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# The weird world of altruistic YouTube
- URL: https://werd.io/the-weird-world-of-altruistic-youtube/
- Published: 2024-03-17T23:48:25.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-17T23:48:25.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

This is such an interesting trend:

"It seems like a pretty well-worn path at this point. Start a YouTube channel with some compelling videos, and when you amass enough views/revenue, use that money to entice strangers into helping you make more videos that get more revenue."

Mr Beast is the most well-known, but there are lots of them. I feel pretty uncynical about it: although there's definitely something icky about profiting from peoples' poor fortune, there's also real good often being done. [#Media](https://werd.io/tag/Media)

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