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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

For sure. We can debate the nuances of the word “grift”, but I don’t think there’s any doubt about what he’s doing or what his motives are.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He does have his own "ghost kitchen" brands and peddles sugary junk to children, too. He even asks his fans to do free labor to "face" his brand products in stores.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mrbeast-countersued-for-100m-over-contract-spat-with-ghost-kitchen-company/ar-AA1eVcFr

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mrbeast-tweet-walmart-feastables-rcna73546

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

The ghost kitchen stuff is more nakedly exploitative than the content, imo. His videos are just reality tv, no better or worse (which, granted, isn’t saying much). Using the brand he built from making reality tv as leverage to extract profit from small restaurants is way worse.

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