Hope y'all enjoy this video! I spent about two weeks studying Bill's twitter... it's been hard work. TIME STAMPS BELOW! 0:00 - intro 0:40 - the tweet that started it all... a $30,000 giveaway by MrBeast & Bill Pulte 1:30 - aren't giveaways just a way to buy followers? let's do the math and see how much they "paid" for each new follower gained... 4:09 - why am I so skeptical and pessimistic?? 4:53 - MrBeast's channel is all about gimmicks, including giving away money to strangers 5:59 - "Giving Homeless People $1,000" video 6:47 - MrBeast's strategy is give away/spend money, go viral, repeat 7:50 - "Money Spending Content" will be my next video topic lmao looking at you, David Dobrik!!! 8:27 - back to twitter... MrBeast is a "human ATM," what about Pulte?? 8:44 - Bill Pulte, Philanthropist and (self-proclaimed) Inventor of Twitter Philanthropy 10:12 - more Pulte tweets 11:41 - people are desperate to win money on twitter... many of them enter giveaways constantly 12:39 - which is more effective? charity, or welfare / social safety nets ? we shouldn't have to rely on gofundme or twitter giveaways for survival 14:52 - where is Pulte's money coming from? who is he?? 15:52 - Pulte is crowdfunding for donations. Join the "team" ! 17:00 - quick moment to discuss corporate philanthropy 18:12 - the TeamPulte website is confusing 20:16 - what is TeamGiving ? 21:09 - does Bill fund his twitter giveaways? orrrr CashApp giveaway theory 22:26 - what about the needy people who don't have access to internet / twitter? 23:26 - watch out for scammers and fake twitter philanthropists
thank you very much! although I think it wasn't necessary honestly. I've encountered so many podcasts, hours long, with no one making time stamps. that's bothersome.
You work so hard on your videos, the research, the editing, the filming, and then you go and give us timestamps??!!! We don’t deserve you💘 love your videos:)
Did you watch Hasan Minhaj last patriot act on “why billionaires won’t save us”? Just thought it has a lot to do with some of the points you made! Awesome video :)
two words: tax write-off pulte's followers donating directly to charities won't let him get a write-off, but him donating money they gave him will. corporations paying their employees livable wages won't give them a write-off, but them donating money to charity will. billionaires and corporations are so money hungry when they already have more money than most of us would know what to do with :(
Well I study finance and accounting and it's not how it works. Most countries have marginal tax rate so there is very small window of opportunity to pay less taxes and the benefits of it are miniscule. Most often you don't keep more money, just pay less to the government and give some money to the charity you like. Idk what people don't understand about marginal tax rat still in 2019. If you earn more than the highest bracket benchmark you are still better off paying 35% of it than just giving it away. What gives the rich the benefit are shady charities that launder the money back to you or buy you influence. Giving cash to homeless doesn't give you tax benefits.
If I made 4 mill every hour I would feel overwhelmed and donate so much of it. I don't understand how they can just let that amount accrue like that. What's the point??
You should do an analysis on those "what I spend in a week" videos. Some people seem to realize they're overspending on unnecessary things. Others just act like it's no big deal that they buy $15 salads 3x a week and spend hundreds of dollars on Uber and just blame it on "my city is just SO expensive" as if everyone else in LA/NYC etc has to casually spend $1000 a week even before rent and bills. I definitely feel like it relates to the relatability video you made. They're not quite celebrities so you really don't expect them to be living super lavishly but then they just drop $150 on eyelash extensions or $400 on a gym membership. They always act appalled by their spending but they make so much money I can't imagine they'll change. The thing I hate the most is that they make this video to seem transparent but then SO many of them only show weekdays (NOT a full week) and not the times when they're going out on the weekend spending a ton.
yesss I've been considering analyzing this! I actually filmed two weeks of my spending lmao but I'm thinking I'll quickly include my spending in a bigger video analyzing the trend overall. Love seeing more content about money & personal finance tho!
@@tiffanyferg I actually love binging these videos and find them very entertaining it's just interesting to see how it's become a trend. Especially because I'm 23 in LA with a decent job (similar age/location as many youtubers) but my spending is SO different from theirs it makes me feel better about myself hahaha. The financial content from lifestyle youtubers is also interesting because it's usually very obvious stuff and the content already exists on so many financial channels but I think it's a good thing because so many young people are uneducated about these topics and don't seek out the information from experts so their only exposure is through these videos from youtubers they are already a fan of. That aspect can be very positive and I see lots of comments from people who are learning a lot from them.
At the same time - people can buy whatever they want. If they can afford $15 salads and see nothing wrong with it, then there’s nothing wrong with it. This will be a careful video to make haha
If wealthy or middle class people were super stingy the economy would collapse even more than it already has. By getting ubers home from my night shifts (I don’t have a car and I finish work in the middle of the night) the drivers get at least something. By getting expensive coffee from small cafes as a weekend treat, people support small businesses.
I recently watched Hasan Minhaj's last Patriot Act episode about billionaires and philanthropy and it pairs so well with this video. Let's get people to realize that charity and good deeds will never get to everyone, public systems of education and healthcare are the only way to cover basic human rights.
@Angel Ramirez well, the amount of waste he creates is purposely excessive. Like filling a whole pool with orbeez (where do they go??), which I'm sure she's never done in her life
@Angel Ramirez Angel, you need to grow up. You sound like a little kid defending your favorite RUclipsr. Her creating waste doesn't negate her opinions or points.
Girl, you need to dive deeper into company philanthropy! It’s everywhere, companies know they can charge way more if they say a part of it is going to “charity”
But I think at the core it’s still a good thing. We shouldn’t bash corporations for donating to charity, what would you rather them do- not? Of course they should be providing a fair wage, paying their taxes etc, but I don’t think companies should be bashed for donating to charity- just for everything else.
@@jaspar6204 I agree, but they're not being criticized for giving to charity but rather because by emphasizing their "donations", they try and hide all the shitty disgusting stuff they do, like exploiting most of their workers, contributing to an endless capitalist cycle that consists of destroying the planet, often making private use of ressources that are fucking public, and treating many workers terribly (low wages, bad working conditions, actively fighting against workers' unions, hiding the abuses that go on inside the company, etc.). All those CEOs that get bloody rich off of our backs don't get to pretend that they're generous and that they care about the planet & the people. They wouldn't be where they are if they really did. Moreover, the Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault & Jeff Bezos of this world are the ones who create and perpetuate the horrendous inequalities charities try to deal with. So it's just awful injustice, cynicism & hypocrisy to "give" back to charities a fraction of what they stole from us all. And finally, while giving to charity is great because it does help some people, most of the issues charities try and deal with are actually public issues that can never be solved without a systemic change. Ie the state needs to get involved, charity alone can never end poverty. So yeah charities are needed cause they do the work some states won't do, but it's not okay. We need to push towards better public policies, welfare state, social security for all regardless of one's immigration status - not simply towards giving more to charities that governments can then rely on to do their job in their stead.
@@tiffanyferg going deep: when you realize that when you donate the return of a purchase to a charity you are actually deducting company taxes with your money. win win win
Yeah I don't care if it was tongue in cheek, plenty of us unhoused people would find it gross and exploitative. There's a reason that a lot of us aren't in those Twitter threads begging for notice from people like that. One, people who are the worst off can't waste valuable time and data on long shots, and two, it's just gross and a lot of us wouldn't want to be part of that.
I saw this tweet today and I was like YES. “Most of what gets shared as heartwarming stories are usually temporary, small-scale responses to systemic failures. I wish we found it just as inspirational to make structural changes to unjust systems, but I don’t know if our culture knows how to tell those stories.” Then I watched this vid.. serendipity??
Tiffany you are so correct about the corporations taking care of their employees. Why do I care if Walmart donates $100,000 to something. I would rather have them give their employees a higher hourly rate.
I've never trusted giveaways. It just seems like a cheap way to gain followers and active engagement. Being on RUclips for a decade has made me much more pessimistic about giveaways.
Yeah. Something that stuck out for me with Shane's' beauty docuseries was when Jeffery Star told him he should of done a sponsored giveaway because it'd be an easy $300k (or $30k... one of those lol).
I did won a game code of Gears of war ultimate edition on a RUclipsr name OneSurprise cause his not that a big youtuber the rules was simple just comment why do u want it i was second place
"This time is all about giving... and buying.... and money." OMG, THANK YOU! People always sneer when I say I hate the holiday season because holidays have basically just become a means to commercialize EVERYTHING, sorry if I can't get into the "spirit of Christmas" when people are taking out a LOT of money out on loans just for gifts. 🙄 Can you make a video about the issues with the holiday season and "gift loans"? It would be super interesting!
The commercialism has killed my love of Christmas and people also look at me like I’m crazy when I say I don’t care about it anymore. Um, excuse me. Right after Halloween (sometimes before) all the the Christmas decorations go and the Christmas music starts playing in stores. That’s way too early, and everything is trying to get you to buy a bunch of stuff you don’t need and that’ll just end up in landfills. Black Friday is just ridiculous and it’s starting earlier and earlier every year. The workers can’t even eat their Thanksgiving dinner with their families because the madness is starting at 2pm on Thanksgiving Day. This used to be the season for family but now it’s just about how much the gifts are worth.
Mary Grigoryan and that's on period. Christmas is Roman Catholics making pagans follow jesus by borrowing from paganistic cultures and festivals to make the transition from religions easier. Trees, Candy Canes, reefs = all paganistic customs. Now it's just consumerism on Adderall. Every single effing western holiday is commercialised.
Can you do an analysis of "pretty privilege" and how unattractive people are at a major disadvantage in every aspect despite the media promoting it's what's inside that counts?
How can a random give-away be called "philanthropy"? There's nothing philanthropic about giving money to someone because they happened to RT your message. Giving $1k to homeless people on the street just for a viral video is tacky, but at least the money is going to someone who could use help.
This is not a dystopia. Those sound fine when you talk about them but I’m reality they are terrible ideas that harm people. Just like “print more money”.
Susan Q So like... Germany and France and Switzerland and Norway and Finland and the UK and the Netherlands Austria and Japan and Denmark and Belgium and Iceland and Spain and Italy and Canada and Australia are all dystopias? Bc they all have universal healthcare... seems pretty common if you ask me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I've learned from working at a company that has plants in Canada that things like free healthcare can put people in situations where a broken arm can take days to get set because so many people go to the Dr and ER that it's almost impossible to get in.
I loved EVERY SECOND of your saltiness. I hate that people turn their noses on intuitional aid that is funded by EVERYONE's taxes and then go and enter all these giveaways. I blame Ronald Reagan.
I love how you talked about your system failing you. It is shocking to me, as a finnish person, how much your healthcare costs! I know we pay more taxes but I'd much rather pay taxes than 30K for an ambulance when I've been in a car crash. I saw a video of a motorcyclist getting hit by a car and he literally told standbyers to not call an ambulance because he can't afford it. That absolutely breaks my heart. You shouldn't have to think about something like that when you are hurt. And people think they are living the american dream.
i dont watch mr beast, but i like how upfront he is about filming his charitable acts. i do think it is interesting to note that while mr beast gets the money that he gives away FROM the videos where he gives away and essentially would have to keep on filming videos to sustain the vids, bill has all the resources already and technically is fully able to give away to those without access to the internet & other privileges... but ah tax and fame, love to see it. it very much touches on the philosophy talked about in s1 of the good place, are "good" actions truly good if the /intention/ is to be percieved as a good person? would you tip your barista if no one was looking?
I believe a good action that has a positive outcome is good regardless of whether or not the intention behind it was selfish or even malicious. This doesnt mean it makes that person good, but the action itself has no moral
Um actually In many things, minor things, like tipping your waiter or giving away money to a good cause, yes, the result outweighs the intention. That doesn’t mean the intentions don’t matter at all, or that they don’t color the results. We don’t live in black and white world. It’s why some people don’t take money from businesses when their loved ones are killed or injured due to poor oversight, for example; it’s considered blood money. The result is money to help with whatever, and that’s good, but the intention is to absolve some degree of guilt or blame or just bad publicity (almost always). While many go after such payments in this kind of scenario, many are also adamant about not taking that blood money. It’s a matter of perspective, but people who hold yours tend to think good results negate bad intentions entirely, and they most certainly don’t. It’s also thought not taking the money in the above scenario is considered petulant and immature, dismissed as stupid and overly emotional. There’s little consideration for someone’s personal sense of integrity and how they go about maintaining it. Which is incredibly sad.
@@atmassylphen6785 really good in depth take! but why the snark at the end? i dont think the previous comment in any way meant to diminish the importance of acknowledging the intention behind an action, but rather meant that the action+outcome in itself w/o consideration of intent, can be good. they just didnt dwell into the intention part too much, and it seems a but unfair to then assume their perspective on it
I love how even giving money to his own mother it’s “for the views” not like “hey thanks for raising me which cost a ton of money, I’m making decent money now, like any logical person with a halfway decent childhood I think I’d want to share that with the people who made me”?
As a Swiss person, it really pains me that in the US, a huge majority of people rely on fundraisers just for almost standard medical procedures. Our healthcare may seem expensive - but its so so so worth it. You might still spend a lot if you get sick, but nowhere near the US system. Its sickening seeing all these fundraisers and as you said these “happy stories” that should NEVER be needed un the first place!
You also need to be in America to be part of the sweepstakes - something I learned by reading the small print like a nerd - but that takes my Scottish ass out of the running 🤷🏼♀️
tiffanyferg It makes me a bit mad that he doesn’t disclose it in a more public way - his tweets will use language like ‘...everyone on Twitter’ when that clearly isn’t the case. Anything for the followers. And of course the good deeds and yummy feeling he gets in his tummy when he has done his daily philanthropy 😄 That didn’t sound right, but I’m sticking by it.
This is probably my favorite video of yours so far! The idea of these sorts of giveaways always struck me as being sort of wrong on some level, but I haven't been able to articulate why, especially because, as you said, charity is generally very good. You did such a good job of putting all of this into words and pointing out how these can keep institutional problems alive. Seriously love this video, it's so insightful! Also I love looking through the comments and realizing that so much of this audience is also college students studying for finals. Proud to be part of the university Procrastination Nation.
I think I read that we shouldn’t really be ok with billionaires donating their money, while not being taxed, as we are essentially decimating our tax system (regulating our social services through the government) and instead relying on a handful of rich people deciding whether to give poor people pocket change.
I am also coming to the end of my third year of university, though my degree is only 3 years long. Literally watching this while I procrastinate from finishing off a degree paper. Preliminary thoughts on follower buying: the people doing it probably earn back the money indirectly. They literally get paid to communicate with people on social networks.
When I was little I thought that the USA was the perfect country. Everything in the movies and series was so cool and big etc. But now, I am glad to live in the Netherlands. Where we have free healthcare and normal salaries, almost no homeless people etc. (The Dutch are still complaining tho, but that's how we are) I know Americans are really proud of their country, so I hope I don't offend anyone with this comment :)
Elseliene The USA definitely has its issues (I say this as an American), but I do think that our problems are magnified far more than anyone else's because the US is CONSTANTLY in the world news. I sometimes wish that other countries would take the limelight for a while and draw attention away from the US so that it wouldn't feel like we are being criticized on every side at all times.
Tess, I can understand it isn't fun, but the US is a big, important country. So, of course it is in the news constantly. A lot of countries depend on the US. That is a reason to be proud of, I think.
Tess Moffett I get your point but honestly your comment is very “typical US”, to think that you’re the world’s favourite topic to talk about. Each countries problems are magnified in their own country and neighbouring countries. In Europe for example we get news about all the countries in the EU. Also about the US and China. And in Spain we also get lots of news about Latin american countries. The US and China are more frequently in the news just because nowadays they are two of the biggest world power houses and their decisions and moves have a direct impact on the rest of the world economy, trade and climate issues 🤷🏻♀️
Elseliene Yes, you're right about that. Still, it does stink to feel as though we are pretty much universally disliked right now. 😂 Though I do hope most are able to separate the actions of our government from the sentiments of our people.
@@acapella578 It is not only in the US. In the Netherlands we have people of Moroccan and Turkish descent who are being discriminated against. It is just like highschool, when you don't fit in, because you're different. The situation is getting better here, so there is hope. The world is basically one big highschool with groups of teenagers who all want to be the best and the coolest 😂
I love your Channel so much. You need to have 15 million subs watching this. Incredible stuff. I've binged watched the MLM, Hookup Culture, Generational definitions and Hustle Culture. You just say what needs to be said about these topics in a great way.
I never enter giveaways, sometimes I think about it like when a beauty guru I really like brings up a palette and stuff. But I always pause and think “it would probably make some one else really happy... and I don’t need it” so I never do 😅.
❤️ I can’t wait to hear your perspective!! I’ve seen a lot of tweets lately asking for donations or other charitable actions, and it’s somewhat overwhelming
Reminds me of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Started as a nice charity thing for everyone to participate in but then quickly morphed into people just doing dumb stunts for attention.
Amazing video as usual 💛 Thank you for the education and awareness! I related a lot to that moment where you said, “Am I salty that I wasn’t born into a family of billionaires? Maybe.” While fully in support of taxing wealthy people and big corporation, I do feel guilty that I envy those people their freedom from toiling (ie working minimum wage jobs) and ability to give money away freely. I easily get emotional when I hear about people in need or environmental groups that need funding for a restoration project, and I wish I could give thousands at a time. One of my goals for when I finally graduate university & get a real job is to be able to donate to charities monthly.
congrats on 400k and also yes ma'am take time for your studies i just know this is gonna be a good vid edit: oh it's GOOD good im so glad u touched on "feel good" stories
Please never stop making internet analysis videos! I love all of them. I also love how you said a society that sort of requires handouts from strangers to survive is a messed up society
My son is 12 and such a huge fan of Mr. Beast. He is constantly talking about how generous and kind he is. We have purchased about $120 of merch. He encourages people to buy by occasionally slipping $1000 into the boxes of random merch purchases. Kind of reminds me of Publisher’s Clearing House. 🤣 I don’t know how I feel about it. I agree it feels exploitive. But I also feel like there are worse things? 🤷🏻♀️ you cant deny the good done by #teamtrees. There are worse ways to make money by far. But I worry about the potential manipulation of his audience. He is an easy guy to idolize. The Pulte guy feels like pure scam and makes me really uncomfortable. I had honestly never even heard of him before. *edited for spelling. 🤭
Wow yes I’ve always wondered what parents think of the youtubers their kids watch! And also the constant pressure to buy new merch bc of course parents are paying! So interesting, thank you for this ✨
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Teach him that its wrong and its all a facade for the likes and follows.
Bro I’m always like “ah Tiffany is so much older than me. Very mature” and then you said you’re a junior in university which is only a year higher in school than me… shook
Thank you, Tiffany. Well researched AND you make sense. "Medicare for all!" and "We wouldn't need this kind of philanthropy if companies took care of their workers all year 'round." and "Why does he not get people to donate directly to a GoFundMe instead of to him, and then HE decides where the money goes?"
Never heard of Mr Beast until this video, honestly. Apparently he's been big this year according to the streamies as well? Crazy how sometimes you only see what's in your own little corner of the internet.
Love your videos! Please consider doing a video on Tony Robbins and his empire that has people buy more and more expensive seminars, retreats, and books. His seminars are very cult-like. There's a biased documentary on Netflix that shows what his "Date with Destiny" seminar ($5000 minimum) is like.
Danielle Hand as someone who has attended his “Unleash the power within” I definitely can see how it’s very much a business and money driven. However, I learned lots of valuable information and it has made a permanent impact on my life even 8 years later.
Jordyn Sophia The info he shares though isn’t actually new or that revolutionary and some footage has surfaced of him saying horrible things and acting awful! And some people have spoken out against him. The fact that he’s helped you is great but it doesn’t negate any of the other stuff. Like freelee the banana girl has positively impacted people and helped people go vegan, but she still acts like a cult leader and is causing harm in many ways. This is quite common with self-proclaimed gurus in personal development, self-help fields who often don’t have legitimate credentials. They may genuinely want to help people, but they also have an obvious thirst for power, fame, or money. Hope this was clear!
Hey I found your channel from simplypodlogical and I am obsessed! I love how your videos are like video essay style format, super informative but also really entertaining! I’ve been going down a rabbit hole watching all of your videos and I’m very much enjoying! Thanks for all your hard work
AHHH I'm so excited for this video but I have to save it for later so I can cram for my exam right now !!! Still gonna let it play in the background on mute and give you those pretty analytics tho lmaooo get that ALGORITHM get that COIN ok see ya later
Tiffany so proud of you for pulling those views!!! I remember the times you almost quite, but you clearly have a passion for this and I'm glad you keep coming back!!
I know I'm late but honestly the grossest thing to me is how MrBeast gets people to entertain him for the chance to win.. It's like "Oh you can have this £10,000 but only if you win this game of fortnight" Or potentially more gross, when they don't even know they are competing and they just get a pathetic message like "sorry, the other guy won £10,000 because he blinked 10 times but you can have £100 I guess".. I appreciate charity, but when it's like this I genuinely feel icky. Generally the losers are really friendly and "thanks for the opportunity, keep doing good work" but I can't help thinking I would be so so angry if this happened to me...
As a non-american, that app isn't 'accessible' outside of North America lmao. Also, y'all, please vote for Bernie or someone with similar goals, all the dude wants is Western European social democracy standards in the US to solve the medical crisis and pretty much most of the other bigger problems that are at the root of yet again other problems.
I discovered this channel like 4 hours ago and have binged like 10 videos because they're interesting and I'm stressed about finals. This is self-care y'all.
A big yes to everything you have said! Like a boy having to raise money for his father is not heartwarming it is absolutely horrible. All these stories sound more like the beginning of a dystopian future where we have to rely on publicity and generosity from strangers to have access to the things we need.
I think you're spot on with all this. It's so blatant that Pulte is running some sort of ego boosting scheme so many people find him shady and this shows online. They have a lot to gain by looking like they're doing something good out of generosity. You mention Mrbeast and honestly I think he's just as bad though his methods differ slightly as there is cases of him genuinely giving out money but a lot of his content is created in ways he isn't really giving to anyone but his friends, other successful people etc. He wastes money and makes money as a result, a lot of money! People who genuinely care for others and want to help them out with their wealth wouldn't publicise it though and mrbeasts earlier content is just proof that he doesn't care about helping others but rather that he is benefiting from doing so and gets applauded for it. Now he had done some good things but its got underlying self gain. Those who actually need money will never see it from them and its sad as I checked the comments of Pultes Twitter and its just the same people desperately asking for help. If mrbeast genuinely cared he wouldn't want to associate with him but the fact standing is since they do similar things they have buddied up. I could go into this more but I won't type an entire book. It takes a smart person to see that despite it being a good happy story there's actually a slimey back story and not so great intention of self gain. Honestly if I had so much money I could give it all away I'd try find those who genuinely need it and I wouldn't care to publicise it, I'd be happy knowing I've made someone's life better or even saved it. Rich people usually aren't the kind hearted ones though and I doubt I'll ever be as rich as either of these guys.
1:54 a lot of giveaways I see on twitter are for followers who have been following either since the same day the tweet first went out or longer cuz it’s artists trying to say thank you to those who have supported them
Have you read into Gramsci? He was an Italian sociologist and he defined ''cultural hegemony". He basically said that as long as culture (that's education, mass culture, TV and now internet culture) is 'controlled' by upper class, the labor class will not be able to develop class consciousness which could lead to a social revolution. This is what's happening here I think. They have such a tight story telling in their "charity" that it is hard second guess it, especially if you don't have the resources. And that's why I LOVE your videos! You second guess those things, put the time in the research and make it accessible! And you're right, the problem is not "giving the money" the problem is why there is that need in society (cf. The example you gave of the child whose dad has cancer)
The thing about a lot of charities is the people with the money get to decide who is more 'worthy' or 'deserving' to give their money to. A social safety net benefits everyone, not just who they might think is deserving based on their morals, so they might oppose it politically.
Would love a video on how moralising Twitter can be - the recent trend of "sorry, i'm at maximum capacity"/ "are you in the correct headspace to hear this news?". Like, this isn't how real humans interact ahhhh
tiffanyferg I wouldn’t really bang out about these since they’re literally for neurodivergent people who sometimes use scripts and I hate the bad faith criticism so much
Just to add to your point about welfare and the people against it. Do they know why they pay taxes? It's not just to pay the salaries of the persons in the white house. It's to take care of the country - the country meaning it's infrastructure, roads and people. How can we fix and build fancy buildings when some people can't afford to even pay a quarter of the asking rent? And as always, great video, Tiffany! Also: the channel Some More News posted under the same themes as this video
You cant understand how much you've helped me to deal and understand depply the black hole that I was/am in, so grateful for what you r doing and the notoriety that your content has is just ridiculously precious thank u Tif. 💛✨
If you haven’t watch the new patriot act video about billionaires, it really exposes why rich people do charity (aka legal tax evasion). I highly recommend it.
I'm from Argentina and keep seeing here on the north American RUclips that a lot people talk about "woke culture" and haven't found a lot of info about it, what is the opinion around it, if it's something good or bad so I'd love to hear you talk about it (as I said I'm spanish so sorry if I wrote something incorrectly)
Something that really pissed me off was something I saw on Facebook. It was a video of a small child, maybe 7 years old, being forced to either choose a toy they want really badly for Christmas or choosing a household item that their parents cannot afford (this child was impoverished). How about if you have the money to do a full production of this challenge, USE THAT MONEY TO BUY THE STRUGGLING FAMILY THE NECESSITIES FOR THE PARENTS AND THE TOYS FOR THE CHILD. Stop trying to make a social experiment out of a poor child's misfortunes and instead give the family some assistance.
I kept getting recommends on my YT feed of Mr. Beast & others giving away money to "homeless vets" or even worse, "I bought a McMansion & filled it with $100 bills then invited every hot poor college chick to have a party!!" They disgusted me so much, I blocked them so I wouldn't see those painful reminders that I've been invisible or ignored my entire life, even by my own family. I was born unwanted, despised & used by my own mother, who used me as a money grab machine, ranted to me like I was her shrink from toddler age, and pretended to be rich while we (minus my dad, who couldn't handle her selfish, controlling hypocrisy) were hungry all the time, never got any decent Xmas or Bday presents, even coached me to say certain things so the family court judge would order the maximum amt of child support for her to spend. She's broken the law for years, even a decade after she kicked me out, she claimed me as a dependent to get tax returns. I became disabled at age 14, had the first of 8 failed back surgeries at 15, and was doomed to a life of severely painful surgeries, procedures, and developed a dozen other chronic & terminal illnesses in the 20yrs since that started. I have MS, fibro, chrons, gastroperesis, chronic debilitating nausea, neuropathy, cluster migraines, tension headaches, TMJ, myoclonic seizures at least every other night, and have nearly died from massive stress heart failure TWICE by age 30. I'm now 35, had my DNR rights violated twice, and not one person has let me discuss my future, how to improve the stress that's killing me, or even anyone in my large, healthy, middle & upper class family, asked how I'm doing! I have literally made it on my own for 10yrs only by selling everything I owned when my mom kicked me out just after my 8th back surgery, with no notice or support, or by begging online for help & a GoFundMe, both of which have had very minor success in fundraising small amounts every few months. Ive been expected to exist on only $400/mo after the minimum med costs keeping me out of the hospital are paid. If I were healthy enough I'd have been forced to sell an organ or become a prostitute just to barely meet my basic survival needs! Instead, I get to go without meds, food, toiletries, forget new clothes or replacing a broken vacuum, and I've never experienced being able to just drive somewhere, anywhere, by myself, without begging a ride off people who then resent me for it! I'm expected to die any day from stress, I fight suicidal pain on an hourly basis, and have so far only existed as a medical lab rat who can't get one person in the world to care enough to just help me get my story out, or pitch in $2-5/month (my request to my dozens of family, who all spend that much on one coffee every day) for a power bill I am unable to pay right now. My ONLY BUCKET LIST WISH is to be allowed to live in a van, SUV, Uhaul, so I can finally know what life & freedom & happiness actually are!!
First time i saw mrbeast i was amazed. It made me cry seeing people being helped. Then i realized almost all his videos are about giving away ??? It rubbed off its genuineness .
omfg I relate so hard about the "corporate philanthropy" thing. The company I work for has a "day of giving" every year and does this huge thing about how much they love giving back. and yet they tell us they can't afford to give us more than a .75% cost of living increase. and that's AFTER negotiation from my union. They originally offered...wait for it.... .25%. Yep, a quarter of one percent for a cost of living increase. Needless to say I'm looking for a new job.
Hope y'all enjoy this video! I spent about two weeks studying Bill's twitter... it's been hard work. TIME STAMPS BELOW!
0:00 - intro
0:40 - the tweet that started it all... a $30,000 giveaway by MrBeast & Bill Pulte
1:30 - aren't giveaways just a way to buy followers? let's do the math and see how much they "paid" for each new follower gained...
4:09 - why am I so skeptical and pessimistic??
4:53 - MrBeast's channel is all about gimmicks, including giving away money to strangers
5:59 - "Giving Homeless People $1,000" video
6:47 - MrBeast's strategy is give away/spend money, go viral, repeat
7:50 - "Money Spending Content" will be my next video topic lmao looking at you, David Dobrik!!!
8:27 - back to twitter... MrBeast is a "human ATM," what about Pulte??
8:44 - Bill Pulte, Philanthropist and (self-proclaimed) Inventor of Twitter Philanthropy
10:12 - more Pulte tweets
11:41 - people are desperate to win money on twitter... many of them enter giveaways constantly
12:39 - which is more effective? charity, or welfare / social safety nets ? we shouldn't have to rely on gofundme or twitter giveaways for survival
14:52 - where is Pulte's money coming from? who is he??
15:52 - Pulte is crowdfunding for donations. Join the "team" !
17:00 - quick moment to discuss corporate philanthropy
18:12 - the TeamPulte website is confusing
20:16 - what is TeamGiving ?
21:09 - does Bill fund his twitter giveaways? orrrr CashApp giveaway theory
22:26 - what about the needy people who don't have access to internet / twitter?
23:26 - watch out for scammers and fake twitter philanthropists
I really appreciate the time stamps on your videos!!
thank you very much! although I think it wasn't necessary honestly. I've encountered so many podcasts, hours long, with no one making time stamps. that's bothersome.
The devil works hard but Tiff works harder
You work so hard on your videos, the research, the editing, the filming, and then you go and give us timestamps??!!! We don’t deserve you💘 love your videos:)
Did you watch Hasan Minhaj last patriot act on “why billionaires won’t save us”? Just thought it has a lot to do with some of the points you made! Awesome video :)
two words: tax write-off
pulte's followers donating directly to charities won't let him get a write-off, but him donating money they gave him will.
corporations paying their employees livable wages won't give them a write-off, but them donating money to charity will.
billionaires and corporations are so money hungry when they already have more money than most of us would know what to do with :(
EXACTLY!!! I'm sick of people thinking rich people give money away out of the goodness of their hearts.
You said it perfectly.
Well I study finance and accounting and it's not how it works. Most countries have marginal tax rate so there is very small window of opportunity to pay less taxes and the benefits of it are miniscule. Most often you don't keep more money, just pay less to the government and give some money to the charity you like. Idk what people don't understand about marginal tax rat still in 2019. If you earn more than the highest bracket benchmark you are still better off paying 35% of it than just giving it away. What gives the rich the benefit are shady charities that launder the money back to you or buy you influence. Giving cash to homeless doesn't give you tax benefits.
If I made 4 mill every hour I would feel overwhelmed and donate so much of it. I don't understand how they can just let that amount accrue like that. What's the point??
@@gabrielles6992 I am an accountant, Gabrielle. I understand marginal tax rates.
You should do an analysis on those "what I spend in a week" videos. Some people seem to realize they're overspending on unnecessary things. Others just act like it's no big deal that they buy $15 salads 3x a week and spend hundreds of dollars on Uber and just blame it on "my city is just SO expensive" as if everyone else in LA/NYC etc has to casually spend $1000 a week even before rent and bills. I definitely feel like it relates to the relatability video you made. They're not quite celebrities so you really don't expect them to be living super lavishly but then they just drop $150 on eyelash extensions or $400 on a gym membership. They always act appalled by their spending but they make so much money I can't imagine they'll change. The thing I hate the most is that they make this video to seem transparent but then SO many of them only show weekdays (NOT a full week) and not the times when they're going out on the weekend spending a ton.
yesss I've been considering analyzing this! I actually filmed two weeks of my spending lmao but I'm thinking I'll quickly include my spending in a bigger video analyzing the trend overall. Love seeing more content about money & personal finance tho!
@@tiffanyferg I actually love binging these videos and find them very entertaining it's just interesting to see how it's become a trend. Especially because I'm 23 in LA with a decent job (similar age/location as many youtubers) but my spending is SO different from theirs it makes me feel better about myself hahaha. The financial content from lifestyle youtubers is also interesting because it's usually very obvious stuff and the content already exists on so many financial channels but I think it's a good thing because so many young people are uneducated about these topics and don't seek out the information from experts so their only exposure is through these videos from youtubers they are already a fan of. That aspect can be very positive and I see lots of comments from people who are learning a lot from them.
At the same time - people can buy whatever they want. If they can afford $15 salads and see nothing wrong with it, then there’s nothing wrong with it. This will be a careful video to make haha
Lua V check out Graham Stephen also
If wealthy or middle class people were super stingy the economy would collapse even more than it already has. By getting ubers home from my night shifts (I don’t have a car and I finish work in the middle of the night) the drivers get at least something. By getting expensive coffee from small cafes as a weekend treat, people support small businesses.
I recently watched Hasan Minhaj's last Patriot Act episode about billionaires and philanthropy and it pairs so well with this video. Let's get people to realize that charity and good deeds will never get to everyone, public systems of education and healthcare are the only way to cover basic human rights.
Same! It was a really amazing episode in my opinion
I was literally thinking about Patriot Act as I was watching this video. Such a good episode and I'm really considering reading "Winners Take All".
Yes me too!!
Me too, best and genius show ever
Anand Giridharadas is amazing guys check him out (he appeared in that episode).
Every time you say "that's for another video" it says like a someone defending their thesis saying "that's not in the scope of my research" lol
Omg how dare you attack me like this 😂
Hello beautiful lady
She called out Mr. Beast... She's got balls. I love it lol
Edit: my favourite video of yours so far
Christina Kambani hahah thank you!!
i really wanna like this comment but it's on 420 now so i can't
@@truanttruman you can like it now lol
@Angel Ramirez well, the amount of waste he creates is purposely excessive. Like filling a whole pool with orbeez (where do they go??), which I'm sure she's never done in her life
@Angel Ramirez Angel, you need to grow up. You sound like a little kid defending your favorite RUclipsr. Her creating waste doesn't negate her opinions or points.
T-shirt idea: "I like nuance baby" lmao
L Symbolik I can totally see it, it’d be like in a 60s style typeface
@@yellowunlimited lol, thats so true.
I would buy it!
I'd buy it
i’d buy it
Girl, you need to dive deeper into company philanthropy! It’s everywhere, companies know they can charge way more if they say a part of it is going to “charity”
yesss this could be it's own video too! lmao I actually had about two more minutes of footage about tax-benefits but ended up removing it
tiffanyferg Would love to see it if you upload! Good luck with finals!
But I think at the core it’s still a good thing. We shouldn’t bash corporations for donating to charity, what would you rather them do- not? Of course they should be providing a fair wage, paying their taxes etc, but I don’t think companies should be bashed for donating to charity- just for everything else.
@@jaspar6204 I agree, but they're not being criticized for giving to charity but rather because by emphasizing their "donations", they try and hide all the shitty disgusting stuff they do, like exploiting most of their workers, contributing to an endless capitalist cycle that consists of destroying the planet, often making private use of ressources that are fucking public, and treating many workers terribly (low wages, bad working conditions, actively fighting against workers' unions, hiding the abuses that go on inside the company, etc.).
All those CEOs that get bloody rich off of our backs don't get to pretend that they're generous and that they care about the planet & the people. They wouldn't be where they are if they really did.
Moreover, the Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault & Jeff Bezos of this world are the ones who create and perpetuate the horrendous inequalities charities try to deal with. So it's just awful injustice, cynicism & hypocrisy to "give" back to charities a fraction of what they stole from us all.
And finally, while giving to charity is great because it does help some people, most of the issues charities try and deal with are actually public issues that can never be solved without a systemic change. Ie the state needs to get involved, charity alone can never end poverty. So yeah charities are needed cause they do the work some states won't do, but it's not okay. We need to push towards better public policies, welfare state, social security for all regardless of one's immigration status - not simply towards giving more to charities that governments can then rely on to do their job in their stead.
@@tiffanyferg
going deep: when you realize that when you donate the return of a purchase to a charity you are actually deducting company taxes with your money. win win win
The fact that the words “homeless people don’t care if I use them for views” came out of his mouth says it all. Totally exploitative.
He wasn't serious
Yeah I don't care if it was tongue in cheek, plenty of us unhoused people would find it gross and exploitative. There's a reason that a lot of us aren't in those Twitter threads begging for notice from people like that. One, people who are the worst off can't waste valuable time and data on long shots, and two, it's just gross and a lot of us wouldn't want to be part of that.
@@ItsAsparageese he probably didnt realize hes offending you with what he said. That doesnt make him an evil person.
I saw this tweet today and I was like YES.
“Most of what gets shared as heartwarming stories are usually temporary, small-scale responses to systemic failures. I wish we found it just as inspirational to make structural changes to unjust systems, but I don’t know if our culture knows how to tell those stories.”
Then I watched this vid.. serendipity??
THIS RIGHT HERE!
Tiffany you are so correct about the corporations taking care of their employees. Why do I care if Walmart donates $100,000 to something. I would rather have them give their employees a higher hourly rate.
Ooo you’re going to love this week’s episode of patriot act
Hi gal!! I’m watching it rn (thanks to all the recs) and wow I wish I had watched this before writing this vid hahaha it’s perfect!
yess i just watched in and i’m so happy to have more resources to learn about philanthropy
Loving the quak crossover
I love that show!!!
I've never trusted giveaways. It just seems like a cheap way to gain followers and active engagement. Being on RUclips for a decade has made me much more pessimistic about giveaways.
Also strangely sometimes other semi small channels with a suitable audience seem to win it
Yeah. Something that stuck out for me with Shane's' beauty docuseries was when Jeffery Star told him he should of done a sponsored giveaway because it'd be an easy $300k (or $30k... one of those lol).
Until you win one. lol
I did won a game code of Gears of war ultimate edition on a RUclipsr name OneSurprise cause his not that a big youtuber the rules was simple just comment why do u want it i was second place
deat3456w made more pessimistic in general
"This time is all about giving... and buying.... and money."
OMG, THANK YOU! People always sneer when I say I hate the holiday season because holidays have basically just become a means to commercialize EVERYTHING, sorry if I can't get into the "spirit of Christmas" when people are taking out a LOT of money out on loans just for gifts. 🙄
Can you make a video about the issues with the holiday season and "gift loans"? It would be super interesting!
THIS. I love the holidays, but over time I've grown so tired of commercialization and I feel like it's getting worse.
The commercialism has killed my love of Christmas and people also look at me like I’m crazy when I say I don’t care about it anymore. Um, excuse me. Right after Halloween (sometimes before) all the the Christmas decorations go and the Christmas music starts playing in stores. That’s way too early, and everything is trying to get you to buy a bunch of stuff you don’t need and that’ll just end up in landfills. Black Friday is just ridiculous and it’s starting earlier and earlier every year. The workers can’t even eat their Thanksgiving dinner with their families because the madness is starting at 2pm on Thanksgiving Day. This used to be the season for family but now it’s just about how much the gifts are worth.
Mary Grigoryan and that's on period. Christmas is Roman Catholics making pagans follow jesus by borrowing from paganistic cultures and festivals to make the transition from religions easier. Trees, Candy Canes, reefs = all paganistic customs. Now it's just consumerism on Adderall. Every single effing western holiday is commercialised.
same. christmas used to be about giving back and spending time with the people you love now its about who can have the most extra lights outside
LoveK Did you peer into my brain and recite my thoughts in this comment?!
who the hell needs studying for finals when you got new internet analysis
At first I thought you were going to say who needs studying for finals when you could become rich from a Twitter giveaway.
Wow nice one Chelsea
I know right?
im in this photo and i dont like it
I am currently not writing a paper because I want to watch this
I have my SATs tomorrow
Can you do an analysis of "pretty privilege" and how unattractive people are at a major disadvantage in every aspect despite the media promoting it's what's inside that counts?
Nadia YES please
Yesss
ruclips.net/video/vy325Cg3hlY/видео.html this is a video kinda similar to what you're suggesting topic wise and I think it's pretty good as well
You're one of those... What a joke. lol
Holy shit that's deep
How can a random give-away be called "philanthropy"? There's nothing philanthropic about giving money to someone because they happened to RT your message.
Giving $1k to homeless people on the street just for a viral video is tacky, but at least the money is going to someone who could use help.
I'd take stronger welfare, free healthcare, and better unions any day over random philanthropy on social media
Kyleigh Caicedo agreed 👏🏼
This is not a dystopia. Those sound fine when you talk about them but I’m reality they are terrible ideas that harm people. Just like “print more money”.
Susan Q So like... Germany and France and Switzerland and Norway and Finland and the UK and the Netherlands Austria and Japan and Denmark and Belgium and Iceland and Spain and Italy and Canada and Australia are all dystopias? Bc they all have universal healthcare... seems pretty common if you ask me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I've learned from working at a company that has plants in Canada that things like free healthcare can put people in situations where a broken arm can take days to get set because so many people go to the Dr and ER that it's almost impossible to get in.
@@HollyG1903 Sometimes they need to wait a day or two, its for medical reasons not because its "public".
I loved EVERY SECOND of your saltiness. I hate that people turn their noses on intuitional aid that is funded by EVERYONE's taxes and then go and enter all these giveaways.
I blame Ronald Reagan.
Reagan and the damn lie of “welfare queens” UGH!
tiffanyferg Yes!! You got the reference!! You’re awesome!
I love how you talked about your system failing you. It is shocking to me, as a finnish person, how much your healthcare costs! I know we pay more taxes but I'd much rather pay taxes than 30K for an ambulance when I've been in a car crash. I saw a video of a motorcyclist getting hit by a car and he literally told standbyers to not call an ambulance because he can't afford it. That absolutely breaks my heart. You shouldn't have to think about something like that when you are hurt. And people think they are living the american dream.
you should watch the episode of "explained" on netflix that discusses billionaires and the 1%. bernie is also in it as well
I’ve seen it! So happy to see my man Bern ✨
i dont watch mr beast, but i like how upfront he is about filming his charitable acts. i do think it is interesting to note that while mr beast gets the money that he gives away FROM the videos where he gives away and essentially would have to keep on filming videos to sustain the vids, bill has all the resources already and technically is fully able to give away to those without access to the internet & other privileges... but ah tax and fame, love to see it. it very much touches on the philosophy talked about in s1 of the good place, are "good" actions truly good if the /intention/ is to be percieved as a good person? would you tip your barista if no one was looking?
I believe a good action that has a positive outcome is good regardless of whether or not the intention behind it was selfish or even malicious. This doesnt mean it makes that person good, but the action itself has no moral
Um actually In many things, minor things, like tipping your waiter or giving away money to a good cause, yes, the result outweighs the intention. That doesn’t mean the intentions don’t matter at all, or that they don’t color the results. We don’t live in black and white world. It’s why some people don’t take money from businesses when their loved ones are killed or injured due to poor oversight, for example; it’s considered blood money. The result is money to help with whatever, and that’s good, but the intention is to absolve some degree of guilt or blame or just bad publicity (almost always). While many go after such payments in this kind of scenario, many are also adamant about not taking that blood money.
It’s a matter of perspective, but people who hold yours tend to think good results negate bad intentions entirely, and they most certainly don’t. It’s also thought not taking the money in the above scenario is considered petulant and immature, dismissed as stupid and overly emotional. There’s little consideration for someone’s personal sense of integrity and how they go about maintaining it. Which is incredibly sad.
@@atmassylphen6785 really good in depth take! but why the snark at the end? i dont think the previous comment in any way meant to diminish the importance of acknowledging the intention behind an action, but rather meant that the action+outcome in itself w/o consideration of intent, can be good. they just didnt dwell into the intention part too much, and it seems a but unfair to then assume their perspective on it
Phoebe Buffay has something to say about "selfless" deeds
came here to procrastinate studying for a final, and like 5 seconds into the video,
tiffany: just want to remind you it's fiNALS SEASON.
🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
Khunteta Same... literally stopped writing a paper to watch this video 😭
I am literally cramming for a final when I stopped to watch this video lmao
I love how even giving money to his own mother it’s “for the views”
not like “hey thanks for raising me which cost a ton of money, I’m making decent money now, like any logical person with a halfway decent childhood I think I’d want to share that with the people who made me”?
As a Swiss person, it really pains me that in the US, a huge majority of people rely on fundraisers just for almost standard medical procedures. Our healthcare may seem expensive - but its so so so worth it. You might still spend a lot if you get sick, but nowhere near the US system. Its sickening seeing all these fundraisers and as you said these “happy stories” that should NEVER be needed un the first place!
You also need to be in America to be part of the sweepstakes - something I learned by reading the small print like a nerd - but that takes my Scottish ass out of the running 🤷🏼♀️
I bet a ton of people don’t even realize that! Always gotta read the fine print 🧐
tiffanyferg It makes me a bit mad that he doesn’t disclose it in a more public way - his tweets will use language like ‘...everyone on Twitter’ when that clearly isn’t the case. Anything for the followers. And of course the good deeds and yummy feeling he gets in his tummy when he has done his daily philanthropy 😄 That didn’t sound right, but I’m sticking by it.
This is probably my favorite video of yours so far! The idea of these sorts of giveaways always struck me as being sort of wrong on some level, but I haven't been able to articulate why, especially because, as you said, charity is generally very good. You did such a good job of putting all of this into words and pointing out how these can keep institutional problems alive. Seriously love this video, it's so insightful!
Also I love looking through the comments and realizing that so much of this audience is also college students studying for finals. Proud to be part of the university Procrastination Nation.
Aww thank you so much!! 💛💛💛
I think I read that we shouldn’t really be ok with billionaires donating their money, while not being taxed, as we are essentially decimating our tax system (regulating our social services through the government) and instead relying on a handful of rich people deciding whether to give poor people pocket change.
I am also coming to the end of my third year of university, though my degree is only 3 years long. Literally watching this while I procrastinate from finishing off a degree paper.
Preliminary thoughts on follower buying: the people doing it probably earn back the money indirectly. They literally get paid to communicate with people on social networks.
Also, arent giveaways notorious for being coverups for buying followers since the rapid increase in followers wont be as suspicious?
When I was little I thought that the USA was the perfect country. Everything in the movies and series was so cool and big etc. But now, I am glad to live in the Netherlands. Where we have free healthcare and normal salaries, almost no homeless people etc. (The Dutch are still complaining tho, but that's how we are) I know Americans are really proud of their country, so I hope I don't offend anyone with this comment :)
Elseliene The USA definitely has its issues (I say this as an American), but I do think that our problems are magnified far more than anyone else's because the US is CONSTANTLY in the world news. I sometimes wish that other countries would take the limelight for a while and draw attention away from the US so that it wouldn't feel like we are being criticized on every side at all times.
Tess, I can understand it isn't fun, but the US is a big, important country. So, of course it is in the news constantly. A lot of countries depend on the US. That is a reason to be proud of, I think.
Tess Moffett I get your point but honestly your comment is very “typical US”, to think that you’re the world’s favourite topic to talk about.
Each countries problems are magnified in their own country and neighbouring countries. In Europe for example we get news about all the countries in the EU. Also about the US and China.
And in Spain we also get lots of news about Latin american countries.
The US and China are more frequently in the news just because nowadays they are two of the biggest world power houses and their decisions and moves have a direct impact on the rest of the world economy, trade and climate issues 🤷🏻♀️
Elseliene Yes, you're right about that. Still, it does stink to feel as though we are pretty much universally disliked right now. 😂 Though I do hope most are able to separate the actions of our government from the sentiments of our people.
@@acapella578 It is not only in the US. In the Netherlands we have people of Moroccan and Turkish descent who are being discriminated against. It is just like highschool, when you don't fit in, because you're different. The situation is getting better here, so there is hope. The world is basically one big highschool with groups of teenagers who all want to be the best and the coolest 😂
Charity should only be a temporary solution, but it's the government that needs to address poverty.
I love your Channel so much. You need to have 15 million subs watching this. Incredible stuff. I've binged watched the MLM, Hookup Culture, Generational definitions and Hustle Culture. You just say what needs to be said about these topics in a great way.
I felt you pretty deep on this one- in America we value hard work over humanity. That's a real tragedy.
Also thank you for putting subtitles on your videos. I’m not deaf but I never really see youtubers do that so I think it’s pretty cool :)
They could even pay someone to pretend to have won 30000. A lot of people would do that for a 1000$ or something. I dont trust it at all 😂
Or even less!
I never enter giveaways, sometimes I think about it like when a beauty guru I really like brings up a palette and stuff.
But I always pause and think “it would probably make some one else really happy... and I don’t need it” so I never do 😅.
MushroomReaper ahh you are so kind, love it 😍
Jean Byrne thank you, but I think your giving me to much credit, I merely feel very guilty 😂 but that was very nice of you to say.
i always see someone win it that already has a small following of thier own
It seems so fake
❤️ I can’t wait to hear your perspective!! I’ve seen a lot of tweets lately asking for donations or other charitable actions, and it’s somewhat overwhelming
It all just reminds me of the facebook "my gran is dying, can we get her to 5000 likes?" pictures.... 😫
someone tell ben shapiro that he's worth 1/4 of AOC
I’ve been following you since u were doing comedy sketches back in 2013 lol💀you deserve every success you get, you’re one of the good ones Tiffany! 💕
Short answer: yes
Reminds me of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Started as a nice charity thing for everyone to participate in but then quickly morphed into people just doing dumb stunts for attention.
Amazing video as usual 💛 Thank you for the education and awareness!
I related a lot to that moment where you said, “Am I salty that I wasn’t born into a family of billionaires? Maybe.”
While fully in support of taxing wealthy people and big corporation, I do feel guilty that I envy those people their freedom from toiling (ie working minimum wage jobs) and ability to give money away freely. I easily get emotional when I hear about people in need or environmental groups that need funding for a restoration project, and I wish I could give thousands at a time. One of my goals for when I finally graduate university & get a real job is to be able to donate to charities monthly.
congrats on 400k and also yes ma'am take time for your studies i just know this is gonna be a good vid
edit: oh it's GOOD good im so glad u touched on "feel good" stories
"Homeless people don't care if I exploit them for views" well that sums him up nicely
the fact that ppl are willing to support gofundme campaigns for strangers' medical expenses makes the argument for universal healthcare already
Please never stop making internet analysis videos! I love all of them. I also love how you said a society that sort of requires handouts from strangers to survive is a messed up society
My son is 12 and such a huge fan of Mr. Beast. He is constantly talking about how generous and kind he is. We have purchased about $120 of merch. He encourages people to buy by occasionally slipping $1000 into the boxes of random merch purchases. Kind of reminds me of Publisher’s Clearing House. 🤣
I don’t know how I feel about it. I agree it feels exploitive. But I also feel like there are worse things? 🤷🏻♀️ you cant deny the good done by #teamtrees. There are worse ways to make money by far. But I worry about the potential manipulation of his audience. He is an easy guy to idolize.
The Pulte guy feels like pure scam and makes me really uncomfortable. I had honestly never even heard of him before.
*edited for spelling. 🤭
Wow yes I’ve always wondered what parents think of the youtubers their kids watch! And also the constant pressure to buy new merch bc of course parents are paying! So interesting, thank you for this ✨
Teach him that its wrong and its all a facade for the likes and follows.
@ it's not
I've been watch alot of Anand Giridharadas lectures and talks and I'm now very skeptical of wealthy people philanthropic efforts
Same, girl! Watch the new Patriot Act episode.
I'm glad you commented this, I looked him up and he seems very interesting
Hey i think you could also enjoy this ruclips.net/video/gHJ5NhcSLGQ/видео.html
sadly not the whole program got translated
I would LOVE to see you do a video on mass spending / flex culture
They’re both on the list ✨
Happy Finals season 😭😭 I hope u all get As
Same to you!!!
Bro I’m always like “ah Tiffany is so much older than me. Very mature” and then you said you’re a junior in university which is only a year higher in school than me… shook
Hahaha I probably am older, I’m 24! Had a few gap years throughout my college journey lmao
I have a political crush on you
“Homeless people don’t care if I use them for views”🤦🏾♀️
Thank you, Tiffany. Well researched AND you make sense. "Medicare for all!" and "We wouldn't need this kind of philanthropy if companies took care of their workers all year 'round." and "Why does he not get people to donate directly to a GoFundMe instead of to him, and then HE decides where the money goes?"
Never heard of Mr Beast until this video, honestly. Apparently he's been big this year according to the streamies as well? Crazy how sometimes you only see what's in your own little corner of the internet.
Love your videos! Please consider doing a video on Tony Robbins and his empire that has people buy more and more expensive seminars, retreats, and books. His seminars are very cult-like. There's a biased documentary on Netflix that shows what his "Date with Destiny" seminar ($5000 minimum) is like.
Danielle Hand as someone who has attended his “Unleash the power within” I definitely can see how it’s very much a business and money driven. However, I learned lots of valuable information and it has made a permanent impact on my life even 8 years later.
Jordyn Sophia The info he shares though isn’t actually new or that revolutionary and some footage has surfaced of him saying horrible things and acting awful! And some people have spoken out against him. The fact that he’s helped you is great but it doesn’t negate any of the other stuff. Like freelee the banana girl has positively impacted people and helped people go vegan, but she still acts like a cult leader and is causing harm in many ways.
This is quite common with self-proclaimed gurus in personal development, self-help fields who often don’t have legitimate credentials. They may genuinely want to help people, but they also have an obvious thirst for power, fame, or money. Hope this was clear!
"if i was too harsh on this video I apologize, but not really"
*queen*
Hey I found your channel from simplypodlogical and I am obsessed! I love how your videos are like video essay style format, super informative but also really entertaining! I’ve been going down a rabbit hole watching all of your videos and I’m very much enjoying! Thanks for all your hard work
AHHH I'm so excited for this video but I have to save it for later so I can cram for my exam right now !!! Still gonna let it play in the background on mute and give you those pretty analytics tho lmaooo get that ALGORITHM get that COIN ok see ya later
live for this
Haha this is the best
lol best comment
Tiffany so proud of you for pulling those views!!! I remember the times you almost quite, but you clearly have a passion for this and I'm glad you keep coming back!!
Some More News just did a video about the same topic and honestly both of these videos slap pretty hard
I am blessed.
I know I'm late but honestly the grossest thing to me is how MrBeast gets people to entertain him for the chance to win.. It's like "Oh you can have this £10,000 but only if you win this game of fortnight" Or potentially more gross, when they don't even know they are competing and they just get a pathetic message like "sorry, the other guy won £10,000 because he blinked 10 times but you can have £100 I guess".. I appreciate charity, but when it's like this I genuinely feel icky. Generally the losers are really friendly and "thanks for the opportunity, keep doing good work" but I can't help thinking I would be so so angry if this happened to me...
As a non-american, that app isn't 'accessible' outside of North America lmao. Also, y'all, please vote for Bernie or someone with similar goals, all the dude wants is Western European social democracy standards in the US to solve the medical crisis and pretty much most of the other bigger problems that are at the root of yet again other problems.
Yes!!! Voting for Bernie!
I discovered this channel like 4 hours ago and have binged like 10 videos because they're interesting and I'm stressed about finals. This is self-care y'all.
A big yes to everything you have said! Like a boy having to raise money for his father is not heartwarming it is absolutely horrible. All these stories sound more like the beginning of a dystopian future where we have to rely on publicity and generosity from strangers to have access to the things we need.
I think you're spot on with all this. It's so blatant that Pulte is running some sort of ego boosting scheme so many people find him shady and this shows online. They have a lot to gain by looking like they're doing something good out of generosity. You mention Mrbeast and honestly I think he's just as bad though his methods differ slightly as there is cases of him genuinely giving out money but a lot of his content is created in ways he isn't really giving to anyone but his friends, other successful people etc. He wastes money and makes money as a result, a lot of money!
People who genuinely care for others and want to help them out with their wealth wouldn't publicise it though and mrbeasts earlier content is just proof that he doesn't care about helping others but rather that he is benefiting from doing so and gets applauded for it. Now he had done some good things but its got underlying self gain.
Those who actually need money will never see it from them and its sad as I checked the comments of Pultes Twitter and its just the same people desperately asking for help. If mrbeast genuinely cared he wouldn't want to associate with him but the fact standing is since they do similar things they have buddied up.
I could go into this more but I won't type an entire book. It takes a smart person to see that despite it being a good happy story there's actually a slimey back story and not so great intention of self gain.
Honestly if I had so much money I could give it all away I'd try find those who genuinely need it and I wouldn't care to publicise it, I'd be happy knowing I've made someone's life better or even saved it. Rich people usually aren't the kind hearted ones though and I doubt I'll ever be as rich as either of these guys.
"i don't know i'm all about labor rights you know? just a little quirk of mine" queen
1:54 a lot of giveaways I see on twitter are for followers who have been following either since the same day the tweet first went out or longer cuz it’s artists trying to say thank you to those who have supported them
hmm... people donating to him can't have ANYTHING to do with the tax write offs he gets for donations, can it??? LMAO
Hahaha exactly
Have you read into Gramsci? He was an Italian sociologist and he defined ''cultural hegemony". He basically said that as long as culture (that's education, mass culture, TV and now internet culture) is 'controlled' by upper class, the labor class will not be able to develop class consciousness which could lead to a social revolution. This is what's happening here I think. They have such a tight story telling in their "charity" that it is hard second guess it, especially if you don't have the resources. And that's why I LOVE your videos! You second guess those things, put the time in the research and make it accessible! And you're right, the problem is not "giving the money" the problem is why there is that need in society (cf. The example you gave of the child whose dad has cancer)
i think you're that one youtuber i watch that actually makes me feel like i'm gaining more braincells while watching,...,
The thing about a lot of charities is the people with the money get to decide who is more 'worthy' or 'deserving' to give their money to. A social safety net benefits everyone, not just who they might think is deserving based on their morals, so they might oppose it politically.
Would love a video on how moralising Twitter can be - the recent trend of "sorry, i'm at maximum capacity"/ "are you in the correct headspace to hear this news?". Like, this isn't how real humans interact ahhhh
Hahahaha these templates are SO wild. Definitely would be a good topic
tiffanyferg I wouldn’t really bang out about these since they’re literally for neurodivergent people who sometimes use scripts and I hate the bad faith criticism so much
Just to add to your point about welfare and the people against it. Do they know why they pay taxes? It's not just to pay the salaries of the persons in the white house. It's to take care of the country - the country meaning it's infrastructure, roads and people. How can we fix and build fancy buildings when some people can't afford to even pay a quarter of the asking rent?
And as always, great video, Tiffany!
Also: the channel Some More News posted under the same themes as this video
Its rare when I find a youtuber I eagerly await for each upload 🙌
You cant understand how much you've helped me to deal and understand depply the black hole that I was/am in, so grateful for what you r doing and the notoriety that your content has is just ridiculously precious thank u Tif. 💛✨
Awww this is so sweet! 💘💘
Great video! I love the subtle shade you threw at Ben Shapiro at 10:05 😂🤣
Blocked him on Twitter after a couple of weeks. Just seemed way off and many on Twitter thought the same.
If you haven’t watch the new patriot act video about billionaires, it really exposes why rich people do charity (aka legal tax evasion). I highly recommend it.
I'm so glad you made this video, I've been waiting for someone to talk about these accounts!
I’m so glad someone is talking about this! It seemed very shady to me and I appreciate the analysis
I agree with you about discussions, it's fun! Especially of it's about a shallow topic, the stakes are lower and you can have fun in the process.
I'm from Argentina and keep seeing here on the north American RUclips that a lot people talk about "woke culture" and haven't found a lot of info about it, what is the opinion around it, if it's something good or bad so I'd love to hear you talk about it (as I said I'm spanish so sorry if I wrote something incorrectly)
It's not "internet analysis" - it's real journalism. And you are doing it by yourself with just the public information. Respect.
You should make a video about “ok boomer”
and how it died after one day?
Something that really pissed me off was something I saw on Facebook. It was a video of a small child, maybe 7 years old, being forced to either choose a toy they want really badly for Christmas or choosing a household item that their parents cannot afford (this child was impoverished). How about if you have the money to do a full production of this challenge, USE THAT MONEY TO BUY THE STRUGGLING FAMILY THE NECESSITIES FOR THE PARENTS AND THE TOYS FOR THE CHILD. Stop trying to make a social experiment out of a poor child's misfortunes and instead give the family some assistance.
"Just a little quirk of mine." I am DEAD BAHA
I kept getting recommends on my YT feed of Mr. Beast & others giving away money to "homeless vets" or even worse, "I bought a McMansion & filled it with $100 bills then invited every hot poor college chick to have a party!!"
They disgusted me so much, I blocked them so I wouldn't see those painful reminders that I've been invisible or ignored my entire life, even by my own family.
I was born unwanted, despised & used by my own mother, who used me as a money grab machine, ranted to me like I was her shrink from toddler age, and pretended to be rich while we (minus my dad, who couldn't handle her selfish, controlling hypocrisy) were hungry all the time, never got any decent Xmas or Bday presents, even coached me to say certain things so the family court judge would order the maximum amt of child support for her to spend. She's broken the law for years, even a decade after she kicked me out, she claimed me as a dependent to get tax returns.
I became disabled at age 14, had the first of 8 failed back surgeries at 15, and was doomed to a life of severely painful surgeries, procedures, and developed a dozen other chronic & terminal illnesses in the 20yrs since that started. I have MS, fibro, chrons, gastroperesis, chronic debilitating nausea, neuropathy, cluster migraines, tension headaches, TMJ, myoclonic seizures at least every other night, and have nearly died from massive stress heart failure TWICE by age 30. I'm now 35, had my DNR rights violated twice, and not one person has let me discuss my future, how to improve the stress that's killing me, or even anyone in my large, healthy, middle & upper class family, asked how I'm doing!
I have literally made it on my own for 10yrs only by selling everything I owned when my mom kicked me out just after my 8th back surgery, with no notice or support, or by begging online for help & a GoFundMe, both of which have had very minor success in fundraising small amounts every few months.
Ive been expected to exist on only $400/mo after the minimum med costs keeping me out of the hospital are paid. If I were healthy enough I'd have been forced to sell an organ or become a prostitute just to barely meet my basic survival needs! Instead, I get to go without meds, food, toiletries, forget new clothes or replacing a broken vacuum, and I've never experienced being able to just drive somewhere, anywhere, by myself, without begging a ride off people who then resent me for it!
I'm expected to die any day from stress, I fight suicidal pain on an hourly basis, and have so far only existed as a medical lab rat who can't get one person in the world to care enough to just help me get my story out, or pitch in $2-5/month (my request to my dozens of family, who all spend that much on one coffee every day) for a power bill I am unable to pay right now.
My ONLY BUCKET LIST WISH is to be allowed to live in a van, SUV, Uhaul, so I can finally know what life & freedom & happiness actually are!!
You're so strong! Hang in there
Omg you mentioned smokey glow, love both of you sm
you always manage to articulate and unpack how i feel during this series, my favourite channel! keep up the good work as always gal
ahh this came right after hasan minhaj’s episode on evil philanthropy! love itt
First time i saw mrbeast i was amazed. It made me cry seeing people being helped. Then i realized almost all his videos are about giving away ??? It rubbed off its genuineness .
Yes Tiffany! I would totally be that person that retweets for the 30k 😂😂 so this was really enlightening 💕
thank you for coming back 😩 I literally have been waiting for you!!!! Completely understand about being busy! My finals are next week :(
Hold on I gotta see the video microwave microwaving a microwave.... I already forgot the title :D
Ditto 😆🙈😆
omfg I relate so hard about the "corporate philanthropy" thing. The company I work for has a "day of giving" every year and does this huge thing about how much they love giving back. and yet they tell us they can't afford to give us more than a .75% cost of living increase. and that's AFTER negotiation from my union. They originally offered...wait for it.... .25%. Yep, a quarter of one percent for a cost of living increase. Needless to say I'm looking for a new job.
Capitalism commodifies everything... even the act of consuming itself. Wow
Actually, you did so good on this video that I am now SUBSCRIBED to you, I pushed on ALL notifications and definitely clicked that LIKE button 💯 👏🏻!