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_stranger_ lemmy.world _stranger_@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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because the eyes are a window to the soul, and this is what it looks like when there's nothing there to see.

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Blibly lemmy.world Blibly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
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He's a dead corporate puppet. No soul.

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red_tomato lemmy.world red_tomato@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-30
#4 · (edited) Quote Reply

The fascinating thing about Mr Beast is that the bigger his smile is, the sadder he looks.

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state_electrician discuss.tchncs.de state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-12
#5 · Quote Reply

Ugh, I loathe that soulless POS.

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Carl anarchist.nexus Carl@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-06-08
#6 · Quote Reply

He actually did a market study and realized that his videos with that smile on the thumbnail got more views. Like, a lot more. So he quietly started adding it into every thumbnail. He even went back to old videos are replaced the old thumbnails with ones that had that smile.

As for why that stupid smile makes his videos more popular? No clue. Kids are weird, and he does well in that demographic. So maybe it’s just a meme at this point. But the reason he’s known for that smile is ironically because it makes him more money.

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sober_monk lemmy.world sober_monk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-01-23
#7 · Quote Reply

You shouldn't have done that...

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nomad infosec.pub Nomad@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-06-16
#8 · Quote Reply

Look, his eyes don't smile. So his mouth just does an imitation of a smile he likely did have to train for in front of a mirror.

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Mark with a Z suppo.fi markz@suppo.fi
Joined: 2025-07-04
#9 · Quote Reply

He actually did a market study and realized that his videos with that smile on the thumbnail got more views. Like, a lot more. So he quietly started adding it into every thumbnail. He even went back to old videos are replaced the old thumbnails with ones that had that smile. As for why that stupid smile makes his videos more popular? No clue. Kids are weird, and he does well in that demographic...

Like a car crash. Horrible but can't look away.

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arotrios lemmy.world arotrios@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
#10 · Quote Reply

I'm not sure if this is a meme or a meta-analysis of our current dystopia...

...and dear god what is Mr. Beast doing with his other hand?

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rizzothesmall sh.itjust.works rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-22
#11 · Quote Reply

His smile reminds me of the dead eyes of a "smiley" flight attendant at the end of a long haul.

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Boo! Haunted House! lemmy.world lemmyng@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-16
#12 · Quote Reply

May he too be met with a horrible fate.

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-09
#13 · Quote Reply

His smile reminds me of the dead eyes of a "smiley" flight attendant at the end of a long haul.

Or my wife after we've had our monthly eight seconds of fun times.

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Amuro_eat lemmy.blahaj.zone Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-08-20
#14 · Quote Reply

Mr. Sociopath

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Amuro_eat lemmy.blahaj.zone Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-08-20
#15 · Quote Reply

He actually did a market study and realized that his videos with that smile on the thumbnail got more views. Like, a lot more. So he quietly started adding it into every thumbnail. He even went back to old videos are replaced the old thumbnails with ones that had that smile. As for why that stupid smile makes his videos more popular? No clue. Kids are weird, and he does well in that demographic...

So he’s even more soulless than I previously thought

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ThePyroPython lemmy.world ThePyroPython@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#16 · Quote Reply

Picture of the Smiler from Transmetropolitan

Y'all should read Transmetropolitan:
It predicted twitter journalism/politics, streaming, the abundance of porn, bubble theory, etc.

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666dollarfootlong lemmy.world 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#17 · Quote Reply

You mean Ben Drowned?

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lemmylommy lemmy.world lemmylommy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#18 · Quote Reply

Because he is a creepy ass motherfucker.

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Benchamoneh lemmy.dbzer0.com Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-09-25
#19 · Quote Reply

Both have a fixed smile with dead eyes

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djdarren piefed.social djdarren@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-10-07
#20 · Quote Reply

He has the cold, dead eyes of a shark.

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resipsaloquitur lemmy.cafe resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2026-04-14
#21 · Quote Reply

He has the cold, dead eyes of a shark.

Like a doll’s eyes…

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naught101 lemmy.world naught101@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-08
#22 · Quote Reply

Y'all should read Transmetropolitan: It predicted twitter journalism/politics, streaming, the abundance of porn, bubble theory, etc.

Seconded. This and Nausicaa are the best comic series ever.

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loutr sh.itjust.works loutr@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-11
#23 · (edited) Quote Reply

Y'all should read Transmetropolitan: It predicted twitter journalism/politics, streaming, the abundance of porn, bubble theory, etc.

It predicted Jordan Bardella too:

The caption says the RN literally paid a coach to teach him to smile. With taxpayer money of course.

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a_non_monotonic_function lemmy.world a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-22
#24 · Quote Reply

He actually did a market study and realized that his videos with that smile on the thumbnail got more views. Like, a lot more. So he quietly started adding it into every thumbnail. He even went back to old videos are replaced the old thumbnails with ones that had that smile. As for why that stupid smile makes his videos more popular? No clue. Kids are weird, and he does well in that demographic...

I doubt he's overthinking his smile, he just isn't actually smiling. He's just moving his mouth.

A genuine smile has the muscles around and under the eyes contributing as well.

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#25 · (edited) Quote Reply

Y'all should read Transmetropolitan: It predicted twitter journalism/politics, streaming, the abundance of porn, bubble theory, etc.

The Smiler is Tony Blair.

I wish Warren Ellis hadn’t been such a crook bloke.

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#26 · Quote Reply

The fascinating thing about Mr Beast is that the bigger his smile is, the sadder he looks.

omg you’re right!

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grrgyle slrpnk.net grrgyle@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-03-18
#27 · Quote Reply

Has he really not like practiced on a warmer smile by now?

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pjwestin lemmy.world pjwestin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-01-11
#28 · Quote Reply

The song you play to summon that statue is called, "The Elegy of Emptiness." Make of that what you will.

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GreyEyedGhost piefed.ca GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-11-30
#29 · Quote Reply

Or my wife after we've had our monthly eight seconds of fun times.

I have to believe she takes care of it all on the first of the month so she knows she'll have 4 full weeks of peace.

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