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Someone I worked with posted a gofundme to their socials, and has caught some flak over it. Here's a rundown:

Kid bought a car and overpaid for it. Week later, car gets totaled in a hit-and-run. No one was injured. Car was parked and unoccupied when it was hit. They didn't have gap insurance, and are now on the hook for some $6000+, plus being out a car. Gofundme was created to generate several thousand more than that, presumably to pay off the loan amount that insurance wouldn't cover, plus help as a down payment on their next vehicle.

Some are poo-pooing this gofundme. They're sympathetic to the kid for his unfortunate situation, but the general concensus is that this is a tough life lesson and the kid should eat the cost and learn not to buy something he can't afford, and/or to look into gap coverage next time. The coworker is calling naysayers rude and saying if people don't want to donate then fine, but getting upset at people pointing out the lack of gap coverage and holding their nose at the asking amount. It's been a few weeks and they've generated less than $100 in that time.

I don't have a problem with it. It seems superfluous to me, and I don't intend to donate, but as far as I'm concerned people are allowed to use gofundme however they wish, as long as they're not scamming people or doing something illegal. I did not chime in with my thoughts on the matter one way or another.

Curious how you sexy folks here at the prestigious institution that is GameFAQs Poll of the Day message board would interpret this.