### How much is too much "for the views"?

A Redditor sparked a [discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/146hkre/my_dude_literally_sank_a_boat_and_ordered_pizza/?sort=top) on the [r/Anticonsumption](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/) subreddit after a particularly indulgent [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48h57PspBec&t=22s) by popular YouTuber [MrBeast](https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast).

$1 vs $1,000,000,000 Yacht! - YouTube

[$1 vs $1,000,000,000 Yacht!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48h57PspBec) [MrBeast](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA)

MrBeast479M subscribers

In their post, they were critical of a MrBeast [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48h57PspBec&t=22s) titled "$1 vs $1,000,000,000 Yacht!"

"My dude literally sank a boat and ordered pizza via helicopter delivery, among much more, all for the views," the Redditor [claimed](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/146hkre/my_dude_literally_sank_a_boat_and_ordered_pizza/?sort=top).

The basic premise of the video is to explore all the differences between yachts going from a dilapidated $1 yacht to a comically opulent $1 billion one. While it might be a breezy watch for some entertained by MrBeast, celebrities like Tom Brady, and his universe's cast of characters, certain parts of the videos will make more eco-conscious viewers squirm.

Why, for instance, does MrBeast feel the need to show a $1 yacht predictably sink at the beginning? Sure, that might garner a chuckle, but is that really good for [local fish and marine life](https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/ocean-plastic-pollution-hawaii-dive/) to add a decrepit boat to the [stacks of pollution](https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/plastic-pollution-microplastics-health-problem-ocean/) already there?

#### Next, the [helicopter](https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/airbus-mercedes-econic-fueling-truck/) pizza delivery stunt is an energetic but completely unnecessary flex. In the narration, he cedes that his friends are passing up a world-class chef to mindlessly [burn fuel](https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/v2500-commercial-jet-engine-sustainable-fuel/) via the helicopter delivering it.

From there, the video's problematic aspects are a little more straightforward, as it celebrates increasingly more [absurd and wasteful yachts](https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/alfa-nero-yacht-air-conditioning-cost/). These vessels are more appropriate for groups of hundreds and, by the end, thousands.

MrBeast, his friends, and subscribers make up a fraction of those totals, but you have to imagine having these likely diesel-powered boats in operation requires a [ton of fuel](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/opinion/superyachts-private-plane-climate-change.html?auth=login-google1tap#:~:text=.%20Worldwide%2C%20more,10%20million%20inhabitants) while generating hefty pollution all for one YouTube video.

Its overall celebration of the [yachts' excess](https://theconversation.com/private-planes-mansions-and-superyachts-what-gives-billionaires-like-musk-and-abramovich-such-a-massive-carbon-footprint-152514) certainly encourages the idea of consuming as much as possible in a way that doesn't [bode well for the planet](https://theconversation.com/private-planes-mansions-and-superyachts-what-gives-billionaires-like-musk-and-abramovich-such-a-massive-carbon-footprint-152514). This makes for an eye-catching spectacle, but at what cost?

As you'd expect for the subreddit, much of the community was out on MrBeast's antics.