Destiny

**Steven Kenneth Bonnell II,** known online as **Destiny**, is an American YouTuber who advocates for liberal progressive ideas. Although not a BreadTuber himself, he has had frequent interactions and drama with the BreadTube community. His content is a mix of both politics and gaming.

## Early Life

Destiny was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 12, 1988. He is half Cuban-American from his mother's side and was raised in a Catholic conservative environment. Once he reached adulthood after living with his grandmother, he entered the University of Nebraska to pursue a degree in music. He would later quit schooling to focus on earning money as a casino restaurant manager only to be fired from that job shortly after.

By 2011, Destiny was working long hours as a carpet cleaner, averaging $3-4 per hour in wages. He eventually decided to become a full-time video game streamer and found great success in doing so. He went on to play professional Starcraft for the team Quantic Gaming and was known for his aggressive antics when talking to people. During this time, he was a right-wing libertarian but started shifting leftward to the center after seeing incidents of homophobia and sexism in the gaming community.

## Career

### Origins

By the mid-2010s, he became a liberal and debated many conservative and alt-right figures. One of his most notable debates was when he outed JonTron as a white nationalist in March 2017. He quickly became one of the most respected liberal content creators during the anti-SJW era, pulling in thousands of subscribers. Shortly afterwards, Destiny also started debating figures on the left including Peter Coffin, Vaush, Caleb Maupin, Mike From PA, Luna Oi and NonCompete. His interactions with Vaush have led to a longstanding feud which continues to this day. He has recently developed close ties to Aba & Preach and has invited them to his platform on many occasions.

### Political Activism

In 2020, he canvassed for the Democrats in the Georgia senate election hoping to prevent a Republican majority in Congress. He later canvassed for progressive candidate Mike Gudgel in the Omaha elections but was later dropped by Gudgel after a controversial clip of Destiny resurfaced on the internet.

## Views

Destiny has described himself as a "social democrat" and a "neoliberal". He believes capitalism is a working system but requires a regulatory framework to excel. His social views are generally progressive, though not to the same extent as most BreadTubers.

He dislikes conservativism, socialism and a number of other ideologies, viewing them all to be harmful.

## Controversies

* A 2020 clip of Destiny went viral due to his inflammatory remarks over rioting taking place in the George Floyd protests. He stated "the rioting needs to fucking stop, and if that means like white redneck fucking militia dudes out there mowing down dipshit protestors that think they can torch buildings at 10pm, then at this point they have my fucking blessing".
	+ This was the exact clip which led Gudgel to drop Destiny as a canvasser.

## Personal Life

Destiny currently lives in Florida with his now ex-wife Melina Goransson in an open relationship. Destiny has a child named Nathan, whom he had with his ex-partner.

## References

1. ↑ Destiny's YouTube Stats SocialBlade. [1] from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.wired.com/story/twitch-politics-online-debate/ Wired article on Destiny and his background
3. ↑ Quirk, Trevor (January 15, 2020). Can This Notorious Troll Turn People Away From Extremism?. Wired. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022.
4. ↑ Mark Gudgel drops Destiny in his campaign https://www.unothegateway.com/omaha-mayoral-candidate-mark-gudgel-addresses-concerns-relating-to-destiny-controversy/
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWVuP7ZmZs Destiny's controversial 2020 clip