I think in MrBeast’s case, he got big precisely because he was willing to hurt and manipulate others, not that he changed once he made it. He seems like a grade A PoS.
The thing I’m most surprised about is that it took so long for the cracks to show.
Unfettered capitalism is strangling the working class. People are angry that they’re worse off than their parents were, and looking for someone to blame. Failure to keep corporate power in check is causing both climate change and the rise of populism and authoritarianism.