I have really mixed feelings on crowdfunding. I think it's a great resource for someone that's fallen on hard times i.e. death of a loved one, illness of themselves, a loved one or a pet, loss of property to natural disaster, or even someone leaving a domestic abuse situation as a way to help pay for necessities. I can even see the use outside of necessities such as instead of having a donation jar at a wedding for a honeymoon fund, setting up an online donation instead. That being said I see far, far too many gofundme's created for wants like a broken xbox, a new car, new phone etc. Personally I think it's tacky to ask people to give you money for something you don't need, and I would not donate to someone asking for money to buy a snake no matter what their reasoning. But the glory of crowdfunding is that I don't have to donate to anyone's fund, and everyone is free to ask for whatever they choose to.
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