> People want to donate to fund the thing they actually use, not a bunch of other arbitrary projects they don’t care about. I see this argument often associate

> People want to donate to fund the thing they actually use, not a bunch of other arbitrary projects they don’t care about. I see this argument often associated with Mozilla as well and I cannot put into words just how much I disagree. They've both made a product that's immensely useful to me, to the point where I don't even second guess donating to these projects on a semi-regular basis (like once or twice a year, usually in the range of $50-$100 per donation, equivalent to what I pay to certain services for a yearly subscription). What they do with that money is completely not my concern. I've donated money, it's up to them to decide what to do with it. I trust them to make that decision because they've already made a product that I rely on quite frequently. I couldn't care less if they use it to support an existing successful product (Wikipedia or Firefox), throw it into some other fringe thing that has a tiny chance of turning into another immensely useful product to me, fund advocacy projects, fellowships, CEO salaries... it doesn't matter. I trust the team behind it so I throw money at it.