YouTuber Mr. Beast paid for 1,000 surgeries to treat 'curable blindness.” Though some viewers praised the creator, others are using the video as a catalyst to discuss health care in the U.S, asking why the surgery is so inaccessible to begin with.
Denise Truscello / Getty Images for Amazon's Crown Channel fileMr. Beast, a YouTuber known for his extravagant gifts and philanthropic stunts, paid for 1,000 surgeries to treat"curable blindness" in his most recent video. Though many viewers praised the creator, the stunt drew mixed reactions on social media.
Mr. Beast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Unfortunately, nearly half the population with curable blindness doesn't have access to this surgery," he said. So I wanted to provide this to as many people as possible."In 2021, he hosted ainspired by the South Korean Netflix drama, that followed impoverished participants as they competed in life-or-death “games” for a chance to win a fortune. Winners of Mr. Beast’s competition contended in nonfatal challenges in hopes of winning $456,000.
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