YouTube star and Beast Games creator Jimmy "MrBeast" recently took to X to announce the release of his new YouTube video where he helps 2,000 amputees get access to prosthetics. In the same post on X, MrBeast condemns the healthcare system of the United States for not providing these facilities effectively, with a YouTuber having to step in to fill the gap.
Just uploaded a video where we helped 2,000 amputees walk again. Many lived in America and it feels so disgusting that in a country with this much wealth, a fricken YouTuber is their only option to get a prosthetic leg. We need to fix this.
β MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 11, 2025
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The reason why they're so expensive is because the regulations behind getting something covered by medicare and classified as "DME" durable medical equipment which precludes small operations from being able to offer a cheaper alternative and gives a pseudo-monopoly to a lot of shady companies that make stuff like those prosthetics.
For example, if you have an r-slured neurodivergent mute kid, technically under medicaid or most private insurance benefits they can be covered for a communication device to speak. The main devices for this are just repurposed I-pads which have been locked down to prevent them from being used as anything but communication devices, and because of r-slurred regulations, this is literally what allows them to be resold as "DME." So these companies, in exchange for making an i-pad have less functionality, are sanctioned by the feds to charge like 10 times the cost to insurance.
I could solve all the prosthetic problems though for pennies on the dollar with just a chop saw and pallet of wooden pegs
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This is the type of shit leftoids and rightoids should be coming together to get rid of.
It's caused by r-slurred overregulation
It harms the most physically vulnerable
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1$ Legs vs $1000 Legs Tho π
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lol
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That's a lot woah where the amputee women at
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My preferred woman is a chicken mcnugget
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Hot and crispy
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How many have you helped?
I'm a chud and even I think at least helping buy prosthetics should be something the state does. Able-bodied people should not be incentivized to leech, they can go work to pay for shit. But if you're not a codecel and lose your leg you're fricked.
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Helping less than a percent of a percent of people and then smugposting about how other people should do as much as you is not helpful
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He's not saying other people need to do more personally, he's saying we all collectively need to do so via the government. Seems completely fair to me.
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It's capitalism disguised as philanthropism with an added layer of smugness. Maybe if Beastie donated all the profits of this video to amputees I might give a shit what he has to say.
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He could, but I don't think making money off recording yourself doing a good deed totally negates the good deed. Worse than just doing it without using it to make money, better than not having done it at all.
What we should be on his butt about is the
loving.
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Imagine you're one of these cripples
But at least you got that new aluminum leg right?
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$1,000 to be a feelgood prop in a Youtube video for a minute seems like a pretty good deal
maybe some of them even enjoy his content and were happy to meet him and to be in a video that gets millions of views (i havent watched it so idk if most of the ppl come off this way)
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Personally, even if we ignore his ulterior motives for appearing philanthropic, I think the malfeasance Mr. Beast commits by participating in the hyper-capitalist, hyper-exploitative system that is content-creation and the Youtube algorithm (as well as western consumerism in general) outweighs the good he does.
In fact, if Beastie actually gave a shit about amputees, he could spend a large portion of his attention and money lobbying congress and public opinion for better health care. Insted, he just makes one video (that he makes millions in profit off of) and posts 1 (one) tweet about it, putting in the absolute bare minimum effort he could've done.
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Let's fricking gooooo jimmy for president
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Mock me all you want, I will NOT STAND FOR this INNAPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. I HATE THAT SHIT, I AM A NICE man but cannot tolerate DISRESPECT. YOU HATEFUL FRICKS pinned my post not because you agree, but BECAUSE YOU WISH TO MOCK ME. I only intended to post my opinion. MY OPINION. But No, you cruel human beings believe it's "hilarious" to make fun of people who have passed away. Although not infallible, my perspective is unquestionably respectable enough to merit an ACTUAL FRICKING RESPONSE AND GOOD FAITH DEBATE INSTEAD OF BEING CALLED A BOOTLICKER. I've never felt so wronged. That I could spend so much time contemplating and working on things while you shits mock the people of this world astounds me. Nobody really cares that your brain is too small and damaged to UNDERSTAND MY VIEWPOINT. Iknow what you people are, You people are trolls.
I have dealt with jerks and fools like you my entire life up to this point. I am familiar with your workflow. You all mistakenly believe that you are "epik trolls," but you are not. Do you think I'm enraged? NAH. YOU CAN SUCK IT. This is my completely honest opinion, free of any animosity.Β I'm composed and knowledgeable. I always decide to respond just to spite you when YOU SICK FRICKS MAKE CRUEL JOKES ABOUT FRICKING HER CORPSE. I won. I always succeed. I am not good at losing. So once you respond with "cope seethe" or "u furious bro," you've already proved to me that I've won. I live everyday growing stronger to fight you CRUEL HUMAN BEINGS and low level trolls who are probably 11 But digress. You people need to change your attitude or the worst will come for you.
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