the problem is that you're a pain in the ass asking for money here in the Fediverse!
This is a nonprofit organization based on volunteers, and for many, it's a safe haven from the terrible things happening in the world.
We don't deserve to be bombarded by thousands of tragic requests for help that we can't directly verify and that prey on our pity, or worse, our guilt.
Sending private messages is harassment. Sending private messages asking for money is even more odious, because we know that sooner or later, someone vulnerable will donate.
Here in the Fediverse, we have a duty to defend our users' "right to levity," we have a duty to help each other prevent the Fediverse from turning into a street full of beggars, and we have a duty to report to our administrators anyone who contacts us privately asking for money.
Fabio Manganiello (npub1xw9…75ln) Aral Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl)
Al Kath
npub1ym…2a9u3
2026-03-30 12:53:59 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…d4q2
Author Public Key
npub1ymgnv8yd09ctaclgteyp6ctzj8tjhkegnvax8jwch6cvx9j7ep8qr2a9u3Seen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-03-30 12:53:59 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "d8e7fe30912c5e7f417fae42afc1e26201503f26e81cb1251b48d0b5f9469824",
"pubkey": "26d1361c8d7970bee3e85e481d616291d72bdb289b3a63c9d8beb0c3165ec84e",
"created_at": 1774875239,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"p",
"338a4d1b5dd306c04cf4f91fc5dd5067db34d730d9a746e615fac356921a52b7"
],
[
"p",
"0bcb4fea58ca0749444278a4850b964fba08d7aee656cb583838bc703bec7759"
],
[
"p",
"9e9566e300ffeac1122e325692d2b1b1926f84a2707645acf082a3c5eea61ae4"
],
[
"e",
"fb61885b08c7270acfdf890916ae51438530eb537bd7b28e1fa68654f750fce4",
"",
"root",
"9e9566e300ffeac1122e325692d2b1b1926f84a2707645acf082a3c5eea61ae4"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://infosec.exchange/@kathsone/116318223701778089",
"web"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://infosec.exchange/users/kathsone/statuses/116318223701778089",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://infosec.exchange/users/kathsone/statuses/116318223701778089",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "the problem is that you're a pain in the ass asking for money here in the Fediverse!\nThis is a nonprofit organization based on volunteers, and for many, it's a safe haven from the terrible things happening in the world.\n\nWe don't deserve to be bombarded by thousands of tragic requests for help that we can't directly verify and that prey on our pity, or worse, our guilt.\nSending private messages is harassment. Sending private messages asking for money is even more odious, because we know that sooner or later, someone vulnerable will donate.\nHere in the Fediverse, we have a duty to defend our users' \"right to levity,\" we have a duty to help each other prevent the Fediverse from turning into a street full of beggars, and we have a duty to report to our administrators anyone who contacts us privately asking for money.\n\nnostr:npub1xw9y6x6a6vrvqn85ly0uth2svldnf4esmxn5des4ltp4dys622msjg75ln nostr:npub1p095l6jcegr5j3zz0zjg2zukf7aq34awuetvkkpc8z78qwlvwavs5hm5vl",
"sig": "dcdc805471ddcf6de51b88119e0271dc3b22869f18cec62edc6168cda0d3aaedcba79e353a4d20459ef3b35e828fed8412bed1909609c647bd1f93f67f139a9a"
}