If every octodon user donated $1/mo to @CobaltVelvet, our instance mommy would make +$121,000/yr and her taxes alone would buy school lunches for a gazillion kids and paint 10 miles of bike lanes. Support society, make @CobaltVelvet rich.
@susannah @CobaltVelvet Except at $1/month the payment processor takes about 40% of that :(
@Canageek @CobaltVelvet OK ONLY 5 MILES OF BIKE LANES.
Seriously though, that is shitty. I think it works better with Liberapay since you transfer bulk amounts in and then it gets disbursed weekly or monthly.
@susannah @CobaltVelvet That would help, I've not used it.
@Canageek @CobaltVelvet I like it! I had a little trouble because for some reason my (Canadian) credit cards won't let me transfer in more than a certain amount at once (maybe $50?) so I thought it was totally broken. But I really just have to top up my account more often than I'd like.
@susannah @CobaltVelvet I mean, within Canada I can send money bank to bank for free, no idea why that isn't a thing in the US
@Canageek @CobaltVelvet I think if you have a European bank you can do that with Liberapay, but not Canadian afaik
@susannah @CobaltVelvet I mean, if you have this in Canada you don't need Librepay, you can just set up a reoccuring payment like you would to pay a bill
@Canageek @CobaltVelvet Oh, I guess that's true! Though I bet it doesn't work for the tiny amounts I often donate! There are a bunch of projects I donate like $1/week too and others I do a "symbolic" amount of just a few cents.
@susannah @CobaltVelvet No idea, I've never tried to send a tiny amount like that. It might be fine, since you are paying for it through your bank fees. But you could probably set it to do $6 twice a year if it didn't.