Thanx :]
And no, I think this is a good thread, since, like I said, I had the same thought often - that if there's an internet site deserving in donations, it is Wikipedia, and I've often felt like a vulture when they are asking for even small coin, and I click it away and continue my search
Just yesterday a fb-buddy asked openly on his page, for any donation to help him get back home, after having been dumped during an abroad visit (jeez... ), he assured everyone humble he would pay them back, he just didn't feel like staying stranded on a foreign continent
and again, a type of moment where I would gladly have scrificed a bit of funds IF I had any
As well as two-three weeks ago, a Red Cross person stopped me, to ask me what I knew about the Red Cross. Oh, I know! I know some shit. I'm aspie. I know! Impressed her to bits - and then came the big question, how much can I donate on a monthy basis? I hate that moment... especially cus of this public idea that nobody in Norway has little money. You ask them again, and they'll go "well, sure, SOME people are poor. I've read about it in the newspapers." and they imagine Norwegian poor people like some sort of chupacabra, a being that can only be spotted when the moon is up, or something. I bet even Sweden has a more realistic view on that.
Just some weeks before that again, I had to
explain myself, like, the Red Cross lady accpted the fact that a guy stuck in a red-tape disability loop ain't gonna afford donating his money away, but a guy before that didn't accept that so easily, and wanted me to explain to him how come I don't have enough money. Basically, the idea of a broke Norwegian was new to him, it baffled him, and he wanted me to convince him.
My main thougth is - I hope someone else donates plenty!
