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whatnots
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users donate and report the post with the amount donated, mods note it or report it with a message indicating they donated so a mod can comment
i think this could be used for potential harm to user's aid posts. i remember c/mutual_aid users mentioning an issue of people not following through with aid after messaging for their details. what would happen if someone reports that they sent funds to a user when they actually didn't? would confirmation default to the person receiving aid?
do you think mods should keep track of amounts received via user reports after donating?
i don't think mods should but i don't have an alternative that i can think of right now to fully answer this question.
come on this sucks. who cares if they get takeout or things you specifically don't deem necessary. this is a paternalistic mindset which i feel like comes out when people donate and still view their donation as their money rather than the recipients money at that point. when it's in their account it's theirs to use as they please and they shouldn't have to feel sorry for not spending it as you would've.
also if i was surviving day to day i think it would be extremely fair for me to want to spend some money to just enjoy things, just as i think it would be fair for you to do the same.
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