YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, has criticized the American healthcare system after he helped 2,000 amputees gain access to prosthetics in his latest video. Taking to social media, MrBeast condemned the US healthcare system for failing to provide basic facilities to its citizens, which left individuals like him to intervene.
“Just uploaded a video where we helped 2,000 amputees walk again. Many lived in America and it feels so disgusting that in a country with this much wealth, a fuc*en YouTuber is their only option to get a prosthetic leg. We need to fix this,” wrote MrBeast on X (formerly Twitter).
Just uploaded a video where we helped 2,000 amputees walk again. Many lived in America and it feels so disgusting that in a country with this much wealth, a fucken YouTuber is their only option to get a prosthetic leg. We need to fix this.
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 11, 2025
Most amputees can lead an almost normal life with the help of prosthetic limbs. However, they are expensive and need to be customized based on the amputee’s medical condition, which results in many being unable to afford them. The lack of prosthetic limbs hampers the ability of amputees to function properly, causing them to miss out on employment opportunities and worsening their situation.
Reacting to a post about his video, MrBeast continued to express his frustration with what he encountered during the filming. “A lot of the people we helped walk again literally couldn’t work because they could not walk,” he wrote.
“Even if you look at this from purely an economical lense and not a moral lense, helping them allows them to work and pay taxes. So I genuinely can’t comprehend why we don’t.”
Netizens reacts
As of the last update, the video had garnered over 17 million views and received thousands of comments, with the majority praising MrBeast for helping and changing the lives of the 2,000 amputees.
“Cleaning an ocean and beach. Planting 20 mil trees. Curing deaf people and now helping people to walk again. You are such a wonderful person MrBeast,” said one user, while another added: “Thanks for showing your kindness! Incredible to see such an enormous effort in helping people.”
A third commented: “We made THE right person famous. The video almost made me cry.”
This is not the first time MrBeast has carried out large-scale philanthropic efforts by personally funding them. In 2023, the world’s most subscribed YouTuber built 100 wells to provide clean drinking water to up to 500,000 people in Cameroon, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. He also raised more than $300,000 through a fundraiser to support local water aid organizations.
