Silver · No. 2 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Streamer and political debater
Steven Bonnell, known online as Destiny, has spent a decade debating politics live on stream with anyone willing to take him on.
Photo: Lex Fridman, CC BY-SA 2.0
Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Destiny's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Since 2016 his stream has been built around political debates with other online personalities, held live and often several times a week.
Bonnell was among the first people to stream video games full-time. In 2016 he turned his stream toward politics, arguing liberal and pro-market positions against guests from across the spectrum.
His debates are long, live and unedited, and clips of them circulate widely on YouTube.
On the record
2025
September 2025
One against many
Against Students at Colorado State · Colorado State University
Days after Kirk's assassination, Destiny took on his supporters on campus in a heated exchange that drew national criticism, including from Elon Musk.
2024
March 14, 2024
Broadcast debate
Against Norman Finkelstein and Mouin Rabbani · Lex Fridman Podcast #418
A nearly five-hour debate with historian Benny Morris on his side, against historian Norman Finkelstein and analyst Mouin Rabbani. The full transcript is published on Fridman's site.
2024
July 16, 2024
Broadcast debate
Against Piers Morgan · Piers Morgan Uncensored
Destiny defended his live-stream comments about the Trump rally shooting in one of the show's most heated exchanges. Morgan called his remarks inhuman.
2024
October 31, 2024
One against many
Against 25 Trump Voters · Jubilee, Surrounded
Destiny took the one-against-many chair on Jubilee's Surrounded, facing challengers one at a time while the room could vote each one out of the seat.
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