MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism
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#2I found this article very informative and evenhanded.
Re: MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism
#3I find it interesting that people are upset that this, for lack of a better term, philanthropy achieved by MrBeast, while yes, its for the likes, the YouTube popularity, its a cottage industry of "feel good" that he's producing, is somehow bad?
I wonder how sustainable this will be ultimately, but it seems like he's able to just give all this stuff away and help people, and yes, they have to agree to be being filmed participating in some manner, but seriously, he's helping folks who need it. Every day people.
He also makes other content, but this seems to be the "bread and butter" of what makes MrBeast famous. I'm not seeing an obvious downside to what he's doing, seems like a net win for many people
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#4My kids love Mr Beast. I'm uncomfortable with it and can't put my finger on it. It feels like he makes life look like you stand a good chance of having someone walk in and give you $100,000. Maybe there is no harm in thinking that? But it feels like the same thing as buying a lottery ticket. I guess YouTube is free? But is the time spent on that channel worth it over doing other things? I admire the approach he takes with his craft but I don't really enjoy or respect the work.
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#6The biggest risk of exposing youth to MrBeast is that it devalues the concept of money and hard work. But there's no denial that he's doing some good work for those who are in need.
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#7I found this article very informative and evenhanded.
I found this article paywalled.
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#8Don't forget that fact that popular = bad. Anything popular is immediately seen as too "mainstream" or "forced" and consistent success begets accusations of favoritism, deceit or it's undeserved.
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#9Re: MrBeast has become a viral sensation for his acts of altruism
#10The biggest risk of exposing youth to MrBeast is that it devalues the concept of money and hard work. But there's no denial that he's doing some good work for those who are in need.
Don't worry, when they learn about billionaires, hereditary wealth and the global south. They'll have to reconcile sometimes all the hard work in the world leads to what you have now.