The Dark Side of Charity YouTubers

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Hi

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.

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.)

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.

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.

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.

Not Eli Vance on the Thumbnail 💀

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 YouTubers. 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.

I noticed a lot in these homeless charity videos that the YouTuber 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 YouTubers).

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

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.

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

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 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

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

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

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 <3

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.

No way bro used Eli Vance for the thumbnail 💀