I know this is going to sound like some clickbait bullshit title, but I’m genuinely curious, asking in good faith. My two oldest sons are enamored with him, and he seems like a genuine guy, so I’m asking - is he a nice guy? If you google the question, you get a bunch of reddit hate, which I don’t always trust, because…it’s reddit. I have not watched much content (not my thing, I’m old) but I’m just curious what the fediverse has to say.
I think this article sums up the problem people have with him: https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-investment-in-future-virality
tldr… he spends money on stunts that are also charities, he makes money by doing it. It’s a business strategy.
“There are much, much worse things you can do to go viral. But like every rich guy right now, Donaldson now also want us to thank him for it and tell him he’s a good person. But he’s just a guy who has spent a very long time figuring out exactly how much internet traffic costs. It just happens to also help people sometimes.”
Does that make him a bad person? Not really. MrBeast is a character, who knows what that guy is like when the camera’s off.