I never understand why people love Mr Beast content. I never enjoyed it.

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    3 months ago

    I don’t watch him either, but the was some drama about him recently. I was sort of half wondering what it was about. Anyone got a quick explanation?

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      3 months ago

      Supposedly, a lot of lying, staging, faking, possible fraud, generally shady and consciously exploitive behavior towards viewers, many of which are kids.

      This is stuff I remember off the top of my head, according to 1 (one) half-watched video on the topic. In other words, I’m not exactly in the know.

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          3 months ago

          Not just any streamer though, this guy has chocolate bars at Walmart and shit.

          He is THE streamer. Ive even seen ads on Roku for his show.

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            I’ve started seeing the bars pop up in shops… what the fuck is wrong with parents is my question. Spend time with your kids and then I don’t have to spend time wondering what chocolate has to do with some YT personality and how that’s a real business decision that makes sense and is viable.