YouTube star and philanthropist MrBeast has faced criticism for his charitable efforts, which include curing blindness for 1,000 people, building 100 houses, and constructing 100 wells. Critics argue that these responsibilities should fall on governments rather than private individuals. MrBeast acknowledges this viewpoint, stating that 'ideally' governments should address such issues, but he refuses to 'stand by and do nothing.' Supporters of MrBeast counter that his actions provide immediate relief and highlight inefficiencies in government spending, particularly in the SF govt-nonprofit industrial complex and its billions of dollars of misspent taxpayer money.
mrbeast state capacity https://t.co/3y4g10PJTH https://t.co/EUaoC4Solw
People miss the forest for the trees. MrBeast can't change much, as all he does is turn Developed World ad revenue into Developing World necessities. But a sane kind dude with a small team and AI tools totally would outperform Developing World governments in capital allocation. https://t.co/iXwISElvQN
YouTube star and philanthropist MrBeast says "ideally" governments, not content creators, should build homes and cure blindness—but he won’t "stand by and do nothing." https://t.co/nGvvKsCNX9
The problem isn’t Mr Beast building homes and curing blindness. The problem is Mr Beast is the one building homes and curing blindness https://t.co/vG0sg0kytf
When people criticize MrBeast for doing the jobs they think that governments should do https://t.co/DKApQv9J3g
here's a thread about what mr beast is doing btw and why it works so well and also why he uses such crazy talent to make stupid videos smart people hate https://t.co/Ho2EQetIAc
Socialist Twitter when MrBeast helps people but doesn’t bring about a socialist revolution https://t.co/juxlmlJyUA
I am I right in saying @MrBeast’s moat is that he can now do reality TV that no other youtuber can afford to do? (Because he can afford far more cameras/editors)
Mr Beast wielding that large scale multiview capture stage energy. https://t.co/I9tDLy9iSO
Without a cent of govt money, MrBeast does way more good in the world than the entire corrupt SF govt-nonprofit industrial complex and its billions of dollars of misspent taxpayer money. https://t.co/hgJaHXvSWg
MrBeast’s critics literally object to helping people https://t.co/PamklIk4gy
Criticizing MrBeast for providing 1,000 people with sight because you think the government should expand public healthcare is like criticizing someone for feeding a starving person because you think the government should expand SNAP benefits https://t.co/jFngwy7W5j
When we help people (curing 1000 blind people, building 100 houses, 100 wells, etc) people get mad and say I shouldn’t be doing this and governments should. Yes, ideally a YouTuber isn’t the one fixing these issues but I’m not just gonna stand by and do nothing 🤷🏻♂️