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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 46 minutes ago

It's definitely one of those "The longer you look, the worse it gets. "situations

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 54 minutes ago

Las Vegas Production (KSNV)

Comments are about the Beast Games and lack of experience, safety, and general foresight.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Now what am I supposed to watch while waiting for the edible to kick in?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

This is just brutally bad. There are people who organize large scale events. The knowledge is out there, he obviously either did not hire them or ignored their advice.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 14 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Its so validating to be right about Mr Beast. My sixth sense about people is never wrong. Now I'm just waiting for Louis Rossman to be outted for something too.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 50 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

My gut says it'll be diddling.

Self righteous assholes like him always end up being diddlers.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 51 minutes ago

It was very suspicious that there was one good billionaire.

[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Louis is self-admittedly an asshole, but he's a fair asshole and his people stick by and swear by him, even after they leave.

I respect him and truly feel he's honest, especially when he has so many receipts.

I'd rather an honest asshole than a kind manipulator.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 0 points 3 hours ago

I hope I'm wrong for once. He does a lot of good, but people said the same about Mr. Beast when he was paying for surgeries.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 13 points 4 hours ago

I mean, the dude made obscene amounts of money by getting poor people to debase themselves for a little bit of his horde. I question the judgment of anybody that didn't see it coming.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 1 hour ago

He can be a bit petite bourgeoisie. Other than that, he's a stand up guy who doesn't have to worry about YouTube demonitizing his videos so he can say whatever the hell he fucking pleases.

[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 70 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

My guess is in 10 years we will see him run for president similar to Trump. This won't end well.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 33 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Iirc he has expressed interest in running for president before.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 54 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

In the wise words of Billy Connolly,

The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one.

[–] seth@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

It's true for leaders in general. The best leaders I've had were people who didn't want to be, and each person I've seen focus on "leadership skills" and trying to climb a corporate or other power ladder has been abysmal at it.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Most of the ppl I'd vote for have expressed a clear digust in becoming a politician. Sad irony

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Those best suited to power rarely want it.

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

I would like to see a minority of the house representation of elected people from individual regions with term limits, with a majority of the house being regular people randomly selected to serve for a defined amount of time.

[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 35 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. We keep learning the same thing over and over: Don't hero worship people, demand they be better and stay better or don't support them.

He will eventually do something that will make the OP situation look like nothing, just like Elon, Joanne, or Trump. It's just a matter of time.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 12 hours ago

I think that means we're not learning.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 54 points 15 hours ago

Outright fucking sociopath.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 47 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I am baffled how anyone thought someone who went by the moniker Mr. Beast wasn't telling you who they were the whole tine.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 hours ago

Thank you spankmonkey

[–] nemonic187@lemmy.world 34 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Well the guy is a grade A clown. If his fan base wants to be treated like garbage for a chance to eventually get sexually molested by mr beast or his inner circle of douche bags….🤷‍♂️

[–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

Most of his fan base are children.

[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 36 points 15 hours ago

They really went all-out in recreating squid games

[–] CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This reads like another Fyre Festival. Just when I thought my opinion of him could not get lower.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Fucking crazy that they took peoples meds from them. Its like they were trying to get people killed for clicks. Honestly also crazy that people didnt just walk out right away but i guess money makes people do weird stuff.

[–] CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

That's the thing, I totally get why people say he's a sociopath cause even though he's fucking rich, he can't even pay for an hotel room for the participants. I have a feeling their belongings were taken so they would not have to deal with people stealing each other's stuff, which would have been wayyy less likely if people got their own room. I highly doubt it's that much cheaper to rent a fucking stadium, buying 2000 sleeping bags, paying for portable toilets, etc. than to rent a whole cheap hotel or motel.

He really wanted those participants to be desperate for that money. "At least if I get to the end, all that crap before will be worth it". It's disgusting... He's not considering those people as humans but as cattle.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 2 hours ago

Putting everybody in a hotel room doesn’t let you display them all simultaneously like a herd of animals.

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Production company Off One’s Base LLC wrote in a synopsis sent to the Nevada Film Office that challenges would involve “brains, brawn, and character.”

Brains to plan Violence, Brawn to preform violence, and a (lack of) Character to enact violence, seems to be what they meant based on this article.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, there was a point in my life where I liked Mr. Beast. Then I came upon a video where they were trying to imitate gangsters and thugs and I got a racist vibe from him. Since then, I’ve been really hesitant to support him.