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.
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.)
There are multiple factions. Some of us are happy to pay the people who produce the stuff we enjoy.