<p>to those grousing about Campaign contributions vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> </p><p>a lot of y'all are taking the wrong lesson out of what we are witnessing with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonForHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastodonForHarris</span></a> </p><p>let's take away the obvious elections hype and enthusiasm. what are we left with? </p><p>we have one person managing the effort of fundraising for ONE issue thru a platform that provides very little friction to do so. and that person is vetted and trusted by the community. that's why it scales. that's why the pot keeps growing.</p><p>๐งต</p>