You know what? Compared to the vapid, condescending and outright dangerous shit he's done for videos, this is kind of ok? Exposing all of these children who would be very unlikely to be interested in egyptology otherwise to ancient Egypt, the same way many of us got exposed to it through weird Egypt documentaries in the 90s and 2000s, is not that evil.

I hate that this guy has been given what seems like infinity money, and that he uses that money to gain abusive access to archeological sites, but at its core I think it's not that terrible?

Inb4 some article or expose about how his crew destroyed some 5000 year old artifact trying to get a good angle or some shit like that, and I'll have to eat my words.

[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

He brings up the stupid aliens created the Pyramids theory constantly in the video and the experts he has with him keep telling him he is fucking stupid.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So was the history channel in the 2000s. Still, a bunch of people like antiquity because of things like that. It's not the best egyptology content there can be, but my point was that it's likely to be the only ancient Egypt the sticky-handed, terminally online menaces who are his audience will actually be interested in.

[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

The video is structured around it. The pretense of the video is basically disproving the alien theory, which they do. In the end Dr. Beast proclaims that the aliens couldn't have possibly created the pyramids because of all the physical evidence he is shown.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I guess he could be blinding greek children for history content. So I agree this is rather low on the list of evil deeds the great beast has commited.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah, he's not making working class people grovel on camera for Healthcare, shitty houses or life-changing amounts of money, so that's a marked improvement from his usual stuff.

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

His expression in these looks like he has some kind of soul too, he could legitimately do a lot of good for the youth. It would be the most fascinating transition if he became a genuinely alright guy just talking about interesting stuff now that he probably has more money than anyone would ever need.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

I think it's because this is shit he is actually into. He's actually having a good time instead of erasing his humanity to obsess over an algorithm he has mastered but will never truly conquer.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

It might be me being autistic, but he just looks really tired in these pictures. Like, the lower half of his face is the Mr Beast signature smile, and the top half is saying "I haven't slept more than 4 hours the past couple weeks"

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Lets not white wash billionaires, BUT if they have to exist under capitalism, Id rather they mess around with fun stuff than usher in the Machine Apocalypse billionaire-tears

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 32 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Dead eyes. Like a doll's eyes.

[–] Gucci_Minh@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He smiles only with his mouth and not his eyes, its very unsettling.

[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That's the standard way of knowing if somebody is faking a smile, you look at the eyes

People can still totally fake smiling with their eyes if they put in some effort so it shows how much he really cares

[–] eyyImwalkin@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

mr beast is proof that phrenology is actually real

[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

thats why he has to soy face so hard in his thumbnails. he has to try his best to not look like the walking husk he is so impressionable little kids will click his bullshit and buy his moldy lunchables knockoff

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

Whatever body he finds there will likely have more life in them than he has behind those eyes

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

Smiling like a chimp exerting dominance

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 36 points 4 days ago

Jordan Peele had better get on this, I want to see a movie where youtube influencers knowingly unleash ancient evil magiks upon the world for the sake of viewer engagement.

[–] boiledfrog@hexbear.net 35 points 4 days ago (1 children)

His face creeps me out so much

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Maybe he has resting sociopath face?

NVM there is no way that smile is natural.

[–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I've heard that he determined this facial expression makes more people click his videos than others. So well worth looking like a soulless husk.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've been looking into making video essays, and it's crazy how much time and energy people can spend on thumbnails and A/B testing them, and it's even crazier that it does work. FD signifier said that just changing the thumbnail on an old video made his views go up like 5x

[–] cricbuzz@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

oh ya, the TrueAnon episode about mr beast and how obsessed he is with stuff is wild

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

It does seem like a system that rewards obsession and borderline neuroticism.

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not gonna try to find it, but there was one thumbnail I saw of his with an angry expression while he pushed a button causing people to fall through a hole in the floor, it's the only time his expression looked human and genuine though still very unsettling

[–] Zorothamya@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think I saw that thumbnail on the trending page. It later was changed to show him roasting someone alive over a fire. Also not smiling.

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

Dear lord ahaha, yeah I think that was the one, even more horrifying now. He is probably exhausted from hiding this true self

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

The Look

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 21 points 4 days ago

Mr. Beast and the tomb of the rictus grin

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 22 points 4 days ago

social media is a goddamned cancer.

[–] kfc@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago

he is the son of shaytan, wallah

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

Comrade mummy's curse, take my energy

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Of course Hawass was willing to go with him

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Oh no, is Dr. Hawass problematic? I used to love Egypt stuff as a kid and he was in everything about it

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

my impression is that he's mostly concerned with attracting tourists rather than doing science. Hence his sensational statements to the media about Khufu's "undiscovered" burial chamber (and now the mr. beast thing I guess)

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

gotta respect the hustle

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I do not respect the huslte. More and more history disappears in front of our eyes every single day due to tourism and vandalism while scientists are constantly barred from preserving this history. It's really depressing to see

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To be fair to Dr. Hawass, a lot of his work is actually around preventing archeological sites from degrading and getting vandalised. Dude is undoubtedly a media whore but he's done a lot of good for the state of antiquities in Egypt.

In interviews, several Egyptologists said that most of what Dr. Hawass was doing for their field was long overdue, things as simple as installing air conditioning at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. He has instituted zoning around major antiquity sites and built visitor centers to prevent further degradation. He also has plans to build regional museums in Egypt, including a sprawling new structure beside the pyramids.

In addition, Dr. Hawass has pushed through a law making antiquity theft a serious crime, and he has limited excavation of new sites in favor of conserving old sites and artifacts. "I made rules for people to follow, for the first time," he said. "People don't like this."

"People don't like dramatic changes," Dr. Hawass said. "But I am well trained, and I believe Egypt antiquities needs this passion. I know who my enemies are, and I don't care. They are the amateurs who want to drill in the pyramids, and the antiquities dealers we put in jail. The failures who do nothing in their lives. They don't like success in general."

Per https://archive.is/MbK19#selection-2215.0-2215.357

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

extremely respectable hustle

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't know that he's problematic necessarily, just that he's one of the most well known egyptologists so of course mr beast "donated" some huge sum to get him to personally lead it

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago

Look maybe he gets the curse of tutankhamun type of discovery. We can only hope.

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

trying to return home

god speed mister beast

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

He's looking for an ancient artifact with immense magical power that will allow him to bend reality to his will and rule the world.