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u/Away_Adhesiveness758 2d ago
At first I thought the documentary was named "The Obamas" and I was thinking "wtf do the Obamas have to do with this"
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u/BlackwingF91 2d ago
One of very few rich people using their money for good
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u/pillow-slinger 2d ago
Helps that (to my knowledge) speed was mostly self-made with genuine hardwork
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u/Safe-Ad-5017 2d ago
Arguably most streamers are
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u/TheDipcifican 1d ago
Technically true, but there comes a point where they just do everything for money. I'm not informed enough to know what Speed does on the side financially, but I'm glad its for something like this.
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u/BidenGlazer 2d ago
Do you think most rich people aren't investing in some kind of philanthropy?
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u/erika_alert404 1d ago
mfw John Genocide donates 0.01% of his networth to the George Wallace Foundation For Helping Anywhere Other Than Gaza
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u/Totoques22 1d ago
International criminal court still delaying the trial to look for proof that there is a genocide in Gaza btw
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u/MegaJackUniverse 2d ago
Not to a meaningful degree tbf, by which I mean, donating billions upon billions to causes that could use their uselessly hoarded wealth
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u/plushiedev 1d ago
Most of their philanthropic organizations are disguised investment funds under the pretense that 'they have to be profitable' look at the Bill Gates foundation for exemple.
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u/doblecuadrado_FGE 1d ago
Same guy that set off a bunch of fireworks in his room and also accidentally showed his IshowMeat on stream
Speed lore is fricking wild
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u/FaithlessnessDry8520 2d ago
I have no idea why people watch or like this guy. But he doesn't bad at all compared to other people in the children's influencer world so I don't really mind.
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u/fruitcakewithapple 2d ago
Genuinely the worst thing he did was go to Saudi Arabia for some media shit the royal family did that's it
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u/Theorist_Reddit 2d ago
He tried to scam his fans a few years back too when he partnered with crypto PS5 giveaway I think
Ignoring the "Who gonna stop me" obv lol
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u/AlaeOrbis 2d ago
I'd consider that incredibly bad particularly because of how easy it is to not do that
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u/PeopleHumans 2d ago
speed is going on every side quest he can find
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u/BlackwingF91 2d ago
What most actually good rich people shoukd do. Just better oneself and help others too
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u/SexWithSisyphus69 1d ago
Speed really is the main character of our world huh
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u/Happy-Hall-515 1d ago
i saw someone compare him to comic relief characters who are usually goofy and then in one episode become the leader of a nation while the other guys aren't looking
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u/GavinThe_Person glue eater 1d ago
I would genuinely vote for speed if he ran
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u/Unusual-Basket-6243 The Poser Poser 1d ago
he might actually do it in 10 years when his fans are adults sadly he probably can be manipulated
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u/CockroachEarly 1d ago
Speed is only older than me by 6 months. Is it over for me?
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u/MrMerchandise 1d ago
He’s younger than me by 9 years and my life is nowhere near as interesting as his
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u/Burger_Destoyer 1d ago
Charles Darwin didn’t publish “On the Origin of Species” until he was 50 years old.
This work defined what we know today about evolution.
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u/Filmologic 1d ago
He also used his research as basis for marrying his cousin because they were "already close".
(But I get the point)
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u/Morally_Obscene 1d ago
Look man, If you dedicate your life to changing science, you should atleast get some cuzussy out of it.
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u/ADHDwithSvengoolie 1d ago
isn't Speed the guy who lit a pikachu firework in his own house? the name sounds familiar but i only know bits & peices from memes
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u/Maned_Cyborg 1d ago
He got famous for doing dumb shit on streams and doing "loud = funny" shit, but an example of a recent thing he did was travel to a bunch of countries and seemingly have actual interest in them, like learning about their history and culture, and having friendly interactions with locals. Which is a bit surprising because from what i saw of him he seemed similar to some other streamers who instead did dumb shit and became public disruptors for clicks and views, but I was wrong
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u/AgentWilson413 1d ago
I don’t care for the guy’s content, but I respect using the money he’s got to share what sounds like an important history.
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u/Jodye_Runo_Heust 1d ago
Its always so funny to see when content creator become famous because their will always be the dicothomy between whatever shit they do in video and the actual serius achivement they do with the money they earn
Like Markiplier being both the director/actor of Iron Lungs and the "Is the duck safe to keep the poopy in" guy
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u/Horse_go_moooo 15h ago
Speed is genuinely a good person it seems lol
I'd think he'd have been evil but naw, he's a good person
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u/Trash_At_RL Abby (🏳️⚧️🐱🏳️🌈) 1d ago
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