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Millionaire who made himself homeless and broke on purpose to prove he could make $1MILLION in 12 months for YouTube clicks QUITS his bizarre social experiment over health concerns (www.dailymail.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 64 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He failed, and he's a young white guy with the experience of a millionaire trying to be "homeless" in a place that never experienced -20c temperatures.

Literally as easy as it could get for him. And he failed.

Go ahead and try it while being a young black man. Or a woman. Or disabled. Or with a mental illness. Or an addiction. Or a child.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He failed, and he's a young white guy with the experience of a millionaire trying to be "homeless" in a place that never experienced -20c temperatures.

While being followed by a film crew, given a place to stay for free by a fan, a positive background check for his office space, and investors who knew who he was.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Even with cheat mode enabled, the guy still lost!