So this video has been the subject of online discourse. It was trending on Twitter and even Hasan talked about it which resulted in even more eyes on the topic. His fans don’t have the best takes, to be honest, but a few did.

People are obviously split on this, with leftists getting the most heat for being critical of Mr. Beast and the system that curates the “need” for people like him, relying on charity to solve systemic issues.

On the opposing side there are people saying that Mr. Beast isn’t the problem and he doesn’t owe anyone anything. Beast is doing a nice thing and is not the person to attack or criticize. He doesn’t need to use his platform and influence to educate people on systemic issues.

My perspective is that criticizing Mr. Beast brings light to systemic issues. He’s clearly a very large creator and has many eyes on him, using his content as a stepping stone to introducing the general public to these problems. Sure, he’s not the main contributor to homelessness and unaffordable healthcare, but his videos are clear examples as to how the system is an abject failure. Mr. Beast’s name and image garners a lot more clicks than many of the other bourgeoisie that we criticize. The left can use his videos and connect it to other contributors to hyper-capitalism. On the other hand, this can clearly backfire if not handled carefully. If one criticizes Mr. Beast himself too much it can brew more enemies rather than allies.

Anyway, just thought I’d share since it seems relevant.