My own career or financial situation also has no relevance at all to this thread (but thank you for speculating anyway,(very classy)) or the OP. I'm not taking

My own career or financial situation also has no relevance at all to this thread (but thank you for speculating anyway,(very classy)) or the OP. I'm not taking any resentment out on anyone here, or justifying anything. I'm just pointing out that some people (myself included) would probably take issue with someone setting up a fundraiser so everyone can pay for them to take a year off and "pursue their passion". There's nothing stopping the OP from saving the money himself (even if it doesnt mean working) and just doing it. I get that its completely voluntary to donate, so I'll just say I wont be donating and leave it at that, along with this discussion.