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Basically the author didn't earn any money aside from the money from Patreon? Earning money on Patreon doesn't mean you're doing good things, but only that you
by fiatjaf 10y ago
Basically the author didn't earn any money aside from the money from Patreon?
Earning money on Patreon doesn't mean you're doing good things, but only that you know how to sell your own image as a brand. Am I correct?
- brazzledazzle 10y agoI don't know if those two things are mutually exclusive.
- Thimothy 10y agoThe Dwarf Fortress authors set up their Patreon[1] a while ago, haven't updated it much since, and is giving them 4K per month, so... I guess that if you want to throw some money regularly at some project it's one of your best options, regardless of the author's ability to sell the brand. [1]: https://www.patreon.com/bay12games https://www.patreon.com/bay12games
- pherq 10y agoThat's well within what they were making in donations per month prior to using Patreon, though. They already had the support, they just added another interface.
- Thimothy 10y agoYeah, and they were doing that well before automatic online monthly payments were a thing!! People actually took some minutes every month to send them money. But, to the point, it's not like you could accuse the Zach bros of "selling their own image as a brand". They just have this thing they are making, a healthy relationship with the community (but nothing histrionic like your average youtuber), and people just gives them money because they want them to continue making that thing.
- dwaltrip 10y agoIt also doesn't mean you aren't doing good things. A statement like that would require additional evidence.