wankgate | 251: back in my day wank meant something

251: back in my day wank meant something

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a lot of people in this community live privileged lives or come from privileged backgrounds. it shows in the way they prioritize their spending and the way they expect others to do the same no matter what the state of finances.

the sheer amount of financial exploitation that gets a pass or is actively encouraged in this community is mindboggling, too.

how is this a problem, though?

like, if someone's got the money to drop on icons, good for them! spending money on hobbies is absolutely, one-hundred-per-fucking-cent normal for people who have even a tiny amount of disposable income, and paying for icons is one of the better ways to do it. it involves either or both of paying dw itself for icon space, which is good because dw is one of the precious few sites on the internet that isn't fucking blanketed in shitty ads, and paying icon makers directly, which puts every cent over and above any payment processing fees directly into the hands of the person making the icons.

how is this something worse than the money people spend on literally any other hobby in existence? whether it's crafting materials, endless books, art supplies, snooty craft beers, what have you.

because spending money on hobbies is bad and you should feel bad as a person for it, anon

you've gotta spend money only on the moral plights of the world (as personally approved by ayrt ofc)

remember: every dollar you spend on your own comfort and pleasure is a meal you're taking out of the mouth of a starving brown child!

yeah it's super privileged to suggest anons might try to pay *checks rpanons for icon commission posts* 10 to 30 cents an icon on average

btw anon aren't they gonna kick you out of the mcdonald's soon, i know the wifi is free but you're really supposed to grab some fries or something while you're there

can you expand on "financial exploitation" that sounds way more interesting than chiding randos for throwing ten bucks to an acquaintance for icons

lbr they're probably just using the most dramatic term they can think of for ebeggars

it's ebeggars

again

please this is all i have to grasp onto in this thread

tbqh it's a pretty gross misuse of your internet connection to be wasting it posting drivel on wankgate? internet costs money? so shouldn't you be using it to better yourself with productive online resources instead of wasting precious time?

some people in the world don't have internet right now? talk about gross misuse of your privilege?

it's like 10 cents an icon, not counting the average 15 icons you can request for free

just say you're too cheap to commission icons and don't have any friends you can ask to make you any

privileged is choosing to use technology that drains 700k litres of clean water every day and not giving a shit, actually

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251: back in my day wank meant something

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