Is there a reason people hate him? I don't watch his videos and I've only caught clips here and there, but isn't he mostly known for giving away money and helping people out? It's entertainment exploitation, for sure, but I'm sure the people he's helped out don't care much. I'd rather someone making money off of giving away money than someone making money and being an asshole to everyone.

Genuine question, I don't have any investment in defending him.

[–] philycheeze 120 points 1 month ago

A lot of the “contestants” and people he helps are allegedly friends and family of him and his producers. I don’t know how true that is but that’s when general opinion of him really started sliding.

He was also one of the forerunners of the big dumb face on YouTube thumbnails and I know some people blame him for that trend too.

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