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Do you donate to Wikipedia? Why or why not? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bc3114@lemmy.ml 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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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to give $39 every few months, but like Solomon, it became too bendable by higher powers, something I mean generally and in more ways than one, so I now advocate it just adopt ads or something.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they adopt ads, it'll not be long before the articles themselves are influenced by who their advertisers are. Can't offend Advertiser A, so let's just delete that line in the article about them.

I think it's important that it remains ad free.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That brings me to the issue I was referring to though. It's already influenced. The advertising catch-22 isn't the only way to fall into this trap.