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Do you donate to Wikipedia? Why or why not? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Every so often I give a few bucks(far less than the worth of knowledge I got from it)

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

I’ve donated while living below the poverty line. And it made me feel pretty good, as a matter of fact. I funded the development of four organic gardens in central america, and I helped support Doctors Without Borders missions all over the globe. Felt damn good to know I could still help others way further below the poverty line than me.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    How did you do that and, you know, still afford basic necessities? I already lean on donations from others to survive. Or was that your situation too, you just "re-donated" a bit.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I was not in the extremely unlikely scenario where the basic necessities cost exactly as much as my income.

    A person is either ahead or behind. The probability their income and their expenses actually match, down to the last dollar, is vanishingly small.

    Whenever you find in your life that you have no options, you can be sure you are hallucinating that state of affairs.

    Read Elie Wiesel’s Night for an exploration of just how deep freedom goes.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Do you want a pat on the back?

    Edit: also fuck off. How about you donate to Canada plus while you're at it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I don’t need a pat on the back because I have other far more valuable forms of satisfaction in my life, which I can provide myself.

    Pats on the back are for adult children who think all the good in life comes from others’ recognition.

    If you really want to make me feel grand, you could say something like “You know what? I’ll try donating $5 despite being poor, and I’ll let you know how it goes”.

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