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GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors. Especially the Wealthy Ones. Campaigns on the crowdfunding site raised more money for wildfire survivors with high incomes than for those who need help most (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The issue isn’t that rich donaters have more money to spare.

Its that richer people are able to leverage their social status to gain 28% more donations.

You’ve framed this rather dishonestly imo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not being dishonest. Just questioning the value of the information. Of course rich people are more likely to leverage a social network that contains other rich people?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Good, so now that we’ve studied it we can know for sure this is the case and not just a “well it sounds right”.

And before this study, how many people even thought this was the case? Sure in hindsight it checks out.