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[โ€“] [email protected] 68 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (15 children)

I don't anymore.

they do not need your money, and it's disingenuous of them to imply they do.

The manipulative aspect of their annual fundraisers is very unsettling.

here are some numbers from 2022:

https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-next-time-wikipedia-asks-for-a-donation-ignore-it/

they have at least 400 million in reserves now and the estimate is $10 million a year to maintain the site and pay all their employees.

their higher executives are each paid hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

they're not struggling to keep the lights on for the next half century.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah I no longer donate as well for this same reason. They are not hurting for cash

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