Just like last December some Vendors are making a bitcoin donation to a deserving charity, and I invite other Darknet users and Vendors to join us, and I'll match their donations!
The charity I selected for myself this year is BitGive, donating to support their GiveTrack platform. http://bitgivefoundation.org/
I like them because I want to know that the money I give to a charity helps those in need, and as little of it as possible is wasted on the bureaucracy or corporate overhead that will always come with maintaining a charity.
GiveTrack is a platform that has the ability to both a) track where money you donate to a charity is going, so the public can safeguard against graft and corruption in a charity, and b) enable those donations to reach people in need much faster, by leveraging blockchain transparency
I've already made a donation to BitGive of 2.05441349 BTC, blockchain proof here
(the originating BTC address is my 'charity' address and starts 1Trip1):
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512
https://blockchain.info/tx/8561a6a9f193b6eb7588d3c9ff62d3590294c736e6b44a785c071d2f5c803a56
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org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=AXMV
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
MY MATCHING PLEDGE:
I will match any donations given by the DNM community until the end of the year.
I'll also match anything given to another charity. I recommend https://proofofdonation.com/ to find charities that have a public bitcoin address.
NOTE ON WHY I'M DOING THIS:
I'd like to point out that by making this donation as TripWithScience, I can't use it as a tax write off next year (well, I guess I could still claim this and try for a $2k reduction on my taxes, but handing the IRS paperwork that links my social security number to a known drug vendor's bitcoin address is... probably not a bright idea).
So here are my reasons for being public about this donation and linking it to my Darknet Identity (in no particular order):
I want to do something that helps public perception of the darknet drug community. We're a bunch of computer nerds who like to get high sometimes but we keep crime off the streets by buying online. Doing things like this helps us argue that we're a net positive for society. Some journalist who writes an article about criminals on the darknet can link to this reddit post and say "They also do some really nice things, those guys."
I want my customers to know that a portion of their money goes to charity. (Remember those PSAs that said "If you buy drugs, you may be funding terrorists"? Having that thought in the middle of a mushroom trip... probably isn't a fun time. Knowing your money bought high quality mushrooms AND helps people in need can make for a much more pleasant trip.)
I may get caught someday. And my defense attorney can show this post to the judge and say [note: I am not a lawyer, so I'm paraphrasing] "Yeah, but check this out. He like, you know... charity and stuff. C'mon, dude, am I right?"
Happy Holidays,
Trip
Stay safe, man, you already do good for the world doing what you do. Two years ago your product was my first journey into the world of psychedelics and it's a big part of why I was able to reclaim my life from a heavy 14 year opiate addiction I'd started as a teen. I love life in a way that I never knew would be possible, and it might not have happened had you not been there to open the door with such a safe, accessible, and reliable product.
Although I've found the most benefit from LSD and DMT, you do a public good by offering such an easy first step into that whole world for the people who need it. The trajectory of my life since trying your product has only been upward; while it might not be the sole cause it's tough to deny the correlation.
I'll check my blockchain wallet when I get home. Stay safe and have a happy new year!