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[–] Moc@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why not go the way of Wikipedia and ask for donations? Hell even early Reddit gold awards were good.

[–] regular_human@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Users are cheapskates pretty often

[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have you seen how much more desperate Wikipedia gets every time they need to beg for donations?

[–] WIPocket@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They dont degrade the service until you pay. They dont lock features behind a paywall, they dont have ads. They beg you to pay, they dont extort you. Why does it matter that they seem desperate?

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

That's marketing BS. Wikipedia is very well funded and in fact they consistently blow way past their fundraising goals