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CaptainBasculin ,

MrBeast is a really popular content creator that makes videos with high production value; similar to TV Show Contests but with a worldwide audience. He currently holds the title for the Youtube channel with the most subscribers.

About the drama revolving him; recently, it’s surfaced that one of his friends in the channel called Kris has inappropriately talked with a minor back before; and an ex-MrBeast employee has came out telling that MrBeast himself was favoring people he knew over completely random subscribers; skewing the odds to make the challanges more interesting to watch and also a stream he did way before (signing every T-Shirt bought live) had various elements that are outright illegal in a lot of countries, saying stuff like “if you buy this within the next 10 minutes you have chance to get XXX”.

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.

Quintus ,
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We can scrap the “s” because I never miss a beat

HEXN3T ,
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He’s this guy that made videos about kids creating bad intros on YouTube.

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I think he does something else now.

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.

otter ,

The fact that these aren’t random people and are employees or actors, and that the outcomes are fixed, makes the audience feel deceived.

Oh I had no idea. I know some people seemed like friends/ other content creators, didn’t know others were faked too

Cowbee ,
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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.

jprice ,

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

selokichtli ,

Just another rich child man begging for your attention.

Feathercrown ,

This guy

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

teawrecks ,

A branch of the American healthcare system.

altima_neo ,
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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?

Cethin ,

I also haven’t seen anything from him, but I’ve seen things that talk about him. My understanding is he’s a guy who makes outlandish videos, and some of that is “charity” (is it charity if you profit more off the video about it?) that got really popular. Other than that, I don’t really know what he does.

HootinNHollerin ,

Never seen his videos nor will I

frankenswine ,

poor people’s shoenice

tiefling ,

A guy who sells chocolate bars or something

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