Ask HN: Are there any “buy me a dream” fundraising websites?

[DanPir]

Are there any specific websites for fundraising "personal dreams"?

What I mean is fundraising of things like buying a house, a Ferrari, a boat, the perfect gaming PC etc. An online place where to get funds to make your dreams come true.

Wouldn't that be an interesting startup idea and social experiment?

What do you think?

[tenken]

no offense horrible idea. A local facebook group for reptiles in my city had a member do a gofundme to start her dream job of breeding reptiles and wanted like $10k to get all the startup and supplies.

myself and literally 5 other people in the group said "get a job" because it's not your peers job to fund your dreams. This idea is not the "American Dream" so I don't see how such an idea would ever pan out.

[DanPir]

I do not see either but you never know... stupid ideas like this sometimes have unexpected results

[lsiunsuex]

I'd love for someone to buy me a Lamborghini but it's gonna feel much better when I've earned enough and can afford to buy it myself.

If you've ever bought a house without someone else's help - it'll be a similar feeling accomplishment / self respect. No one "given" anything truly respects it or appreciates the path it took to get there.

But - anything is worth a try.

[lsiunsuex]

I still remember the day we drove by our house - saw the sold sign on the front lawn and the wife and I jumped out of the car to go take a selfie with it.

[DanPir]

Clearly I am not talking about moral satisfaction

[minimaxir]

https://www.gofundme.com

[DanPir]

Thanks, I already know it. I was asking about a platform very specific for that, with no volunteering, charity, medical, startup fundraising etc. kind of things

[minimaxir]

That is not significant differentiation.

[basseq]

Interesting startup idea? Nope, crowdfunding companies are old news.

Interesting social experiment? Can't imagine how. "Entitled people want things they can't afford. Story at 11."

[sharemywin]

maybe you could set it up so everyone contributes $10 a month and everyone submits ideas like buy me a house or buy a piece of property. Then everyone votes on the best idea.

[DanPir]

That's an interesting variation