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I was extremely worried to see this headline. Patreon is opening up a new path towards professionalism (a 10x improvement over e.g. YouTube, and that was a pret
by hawkice 11y ago
I was extremely worried to see this headline. Patreon is opening up a new path towards professionalism (a 10x improvement over e.g. YouTube, and that was a pretty massive deal), and if it goes under a lot of human potential will be shuttered. Might sound overly dramatic, but cultural shifts are always on a razor's edge
- forthefuture 11y agoI'd like to think of Patreon as validation for this model of supporting content creators. Even if Patreon can't turn a profit (which seems impossible considering the amount of money going through them), it's validated the idea that consumers are willing to pay the people they like to make the content they like.
- hkmurakami 11y agoWell the fear with taking VC is that they now have an ever greater growth agenda, and it's either the moon or bust. No option of living happily on earth, so to speak.