I think most "reddit style" hate for him (ie denigrating his "clout chasing") is worthless, but there is valid criticism to be had about his content. Not because he himself is evil or anything, but he is definitely a force of aggressive "centrism" that maintains an arguably unethical status quo. He feeds the hungry without asking why they are hungry, and ultra online types see this as a negative influence on society due to his popularity
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Ah yes, the king of poverty porn.
Wrapping it up in warm fuzzies doesn't make it any less exploitative. Don't be confused - he is in it to make money, the people he helps are nothing but props to him, and people like him do nothing to solve the problems they claim to care so much about, they've just found a sympathetic way to profit from them while deepening the problem (because if we can't even treat fellow poor people as humans, not props, what hope do we have of uniting against those who exploit us?).
He is not a good roll model. Teach your kids real compassion (which includes among other things understanding that people who are less fortunate still deserve privacy and respect), teach them that kindness doesn't need to be broadcast or be produced (because that's what those videos are - productions), it is something we should all be engaging in all of the time, even, or actually especially, when no one is watching, not because we want more likes and followers. Teach them that if they're that impressed with his efforts, just imagine what they could do if they actually went out and volunteered or otherwise contributed themselves. That'd be significantly better not just for them, but for your whole community.
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I let my kids, 8 & 9 watch his videos every once and a while. Out of most of the YouTubers out there he is the least problematic iny opinion. For the most part though I only allow educational stuff on YouTube with the occasional fun channels. Snake Discovery and anything about guitars are huge around here.
I don't know what kind of person he really is, but I do know that there are tons of scammers that pretend to be him and are ripping off young folks. So your boys should be super careful around him and alleged giveaways.
I think he does good work. Does that inherently make him a good person? Who's to say? None of us know him as a person, we only know him as a personality. We know about him only what he chooses to publish about himself, like most other celebrities.
Some people think that the fact that he only does good deeds on camera makes him a bad person. I think this is a short-sighted judgement, because his money comes from content creation. Without it, he wouldn't have the funding to spend on helping people in the first place. Is it exploitative of already-vulnerable people? Yeah, a little bit, but we shouldn't ignore the fact that those people he helped still got assistance from him that they couldn't afford on their own.
I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing the good deeds you do. If it funds future good deeds, and brings awareness that might make other people also contribute, then I think that's overall a net positive.
All that said, his burgers are trash.
Man I thought his burgers were pretty darn good. Maybe it varies from kitchen to kitchen.
To me he always seemed off and disingenuous.
Insane work ethic, for sure!
I would say so. He did csgo gambling videos in the past, but that doesn't qualify for me as being bad.
I think this article sums up the problem people have with him: https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-investment-in-future-virality
tldr... he spends money on stunts that are also charities, he makes money by doing it. It's a business strategy.
"There are much, much worse things you can do to go viral. But like every rich guy right now, Donaldson now also want us to thank him for it and tell him he’s a good person. But he’s just a guy who has spent a very long time figuring out exactly how much internet traffic costs. It just happens to also help people sometimes."
Does that make him a bad person? Not really. MrBeast is a character, who knows what that guy is like when the camera's off.
Probably, but idk the guy. I just know his as seen on Tv persona.
It would be good to know. But then Austin does it matter? There are plenty of terrible celebrities, as long as they are putting out decent role modelling for the kids, they get to keep their private life
I get some of the criticisms of his videos, but people who have a major hate on for him kind of amuse me - like he as done more to help more people than most of us ever will and I kind of feel like most of the haters haven't done much for anyone else themselves. Also if my kids are going to end up looking up to someone in this world, there are far far worse youtubers and influencers they could be inspired by.
I've personally been fascinated by the get money->give it away->get more money->Give it away content engine he's produced.