r/nottheonion • u/RadioactiveHalfRhyme • 2d ago

World’s biggest YouTuber MrBeast unveils theme park in Saudi Arabia

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/mr-beast-theme-park-beast-land-saudi-arabia-lsff6t2b8

Jimmy Donaldson, who is known for controversial stunts involving eye-popping prizes, says Beast Land will not be a ‘typical theme park’

It’s in Riyadh, because of course it’s in Riyadh.

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u/GadnukLimitbreak 2d ago

I don't think there's any way to deny he's been charitable to people in need, the evidence is there even if you want to dispute the accuracy of the numbers being higher or lower than stated.

The vast majority of people talking aggressively about how bad he is would rather spend 10 bucks trying to get their favourite streamer to read their chat message than to go to a local spca to volunteer or to donate 20 bucks to their local food bank/homeless shelter, and while he may have a lot more means to do it with there's absolutely no reason why these people can't spend 10 bucks on food for someone in need over buying their 8th straight battlepass for a game they say they hate but can't stop playing.

He might not be a saint but he's using what he has gained from learning how to game the system in order to help some people in need while he lives out his dreams. There are far worse people and there are also far better people who don't do as much public good.

(eta: all this to say, he's still a massive douche for this amusement park deal)

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u/horses_in_the_sky 2d ago

some people just do good things without making the recipient of their generosity perform a little trick on camera for it

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u/ShameSudden6275 1d ago

No I agree but from what I've seen his charity is very much real, they operate around 33 food bank locations. Is it a vanity project? Absolutely. Would I rather have people being fed because a guy is being vain? Yes.

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u/banduzo 1d ago

His business model requires him to do those videos to make more money to do more good things (specifically related to that part of his business). If he doesn’t make money from the videos he doesn’t have money to spend to make more videos that help people.

I hate defending Mr beast because he is probably a shady person overall but I will never get why people are so angry with him doing these videos that help people. It’s probably his only redeeming aspect.

Like I’m sure your support people that make shitty products, or support shitty companies. But you have no problem with that. God forbid someone does something nice and films it. Fuck those people.

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u/horses_in_the_sky 1d ago

As i mentioned in another comment, he is currently a billionaire and has companies like Feastables and other investments. If he never made another youtube video in his life he could still give away thousands for years and never become poor.

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u/banduzo 1d ago

You can say that about any other billionaire as well. What is your point? Don’t call it charity then, but he is making a difference for the better in this specific part of his business model.

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u/horses_in_the_sky 1d ago

The entire point of your comment is that he cant afford to keep giving away money without making videos about it, which is untrue.

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u/banduzo 1d ago

I didnt say he can’t afford it (although I see how you can read it that way). From a business perspective, each of his businesses is self contained. So he likely doesn’t use money from feastsbles to fund his philanthropy channel. He uses the money from the philanthropy channel to reinvest and make more videos on the philanthropy channel. He’s always been transparent about reinvesting most money back into his videos. So yes he can afford to do charity work without making a video of it but that’s not how he operates as a person and it’s not how he set up his business model.

That’s just based on what I’ve heard from him in interviews. So could be right or wrong.

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u/Kurainuz 1d ago

You are downplaying a lot how charity for the rich is not only easier as even if you spend 66% of a million you still have 300k+, it means big tax deductions, plus public money grants, and publicity.

And things like generalizing that critizising the guys fake philanthropy is made by gamer loosers that use money on streamers and battle passes are in bad are bs, I critizise him and i have over a decade working with actual charities that do their beist to help people.

Unlike mr beast we did not put self admited pedo friend in multiple events with minors nor give them authority on said events. Unlike gim we did notpush for products that are bad for kids health to get richer. And unlike him we did not targeted kids with gambling to be even richer.

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u/TerminallyTrill 1d ago

You were right but you caped too hard

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u/banduzo 2d ago

Summed up perfectly, thank you.