Mr Beast apologises after 'horrible' Las Vegas event
YouTuber MrBeast has issued an apology after his 'MrBeast Experience' at a Las Vegas resort did not live up to the billing.
The event at Resorts World Las Vegas was advertised as an "immersive" and "unforgettable" experience that included exclusive games, a MrBeast-themed menu and mystery bags thought to contain limited edition merch, including one with a $10,000 (£7,550) gift voucher.
Instead, the guests camped out in their hotel rooms waiting days for their bags to arrive. And when they did, the guests were underwhelmed.
"I was told to wait in my room for two days for a package to come, so I legit spent two days in my room for a package to come, and it was a box of chocolates," Ms Metta said.
Several users said on social media that they received T-shirts in different sizes, which could be purchased for $9 (£7) online.
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Ready to stop hearing about this dork
I have never watched a single video of his.
I never want to do it either.
He was in a video I watched once. I don't remember the whole context, something to do with how he was so successful at working YT's algorithm. Had never heard of the guy before then, and all of the content samples they showed were braindead nothingburgers.
I think it was a veritasium video. I know because it's also the only time I've seen that dork on camera.
This tracks with my viewing habits, thanks!
If he pops up in a video of a channel I like, instantly thumbs down and block the video. Not rewarding that chode.
I blocked his ass on my kids YouTube but I can't block it on his friends YouTube. I just point out how creepy and weird he is.
Dead eyes.
His smile NEVER reaches them. He's such a grifter
He never figured out how to fake a smile. He knows a smile means moving the corners of the mputh up and showing some teeth, but his eyes remain dead and uncaring.
And him photoshopping every thumbnail to be overly saturated and bright with smoothed out skin doesn't help.
He should shave his beard and get a slick back.
Judging by how Americans vote, this guy will be president within the next twenty years.
Shut your dirty fucking mouth
They hated him because he told the truth
Lol nice try. I think you could probably do a better job misrepresenting my arguments next time though.
Either that, or brush up a bit on cause and effect.
How many alts do you have?
And who the fuck is "person prole"?
No alts. One and the same.
Sorry for not posting reference.
Here you go https://lemmy.world/comment/16421833
You may be projecting. I see your alt is upvoting your ridiculously bitter comments everywhere. Time to take a break from Lemmy Person Prole.
Thanks for providing context so anyone who comes across this can see how ridiculous you look right now.
Maybe don't link to a comment mid-convserarion though.
I know having someone challenge your beliefs can be tough, but following them around on a web forum is a strange way of coping. You are behaving in a very odd way.
If you actually want to talk through the crisis you're having, I'm here. Otherwise, I would appreciate it if you stopped wasting my time.
Enjoy your weekend.
Buddy, I’m not following you around. I’m casually perusing Lemmy. Look at your comment history, shitposting and being a bitter salty contrarian is your full time job here, which I didnt know, hence my surprise to run into you again.
You’re not here. None of your comments - to me or others - display any kind of willingness to listen or openness to other people’s viewpoints. You never respond to people’s points, just talk over them, so carry on. You’re making Lemmy look busy and a valid alternative to Reddit lurkers, and provide downvotable content, so I’m grateful for your contributions either way.
Funny you say that, he publicly announced that he'll run for president in the future
That's the only possible upside to the nation sinking into a dictatorship, at least we'll never have a duly elected President Beast... Silver linings and whatnot.
Max Headroom was about a society that decided their elections via tv ratings. We're kinda already there.
We've already reached the point where only billionaires or celebrities can be candidates, extra points if they're both. Kim Kardashian stands a better chance of being the first woman president over Harris, AOC, Warren, or any other qualified woman.
This, totally this. I hate America for spreading their empty vapid ideas over the world
President of whatever remains of the US, that is.
Hey congrats to Mrbeast on being the 3rd mutant president of the United States of smoldering craters!
Calm down satan.
Mr Beast is the quintessential example of someone who defines themselves by their unfathomable success, attributing it to their unique work-ethic and dedication, and then collapses under the weight of their impossibly large ego
I could cook a turkey on the heat of this burn.
Thank you.
My hopes for world evolution are dashed when I see people still falling for this stupid shit every day.
I hate influencers too so I get it, but I figure its mostly kids and young adults who grew up watching him, so I put the blame more on the systems and communities they grew up in.
Those kids should have been protected by say.. A strong consumer protections board, or parents controlling their screen time & curating their viewing, government banning phones at school, or outright banning social media for kids, or a quality education teaching them media literacy - but all of those things are demonized as bad things that those socialist European countries have.
Ironically, one of the people who attended went with their mother.
MrBeast Experience == Fyre Island
Nowhere near as epic. This would be like a pre-show to Fyre island.
Reminds me a lot of that botched Willy Wonka experience in Scotland.
Seems to have to apologize a lot...
"I'm sorry that I keep doing things that make me sorry."
God damn, almost instinctually downvoted this post because I saw his face
Y’know, the thing about him, he’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.
What a punchable face.
He’s not sorry for anything honestly. He will continue to do bs like because of this fans. It maybe funny and cringe now but it will be interesting if he tries to run for office or alines with a political party. “ hey guys I just bought an election!”
Clearly, no one's read Transmetropolitan lately.
how I wish the Republicans stayed in their reservations..
Frankly? The problem is, they do stay in those pens/pastures/suburban/semi-rural "communities" (straight-up engineered for their smooth, barely-verbal brains), and their minders know exactly where, when, and how to rustle 'em, as it were.
A metaphorical herd of cattle can be many things, including a gawdamned stampede.
What they'll never be in the eyes of those in charge of them, though? Human.
MrBeast themed menu? Like a bunch of moldy lunchly?
Thing is this isn't the first time. He did more challenges with awards but once the video was done he took up and left off. Smiling to the bank with that uncanny valley expression.
Who wore it best?
Uncle Bob was far more convincing.
"Uncle Bob...? Ok!"
“Pitcher of tequila woman! Let’s dust off the firearms…”
I feel like this could have been on purpose. If it wasn't he would have offered refunds.
I doubt it. Inviting to the studio is probably way cheaper - not everyone will do it since people would have to travel, and even when they come, there's not much cost to a quick tour or whatever.
The issue is in the text. "We hoped they'd deliver." This wasn't a Mr Beast project, it's something someone paid to slap his name and branding on and they did what people who usually do this stuff do. Hoped the branding would carry them and made an experience for as cheap as possible hoping to take in the cash.
I'm not saying Mr Beast is a good dude, but the stuff that he is actually personally involved in seems to at least have effort, even if it isn't good. This was definitely a "we want to do a show we will pay you so we can call it the Mr Beast whatever." His team said fine and he let them do whatever, and this third party squeezed money out of it and bungled it.
Who the hell cares about this random streamer.
Exactly. Paying 1000 dollars to see some scripted asshole is not how I would like to live. If was rich and had dumb kids that idolized him I would disable their internet access.
"grifter". it's nice to know who's going to take advantage of you
isn't he one of the most popular youtubers? idk, I keep hearing about him so he's probably not 'random'
I don’t know and don’t follow YouTube reality stars.
Any popular YouTuber is a random
what even is random
umbode, the pleurven merci baucoop :)
If there’s one thing Vegas resorts don’t want you to do, it is to stay in your room. You can’t be losing your ass on the casino floor up there.
Even the cheap places as long as you are wagering a certain amount
I'm not much of a gambler either, but I live in a casino town, and I've gotten lots of drinks comped by sitting with $20 in a video poker machine while I drink and shoot the shit with my friends.
Just remember to tip well, and go in with the mindset that any money you're betting is the cost of entertainment for the evening. It's a fun way to spend an evening, and plenty of times I wind up going home with money that I would have just spent at a bar.
Edit: also if you're into sports, the sports book is the way to go. If you wager $10 in what's called a parlay on 3 different games, you can win $160, so even games you otherwise didn't care about suddenly become interesting. Betting in three baseball games can be a great way to kill a day hanging out in the summer
I wish more people thought this way. When I go with this mindset I’m never upset when I lose. I tell my friends it’s like an adult arcade, you pay to play the game not to win the prizes.
It also really helps to alleviate the "just a bit more" trap. You spend $100 on a night out, you lose $100, nights over. You're not trying to go win big, you're going for some fun, and the money is already spent before you walk in the door.
Yes if you're an addict it's not gonna stop you from hitting the ATM, but it definitely saves you from losing track and going home broke
Most places will try to keep you there if you’re a whale.
Or they think you’re a whale.
Or you just lost a certain amount to them. Generally, if they’re comping you free drinks, it’s because it’s seen as more profitable than letting you walk.
Of course waitstaff might also comp you drinks because whatever- you’re a good tipper, they like you… you’re not a raging douche…. Or something.
In many places, yes. Though "free" comes with the implication that you still tip your server, because something about the way the alcohol laws are written make it so the server is the one "paying" for your drinks. So keep making it worth their while, and they'll keep the drinks flowing.
I’ve gotten free drinks just playing the slots. Same w poker but that was $100 buy in. Both were like >10 yrs ago tho
They'll usually keep bringing you drinks as long as you keep gambling.
Travelling to Vegas and staying in a hotel there are actually both pretty cheap. The hotels want you to stay in their hotel so you'll gamble in their casino and not someone else's.
Giving Fyre Festival a run for its money.
A Moroccan proverb: " The greedy is beaten by the liar"
I believe it. A really good liar is hard to beat. Growing up, my mother was a narcissistic psychopath, and that turned me into the most elaborate, sensical liar. I don't generally use it for evil, but I've gotten myself out of so many problems by navigating hairy situations on the seat of my pants. I hate how my childhood was but I appreciate the skill I gained from them, it'll serve me well when shit really hits the fan.
This is the type of ghing that he shouldn't need to appologize for. The appology does no good. An appology is for if you said something that could be misinterpreted, or you made a bad choice thinking it would play out differently.
This is just an intentionally poorly planned event. They wait in their hotel room for 2 days. Then they get chocolates. In no scenario does that play out differently. Those bags will always contain chocolates if you plan for them to contain chocolates.
So what's the appology? "I'm sorry I ripped you off"?
Also, $9 T-Shirts? I'm confident that if I go into Walmart, their cheapest T-Shirt is $20. So how low quality are these T-Shirts??? Especially since I assume they also have some branded print screening on them.
I agree with most of what you said, but you are severely overestimating the cost of t-shirts at Walmart. They start at $4 for plain or $7 for graphic tees from what I can tell. Even band tees and things like Mickey Mouse are in the $9–14 range based on a cursory glance on their site.
Gildan brand (cheap) tshirts with a screen print, are definitely closer to 9-15 dollars, any time a merch place is selling those rough uncomfortable shirts for like $30 I just have to laugh at the people who buy them.
Go away trash man.
MrBeast might not be the guy he says he is.
Oh, he 100% is. Not what he says with his words, but what he says with his dead eyes and propped up smile. He's not chasing a dream, he's running away from a nightmare of fame that has left him a hollow yet addicted for the high of fame that is no longer achievable. He is a man who shot for the moon and, instead of landing among the stars, found himself stranded on the cold, lifeless rock, drifting along forever, alone, exactly where he said he wanted to be.
I swear people use to love him. What happened?
if you go to these or you let your children go, you deserve to get scammed, which is probably also Donaldson's point of view. No respect for that guy btw, but I doubt he has little of it for himself either.
I really hate this guy's face
Because he is happy to licence his face and brand to any Tom, Dick or Harry. He certainly got his payment, so oh well.
Does this weirdo have like one photo where he looks like he's smiling for real, is he incapable of feeling joy or something. He definately seems like he's on the spectrum when he talks, don't know if that's a contributing factor
As I recall, he’s spent the last several years sanding down his whole personality as much as possible so as to become as inoffensive as possible so he can cast the widest possible net for an audience.
Yeah, I don't think this is a spectrum thing. He's purely a manufactured identity. There's nothing left behind the mask.
Eat the rich
The sad thing is, once he really hit it big, he could have just done good will stuff and kept the money fucking rolling in.
He didn't have to do * emotions to all of everything * this.
He could have hired a PR firm and a capable management staff, still had fun circle jerking his friends but actually be a positive force for society.
Everybody he has running the show is under educated, incapable, and unashamed of all this.
With that kind of money he should have a office building full of people working this shit out.
there's no way this dude hasn't hired a PR firm and management consultants. this is just the brand image he has now. remember that this dude used to make videos like counting to a thousand.
dude got a firm to tell him he's Willy Wonka and now he has another firm sculpting that image for him behind the scenes. Mr beast and his crew are just the front end operations that can't manage to stop fucking up on their own right.
The ghost kitchen venture and the chocolate venture were handled by external companies certainly It was just one of those slap your name on this thing.
But look deeper into the mismanagement of the events and the videos. Especially the last couple Vegas stints. Any event company would have had the first responders properly lined up and dangers managed. Especially in Vegas they do this kind of shit all the time.
Every single off the wall of event that he stages is just poorly managed. When people start asking questions and pointing fingers it ends up with him and his actual crew. There aren't any adults in the room.
no, they absolutely have teams and teams of suits working for them. people who get blamed are just the front end of the company, but this guy absolutely has a whole back office working for him.
I can't tell if he's super stoned in this pic or if he just looks that soulless all the time. However, I lean towards the latter given his circumstances.
it's the latter. Cameras notoriously steal souls, that's why youtubers can do those ad reads, whereas normal person's dignity wouldn't allow one to.
Oh, just a disappointing LV attraction. I was hoping for some Charlie Sheen level winning here. I could have used a good celebrity melt down this week.
He let us down AGAIN. SMDH 😔
If you want to see the real person, just give them money.
Can't make money giving away expensive shit, dumbass https://media.tenor.com/tPLKdGTxM9gAAAAM/i-like-money-frito.gif