[eldritch_4ier]

It’s never enough. This guy is throwing millions towards others and helping their lives, but because he’s not suffering enough to do it, or doing it out of your defined pure intentions, it’s hardly good at all? It’s clear you care more about the sacrificial theater of giving than you do about actual impact.

What good have you done for anyone but yourself in the last month? Do you even fulfill your own standards? Is any charity less than implementing your preferred political policies useless? It’s hard to even describe how childish and selfish your take is.

[WastingMyTime89]

He is a content producer who has built a brand on large cash prices not a charity manager. It’s a for profit company. The fact that apparently half of the readership can’t make the difference is a bit worrying to me.

[throwaway2990]

Of course it’s for profit. No one dispute that. But his business involves giving away money. It doesn’t matter if he keeps 50% of the profits for himself and 50% is given away. He’s doing a million times more to help people than anyone on this forum.

[waveBidder]

I seriously doubt he's producing more QALYs than some effective altruists on this site. Someone on a typical software engineering income (going w/120k) can donate enough to save ~2-3 lives a year[0] at 10% giving, let alone someone trying to maximize their impact (of which I'm sure there's several). [0]: https://www.givewell.org/impact-estimates

[WastingMyTime89]

I finance significantly more through taxes than American giving 10% of its income to charity which allow every citizen of my country to enjoy the benefits of socialised medicine and unemployment insurance. The idea of cheering from someone making money by paying from basic medical treatment for poorer people makes me frankly queasy.

[throwaway2990]

Eye laser surgery is considered elective. What country do you live in that covers it as part of socialise healthcare?

[defrost]

Eye laser surgery? (LASIK, PRK, etc.)

I thought the discussion here was about cataract surgery.

Australia has "free if you're poor and can wait" o/wise relatively cheap depending on your private health insurance.

https://www.finder.com.au/cataract-surgery-costs

Working vision correction to avoid glasses | contacts is purely elective in .au

https://www.finder.com.au/laser-eye-surgery

[throwaway2990]

Majority of people don’t donate. And majority of people here don’t live in America earning 120k/yr.

You’re kidding yourself if you think people on HN are contributing anything to better society.

[guyzero]

I sleep soundly knowing Mr Beast gives less than zero shits about my opinion.

[TX81Z]

Well said.