From "World’s biggest YouTuber MrBeast unveils theme park in Saudi Arabia/Jimmy Donaldson, who is known for controversial stunts involving eye-popping prizes, says Beast Land will not be a 'typical theme park'" (London Times).
1. How can any point on the face of a globe be considered the "middle"? It could be the middle of the land mass, but Saudi Arabia isn't that. It's somewhere in Turkey/Iran. It could be the middle of the population mass, but that would be somewhere in northern India or southern China.
2. The U.S. is the biggest slice of Mr. Beast's audience — 25–30% — but it's true that the majority is outside of the U.S. and the Middle East as a whole is a big chunk — 20–25%. I'm also seeing that Saudi Arabia, of all the countries in the world, has the largest percentage of the population using YouTube — 95.8%.
3. One must infer that the real attraction for Mr. Beast is the money — combined with some idea of "reaching" the people through the absurd infusion of American popular culture? A better question is why the Saudis want this stuff on their land? For tourism? Isn't their tourism better if they keep everything traditional and historical?
4. There is some argument that Mr. Beast is genuinely intrigued by the idea of making a new kind of theme park. Imagine going to Saudi Arabia to break loose from the shackles of theme park conventions.
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It's the money. No need to overthink this.
As Groucho, the NBA, and just about every LIV golfer has said--"Those are my principles, gentlemen. If you don't like them, I have others."
People in the west and particularly the liberal left have decided they are morally correct and have sought to impose their libertine values world wide.
I was one of these people. I believed that women in particular should have the freedom in the ME that they have here. I believed we could make Iraq and Afghanistan a better place and joined the Army.
It took me a while to realize that most people in the world would not be better off in a democracy. They are not smart enough nor are they morally developed enough.
If you put a democracy in Russia you will end up with a Putin eventually. That is just what Russia has been for 1000 years. Any attempt to Democratize Russia will just get a lot of people killed on the way to the next Putin.
Western Europe is in the last stages of hedonistic collapse. Low birth rates and moral decay have left a population that cannot sustain itself and if the Muslims don't replace them someone else will. It will be interesting if Britain can save itself.
Africa is just a disaster from top to bottom.
The Middle East is Muslim. Muslim people cannot select their leaders. If they do they go to war with everyone around them. Muslims require a brutal dictatorship that represses their worst instincts and puts up barriers around moral decay. It just is what it is.
What is it about "Mr. Beast" that makes him the biggest U-tuber? I know nothing about such things.
Mr Beast? who?
He made a web-amusement park?
Perhaps Walowitz can screw Glenda the Troll under the bridge.
Lots of clicking.
rastajenk said...
What is it about "Mr. Beast" that makes him the biggest U-tuber? I know nothing about such things.
Mr. Beast at a basic level provides entertainment. He has very creative game shows and he has massive audience participation. He often creates interesting games where his audience can win real money. Think about a TV series that included every single game show like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and Price is Right run by actually creative people that actively recruited members of the audience to participate in large numbers.
He does extensive philanthropic work and he allows his audience feel like they are part of a greater good. He had a campaign where he dug wells for poor villages in Africa and his channel featured videos of his team traveling and digging these wells and it showed the audience real results for their donations.
At the core Mr. Beast is creating a common social framework for a younger generation that used to be held by things like Football or Baseball. People in a community always look for a common social thread that can make them feel connected to people around them.
Mr. Beast fulfills that roll.
His besties are beasties?
Europe, the Far East, and a good bit of Africa are about equidistant from Saudi. Maybe he's done some demographic work on location, and Saudi gave him the best incentives. Not to mention the local / regional cash base for liquid income, and a cheap labor pool, and laissez faire oversight of all that.
Non binary behavior is not well regarded in the third world and airship one proves they dont care about free speech (,london)
The crown prince probably regards himself as a local medici
Globalism, ann.
narciso said...
The crown prince probably regards himself as a local medici
I think some of the rulers of the ME are making a real effort to drag Islam out of the middle ages.
This is opposed to the European rulers who are trying to drag themselves back the other way.
Watching some of the middle east rulers talk there are actually some very wise people in that group.
Why is every thing written in the most ridiculous way
I don't understand the attraction of the major theme parks. I know it's based on lies like "happiest place on Earth", but what everyone should understand after your first visit is that it's very expensive hours of standing in line to ride for a few minutes total in a whole day, Somewhere around 1% of your time is the fun part. Not to mention that nothing is authentic there, no places to relax, and terrible, expensive food. You have to lie to yourself and others to take a trip there.
And get off my lawn!
Where the wild Beast roams.
Bagoh20: “ Somewhere around 1% of your time is the fun part”
Except for Gay Week at Disney World. Then it’s 100% fuckin Goofy! CC, JSM
Beast is penetrating the body through the back door formally a back... black hole.. whore h/t NAACP at the intersection of racism and sexism in a novel, perhaps green, deal.
Will they have a gay old time or merely construct a performative bestiary with their besties?
Never heard of him. He must be part of the Dark or Deep or Scary Web.
Funny how the MSM, never writes "When asked why they put business X in Israel, a country headed by a war criminal, that has assassinated people in other countries...."
The Saudis are the biggest friends of the USA and Israel in the middle east, along with the Gulf states. We have bases there, and the helped us in our wars against Iraq. They also have some of the largest oil fields in the world. But somehow, we're always supposed to talk about their supposed "Putting women in burkas" or lack of civilrights.
Nothing is more ridiculous than the immoral MSM putting on moral airs.
Mr Beast is the most popular Youtuber in the world. And i've never heard of him.
Because thats a stupid way of phrasing it prince salman is one of those modernizing monarchs they say they say they want but one quarrelsome qatari agent gets cut up and they get the vapors
Its surprise there isnt a khashoggi brigade because he was a big hamas supporter
RCOCEAN II said...
Mr Beast is the most popular Youtuber in the world. And i've never heard of him.
It is a generational issue.
There are billions of people who have never had Cable also.
$$$$$ corrupts ethics and morals in disturbing ways. Such as denying money had any influence in the corruption of one's morals and ethics.
Saudi Arabia throws around all sorts of money to attract any goodwill that they can. That's the reason why WWE has shows there, among other things. The UAE and Qatar do something similar. Saudi Arabia also wants to bring in tourists and this fits in nicely.
Saudi Arabia seems to have been focused on this sort of thing especially since the Jamal Khashoggi assassination. It is notable that some people still hate the Saudis for it. I suppose they have a point, or they would if they were at all concerned about far worse things going in the world, which they generally don't care about at all.
"I'm also seeing that Saudi Arabia, of all the countries in the world, has the largest percentage of the population using YouTube — 95.8%."
Oh, you're seeing that, are you? Well, seeing is believing. Or so they say.
"Mr Beast is the most popular Youtuber in the world. And i've never heard of him."
I think I have heard of him. I vaguely thought he must be one of those rapper idiots. Charlemojo Thee Stallion B.
I'll also note that the Saudis and especially the UAE and Qatar are in precarious positions. The UAE and Qatar are small countries. Saudi Arabia is fairly large but is essentially a collection of isolated urban centers surrounded by nothing, and the territory was part of several different political entities over the years until the House of Saud forced them together. It could break into tribal lines with a sufficient push. Add to this you have a much larger Iran which would be thrilled to take over the western half of the Persian Gulf, and an occasionally highly militarized Iraq. These countries want people to care if they continue to exist or not.
When the British bugged out of the Trucial States, which would become the UAE, they were TERRIFIED what was going to happen to them without British protection. And for good reason.
Going back just a little over a hundred years it was an ottoman territory some time before a feud prevented the 3rd kingdom
Palestine was an unincorporated, imperial passage occupied by Jews, Christians, Muslims, nomads, etc.
Jupiter said...
"Mr Beast is the most popular Youtuber in the world. And i've never heard of him."
I think I have heard of him. I vaguely thought he must be one of those rapper idiots. Charlemojo Thee Stallion B.
Mr Beast is a lot like the network writers that create shows people have been watching on TV for decades.
Mr. Beast is completely self made. He did not start with much outside his own effort and talent.
And people should understand something else while you are posting your condescending ignorance, I will post his revenues for 2024 to highlight the point:
Breakdown of Income SourcesYouTube & Sponsorships: ~$50–$85 million/year.
Ad revenue alone is estimated at $3–$4 million/month from 400M+ subscribers across channels. Brand deals fetch $2.5–$3 million each.
Merchandise & Businesses: $20–$30 million/year. Feastables generated $215 million in 2024 revenue (his share: ~$100 million+);
MrBeast Burger: $100–$150 million revenue with $15–$30 million profits (his cut: $4.5–$10 million).
Other Ventures: Philanthropy content (e.g., Beast Philanthropy channel) and spin-offs like Lunchly add $10–$20 million, though much is donated.
Total Empire Revenue: Beast Industries (media + products) hit $250–$700 million in 2024, but personal profit is lower after $80 million losses from scaling.
The rulers are not stupid. They realize they can not reform and bring their region into the 21st century with its draconian practices (Wahhabism) by challenging the clerics so they will modernize by allowing their culture to change. The easiest way to change culture is to use entertainment and popular media which has already been introduced through the internet, Instagram, etc., via the young people. For the older more sophisticated people the Kingdom has been building art museums and art collections of Western masters.
"the Kingdom [Saudi Arabia] has been building art museums and art collections of Western masters."
Which the headchoppers will destroy as soon as they return.
Mr. Beast, like the vastly over-rated Anthony Bourdain, hates/hated women, and that precipates their downfall.
Jupiter and Achilles: any other slave states you'd care to admire?
Pondscum thinking is sad.
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