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How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by citizenpaul »

geerlingguy wrote: post #298

It's interesting to see the discussion from two different angles—there's a lot of support for the type of A/B/C delineation in parts of this thread, and some people who decry it in other parts. I was on the set for one of the productions, and I'll just say at the time I thought the experience was a one-off for one of the bigger productions they've put on. Since reading other people's stories, it seems more a case whe…

My biggest critizism of A/B/C is it is always either a delusion, lie, or manipulation. People that talk frequently about "A players/employees" are almost certainly not the ones hiring them. Why? "A players" don't work someplace where they are not respected and ground to dust as a non-owner. That means at best the best employees are "B-players" and probably most of their staff is actually "C-players"

"A players" know their worth and go somewhere that either has prestige, high pay or work life balance and respect. Like all such places in my experience Mrbeast does not appear to provide those things to all but his inner circle. Which by the way an "Inner circle" is a hallmark of places that like to make noise about A/B/C dynamics.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by scrollaway »

elliotec wrote: post #422
aantix wrote: post #393

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Youtube is net bad for the world Disagree. The outliers don’t determine the value of the platform. The videos of people creating, fixing, coding, diagnosing, doing every day random things - those are a gift to humanity. Those visual demonstrations transcend language. Because of this, YouTube is more important than Google or any written word website. Knowledge share is finally global.

This is not how YouTube, or people, or virality work though. The fact there is some useful educational content is a byproduct of the machine of lucrative trash of the capitalist hellhole spiral, and the written word will always prevail comparatively. You can always bet on text. https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/193447.html Also, as you likely know, YouTube is owned by Google so it’s very silly to say it’s “more importa…

What you're saying is that the high quality educational content is subsidized by the trash.

It doesn't make it net-bad. It makes it an ad-supported educational resource. Is that surprising, given that it's owned by an ad company?

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by phito »

trustno2 wrote: post #586

I hate the actual content he produces - the first time I watched it, I kept thinking it's a trailer because of all the cuts and I wondered, where is the actual video, when I realized no, I am watching the actual video - but I have to commend the grind. He is trully obsessive about getting the most views, almost soullessly designing the perfect viral content, caring about every second. He literally starts with the thu…

It's just fast food content.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by earnesti »

sanderjd wrote: post #481
slt2021 wrote: post #456

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MrBeast has given up his life for his youtube channel (he writes exactly this in the doc) - and he is looking for other people willing to give up theirs for his channel

People should not do that, though. There are better things to dedicate lives to.

Or, you can go work there for 1-2 years, learn a lot and move on. Maybe to some more relaxed work, or start your own venture. It actually sounds like a place where you might learn something.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by db48x »

ttepasse wrote: post #590
db48x wrote: post #165

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There are various browser extensions that you might like. Clickbait Remover for Youtube, DeArrow, etc. They remove the thumbnail images and replace them with a frame from a random time within the video, and replace or modify the video title to make it less sensational. I also recommend Sponsorblock.

I'm using an even more nerdier variant: Subscribing via RSS feeds, then downloading as MP4s. Having a small backlog of video files in the file system shows how great file systems are compared to a subscription feed on a web site: You can pick and choose your next video, you can sort by different criteria, you can tag then and/or put them into folders and you can do that all one the fly.

Yep, I do something similar as an alternative to subscribing to things on Youtube itself.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by earnesti »

slt2021 wrote: post #456
geerlingguy wrote: post #298

It's interesting to see the discussion from two different angles—there's a lot of support for the type of A/B/C delineation in parts of this thread, and some people who decry it in other parts. I was on the set for one of the productions, and I'll just say at the time I thought the experience was a one-off for one of the bigger productions they've put on. Since reading other people's stories, it seems more a case whe…

MrBeast has given up his life for his youtube channel (he writes exactly this in the doc) - and he is looking for other people willing to give up theirs for his channel

He is fricking 26 years old. He hasn't given his life for anything. At the moment he is, yes, but likely after some years he is retired on his yacht.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by saylisteins »

simonw wrote: post #68
pockybum522 wrote: post #63

This reminds me of how every corporation I've ever seen operates. Why is this strange or interesting?

Other corporations seriously have employee handbooks with sentences like this in? “… instead of starting with his house in the circle that he would live in, we bring it in on a crane 30 seconds into the video. Why? Because who the fuck else on Youtube can do that lol.”

The valve handbook is an interesting read as well, it's very different, but in a way very similar.

Link: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/apps/valve/Valve_NewEmplo...

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by trustno2 »

phito wrote: post #593
trustno2 wrote: post #586

I hate the actual content he produces - the first time I watched it, I kept thinking it's a trailer because of all the cuts and I wondered, where is the actual video, when I realized no, I am watching the actual video - but I have to commend the grind. He is trully obsessive about getting the most views, almost soullessly designing the perfect viral content, caring about every second. He literally starts with the thu…

It's just fast food content.

Yeah and I respect fast food chains in this regard. So, that makes sense.

Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)

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Post by forrestthewoods »

vintermann wrote: post #494
forrestthewoods wrote: post #474

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What’s shady about producing entertaining videos that people want to watch? Are Marvel films shady for being popular? Is HN shady for adding features which increase engagement?

Heck yes, Marvel films, any big Hollywood films, are shady. HN is basically a vanity project so it's less shady. If HN was "optimized for engagement" the way a MrBeast video or Marvel film is, I bet I'm not the only one who would be out of here.

Why is Marvel shady? Because they produce and market films that a lot of people enjoy?

I mean personally I mostly enjoyed Marvel until they started multiverse crap. And they made way too many TV shows that were all terrible. So I stopped watching.

Seems pretty low on the sketch scale to me.

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