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I just don't see how anyone is going to get a sustainable, recurring income out of Gittip. But give it a shot I guess.

• aaron-lebo 14y ago
  That's another issue I see with the project. Since these are recurring donations, you can never really count on them. I suppose you can't "count" on keeping a job either, but if you are expecting $60,000 a year to keep your lifestyle up and someone drops out donating for whatever reason, you are in trouble. You can't depend on it the way you would job or an up-front donation. I'm sounding too critical. I really do like what is being attempted here, there just are hard barriers.
  • JoshTriplett 14y ago
    gittip has an upper limit on the number of tips from any one source to any one person, specifically to avoid the issue you mention. Reaching $60000/year in tips would require at least 50 very generous tippers, or more likely several hundred modest tippers; thus, a few people dropping out would not have such a drastic impact.
  • dinkumthinkum 14y ago
    Not too critical and there is a world of difference between hope Joe Benefactor keeps shelling out his $100 a week (and then depending on 20 of them) and having pay check like the rest of the world.