Tell HN: The Python Software Foundation is now showing banner ads

I was looking for a Python package and saw this Wikipedia-esque banner ad jump scare me out of nowhere.

https://postimg.cc/6ykTmSPD

I don't understand why the PSF is begging me to donate by showing an intrusive (and borderline manipulative) banner ad disrupting my reading flow.

If this was supposed to be the "point", it has made even more less likely to give money to support them.

I understand that sponsors are needed and the PSF have already been paid massively for this with their many PSF sponsors. Because of these generous sponsorships from these companies that use Python, you wouldn't need donations from me.

I just wish we can stop the enshittification of almost everything by polluting the web with ads.

I am not sure I follow your reasoning. You're complaining about a request for donation, on a site which provides a language and supporting infrastructure like a package manager for free?

Why shouldn't the PSF be allowed to ask for donations on their site? I'm sure if you're unhappy with them, they will cheerfully refund you the price you paid?

Oh!, that's right, you paid nothing and you claim that asking for donations is somehow 'enshittification' of PSF.

Frankly, the level of entitlement in your post is something else.

Yikes that is definitely a sloppy ad.

I have no problem with a reasonable request. But this is definitely enshittification territory.

Sigh, we can have nothing good anymore.

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