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fujiyamasan

(1,298 posts)

8. It's made mostly for grifters from what I've seen

Reply to efhmc (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:33 AM

Thursday

Don’t get me wrong, it’s useful for the family with the kid with cancer, but I’ve seen some absolutely absurd go fund me’s (one of the dumbest was a wealthy family of doctors using a go fund me after the LA fires last year).

Of course, even that doesn’t compare to murderers using it to fund their legal defense, given that will be paid for by our fucking tax dollars.