Your anecdotal evidence is certainly stark compared to TPB. It just seems bewildering the largest website in the field has such limited donations. They have had

Your anecdotal evidence is certainly stark compared to TPB. It just seems bewildering the largest website in the field has such limited donations. They have had multiple takedowns and legal issues. It just seems to me it would have had a more successful donation drive. I just don't think the whole shift of web revenue is remotely feasible for most websites. Hell, we get paywall complaining on some of the major news outlet posts on HN.