It took a lot of thinking to realize why I never liked Mr. Beast. He does a lot of philanthropy, which is ostensibly good, but I realized that I mainly dislike him as an artist/creative, ignoring whatever controversies implicate him.
As an artist creating video entertainment, Mr. Beast’s primary message and aesthetic is the worship of money.
“Survive 30 Days Chained To Your Ex, Win $250,000”
“Would You Risk Drowning for $500,000?”
“2,000 People Fight For $5,000,000”
Is it worth it to participate? Yes, it might be. People risk humiliation or their health or their lives for money all the time. But the magnification, glorification, deification of money as the Supreme Object that determines the value of anything is what I don’t like about his “art”.
I don’t like “philanthropy” that positions benevolent billionaires as a solution to people’s problems. It’s Gospel of Wealth shit and it just gives cover to the most evil people in society. People supporting each other with what they can give is good, but billionaires like Beast never give what they can. For him especially it was just a business expense, not a charitable donation.
It took a lot of thinking to realize why I never liked Mr. Beast. He does a lot of philanthropy, which is ostensibly good, but I realized that I mainly dislike him as an artist/creative, ignoring whatever controversies implicate him.
As an artist creating video entertainment, Mr. Beast’s primary message and aesthetic is the worship of money.
“Survive 30 Days Chained To Your Ex, Win $250,000”
“Would You Risk Drowning for $500,000?”
“2,000 People Fight For $5,000,000”
Is it worth it to participate? Yes, it might be. People risk humiliation or their health or their lives for money all the time. But the magnification, glorification, deification of money as the Supreme Object that determines the value of anything is what I don’t like about his “art”.
I don’t like “philanthropy” that positions benevolent billionaires as a solution to people’s problems. It’s Gospel of Wealth shit and it just gives cover to the most evil people in society. People supporting each other with what they can give is good, but billionaires like Beast never give what they can. For him especially it was just a business expense, not a charitable donation.
Yeah, it’s kinda like hunger games lite.
I never watched or read enough to form this deep of an opinion, there was just something about his face, voice and those dead little eyes.