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Mr Beast: Squid Game in real life
- Thread starter CharlesAznable
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The garbage takes won't watch this video. Stay miserable I guess.
If each player there was paid a reasonable wage for the time they spent labouring for Mr Beast's YouTube profit this would be 100% unproblematic.
Every player there got a 2k participation prize(except for the few that gave up early, those got 4K)
Okay, then that's definitely reasonable. Idk how many hours the final people were there, but even if it was 50hrs (probably super high estimate) that's 40/hr of labour.
The never-ending cynicism of this place is completely exhausting. Dude finds a way to raise a bunch of money for food banks, oceans, forests, pet shelters, whatever it may be in ways that the people participating in them clearly have fun with, and yet is somehow wrong for doing that because his puzzle piece doesn't quite fit into the tiny hole that one finds acceptable.
Even if the people who didn't get make it far didn't get paid that well (and at $2k at the very least for what was very clearly a relatively short shoot, that's not bad at all), it's pretty clear from the video that they were having fun just being there. These were all fans of his, and I'm sure even if they lost they were still having a fun time being around a group of people who bring them joy. They were flown out to wherever they live, given a free, probably short vacation (but a vacation none the less), and a neat story to tell.
Even if the people who didn't get make it far didn't get paid that well (and at $2k at the very least for what was very clearly a relatively short shoot, that's not bad at all), it's pretty clear from the video that they were having fun just being there. These were all fans of his, and I'm sure even if they lost they were still having a fun time being around a group of people who bring them joy. They were flown out to wherever they live, given a free, probably short vacation (but a vacation none the less), and a neat story to tell.
That was cute.
Although it's amazing how the tone can feel so different when lives aren't on the line!
Although it's amazing how the tone can feel so different when lives aren't on the line!
That it's good they got paid? There's no satire, and it's not really even a take. I didn't know in my first post whether or not they were paid, turns out they were paid for the labour, and it was likely more than US min wage, that's good.
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it cost $3 million to make this I believe, so what's the problem ?
A mobile game sponsor to pay for it all, like who cares ? people really want to be that miserable ?
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To be clear, I'm glad they got something for participating. But this is not a job… it is a fun event/game show that participants volunteered in. Just weird to me thinking of this in terms of labor that needs pay.
Yeah Era's inability to allow nice things a lot of the time is really tiresome after a while. I usually just put threads on ignore after people start derailing it with stuff like that.
I don't think some people have the gotcha they think they had in calling this tone death cuz capitalism, especially knowing how much money the show brought Netflix and the creators while the only way to watch the show was to pay a subscription fee to the service.
But I guess that's different or whatever excuse most Era posters pull when you try to point something like that out.
But I guess that's different or whatever excuse most Era posters pull when you try to point something like that out.
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Most content creators I know just do it as a meme these days. A parody. I haven't seen someone do it unironically in forever.
What am i reading? Hey wanna get a chance at winning half a million dollars? Only if you pay me for the time.
Amazing take.
Glass Bridge one scared the shit out of me, but I honestly think it was some visual effect or something and they weren't near that high.
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Yeah that's what I was thinking. Those 2 had to be some post effects. If you pay attention, you'll see someone almost fell of the railing during tug of war.
Shit is weird, these don't even seem like real people lol but it was a neat video. This guy seems to do some good things for people, unfortunately it feels like only a matter of time until some bad shit comes out about him.
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There is a perfect meme for this comment but I don't remember what it was
If the video is monetized I don't think that is unreasonable? Heck even if it isn't it's still in service of a brand so money will be made off of it, the participants unquestionably engaged in labor.
AFAIK Mr. Beast's brand is revenue-generating, not a charity. Everyone's criticism of how "it's ironic" and he "doesn't get the point of squid game" would be completely valid if he was able to use his parasocial status to monitize 455 people giving him free labour for a "chance at improving their life". Instead, this is a fun video where everyone seems to be fairly compensated at minimum and that's just a good thing.
Only reason I brought it up in the first place was because of the cynicism going on in this thread. I don't think it's right, given they seem to be fairly compensated for the value they created for Beast's business. I wouldn't have bothered bringing it up if not for the way the thread was going.
Unless I'm misunderstanding you, you're misunderstanding me. Participants were paid, Mr. Beast's brand is not a volunteer charity but instead a private business and he should (and did) pay for the labour of the people who made this revenue-creating project for him. Which is good.
Just seems like stuff is always coming out about internet personalities, whether it be some older stuff that comes to light or who they associate with or relationship stuff or whatever else
And? I dont think he should have to give anything although its nice that he does. Its like a non profit tv station can interview you on the streets and they're not gonna pay you anything, if you don't want to participate, they ask someone else. Unless its something only you could answer. But if its something everyone could? They'll tell you to fuck off if you ask for money.
He's significantly a for-profit brand, not a non-profit, and the amount of revenue generated off of this for his business is extreme. You don't think it would be a bad thing to use your status to get 455 people to make your business a shitload of money for free?
Especially since what they're depicting is a story where 456 people have been screwed over by capitalism so much that they're willing to do anything for a chance, it would be very tasteless. But he did the right thing and literally everyone is win-win, so no cynicism necessary in this thread :)
The only thing that's come out is that he's an asshole/very hard to work with because of how hands on he is.
He also heavily promoted PewDiePie at one point. So you can take that as you will.
It sounds like he paid them so that part is moot but had he not, you really don't think filming all day for a business is labor? I just don't understand how you square that regardless of people having a chance to win anything.
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I mean is that any different to how game shows work? Nobody forced them to go play his Squid game.
while people weren't dying, the way he did red light green light was a little unfair compared to how it was done in the show. just him spitting out redlight so fast or him saying green light multiple times or yellow to try and throw people off. and then not giving players enough green light time and running out the clock....then green lighting at the end to just let people cross cause he realized he spent too much time not letting people cross.
Do you think the people who participate in game shows get paid? The fuck is going on with these hot takes.
Not surprised at all. I have never cared for him, as he comes across as someone who is a douchebag/asshole once the cameras stop rolling.
Yeah what a douchebag asshole. Being all hands on when it comes to his charitable ventures.
I'm fairly sure in most cases people who participate in game shows get paid, regardless of whether they win or lose- they'll usually get a stipend based on how long they were on the show.
Even the court shows work by giving each person on the show a stipend, then just deducting the judgement from the loser of the case and give it to the winner.
(I don't think there's anything wrong with the video; some people here just hate anyone with even a penny more than them).
Ah yeah always asuming the worst
Will watch the video tonight, they are really hit or miss for me but I think I will like this one
They had a chance to win 456k. People fly out to game shows and come away with much less than a $2k consolation prize. If you can't swing it then don't go.
