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Should Lemmy stop accepting crypto"currencies" as donations? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 day ago by arsCynic@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Pump-and-dump schemes, fraud, ransomware, multi-level marketing, spam, incentivizing selfishness, greed, and general unethical behaviour, buying elections, quasi Nazis creating their own coins, et cetera. In my opinion, over the years the evidence has piled up tall enough to show that crypto"currencies" are an overal detriment to society.

It therefore surprised me to discover that behind the β™‘ donation button on top of most Lemmy instances except for Beehaw, there is an option to donate "crypto". This sets a bad example. Thoughts?

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I use monero, and I donate to projects in monero.

I don't want to start a relationship with those I donate to, I want to drop money in the pot and walk away. I don't want followup emails, I don't want to be on a donor list, I don't want call to action phone calls.

Every other form of transaction starts a permanent relationship. I don't like that

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Huh? Since when does donating with a cc start a relationship? Just don’t sign up for emails

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

donate.wikimedia.org as an example, requires a email address, and their policy is

We do not sell or trade your information to anyone. By donating, you agree to share your personal information with the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and its service providers pursuant to our donor policy. Wikimedia Foundation and its service providers are located in the United States and in other countries whose privacy laws may not be equivalent to your own. For more information please read our donor policy.

they keep all of the personal info, so yes, it very much starts a relationship with them.

In order to donate with traditional systems, you have to dox yourself

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t you just lie on the info?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

i could also just donate with crypto and not have the banks, the credit card system involved at all.

Look at how simple the GOS donation page is: https://grapheneos.org/donate

Send money, done.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

How do you buy the crypto?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks! Seems that would be done with a card though? So seems the problem still exists somewhat

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 20 hours ago

it doesn't have to be a card. it's up to you, but even if it is....

Going to the ATM to get cash, then spending that cash on a donation box doesn't create a relationship with the donation box.