#ive thrown plenty of money towards these campaigns in the past- but im done

[summerlycoris]

No actually im gonna go more into depth about why i dont like the donation asks because its been irritating me and also rent lowering gunshots.

The guilttripping about donations compaigns stalling- "they havent received a donation in three hours"- is something I'm seeing more and more. "Don't just reblog- donate!" Is something I'm seeing more and more.

All while the amount of people asking for donations is only increasing.

Its like. A lesson that triple a studios havent learnt about live services but applied to something far more meaningful than videk games- people have limited income. We don't have endless money. (Or time, for live services) generally there's only so much anyone can do. My day will always be 24 hours long and my paycheck will be the same each fortnight, unless I'm sick then I get way less.

And the people reblogging the fundrasing posts? From what I've seen in my circles?

They're teens. Some of them are still in high school. Theyre optimistic- they want to change the world! That's what's great about them- but they dont have money. Because theyre young and in school. If they don't have a part time job, they probably dont even have a debit card. They can't donate unless they beg their parents to donate using their cards. If theyre in collage and dont have a job, they're living on thejr parents dime and probably dont have much disposable income either. They may even have to run purchases by their parents.

And their parents are (hopefully) seeing the same red flags I've been seeing.

In the past- there was that understanding. People are young. Theyre teens or in collage or just not fucking wealthy. This site is kind of like twitch- the same $5 passed around in a circle, trying to help people when you need help yourself.

So nobody would guilt you for signal boosting donations posts. Hell- they'd ask you to signal boost if you couldnt donate.

And now? Well its like I said- an extinction burst. Older people with more money are seeing the red flags and avoiding these posts> so the only people engaging are young. But they cant donate> so the donations arent coming in as fast anymore> so the posts and asks get more guilttrippy. For something the teens can't even help.

Its just mean. To target them. To try and scam teenagers and then make them feel bad for not being able to give you their nonexistent money.

Like. Thats what grinds my gears. Its not even mean with a PURPOSE- a guilty teen isnt going to make money appear into your bank account out of nowhere. Guilting adults at least- that sucks. Elders get scammed out of their life savings every fucking day. But we can at least do something to appease that guilt. Whether falling for it or donating elsewhere. We've got options. And we have (hopefully) the life experience to know that a grifter guilting you isnt the end of the world. You're not actually a bad person for not wanting to be a mark.

Its. Honestly its predatory to target teenagers for these posts. Not sexually, thank god, but financially.

Thats why i turned off asks, and why i havent been engaging with these posts. Reblogging these posts just means I'M standing by and letting it happen. Im allowing them to be taken advantage of if I let these posts slide.

I could donate to these bots. And ease my conscious. It wouldnt put me in debt. I feel bad when i see someone begging for their family and scroll past. But I need to look out for people around me, too.