X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad::undefined

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    10 months ago

    No matter what, the amount of money, contests, and just absolute overindulgence capable by Mr Beast is insane in any functioning society. The disparity is so bad these influencers and people with money swoop in, gift people egregious and lavish gifts are rewards for contests, and use that to further enrich themselves through monetized channels. Its sickening to watch. This shouldn’t be reality.

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      The comments replying seem to ignore one of the key aspects of your opinion. It’s about Mr Beast getting his name and face on every interaction. If the networks shoved “WERE GONNA BLOW UP THIS LABORGHINI BECAUSE CBS!” “WERE GONNA FEED THIS HOMELESS DUDE! CBS! CBS!” ad nauseam it would be a different animal, but somehow ostentatious displays of consumption and self-promotion are acceptable for some.

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        10 months ago

        My main point is, you motherfuckers want to help? Money = free speech right now. Money is law. Use that fucken shit to sway laws. Start locally. They don’t want to help. They want to play saint lottery for instant good boy points while solving nothing. Its disgusting. May they all feast on each other at the table in hell.

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        10 months ago

        Suddenly it’s 1960.

        Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Google have replaced ABC, NBC, PBS and CBS.

        Your “personal computer internet appliance” is a black-box running rented software, just like in the ‘dumb-terminal time-sharing’ era.