why is wikipedia not how it used to be?

Well, I'm not sure what "how wikipedia used to be" means.  Last time I was there, the site seemed the same as it's been for the last, 10 years?

I know occasionally they have the banner at the top of the page that says something about making a donation to keep wikipedia going, but my thing is this.... I honestly don't think if 1,000 people donated $10 each, that it would matter.

They say that by making a donation, you're helping to keep wikipedia basically in operation.  I've never donated, but I dunno, to see a website close down, all because they "didn't get enough donations" I don't know how I feel about that.

I kind of feel like even if they did get a ton of donations, they'd still close down.