> "the business model itself is flawed, and competitors (drip, gratispay, liberapay) will face the same issue" It's only an issue if the goal is to make the pl

> "the business model itself is flawed, and competitors (drip, gratispay, liberapay) will face the same issue" It's only an issue if the goal is to make the platform itself highly profitable. Some of its competitors are driven by a desire to support creators. Patreon used to be, as it was started to support YouTube creators, but clearly they've lost focus and forgotten the platform itself was only meant to be a means to an end.