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In this week's episode, I deep dive into YouTube's most prolific creator, Jimmy Donaldson AKA MrBeast. I aim to answer the question: Is MrBeast really YouTube's biggest philanthropist? Or is he actually just the internet's biggest narcissist?

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Timestamps:

00:55 Intro

5:27 Who is MrBeast & early career

9:11 Breakthrough: Stunt-based content

12:32 Philanthropic content

15:38 MrBeast Burger & Feastables

17:58 Main criticisms of his content

19:16 Issues with private philanthropy

23:57 Jimmy “cures” 1000 people’s blindness

28:45 What actually motivates MrBeast?

Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qq6sCvz4Z0

https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciakelso/2022/09/08/how-mrbeast-burgers-success-could-impact-the-restaurant-industry/?sh=6d9622221228 

https://centennialworld.com/mrbeast-burgers-steps-back-burgers-concerns-quality-control/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IQ_ldV9z_A&t=5514s&ab_channel=ColinandSamir 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VcUnz3nVc&ab_channel=ColinandSamir 

https://centennialworld.com/internet-users-question-mrbeasts-intentions-after-philanthropy-video-building-wells-in-africa/ 

https://centennialworld.com/mrbeast-backlash-video-curing-blindness-1000-people/ 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/15/entertainment/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-cec/index.html 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/new-mrbeast-charity-tantrum-dropped

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/08/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/24/the-trouble-with-charitable-billionaires-philanthrocapitalism

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/30/would-the-world-be-better-off-without-philanthropists-paul-vallely-emma-saunders-hastings