So all I know about any of this is from reading this thread, but anyway...
It must have been a kiwi that archived this article and thus how I came across it:
https://archive.is/qBqRo
An ok read for beginners, but obviously old news and some things have been proven to be different than what the article states, but I found this part interesting:
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"MrBeast spent his first five years posting videos on YouTube without much traction, while his mother demanded he concentrate on his education instead.
Enrolling at Greenville’s East Carolina University, Donaldson dropped out after just two weeks — which were mostly spent editing videos in his car.
‘That’s all I ever talked about at school,’ he explained in an interview last year. ‘People would tell me, “All you do is talk about YouTube videos. You’re too obsessed with YouTube. Get a life."'
His mother was so enraged by his decision to abandon his studies that she apparently asked him to leave home.
Yet her son would soon be vindicated — and in the most unexpected way.
In 2017, then aged 19, he released a video showing him — of all things — counting to 100,000. It quickly earned a cult following.
Donaldson amassed tens of thousands of views in just a few days."
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Emphasis mine.
When I looked back at some of his old videos trying to figure out what the fuck he does (or did) on YouTube by sorting videos by "Oldest" I came across one that was titled something like "
Gave my mom $100,000, proudest day of my life." Or something to that effect. Oh, and the thumbnail had, I believe, his mom standing there in one of his logo shirts (maybe? I wasn't familiar with his brand at the time).
I haven't watched the video above so I don't know if this was brought up, and I haven't watched any Beast videos, it's just that seeing people start talking about his mom reminded me of that and I had to post while it was fresh in my mind (and I could still find the article in my History).