The Dark Side of Charity YouTubers

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    From Mr Beast to Fouseytube, JimmyDarts and MD Motivator - the history of youtubers pointing cameras at homeless people is long and deep - today we explore this controversial content type and discuss the ethics of filming charity.
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  • @JimmyTheGiant
    @JimmyTheGiant  Před 9 měsíci +200

    🚨Catch more on this topic and more on The Afters Podcast czcams.com/video/iScXrTX7qGM/video.html

    • @TheAftersPodcast
      @TheAftersPodcast Před 9 měsíci +3

      Lets goooo!

    • @AutisticWimpyKid
      @AutisticWimpyKid Před 9 měsíci +3

      The American accent was spigot on 😂

    • @scase15
      @scase15 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Man, I loooove your vids, but please dear god get rid of the embedded captions, it's super distracting.

    • @BillyTheKidsGhost
      @BillyTheKidsGhost Před 9 měsíci +3

      Your American accent is on point.

    • @JustinCase807
      @JustinCase807 Před 9 měsíci +3

      You forgot to mention at the end that most charities are corrupt and only 30% or less of the money you give actually helps the target people in need. Have you ever looked up the salaries of charity ceos?

  • @jeff-bm8sp
    @jeff-bm8sp Před 9 měsíci +2410

    Hi

  • @AnBarbarossa
    @AnBarbarossa Před 8 měsíci +127

    A very old saying in the high-class business world: ''Charity is between me and God. Advertised charity is not charity, it is marketing.''
    This saying alone explains the whole bad feeling about charity streamers.
    (Btw, xQc reacting brought me here.)

    • @greysfreak1992
      @greysfreak1992 Před 8 měsíci +1

      This!!!

    • @tw8464
      @tw8464 Před 6 měsíci

      Exactly

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Před 5 měsíci +3

      They might look like just some cool dude exploring CZcams for blogging, but they are shrewd businesspeople, with all the cynical marketing tools at their disposal. E.g. if they do a raffle, expect them to be cheating. If they use a comment random picker, that doesn't mean they don't add a filter list configured to their liking. The corporate crap we see plaguing the internet, they often do it all, too.

    • @nathangallegos9304
      @nathangallegos9304 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Facts!!

  • @aversivebark32
    @aversivebark32 Před 8 měsíci +49

    For those unaware, the reason why Eli Vance is in the thumbnail is because the face scan used for him was actually a homeless person.

    • @berchead12
      @berchead12 Před 8 měsíci +3

      "ehhhhhhhh" - eli vance 2004

    • @jacksonmeyer9181
      @jacksonmeyer9181 Před 8 měsíci

      It keeps me up at night knowing that pretty much everyone doesn’t know where the man is, hope he’s out of poverty and not getting his mind licked by an advisor

  • @PicturePerfectMemori
    @PicturePerfectMemori Před 8 měsíci +40

    The best charity youtubers are the ones who give jobs and follow up with the same people to make sure they're on a good track. Giving cash or expensive supplies makes them bigger targets for theft and assault. And absurd amounts of money when you don't know someone's story means it could literally just end up going into drugs and alcohol.

    • @CherryBirthdayCake
      @CherryBirthdayCake Před 8 měsíci +1

      All people that are houseless aren't in need of a job. Goddamn yall sound stupid rn

    • @Andalaeknir86
      @Andalaeknir86 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Not to mention, when homeless your mental health is on spiral, drugs, suicide and such are nore tempting. Money doesn't solve that issue. Community and a supportive helpful environment woild. The issues are alot bigger than people think

    • @Andalaeknir86
      @Andalaeknir86 Před 8 měsíci +6

      It has to be a community effort not individual efforts. It's still a long way to go. Like raising awareness is part of a community effort.

  • @Nodsbane
    @Nodsbane Před 9 měsíci +3189

    I am so glad when I was homeless this BS wasn't a trend because I'd be so sad if I blew up on the internet but only made like 100 off of my lowest point being put online. I feel so bad for the people in these videos because they usually have no other choice but to participate.

    • @user-ff1ue6lu8q
      @user-ff1ue6lu8q Před 9 měsíci +176

      I mean to be fair if I’m in that point of life I don’t care if my face is being posted
      As long as they actually help me I’m ok
      Unless they take full advantage of those poor people

    • @ThatGuy-gd1vf
      @ThatGuy-gd1vf Před 9 měsíci

      @@user-ff1ue6lu8q giving a homeless person 100$ to go and make a fuckton more off of a youtube video isnt taking advantage of them ??

    • @fullmetaltheorist
      @fullmetaltheorist Před 9 měsíci +28

      Your comment really ads perspectivrto the whole trend.

    • @RealNaisuCinema
      @RealNaisuCinema Před 9 měsíci +97

      I guess it’s about perspective because if I were homeless I’d just be happy that someone gave me $100 not griping about the fact that someone else made more money off of it. That $100 could feed me for quite a while if I stretched it out. Sure it’d be nice if someone gave me more but as a homeless person I wouldn’t rather $0 over $100 just because someone else made more off of it lol.

    • @afterthought3341
      @afterthought3341 Před 9 měsíci

      Homeless people feel shame and if they pull themselves out of situation they will have this shame published lifelong. @@user-ff1ue6lu8q

  • @user-bk2gl7vp1q
    @user-bk2gl7vp1q Před 9 měsíci +789

    I ran charities for many years. Feeding stray dogs in Thailand. Getting them neutered and spayed. I'm poor. Collected toys/clothes/books/etc for kids and people living in poverty.. For the first few years I never posted online but just asked people at local restaurants and bars to donate. Didn't get much. After throwing a donation party people asked me to post and share. I was reluctant. After I did we got hundreds of people donating stuff. Their time. Cars and transport. We started getting so much that we had to get people to donate space to store all the donations. I see both sides of it.

    • @j.w.213
      @j.w.213 Před 9 měsíci +10

      there is no connection between your story and this video.

    • @thenamelessking375
      @thenamelessking375 Před 8 měsíci +190

      ​​​​@@j.w.213 "Charity" "Poor" "Poverty" "Donations" "I see both sides of it"

    • @Nullgaming1
      @Nullgaming1 Před 8 měsíci +1

      what about cats bro and other animals

    • @RizZRizZ-
      @RizZRizZ- Před 8 měsíci +89

      @@j.w.213 bro ur dense or what

    • @supperhey
      @supperhey Před 8 měsíci +72

      @@j.w.213 If the donation is anonymous, less people are willing to do it. If the event was publicized online, however, people will pile in bc it gives them recognition aka online brownie points. That's the connection

  • @Civil_Union
    @Civil_Union Před 8 měsíci +16

    Not Eli Vance on the Thumbnail 💀

  • @freshnorthwest6756
    @freshnorthwest6756 Před 8 měsíci +61

    a "fraction" to the charity isn't what they want sadly, they will want a MUCH bigger portion of the finances if they choose to work with one of these CZcamsrs. Most charities will claim that they know how to properly distribute the finances and unless they have a lot of control over it they wont be part of it. Finding a good, local charity will often help even more than the big ones.

    • @liamcollinson5695
      @liamcollinson5695 Před 8 měsíci +2

      My local homeless charity actually recommend not to give to give money to homeless people but to give to them instead since a lot but not all have drug and alcohol problems you think you are been kind but you are just fueling addictions and hastening they death

    • @MrCharlesEldredge
      @MrCharlesEldredge Před 6 dny

      Spot on. Large charities are often "off track". Better small and local.

  • @Gordon_Freeman484
    @Gordon_Freeman484 Před 9 měsíci +1470

    A little bit related to the video, the man on the right side in the thumbnail is actually a fairly popular and mysterious figure. He was the face actor of Eli Vance from the video game series Half Life. The creators of the game pulled ordinary people to do face acting jobs. One of these people was the person in that thumbnail. His last known appearance was about 20 years ago, around the same time the games released. Nobody knows if he's dead or alive, or if he's doing well or not. As far as most can tell, that is the only known record of his face to ever exist. Nobody knows what his name is either. He just kind of vanished after that.

    • @kyiro6896
      @kyiro6896 Před 9 měsíci +241

      That's the only reason I clicked on this video, I didn't watch a single second of it

    • @randomtexanguy9563
      @randomtexanguy9563 Před 9 měsíci +150

      I recognized that face too. Judging by how old he looks and the fact he was a random homeless guy, he's probably dead by now, but at least he has been immortalized in Eli.

    • @vreikezen8268
      @vreikezen8268 Před 9 měsíci +23

      I knew I recognized him from somewhere.

    • @babybecz
      @babybecz Před 9 měsíci +17

      Well that's sad :(

    • @mrTondas
      @mrTondas Před 8 měsíci +54

      Gordon Freeman! Let me get a look at you, man! My God, you haven't changed one iota! How do you do it?

  • @aaronherrera4400
    @aaronherrera4400 Před 9 měsíci +373

    I noticed a lot in these homeless charity videos that the CZcamsr is mostly asking for some small amount of money and then the homeless person gives them that money and then tells them they deserve "x" amount of money. I see this as slightly wrong and unethical because if the homeless person says "no" to giving money because they don't have much and need that money, that doesn't make them a bad person. I feel like videos perpetuate that the only homeless people who deserve huge sums of money. are those who give a small amount of money to people who don't need it (aka CZcamsrs).

    • @jigglie8077
      @jigglie8077 Před 9 měsíci +31

      thats one of the unethical parts.
      its true that they are the people that are helping others so it most likely wont be used in a ... bad? way.
      but a lot of the people saying no are trying to get money for another person! so yea. lame.

    • @Quintessence4444
      @Quintessence4444 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Those homeless people only exist in scripted youtube videos anyway.

    • @louisrobitaille5810
      @louisrobitaille5810 Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@Quintessence4444 You underestimate people's stupidity.

    • @DarkKreig
      @DarkKreig Před 8 měsíci +15

      And it's a small amount of money to the CZcamsrs and even a majority of the viewers. $1.
      but to that homeless person that $1 can be the difference between eating and not for a day, so asking them while dressed perfectly nicely in a pure white tshirt with no stains or marks. Of course most people arent going to give them it, only those that could kind of do without that $1.

    • @TheOneAndOnlyDavidSmith
      @TheOneAndOnlyDavidSmith Před 8 měsíci +1

      E L I

  • @noneofyobiznizz9516
    @noneofyobiznizz9516 Před 8 měsíci +5

    I spent 16 years working with the homeless, especially, those with mental illness. They are a very vulnerable population. I gave my time, food, clothing and sometimes money. I volunteered at a homeless shelter two nights a week as a screener and I served on the board of directors for two terms. Yet, funny thing is, I never thought about filming any of it.

  • @kaniac_
    @kaniac_ Před 8 měsíci +7

    is that eli vance in the thumbnail 😭😭

  • @PaTrick-cf6ev
    @PaTrick-cf6ev Před 9 měsíci +158

    Yeah, I kinda consider it predatory. When I give money to someone in need, I try to make sure nobody else sees it...

    • @aryanram02
      @aryanram02 Před 9 měsíci

      good on you mate. i make sure that i try to help regarding a deeper cause, there was a homeless woman near my home, i didnt shove a camera in her face or just throw 1000 bucks at her, i helped her with some neat and clean clothes, paid for her to get a shower, a hot meal and sat down and talked in a small cafe about what happend etc, then i hooked her up with an ngo so that she has a place to sleep at night.
      because of this she got an hourly job at kfc!! mainly companies dont give jobs to homless ppl since they arent clean and dont have a def place to stay but now she can work because she has a place to stay at night at a homeless shelter and she is neat and well dressed when she shows up. i rarely talk or tell pplp about this because i dont like to make myself good beacuse i did this lol, i just did it to help her period. and the best part is it barely cost me any money, it was around 80 bucks i think and this completely changed her life she calls me and thanks me every other week and gives an update!
      best sunday aftertoon i ever spent, it was just a few hours of work for me but it helped someone else, this is what i deem is good charity work not just throwing money at ppl for youitube views.

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 9 měsíci +18

      Just because you do it doesn't mean everybody else has to

    • @thugnasty1021
      @thugnasty1021 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@lemondrop8203yeah I think it would depend on the situation honestly

    • @TheZephyrsWind
      @TheZephyrsWind Před 9 měsíci +1

      Same here.

    • @jaiguru9990
      @jaiguru9990 Před 8 měsíci +22

      @@lemondrop8203not everyone has to do it but it’s kinda lame if you do it for a part of attention…

  • @CatDribble
    @CatDribble Před 9 měsíci +145

    For me the idea of charity is knowing what being in a shit position is like, why do you help your friends through difficult times. It's the same thing, it doesn't always cost money

    • @dye5915
      @dye5915 Před 9 měsíci +16

      Exactly half of the giving is the mutual understanding of being without or suffering and not forgetting it

    • @Cotif11
      @Cotif11 Před 8 měsíci

      Holy fuck, you need to feel the pain yourself before you're willing to help someone? Pretty shit dude

  • @nerdynoob4099
    @nerdynoob4099 Před 8 měsíci +5

    mrbeast is eli vance from half life?!??!!

  • @bobblewoppus
    @bobblewoppus Před 8 měsíci +8

    I like your message on creators joining up with charities to better tackle the issues of homelessness.

  • @princelorian
    @princelorian Před 9 měsíci +182

    as an addict if I was homeless and you gave me $1000 id probably die of an overdose within an hr of you leaving

    • @Ithaca-vv5dy
      @Ithaca-vv5dy Před 9 měsíci +31

      For real. When I was an addict, I would have spent that in an hour. Enough heroin for life, bro! Which would be only a couple more hours of life lmao

    • @TheZephyrsWind
      @TheZephyrsWind Před 9 měsíci +12

      I was an addict from 2007 to 2020 & would've fed that addiction if I'd been given money. Sure, food is more important, but most that have never been addicted to anything have no clue how strong that temptation is. you see so many look down on addicts or say "wow, what an idiot, just don't use any" essentially being like saying "just don't eat" to a morbidly obese person or "just be happy" to a depressed person. Doesn't work like that.
      Also, if going through withdrawal at the time of receiving the money, well, you'd DEFINITELY buy more. One would do anything to stop it.

    • @dexnacorn7807
      @dexnacorn7807 Před 8 měsíci +1

      and that's why i say to never give homeless people money give them food or water but never money
      unless you know them personally of course and know that they won't buy drugs

    • @dread_nought
      @dread_nought Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@dexnacorn7807 This kind of thinking is backwards, stigmatic and wrong. Think like this and you're no better than those CZcamsrs. Studies show that when homeless people were given a simple cash transfer of ~$5000, they "spent fewer days homeless, increased their savings and put more money toward essentials" compared with a control group. There's an assumption that you and many other people in the comment section have that says "if you're homeless, you must have done something wrong. It’s your fault. And therefore, you cannot be trusted with money." That's completely false. Scientific study tells us not to decide what these people need but to give them the agency to make their own decisions. Any other view is paternalistic and classist.

    • @dexnacorn7807
      @dexnacorn7807 Před 8 měsíci

      @@dread_nought i am not saying all homeless people are addicts i am saying a large nuph chunck is that it's a big risk because if say a 5 or 10 precent chance that they are an addict happens they could die of am oversose

  • @bongo50_
    @bongo50_ Před 9 měsíci +55

    My favourite of these creators is Just Knate. He never gives out money and instead keeps backpacks (containing clothes, toiletries, a medical kit and other basics), tents and sleeping bags in his car that he gives out to people. He then asks them if there's anything specific they need (like shoes, specific clothes, propane, a phone, a night or 2 in a hotel, a shower or just food) and goes and buys it for them. He always ends with a hug or a handshake which I interpret as an attempt to make the people in the video feel loved and like a human when they're often ignored by society.

    • @dread_nought
      @dread_nought Před 8 měsíci

      Studies show that when homeless people were given an unconditional transfer of ~$5000, they "spent fewer days homeless, increased their savings and put more money toward essentials" compared with a control group given no cash but rather belongings, food, etc. There's a horribly wrong assumption that says "if you're homeless, you must have done something wrong, and you can't be trusted with money." Scientific study tells us not to decide what these people need but to give them the agency to make their own decisions.

  • @boladoytpmvs
    @boladoytpmvs Před 8 měsíci +5

    that isnt mrbeast that eli vance

  • @lambdaspecialist_source
    @lambdaspecialist_source Před 8 měsíci +3

    What did Eli Vance do wrong? Man didnt deserve to be depicted like that in the thumbnail...

  • @cameronb7161
    @cameronb7161 Před 9 měsíci +531

    What most of these people need isn't a camera shoved in their face and a couple thousand bucks. What they need is a job and help for whatever issues they have. That would actually help them get out of their situations.
    Edit: careful, there's no shortage of idiots in the replies

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 Před 8 měsíci +17

      That could not be more accurate.

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 8 měsíci +23

      The people who are being donated to are not drug addicts who would squander their money instantly

    • @heroicsquirrel3195
      @heroicsquirrel3195 Před 8 měsíci +22

      And these CZcamsrs that give them chunks of money shouldn’t? How tf can the CZcamsr give all these bums jobs?

    • @aaronhurst4379
      @aaronhurst4379 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Purpose!

    • @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhghgggaaaagh
      @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhghgggaaaagh Před 8 měsíci +7

      ​@@lemondrop8203No one said they were?

  • @anthtistic
    @anthtistic Před 9 měsíci +389

    solid video jimmy. found out about you through the parkour scene years back and i like the direction you've taken your content. keep up the good work man

    • @JimmyTheGiant
      @JimmyTheGiant  Před 9 měsíci +31

      Appreciate it!

    • @stinkyutah7433
      @stinkyutah7433 Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@JimmyTheGiant are you planning on making a parkour video again, or did you fully switch? Enjoy the vids either way

    • @jonathantsbower
      @jonathantsbower Před 8 měsíci

      Seconded!

  • @MiiShroom
    @MiiShroom Před 8 měsíci +3

    Damn. I never knew Mr. Beast was Eli Vance from the hit game “Half-Life” this whole time.

  • @nurdemuddi
    @nurdemuddi Před 6 měsíci +4

    why is eli in the Thumbnail

  • @SEB1991SEB
    @SEB1991SEB Před 9 měsíci +113

    Benefitting off someone’s misery, whether financially like these CZcamsrs or through warm fuzzy feelings like the viewers, is horrible. Imagine being at the worst point in your life knowing that people are deriving pleasure from that. We should help people anonymously for no other reason than it’s the right thing to do.

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Is their misery earning 100 dollars for free?

    • @steelpump100
      @steelpump100 Před 8 měsíci +18

      Yeah but its biologically impossible to give $1000 without it being selfish, also it doesn't really matter. Sure, its horrible, but its horrible morally but objectively what Mr beast for example is doing benefits society more than what somebody else who isn't doing horrible charity doing. I would rather get filmed and get 10k than to not get anything at all.

    • @feluto7172
      @feluto7172 Před 8 měsíci +9

      I'm sure the people going blind that had their life saved by this kind of thing are so upset about someone making ad revenue and sponsorships off them. Jesus christ dude, go outside

    • @teiull9388
      @teiull9388 Před 8 měsíci

      @@feluto7172 1:this is about homelesness and giving them small sums of money
      2:the problem with the blind issue is that the medical system must be changed so that it is trully universal, what mrbeast did was amazing, but it did not fix the issue by any means.

    • @kryzzan7039
      @kryzzan7039 Před 8 měsíci

      Your PFP is a big oh no.@@lemondrop8203

  • @happyfungoodhappy
    @happyfungoodhappy Před 8 měsíci +4

    bro, who invited eli for the thumbie

  • @matt_6526
    @matt_6526 Před 8 měsíci +5

    why is eli vance's face actor in the thumbnail 💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @reece3163
    @reece3163 Před 9 měsíci +139

    This is a subject that I’m surprised isn’t getting more coverage.. great work Jimbo

    • @randomalbum9879
      @randomalbum9879 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Yeah people only helping others if its filmed for clout

    • @Jabrownie23
      @Jabrownie23 Před 8 měsíci

      Because vanity runs the world.

  • @nidiabee1191
    @nidiabee1191 Před 9 měsíci +147

    If you'll give money to a charity instead, people have to really do their due diligence on said charity foundation because it's been found that many "charity's " will hike up the prices of the food or items they give out. And then funnel back some cash into their pockets. Charity isn't so charitable when someone benefits highly off of the misfortune of others.

    • @TheZephyrsWind
      @TheZephyrsWind Před 9 měsíci +15

      Yep, it's disgusting.

    • @easternrebel1061
      @easternrebel1061 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Most charity, be it youtubers, NGOs , and sadly even churches at times are just using the goodwill of others to profit immensely. Oh and not oy that but unlike normal corporations, they don't pay taxes either. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that is actually against helping others. The issue is that people who are actually focused on helping others, generally don't make a spectacle of it or try to showcase it, rather they do their in silence because they are doing g it to actually help, not to make others think they're good people.

    • @BSasafrasK
      @BSasafrasK Před 8 měsíci +5

      I just go with some Catholic Church sponsored charities, they've got charities where they send you personal updates on what they've done with the money including photos and give you options on what you want your donation to go towards. It can be anything from buying some clothes to installing a well in a small settlement that doesn't have access to clean drinking water. And just donating to the Church itself goes to funding schools, universities, and hospitals in addition to the Church. They're a good charity organization.

    • @Mjoy696
      @Mjoy696 Před 8 měsíci

      Wait till you find out, how one person is a "full time" paid manager in several charities and funnels out multiple fulltime salaries into his own pockets, this is also how "philantropic" billionairs commit tax evasion, they are not there to do actually good stuff and they kind of want problems to persist, so they have their tax evasion loopholes.

    • @javadi8327
      @javadi8327 Před 8 měsíci +1

      you just explained capitalism

  • @TheOneAndOnlyDavidSmith
    @TheOneAndOnlyDavidSmith Před 8 měsíci +7

    BRO ELI WHAT HAPPENED MAN, YOU SUPPOSED TO BE LEADING THE UPRISING

  • @barghest94
    @barghest94 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Lmao you used the face model for Eli Vance as a homeless man.

  • @JoeNoshow27
    @JoeNoshow27 Před 8 měsíci +14

    Homelessness is a systemic issue that needs systemic change. You can't deny the impact of giving a homeless person money, or clothes, or shelter. It's a good thing. But dramatizing the impact on one individual over emphasizes a practice that won't solve homelessness.

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 8 měsíci +1

      It's not always about coping, you do realise a lot of people are doing it because it's kind

    • @JoeNoshow27
      @JoeNoshow27 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@lemondrop8203 Thank you for pointing that out. I was too hasty to generalize. I've revised my comment.

    • @yellowblanka6058
      @yellowblanka6058 Před 3 měsíci

      Wholeheartedly agreed. Considering the obscene amount of money the 1% in our society make, it should be unacceptable that anybody has to go without a home and nutritious food. Unfortunately, people at large would rather sweep the homeless under the rug (and certainly most politicians), than enact policy changes that might solve the problem. Nobody wants to address heinous income inequality, access to health care, access to higher education, the bloated and corrupt real estate market etc.

  • @Mystic2203
    @Mystic2203 Před 9 měsíci +19

    My friend 5 years ago gave a homeless guy 2000 rupees, and that guy spent it all on alcohol and was found dead the other day from choking
    That's why I never give money to homeless people but donate it to charities that use it for feeding poor kids

    • @playversetv3877
      @playversetv3877 Před 9 měsíci +5

      and then those charities might be greedy and use the money for other purposes to make more money for themselves mwahaha.

    • @boiwhoactuallyareyou
      @boiwhoactuallyareyou Před 9 měsíci

      @@playversetv3877that’s actually the world tho it’s fucked up

    • @Asnormadara
      @Asnormadara Před 8 měsíci +1

      every homeless person needs help

  • @zeitgeistlime
    @zeitgeistlime Před 8 měsíci +2

    lil bud used eli in the thumbnail and didnt think we'd notice

  • @DudleyKetsukane
    @DudleyKetsukane Před 8 měsíci +4

    Guys MRBEAST turn into ELI VANCE real.

  • @benardman2665
    @benardman2665 Před 9 měsíci +28

    Not to mention all that charity crap is just a tax write off for all those people

  • @inqizzo
    @inqizzo Před 9 měsíci +6

    Dayumn, he got eli vance from half life 2 on the thumbnail

  • @HotCakes456
    @HotCakes456 Před 8 měsíci +13

    The thing is you can’t expect people to spread awareness without being aware, without showing other people the situation that others are in fact in, if they don’t want to be on camera it’ll always be their choice to not be, to ask not to be filmed but still chat with whoever wants to chat. Although there may be the type that choose to stray from the crowds some want the crowds to see, the corruption and destitution of themselves and how they got there.

  • @jianaminecraft2810
    @jianaminecraft2810 Před 8 měsíci

    This is such a great video! You made me think of this in such a different way. Keep it up!

  • @strangerofthe2067
    @strangerofthe2067 Před 9 měsíci +63

    I’ve been an electrician for 15+ years and for the last 8 years or so, myself and a few friends within the trades have been working with a nonprofit company in our area that builds community centers, tiny homes, and other temporary or permanent housing for the homeless. We do this in our free time and donate our skills, tools, some materials, and have used our relationships with people in other trades to help get these projects completed when they come up. None of us have ever financially benefited from any of it or would even take financial compensation for it. We do it to help others. I have met so many amazing people, had all kinds of conversations with people from all walks of life, and the thought of one of these “influencers” trying to use one of these people as a prop in a video just angers and disgusts me. I couldn’t even imagine doing what we have done and somehow trying to make it about us and turning a spotlight onto us in the process. There’s a lot of people that need help, and being in a position to help them should be something that humans just do without needing to be compensated or recognized for it. I really hope one day people can start to realize that and make some changes but unfortunately I have very little faith that it would actually happen.

    • @thugnasty1021
      @thugnasty1021 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Reading this comment made me feel like you're a great man and I've never even met you. Bless you bro fr. I hope the help you give to people comes back to you also.

    • @alex.g7317
      @alex.g7317 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yeah, had a feeling. I can never trust someone that’s too ‘good’ to be true.

    • @dogcool3103
      @dogcool3103 Před 8 měsíci +3

      i ain’t reading all that

    • @raiden4695
      @raiden4695 Před 8 měsíci

      @@dogcool3103 you should, it has some very valuable opinions and info

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Just because you don't profit from it doesn't mean everybody else has to join you. If it angers you then it's your own problem and you should probably fix your view on it

  • @theoutsiderjess4869
    @theoutsiderjess4869 Před 9 měsíci +18

    What makes the magic of Rahat story heartbreaking was the fact that eric lied for years

  • @GoodThings4GoodPeople
    @GoodThings4GoodPeople Před 7 měsíci

    As a brand new channel trying to actually grow and make a difference in this "space" really appreciate this video, gives a lot to think about as we grow. Kudos for this!

  • @ruzgar1372
    @ruzgar1372 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Aw hell naw they got Eli Vance on the youtube thumbnail.

  • @blackhatter1980
    @blackhatter1980 Před 9 měsíci +123

    the reality is these people are not doing it out of kindness they are exploiting these people for views which then translates into money for them if it was for pure kindness they would not make a video about it

    • @WillmobilePlus
      @WillmobilePlus Před 9 měsíci

      So?
      They get something that folks like you would drink bleach before doing without cameras.

    • @HenritheHorse
      @HenritheHorse Před 9 měsíci +30

      The thing is they make videos so they can get donations to help. Of course some people take more than give which is a problem.

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 9 měsíci +45

      They are still helping people so why tf do you care so much? GIving money to the homeless is not exploiting

    • @donjuan8124
      @donjuan8124 Před 9 měsíci

      @@lemondrop8203exactly! These poor homeless people don’t give a shit about any of that as long as they receiving hundreds or thousands of dollars.. we should all be happy that they are getting help however it comes. No harm no foul

    • @wsollnti
      @wsollnti Před 9 měsíci +25

      imagine being accused of "exploiting" homeless people after giving them $500🤓

  • @zzzmatyzzz
    @zzzmatyzzz Před 9 měsíci +5

    theres no way that the second side of mr beast is eli vance

  • @ruvym130
    @ruvym130 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I feel very confused on how I should feel about it because at one side they are using someone’s struggles and pain to make money and the other side is tat they are still helping the ones in need and promoting it to the little kids.

  • @botondzoltannagy8849
    @botondzoltannagy8849 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Oh my god! The thumbnail! It's Eli Vance!!!

  • @thedislikebutton1907
    @thedislikebutton1907 Před 9 měsíci +4

    There is a saying in India :
    "if you donate something with your right hand even your left hand shouldn't know about it."

  • @entropyinreverse
    @entropyinreverse Před 9 měsíci +98

    Dude actually said, "We're not doing this for the views, we're doing it to give back to the community" before checking in with all three cameras 😂

    • @Taromisaki666
      @Taromisaki666 Před 9 měsíci +52

      Just in case.
      It's satire.
      Ian Kung makes really funny short videos.

    • @VestaJ17
      @VestaJ17 Před 9 měsíci +18

      its satire roanne goddamnit

    • @avgriffin49
      @avgriffin49 Před 9 měsíci

      he is really funny@@Taromisaki666

    • @TechJBS
      @TechJBS Před 9 měsíci +16

      Unmistakably satirical… 🤦
      However, in your defence, there are plenty of tinpot “creators” who actually film and act like that.

    • @entropyinreverse
      @entropyinreverse Před 9 měsíci +10

      I've never seen the guys videos and tend to take things literally, thanks for clarifying 😊. I'll go wash the egg off my face... 🙈

  • @Bombgamiing
    @Bombgamiing Před 8 měsíci

    This video was much needed hope it reaches them who needs to see this

  • @thurlogus
    @thurlogus Před 8 měsíci

    Great way of approaching this topic.

  • @LucasJams
    @LucasJams Před 9 měsíci +3

    you can NOT tell me that is not eli vance from half life 2 in the thumbnail.

  • @paradiseoctagon21794
    @paradiseoctagon21794 Před 9 měsíci +73

    You know a charity video is fake if there is a camera involved.

    • @kuhpunkt
      @kuhpunkt Před 9 měsíci +13

      But how else are they supposed to make money to give away?

    • @chronorust3359
      @chronorust3359 Před 9 měsíci +6

      There's a very, very, very, very, very, very small chance that it's genuine.

    • @aryanram02
      @aryanram02 Před 9 měsíci

      @@kuhpunkt that is a stupid arguement fed to you by the likes of mr beast etc, you see they make millions from videos but they give back avery very small fraction of it and they are not making content to "give back to the community" because theyre making it only for getting max views.
      if they really cared they would spread awareness and fight for the deeper issues, that is, what can we do as a bare minimum to help homeless ppl? there is actually a lot, many hourly jobs are open but they cant give them to homless cause they arent clean and well dressed, hence helping them with some neat and clean clothes, a hot shower and a meal for a start is an excellent way to help a lot of ppl because with 10k u can help 10 or way more ppl but giving it away to some potentially substance addicted man down on his luck is the worst possible idea.

    • @SergyMilitaryRankings
      @SergyMilitaryRankings Před 9 měsíci +16

      ​@@kuhpunktis it charity when you make $1000 and only spend $100 ?
      I'd call that a business

    • @TomatoTeaB
      @TomatoTeaB Před 9 měsíci +11

      ​@@SergyMilitaryRankingseven if its a business, theyre still helping people arent they? 🤔

  • @bobe.thomas
    @bobe.thomas Před 8 měsíci

    Great video, very insightful and well researched... excellent!

  • @gessie
    @gessie Před 8 měsíci +1

    Empathy, according to Merriam-Webster: "the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another". Emphasis on "being aware of". It is entirely possible to empathize with an asshole and tell him to fuck off for being an asshole. "Empathy" doesn't mean "sympathy" and it has no relation to charity other than being a potential reason, except that the vast majority of people claiming to "empathize" are demonstrably lying; genuine empathy is extremely rare among humans, usually specific to those who go out of their way to find someone truly in need of help, and commonly offering help or support through conversation rather than giving them a few dollars and uploading the event to CZcams.
    Empathy almost exclusively occurs in obscurity.

  • @nope55666
    @nope55666 Před 9 měsíci +8

    damn, when did Eli Vance become a charity youtuber?

  • @LexLovesTLOP
    @LexLovesTLOP Před 9 měsíci +4

    No way did you just used the actor of Eli Vance from Half-life 2 for the thumbnail

  • @ademisc
    @ademisc Před 8 měsíci +1

    Throwing money at a problem often does not fix it: see government.

  • @hotkeyafl
    @hotkeyafl Před 8 měsíci +2

    I've been saying this for ages, I hate these fools.
    Great video, subbed.

  • @KauanTheBread
    @KauanTheBread Před 8 měsíci +7

    why the hell is eli in the thumbnail

  • @glowwithgillian
    @glowwithgillian Před 9 měsíci +23

    Great video. so happy you created it, I feel so bad for the people in these videos because they usually have no other choice but to participate. And I wish they were placing this money into hands were you can track the process but that would be to much work and less praise for the CZcamsrs

    • @ElTestok
      @ElTestok Před 8 měsíci

      "have no other choice but to participate" ?
      So you actually believe that they turn the camera on, and right away the first person that they see is the one that makes the video?
      How naïve and innocent you are. Stay that way!

  • @fahq
    @fahq Před 8 měsíci +3

    Dr. Vance in the thumbnail is crazy

  • @geldoncupi1
    @geldoncupi1 Před 8 měsíci

    I never had a small doubt that these people were not a scam, but I'm glad videos like yours, are coming more than before..

  • @kalmer5410
    @kalmer5410 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Charities can be crooks, always check the percentages that they actually donate before giving any of them your money.

  • @bananbananowy3552
    @bananbananowy3552 Před 9 měsíci +4

    IS THIS A HALF-LIFE 2 REFERENCE?

  • @salih2d486
    @salih2d486 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Eli vance: its starts with one thing I dont know why i doesnt even matter how hard you try

  • @AmandaabnamA
    @AmandaabnamA Před dnem

    The fact that these videos/ youtubers are successful shows how sad our society is smdh

  • @Tomatoes99
    @Tomatoes99 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I gave a homeless guy a Big Mac and he followed me around the city for the rest of the day

    • @rnbmeister
      @rnbmeister Před 9 měsíci +1

      Like a stalker or like a golf caddy?

    • @Tomatoes99
      @Tomatoes99 Před 9 měsíci

      @@rnbmeister stalker

    • @playversetv3877
      @playversetv3877 Před 9 měsíci

      you got his order wrong you dummy@@Tomatoes99

    • @Komotau4691
      @Komotau4691 Před 8 měsíci

      And thats one reasons I dont help them.

  • @PuffinPass
    @PuffinPass Před 9 měsíci +203

    The issue is that you can't save people from themselves no matter how hard you try.

    • @Magnapinna4096
      @Magnapinna4096 Před 8 měsíci +15

      yea sometimes people are just dumb (sorry i had to say that its the truth please dont kill me)

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 Před 8 měsíci

      So very true

    • @happysheher
      @happysheher Před 8 měsíci +4

      That's not the issue. It's one aspect

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 8 měsíci

      real af

    • @yousefveartist
      @yousefveartist Před 8 měsíci +1

      And these creators know it! They still do it for content and money.

  • @LordBadenRulez
    @LordBadenRulez Před 8 měsíci +3

    I always told my kids never to donate money to charity. As soon as money is involved, you fuel greed. If you want to help people, donate your time. The most valuable thing we have. But with short attention spans, donating loads of time does not convert to views.

    • @briano9397
      @briano9397 Před 8 měsíci

      What an absolutely idiotic take.

  • @NoWayToHell
    @NoWayToHell Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for the solutions proposed at the end.

  • @CombineHgrunt
    @CombineHgrunt Před 8 měsíci +5

    I just clicked because of Eli Vance

  • @RexGoLoko
    @RexGoLoko Před 9 měsíci +5

    its actually really funny you mentioned jimmy darts because he actually came to my local skatepark one day to use the little scooter kids for content and when my buddy got in the shot he yelled at him to get out of the shot and that he only wanted the kids.

  • @sab3re
    @sab3re Před 8 měsíci +5

    What does Eli from Half Life 2 have to do with this?

  • @AlexCarby
    @AlexCarby Před 8 měsíci +1

    The act of charity should not be for vanity - it should be anonymous, kindness for it's own sake.

  • @jellytwins1018
    @jellytwins1018 Před 9 měsíci +6

    The thing I dislike about MrBeast is how fake he is. Everything he does, he always tries to put a feel-good spin on it.
    He goes around saying that he started Beast Burger to help out restaurants struggling during the pandemic, but his manager revealed that they started working on opening the brand in 2019 before the pandemic even started. He always tries to paint himself as some saint even when he's doing a cash grab

  • @lambdrey
    @lambdrey Před 9 měsíci +3

    WHAT DOES ELI VANCE HAVE TO DO WITH CHARITY!

  • @TrueUnderDawgGaming
    @TrueUnderDawgGaming Před 8 měsíci

    Just being honest, if I was a homeless man and someone spent the day treating me to haircuts, shopping, and food. I would gladly take it even if the person filming me profited from it more. It's literally a win/win compared to the opposite scenario. Now you might say "Well they should do that off camera" but then they would not generate money to repeat this kind act again. Imagine it like this:
    Help homeless person > make money > use that money to help next homeless person
    As opposed to this: Help homeless person > make no money > no funding to give next homeless person
    Mr. Beast is the perfect example of this. His charity videos make so much money that he can just keep using it to help the next person. He is proof of this system working really well.

  • @FearlessGentlemen
    @FearlessGentlemen Před 8 měsíci +1

    Interesting channel. This is the first video I've seen and I love it. I know I will most likely binge watch it and get few tips from you.
    Keep it up, I love it!

  • @robtrunley
    @robtrunley Před 9 měsíci +94

    You're an intelligent guy Jimmy, nice job on the video! "loved it" I'm glad you have the balls to "say what needs to be said" this must of been a difficult subject to script! but you have that delivery / mindset, that is neutral, although relevant whereby you want to talk about it as CZcamsr and almost placing yourself in the firing line to other youtubers but your not really not tearing anyone down.

    • @michaelhaydenbell
      @michaelhaydenbell Před 9 měsíci +5

      Well did you love it or did you "love it"?

    • @killiancarolan4781
      @killiancarolan4781 Před 9 měsíci +2

      What’s with the “”😂😂 weirdo

    • @akaInfamous
      @akaInfamous Před 8 měsíci +1

      Bot😂

    • @Ole_Rasmussen
      @Ole_Rasmussen Před 8 měsíci

      "Not tearing anybody down" but putting MrBeast in the thumbnail like that does NOT make him look good

  • @babinx11
    @babinx11 Před 8 měsíci +4

    IS THAT A HALF-LIFE REFERENCE ?!

  • @zargoni
    @zargoni Před 8 měsíci +3

    Why did bro use a picture of the guy from half-life (Eli-Vance actorl) in his thumbnail 💀💀💀

  • @pudge9701
    @pudge9701 Před 8 měsíci +1

    i was today's years old when i realized you can scroll while using fullscreen (on pc)

  • @user-io7yk7qb1k
    @user-io7yk7qb1k Před 9 měsíci +22

    Oprah, Mr Beast to the lesser known CZcamsrs, anyone who publicly exploits vulnerable people for their brand lacks humility - it’s all self serving bs.
    I also really dislike CZcamsrs sticking their cameras into homeless people’s faces to tell their story as though they are doing a service when in reality it’s all about promoting themselves.

    • @xxsiddplaysxx4178
      @xxsiddplaysxx4178 Před 9 měsíci

      I am unable to understand this paragraph , could you please explain. , sorry for interrupting you .

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 Před 9 měsíci +2

      They are still getting money so you are just mad at a narrative created by you, not Mr beast

    • @chrishandsome9458
      @chrishandsome9458 Před 9 měsíci

      @@lemondrop8203money is not everything ya now.

    • @smallandstressed2364
      @smallandstressed2364 Před 7 měsíci

      @@lemondrop8203 if you can’t understand anything more nuanced than “giving money = good” then there’s no help for you. You are in this comment section defending these influencers like crazy. They aren’t going to give you money, unless you have a good sob story to be exploited.

  • @Ferenc.
    @Ferenc. Před 9 měsíci +3

    mrbeast is actually eli vance

  • @Automan777
    @Automan777 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Bro really added the guy from half life 2 on the thumbnail 😢

  • @user-yi4bn9hk6x
    @user-yi4bn9hk6x Před 8 měsíci +1

    tbh I'm sick of "charity" videos putting "sad" background music with camera man following around all over...

  • @bad_baby_red_eye_0661
    @bad_baby_red_eye_0661 Před 9 měsíci +5

    What did Eli Vance do to be homeless!! lmao

  • @TopicalEssay
    @TopicalEssay Před 9 měsíci +3

    Very good, humble and honest video about the psychological effects and reasons behind modern charity and the internet

  • @Luuuuuka
    @Luuuuuka Před 8 měsíci +4

    Portraying Elis Vance as a homeless person is wild

    • @_cate.
      @_cate. Před 8 měsíci

      This is something from one of the top comments if you haven't seen that already.
      "A little bit related to the video, the man on the right side in the thumbnail is actually a fairly popular and mysterious figure. He was the face actor of Eli Vance from the video game series Half Life. The creators of the game pulled ordinary people to do face acting jobs.", "His last known appearance was about 20 years ago, around the same time the games released."

    • @Luuuuuka
      @Luuuuuka Před 8 měsíci

      @@_cate. all you did was repost someone else's comment saying that they used Elis Vance's actor for the thumbnail, I said that portraying Elis Vance as someone poor in the thumbnail is extrange 💀

    • @_cate.
      @_cate. Před 8 měsíci

      @@Luuuuuka oh
      I must be stupid I think

    • @cookieface80
      @cookieface80 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Luuuuuka It's not his actor it's his face model, who was actually homeless apparently.

  • @doremiancleff1508
    @doremiancleff1508 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Charity is such an interesting topic. I always had mild fascination with level of organization it takes to make something like this actually work.
    People always talk about global issues with bandaid solutions in mind "Rich people have money, just make them buy food and send it to Africa" and all that. And average person can't comprehend how difficult it is to start, maintain and expand even smallest of charities.
    For example i always found interesting how one of the things that help people with addiction isn't getting them "off the stuff", but rather creating infrastructure for dissease prevention and providing people with means of combating side effects of drugs and OD. Injection centers filled with compasionate staff, shelters and just human interaction with people. All to make sure that people survive whatever they are going through and get an opportunity for a better life.

  • @The_Freeman2004
    @The_Freeman2004 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Eli vance is really strugling right now,pray for him😢😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏#Save Eli

  • @JLydecka
    @JLydecka Před 9 měsíci +3

    As someone who is working their way out of homelessness. I dont need your money. I dont need your pity. But if you want to help just leave me be in peace. That's the best thing you can do.

  • @J.Barreto
    @J.Barreto Před 8 měsíci

    Great Research dude!

  • @skunk.mp4
    @skunk.mp4 Před 8 měsíci +3

    No way bro used Eli Vance for the thumbnail 💀

  • @kajetanguss
    @kajetanguss Před 9 měsíci +6

    Bro used Eli vance from half life 2 on thumbnail

  • @theoldpea1
    @theoldpea1 Před 9 měsíci +37

    been looking for someone saying these things for a while, agree with you for sure! charities backing these kinds of things would be much more useful
    edit: spelling

    • @WillmobilePlus
      @WillmobilePlus Před 9 měsíci +2

      So would people complaining online.
      Seems like you guys rather just complain, though.

    • @theoldpea1
      @theoldpea1 Před 9 měsíci

      @@WillmobilePlus ?

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 Před 8 měsíci

      We're all allowed to agree to disagree. I feel like a moderator throughout this comment section...lol

  • @ItsNotMax
    @ItsNotMax Před 8 měsíci

    sick video man, really good takes

  • @vojtechkarlovsky4396
    @vojtechkarlovsky4396 Před 8 měsíci

    Jimmy my dude, you stepped up your game by a mile and than some. Good job!