In the United States online crowdfunding has been called the “sad, dark future of healthcare”. But what does it mean in Australia, where the public system is meant to stop people falling through the cracks?
On GoFundMe, one of the internet’s largest crowdfunding platforms, Australians have raised more than $145 million for personal causes. Even chief executive Rob Solomon is surprised that here, just like in the US, medical campaigning is the most popular category.
Users often disclose their most intimate moments in an attempt to capture the empathy of people scrolling by. It can be hard to know where to stop.
One day you might ask for followers on Facebook. The next you might ask for the help that will save your life.
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Read the full article at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-02-25/australians-crowdfunding-cancer-care-symptom-not-solution/9475070
