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<blockquote data-quote="1krr" data-source="post: 2746792" data-attributes="member: 750"><p>I have a couple of opinions of GFM type sites. Firstly, it's really pretty sad state of affairs that online panhandling exists and it's obviously successful or people wouldn't do it. I did read about it a little and it seems like that most "donors" are friends and family, basically people the GFM posts know. What is really really sad is that GFM keeps an 8% premium of the "donations" which means that they are carving a significant chunk of change right off the top. When you consider that most donors and "donies" know each other, it's even more pathetic because those "please pay for my *" campaigns would have been better funded by just asking the people directly. </p><p></p><p>Second to that, I feel like a lot of folks in this thread do. I took my but from living in my car outside of high school in January to the military to now what I feel like is a decent quality life. Nothing was given to me and the only thing I've ever asked for was a chance. I would much rather have knowledge than a dollar. I'm not uncharitable, I've done fundraisers for children's cancer, helped tornado victims clear debrish, etc. I just think if you can't earn it, you don't deserve it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1krr, post: 2746792, member: 750"] I have a couple of opinions of GFM type sites. Firstly, it's really pretty sad state of affairs that online panhandling exists and it's obviously successful or people wouldn't do it. I did read about it a little and it seems like that most "donors" are friends and family, basically people the GFM posts know. What is really really sad is that GFM keeps an 8% premium of the "donations" which means that they are carving a significant chunk of change right off the top. When you consider that most donors and "donies" know each other, it's even more pathetic because those "please pay for my *" campaigns would have been better funded by just asking the people directly. Second to that, I feel like a lot of folks in this thread do. I took my but from living in my car outside of high school in January to the military to now what I feel like is a decent quality life. Nothing was given to me and the only thing I've ever asked for was a chance. I would much rather have knowledge than a dollar. I'm not uncharitable, I've done fundraisers for children's cancer, helped tornado victims clear debrish, etc. I just think if you can't earn it, you don't deserve it. [/QUOTE]
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