GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries
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Linking to the evergreen College Dropout GoFundMe CEO skit.
"I run a website that hosts popularity contests, and if you lose, you die!"
Tumblr CEO is a good pick-me-up after 😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtUuab1Aqg0
Classic
“I think there’s something wrong with the teleprompter. I see their faces begging me for help?”
The GoFundMe CEO hopes younger donors, who are often more values-driven, digitally native, and community-oriented, will push giving higher and faster.
He doesn't want the bad situation to get better, just make his company more money.
As a response to user complaints concerning the brutal side effects of capitalism we at corpcorp present:
CAPITALISM 2.0 now with even higher projected profits!!
Buy in today, receive your trickled down share down the line!
Is he hanging in there?
I was curious, so I looked him up. Apparently, he is estimated at $50 million. That's way more than enough to retire, but i will say I was kind of shocked at how low it was. Guess I just expect to see these people in the hundreds. Who knows, it is just an estimate.
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
I wouldn't start a go fund me for groceries. If I can't afford them, then I don't expect anyone who would give enough of a shit to donate to a go fund me for my groceries, can either.
The domain name of his website was about him all along