Submitted 11 months ago by fuckReddit@infosec.pub [bot] to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
Seth MacFarlane donated $1 million to The Entertainment Community Fund to help provide financial assistance for industry workers during the strikes.
We’re all used to seeing huge numbers thrown around in the news, so it’s easy to get jaded. Take a minute and think about the size of that donation, though. One MILLION dollars.
For many of us, that’s more than we’ll earn in a decade - and that’s ignoring taxes.
I hope some other big names follow suit.
I mean this is great and all, but the guy is worth $250-300 million, so let’s not go overboard. The median American net worth is $120,000, so this is like donating around $400 for most people. Perhaps even less so based on where people’s money actually goes (daily expenses versus investments). Not nothing, but not exactly a big sacrifice.
The real problem is all the other wealthy celebrities worth tens or hundreds of millions who aren’t contributing anything. It shouldn’t just be up to a small handful.
Well, yeah. Others should donate, but this is the first one I’ve seen a story about. I think it’s better to encourage people then ask why they aren’t doing more.
Seth MacFarlane: the walking W
nhgeek@beehaw.org 11 months ago
class act
SubPrimeBadger@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Beat me to it.
victron@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I was about to say that, even though I think his shows are stupid.
GentlemanLoser@reddthat.com 10 months ago
Even The Orville?
I’m admittedly a fanboy of Seth MacFarlane and I wouldn’t begrudge anyone calling his animated shows stupid. They are (and they’re funny, mostly) but I don’t think I can allow The Orville to be besmirched! You should check it out 🙂