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I think this is the key line to take away from the article that sums up what a massive fuckup this whole thing was, solely based on one person's ego:
MrBeast producers had forbidden medics from being stationed inside the set—even during challenges—because they did not want to ruin the atmosphere, said April.
You know what ruins the atmosphere? Injured people
Apparently not, since they said you could hear bones breaking while cameras were rolling and someone had a seizure and was just left on the field for an hour.
Honestly, the whole thing sound like MrBeast just wants to jerk off to people getting tortured.
Injury IS the atmosphere! Genius
Endangerment?
surprised pikachu
About a dozen portable restrooms were set up on the field to accommodate the 2,000 contestants who were limited to the field’s confines.
there's me, shitting my pants again
That's me in the corner That's me on the came-ra Shitting my pants
They collected everyone’s medication???!!! Wtf? What could possibly be the reason for that? Also collecting a change of underwear for 2000 people is just ridiculous.
Not having any system in place to keep track of what underwear belongs to any of the participants is just icing on the cake.
Why are you taking people’s medication and underwear and then mixing it altogether? Just to create chaos?
I am so confused by all of this.
Unfortunately he won't. This is just press for his show now. It'll draw more of an audience to watch the shitshow and net him millions and he won't learn a thing.
It's definitely one of those "The longer you look, the worse it gets. "situations
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.
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.
I do not trust anyone who engages in philanthropy porn. It's always more about the show and the ego of the person or people behind it than it is about the people supposedly being helped.
I don't have anything specific to out him with, he mostly seems like a genuinely nice dude, but here's my take on him:
Louis Rossmann pretty much supports right to repair because he ran (runs?) a board-level Apple device repair shop and his life would be much easier with access to schematics. And he's got a YouTube channel that got loads of views from blasting Apple with all this, so he must've realized that this would be popular with his viewers too.
He's also a libertarian. In many areas, it seems like he's for LESS regulation of companies. Including on workers' rights, because "the free market will make everything great". Are we really sure his right to repair stance is genuinely because he wants the best for everyone?
That said, if I had an Apple device with a bad logic board and I was in the area, I'd take it to him without any hesitation. I honestly doubt he's scamming his customers. Like, ever. I think his business practices are good, it's his political views that are suspicious.
I think Louis Rossmann has gotten to be a lot better of a person. Did you see his video about old vs new ThinkPads? The man was insane
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.
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.
My guess is in 10 years we will see him run for president similar to Trump. This won't end well.
I'm that case I'm making "Swift 2032" bumper stickers now, get in the game early.
Iirc he has expressed interest in running for president before.
He made the most 10 year old statement that if he ran for president he would just talk to both parties and reach a compromise.
Good thing his target audience can't vote. Hopefully as they grow up they learn he's full of shit and stop supporting him
In the wise words of Billy Connolly,
The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one.
At the founding of the United States, the public sentiment reflected that idea. The thought of someone promoting themselves for public office would've been seen as a power-grab. In fact, George Washington didn't campaign at all - others nominated him. Even when he won the vote unanimously, he still wasn't sure if he would accept the position, as he doubted his ability to handle the responsibility.
Washington set a lot of precedents for the office that still remain today. It's a shame this humble honesty didn't stick.
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.
Outright fucking sociopath.
I am baffled how anyone thought someone who went by the moniker Mr. Beast wasn't telling you who they were the whole tine.
They really went all-out in recreating squid games
Now what am I supposed to watch while waiting for the edible to kick in?
This reads like another Fyre Festival. Just when I thought my opinion of him could not get lower.
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.
They literally let someone who had a seizure just lay there for an hour before getting them medical attention. Fucking criminal.
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.
Putting everybody in a hotel room doesn’t let you display them all simultaneously like a herd of animals.
Oh totally not, but that's my point. If you are going to exploit those people, at least treat them with dignity before they go in front of the camera. Even Jerry Springer had at least the decency to pay for the flight, the hotel, the limo... before treating his guests like monkeys for his show. Not that it would excuse it, but it would appear a tad more humane.
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….🤷♂️
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.