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Because it's not just jealous weirdos that're sick and tired of his weird, featureless expression dominating YouTube, it's the man himself who repeatedly admits that he is essentially a kind of advertising-friendly sludge.
Edit: I'm so sorry. I had no idea the thumbnail was going to be that. He's a fucking monster.
This was a good read. Definitely worth some time
What's a little astonishing for me is that Beast et al happen in some alternate Youtube that I never see... they're supposed to be so huge and influential, and I'm mostly aware of their existence via hearsay. Yes, I'm grateful. <3
I think with the constant deluge of Minecraft videos, leftist glurge and media commentary I feed myself, there isn't room for a mutant leprechaun with tetanus leering into the camera
If you want to visit that alternate YouTube, all you need to do is crack open the site in an Incognito tab.
My feed is similar to your own - I don't really see him ever, and I prefer it that way. But I remain shocked whenever I get jump scared by him in Incognito mode. It reinforces the idea that his "content" is what YouTube considers "default".
It's what they expect you to like, when they know nothing about you.
I have kind of a weird arrangement where I use Youtube without being logged in, and I suppose via cookies it remembers what I watch without associating any of that information with my name. (The stuff it suggests on those rare occasions I'm connected is totally different.) I imagine what happens with Incognito is that it starts you fresh every time you go?
I confess I do the same thing: I'm never watching while logged in. But it does curate my suggestions regardless, it seems.
But yeah, if you open an incognito tab on the YouTube landing page, it seems to start you fresh. I do this often when someone sends me a "Look at this!" video I don't want to impact my recommendations. It seems to build a picture of the user quick, to boot. As soon as one or two videos are watched, even incognito, suddenly the recommendations are swimming with similar stuff.
Which, incidentally, is kind of horrifying?
"Hey there, stranger. Looks like you're new in town! How'dya like to watch this man with the rictus grin? He's very popular."
I mean, we're living in the 'I'll buy THAT for a dollar!' era of social media
Honestly, fair point
Excuse me while I go scream into a pillow.
Im so glad i never see that replicant smile on my youtube. Hate that mobile ads are awash in him though
There are a thousand Replicants deeply offended by what you just said
Good point, how does one fruitfully Describe this smile that makes even my skin crawl?
there's the 'Aphex Twin grin' perhaps
or maybe "I got my balls caught in something and just noticed"
The second one is still humanoid at least, its an uncanny valley thing
As I was reading the article, seeing several of his thumbnails included as images, I couldn't help but think, "I'm looking at someone's first-ever attempt at smiling - they know what a smile does but not how a smile is created."
i'm reminded of him every time i go to a 7-eleven and see his candy bar and i hate it
at least on youtube i can use extensions to hide recommendations
Years since, I've been avoiding the home page and recommendations by extensions and the fact that most of the stuff there already weren't for me. I've been pretty much living on subscriptions, so I might've been grateful to not see MrBeast every time. Heck, even that Epic Rap Battles cosplay version of him looks friendlier.
Ppl have called me a Mr Beast hater n while i do kinda hate him cuz hes built up thos untouchable person thats let stuff he actually has fr done fly under the radar like that one island he didnt clean up, ppl fr neednto realize first and foremost hes a numbers guy
because of how I use youtube, this post is the most of this guy's face I've seen ever
I hate it, begone weird guy face!
