I take advantage of some great services that rely on individuals’ donations. A lot of people do, as well. There is no reason not to contribute to these services, and in fact, I encourage you to make a list of free services you frequently use and consider offering your support.

I’m going to single two out as I think they are excellent, and used by many people, and are in need of donations, but of course your list will vary based on which services you use.

• wikipedia: I can’t count how many times I used information on wikipedia, at school, at work, when I needed to settle a bet with my friend, when I heard something on TV that I wanted to know more about. It’s an example of how much potential there is extreme distribution of work across service users (Web 3.0 premise?)
• npr and associated member stations (I listen to WNYC): in an age where television information content has dropped to near-zero levels (and often turns into misinformation), it’s refreshing to see that high-quality journalism still exists… and is free

  As an aside, interesting references: wikipedia on npr and npr on wikipedia.

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