Mr. Beast’s much-criticized blockbuster Amazon game show has evolved into a riveting demonstration of the ideological gulf between brutal Gen X pragmatism and fragile Gen Z idealism.

This might sound like an oddly academic way of describing a jackpot, but only if you were unfamiliar with Mr. Beast’s defining quality: his desire to test exactly what people are willing to do ...

Beast Games was inspired by Netflix's South Korean hit Squid Game, a survival thriller and horror television series that sees cash-strapped contestants compete for a tempting prize with deadly stakes.