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frankenswine ,

poor people’s shoenice

HootinNHollerin ,

Never seen his videos nor will I

Cowbee ,
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml avatar

A bourgeois philanthropist that uses philanthropy as his business model.

NauticalNoodle ,

My understanding is that there is also a Democratic element to his business model which also works as a form of engagement from his fans who give him their money.

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Your not alone. For how immensely popular he is, I’ve yet to ever watch any of his videos, or even have YouTube recommend them to me.

Night reason I know about him are a few videos from other channels, like the epic rap battles of history episode, and one that was criticizing his ghost kitchen. But I think the first time I heard about him was when every YouTuber was trying to jump on his hype when he was planting a ton of trees or something like that?

overload ,

I think you could happily live your life not knowing who he is. I will say that he’s a master at knowing what will make someone click on his videos.

thesohoriots ,

He’s a master at knowing what will make someone click

He effectively dedicated a couple years to “study” this, which is exactly what you can do with your life when you live in Greenville, NC.

kamiheku ,

a master at knowing what will make someone click on his videos

Coincidentally also a master at knowing what will make me never click on them (yes it’s the horrifying face he makes)

kratoz29 ,

I will say that he’s a master at knowing what will make someone click on his videos.

Well, his methods haven’t caught OP and me.

TORFdot0 ,

He’s a master at making children click his videos

neidu2 ,

Some youtuber who first gained fame counting to a million. Then he pivoted to posting videos of him doing large amounts of altruistic acts such as paying for people’s surgeries et al.

Beyond that I don’t know.

ShareMySims ,

Altruistic implies he was doing it out of the kindness of his heart and got nothing out of it, when in reality he was making poverty porn for profit and to further his own career.

magic_lobster_party ,

He’s also probably doing “altruistic acts” to defend himself against criticism.

qaz ,

Ehh, it’s better than “the person who can stay in the circle the longest wins 1 million”

ShareMySims ,

How? How is directly and unashamedly exploiting poor people for views and profit (while promoting yourself as “self made” no less) better than whatever it is you’re referencing (presumably just another version of poor people being exploited for views and profit)??

Why do you feel the need to defend the indefensible?

Feathercrown ,

Why do you feel the need to make it so black and white? Clearly, helping people is a good thing, even if done with another motive in mind. To ignore this and say it’s all bad is simply dishonest.

ShareMySims ,

When the “other motives” are literal propaganda that helps maintain inequality at the expense of the people it exploits under the pretence of “help”, it is black and white to anyone who isn’t too busy licking boot.

Feathercrown , (edited )

First, fuck off with the name calling. Lame and uncalled for, and not indicative of good faith in discussion.

Second: How do his videos constitute propaganda that maintains inequality? Is he not literally preventing inequality by giving away money or assistance? He also serves as a role model to encourage his viewers to do the same.

teawrecks ,

A branch of the American healthcare system.

themurphy ,

Alright, I’ll give you the only non-grumpy answer here apparently, from someone who actually knows him.

His name is Jimmy. He loves YouTube, and want to make the best videos possible.

He lived with his mom and brother in his childhood. No mention of a father. He played a little baseball, and besides that he really just wanted to make video content. The family was not rich.

His first brand deal he got, he received 10.000 dollars from a sponsor. He gave it all away to someone and filmed it, gaining another brand deal that then got better and better because he gained more viewers.

The concept today for almost all of his videos is “game show”. Which means you almost always have a chance to win money. Sometimes he also just gave it random on the street.

He also is a part of Team Trees and Save the Ocean, doing some environmental work in his videos.

Now, Jimmy aka MrBeast has a philanthropy channel, where he hired two individuals to go and give money away around the world to poor villages in 3rd world countries.

He also sells chocolate from sustainable cocoa farms, that is also gentle to the stomach (Jimmy has a stomach disease, don’t remember the name).

So yeah, that’s MrBeast. He uses all his time and money on videos, and he himself live in a little bunker close to the film studio. He owns almost nothing for himself, but he does own the biggest YouTube brand there is.

Hope it helped.

Fuckfuckmyfuckingass ,
@Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world avatar

Oh sweet summer child, how innocent. When someone is a multi-millionare/billionaire and they say they own nothing, just a quaint little bunker, they’re lying to you.

Feathercrown ,

Oh sweet summer child

Downvoted out of principle

Kuori ,
@Kuori@hexbear.net avatar

bootlicker

Nakoichi ,
@Nakoichi@hexbear.net avatar

Yeah not buying this green washing and white saviors. Also, he was recently exposed for rigging his contests for friends and employees. Beat it shill.

davel ,
@davel@lemmy.ml avatar

from someone who actually knows him

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/1799ff5e-b47c-4b69-acf1-4a64e66fd728.jpeg

themurphy ,

Lol, not it person. But the other comments dosent even know who he is on YouTube.

SnotFlickerman ,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

All I know is he acts like Elon Musk is his friend, and that pretty much says everything.

The company you keep speaks volumes, and anyone who would gladly keep company with Musk is a fucking psychopath.

mosiacmango ,

I think his companies are making around 800 mil/yr in revenue, so it’s just billionares rubbing elbows. Class warfare as usual.

twei ,

Even if that number was true: Revenue isn’t earnings! He has like 100-200 ppl working on the YouTube channel

mosiacmango , (edited )

cnbc.com/…/mrbeast-brings-in-700-million-a-yearhe…

He says he reinvests it all, which may be true. Amazon also famously did the same for about 20 years, but Bezos still lived like a billionaire off loans/etc during that time.

davel ,
@davel@lemmy.ml avatar

I’m poor because I reinvest my capital. How dumb does he think people are? Reinvesting capital is literally what it means to be a capitalist.

Vanth ,
@Vanth@reddthat.com avatar

A YouTuber who is now selling cookies. I can tell from the thumbnails of his videos that I am way too much an old, curmudgeonly, jaded millennial to be his target demographic. It must be more the youths that enjoy him and I wish them all well.

xionzui ,

They won’t be well if they watch him. One of his main money makers is dishonest and probably illegal lotteries where he suggests almost everyone who buys something from him will get some kind of big prize. In reality, the odds are like 1 in 60000, and the requirement of a purchase for a chance to get the prize is probably illegal.

He also sells chocolate and cookies as “healthy” using similar underhanded promises of rewards. He also runs contests and game shows that are staged and rigged which, again, is illegal on broadcast TV.

notfromhere , (edited )

I’m not defending him or his actions. All I wanted to comment on is his candy bars have a handful of ingredients compared to 50+ unpronounceables (exaggerating somewhat) in competitor bars. Sugar and candy is never healthy, but if I have to get one, I usually grab those because it seems like a better option.

Feathercrown ,

This guy

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/76dbef8d-0e54-41c4-a5a4-3d56bb6f3992.png

selokichtli ,

Just another rich child man begging for your attention.

jprice ,

Self proclaimed degenerate (it’s in an interview I saw) pretending to care about people by making squid game a reality.

paraphrand ,

He’s an uncomfortable fake smile.

dan1101 ,

Yeah he looks incredibly fake in every photo I’ve seen. I’ve seen a few video clips and he’s not quite as bad in those.

corroded ,

I’m old. Not old enough to need a prostate exam, but old enough to potentially have children in his target demographic. That being said, he essentially has found a winning formula for videos that amounts to “give away lots of money and make it entertaining.” I’ve watched a lot of his videos; they are entertaining and a decent way to kill 10 minutes.

I’m assuming you asked this question because of all the recent information that came to light calling him a fraud, and to be honest, it’s kind of a big deal. Part of his brand has always been “these are random people, competing or doing a challenge to win a life-changing wad of cash.” He’s made a point on multiple occasions to say that his videos are never faked. It’s not too dissimilar to any cable TV game show. The fact that these aren’t random people and are employees or actors, and that the outcomes are fixed, makes the audience feel deceived.

It’s the difference between why people watch pro wrestling vs MMA or boxing. With pro wrestling, we all know it’s a show; it’s a scripted performance, just like a movie or a play. People still watch it and enjoy it, but they know it’s no different than watching a fictional TV show or going to the theater. In MMA or boxing, you’re watching two people compete to see who’s the better fighter. It doesn’t have a predetermined outcome; you’re watching a real competition.

The problem is that he has always presented himself as being “boxing” when in reality, he’s “pro wrestling.” The people featured in his videos aren’t random subscribers trying to win money to send their kids to college or put a down payment on a house. They’re employees or paid actors who are putting on a show for our entertainment. There’s nothing wrong with mindless entertainment, but call it what it is.

TLDR: Fake videos, unsubscribed.

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