The YouTube Civil War Is Getting Crazy

Sep 26, 2024 · 14:25

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The YouTube Civil War Is Getting Crazy – Summary

Overview

The video explores the growing chaos and hostility among YouTubers, dubbing it "The YouTube Civil War." It traces the conflict back to a single incident involving Mr. Beast and the launch of Lunch Le, a children's food product, which ignited a wave of backlash and personal attacks across the YouTube community. The video argues that this isn't just a feud between creators—it reflects broader societal trends of rising anger and polarization.


Key Events Leading to the "YouTube Civil War"

  • Origins in a Single Incident:
    The conflict began with allegations against Ava Chris Dyson, which spread rapidly and triggered a wave of accusations against Mr. Beast. This led to a surge of public outrage, especially since Mr. Beast, the largest YouTuber, had largely ignored the claims—leaving fans feeling betrayed and unaddressed.

  • Pre-existing Tensions Among YouTubers:
    Long-standing divisions exist between:

    • OG YouTubers (e.g., DanTDM, Jack Seapy, KSI) who value YouTube as a platform for authentic, fun, and community-driven content.
    • New-age YouTubers (e.g., Mr. Beast) whose content prioritizes views, monetization, and viral appeal over authenticity.
  • The "Crackers" Incident and Logan Paul’s Response:

    • Logan Paul and KSI responded to criticism by claiming that fans are "hating" on them due to inadequate self-esteem, not actual wrongdoing.
    • They argue that Lunch Le is unfairly targeted because it’s marketed to children, while other creators (like Ryan Tren, FaZe, and KSI) have products that are more widely accepted.
    • However, the video points out a flaw: all major creators have successful, commercially driven brands, so the argument lacks fairness.
  • The Children’s Product Issue:

    • Lunch Le is explicitly marketed to children and contains food coloring and ingredients not suitable for adults.
    • Unlike products like Lunchables, which are heavily regulated and criticized for targeting kids, Lunch Le is seen as a direct copy of a children’s product.
    • The video emphasizes that adults should not consume products designed for children, and that such products are heavily regulated to protect minors—a key reason for public backlash.

YouTuber Feuds Expand Beyond Food

  • Cinnamon Toast Ken brings up a class action waiver in Lunch Le’s terms of service:

    • Users agree not to file class-action lawsuits against the company.
    • This is seen as a dangerous loophole that undermines consumer rights and accountability.
    • The video questions whether this policy is legally valid and ethically acceptable.
  • Aiden Ross vs. Sideen:
    A heated exchange over a live stream with Donald Trump, where Aiden Ross criticized Sideen’s British nationalism and called them “British losers,” sparking a regional and cultural divide.

  • MKBHD’s Wallpaper App Backlash:

    • MKBHD launched a wallpaper app with a $50 annual subscription, poor design, intrusive ads, and limited appeal.
    • Critics (including a well-known tech reviewer) launched a fierce attack, calling the app absurd and unprofessional.
    • The reviewer claims the app has no real value and is a waste of time—despite MKBHD’s long-standing reputation as a trusted tech reviewer.
    • MKBHD responds defensively, stating the app targets a very small audience, and users who don’t care can simply ignore it.

Broader Societal Context: Rising Anger Worldwide

  • According to the Gallup Global Emotions Report, global anger levels have increased by 26% since 2016.

  • The 1970s were known as the "decade of anger" due to:

    • Stagflation (slow growth + high inflation + unemployment)
    • The 1973 oil crisis and gas shortages
    • Watergate and Vietnam War eroding trust in government
    • Women entering the workforce due to necessity, increasing gender tensions
    • Geopolitical instability
  • The video suggests that today’s YouTuber wars mirror that era—a society under stress, where people express frustration through personal attacks and moral judgments rather than constructive dialogue.


Conclusion: Why Is This Happening Now?

  • YouTubers are no longer just content creators—they’ve become cultural influencers.
  • When creators make products or take actions that go against community values (e.g., targeting children, monetizing content aggressively), fans react with intense, emotional backlash.
  • The internet has evolved into a highly polarized, reactive environment where:
    • One misstep can trigger a full-blown war.
    • Authenticity, ethics, and accountability are under scrutiny.
  • The "YouTube Civil War" is not just about one product—it reflects a deeper societal shift toward anger, distrust, and the erosion of civil discourse.

Final Takeaway:
We are not just witnessing a YouTube feud—we are seeing a symptom of a wider cultural crisis. As society becomes more divided and emotionally charged, even small actions by influencers can spiral into full-blown conflicts, revealing how fragile digital communities are when trust and empathy are lacking.

Full Transcript

guys what is happening to us worldwide we've got massive Wars going on new ones on the brink of starting we've got the US election on the horizon so the left and the right are attacking each other at levels we haven't felt in years we had zero assassination attempts on US presidential candidates for 40 years zero and then we got two in the space of 3 months you got me starting a war with Daily Mail which we'll talk about in the next video and now and now even YouTubers are are turning on each other viciously you got OG YouTubers starting beef with new age YouTubers American ones attacking British ones you got the nicest guys on the internet Ryan trean and MKBHD being drugg into this thing you got freaking medical experts getting in on the fight and cinnamon toast Ken officially declaring the start of the YouTube Civil War so how the hell did we get here and why are we descending into Anarchy and Chaos well that's what we're talking about today so like the video if you've been to a diddy party and let's get quiet okay let's start from the very beginning in Yonder ago three friends had a very special idea to start a video sharing platform for he no okay let's forget about that Mr Beast this is what it started all started with Mr Beast nay actually much like World War I could be traced back to one man this YouTube Civil War can also be traced back to one woman that used to be a man I mean hey come on that's kind of fitting for a new age War it's pretty Progressive that's good anyway the allegations against Ava Chris Dyson dropped and then it slowly spread to Mr Beast people smell blood then more people like dog pack for example made a video and that triggered a tsunami of new allegations against him and then because the literal biggest YouTuber in the world just never just ignored it or never addressed the allegations everyone was kind of you know a bit pent up you know they didn't have that release that they were looking for so when brother decides to you know release this new brand of questionable nature to a very pent up audience the internet lost their minds and that my friends is where our Story begins OG YouTubers like danant TDM and Jack sepai who actually fun fact they already said way before this that they weren't the biggest fan of Mr Beast because of what his style of videos have done to the platform you like Mr Beast no because it became more about views money and popularity than it did about having fun and so we already had this silent divide between all of the OG YouTubers who didn't really like all of the new age Mr Beast style YouTubers because they love YouTube for what it started as a video sharing platform for ordinary everyday people just talking in front of the camera not this extremely High retention rate manipulating every single dopamine sensor you have kind of video in fact KSI story today is literally about this exact topic people already making reals about OG YouTubers versus you know YouTubers today and this real has over 200,000 people that liked it now you guys have probably already seen what Dan had to say about you know what's happened to YouTubers man it's become an instant Hood classic all right we know but then what Jack sepy kind of tweeted is the thing that really triggered this YouTube War if you mess with Dan you mess with YouTube and boy he was not wrong now since you know KSI Mr Beast and Logan Paul already did their responses via tweet well KSI and Logan Paul actually took it one step further and they have now both made video responses to all of this only deepening the conflict now they both echoed very similar sentences right but for impartiality okay I not saying a bad word about KSI I I don't care that man has done more for me than any other content Creator so I'm biased okay deal with it how about we just talk about what Logan said because a lot of the a lot of it is very similar he started off his video by saying that DanTDM and everyone else is all mad because they made crackers haha let me put this in the context imagine being a mother who's angry that we made this crackers bro you m who's we made crackers well huh not exactly I mean we already went into detail about this exact Topic in that video so go watch that if you want that but he goes on to claim that the only reason people are hating on lunch Ley is because they hate them they're just projecting people just hate us and I've come to realize now in my adult life that hate really is just a feeling of One's Own inadequacy you're dissatisfied with your life you're unhappy you're angry cuz your wife left you or you you suck you might as well go hate on a cracker stack so yeah they proceed to drag you know Ryan tryan in it saying that where was the hate when Ryan brought out his sweets where was the same energy when Ryan Tron released sweets where was the same energy when FaZe Rog Rel sweet because they are arguably far worse for you know people than lunch Le right and at first you know you might think that that's a fair argument but when you look into it a little bit deeper not really because all three of them Logan Paul KSI and Mr Beast they've already launched brands that have become extremely successful so where was the hate then so it's not just because people hate them right but I think if you're getting mad about nachos that's a that's a you problem it's because this time unlike febles in Prime they explicitly created and marketed this product directly to kids you see every adult plausibly could drink a prime every adult could eat a chocolate bar every adult could eat a joy ride sweets from dran Tran but what adult is eating tury stacks for lunch [Music] I mean according to Dr Mike who we'll get to in a second because he's jumped in on this uh technically it's not even enough calories in this box for children's lunch let alone like an adult how is an adult going to survive I mean they've openly replicated the most famous food product that children take to school so it's for children and products made specifically for children are not just some of the most regulated on the market but also some of the most heavily criticized by the public because sell what you want to us right we're adults we can make our own stupid decisions but the children they don't know any better so it's literally on us to protect them that is literally the reason for there being a legal age of anything and that is the difference that they're getting so much hate Now versus before not because everyone just hates them and a lot of people love them you know including myself KSI and I mean with that being said even YouTube medical experts are joining in on this war and uh when comparing Lunchables to lunch Le Dr Mike said in fact throughout the lunch Le website and the social media promo post you'll see countless comparisons being made to Lunchables to be honest some of the comparisons are kind of cringe and don't make much sense to me but maybe that's because I'm not the target demo cringe was a strong word to use and then you got streamer YouTubers like asmin gold laying into this debate guys I feel like this is so anticlimactic they're basically the same thing they look different but they basically taste the exact same like the cheese here is a completely different color and guess what they probably both use food coloring in these it's basically the [ __ ] same I'm sorry you got another OG YouTuber that's being you know making videos for like 14 years cinnamon toast Ken uh he made a video uh bringing up the class action waiver which was wild here I don't know if this is true but this guy uh Jeff here says looks like Mr Beast is trying to nip the class action lawsuit problem in the bud with lunch Ley if you buy any products from their website you wave a lot of Rights apparently Source their policies and terms they took a picture of this section 21 is this no way you shall not join any action with claims of any other person or entity or bring join or participate in class actions against lunch Le so if you buy the product on the website you're waving your right to class action lawsuits goodness no way is that really on there hang on yeah yeah there it is right there it's on the website oh my goodness oh and then isn't just encapsulated into these you ogs versus new ones outside of the whole Lun B thing you got Aiden Ross beefing with the sideen now you know after they said that you know his stream with Donald Trump was a disaster yo by the way I saw Simon talking me about the Trump stream you suck my you British losers you Brit listen to me you British losers have a [ __ ] person running your entire government stop hating stick to your [ __ ] country I don't give a fck I saw that [ __ ] and it pissed me off bro how about you give me flowers that I got the president of the United States on a live stream the first time ever and then the most recent YouTuber to be drug into this whole thing is MKBHD cuz everyone's attacking him now because of his new product you want to know what it is you want to know what product people are attacking a wallpaper app and if you're wondering how could someone have anything bad to say about a wallpaper app well here we have it I'll be honest I just lost a bit of respect for Marquez and then he bullet point some of the problems immediately asked to track app activity also tracks location has terrible design and animations ads are absolutely everywhere $50 year subscription the wallpapers aren't even that good the infamous Tech reviewer who can destroy companies launched a iPhone wallpaper app in the year 2024 and it cost $1.99 a month if you were reviewed negatively by MKBHD now would be officially the time to not give in F the critic has stepped into the arena and his performance is laughably weak people is Savage man this is insane for a dude thats on products people have worked for years to bring to the market like stay on the sidelines why lose stature for this bought the MKBHD wallpaper app and my wife left me bro your Innovation that you brought to the market was a wallpaper app a wallpaper app a wallpaper app LMAO a wallpaper app Marquez finally responds dog the target market for this is insanely small most people don't download a wallpaper app I'm sick of TI of saying W pay R this is for those who have been asking if you're not into it don't worry about it oh I feel like I mean I can't even read any of these anymore I just you just expose yourself to so much hate and anger it just it's exhausting it really feels like if any YouTuber does anything right now they are going to get torn apart and I mean it's not just creators what the hell is that it's everyone so why the hell is this happening to us right now are we truly getting angrier as a society as a civilization well according to the Gallup Global emotions report uh yes yes we are anger around the world has been rising since 2016 by about they say 26% which is me measuring anger levels 26 I'll just just say it is right you might be asking why and that is where things get really interesting did you know that the 1970s is referred to as the decade of anger and I got that reference largely due to a combination of a lot of really things that happened in those 10 years that pissed a lot of people off or in other words made people's lives very difficult you had stagflation which is a very rare and deeply troubling combination of both stagnant economic growth coupled with high unemployment and soaring inflation altogether yet had the 1973 oil crisis when opec's embargo on oil exports to the US led to gas shortages and skyrocketing prices yet had extreme distrust of the governments due to the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War and a number of others you had women being forced into the labor market out of necess it rather than Choice which only added to the already existing gender tensions you had this extreme geopolitical instability and all of this just kind of trickle down to the public and yeah you know of course at a time like you would be pissed off and when you look at all of that a lot of the same stuff is happening now I mean the pandemic alone was completely unprecedented and it ruined a lot of people's lives careers and their trust in the government you got a number of major Wars happening in the world right now which for the first time we're experiencing in the age of social media and that can't be discounted because we we are actually seeing what's happening in these wars for the first time in HD quick access and I mean the list goes on cost of living inflation brutal house prices so when YouTubers come along in the midst of all of this and release their products to people that are just fighting for their lives I'm not surprised that we are seeing the reaction and the anger that we are currently seeing right now ah but I mean hey if I could just add any Silver Lining possible in all of this you know we're pretty deep into our decade of rage and anger now aren't we so I'm sure that the light at the end of that tunnel it's got to be pretty close now and as the most inspirational person in history once said tough time never lasts only tough people lasts and I think that is where we will leave it today we scream at all of these politicians from not deescalate the war like they promis us so how about we start deescalate our own YouTube Civil War and I will be the first to say how do you deescalate a war I leave it to the experts all right I love you and I will see you for another video sometime I think this week actually don't count on it but wo [Music] nay I do know how to end a war go to your nearest YouTuber and all YouTubers go to your nearest YouTuber just give him a hug say everything's okay we love everybody peace be among the people

Video Description

TODAY ON NEWSDADDY!! YouTube Civil War: OG Creators vs New Age Stars! What is going on right now? It seems like the world is descending into chaos. From ongoing wars to intense political divides and even assassination attempts on U.S. presidential candidates, things are getting wild. And now, even YouTubers are turning on each other! We’ve got OG YouTubers like DanTDM, Jacksepticeye, and CinnamonToastKen clashing with new-age stars like MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI. And it’s not just creators—medical experts and streamers like Dr. Mike and Asmongold are jumping in too. The divide between old-school creators who built YouTube on personal connections and the new wave of massive productions has never been more heated. What started with MrBeast's controversies has spiraled into a full-blown YouTube Civil War, with Lunchly—a prepackaged meal kit aimed at kids—at the center of it all. And it doesn’t stop there. Even Ryan Trahan, Aiden Ross, and MKBHD have been dragged into the fight! Is anger really rising everywhere, or are we just seeing the effects of a world in turmoil? Let’s break down how we got here and why everything is spiraling out of control. #YouTubeDrama #MrBeast #LoganPaul #KSI #DanTDM #Jacksepticeye #Lunchly #YouTubeCivilWar #BreakingNews #YouTubeBeef --- Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more breakdowns and updates! Hit the notification bell to stay in the loop on everything happening on YouTube! 00:00 - CIVIL WAR 01:09 - Where this all began... 02:19 - OG youtube vs New age Youtube 06:54 - Medical experts chime in... 08:28 - beyond products and brands. a much deeper hatred. 10:47 - Why this is happening... 12:59 - Never give up hope