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You're most definitely purchasing something. It's just not a tangible good or service.
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
You're most definitely purchasing something. It's just not a tangible good or service.
- alexeldeib 9y agoWarm fuzzy feeling, one might contend :)
- hrktb 9y agoThat’s the warm and fuzzy part ? I read you want to put weight on how the very fact of giving or retracting donations messages an expectation to the creator and creates a kind of defacto commercial relationship. But honestly I see it the other way round, where creators on patreons have already put something out in the world, and donations come after the fact. There is an expectation that they go on creating, but if they said “fuck it I can’t do it anymore” I won’t be running after them to ask for my money back; I already got my warm and fuzzy feelings, the deal is closed on my side.
- duncan_bayne 9y ago> That’s the warm and fuzzy part? Yes. In the same way that you purchase something from a charity when you make a donation.
- alexvoda 9y agoIf you think you are purchasing something you are badly mistaken. The creator is not obligated to do anything. And your only recourse is to stop donating to him. There are no refunds.
- manigandham 9y agoWhat would that be? Either way, purchase implies a guarantee to receive something in return but the creator has no obligation to do this, so it's a donation.