• Bizarroland@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I just wish that Wikipedia didn’t donate the money that people donated to it to other charities.

    They recently donated a million dollars of their donations to other charitable causes and in theory I’m fine with that but in practice I feel like sort of tricked or betrayed and I just don’t like it.

    I refuse to ever donate to them again until they swear to never ever do that again.

    • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If it makes you feel any better about not donating, Wikipedia makes money hand-over-fist and absolutely does not need your donation. Their financials are public; they’ve been in the black for YEARS. They only beg for money because it works. It’s gross and exploitative.