway my odds of seeing him are pretty high at any given time. You can really tell he just wants to be well known and it’s sad to see the way people have exploited him. I’ll never forget the first time I saw the video of him on the train talking about how his mom died. I truly hope he can get the help he needs sooner rather than later.

Josh when the cops show up to his house but they have to turn off their body cams because they didn't pay the $25 cameo fee

The man looks like “🤓” and “🤪” mixed together

As someone who addiction issues hearing him drunk and apologizing really hurts. You can feel that he does feel guilty but can't understand how to handle it any better. Ive seen Josh over the years on tiktok and it always makes me so sad. I wish he would get help, he seems like such a fun person to have around, but he just can't handle his inhibitions. ❤

Thanks turkey Tom, your videos have helped me through yet another work day. Can't wait to rewatch the cool cat and Chris Chan documentarys for the 100th time

That voice! This guy could do a killer cover of Ram Ranch!!

i saw him in new york one time 😭 he’s quite literally insane

Between the autism and his mom passing when he was a young pre-teen , to his dad deciding to just give up on him, I can’t help but feel bad for this guy, even if he did stomp a fish. And even if he did become an alcoholic 😢 loosing your family is hard… but when you have autism it’s like you don’t even stand a chance to make good decisions and get over your hardships 😢😢😢

I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR A VIDEO ESSAY ON THIS GUY

horrible to see joshua fall into this state of alcoholism, i remember it was just him being goofy in NYC.

7:57 This guy's vertical is insane

All jokes aside i feel rly bad for him, my drinking habit was almost as bad back in January of this year and honestly it kinda ruined me, the sad truth is a lot of autistic folk end up falling down the same rabbit hole we feel isolated and incredibly anxious about even basic social interactions and some of us realise alchol appears to be the closest thing to a cure for it out there and sadly some people never reflect on them selves and as shown here become highly dependent on it.

poor guy, the internet can be a cruel place

its cool to see turkey tom getting less and less formal in his videos and putting more jokes in, i like it

Sometimes I think it’s odd that I watch Tom’s videos about the rise and fall of Zoomers I first heard about at the start of the video, but then I go back to pooping and ignoring my kids.

Came to KZfaq to listen to a song but the soothing voice of a new Tom video is way too tempting 😮‍💨

I actually have a story with seeing World of T Shirts in person. So I went into NYC last year because wanted to go see Joshua Block on one of "his tours". Its literally him barhopping with abunch of trolls lol. So like he always shows in his tiktoks one of these NYC bars he goes to over there and he posted the time and place of his tour online. So I go to the bar and see if I could spot him and I didn't think I would or might of missed him by the time I got there. Im just standing outside near the entrance and joke to myself "where tf is this guy?" Then I shit you not I turn to my side and see him and an army of trolls behind him like walking towards me (near the entrance) with his little shit captain's hat on leading them. I even said out loud "holy shit" because it was just such a huge group of people being lead by him and some of the trolls even heard me and laughed. I go inside to watch him and I dont know if it was just him or he was sharing alcohol with the trolls but he bought the most amount of alcohol Ive ever seen a human being drink. I was kind of impressed ngl even though Joshua Block is kind of a bitch. Went to go take a piss in the bar and thought he would still be there with his trolls but they were all gone and he went somewhere else

it's terrifying/funny to see my old comment scrolled by from years ago in a video by you man. made me gasp and stop a go no fucking way. love the videos man.

its kinda crazy how such a fragile and easily offended community has no problem almost instantly turning on and bullying someone who is definitely not all there over a fish.

Thank God for this video! One of my fav yters oat covering something I had seen on my own page, which had me wondering what the hell the backstrory was!

Yo I’ve been watching your channel for about a year or so. Your outro song that was a dethtech was such a banger, and made me a massive fan of them😂

i've been consumed by the world of tshirts lore since early 2021 and i can say that this is the only reputable doc/essay released on youtube so far

This will permanently change the color of my tongue for weeks, goodness.

Met him in Times Square during my first visit to NYC in summer of 2021, he was really nice to be honest.

same thing is happening to another "influencer" with autism, ryan trout/ryan the lion. he turned to alcohol and weed, went to rehab for the alcohol, and now he is the self proclaimed "vape god" and we can see in his new videos he looks miserable and his skin is awful. its so sad that he thinks this is what will get him attention cos it clearly has gotten him attention, everyone is trying to tell him to stop but he won't read the comments. its really sad and i pray for that man.

I literally just thought about this guy and then see in this is the tab, his life is horrifying but inspiring (I seriously have to stop drinking and relapsing, it's doing nothing but damage). I'm honestly surprised he's not extremely sick by now

54:06- I believe you meant to say if someone blows a .08 they will get a DWI. You said .8. .8 is beyond alcohol poisoning! Haha. I don't mean to come off as a nag, I just wasn't sure if you meant to say that. If so, I hope I learned you something. I've never heard of most of the people who you talk about but I like your style and idk how common commentary channels are but you definitely should be in the top tier of that group. You do some great work, khed! Haha. Thanks for all the chuckles

Peacing out at the fish stomping. Love your content bu after working with kids with Autism its really sad to see Josh without any support system and seeing the streets of new york consume him. :(

I went to school with this kid, it’s sad to see where he’s at right now with his addiction considering I have my own. He seemed like a great kid but once I saw his videos when he was licking the train floor and eating bugs I knew he went off the rail. It’s not his fault though to be fair. Popularity is a poison for sure and it definitely made him do things he never thought he would. I hope for the best for you Josh -from a pmhs drop out who saw nothing but good in you.