• PewDiePie needs your help (and money).
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[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41433464]I just don't respect people who have charity videos with ads on it and we just have to take their word that they'll donate. He's still operating the video on a profit and I think that if you make a video for a charity and have ads enabled, you should be expected to put up the full money the video makes, rather than just a dollar every so and so views.[/QUOTE] [url=http://my.charitywater.org/pewdiepie]did you also forget this or were you just not paying attention[/url] he organizes a charity campaign and even throws in a bit of his own cash how much are you doing for charity up on your moral high horse
[QUOTE=DeEz;41433570][url=http://my.charitywater.org/pewdiepie]did you also forget this or were you just not paying attention[/url] he organizes a charity campaign and even throws in a bit of his own cash how much are you doing for charity up on your moral high horse[/QUOTE] And that's what I'm saying. He's not throwing in that much of his own money, he's using money made off of that video, while still profiting from his sponsors on it. He's not operating on any loss since another entity is matching any money he puts up.
Are you guys really trying to make PewDiePie the bad guy here?
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41433641]And that's what I'm saying. He's not throwing in that much of his own money, he's using money made off of that video, while still profiting from his sponsors on it. He's not operating on any loss since another entity is matching any money he puts up.[/QUOTE] bottom line is money goes to charity how could this possibly be a bad thing are you really so obsessed with hating on the guy that you have to shoehorn it in when he's actually doing something good for a change you also failed to answer my question
I've given a kidney, if that counts as charity.
Can I have the other one?
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41433785]I've given a kidney, if that counts as charity.[/QUOTE] why didnt you donate both kidneys and just live on a dyalysis machine this is your argument [sp]also thats cool man, one up[/sp]
[QUOTE=Lukeo;41433826]Can I have the other one?[/QUOTE] I guess, I only give one for free though. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=DeEz;41433861]why didnt you donate both kidneys and just live on a dyalysis machine this is your argument [sp]also thats cool man, one up[/sp][/QUOTE] Nah. My argument on his donation stance was basically if someone donated a kidney, then had a family member donate their kidney to him, so he'd still have two kidneys. Someone benefits and it's not really harming anything, but he's not departing from anything, if anything still gaining from it. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] I don't respect people who have videos where they have charities that people can donate towards, but they still profit off of the awareness. Through both direct profit and him making back literally all the money he donates, since he has a sponsor who is meeting his goals for him.
[QUOTE=Lukeo;41433419]Gun laws for the transgendered Egyptians and Syrians complaining of hot weather in the UK discuss[/QUOTE] Facepunch's current argument topics all in one post. Well done
I think most people may agree that all these rich people that start charities when they have their own money is annoying. I know in america donating money can get you a return/waiver on taxes, which charities look good in the public eye, but some people may just be doing it, so they donate and get the benefits of lower taxes, while keeping their own money.
[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;41434077]I think most people may agree that all these rich people that start charities when they have their own money is annoying. I know in america donating money can get you a return/waiver on taxes, which charities look good in the public eye, but some people may just be doing it, so they donate and get the benefits of lower taxes, while keeping their own money.[/QUOTE] It's not really starting a charity, more of starting a project on a charity that not much info is known about. They have ten employees and each make over 150k a year, while there's an undisclosed amount of expenses they use. The charity also doesn't perform maintenance after the project is done and since they're new, you can't really gauge their success all that well other than the project pictures they put up.
Only way this would be bad is if he made more money off the video or something. Unsurprisingly it isn't monetized. Only problem with pewdiepie is the fact that he panders to the lowest common denominator, and he's more popular than other youtubers who "deserve it more". And that weird thing he does whenever he says his name.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;41434183]Only way this would be bad is if he made more money off the video or something. Unsurprisingly it isn't monetized. Only problem with pewdiepie is the fact that he panders to the lowest common denominator, and he's more popular than other youtubers who "deserve it more". And that weird thing he does whenever he says his name.[/QUOTE] It's monetized, just not video ads. There's still ads in the corner, so adsense is enabled on the video.
I have to admit, it's annoying to see people like PDP get so many views when fantastic LP'ers like ChipCheezum don't even get a quarter as much.
[QUOTE=JesterUK;41434887]I have to admit, it's annoying to see people like PDP get so many views when fantastic LP'ers like ChipCheezum don't even get a quarter as much.[/QUOTE] i think it's a matter of preference. for example, i don't like gay grumps at all [editline]13th July 2013[/editline] *shit grumps*
Fuck you PewDiePie. Nostalgia Critic was the greatest youtuber. OF ALL TIME. ALL TIME.
My only problem with this is that a lot of these water projects are forced on to people in impoverished places without their consent, and in ways uncooperative to the community. So sure they install a well but nobody in the village wants it, nobody on the charity team is willing to teach the locals how to operate and maintain it, and it just winds up being a huge waste of money because the well ends up breaking in a few months because nobody was taught how to fix it. I'm hoping they are taking careful measures to avoid this sort of thing from happening. Until I know what the money is exactly doing I would rather use an established charity, such as the ones going on in Rotary International. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=SatansSin;41431957]This guy already has made millions off his fans why doesn't he donate some of his money? better yet why doesn't he offer to bring water to whatever he's doing a charity for?[/QUOTE] He is, but what her's doing with this video has the potential to make an even larger impact. I'll use an incredibly nerdy example to illustrate. In the Lord of the Rings, when Gandalf becomes Gandalf the White, he becomes one of the most powerful entities existing in Middle Earth, second only to the might of Sauron. What does he do with his new-found power and wisdom? Well, he could ride into battle and only fight, which would be great given his immense power, but he doesn't only do that; He uses his wisdom to seek out the separate nations and races in Middle Earth and is instrumental in uniting them under one banner in order to defeat Sauron's armies. The point being that one can use their own money to help a good cause, but when one has a fanbase of millions, their influence could be used to steer them towards a cause thus making a much larger impact than that of one individual acting independently. He is donating some of his money, but using his clout on Youtube creates much stronger waves than just donating his money alone.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41432565]And I don't. I'm just saying that SweFox is wrong when he claims that effort is put into his videos. All he does is photoshop a face for a thumbnail, use an attentiongrabbing title, and play a videogame while reacting to every little thing on screen. It's not work.[/QUOTE] "it's not work" [img]http://i.imgur.com/ZhRRhtr.png[/img] just because (read this next word) [I]you[/I] don't think that pewdiepie puts a significant amount of effort into his videos doesn't mean that he doesn't put work into them. he records, edits, and posts several videos a day to please his fanbase as well as doing frequent streams and community events. how is that not work? he's putting effort into something in order to cater to his fans, enjoy himself (because he clearly likes doing what he's doing or else he'd quit), and to make money. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] hell, if what he's doing is easy, why am I not a millionare? i mean, i can photoshop my face on a game image and add a number to it, play videogames all day, and post them on youtube!!! where are my 10 million fans? [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41433035]I'd say good content is something along the lines of Two Best Friends play. They have their lets plays on their channel, but they put effort into their videos for machinima. This is a "Good content video" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9qjKsCmHVg[/media] You can tell that they put effort into the video and it certainly show. while this is just lazy recording and overreaction. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUu3Z0T8hpE[/media][/QUOTE] wow you mean a video that had hours of editing, writing, planning, and recording put into it is of higher quality than a small fraction of a multi-part let's play series? that's like comparing [I]airplane[/I] to a single monty python sketch.
And I'm comparing a good lp and a bad lp. That's kind of my point. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] and it's not multi part since there's no chronological pace. It's just different, individual levels.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41436297]And I'm comparing a good lp and a bad lp. That's kind of my point. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] and it's not multi part since there's no chronological pace. It's just different, individual levels.[/QUOTE] It's stupid as hell to compare a roughly edited single-part video to a 17 minute long Machinima special.
I dislike his videos and most of him as a person BUT you should never look at that if he is actaully supporting a good cause. So yeah, respect for this.
I don't hate Pewdiepie at all, I just dislike his fanbase. [editline]13th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41436297]And I'm comparing a good lp and a bad lp. That's kind of my point. [editline]12th July 2013[/editline] and it's not multi part since there's no chronological pace. It's just different, individual levels.[/QUOTE] No, you're comparing a part of a lets-play to a compilation of fun moments.
Although his videos are shit and he gets so much praise for screaming, you can never really judge somebody until you know them personally. Sure he seems like a prick, but there's a good chance he's just exaggerating his character for the fanbase. Either way he's giving to charity so that's alright. v:v:v
What I hate is that people automatically assume that his entire fanbase is made up of 12 year olds who scream penis and rape jokes. Just no. I've been subscribed to him when he 800,000 bros, because his jokes were actually pretty funny back then. Although I do admit now that he's pretty annoying. He doesn't scream in all of in videos, not the ones where he plays a game with an good storyline and plot. Yeah, you don't have to like him, and sure you can hate on the majorly annoying part of his fanbase, but I mean, cut him some slack, at least he's using his popularity for a good cause...
Pretty awesome for him to do something like that. I wish he said bros less.
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