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Flattr was midly popular, then Patreon ate their cake. Not really a fan of both, as pretty much any hobby project that tried to monetize with Patreon lost its
by frik 10y ago
Flattr was midly popular, then Patreon ate their cake.
Not really a fan of both, as pretty much any hobby project that tried to monetize with Patreon lost its soul. If something is free and suddenly they want money for it, even if there are free alternatives that usually doesn't work. To each their own, some probably like it. I avoid reoccurring monthly costs, where possible and prefer one time costs or just good old advertisement.
- s73ver 10y agoI cannot agree with the idea that something wanting to pay the bills has "lost its soul".
- eropple 10y agoFor sure. I know a lot of Twitch streamers, and that is a full-time goddamn job. Wanting to be able to pay rent off of something that a lot of people like (and some of the streamers I know are north of 10,000 viewers when they're on, so while they're not huge they're not small either) is not a big ask. Yeah, there are alternatives--but if you like what you're watching and you're not hurting for cash, throw a buck a month in the hat.
- coldpie 10y agoI believe that's a risk and some projects have probably not managed it well. For what it's worth, I've been happy with the half-dozen or so projects I support on Patreon, so it's certainly not a universal failing. I think it's important for the creators to phrase it as supporting a work that is already free, rather than as charging for providing a service.
- aninhumer 10y agoI find Patreon funded content to be far less soulless than advertising funded content. (This comment brought to you by Audible).