i think what starman is forgetting when he suggests that its only small amounts. but what maybe $1 today, maybe $1000 next year, and with it taking a noob miner maybe a couple of days to earn such amount of dust from a single GPU, they are reluctant to just hand it over without some idea as to the reason.

there are a few of us that don't simply hand over £$3 a month to oxfam purely on the observation of a TV advert requesting funds. we do like to research where or what the funds will be used on.

this should not be new to anyone. go to any social network and just make a comment/shoutout/post asking for a dollar in actual fiat. you will get the same responses. its not just a bitcoin thing, its a human thing. everyone wants to know a bit about other people they dont already know before handing them money.