The Mark of Mr Beast ft. Ryan Broderick
Added 2023-11-24 10:20:48 +0000 UTCRyan comes back on the podcast this week to explain Jimmy Donaldson's – aka "Mr Beast"- new antic, which seems to involve ignoring local government protocol in East Africa to build wells and electricity pylons. Though presented as an altruistic act, Ryan explains how these stunts feed into the expansive "Mr Beast" brand, at a time when it looks like Donaldson is running out of ideas. Ryan also explains Donaldson's failed attempts to be accepted by mainstream culture and how, despite his massive following, it seems unlikely he'll ever make a break into mainstream TV.
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Comments
What's the deal with Goon?
GOOBER
2023-11-25 23:11:55 +0000 UTCWould you guys ever talk about the VlogBrothers?
Elizabeth
2023-11-24 21:22:50 +0000 UTC20:00 expresses something I've been thinking about Mr. Beast which is that he seems almost like a throwback to an earlier era when you could just be "a Youtuber," and could kind of do whatever got you clicks, as opposed to now where Youtube content is almost all specialized. Perhaps specificity is required to carve out a niche in this era of content abundance, but if you already had a following you can get away with continuing that older style? (Though it's possible that kind of variety content still exists and I'm simply not seeing it as much)
Twi
2023-11-24 19:00:44 +0000 UTC
