Ask HN: Can I donate to HN? If so, how?

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Why? It’s backed by Ycombinator. They’ve got plenty.
If you desperately need to give money away, I will take some.

But, no, HN does not take donations.

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Thanks. I shall contact you if I feel desperate enough. :D
Donating to venture capitalists, that a first!

Donate to your closest hospital / food bank instead

Time ahead of us will be very challenging

I learn a lot from HN. So I feel like giving back, even if they are VC-backed.
Ask HNers where they suggest you donate to do the most good.
Please, it's a personal preference where I wish to spend my money. I'm not doing it for "the greater good".
you don't learn a lot from YC, you do from HN content, they use their userbase to promote their products

we, the users, are the ones responsible of you "learning a lot" by submiting content, and reacting to it, therefore take my suggestion, since i contribute to that too, if you wish to "thank the people who make you learn a lot"

educating people, that's what i am trying to achieve, whether you understand or not, i won't stop

I'd just say that I don't have anything against anyone or any suggestion and I respect you for putting your words out. And I'm very thankful for what people do here.
find some projects that could use sponsorship via github sponsors or patreon or something else -- that's a far more useful way to give back
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Just because I asked this question, doesn't mean I'm rich. I just asked it out of curiosity and giving whatever I can, if I had the option.
I don't think anyone was assuming you were rich and multiple people gave you a direct answer to the actual question: It's part of Y Combinator, so it's well funded and doesn't take donations.

You could be a paying customer of some of their products. Other good ways to show appreciation: participate in good faith and follow the rules.