Is it just me or is Wikipedia lately sounding more and more desperate? What are the reasons? - Are the server costs ballooning? - Are the middle managers / bu

Is it just me or is Wikipedia lately sounding more and more desperate? What are the reasons? - Are the server costs ballooning? - Are the middle managers / bureaucracy increasing in numbers? - If not these, what else? They are also employing annoyance tactics and dark patterns to coerce you into donating. I suppose it's extremely easy for one to believe various yes-men that your organization needs more people -- from one point of growth and on. But the pertinent question remains: why does a non-profit need to grow?