Link: https://www.avclub.com/mrbeast-book-sales-film-rights

What else can I say, I just don't like MrBeast very much.

FFS

I didn't even know he wrote a book.

Just curious what you don't like about him.

I don't consume any of his content. All I really know about him is he does gameshow things and dug some wells in Africa I think.

Or maybe that was eye surgery?

Hell maybe both, I don't even know.

Oh and something about his teeth.

People gonna stupid. Can't fix that.

Is it at an appropriate reading level for his fans? Perhaps a picture book?

By sold well do you mean he bought himself a million copies so it could be said that it sold well?

That's the entire fucking streamer house of cards.

A movie about a YouTube star. I wonder what it will reveal. What social statement will it make. How will it show the art of AI sloping your way to a script and a thumbnail.

I've never seen his videos but I rarely hear good things

And the number one movie was called "Ass". And that's all it was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaIfpqN5rUs

Cool story

I don't find his antics entertaining. But also he might be a bad person on top of that: https://time.com/7010441/mrbeast-accusations-explained/

Ah, Mr. Beast... I didn't know he had a book. I remember his vids. They were algo-hitting "do crazy stuff" survivor-like videos, along with philantrophy vids. Dude's got issues, but rarely do you get a youtuber that's super popular and isn't a problem offscreen.

And publishers pay people to buy their books so they get on the best seller list.

And publishers pay ghost writers to write many “celebrity” authored books.

You got any evidence to back that claim up?

That’s just a normal thing best selling authors do

his influence sells very well in ASIA apparently, they like his shitty food he sells, and his "comical" channel.

his eyes are soulless like dolls eyes, he really has very little emotion going on.

its mainly targeted towards gen Alpha audience, stupid gimmicks for a impressionable young audience. also the biggest drama was the LUNCHLY disaster with KSI, paul brother, and another influencer. they made a wierd commercial how "its the best lunchable-like food they ate" and all of them look they had a gun to thier heads.

It's a pretty commonly utilized tactic that's especially employed by grifters who want to lend credence to the grift and political operatives who want to... lend credence to their grift. Occasionally though by people who want to gain notoriety in a field they're new in, keep up a streak of success if they're not sure about the book's quality, or do a book tour and have something to sell the talkshows. In all cases it's employed by people with more money than talent.

A source among many about NYT influence peddling: https://londondaily.com/evtepe-new-york-times-bestseller-list-exposed-fake-editorial-manipulation-not-sales-based-rankings

This other source is more specific to what the other commenter was referring to though:
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/politicians-political-groups-buying-bulk-books-reports-2f81ef

I have watched a few, once you have seen one you have basically seen them all though, they have a rigid formula

I needed something to talk to my nephew about when he was younger

I wasn't questioning whether anyone has ever done this. I was questioning whether they have even a single piece of evidence suggesting that this particular person has done so or if this accusation is purely motivated by simply not liking them which does not justify spreading disinformation.

The source for the claim of booksales in the original article are the same sources who can't be trusted in mine, so it's a fair bet that influence peddling at the very least played a part. NYT wheels and deals off popular people who are authors, always has.

Why would you buy his book??

He has a lot of fans. They would probably buy anything of his.

Yeah the ceo of my company did this to then use the books as swag at tradeshows and meetings

The Mr.Beast Movie feels a bit like cotton candy flavoured cotton candy.

I've added '& Mr beast shill' to your growing list of tags reminding me why I ought to not take anything you say seriously.

You're one of my least favorite people on Lemmy. Thought you should know. Cheers!

And what are you hoping to achieve by telling me this? I'm genuinely asking.

I remember hearing articles about the Minecraft movie. I thought that would never happen.

I was wrong.

My gut reaction here is again, "that would never happen" let's see in 5-10 years...

People bought his lead filled lunchables

You can either take the information you get -- that people generally don't like you -- to change your behavior or not. That's all you bud.

Just don't go screaming to the void about why nobody likes you at any point. People have literally spelled it out for you.

Cheers.

No, you don't like me.

And what did I do this time? I asked you to provide evidence for a claim you made. That's literally all I did. Had such evidence existed you would've provided it but you didn't. I called you out and you got offended by it.

I don't think I'm the issue here - you just appear to be a hateful person and you don't even seem to need a reason for it. I mean.. look at your modlog - this is what you do.

Also parents looking for a present to fill out the birthday pile. Not the worst idea, to be honest, anything to get them reading.

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Keep telling yourself that.

Have you ever seen a movie about an underdog who follows their dreams despite everyone telling them they're not gonna make it, and then they make it?

It'll be that.

All I know about him is that he has a very large YouTube audience and that he does particularly well among young adults. That is an audience that has (a little bit of) disposable income but is still learning how to make good use of their money. I assume Mr. Beast advertised his book non-stop on his channel, so his viewers went out and purchased it.

I thought this was fake until I saw it at the store yesterday.

for me any post about mr beast is mildly irritating like the rest of the "influencers". I by and large don't know anything about them except their "influencers" and I begrudge every small thing I migh know because of a commercial or post.

just block him

i have a good 6 or so constant posters blocked and it’s funny to see all these folded comment chains around

I have like 30+ folks blocked. My tolerance for bullshit is too low so I have switched to tagging people with reasons why I might go over the edge and block them.

He's 2 or 3 more interactions like this away from the block list. Any overt hate speech or dehumanizing shit still gets an instablock. But that ain't this guy afaik. He's just a douche with ridiculously unpopular opinions.

"Is your book any good?"

"No."

"Can we make a shitload of money filming it?"

"Yes."

"We start shooting tomorrow."

All I know is that I can't stand that psychopathic imitation of a smile he does.

How much of the movie will be him counting. I would hope at least half but the rest will be him begging for follows from bigger internet sensations.

For what it's worth, I don't like you either.

Dead eyes

I'm happy to hear that you still think about me.