Yeah that’s a good point. I hadn’t thought about that side of things

If the guy didn’t know who Emelia Earhart was, I doubt he knew of this conspiracy

And if you are worried about Google’s involvement in this, Greyson Parrelli of the Signal team points out that the payment runs through the same zero-knowledge proof setup it uses for donations.

Looks like there is some way of decoupling the payer identity from the signal user

And when she asked them to voluntarily cover them, they counter offered $800. Talk about a slap in the face

The McDonald’s one wasn’t crazy either if you look into it, McDonald’s engaged in unsafe practices which lead to a customer being hurt