tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71018011380108521172024-03-13T06:03:58.726-07:00Greta thanks her followers, maybe.UnbelieveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578229849309113862noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101801138010852117.post-29303964260530619192013-01-10T13:27:00.004-08:002013-01-14T06:33:01.389-08:00Greta Thanks Her Readers For Their Generosity<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The dates
listed on this timeline are as accurate as the publications on Greta Christina’s
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<b><a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/18/bad-news-good-news-and-asking-for-help/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="line-height: 115%;">October18th 2012</span></u></span></span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta Christina
(GC) was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and subsequently informed her online
community. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">GC put out a
heartfelt plea for donations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“The bad
news again, and the part where I’m going to ask for help: This situation is
going to seriously interfere with my ability to work for a little while. I’m
going to be weak and doped up on pain meds for at least a couple of weeks after
the surgery — possibly longer — and travel will be inadvisable for <b>six weeks</b> after the surgery. And all
that’s assuming the best-case scenario of “no chemo or radiation”… which,
again, is the most likely scenario, but not the only one.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“<u>Speaking
gigs are a significant part of my income</u>, both for the honoraria and the
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">“If I could not worry about money for
the weeks while I’m recovering, it would take a big, big load off my mind. So
I’m swallowing my pride, and am doing a fundraiser/ pledge drive.” </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The <b>[bold]</b> statement above is in essence,
the plea to the community for cash/donations to alleviate her worries related
to financial commitments during her recovery time.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">As I understand
it, this is the nature of the cause. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta in no
way, shape or form worded her appeal to the community for funds to be sent as
gifts for the sake of “Gifting” a sum of money. That would be outright begging
IMO, and would be viewed as such. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta has “donate”
and “subscribe” buttons as a permanent fixture on the side bar of her blog
page/s. This is clearly understood by the reader as a suggestion by the author
to donate or subscribe to her blog if the audience sees some value in her
writings. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">You will
also notice two more buttons located on
the sidebar of each page directing the reader to make either a donation or
recurring subscription payments to” Free Thought Blogs” if they so wish.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This
particular blog has an additional two buttons embedded at the bottom of the
post, which can be generally assumed to be a utility provided by the author to
allow her readers/donators to make
donations or subscription payments in relation to her panhandling. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The donation
drive commenced October 18<sup>th</sup> 2012 9:47am.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/19/wow-wow-wow-and-thanks/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="line-height: 115%;">October19th 2012</span></u></span></span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta
Christina posted a new blog entry aptly titled: “Wow, wow, wow, – and thanks”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta
expressed her gratitude to her readership for which she described as “a
thumping success.”</span></span></span></div>
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wrote:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <i>“It has
exceeded all my expectations<b>. I will be
able to comfortably cover my mortgage and other expenses for a few months</b>,
while I recover my health and get my writing and speaking career revved up
again afterwards. No further donations or spreading of the word are necessary:
I’ve actually gotten</i> <b>somewhat</b> [<i>definition: </i>adverb- To a moderate extent
or by a moderate amount] <i>more than I
really need, and I’m seriously contemplating donating the overflow — probably
to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society <a href="http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/LLS-lightthenight" target="_blank">Light
the Night Walk</a> via the Foundation Beyond Belief, and/or to <a href="http://www.campquest.org/" target="_blank">Camp Quest</a>. (I feel okay
about asking my readers for financial help, but I feel weird taking more than I
really need.)”</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This
concluded the charity drive. (Ending at approximately 2:42pm, October 19<sup>th</sup>
2012, based on the time of first comment posted thereafter)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Upon reading
this post^ I noticed some inconsistencies relating to the original request for
donations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">GC
explicitly states in her pre-donation post dated December 18<sup>th</sup> 2012,
she is in need of donations to cover expenses for the <b>weeks</b> whilst recovering.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">At the
conclusion of the charity drive Greta states clearly that she intends to use
the donations to cover mortgage and other expenses for a few <b>months</b>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This has
since been trumped with a new statement published January 6<sup>th</sup> 2013.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">“I spent the overwhelming majority of
the donations from that fundraiser paying my mortgage <b>several </b>months in advance.”</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This
statement implies the recipient has received donations which exceeded the
target. (overflow)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta
Christina made a call to end the fundraiser just 29 hours after its
commencement. The recipient then directs any further donations to be forwarded
directly to <i>the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society <a href="http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/LLS-lightthenight" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: normal;">Light the Night Walk</span></a>
via the Foundation Beyond Belief, or to <a href="http://www.campquest.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: normal;">Camp
Quest</span></a></i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. GC however, merely contemplates, albeit seriously, donating the
overflow- “probably” to the above mentioned charity organisations. </span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/11/04/want-to-help-me-help-skepticon/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><u><span style="font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">November 4<sup>th</sup> 2012</span></u></b></i></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greta publishes a post asking her
followers to once again contribute to another cause. Skepticon, an event on the
atheist/sceptical calendar were experiencing financial difficulty due to low
funding.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This conference is listed on
Greta’s calendar, as she is a nominated speaker for the event. </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">“</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;">I was supposed to speak at <a href="http://www.skepticon.org/" target="_blank">Skepticon 5</a>. My cancer
surgery threw a monkey wrench into that plan, although we’re hoping that I’m
well enough by November 9 to get me Skyped in.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Further:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Now, as
many of my readers know, I recently did a <a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/18/bad-news-good-news-and-asking-for-help/" target="_blank">fundraiser</a> here on this blog, to help cover my expenses
while I recover from cancer surgery. As readers also may know, I <a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/19/wow-wow-wow-and-thanks/" target="_blank">stopped that fundraiser</a> about a day after it started, even
though word about the fundraiser was still being spread and donations were
still coming in, since I’d already raised all the money I needed <b>and then some</b>.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">At this
point in time GC seems to be relying on the donations received (for living
expenses) but sets an example for her followers by stating “Ingrid and I just
donated $100.00 to keep Skepticon going. <a href="http://www.skepticon.org/2012/11/03/halp/" target="_blank">Please chip in
what you can</a>. Thanks.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This may
simply be Greta’s preferred choice of charities for at least part of her
overflow contribution. There is yet to be any publication by GC, or the
interwebz, or any single charity organization expressing thanks for receipt for
any other (overflow) donations.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/12/21/fashion-friday-transformation/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%;">December 21<sup>st</sup> 2012</span></u></b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta has
now returned to work in some capacity and creates a blog </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">“It’s a Friday evening, and there’s a
party Ingrid and I said we’d go to. It’s a Friday evening, which all too often
means Ingrid and I are exhausted by our work weeks.”</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This
statement suggests Greta has resumed work duties.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Further:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">“I’m at a conference. Or rather, I’m
in a hotel room at some un-fucking-godly hour in the morning, getting ready for
a conference. I am not by any stretch of the imagination a morning person, and
I am fighting the urge to say “Fuck it,” to return to the big comfy hotel bed
and sleep for six more hours, to stay in the big bed all day watching TV and
masturbating and ordering room service. But I remember, vaguely and distantly
through my groggy haze, that I actually do like this work, that I am wildly
fortunate to be able to do this work, that once I’m at the conference I will
want to be there doing this work. Also,<b>
I remember that the conference organizers are paying me to be there, and if I
don’t show up they’ll want their money back</b>.”</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It’s now
just under two months after surgery and GC is attending a conference and
participating in paid speaking engagements.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/01/04/fashion-friday-dressy-comfortable-shoes/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%;">January 4<sup>th</sup> 2013</span></u></b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Greta often blogs about current fashion, and
in her latest installment was discussing dressy, comfortable shoes. Several
references were made to a pair of upmarket shoes designed and manufactured by
John Fluevog. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It seems
that Greta’s blog has now been edited and the cost and purchase of these shoes
at $200+ is now edited out of the blog post.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A portion of
the online community expressed outrage over the purchase of said shoes,
claiming the panhandle recipient is spending charitable donations earmarked for
essential living expenses on luxuries.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This
behaviour initiated discourse on the blogosphere from both sides of the camp.
Those in support of Greta, and those with opposing views.</span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The three
main topics of discussion are as follows:</span></span></span></u></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Is the purchase of upmarket shoes a
necessity or a frivolous luxury afforded by donations pledged?</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Did the panhandling recipient take
advantage of the overflow of charitable donations and prepay months of living
expenses, as opposed to weeks, as was stated in the first post?</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Has the recipient followed the
direction she gave her readers and pledged her overflow of funds to a
worthwhile charity organization?</span></span></span></li>
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<a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/01/06/the-absurd-manufactured-shoe-controversy-a-brief-response/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%;">January 6<sup>th</sup> 2013</span></u></b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">There seems
to be some discussion on the blogosphere defending Greta’s receipt of some
monies as “gifts”.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">GC attempts
to defend her use of funds by changing her mission statement to this:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">“I spent the overwhelming majority of
the donations from that fundraiser paying my mortgage <b>several</b> months in advance”</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>“several” </b><i>definition </i>[adjective- more than a <b>few</b>, an indefinite small number]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>“few”</b> <i>definition </i>[adjective- not many but more
than one. Two or more]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Realising the true
definition of Greta’s post-donation statement it can be assumed the donations GC
received, adequately covered the costing for living expenses and mortgage
payments, not only for a number of weeks as first published in her campaign,
but now carries her expenses for several months. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greta’s
followers made several claims of explicitly stating that their donation is/was
intended as a gift, therefore can be spent on items other than those expressed
in the charity drive. This conversation did not start until her panhandling
exercise concluded, and only by a handful of commenters on her blog.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Over 170
commenters responded to Greta’s plea and expressed their support, both
emotional and monetary. I was unable to
find a single entry in the comment section specifically stating the pledged
contribution can be used for something other than what was described as “living
expenses”.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Greta’s
followers challenged the idea of unethical use of the proceeds and made several
claims, whilst pointing to comments (post charity drive) approving of her use
of the funds by any means she sees fit, which includes luxuries.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Several
supportive commenters who did NOT contribute to the fundraising expressly
advised Greta to either “spend on whatever she likes”, or “Keep the overflow
for herself”.</span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">9
commenters approving the “keep the overflow cash” idea, by self admission, did
not donate.</span></span></span></li>
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">11
commenters approving the “keep the overflow cash” idea, made no admissions to
donating.</span></span></span></li>
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">4
commenters approving the “keep the overflow cash” idea, actually made a
contribution, although, one contributor, by admission, only donated pennies.</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Finally, if Greta was serious
about ceasing the influx of “Donations”, she’d remove the “Donate” and “Subscription”
buttons located beneath her heart felt plea. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">At the time of writing this article,
no such attempts were made to cease receiving <b>“</b></span></i><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> it would take a big, big load off my
mind” </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">donations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It’s been
stated several times throughout this article that the fundraising target has
been reached and no further assistance is needed. The donation drive has
ceased. An overwhelming amount of money raised. An overflow of donations may or
may not be pledged to a worthy charity organization, based on an ambiguous
statement made by GC<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Pushing the
goal posts.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Appeal to
pity.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Luxury
items.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Dishonest
defense by commenters.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Nil pledge
of the overflow.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Double
income.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Challenged ethics.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">NO THANK
YOU.</span></span></span><br />
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