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YouTube has had a larger effect imo. Kids from marginalized and affluent communities alike are now being raised on Mr. Beast. Mr Beast speak may become the uni

YouTube has had a larger effect imo. Kids from marginalized and affluent communities alike are now being raised on Mr. Beast. Mr Beast speak may become the universal dialect of the future. Like and subscribe replaces goodbye. Who am I to judge. Mr Beast is articulate after all. If you grow up in the hood like myself code switching ends up being a much needed skill. In the future Mr Beast speak becomes a first language. Maybe dialects are outdated artifacts of the old times. Like and subscribe.

StilesCrisis 14d ago
How is this any different from television? Rich kids didn't get different cartoons growing up.
- 999900000999 14d ago
  Different stations carry different shows often from town to town. Mr Beast is a multinational phenomenon which can be viewed by anyone on earth , practically for free. Kids from Compton to Brompton are learning the exact same dialect. Plus a lot of them are going to want to be content creators themselves and with a used IPhone they can get started. Of course you’d copy the best. The internet allows us to create and share culture faster than ever before. Honestly this is fantastic, it’s possible to gain exposure to say Korean and even hop on video chat with native speakers even if you’re living in Albania. I’m a bit old, 30 something, and I struggle with languages. But if I was younger I’d try to be fluent in a minimum of 3
  - adrianN 14d ago
    Struggling with languages is often a function of not putting enough hours into learning them, and less a function of age. Of course finding time can get more difficult after you leave school.
    - 999900000999 14d ago
      I also don’t have any real motivation. I’d imagine if the CEO of Samsung offered me a 500k TC role on the condition I become fluent in Korean within 18 months I’d put in more effort.
      - RugnirViking 14d ago
        motivation is absolutely huge. There was a survey of language learners iirc and the most common reason for learning a language all the way to fluency was because it was a a significant other's mother tongue. Heck, thats my motivation for my language learning right now! I've heard people say that once you get one learned this way, other languages are easier, because you're much more clear eyed about the process (though few truly go beyond 4 or 5 to a high level)
- aaron695 14d ago
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- ChickeNES 14d ago
  They didn't get different ones, but they may have watched different ones, especially if rich parents/tutor/babysitter controls the TV vs a latchkey child vs a child of a single mother. Not sure I would make any strict claims though, but food for thought.
otabdeveloper4 14d ago
Not really. Mr. Beast (whatever that is) may be big in your bubble. In my bubble that's a literally who, I doubt even 1 child out of 100 knows what that is. Cross-cultural (acultural?) memes like sixtyseven have much wider appeal.
- jraph 14d ago
  > (whatever that is) may be big in your bubble Come on. It's fine not to know about something, but Mr Beast has the YouTube channel with the biggest number of subscribers, and has the third most followed TikTok account [1]. It is a worldwide phenomenon. 515 million subscribers, it's far from "your bubble". Not my cup of tea (and also virtually absent from my bubble), but you should probably have a quick look to know what people are talking about / experiencing in this world. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Beast#:~:text=With%20more%20than%20515%20million%20subscribers%2C%20his%20main%20channel%20is%20the%20most%20subscribed%20on%20YouTube%2E%20He%20is%20also%20the%20third%20most%20followed%20account%20on%20TikTok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Beast#:~:text=With%20more%2...
  - adjfasn47573 14d ago
    I'm in Germany, in the let's say "people with higher education; good white-collar jobs with enough money for most of my friends to buy or build a house and save money for the future" bubble. Yes, we have heard of MrBeast, most of us would likely recognize his face. But that's about it. Nobody watches this stuff, most people in this bubble, including me, are shaking their heads at this kind of content. It's seen as low-quality stuff you actively avoid and as something you'd try to keep your kids away from. So obviously the next logical step is to think that it is a very negative development if THAT is the kind of content that is spreading all over the world, shaping and influencing a new generation.
    - 999900000999 14d ago
      Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? I’m sure there are tons of Chinese influencers I’ve never heard of. Mr Beast is well spoken which as far as I’m concerned makes him a reasonably ok influence. If I was a parent I’d probably be ok with my kids watching him. We have a talk about advertising, I’d want them to understand he’s basically just a salesman.
mmustapic 14d ago
Kids watch AI-dubbed Mr Beast videos
euroderf 13d ago
I know nothing about a purported interwebz phenom called Mr Beast. In case it arises.. is his stuff safe for a 6yo ?

StilesCrisis 14d ago

How is this any different from television? Rich kids didn't get different cartoons growing up.

999900000999 14d ago
Different stations carry different shows often from town to town. Mr Beast is a multinational phenomenon which can be viewed by anyone on earth , practically for free. Kids from Compton to Brompton are learning the exact same dialect. Plus a lot of them are going to want to be content creators themselves and with a used IPhone they can get started. Of course you’d copy the best. The internet allows us to create and share culture faster than ever before. Honestly this is fantastic, it’s possible to gain exposure to say Korean and even hop on video chat with native speakers even if you’re living in Albania. I’m a bit old, 30 something, and I struggle with languages. But if I was younger I’d try to be fluent in a minimum of 3
- adrianN 14d ago
  Struggling with languages is often a function of not putting enough hours into learning them, and less a function of age. Of course finding time can get more difficult after you leave school.
  - 999900000999 14d ago
    I also don’t have any real motivation. I’d imagine if the CEO of Samsung offered me a 500k TC role on the condition I become fluent in Korean within 18 months I’d put in more effort.
    - RugnirViking 14d ago
      motivation is absolutely huge. There was a survey of language learners iirc and the most common reason for learning a language all the way to fluency was because it was a a significant other's mother tongue. Heck, thats my motivation for my language learning right now! I've heard people say that once you get one learned this way, other languages are easier, because you're much more clear eyed about the process (though few truly go beyond 4 or 5 to a high level)
aaron695 14d ago
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ChickeNES 14d ago
They didn't get different ones, but they may have watched different ones, especially if rich parents/tutor/babysitter controls the TV vs a latchkey child vs a child of a single mother. Not sure I would make any strict claims though, but food for thought.

otabdeveloper4 14d ago

Not really. Mr. Beast (whatever that is) may be big in your bubble. In my bubble that's a literally who, I doubt even 1 child out of 100 knows what that is. Cross-cultural (acultural?) memes like sixtyseven have much wider appeal.

jraph 14d ago
> (whatever that is) may be big in your bubble Come on. It's fine not to know about something, but Mr Beast has the YouTube channel with the biggest number of subscribers, and has the third most followed TikTok account [1]. It is a worldwide phenomenon. 515 million subscribers, it's far from "your bubble". Not my cup of tea (and also virtually absent from my bubble), but you should probably have a quick look to know what people are talking about / experiencing in this world. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Beast#:~:text=With%20more%20than%20515%20million%20subscribers%2C%20his%20main%20channel%20is%20the%20most%20subscribed%20on%20YouTube%2E%20He%20is%20also%20the%20third%20most%20followed%20account%20on%20TikTok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Beast#:~:text=With%20more%2...
- adjfasn47573 14d ago
  I'm in Germany, in the let's say "people with higher education; good white-collar jobs with enough money for most of my friends to buy or build a house and save money for the future" bubble. Yes, we have heard of MrBeast, most of us would likely recognize his face. But that's about it. Nobody watches this stuff, most people in this bubble, including me, are shaking their heads at this kind of content. It's seen as low-quality stuff you actively avoid and as something you'd try to keep your kids away from. So obviously the next logical step is to think that it is a very negative development if THAT is the kind of content that is spreading all over the world, shaping and influencing a new generation.
  - 999900000999 14d ago
    Isn’t it a given we’re talking about the English speaking world? I’m sure there are tons of Chinese influencers I’ve never heard of. Mr Beast is well spoken which as far as I’m concerned makes him a reasonably ok influence. If I was a parent I’d probably be ok with my kids watching him. We have a talk about advertising, I’d want them to understand he’s basically just a salesman.

mmustapic 14d ago

Kids watch AI-dubbed Mr Beast videos

euroderf 13d ago

I know nothing about a purported interwebz phenom called Mr Beast. In case it arises.. is his stuff safe for a 6yo ?