Is MrBeast planning a TikTok takeover? The YouTube star seems ready to make a move

[captaincranky]

Stop reading the BS you see on the internet 90% is BS.

Is that across the board, and does that include what is posted at Techspot?

And thats a news article From Seton Hall, try again and stop avoiding. You listed one article off Forbes on a report from Seton Hall....do better.

What you're demanding as "proof", would require access to the FBI database. As you well know, that isn't accessible by the civilian public at large, but can be by major news organizations. So you're quite correct that "90% of what's on the internet is bullsh!t". However, what you can't seem to grasp, is that your doing more than your share of contributing to it.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Is that across the board, and does that include what is posted at Techspot?

What you're demanding as "proof", would require access to the FBI database. As you well know, that isn't accessible by the civilian public at large, but can be by major news organizations. So you're quite correct that "90% of what's on the internet is bullsh!t". However, what you can't seem to grasp, is that your doing more than your share of contributing to it.

Yes that includes tech spot.
No not contributing, just not buying into it.

I never said I agreed with any pardons, but all the leftist on here dont mention a fact that crooked Joe had to pardon his family to keep from going to jail. They are immune to the crap he has done..act like he is a saint.

And no, for the record. I am not a Trump fan. He says some of the dumbest stuff.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Say the truth you don't care.
When it happened it was all those antifa( who fly about the USA all the time in unmarked planes - Source DJT ) and FBI plants

Now they are heros and need to visit white house to get citation of honour

Even if they all held other felony convictions and you knew they were going to be pardoned, You still would have voted Trump- so really your position is laughable.

If they were leftist and POC at a protest and stormed by police and some police were tasered to heart attack, pepper sprayed , assaulted . they had zip ties , explosives, shots fired in air . You would want life for them and if pardoned you would be screaming

Fact is Forbes would have an editor fact check such a big story. I had seen no counter claims - I saw this elsewhere as well, But again you don't really care do ya

If you really cared you would find out the truth

Your right..I dont care. I cant change it and I am not wasting my time on something I cant change.

But dont sit here and act like Biden was a saint. You throw rocks and live in a glass house.

 

[captaincranky]

But dont sit here and act like Biden was a saint. You throw rocks and live in a glass house.

Well, I don't believe that such a thing as a "saint" exists. Since I only believe that religion, in general, is a method to control the masses through fear. And pronouncing one's self as a pious person, adhering to <enter religion here> is the meme we now casually refer to as "virtue signaling".

So me thinking Biden is a saint, is off the table. I will say that he did do more good than harm. While trimpo is only capable of doing more harm than good. So, the rule of, "lesser of two evils" must attach to Biden.

So, as it stands, we have Elon Musk as "acting president", while the trimpanzee casually uses the office of POTUS, as a platform form for self enrichment. Have you bought any of his "meme coins yet? Or hats, sneakers, Chinese Les Paul copies, watches, etc., that he uses to bilk his followers to maintain the illusion that he's a "real billionaire"? He's going to put "tariffs" on China, (which we'll ultimately pay), yet he hucksters all that crap as if it were gold.

I, we, you, will all be paying through the nose for the sh!tstorm now commencing.

My question is, (no need for proof), when will the $2.00 a gallon gas that trimp voters "swore they remembered", be coming back? He has already reneged on the $2.00 a carton eggs that he promised his loyal supporters. When will the next unconstitutional "executive order" leave his desk? Again, no proof, just speculation is necessary.

I'd be happy to continue this discussion in a congenial, affable, and collegial way.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Well, I don't believe that such a thing as a "saint" exists. Since I only believe that religion, in general, is a method to control the masses through fear. And pronouncing one's self as a pious person, adhering to <enter religion here> is the meme we now casually refer to as "virtue signaling".

So me thinking Biden is a saint, is off the table. I will say that he did do more good than harm. While trimpo is only capable of doing more harm than good. So, the rule of, "lesser of two evils" must attach to Biden.

So, as it stands, we have Elon Musk as "acting president", while the trimpanzee casually uses the office of POTUS, as a platform form for self enrichment. Have you bought any of his "meme coins yet? Or hats, sneakers, Chinese Les Paul copies, watches, etc., that he uses to bilk his followers to maintain the illusion that he's a "real billionaire"? He's going to put "tariffs" on China, (which we'll ultimately pay), yet he hucksters all that crap as if it were gold.

I, we, you, will all be paying through the nose for the sh!tstorm now commencing.

My question is, (no need for proof), when will the $2.00 a gallon gas that trimp voters "swore they remembered", be coming back? He has already reneged on the $2.00 a carton eggs that he promised his loyal supporters. When will the next unconstitutional "executive order" leave his desk? Again, no proof, just speculation is necessary.

I'd be happy to continue this discussion in a congenial, affable, and collegial way.

The "shitstorm" commenced when these two both entered into the presidential scene.
Biden wasn't presidential material and neither is Trump. But I digress the people have spoken and we have to live with what decisions the US has made, just like with Biden.

No one is going to change that, nor what's coming no matter how loud people scream into a megaphone on Techspot. All we can do is wait and see what kind of damage is done over the next four years.

Both have made history in the way they conducted themselves and they smile like they are heroes.

The lesser of the two evils? I don't see either as the lessor. I see a world going to rot right in front of our eyes and instead of common sense prevailing, the masses jump on a band wagon and spout ignorance behind a keyboard and monitor.

I really feel for the innocent children and teens growing up in this hellhole we call a world.
Everyone needs to just sit back and look with an open mind and take the blinders off.

One thing that is correct in the bible. Mankind is destined to destroy itself.
Its happening sooner than later.

 

[captaincranky]

One thing that is correct in the bible. Mankind is destined to destroy itself.
Its happening sooner than later.

I view it more as a biological destiny, as opposed to a biblical prophesy.

Any apex predator that reproduces itself beyond the availability of prey to sustain it, must die out, and/or be replaced by a predator that preys on it.

The cockroach will survive even nuclear holocaust. Perhaps in another 20 million years (or so) they'll be 6' tall and at the top of the food chain.

I do take slight exception to your rebuke of my "lesser of two evils" observation. Biden pardoned his son, and the MAGA world erupted in furor. Yet when trimp pardoned ALL of the Jan 6th rioters, even those who may have been directly or indirectly involved with the death of Capitol police officers, a great MAGA cheer was heard across the land.

Do you see where the "scales of justice" are dramatically out of balance in that situation?

Hunter Biden bought a gun he never used, fibbed on the application, and snorted some crank. Hardly "equal justice under the law". Not even a reasonable facsimile of one.

Most of the nonsense coming out of the MAGA camp is regurgitated conspiracy theories with no basis in fact. It's difficult, if not nigh on impossible, to, "wrap one's head around it". And the memes keep on coming, "the Biden crime family", "cameltos Harris", ad naseum.

If there's humor in this, as some here insist, I'm unable to comprehend it. But if, as they say, "laughter is the best medicine", by all means embrace it if you're able.

My naive hope is, with regard to trimp being impeached is, "the 3rd time's the charm".

 

[Loadedaxe]

To me, simpletons have the mind set of "lessor of two evils". No offense towards you, you seem more intelligent than that.

No matter how it is spun, two wrongs don't make a right.

Both should be in jail and not running the US of A. And no one should be making excuses for either.

Humor in politics? I haven't seen anything funny since Hillary was nominated.
And no, I am not against a woman president.

 

[ZedRM]

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Musk's overwhelming self interest, greed, and obsessive necessity with others believing his bullsh!t, could lead lesser minds into assuming he's evil.

Then too, there's the whole "sieg heils" display at trimps inauguration, which could conceivably lead "libtards", (like myself**), to imagine that he's "evil".

But now that he's de facto president of the US, cooler heads, like yours, should prevail.

Myself, I'm going to wait until police with "MAGA" armbands start yanking "undesirables" out of their houses to make my final evaluation.

** I'm not actually a full blown "libtard". I still adhere to the antiquated principal, "live and let live". How quaint is that?

This is a bit too focused to take as sarcasm or tongue in cheek. Get a grip on reality and stop shoveling this special brand of BS you've conjured up. Lesser minds indeed..

 

[captaincranky]

To me, simpletons have the mind set of "lessor of two evils". No offense towards you, you seem more intelligent than that.

Well, that could be carried to extremes. Where spitting on the sidewalk becomes a capital offense.

Both should be in jail and not running the US of A. And no one should be making excuses for either.

The libtard in me can't figure out why Biden should be in jail. With that said, if all the politicians that should be in jail, were put in jail, there would be nobody left to "run the country".

Humor in politics? I haven't seen anything funny since Hillary was nominated.
And no, I am not against a woman president.

Hillary nagged when she campaigned. So much carping. I voted against her. Technically, the "lesser of two evils" does attach in US elections. More often than not, I find myself voting against someone, rather than voting for someone.

Rather than fix the blame for something, we tend to pass it off, or blame it on another.
I'll leave you with a song about, "the another".

 

[captaincranky]

This is a bit too focused to take as sarcasm or tongue in cheek. Get a grip on reality and stop shoveling this special brand of BS you've conjured up. Lesser minds indeed..

But Mon Ami, it's both......with a little reality check thrown in for good measure.

 

[ZedRM]

But Mon Ami, it's both......with a little reality check thrown in for good measure.

In spoken conversation where vocal inflection could be observed, maybe. In written word, it's impossible to tell given the vocabulary used. Nothing about what you stated above is in any way real.

 

[captaincranky]

In spoken conversation where vocal inflection could be observed, maybe. In written word, it's impossible to tell given the vocabulary used. Nothing about what you stated above is in any way real.

Well, neither is it unreal. Musk is at best, a polarizing figure. In reality he's both a hero to some and a villain to others. I only give him credit for being the world's greatest salesman. Others believe he built and designed those rockets he's always shooting up. As for whether or not he's the "acting POTUS", is an enigma. Trimp's mental state is pretty far gone, and Musk is drunk with power, of that I'm fairly certain.

Out of Musk's own mouth, sic: "if he doesn't win, I'm screwed", Make of that what you will.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Well, that could be carried to extremes. Where spitting on the sidewalk becomes a capital offense.

The libtard in me can't figure out why Biden should be in jail. With that said, if all the politicians that should be in jail, were put in jail, there would be nobody left to "run the country".

Hillary nagged when she campaigned. So much carping. I voted against her. Technically, the "lesser of two evils" does attach in US elections. More often than not, I find myself voting against someone, rather than voting for someone.

Rather than fix the blame for something, we tend to pass it off, or blame it on another.
I'll leave you with a song about, "the another".

I cant tell if your serious sometimes or maybe a little tipsy from whatever it is your drinking, please...do tell, I want some.

I will agree, when it comes to politics, voting against someone is usually better than voting for some one.

 

[Cocojambo13]

What is the point of this article if some come here and dump BS on political figures? I thought techspot is about TECH, not politics and garbage commentaries said by nobodies around here.

 

[captaincranky]

I cant tell if your serious sometimes or maybe a little tipsy from whatever it is your drinking, please...do tell, I want some.

Well, I'm not tipsy, but I so tend to wander off in hyperboly land every now and again. I can recommend spiced rum. But everybody I've given it to seems to hate it.. Yet, since I don't drink beer, it melds perfectly with my habitual Coca-cola abuse.. Beer drinkers shun it like the plague.

Back in "13th & 14th grade", (what we jokingly referred to as community college), I took Sociology & Criminology (Instead of Psych). Oddly, they intersect quite a bit. Anyway, one sociologist wrote an essay on defining "what is crime". Well crime is where society sets the offense to be, and ostensibly what the punishment should be. We (mostly) accept that crime is "evil". So, spitting on the sidewalk will get you a ticket. Whereas, killing your entire family, will get you a death sentence. In that sense, "the lesser of two evils" attaches directly. Yes, it's a cliche, but cliches often have obscure origins, and can seem quite abstract when applied. It follows that "two wrongs don't make a right". But then again, we venerate Robin Hood, whose wrongs we perceive as being right.

I'm one of those strange loners, quite harmless, but I do observe society from a distance. Accordingly I don't have a clan or a tribe to influence my opinion. (for better or worse).

Reflecting on my life, I came to the conclusion that I have "sociopathic tendencies". Individuals do "age out" of those behaviors. Now in my 70's, I'm as harmless as a kitten. In fact I keep them as pets. So, from sociopath to "harmless crazy cat lady, but male". was a long and arduous journey. But, and if you'll pardon me for bringing up another old saw, "it takes one to know one". and I see plenty in high positions.

While we give ourselves credit to "have dominion over the animals", we conveniently forget that our behavioral patterns stem directly from them. Dominant Alpha male lions have "prides". Dominant alpha male Arabs have "harems". Sociological behaviors can be directly correlated with those of many animals, particularly those of higher mammals.

I expect that's enough for now. (Or perhaps too much?)

 

[captaincranky]

What is the point of this article if some come here and dump BS on political figures? I thought techspot is about TECH, not politics and garbage commentaries said by nobodies around here.

Should I take this to mean that you're a really top notch somebody? Sorry we disappointed you. If what you mean by, "tech" is rambling on about the evils of gaming developers greed, we've got plenty of that. You want to argue about which is better, Intel or AMD, we've got that in spades. Nvidia versus Radeon, you betcha.

Here, let me get back on topic. Will "MrBeast" takeover Tik-tok or not. It seems like a two word answer is sufficient, "who cares". And therein lies the extent of the topic. Anything beyond that is patently speculation or gossip. If you have any or many things you'd like to add, let 'em rip. One sentence, or pages of thoughts, all are welcome.

 

[kiwigraeme]

What is the point of this article if some come here and dump BS on political figures? I thought techspot is about TECH, not politics and garbage commentaries said by nobodies around here.

TS always puts a few out and lets them run, us nobodies rant and whine. No one changes their opinions. At best we can do "I told you so" or "a leopard ate your face"
However Tech can be political and even if not , can't be separated from people - as tech is made for people

TBF - people like yourself move on very quickly, even a ranter like myself gets bored and stops reading - haven't read second page - so just leaves those squabbling

I get posts removed often - off topic , assume others do to , don't care , don't check. life isn't fair anyway.
TS is one of the better ones for letting people rant, and we do have a wide spectrum of lefties and righties

 

[captaincranky]

@kiwigraem Whether you know it or not, we're on the 2nd page.
Politics and tech do intersect. Musk was running his yap that he was thinking of buying Tik-toc. Maybe he just said that to see how the stock market would react. Hm.

I usually leave a topical song to ease the tension. If you haven't seen Jagger in his prime doing "Sympathy for the Devil" you owe it to yourself to give it a listen/watch.

Hope you enjoy it, ya big Kiwi nobody.

I thought I'd sneak that in there before that mean old padlock comes down.

 

[ZedRM]

Well, neither is it unreal. Musk is at best, a polarizing figure. In reality he's both a hero to some and a villain to others. I only give him credit for being the world's greatest salesman. Others believe he built and designed those rockets he's always shooting up. As for whether or not he's the "acting POTUS", is an enigma. Trimp's mental state is pretty far gone, and Musk is drunk with power, of that I'm fairly certain.

Out of Musk's own mouth, sic: "if he doesn't win, I'm screwed", Make of that what you will.

You make this statement expecting for anyone to take it seriously?

 

[captaincranky]

You make this statement expecting for anyone to take it seriously?

Ah Musk. I've been here for a long time. I remember the good old days and his antics. Like the mini sub he barged in with to rescue those children trapped in a cave, intent on saving the day for those poor drowning children. When he was told the sub wouldn't work, because there was no clear water path to float the thing to their location, he threw a hissy fit, and started calling the scoutmaster a "pervert and a child molester".

Then there;s the "Cybertruck". It does take a design wizard to carve a bar of soap into an elongated diamond. What a coup. What a useless coup.

Then he was at trimp's rallies giving away a million dollars a day. I guess that didn't help "buy the presidency", ay?

Hell, he's even gotten the MAGAts mad at him, since he wants to import H1-B to do US jobs. (They work cheaper, and they can't unionize).

Did he tell advertisers to "go f**k themselves" because they abandoned that far right cesspool X? By some accounts, yes. If you have a bromace going on with him, then, "they deserved it". If not then, well fill in the blanks___________!

These things happened. How you interpret them is entirely a your discretion. Nor do I give a crap how you do. You wanna worship the tech bro? Be my guest. You wanna live vicariously through his success? I could care less.

But I stand by what I said, whether you accept it or not. And if you think I'm lying, look it the f**k up.

But then again, even if I am telling the truth, you'd more than likely come back making excuses for him.

 

[ZedRM]

I remember the good old days and his antics. Like the mini sub he barged in with to rescue those children trapped in a cave, intent on saving the day for those poor drowning children. When he was told the sub wouldn't work, because there was no clear water path to float the thing to their location, he threw a hissy fit, and started calling the scoutmaster a "pervert and a child molester".

What the hell is this twaddle? Do you actually believe the "stuff" your throwing about. It's like watching a tree swinger flinging poo.

Then there;s the "Cybertruck". It does take a design wizard to carve a bar of soap into an elongated diamond. What a coup. What a useless coup.

You're comparing a persons moral and ethical merit on a vehicle design language choice? Hmmm?

I'm not going to respond to the rest of your drivel..

 

[captaincranky]

I'm not going to respond to the rest of your drivel..

My 50 something son informed me that much ego was required to achieve "artistic goals". If the Cybertruck isn't a manifestation of ego in action. nothing is.

And please, don't respond Concentrate your time and effort trying to talk down to someone else.

 

[ZedRM]

My 50 something son informed me that much ego was required to achieve "artistic goals". If the Cybertruck isn't a manifestation of ego in action. nothing is.

Like father, like son perhaps?

And please, don't respond Concentrate your time and effort trying to talk down to someone else.

You seem to misunderstand the purpose of my responses to you. I'm not trying to directly converse with you on any meaningful level. Instead, I'm highlighting how bizarre and ridiculous the rather nonsensical school of thought you seem hell bent on inflicting on everyone who reads your comments really is.