That train has unfortunately left the station long ago.
I'd like to see more small sites have a donation (not subscription, unless a decent micropayment solution shows up and they give up on the "it's just the price of a Starbucks coffee" crap) instead.
I'm don't have the number but unless there is a specific cause I think that content sites are not seeing donations as a good revenue stream.
Maybe Substack and such tools will be able to be a more sustainable solution.
Donations as a revenue stream is unpredictable, and they're right to not like it.
But from the reader side, how many subscriptions can you have? It may feel good now because there are only a few options and any one person only likes a small percentage of those few options enough to give them money. But what happens when every site you click on on HN asks for a subscription? Will you pay for all of them?
I'd like to see more small sites have a donation (not subscription, unless a decent micropayment solution shows up and they give up on the "it's just the price of a Starbucks coffee" crap) instead.