> At a personal level, it forces the user to make choices. Making choices is exhausting.
I don't think I disagree with you, but couldn't you argue the same exact thing about paid software?
"At a personal level, paid software forces the user to make choices upfront about whether or not the software is valuable enough to justify the cost; often before they have enough experience with the software to know how valuable it will be. If the software will be useful for 5 months but doesn't come with free upgrades, does that change the value proposition? Should they wait and watch some tutorial videos before paying for the software? Should they comparison shop with other brands? Should they wait to see if a sale is incoming, or if a new version is about to be released? If there's a free trial or demo version, should they just use that instead of purchasing?"
"Personally, I rarely purchase software as an individual, because I dread the process of such decisions."
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Again, I don't think I disagree with the main thrust of having a purchasing option somewhere for something. But where choice is concerned it's worth noting that consumers have to make choices regardless of which path you go down. It's just that they're used to some choices more than others.
It might not be unreasonable to imagine that in a generation or two, people might get more used to the choices they have to make surrounding donations.