Update donate page (#284)

Author: nojaf

src/components/Navigation.astro

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       >
         F# Essentials</a
       >
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     </li>
     <li class="hide-tablet">
       <a href="/burn-out" class={currentPath === "burn-out" ? "active" : ""}>
         Burn out</a
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     </li>
     <li class="hide-tablet">
       <a href="/donate" class={currentPath === "donate" ? "active" : ""}>
         Donate</a
       >
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     </li>
     <li class="hide-tablet">
       <a href="/hire" class={currentPath === "hire" ? "active" : ""}> Hire</a>
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       >
         F# Essentials</a
       >
-      <span class="new">new</span>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="/burn-out" class={currentPath === "burn-out" ? "active" : ""}>
         Burn out</a
       >
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     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="/donate" class={currentPath === "donate" ? "active" : ""}>
         Donate</a
       >
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     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="/hire" class={currentPath === "hire" ? "active" : ""}> Hire</a>

src/pages/donate.astro

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     />
   </a>
   <p>
-    🚀 Boom! We've kicked off an open collective, hunting down some fuel (aka
-    funding) for our epic F# adventures ahead. Dive into the heart of our
-    mission in our <a
-      href="https://opencollective.com/amplifying-fsharp#category-ABOUT"
-      target="_blank">about section</a
-    > over at our Open Collective spaceship. Every contribution? It's like rocket
-    fuel to us. We're beyond thankful! Let's light this up!
+    Running Amplifying F# involves certain fixed costs, including domain names,
+    various services, and travel expenses.
+    <br />
+    If you believe you’ve gained value from our initiative, please consider making
+    a donation.
   </p>
   <h2 id="goals">Goals</h2>
   <p>
-    We value transparency and wish to share our thoughts regarding the
-    allocation of the funds received. <br />
-    Since some of our ideas are more feasible than others, we categorize them into
-    tiers. <br />
-    Regardless of the tier achieved, our goal is to allocate the funds appropriately
-    without hoarding.
+    Previously, we had grand ambitions for our Open Collective. In our wildest
+    dreams, we envisioned a world where we could start paying developers like a
+    real job and see F# flourish. Of course, this was a set of lofty
+    expectations, and we knew it was unlikely to happen. So, we established more
+    attainable goals that could also be achieved with a smaller amount of money.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Unfortunately, there is a critical amount of funding needed before you can
+    make a significant impact in open-source. A $10 donation to an individual
+    developer may be a thoughtful gesture, and it's great to continue supporting
+    them in that way, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't lead to
+    substantial change.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    What we want to convey is that, for now, we are pausing our larger plans
+    with Open Collective.
+    <br /> This means we are not actively utilizing the funds for new initiatives.
+    We are using it to keep the lights on, but nothing more.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    That being said, you can still donate to us; we just want to manage your
+    expectations a bit.
+    <br /> If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to reach out
+    to us via <a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>.
   </p>
-  <div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-200);">
-    <h3>Cottage tier (0 - 5K)</h3>
-    <p>This is the lowest tier, enabling us to cover our existing costs:</p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>Services for our online sessions, such as our Zoom subscription.</li>
-      <li>Travel expenses for in-person engagements with the F# community.</li>
-      <li>
-        Purchasing and distributing swag, such as coffee mugs and t-shirts.
-      </li>
-      <li>
-        Treating an open-source maintainer to lunch following a significant
-        release.
-      </li>
-      <li>Funding advertisements for our sessions and F# essentials.</li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-  <div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-400); color: var(--cyan-950)">
-    <h3>Villa tier (5K - 15K)</h3>
-    <p>
-      This tier enables us to begin compensating F# contributors for working on
-      narrowly defined projects:
-    </p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>
-        Developing comprehensive 'getting started' documentation for popular
-        projects.
-      </li>
-      <li>Adding new features to the F# compiler or tooling.</li>
-      <li>
-        Performing essential maintenance work that cannot be completed outside
-        of regular hours.
-      </li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-  <div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-700); color: var(--cyan-50)">
-    <h3>Mansion tier (15K - 50K)</h3>
-    <p>
-      Now we are making significant progress. With this level of funding, we
-      could organize a small conference:
-    </p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>Host an in-person conference, workshop, or hackathon.</li>
-      <li>Support long-term, paid open-source F# projects.</li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-  <div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-900); color: var(--white)">
-    <h3>Castle tier (50K - ...)</h3>
-    <p>
-      This is the ultimate tier, a level we aspire to reach. Achieving this
-      would enable us to consider employing someone to work on community
-      projects part-time, or possibly even full-time.
-    </p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>
-        We can start a legal entity and conduct business on a more professional
-        level.
-      </li>
-      <li>Work on anything we need fixing for in the F# community.</li>
-      <li>Turn Ionide into an unmatched editing experience.</li>
-      <li>Produce professional education content.</li>
-    </ul>
-  </div>
   <h2>Current sponsors</h2>
   <style>
     a:has(img) {
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     }
 
     :root p {
-      margin-block: var(--spacing-600);
+      margin-block: var(--spacing-400);
     }
 
     h2 {