I ended with 865.5 bits, and donated zero bits. Mostly because the default was zero bits, and I never changed it.

Kinda like organ donation. If it's opt-in, most people don't donate their organs. If it's opt-out, most people do donate their organs. That's because most people don't care either way or can't be bothered to change anything, so they stick with whatever the default option is.

I bet some people never even noticed at any point that there was a donation experiment going on, and ended up with bits.

Also, I never donated because the mechanism wasn't clear to me. I donate automatically by... dotting a comment or a post? Who gave me bits? Why did they give me bits? What caused a user to decide I was worthy of bits? Were bits just haphazardly thrown around like confetti and I got some stuck in my hair? If I'm saving my bits to donate to great posts, should I set the donation amount to zero normally, then when I see a great post, go to my donation settings, change it for that one post, dot the post, and then set it back to zero? Too much work if I want to donate the way I want to donate. Easier to just leave it alone. What if I want to keep my bits? Can I cash out? What if I'm struggling to make a living and every bit counts? I feel like a heel if I'm taking bits away from Hubski, because ultimately you guys want to receive that money eventually.

Simplplzkthx. :/