behavior of goodness and generosity is always welcome. However, in the age of social media, those actions may have a basic agenda, takes on a whole new meaning because it is done less to be kind and more to be noticed. There is usually an asterisk attached to the action. Check out the popular YouTuber Mr. What Beast did for a server: Like Business Insider Reportedly, his tip to the server was a brand new car – emblazoned with the logo for his candy bar brand.
Mr. Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is known for things like this. And he can afford it, with hundreds of millions of followers across multiple platforms. Unfortunately, many of his acts of kindness are self-promotional. take a post on TikTok from March 27. In it, Donaldson is eating at a restaurant and talking to his waiter, whose name is Amy.
“What was the biggest tip you ever received?” he asked her. She said $50. Then he asked if anyone had ever given her a car, and he gave her some keys. Looking like she was about to faint, she asked him if he was serious. He smiled, said yes, and asked if she wanted to see the car right outside.
Amy followed him outside the black Toyota Corolla. “Right here, you will see your brand new car,” he said, as she began to cry. Then the camera shifts to the car and if your reaction is like mine, your smile will quickly die off when you see the bullshit unfolding.
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See, it could never simply be someone with a ton of money giving a car to someone in need just to be nice. The car he gave her was made to promote him. In huge decals stuck on both sides of the car are logos that read “Feastables,” Donaldson’s brand of chocolate bar. The logo is also on the hood of the car. If you saw this thing on the street, you’d think it was a Feastables company car. The post was popular, of course, getting 50 million views, with Donaldson commenting he’ll give more cars away — but only if fans buy his Feastable bars.
Reactions to the giveaway were mixed. While Mr. Beast’s fans praised him for the move, others came for him about the logos. One said Amy is basically doing a promotion for him while driving the car. Another said that it felt more like product placement than an actual act of kindness.
It’s true that Mr. Beast has given away a lot in charitable gifts — over $3.2 million in cash and prizes in 2022 alone. But real charity doesn’t need to be filmed. It just happens.
