Quote from: Dom1nic on March 26, 2025, 11:23:13 PM

Quote from: mcdouglasx on March 26, 2025, 05:11:14 PM

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However, another option would be to give up and simply delete everything, as the culture of donations has practically disappeared (99% dead), leaving only criticism alive.

Oh yes, let’s all donate to someone who’s extorting the users of his program. A donation is supposed to be voluntary support, not blackmail.
If he really wanted donations, why didn’t he make the program open source? Oh wait, he needed to add the encryption part.

When I talk about the "culture" of donations being lost, I'm obviously generalizing, and it's true. That's why we see fewer contributions over time. All the software tools designed to assist, such as wallet recovery, seed recovery, brute force tools, and this type of Bitcoin-related utilities, are practically nonexistent or outdated. A clear example is NoMachine; I don't see anyone sending him a coffee at bc1qdwnxr7s08xwelpjy3cc52rrxg63xsmagv50fa8. And while it's not mandatory, it's also not mandatory for him to meet others' personal needs—he does it because he wants to.