11 - Donations, A Deep, Personal Belief
i want donations because i want my wealth to be a reflection of the value of my work, not how well i can trick people into perceiving the value of my work. i want all of my work available, whether people pay for it or not, because only having access to all of it can they decide how valuable it is to them keeping any aside, only available to those who pay for it (either one time, or as a subscription) to me feels as if the money isn't truly earned. the model feels based off of perceived worth, not true worth. someone can spend the money, then not feel they got, or are getting, what they're paying for it. i want people who give me money for my work to always feel as if they are paying what they can afford and what they want to pay. if my work has been immeasurably valuable to them, but they don't have money right yet - i want them to still have access to it. even if they never pay me and they make millions thanks to what they learned from me. i still want them to have it, b...