[shitloadofbooks]

I watch most of Mr Beasts videos (primarily because "the algorithm" throws them at my face until I give in), but his recent interview with Graham Stephen[1] shows another side of him.

He lives in his office, doesn't care about personal wealth and is absolutely dedicated to making YouTube videos. He's definitely an odd fellow.

[1] https://youtu.be/yADi4cs4Dhw

[Euphorbium]

“Do not recommend channel” is an option hidden in a three dot menu on the video thumbnail. Without it youtube is unusable. You do not have to consume the shit it forces into your eyeholes.

[seydor]

Interesting that your comment got some emotional responses. Do people identify with MrBeast as a person? I mean he s good at what he does but he s a cruel executionist, not relatable at all after he leaves the office. He 's entertaining, or else he would be as sleazy as the other person in that video.

[ineedasername]

I’m not sure that aspect of his personality makes it any better. Think of any horrible corporate behavior that causes human suffering and imagine a CEO who genuinely, honestly says “I’m just obsessively driven to make may customers happy. I donate every last penny to charity”

That doesn’t really make the human suffering aspect any better.

(Side note: I want to be clear that I don’t think what Mr. Beast does can compare to the worst things that some corporations do, not at all. It’s just an apt comparison to explore the extent to which motives matter or not in things like this)

[prepend]

He says he doesn’t care about personal wealth yet doesn’t donate to charity and instead amasses quite a bit of wealth.

He’s not odd, he’s just a YouTuber who is really good at SEOing youtube and getting billions of views.

[M4v3R]

> yet doesn’t donate to charity

You obviously have no idea what are you talking about. He not only donates to charity, he actually set up a charity by himself called Beast Philanthropy where he supplies people in need with food, schools with supplies, etc.

He also spearheaded two huge ecological campaigns - Team Trees (to plant millions of trees around the globe) and Team Seas (to clean up tonnes of garbage from the sea).

[prepend]

Thanks, I stand corrected as Beast Philanthropy is a 501(c)3 charity.

I don’t see it on CharityNavigator.org so not sure how it’s audited and how effective it is but at least he seems to have filed the proper paperwork.

[simplyinfinity]

Oh, belive me, he does donate to charity quite a bit. Check out his charity channel and videos. He has a charity manager that distributes food and do food drives in a couple of states.