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I'm in Germany, in the let's say "people with higher education; good white-collar jobs with enough money for most of my friends to buy or build a house and save

I'm in Germany, in the let's say "people with higher education; good white-collar jobs with enough money for most of my friends to buy or build a house and save money for the future" bubble. Yes, we have heard of MrBeast, most of us would likely recognize his face. But that's about it. Nobody watches this stuff, most people in this bubble, including me, are shaking their heads at this kind of content. It's seen as low-quality stuff you actively avoid and as something you'd try to keep your kids away from. So obviously the next logical step is to think that it is a very negative development if THAT is the kind of content that is spreading all over the world, shaping and influencing a new generation.

999900000999 1mo ago
Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? I’m sure there are tons of Chinese influencers I’ve never heard of. Mr Beast is well spoken which as far as I’m concerned makes him a reasonably ok influence. If I was a parent I’d probably be ok with my kids watching him. We have a talk about advertising, I’d want them to understand he’s basically just a salesman.
- otabdeveloper4 1mo ago
  > Well, obviously we're talking about Default Language people from Default Country and Default Social Strata No, it's not really a given. :)
  - bluebarbet 1mo ago
    >:) Slightly off-topic, but I call this the Inadvertent Snark Smiley
- mpawelski 1mo ago
  > Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? eee... no? When you talk about "multinational phenomenon" I really thought of something more like Friends sitcom, which is really known everywhere, not just in English speaking world.
  - 999900000999 1mo ago
    The context of the article being in English has to matter here. I don't know how German works, I wouldn't expect Mr Beast to change how German kids speak. Not sure about Germany, but I think France has a government organization specifically tasked with keeping French French. Local businesses are encouraged to use French words in naming and advertising.
jraph 1mo ago
> Yes, we have heard of MrBeast, most of us would likely recognize his face. Yeah, so you have actually heard about him them. Your earlier comment was dishonest. What follows in your comment is your actual argument and I happen to agree. (FWIW I'm French; but I think his content is translated! - so no, we aren't only talking about the English speaking world to answer 999900000999.)
- jraph 1mo ago
  (sorry, I mixed things up, I thought your were OP. Sorry for this)

999900000999 1mo ago

Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? I’m sure there are tons of Chinese influencers I’ve never heard of. Mr Beast is well spoken which as far as I’m concerned makes him a reasonably ok influence. If I was a parent I’d probably be ok with my kids watching him. We have a talk about advertising, I’d want them to understand he’s basically just a salesman.

otabdeveloper4 1mo ago
> Well, obviously we're talking about Default Language people from Default Country and Default Social Strata No, it's not really a given. :)
- bluebarbet 1mo ago
  >:) Slightly off-topic, but I call this the Inadvertent Snark Smiley
mpawelski 1mo ago
> Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? eee... no? When you talk about "multinational phenomenon" I really thought of something more like Friends sitcom, which is really known everywhere, not just in English speaking world.
- 999900000999 1mo ago
  The context of the article being in English has to matter here. I don't know how German works, I wouldn't expect Mr Beast to change how German kids speak. Not sure about Germany, but I think France has a government organization specifically tasked with keeping French French. Local businesses are encouraged to use French words in naming and advertising.

jraph 1mo ago

> Yes, we have heard of MrBeast, most of us would likely recognize his face. Yeah, so you have actually heard about him them. Your earlier comment was dishonest. What follows in your comment is your actual argument and I happen to agree. (FWIW I'm French; but I think his content is translated! - so no, we aren't only talking about the English speaking world to answer 999900000999.)

jraph 1mo ago
(sorry, I mixed things up, I thought your were OP. Sorry for this)