Originally Posted by
bikemig
lol, it doesn't make me mad. I just can't figure out why you get bothered by what people do with their money. You still haven't even tried to answer that question. Your previous response--that someone willing to give up $10 to Rivendell should be willing to give you $50k--is a way of making fun of those people but it is unresponsive to my question.
Why is this any different than people putting up money for causes they believe in? That's obviously why people are putting up $10 here.
Its not making fun at all. Say you gave me 50K. I invest it - or gamble it, whatever - and get $150k in 3 years. Then I return your 50K. You've made zero money, in fact lost money, while I've made $100k. That to me is a little ingracious. You are losing money here because during that three years, with a 3% inflation, your $50k you gave me is now 48k...
Other companies that have done similar things - eg Outlier's "upfront" campaign - at least gave a future discount on a product. So. I gave them $200. I "received" $220 back (in credit after a certain date). That makes much more sense to me.
Also, how is different from donation? Thats obvious. Those are companies whose "product" is activism; you're paying for their staff and their advocacy and transportation and whatever, transparently.