Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoPentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023www.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkPentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023www.rollingstone.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square71fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·4 days agoHas he really or has he just directed sponsors money to organizations he likes?
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·4 days agoWhat’s the difference? This is a legitimate question.
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoHe takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 days agoBut both result in a charity getting money?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·4 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-up6·4 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-down7·4 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-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 days 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-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·4 days agoI’m genuinely baffled as to what your point is here. Do you think the fact he’s making money doing this is news to me?
Has he really or has he just directed sponsors money to organizations he likes?
What’s the difference?
This is a legitimate question.
He takes credit for the sponsor’s donation. So I would argue it is worse.
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?
I’m genuinely baffled as to what your point is here. Do you think the fact he’s making money doing this is news to me?
A chunk of both, I think.