Frustration with "Buy Me a Coffee" Prompts on the Indie Web
By
speckx
14h ago· 4 min readenOpinion
65/100
Toasty
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Reliable enough to start your morning with. Toast it again tomorrow.
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Summary
The author expresses frustration with the trend of bloggers adding "Buy me a coffee" donation prompts at the end of posts. They argue that this practice feels like yet another form of commercialization and advertising on the indie web, which was supposed to be a refuge from such things. The post critiques the constant monetization of personal content and the pressure it puts on readers.
Key quotes
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This irks me primarily because I'm so tired of rampant capitalization and constant advertisements.
That's why I'm here on the indie web, to get away from all of that, and now you are here, b
Do note that this is a slightly negative post, there is alot of negativity on the internet at the moment. Take a moment to reflect if you want to expose yourself to more negativity. There are plenty of positive posts out there aswell :)
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