A few things I wanna say from some posts I read:
1. I think Ali talked about giving 10% of his income to charity a couple of years ago. Don't remember much but he wanted to perform Zakat ("Zakat is an Islamic finance term referring to the obligation that an individual has to donate a certain proportion of wealth each year to charitable causes.")
2. To the people saying he has done this and that, what have you done? Well, we don't know e/o, so thinking we haven't done something within our means is demeaning. And that does not exclude Ali from criticism. The difference b/w us and him is that he decided to put himself out there. He is not above it all. And isn't it better that people critique him here instead of bombarding him everywhere else? At least, he can ignore this platform if he wants to.
3. Ali knows about this thread. He mentioned it in his video and podcast, before.
4. He comes from a well to do family. Sure, he worked hard and all that. But he also stated in his BLM video, that he never faced any discrimination, and his mom has sheltered him a lot. I commend him on his honesty and acknowledgement. Not many people do that.
5. Sometimes, Ali promotes a facade. Elizabeth reacted to one of his Day in a Life videos and you can see how she was trying her best not to roll her eyes and say something mean. At times, she spoke up, like when Ali said he is trying to give minimalism a try and Elizabeth ( a minimalist) states that Ali is far from being one. And how wearing similar shirts and neutral colors do not equate to minimalism. I mean, for Christ sakes, this guy uses multiple different note-taking apps for multiple reasons. Like, what the F is that? And even Graham Stephan is surprised at his spending habits. Stephan, a millionaire (?) with frugal habits.
6. Ali lacks individuality. He had it before, now he doesn't anymore. For instance, he became famous with his Active Recall and Spaced Repetition videos. There were many videos before him. But he was good at explaining it, tapped into its potential and made a name. I applaud him for that. But, that's all. We know many people who make videos by taking inspiration from other. But they spin their individuality into it. For instance, most of Matt D'avella's videos are not that innovative. They have been done before by other YouTubers. But they manage to include their perspective and edits into the topic and that makes them different. Ali, on the other hand, just parrots what he read in a book or article. It's okay to take inspiration, but if you cannot incorporate your own views into them, then you lack individuality.
Want a simpler analogy? Remember in school, how there are two kinds of good students? The studious ones and the meritorious ones? Well, Ali fits the former group. He is a good student, successful, and getting great results. But, he is just sprouting the things he mugged up from books on his answer scripts.
PS: Beg pardon for grammar mistakes. It's a long post. English isn;t my first language and tbh, I couldn't be bothered to proofread it.
Like yes it is correct but it doesn't mean much.