Social media users grew by 227 million over the past year.
In 2022, a total of 4.7 billion people will register in these spaces.
The Internet has become a great window for people around the world, since in these spaces it is normal to find any type of offer. This is the case of a tiktoker who showed how he collected 170 thousand dollars (around two million Mexican pesos) for a grandfather from Walmart so he can retire.
As one of the media most consumed by people today, for what to find in these means any kind of information is not strange.
In this sense, this 2022 was characterized by the emergence of more content creators and influencers, thanks to the great impact that social networks have had all these years, where according to a report carried out by We Are Social and Hootsuite, there are 4.62 billion users worldwide, representing a year-on-year growth of more than 10 percent.
That’s why donating money to causes social networks is an increasingly common and important practice for many people around the world. Data from Nonprofit Tech for Good indicates that donation trends will vary considerably, as a result of cultural dynamics, the popularity of certain social networks or Internet access.
The history
The story of a tiktoker has gone viral, for being generous with a grandfather who worked at Walmart.
The tiktoker who identifies himself as @bug_boys shows the story of Warren Marion a grandfather who is better known as Butch, 82 years old, that he served him at the Walmart supermarket and that he worked 8 to 9 hours as a cashier.
According to the tiktoker, when talking to him, he told him that he has had a very complicated life, Well, he was a veteran of the United States Navy and since he was 11 years old he has not stopped working.
Given this, the young content creator collected money online so that the grandfather can retire and can retire and rest the time he deserves.
According to the tiktoker, he uploaded a clip and asked all his followers if they would donate money for the grandfather to quit his job. Surprisingly, many people joined the cause and in a GoFundMe account they began to raise money for Butch without thinking that they would manage to raise a huge amount so that he would not worry about the rest of his life.
@bug_boys 82yr old Butch still putting in work. Has anybody seen the videos where a guy raised 180g’s to help an 82 yr old walmart employee retire. We ought to do that for Butch. Who would donate? #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #walmart #gofundme ♬ original sound – BugBoys
By collecting, managed to obtain 108 thousand dollars (almost 2 million Mexican pesos), which they gave completely to Butch so that, finally, he can dedicate himself to what he likes the most and that he could not carry out for financial reasons.
@bug_boys Replying to @p0ppysmicz We are sooo close. Let’s send Butch out on a retirement party the world will never forget. Gofund me link in bio #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #fy #fypage #tiktok #foxnews #cnn #news ♬ original sound – BugBoys
After giving him the money, the man indicated that the first thing he would do is go to Florida to spend time with his children.
The story quickly went viral on TikTok and in other social networks of the internet of things, so much so that even national media covered his case.
There are many content creators who they are using their accounts with millions of followers to collect money to help other peopleor even to share their works, benefit the people you need most.
And this is how the internet has become a place where it is normal to find everything, especially good help stories.
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