See dogpack404 on YouTube for counterpoints on Mr Beast.
How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
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Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#672Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am with you. YouTube does not offer math lectures about volume calculation. It advertises some fast food alike junk about insane things. And the 8 years old boys watch cartoons about chopped heads and how the dog plays with these heads. Afterwards I was happy, that I am luddite and YouTube is blocked at home and kids don’t have smartphones.
It absolutely does offer more maths lectures than you could ever conceivably watch.
Yes, but good luck trying to watch them when the thumbnails in the side bar are full of seductive junk.
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#673Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly!! we need to stop conflating "efficiency" with "success" Being efficient at destroying the planet is NOT success If anything we need to go slower and gentler (environmentally, socially, economically), not "faster"
But also perhaps not conflating “success” with morally positive outcomes. Being efficient at destroying the planet is to successfully destroy the planet. I think the original point was precisely to separate the concepts that make something successful - to be successful at what you do - from a judgement on the outcomes - the thing that you are doing.
> But also perhaps not conflating “success” with morally positive outcomes.
The reason why I would conflate them is that success had a positive social implication. You get respect if you're successful. In order to separate these concept, I'd use language that doesn't have positive connotations. "Efficient" is more than accurate.
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#674> Lot of people critiquing this, but you can't deny the success. You could say that about literally any shady business. Imagine seeing a PDF proving tobacco leaders knew for decades that it caused cancer and saying what you did. Being monetarily successful does not mean you’re good or shouldn’t be criticised.
> You could say that about literally any shady business.
Right, and where is the problem with that again?
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#675> Lot of people critiquing this, but you can't deny the success. You could say that about literally any shady business. Imagine seeing a PDF proving tobacco leaders knew for decades that it caused cancer and saying what you did. Being monetarily successful does not mean you’re good or shouldn’t be criticised.
Can you point to the parts of the document, or other resources about Mr. Beast, that warrant a comparison with tobacco companies?
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Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#676Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
What's wrong with being shady? Morals are a meme
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#677The pdf is fine nothing really sensational. Some good advise for video creators and how to commit to succeed at their company. Written in what you need to invest not what you need to sacrifice. The bar is high which is fine tho. For example he wants one to work on 3 different projects on a workday instead of 1 project for 3 workdays.
I watched one video of MrBeast in the past and the pdf explains well why I actually watched it to the end. I do dislike these kind of videos and don’t watch them but success is success and he does things right. One of his rules which is kind of neat is that the clickbait title and thumbnail needs to deliver on the promise - which is a great concept considering over 97% clickbait isn’t.
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#678> Lot of people critiquing this, but you can't deny the success. You could say that about literally any shady business. Imagine seeing a PDF proving tobacco leaders knew for decades that it caused cancer and saying what you did. Being monetarily successful does not mean you’re good or shouldn’t be criticised.
Can you point to the parts of the document, or other resources about Mr. Beast, that warrant a comparison with tobacco companies?
> Can you point to the parts of the document, or other resources about Mr. Beast,
> that warrant a comparison with tobacco companies?
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#679His section on monitoring your information diet is generally applicable to many fields.
If you want to be expert in X, consume content in X (in addition to the deliberate practice and focus on the craft of X).
Re: How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
#680> Lot of people critiquing this, but you can't deny the success. You could say that about literally any shady business. Imagine seeing a PDF proving tobacco leaders knew for decades that it caused cancer and saying what you did. Being monetarily successful does not mean you’re good or shouldn’t be criticised.
Can you point to the parts of the document, or other resources about Mr. Beast, that warrant a comparison with tobacco companies?
They make money in ways that others would find morally reprehensible. The tobacco industry makes its money off of addictive substances that kill millions per year, and Donaldson makes content for entertainment that literally tortures people in the sense of being a violation of the geneva convention. In both cases they're highly efficient operations that make a lot of money, but whether or not you would call it a success story depends on your definition of success. If your definition of successful is "makes money", then the tobacco industry, Donaldson, fentanyl dealers, etc are indeed successful. If your definition is "the world is a better place for its existence", then not so much.
Regarding sources: if you're genuinely interested and not just being argumentative for argument's sake, you're capable of googling "MrBeast geneva convention" and following the sources from there.