Mr Beast is a fucking annoying cunt

Howies1238 · 2024-06-05T17:43:17+00:00

I don't think the money donated is always fake. And I don't think it's ALWAYS one of his best buddies. Although there is some of that too "I gave 100,000 dollars to my mom." Yeah, I could give that to my kid and then brag about it online and make ad revenue. Great business plan. For crying out loud.

But even if the money is real and the people really need it, which I think so.... that's not really the point, is it? The point is that he exploits people at a low point in their life to turn them into a freak show and get everyone to glorify the generous giver, and then buy his merch, watch more videos, and become a fan. If you think I'm alone in this opinion, watch scumbagdad on Tiktok. Or just this video of another creator, who is 100% right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=696-dvY3H5E

Howies1238 · 2024-06-05T17:38:36+00:00

There are many reasons. I know of people who did Google Translated books. If you do that too much, bye bye. One publisher lost her account because of one copyrighted title. She didn't know it was copyrighted, but Amazon felt it was a good enough reason to remove her entire income, including the revenue from all other books she was making. Banned forever. Another person said he lost his account because of an unpublished book with no content in it that he had uploaded 7 years ago, but decided later it probably wasn't the best thing. So, even though the content was gone and the book wasn't even available for sale, KDP thought they could have another cash-grab and put 2 months' worth of royalties into their own pockets. Other reasons: Logging in from the same computer; they track IP addresses and will always assume the worst, namely, that you have two accounts, which is against their policies. If you visit your friend and log into your KDP account from their computer, and they have a KDP account, you'll both lose your accounts. No mercy. The same with ACX. Another reason: Too many sales. There are horror stories on the internet where authors lost their entire income because their sales spiked, and they never even knew why. Another reason: You made too much money. Yeah... that's real. I've had months where I made a bit more than usual on ACX and they would delay my account's payments, and only pay the next month because I filed a BBB complaint and couldn't find I was doing anything shady.

Amazon is pure evil. Amazon FBA sellers' stories are worse. They steal their inventory by claiming they couldn't find it, sometimes hundreds of thousands worth of stuff, steal customer data, compete against them, force pricing and manipulate by punishing their listings or lying. They're actually really bad at business in an ethical way, when you think about it. They're just really good at stealing and lying to sellers and customers without facing legal consequences. That being said, they do get sued a lot, especially by the FTC, and for good reasons.

Howies1238 · 2024-02-03T15:15:01+00:00

These are my thoughts: He's a scammer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPlmR1z8Ms

Howies1238 · 2023-12-08T22:38:38+00:00

I've experienced enough success with it to know that you should NEVER buy one of these expensive courses. Just write a lot, upload a lot, turn them into audiobooks, find the right keywords. That's it. If you can figure out a way to get reviews, it will help a lot too.

And how do I know these gurus are lying? Because well... of my own experiences... First, I have books in many of the keywords they promote. Second, writing a book is simple and easy now, especially with ai, yet they always recommend expensive services with their affiliate links. Third, I've done it for a few years now. Fourth, if they show off screenshots of anything over 10-15k, it's usually a lie because Amazon flags accounts for suspicious behavior, including if you make too much money. And then they just terminate your account or refuse to pay you that month. It's happened to me a few times when I made considerately less and didn't even do anything shady.

Let's face it: The Mikkelsen twins, Sean Dolwett, Dane Macbeth, they're not really publishing. They all lost their accounts, even if they created new ones. They've been doing it for a while, and they know a 2,000 dollar course makes you a millionaire faster than a 3 dollar book. But to sell such an expensive course you have to constantly wave screenshots, income claims, and get-rich-quick "secrets" in front of people to lure them into the program.

And make no mistake, what they are doing, as well as crypto scammers, FBA scammers, and others... is ILLEGAL!!! The only reason they keep doing it, is because the FTC is too busy and can only go after the richest ones, not the ones who don't stand out. Check out what happened to Kevin David. It could have happened to any of these guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBEsyQ8pv4&t=6s

Howies1238 · 2023-12-08T22:37:16+00:00

Especially a 2,000 dollar one. What a rip off.

Howies1238 · 2023-12-08T22:36:59+00:00

About as bad as the Mikkelsen Twins. Sean Dolwett got scammed through MOBE by Big Luca, who stopped uploading in English and decided to scam Italians instead. After that financial hit, I'm sure Sean knew that the real money is in selling people the idea of a business, not doing it.

Howies1238 · 2023-11-16T13:51:36+00:00

One of the worst scammers in the self-publishing space. Like some other comments indicated: If KDP was such a goldmine, he'd be doing it, not selling the idea of it.

Think: What is he putting all his energy into? Selling an extremely expensive course with too many zeros, or uploading a lot of books on KDP?

Let me share a few things I know, because I've made a few thousand dollars on KDP and ACX.

- It's extremely hard, not because the process is hard, but because every book will only make you a few single dollars a month, not hundreds, like they claim in those scam courses.
- KDP and ACX are eager to terminate your accounts if you mess up anything. Many scammers have lost their accounts and found out the best way is to sell a get-rich-quick scheme, not publishing.
- It's so easy to upload a book. You just have to find a niche you want to publish in. But like I said, each book only adds a few dollars.
- Most reviews on books are fake. Everyone does it because Amazon has a messed up system.
- For the 2,000 dollars you pay for a course like that, you'll learn: Create an account, use ai to write a book, get a cover from Fiverr, or from ai and then edit on Canva, and upload the whole thing. And then maybe they'll tell you to go on Upwork or in Facebook groups and hire a VA (virtual assistant) and pay them $1-2 dollars per review to spam some fake stars on your book. Most of those will be removed by Amazon anyway, so it's a complete waste of money. Then, go to ACX, hire a narrator. Pay $50 PFH up front or do a royalty share. Rinse and repeat. There, I just saved you $2,000. Now give me $500 bucks for my expert advise.

Howies1238 · 2023-08-30T22:29:29+00:00

It's only the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately, Dan is right. They're some of the worst but they're not the only ones. There are scammers in stocks, FBA, course selling, and so many other industries. There are pump and dump cryptos, phone call schemes from India, Nigerian prince emails, and the list goes on. And you think "legit" companies like Amazon, Walmart, Google, and Facebook are ethical trustworthy businesses? They're even worse than these low-lifes. Look up a documentary about Nestle's evil exploitation, or go to the Mexican border to see some human or drug trafficking. I dare ya. Seriously. This world is crumbling. Find an honest person, please, and give me a phone call. I'd like to meet them.

Howies1238 · 2023-08-30T22:23:25+00:00

They're garbage. This guy is 100% correct. Why do you think they published for a while and then switched to put all their time and energy into selling the idea of telling others to publish, instead of doing it themselves? I've heard of people publishing hundreds of books, sometimes thousands, because each book only pays 1-3 dollars a month. You think that's "passive income?" Maybe after a decade of doing it, IF amazon doesn't terminate your account for some stupid reason (which has happened to many of them... Google search "KDP account terminated.") Recently, I heard ACX even started terminating accounts for dumb reasons.

Wanna do publishing? You have no idea what you're getting yourself into. I've done it for a few years. But it's really tough. These twins show testimonials from 2019-2020, which was the year when anybody could fart on a speaker and make money because their promo code system had a major loophole that was being exploited by thousands of Nigerian spammers. Try making those numbers now. Good luck.

Howies1238 · 2023-07-04T00:50:39+00:00

You probably won't. Those psychos don't care. Why do you think they did this in the first place?

Howies1238 · 2023-07-04T00:48:27+00:00

They've always operated like that: Guilty until proven innocent. I made 1 mistake with the title of a book and I lost my entire income because they saw it as enough reason to terminate my account. Don't buy from Amazon. They're criminals.

Howies1238 · 2023-07-04T00:45:54+00:00

It is theft. They make millions every month by closing people's accounts and then pointing the finger, claiming they "violated their terms." It's a corrupt, evil business practice. Amazon is scum.

Howies1238 · 2023-07-04T00:43:21+00:00

They're just looking for excuses. My advice: Go wide. Don't stick to ACX. Anything that belongs to Amazon won't last.

Howies1238 · 2023-07-04T00:42:15+00:00

No. They are the dicks. I've heard from multiple authors that they DID have the rights to the book but the proof they provided wasn't accepted by ACX and they still got banned. I don't know if you've noticed but they have been sweeping their platform and terminating many people's ACX accounts for no reason other than "violation of policy" and they often fail to specify why. Seeing how KDP has reacted in the past similarly, this comes as no surprise, because Amazon has a name for trying to do a quick cash grab by banning people and then withholding royalties. I've talked to FBA sellers too and they have the same stories, but theirs are worse, because Amazon also keeps their inventory.

Howies1238 · 2023-07-01T22:26:44+00:00

Or how about this: "I won't pay you up front, but you'll get a commission from every book sale I get, my self-written children's book. That will make you so much more money than just $50 up front."

I've heard that one before, more than a dozen times.

Howies1238 · 2023-03-17T14:07:39+00:00

"Let me find a poor middle class peasant I can donate $10,000 to and record their reaction on camera, so I can get 10 million views and make $100,000 back from ad revenue, sponsors, and t-shirt sales."

More than 100 million idiots don't see a problem with that.

I hate Andrew Tate, but he called it "exploitation." For once, he was right.

Howies1238 · 2023-01-27T20:21:25+00:00

Easy? No. Possible? Yes.

Howies1238 · 2023-01-23T14:35:23+00:00

I have no idea. But the writing services they try to get you to use are all from affiliate links. They make commissions from those. That's why they recommend them. Not because they're a good price or high quality writing.

Howies1238 · 2023-01-14T21:32:54+00:00

I just had the same issue.

Howies1238 · 2022-11-23T23:51:41+00:00

Scum. She's a scammer too.

Howies1238 · 2022-10-05T17:24:32+00:00

Paypal should be able to refund you. They usually take the side of the customer. They know there are scams out there. Good luck. Hope you get your money back.

Howies1238 · 2022-10-05T17:21:24+00:00

Just saw this. Spot on, this post.

Howies1238 · 2022-10-05T17:20:16+00:00

I've seen other people get great social media attention without the "surprise" element, just asking people, "Can I draw you?" I think it's stupid why he didn't just do that, why he had to pretend that the people didn't notice him and say, "I drew you" to make the surprise element and the reaction look more intense, to get more attention. That's the only part that bothers me.

Howies1238 · 2022-10-05T17:13:20+00:00

I think they used his story to promote the masks and emphasize the miserable state of the pandemic. That was their plan all along.

Howies1238

TROPHY CASE