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[–] 180 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (43 children)

It's always so sad, yet predictable, when people that get famous become drunk with power and make poor life choices that hurt others. If put to good use, the power these people wield could do so much good.

This world needs more people like Mr. Rogers, Steve Wozniak, and Keanu Reeves. Not this shit.

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  • [–] 146 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think in MrBeast's case, he got big precisely because he was willing to hurt and manipulate others, not that he changed once he made it. He seems like a grade A PoS.

    The thing I'm most surprised about is that it took so long for the cracks to show.

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  • [–] 66 points 2 years ago (35 children)

    and Keanu Reeves

    Unfortunately, not him either. He's such a big fan of the bigot Graham Hancock that he's involved in Hancock's Netflix series.

    And you don't have to believe me about Hancock. There are indigenous Americans that are happy to tell you all about it.

    The description for the Secrets of the Ancients program listed on the Chaco filming permit application said the program would explore “one of archaeology’s biggest mysteries: the peopling of the Americas”.

    It went on to state: “We’ll uncover the latest findings about the earliest inhabitants of the Americas and reveal remarkable scientific knowledge that’s been handed down for generations. Where did humans settle first in the Americas, and what do we know about them?”

    Hancock, who is not an archeologist, has attracted the ire of those in the profession, as well as Native groups, for pushing a theory that an advanced ice age society, responsible for modern understandings of maths, architecture and agriculture, was wiped out by floods triggered by comet strikes nearly 12,000 years ago.

    Evidence of this is found at ancient sites around the world, Hancock claims, with the writer visiting such places in countries including Turkey, Mexico and Indonesia in the first season of the Netflix show, aired in 2022. During the show, which Netflix promoted with the tagline “What if everything we know about prehistoric humans is wrong?”, Hancock railed against “mainstream archaeology” for not accepting his theories.

    “[Hancock] presents his theories as being superior to what the first inhabitants of the area say about their own history,” said Stewart Koyiyumptewa, tribal historic preservation officer for the Hopi Nation.

    The Hopi people have lived in or near the Grand Canyon for at least 2,000 years and claim a sacred site inside the canyon as their place of emergence. They also have strong ties to Chaco Canyon.

    A Grand Canyon national park staff member who is Native American also pushed back against issuing a permit to ITN.

    “This is embarrassing and a discredit to our agency when we have been working hard to respect Indigenous people and right many historical wrongs,” wrote the staff member in an email to Grand Canyon park management. “This is just degrading.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/01/netflix-ancient-apocalypse-canceled

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I understand your stance but compared to Mr. Beast, not the same comparison. Mr. Rogers, Steve Erwin, and Levar Burton (should always be included) I would listen to their input on helping everyone. They are smart and good.

    Keanu and maybe Woody Harrison are more of good people that you don't hear horrible stuff about that are universally famous.

    No kid touching, woman abusing, racist rants, or Nazi praising episodes. Morgan Freemen and Bill Cosby use to be that way but over time it started to crack. Even Dave Grohl has fallen from the list. Of course these examples are not a 1:1.

    The second group, like I said, is more good not smart. They have flaws but are universal good people. Ross was a great person but horrible judgment in some people. Look at his son's battle for his family name.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    “[Hancock] presents his theories as being superior to what the first inhabitants of the area say about their own history,” said Stewart Koyiyumptewa, tribal historic preservation officer for the Hopi Nation.

    The Hopi people have lived in or near the Grand Canyon for at least 2,000 years and claim a sacred site inside the canyon as their place of emergence. They also have strong ties to Chaco Canyon.

    Obviously Hancock is a crackpot but saying that he offends other people with equally falsified theories is not exactly strong criticism...

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    [–] 79 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    In July 2024, Ava Kris Tyson, a former employee of MrBeast, left the YouTuber’s team after allegations surfaced that she had “groomed” a young fan.

    Just hours later, Donaldson vowed to investigate the situation and claimed he was unaware of any prior wrongdoing. However, this new information indicates that the YouTuber may have known more than he initially let on.

    “I have received thousands of messages from an official MrBeast work chat,” begins Pansino in the new YouTube video.

    “These are all just their work chats from 2020 to 2021,” she revealed before also stating that she “verified the legitimacy of these chats with former MrBeast employees, and let me tell you, they are insane.”

    She further noted that these leaked messages were from a Telegram channel that MrBeast used when speaking to his employees. She also included a trigger warning due to the “inappropriate topics” mentioned throughout the conversations.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Telegram

    That in itself is a red flag.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I hate the reputation Telegram has gotten (though I understand). I still use it for family group chats ever since I left iPhones and iMessages. Back then it was basically just a less restricted WhatsApp

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  • [–] 58 points 2 years ago (40 children)

    Why am I the only person to have no fucking clue who this is?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Grumbles in elder millennial: I'm quite annoyed that we're in the era of some youtubers and streamers getting so popular that I'm forced to learn of their existence like athletes, actors, and pop music people. I was not prepared for this new reality.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Fellow millennial here and I'd say the common culture of the past that made us feel stupid for not knowing certain famous people is mostly dead. Society is so splintered in what media we consume that even my friends with very similar interests consume different games, movies, books, music, etc.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (10 children)
    1. I don't really know who the fuck this is, apart from being some YouTuber for kids. Probably plays Fortnite.

    2. Is "discussing inappropriate topics" a crime now? I skimmed the video, but most of just looked like the usual adolescent 4chan stuff. Racist stuff in there? Sure. But we've got a presidential candidate who declared that immigrants "poison the blood" of America. A couple of memes from a flash-in-the-pan "celebrity" hardly seems worthy of the FBI's time...

    As far as I can tell most of the paedo/grooming allegations are about one of his staff members. Is this story really about them and they've just slapped MrBeast in the headline for clicks?

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Beast is charity exploitation porn. One of those people that does “good deeds” and then plasters himself all over the good deed while recording the people he is helping, demonstrating how great a thing he is doing, while simultaneously stuffing his pockets as fast as he can with cash. He’s supposedly a billionaire to give you an idea of where his priorities are.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    His reaction on hearing the news:

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    [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    About time this clown got exposed for who he really is. I always heard murmurs about what he is and what he does, yet they were always swept away.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    The best way to know about a person is to listen to them. When MB came out he did an interview with that one young gay dude and Jimmy happily admitted he was a degenerate. Once he admitted that I was done with him. He’s basically a man child with a billion dollars. Where have I seen that before?

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