Cool you helped someone, but you're doing it for profit and clout. fuck off.
Wait till you hear about bumfights. or whatever it was called.
Yeah, something needs to be done about the dehumanisation of poor people.
“I’m not doing this for any praise or money. Just hoping to inspire others to do the same.”
"I am going to monetize the video and advertise my brand of hoodies here tho"
It's exploitative and i am always left with a feeling of if they gave that much of a shit, they would do it off camera
but ultimately, if youtube wankstain #492 gives a homeless person 10 grand on their apology tour or whatever, i'm not exactly going to tell them to stop
i do still reserve the right to think they're a twat though
There’s always one on the popular page of Reddit. If it’s not a homeless person, it’s helping a dog or goldfish or something. It’s always the op humble bragging about being a good person to. Somehow this goes hand in hand with all the other reactionary shit on there
It irritates me, and I think it irritates everyone, but materially speaking isn't it the same as helping people and not taking credit?
Unless someone tells me a good reason why it's bad for society I'm pretty much content with letting it be something that rubs me the wrong way but isn't actually immoral.
beyond that, its not materially the same because the monetization means the grifter is materially gaining from the interaction.
theyre exploiting the other persons suffering as a means of generating profit.
like how a mutual aid program is materially distinct from a tax haven charity that a billionaire sets up to ostensibly help the same people.
one helps, the other siphons funds
I agree with this. I think it's evidence of general bad character, I think the reason it's frowned upon is because it's a signal that you don't really care, and I wouldn't do it myself. But also, that doesn't make it an immoral action in and of itself unless it actually hurts someone, I feel.
Idk tho, imagine some minor celeb goes full blown praxis helping homeless people & starts documenting the whole thing - isn't it liable to show their audience how fucking dope it is?
I mean if they're using the monetization to not go directly back to those homeless people then fuck em that sucks, but I could see the good in boasting - the shits potentially contagious. But probably they're doing it for ego fuel
