# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7163
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7163 "2026-05-08T14:34:07Z")
There are few things people around here seem to love more than brag about the extent to which they have never heard of someone famous and popular among young people. Yet somehow they hate the person they’ve barely watched. > [@Have heard of MrBeast - if so, how much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-heard-of-mrbeast-if-so-how-much/1029900): > > On a recent episode of Survivor, a surprise guest was featured - MrBeast. Everyone OOO;d and AHHd but I’d never heard of him. Over in the Survivor 50 thread, it was mentioned. Some having heard of him some have not. Someone even compared him to the Beatles. So, my fellow Dopers, have you heard of him? If so, do you know what he does? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._