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This is honestly shocking and I don't know how to process this information.
by TreetopPlace 2y ago
This is honestly shocking and I don't know how to process this information.
- viraptor 2y agoWhy is that shocking? Her existing subscribers continued to support her, but also multiple other famous youtubers talked about her which got her new attention/subscribers. I've seen at least 3 other channels giving her a dedicated video and YouTube is still serving me her shorts.
- lupire 2y agoSubscriber is the technical term but really it's donor, because they aren't paying for access to new work product. Most people who suffer a GoFundMe-type catastrophe don't attract new long-term financial backers over time.
- xyst 2y agoWhat’s more “shocking” is how these services (patreon,gofundme) essentially acts as long term disability and health insurance plans. American healthcare is a massive price fixing scam and a complete joke.
- gadders 2y agoI'm not saying it's a grift, but I'm not saying I'd be surprised if it turned out to be one as well. Internet people are weird. Not all of us though, obviously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson
- fragmede 2y agoIs it really a grift if the person is upfront about asking for money to pay their medical bills and there's no expectation of a product that isn't being delivered? GoFundMe isn't pretending that there's a laptop or shoes or something expensive and then not delivering aka a scam, it's straightforwardsly asking for money to pay for medical bills.
- gadders 2y agoI meant "grift" in the sense of the illness could be not real or exaggerated.