Luckily, they don’t own any of Wikipedia’s content, and it’s all downloadable at anytime by anyone wanting to create a mirror.

I’m having a really hard time donating to wikipedia now that I’ve learned they are actually doing pretty well and don’t need donations as urgently as their invasive banners say.

Now, of course their main revenue stream is donations (not only, I don’t have the numbers but they sell commercial access to big tech through a for-profit company, Wikimedia Enterprise). But the whole guilt tripping strategy they’ve been using for a decade without actually needing it is disgusting.

I strongly recommend watching this 10min, sourced video on the topic from fern.

I’d rather donate to non profits that actually need it and yet don’t resort to these emotionally manipulating campaigns.

Well, it’s not like there was a donation campaign to finance the war in Ukraine.

A country’s budget is complex and compromises have to be made. You have to deal with more than one issue. The security of Europe is important as well as the purchasing power of nationals.

Connection?

It’s very, very, very likely to take into accounts a bunch of data bought from all the wonderful companies that track all your habits, especially purchasing habits.

If you crave that abortion pill again, you’ll know.

Because then it is not regulated. Meaning you’ll have scammers selling fake abortion pills, which will do nothing. Or even worse, pills with something else that could get you addicted.

People are assholes, especially in a capitalist system. Regulation is necessary here.

“If you disagree, you’re just unable to cope with reality”

Opinion discarded automatically!

That’s the fucked up thing about HOAs. Their rules are legally enforceable, as long as the rules themselves are legal to impose. Just like any other contract. It’s a fucked up system.

Every western government is scared of opposing Israel since WW2. It’s absurd.