This December I donated to the WWF, to SomaFM, my favourite (listener supported) radio station, today I gave some money to Wikimedia Foundation…
That’s just.. I don’t know, probably because I life exactly like that.. I pay for what I think deserves to be paid money to. And I refuse to pay for things which I would not miss if they were not there anymore, tomorrow.
Something good, something that works without gouvernemental control, without economic pressure.. free stuff!

It’s amazing how many things are out there that are entirely free.. and not “free of cost” – free of any intellectual property, free of charge, free like freedom.

the list is long.. The Wikipedia, my favourite music stations on the web, Linux..
If more people start thinking out of the box, look away from mass consumption and entertainment, TV and cheap music.. maybe we have a chance to turn this mess into something that can be called “civilization” again.

(Ok, I pay my taxes because I accept the system that we have as it is.. all the alternatives are worse, to be honest :P )

The Wikimedia foundation managed to raise 730000 Dollars of foundations in mere weeks.. all individual donations by… people. People that want to help sharing the knowledge of the world.. for free! Move your ass and give money to them. One beer less next weekend or buy less firecrackers for new year and help the knowledge of the world to remain freely accessible for everyone.

God, how I love to see that I am not alone with my terribly naive optimism. ;)

Sometimes I just love to be a part of this crazy world.