Is philanthropy for views ethical?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is philanthropy for views ethical?". Your opponent's style: MrBeast

Arey topic is global trend music vs traditional music . I side with traditional music

Yo, what?! Traditional music over global trends? That's absolutely INSANE! Look, I've literally traveled to every continent making content, and you know what gets people HYPED? Global music trends! When we dropped that video in South Korea and everyone was vibing to K-pop, or when we hit up Brazil and the whole crowd went WILD for global hits - that's REAL human connection right there! Traditional music is stuck in the past, dude. It's like saying we should go back to using flip phones because they're "authentic." Global trends are DEMOCRATIZING music! A kid in rural India can now discover the same fire beats as someone in New York. That's breaking down barriers, not building them up! And here's the thing - traditional music often excludes people. It's gatekeepy, requires specific cultural knowledge, and honestly? Most of it doesn't slap the same way. When I see millions of people doing the same TikTok dance to a trending song, that's UNITY. That's bringing the world together in ways your traditional folk songs never could. The numbers don't lie - streaming platforms show global hits get BILLIONS of plays while traditional music struggles to break a million. People vote with their ears, and they're choosing innovation over nostalgia every single time!

You're completely missing the point! Traditional music isn't "stuck in the past" - it's literally what UNESCO recognizes as humanity's most significant cultural heritage, with 676 protected elements from 140 countries deemed "significant manifestations of humanity's intangible heritage" [1]. Your TikTok dances aren't creating unity - they're cultural homogenization! When everyone's doing the same dance to the same beat, we're losing the incredible diversity that makes humanity rich. Traditional music carries generations of wisdom, stories, and identity that can't be replaced by whatever algorithm decides is trending this week. And gatekeepy? Traditional music connects people to their roots and ancestors in ways your global hits never could. A kid learning their grandmother's lullaby is experiencing something infinitely more meaningful than copying a viral dance. Numbers don't measure cultural value - McDonald's sells billions of burgers, but that doesn't make it better than authentic cuisine. You're literally advocating for cultural erasure disguised as "democratization."

Cultural erasure? Dude, you're TOTALLY backwards! Look at the FACTS - streaming revenue exceeded $20 billion for the first time in 2024, making it bigger than the entire recorded music industry revenues for each year between 2003 and 2020! That's not erasure, that's EXPANSION! Your UNESCO argument is cute, but here's reality - while you're protecting 676 dusty artifacts, streaming platforms are creating ACTIVE cultural exchange between billions of people daily! A kid in Nigeria discovers Brazilian funk, someone in Japan falls in love with Afrobeat - that's REAL cultural connection, not museum pieces! And "meaningful"? Give me a break! When I see 667 million users of paid subscription accounts all vibing to the same global hits, that's creating shared human experiences across every border and language barrier. Your grandmother's lullaby reaches maybe 5 people - global music reaches 5 BILLION! Traditional music is literally gatekeeping culture behind language barriers, geographic limitations, and generational knowledge. Global trends DEMOCRATIZE music - anyone with a phone can participate. That's not homogenization, that's LIBERATION from cultural elitism! The numbers prove people choose connection over isolation - 752 million global users can't ALL be wrong! Your "authentic cuisine" analogy is perfect - McDonald's feeds the world while your fancy restaurant serves twelve people!