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Um well, Mr. Beast IS a fraud (do a casual search), the content is crass, exploitative, and it's perfectly reasonable to critique a person when they have a pers

Um well, Mr. Beast IS a fraud (do a casual search), the content is crass, exploitative, and it's perfectly reasonable to critique a person when they have a personalized brand. This is no different than what's done in ANY entertainment media contract negotiation that takes place with "on-air talent".

guywithahat 2y ago
I realize this is semantics but he’s not a fraud, because he delivers on the things he says. If he didn’t spend 48 hours (or however long) underground that would make him a fraud, but he did. The content might be of dubious quality, but it’s not fraudulent
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
  See https://youtu.be/k5xf40KrK3I https://youtu.be/k5xf40KrK3I It alleges that many of the “contests” are staged and artificially manipulated and potentially violate laws around such games. I think to many that might feel like fraud.
- calmbonsai 2y ago
  I see you haven't done even a casual search.
  - guywithahat 2y ago
    Here's a video titled "$1 vs $10,000,000 Job!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdjh81uH6FU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdjh81uH6FU). He then proceeds to look at a number of jobs, with a job that make basically no money ranging to an NFL player. It's clickbaity, there are a lot of easy jokes in the episode, but there's nothing fraudulent. He's not lying about anyone's salary, he pays people out in shows where they make money, and nobody is being scammed. All of his videos are like this. I'm not saying you have to like him, but fraud describes something very specific which he is not doing. I'm sure there's some disgruntled employee complaining somewhere, but I have not seen any legitimate complaints about him. All those "Mr Beast is a fraud!?!" videos have no substance, and are just people using his name for views.
    - calmbonsai 2y ago
      Search harder--maybe even do a few string literals. I know you can do it.

guywithahat 2y ago

I realize this is semantics but he’s not a fraud, because he delivers on the things he says. If he didn’t spend 48 hours (or however long) underground that would make him a fraud, but he did. The content might be of dubious quality, but it’s not fraudulent

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
See https://youtu.be/k5xf40KrK3I https://youtu.be/k5xf40KrK3I It alleges that many of the “contests” are staged and artificially manipulated and potentially violate laws around such games. I think to many that might feel like fraud.
calmbonsai 2y ago
I see you haven't done even a casual search.
- guywithahat 2y ago
  Here's a video titled "$1 vs $10,000,000 Job!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdjh81uH6FU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdjh81uH6FU). He then proceeds to look at a number of jobs, with a job that make basically no money ranging to an NFL player. It's clickbaity, there are a lot of easy jokes in the episode, but there's nothing fraudulent. He's not lying about anyone's salary, he pays people out in shows where they make money, and nobody is being scammed. All of his videos are like this. I'm not saying you have to like him, but fraud describes something very specific which he is not doing. I'm sure there's some disgruntled employee complaining somewhere, but I have not seen any legitimate complaints about him. All those "Mr Beast is a fraud!?!" videos have no substance, and are just people using his name for views.
  - calmbonsai 2y ago
    Search harder--maybe even do a few string literals. I know you can do it.