Thoughts on online crowdfunding
 

When people make gofundme pages, or the equivalent, to ask people to donate because they are unable to afford something.

Now I'm not talking about it being used to fundraise for events for charities (that's a different matter)

I'm talking about grown people asking strangers for money

Maybe they're ill, or a family member is ill, and needs a medical device

Maybe they've been made homeless and are looking for a way out

Maybe they just want a new laptop and can't afford one

Do you think this is begging and shouldn't be allowed, or do you think that if you have the support then why not?

Get a job in some circumstances ('I need a car!' etc) but if it's because it's a family member is ill or something it's probably a last desperate resort and they should appeal for help from fellow people with good hearts!

Can't say it particularly bothers me, if it's not a worthy cause then it can easily be ignored.:shrug:

Well it's up to people to donate or not really isn't it? I have done but only for charity or expensive medical care that people might need to go abroad for or whatever

For charitable reasons or in the cases of disabled people or less well off people needing equipment/treatment that government won't support I am completely behind.

Random people wanting money to buy luxuries, however, I look down on.

I never seen any online do you look for them or get email

I think it's always acceptable. Sure, there are many causes without question more worthy than others, but if people are willing to give other's their money, why should I care? Someone I know from school started a gofundme page a month or so back to try and raise money to move to the US so he can live with (and marry) his fiancé (whom he went and proposed to on their first time of meeting only recently). I laughed when I read it but thought 'good luck to ya', he'd raised about £20 but if people are willing to part with their money for things like that then that's on them.

It's similar to those women (and some men no doubt) who have Amazon wishlists and strangers over the internet will buy items for them. I even stumbled across some Twitter accounts a few months ago where there were women who encouraged these #CashPointMeets or some ****, basically they'd arrange to meet a random man, demand they withdraw several hundred pounds, and then send him on his way before boasting about #fleecing and #rinsing him and how he'll never be able to have them, but the humiliation is sexually gratifying for these men. I find it bizarre but hey, who am I to judge? It's your money fam

if people are willing to give you money for whatever your cause then go ahead, ask for it

Only ones I find quite disgusting are the youtubers who get their followers to buy them gifts or donate money to them just to gain access to a 10 minute chat with them.

Generally though it doesn't bother me though.

I think for charity or medical reasons is great.

People just wanting money for gifts etc is a bit weird unless there's a justified reason for it.

Charity, medical reasons and so on is fine.

Asking for cash to buy a new iPhone is embarrassing IMO

I genuinely have never come across one. This type of thing is fine if it is properly investigated and authorised otherwise giving money is about as useless as giving to a homeless in a city - you have no idea if the person is genuine or where and what the money will be used for.

i find it coming across as begging, but if it is a last resort, well i'd say it will be okay to do

Some people have no shame.

I mean like it’s not directly begging and it can be used for good purposes, if someone decides to donate for a trivial matter then it’s more fool them

It’s youtube, demonetisation is ****ing over loads of them so if fans want to support them on patreon etc to fund more videos (bc it isn’t free) then there’s literally nothing wrong with that and having a perk like a ten minute chat is better than nothing, quite often they get to see exclusive vids and stuff , if they’re happy with that why is it disgusting?

I think it was sort of originally intended to be a simplification of "sponsorship" and you'd just do it for people you know, e.g. Fundraising to go out somewhere doing official charity work, etc.

When it's for random strangers I'm always a bit more skeptical; hard to know who is and isn't genuine.