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Is it really Faux Philanthropy what he is doing is using his platform for promotion of different causes he likes. From what I understand and see none of the thi

Is it really Faux Philanthropy what he is doing is using his platform for promotion of different causes he likes. From what I understand and see none of the things he has done are something unique rather charities and organisations were already doing it he just financed/donated to those organisations and charities. The awareness these organisations and charities received from the video are probably actually worth a lot more than what him doing in his video.

talldayo 2y ago
> Is it really Faux Philanthropy what he is doing is using his platform for promotion of different causes he likes. Kinda? There's a thin line between donating food to a homeless shelter and setting up a camera crew to film a vetted contingent of contestants who have to fight in potentially dangerous conditions where Beast Ltd. cannot be held accountable for injuries. One is selfless - the other is petty exploitation. It feels very clear where "the line" is here. I guess you could argue that Mr. Beast has an incentive to set up these things to maximize profit so he can "donate more to charity" (cough cough buy cars and houses). But at the end of the day the publicity alone is enough to argue that he's exploiting the people involved - the additional ad revenue and inherent high-performance incentive of his work makes it hard to call the whole thing charity. Maybe gambling or, at the most absolute generous, a "game" show.
- mikeyouse 2y ago
  That whole line of thought where you can justify immoral acts because you'll donate some of the proceeds is just shitty Effective Altruism with better PR. Really wish we'd stop celebrating that particular line.
- xbmcuser 2y ago
  What has his game show or other videos have anything to do about his philanthropy videos.
- evoke4908 2y ago
  No, no, game show is probably right. It's a game show where the contestants are poor and the prize is basic necessities. Staged for the entertainment (and ad revinue) of the less-poor because it makes a number go up slightly in one of the wealthiest companies in history.
asveikau 2y ago
If someone listens to him or watches about 30 seconds and doesn't come away with the thought that his charity thing is complete BS, I think that person is probably a very poor judge of character. It's a subjective assessment, and I can't quite put it into words, but he oozes with sliminess and it's quite transparent. He needs to target an audience of children because they are gullible through inexperience and won't be able to read this from him.

talldayo 2y ago

> Is it really Faux Philanthropy what he is doing is using his platform for promotion of different causes he likes. Kinda? There's a thin line between donating food to a homeless shelter and setting up a camera crew to film a vetted contingent of contestants who have to fight in potentially dangerous conditions where Beast Ltd. cannot be held accountable for injuries. One is selfless - the other is petty exploitation. It feels very clear where "the line" is here. I guess you could argue that Mr. Beast has an incentive to set up these things to maximize profit so he can "donate more to charity" (cough cough buy cars and houses). But at the end of the day the publicity alone is enough to argue that he's exploiting the people involved - the additional ad revenue and inherent high-performance incentive of his work makes it hard to call the whole thing charity. Maybe gambling or, at the most absolute generous, a "game" show.

mikeyouse 2y ago
That whole line of thought where you can justify immoral acts because you'll donate some of the proceeds is just shitty Effective Altruism with better PR. Really wish we'd stop celebrating that particular line.
xbmcuser 2y ago
What has his game show or other videos have anything to do about his philanthropy videos.
evoke4908 2y ago
No, no, game show is probably right. It's a game show where the contestants are poor and the prize is basic necessities. Staged for the entertainment (and ad revinue) of the less-poor because it makes a number go up slightly in one of the wealthiest companies in history.

asveikau 2y ago

If someone listens to him or watches about 30 seconds and doesn't come away with the thought that his charity thing is complete BS, I think that person is probably a very poor judge of character. It's a subjective assessment, and I can't quite put it into words, but he oozes with sliminess and it's quite transparent. He needs to target an audience of children because they are gullible through inexperience and won't be able to read this from him.