I have donated in the past, but then there were wild accusations, people saying it’s not needed, it’s to fund other things, and so on and so forth.
Yesterday I got the popup begging for a couple of euros, so what’s the status? Should I donate or is it a waste of time and money?
Cheers
Edit: Thanks for all the insightful posts! I’m jobless at the moment so just ten bucks this time:
It’s good to see Fediverse people actually supporting paying for something. Sometimes I think they want everything for free.
I don’t think people here mind paying for stuff I think it’s more that enshittification and subscription based business models should not be supported.
Exactly. We don’t just flatly refuse to spend money on anything. We expect a certain level of service and value for money. Wikipedia, though not perfect, is probably one of the most useful tools on the internet.
There are multiple factions. Some of us are happy to pay the people who produce the stuff we enjoy.
It’s not that I want everything for free, it’s that I want money to no longer be a factor in life. Like in The Orville.
(Star Trek too, I assume, but I’m not a Trekkie so I can’t confirm whether or not money exists in that universe.)