Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoPentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023www.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkPentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023www.rollingstone.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·6 days agoah yes, mr beast, the world renowned humanitarian
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down48·5 days agoHe has genuinely given a ton of money to charity, to be fair.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·5 days agoHe puts himself first with his charitable exploitation porn. I’m sure he deserves to be a billionaire.
minus-squareSineljoralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·5 days agoOnly less than the profit he made. He’s also a fraudster and abuser and deserves to be in jail.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 days agoThe sweepstakes fraud is just… Rampant. I’m surprised he’s gotten away with it for so long.
minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 days agoThat’s why they target children. Children can’t tell when they’re being scammed
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·5 days agoHas he really or has he just directed sponsors money to organizations he likes?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down4·5 days agoWhat’s the difference? This is a legitimate question.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·5 days agoBut both result in a charity getting money?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·5 days agoThere isn’t a difference in the end result, and they’re desperate to find a reason to hate the guy. He’s not a likeable character, to be fair.
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days ago desperate to find a reason to hate the guy Hard to be desperate, there are plenty of reasons to dislike him. Honestly just believing some pseudo-philanthropic character some guy made up for clicks if fucking weird and people need to learn to think critically about things.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·5 days agoI mean, he’s a slimy character, and I don’t like the guy at all, but he’s either given or raised huge amounts of money to charity through his stunts. And denying that happened just looks bad for you, to be honest.
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 days agoHe takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
ah yes, mr beast, the world renowned humanitarian
He has genuinely given a ton of money to charity, to be fair.
He puts himself first with his charitable exploitation porn. I’m sure he deserves to be a billionaire.
Only less than the profit he made. He’s also a fraudster and abuser and deserves to be in jail.
The sweepstakes fraud is just… Rampant. I’m surprised he’s gotten away with it for so long.
That’s why they target children.
Children can’t tell when they’re being scammed
Has he really or has he just directed sponsors money to organizations he likes?
What’s the difference?
This is a legitimate question.
One is his money, the other isn’t.
But both result in a charity getting money?
There isn’t a difference in the end result, and they’re desperate to find a reason to hate the guy.
He’s not a likeable character, to be fair.
Hard to be desperate, there are plenty of reasons to dislike him.
Honestly just believing some pseudo-philanthropic character some guy made up for clicks if fucking weird and people need to learn to think critically about things.
I mean, he’s a slimy character, and I don’t like the guy at all, but he’s either given or raised huge amounts of money to charity through his stunts.
And denying that happened just looks bad for you, to be honest.
He takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
A chunk of both, I think.