Chris here - just to elaborate.
Not been a fan of Mr Beast's content for many years now. I donโt think heโs inherently bad, but like many folks his content isnโt aimed at me and thankfully his videos never appear on my homepage.
However, seeing him partner with Logan Paul, a man who's done nothing but awful act after act for almost a decade now just made me snap.
It may have been six years but I still have the dystopian fucked up image in my head, of Logan Paul vlogging himself in the Aokigahara forest, mocking somebody who was quite literally hanging from a tree before him. And rather than do what any decent person would do, and show compassion and immediately switch off the camera, he recklessly and selfishly exploited it for views. He carried on filming. He joked about it. And then he actively uploaded it to his channel.
Then I had to go on Japanese national tv and explain why a foreign YouTuber would want to exploit a man whoโd tragically taken his own life for views. Understandably, everyone in Japan was confused why anyone would do such a thing.
And while I believe in forgiveness, Logan Paul hasn't exactly reformed his character. He's not a changed man - barely a week goes by without a new headline of some outrageous, awful shit he's actively partaken in.
So to see the world's largest Youtube gleefully partner with a man like that and endorse them to an audience of tens of millions of kids is something that just sickens me, all in the name of some disgustingly tacky food product, again aimed at children. I'm not sure what counter argument he has up his sleeve this time, but you can be damn sure references to philanthropy will be made in abundance.
My rant wasnโt about โmaking money is badโ. It was about the act of making money by partnering with a man with an abhorrent track record to sell crap food aimed at children seems like a pretty spectacular error of judgment.
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Our local... Garbage Eater & Explorer!
Watch them on the Rats SMP on Saturday, October 19th! ๐
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@aleutale The w sound isn't as common in Japan. I believe its pronounced something like ya-oh-ee with an elongated o. But idk about other English speakers but when I sound O and E together, the transition sound is a W so it's always going to sound like Ya-ow-ee when I say it
The environmental impact is an issue I agree.
I just don't think promoting AI on a YouTube video is something to be called out for. YouTube is owned by Google, who has one of the biggest GenAI platforms.....by watching it you are contributing to that anyway.
No stream tonight!
Had a long day at work so I'm too drained. I might stream tomorrow if work is better
I now go snuggle on the sofa and watch trash youtube
I am live!
First stream back after my time away. I needed the mental break ๐
Going to be doing a randomiser of Pokemon infinite fusion!
Hop on by to the stream :D
https://t.co/BaYhA1HNtK
Another Viencon down!
Always love coming back to this con.
I can't believe they have the whole park next year! Will be so good! Hopefully I can come back ๐ฅฐ
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