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X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad (mashable.com)

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X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad::undefined

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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 33 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I, for one, have no idea who MrBeast is. Wish I also didn't know who Must was.

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't really know either but my son definitely knows.

Somehow Mr. Beast vacuums kid's brains into a mind sucking vortex that has landed Mr. Beast as one of, if not the #1 most subscribed YouTuber in existence.

Perhaps that also makes him the highest earning YouTuber as well, because the guy is seemingly just giving away insane $ figures at every turn yet always has more.

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Mr Beast uses the revenue he got from YouTube views and donates them. Which he then videos and create more revenue. Not a bad business model if you ask me. He wasn't even rich to begin with. His assets and wealth all started from YouTube.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago

For companies, it's free PR. "Mr Beast donates thousands of turkeys for thanksgiving!" - all of the them brought to you by [company], because they really care about you, for realsies!

And, according to some videos, most of his challenges are setup for a specific person to win.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 8 months ago

And also makes videos comparing luxury yachts, so, yaknow.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some rich guy that makes YouTube videos to make profit off of his philanthropist tax write offs

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

“Philanthropic”

Is it really philanthropy if you make fucking BANK doing it? I don’t think philanthropy goes hand in hand with self enrichment and the glorification of consumerism

[–] toybastard@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago

I'm pretty sure he's losing money on a lot of his videos.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Just another rich cunt famous for having money. You are better off

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My brain keeps mis-reading his name as MrBean.

[–] le_saucisson_masquay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Me too. I wish I didn’t check it tho, the guy has the biggest punchable face I have ever witnessed.

[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

an annoying dude with the most punchable face in existence

[–] returnfire@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

agreed

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ah. So that's what he smells like.