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arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkPentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023www.rollingstone.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down48·1 month agoHe has genuinely given a ton of money to charity, to be fair.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·1 month agoHe puts himself first with his charitable exploitation porn. I’m sure he deserves to be a billionaire.
minus-squareSineljoralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 month agoOnly less than the profit he made. He’s also a fraudster and abuser and deserves to be in jail.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoThe sweepstakes fraud is just… Rampant. I’m surprised he’s gotten away with it for so long.
minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoThat’s why they target children. Children can’t tell when they’re being scammed
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·1 month agoHas he really or has he just directed sponsors money to organizations he likes?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down4·1 month agoWhat’s the difference? This is a legitimate question.
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoOne is his money, the other isn’t.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month agoBut both result in a charity getting money?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·1 month 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-up7·1 month 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-down7·1 month 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-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoI’m sure Jimmy doesn’t profit at all from all the money funneled into Beast Philanthropy. Diddy raised a bunch of money too what’s your point?
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoHe takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
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.
I’m sure Jimmy doesn’t profit at all from all the money funneled into Beast Philanthropy.
Diddy raised a bunch of money too what’s your point?
He takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
A chunk of both, I think.