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?
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.
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.
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 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
@@Austination316this video was made almost a year ago, but jimmy has recently gotten in huge controversy, like the past month. anyone who criticized jimmy before the recent events were daring because he was highly highly regarded. and UA-cam recommending this older video now in the midst of the ''beginning of the downfall of mrbeast'' is too good to be a coincidence because it's not. MrBeast is trending for all the wrong reasons.
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.)
They might look like just some cool dude exploring UA-cam 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.
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.
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
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.
I noticed a lot in these homeless charity videos that the UA-camr 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 UA-camrs).
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.
And it's a small amount of money to the UA-camrs 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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
There is a perfect quote written 2000 years ago regarding of performing good deeds: "Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward." -Matthew 6:2
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.
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.
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 UA-camrs. 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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
@dread_nought I agree with what you say about people being wrong when they say all homeless people are at fault but, the problem is this depends different factors. the real problem here is locations and the problems said area is facing, if you are having a large drug problem and it's causing a problem in your local area with homelessness, then of course don't just give them 20 bucks and leave, I'd rather you offer them a place to stay, a job, or even just some food and water, but if it's because the price in housing and apartments is rising, then go ahead and give them 20 bucks and leave if you want to. and we also got to keep in mind people are not at fault for addictions, one bad decision shouldn't make you chose a human beings fate, that's just plain wrong, addiction is far more horrifying and difficult then people give it credit for at times and it's despicable that people would leave a homeless person to suffer just because they're addicted, there's more ways to help then simply handing them money.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Benefitting off someone’s misery, whether financially like these UA-camrs 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.
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.
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
@@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.
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 UA-camrs
"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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
@@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
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 UA-camr and almost placing yourself in the firing line to other youtubers but your not really not tearing anyone down.
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
The problem is individual acts to help individual people in need won't help. Homeless people shoud not exist, everyone has the right to have a home, but the system values more money and profit than human beings. While the logical is profit, people will ever be a prop, a tool. Individual actions won't change collective problems!
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
You killed in this vid dude. Helping people is always good, but we should never benefit from said help. Eg: the difference between ghandi jesus and mother Teresa versus filming myself giving a tenner to homeless woman for views and popularity
@@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.
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.
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!
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.
I know some charities have not done the correct things, but there are various charities where the money does go to the cause/ individuals, I’m not going to let a few forget ones put me off.What charities are you talking about that giving money to fuels greed?Also do you donate your time?
And look where Mr. Beast is now. "Dance you monkey, dance for a couple of bucks!" Thing is, no one with a brain will give away more money than they'd make from it *including* a profit.
Oprah, Mr Beast to the lesser known UA-camrs, anyone who publicly exploits vulnerable people for their brand lacks humility - it’s all self serving bs. I also really dislike UA-camrs 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.
@@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.
Underlining biggest issue of "charity". Charity ain't charity if your name, label, or brand is put all over the place - it's publicity. Donate anonymously and it still has the same impact for the people in need of charity. What a concept!
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The American accent was spigot on 😂
Man, I loooove your vids, but please dear god get rid of the embedded captions, it's super distracting.
Your American accent is on point.
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?
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.
That's the only reason I clicked on this video, I didn't watch a single second of it
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.
I knew I recognized him from somewhere.
Well that's sad :(
Gordon Freeman! Let me get a look at you, man! My God, you haven't changed one iota! How do you do it?
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.
there is no connection between your story and this video.
@@j.w.213 "Charity" "Poor" "Poverty" "Donations" "I see both sides of it"
what about cats bro and other animals
@@j.w.213 bro ur dense or what
@@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
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This was the perfect response my giy
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Best comment ever
Thanks you too
You mean society not humanity
This aged like fine wine, great job UA-cam for recommending me this video just at this time
i didnt understand can you explain?
@@Austination316this video was made almost a year ago, but jimmy has recently gotten in huge controversy, like the past month. anyone who criticized jimmy before the recent events were daring because he was highly highly regarded. and UA-cam recommending this older video now in the midst of the ''beginning of the downfall of mrbeast'' is too good to be a coincidence because it's not. MrBeast is trending for all the wrong reasons.
@@Austination316 maybe s/he is thinking about the recent Mr Beast scandals?
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.)
This!!!
Exactly
They might look like just some cool dude exploring UA-cam 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.
Facts!!
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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.
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
@@user-ff1ue6lu8q giving a homeless person 100$ to go and make a fuckton more off of a youtube video isnt taking advantage of them ??
Your comment really ads perspectivrto the whole trend.
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.
Homeless people feel shame and if they pull themselves out of situation they will have this shame published lifelong. @@user-ff1ue6lu8q
I noticed a lot in these homeless charity videos that the UA-camr 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 UA-camrs).
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.
Those homeless people only exist in scripted youtube videos anyway.
@@Quintessence4444 You underestimate people's stupidity.
And it's a small amount of money to the UA-camrs 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.
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Yeah, I kinda consider it predatory. When I give money to someone in need, I try to make sure nobody else sees it...
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.
Just because you do it doesn't mean everybody else has to
@@lemondrop8203yeah I think it would depend on the situation honestly
Same here.
@@lemondrop8203not everyone has to do it but it’s kinda lame if you do it for a part of attention…
Not Eli Vance on the Thumbnail 💀
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.
"ehhhhhhhh" - eli vance 2004
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
@@Placeholder-1112that was him in 2002-2003, 20 years ago. I dont think he has much to worry about now...
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
Exactly half of the giving is the mutual understanding of being without or suffering and not forgetting it
Holy fuck, you need to feel the pain yourself before you're willing to help someone? Pretty shit dude
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
Appreciate it!
@@JimmyTheGiant are you planning on making a parkour video again, or did you fully switch? Enjoy the vids either way
Seconded!
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.
All people that are houseless aren't in need of a job. Goddamn yall sound stupid rn
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
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.
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There is a perfect quote written 2000 years ago regarding of performing good deeds: "Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward." -Matthew 6:2
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.
You are a true hero
You should have
This is a subject that I’m surprised isn’t getting more coverage.. great work Jimbo
Yeah people only helping others if its filmed for clout
Because vanity runs the world.
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.
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 UA-camrs. 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.
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
Spot on. Large charities are often "off track". Better small and local.
I like your message on creators joining up with charities to better tackle the issues of homelessness.
lil bud used eli in the thumbnail and didnt think we'd notice
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.
It's not always about coping, you do realise a lot of people are doing it because it's kind
@@lemondrop8203 Thank you for pointing that out. I was too hasty to generalize. I've revised my comment.
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.
as an addict if I was homeless and you gave me $1000 id probably die of an overdose within an hr of you leaving
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
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.
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 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
@dread_nought I agree with what you say about people being wrong when they say all homeless people are at fault but, the problem is this depends different factors.
the real problem here is locations and the problems said area is facing, if you are having a large drug problem and it's causing a problem in your local area with homelessness, then of course don't just give them 20 bucks and leave, I'd rather you offer them a place to stay, a job, or even just some food and water, but if it's because the price in housing and apartments is rising, then go ahead and give them 20 bucks and leave if you want to.
and we also got to keep in mind people are not at fault for addictions, one bad decision shouldn't make you chose a human beings fate, that's just plain wrong, addiction is far more horrifying and difficult then people give it credit for at times and it's despicable that people would leave a homeless person to suffer just because they're addicted, there's more ways to help then simply handing them money.
What makes the magic of Rahat story heartbreaking was the fact that eric lied for years
Some content ages like milk. Others, like a good cabernet harvested with care from a vineyard on the sun-faced slope. This is the good stuff my grandpa would have liked.
Oh my god! The thumbnail! It's Eli Vance!!!
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
That could not be more accurate.
The people who are being donated to are not drug addicts who would squander their money instantly
And these UA-camrs that give them chunks of money shouldn’t? How tf can the UA-camr give all these bums jobs?
Purpose!
@@lemondrop8203No one said they were?
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.
Yep, it's disgusting.
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.
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.
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.
you just explained capitalism
There is a saying in India :
"if you donate something with your right hand even your left hand shouldn't know about it."
That's a saying in the Bible too, in addition to "do not be like the hypocrites, who announce their charity with trumpets."
is that eli vance in the thumbnail 😭😭
Dr. Vance in the thumbnail is crazy
Benefitting off someone’s misery, whether financially like these UA-camrs 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.
Is their misery earning 100 dollars for free?
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.
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
@@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.
Your PFP is a big oh no.@@lemondrop8203
I gave a homeless guy a Big Mac and he followed me around the city for the rest of the day
Like a stalker or like a golf caddy?
@@rnbmeister stalker
you got his order wrong you dummy@@Tomatoes99
And thats one reasons I dont help them.
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 UA-camrs
"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!
Throwing money at a problem often does not fix it: see government.
"Every time I go on UA-cam Shorts..." Well, there's your problem.
Charities can be crooks, always check the percentages that they actually donate before giving any of them your money.
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.
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.
Yeah, had a feeling. I can never trust someone that’s too ‘good’ to be true.
i ain’t reading all that
@@dogcool3103 you should, it has some very valuable opinions and info
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
Dayumn, he got eli vance from half life 2 on the thumbnail
welp, you were right. Like to see both sides of Mr beast, good and bad
Aw hell naw they got Eli Vance on the youtube thumbnail.
Not to mention all that charity crap is just a tax write off for all those people
Proof: I made it tf up
@@lemondrop8203 proof: Ask any adult who pays takes
@@lemondrop8203You’re toxic AF
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.
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
and then those charities might be greedy and use the money for other purposes to make more money for themselves mwahaha.
@@playversetv3877that’s actually the world tho it’s fucked up
every homeless person needs help
@@playversetv3877yep, this is a hopeless world we live in
4:47 that aged well, dont know how long ago you recorded that section 💀
9:44 well well well
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
So?
They get something that folks like you would drink bleach before doing without cameras.
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.
They are still helping people so why tf do you care so much? GIving money to the homeless is not exploiting
@@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
imagine being accused of "exploiting" homeless people after giving them $500🤓
Why did you choose Eli Vance's facial reference for the thumbnail
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 UA-camr and almost placing yourself in the firing line to other youtubers but your not really not tearing anyone down.
Well did you love it or did you "love it"?
What’s with the “”😂😂 weirdo
Bot😂
"Not tearing anybody down" but putting MrBeast in the thumbnail like that does NOT make him look good
I've been saying this for ages, I hate these fools.
Great video, subbed.
tbh I'm sick of "charity" videos putting "sad" background music with camera man following around all over...
is that the face model for eli vance from half life in the thumbnail???
Damn. I never knew Mr. Beast was Eli Vance from the hit game “Half-Life” this whole time.
Crowbar!
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
So would people complaining online.
Seems like you guys rather just complain, though.
@@WillmobilePlus ?
We're all allowed to agree to disagree. I feel like a moderator throughout this comment section...lol
3:33 wait, what was in the envelope! lmao I must know!
Eli vance: its starts with one thing I dont know why i doesnt even matter how hard you try
9:45 has not aged well
That's an understatement
Yikes 😬
Bro used Eli vance from half life 2 on thumbnail
Mr Beast, prepare for unforeseen Consequences
Paracetamol
Aged like wine
I manage a homeless hostel and I can't stand it when people brag about giving money to homeless people on social media. Just do the good deed!!
Bro hit us with eli vance
This is a good video, it's sad to see how giving back is usually interpreted now as an asset to people rather than a mindless act of caring.
Key word: interpret
Who the fuck cares if its an asset or not? What matters is someone struggling got some help, not the optics of the situation.
@@feluto7172Are you really defending these types of videos?
@@NemesisFromResidentEvil yes
theres no way that the second side of mr beast is eli vance
IS THAT A HALF-LIFE REFERENCE ?!
no shot eli vance in the thumbnail lmaooooooo
The problem is individual acts to help individual people in need won't help. Homeless people shoud not exist, everyone has the right to have a home, but the system values more money and profit than human beings. While the logical is profit, people will ever be a prop, a tool. Individual actions won't change collective problems!
Is it just me or did am i the only one that noticed eli vances actor for the thumbnail?
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
Eli Vance in the thumbnail lmfao
Coming from xqc, just wanted to say your vids are awesome man. I'll make sure to sub!
oh my god the face of Eli Vance from half life 2 in the thumbnail
damn, when did Eli Vance become a charity youtuber?
Bro remember his video where he was destroying the citedal for charity?
BRO ELI WHAT HAPPENED MAN, YOU SUPPOSED TO BE LEADING THE UPRISING
he dieded
Is that Eli Vance's face model in the thumbnail
You killed in this vid dude. Helping people is always good, but we should never benefit from said help. Eg: the difference between ghandi jesus and mother Teresa versus filming myself giving a tenner to homeless woman for views and popularity
This aged like a fine wine
Why did bro use a picture of the guy from half-life (Eli-Vance actorl) in his thumbnail 💀💀💀
No way did you just used the actor of Eli Vance from Half-life 2 for the thumbnail
The act of charity should not be for vanity - it should be anonymous, kindness for it's own sake.
Dude.. I did the kickass mall cop fundraising and it was one of the worst things ever. It was a very bad experience and I regretted it...
You know a charity video is fake if there is a camera involved.
But how else are they supposed to make money to give away?
There's a very, very, very, very, very, very small chance that it's genuine.
@@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.
@@kuhpunktis it charity when you make $1000 and only spend $100 ?
I'd call that a business
@@TheSMR1969even if its a business, theyre still helping people arent they? 🤔
Empathy is an inherent, pro-social part of mammalian mind. It’s meant to bring us together so we can be stronger and survive
Yeah, so I egoism, what's your point
Eli Vance on the thumbnail 💀
we hear you Jimmy no need for captions
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.
Why is the model for Eli Vance from half life 2 in the thumbnail?
What does Eli from Half Life 2 have to do with this?
mrbeast is eli vance from half life?!??!!
The last time I heard those words was back at Black Mesa
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!
Was that Eli Vance in thumbnail?
This is why Jesus told us when we give to charity to give in secret.
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.
What an absolutely idiotic take.
I know some charities have not done the correct things, but there are various charities where the money does go to the cause/ individuals, I’m not going to let a few forget ones put me off.What charities are you talking about that giving money to fuels greed?Also do you donate your time?
Dodgy
8:10 The irony 😂 Please make a part 2 to this video cause Mr. Beast is being called out for his hypocrisy and lies!
And look where Mr. Beast is now. "Dance you monkey, dance for a couple of bucks!"
Thing is, no one with a brain will give away more money than they'd make from it *including* a profit.
Holy crap is that Eli Vance
Why is the dude from Half Life 2 (Alyx’s dad) on the thumbnail? 🤔
Oprah, Mr Beast to the lesser known UA-camrs, anyone who publicly exploits vulnerable people for their brand lacks humility - it’s all self serving bs.
I also really dislike UA-camrs 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.
I am unable to understand this paragraph , could you please explain. , sorry for interrupting you .
They are still getting money so you are just mad at a narrative created by you, not Mr beast
@@lemondrop8203money is not everything ya now.
@@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.
Underlining biggest issue of "charity". Charity ain't charity if your name, label, or brand is put all over the place - it's publicity. Donate anonymously and it still has the same impact for the people in need of charity. What a concept!
is that Eli Vance in the thumbnail