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>>and that's going to leave you uncertain about its future unlike Patreon Given the events of the past month or so, I wouldn't be completely sure about the fut
by djaychela 8y ago
>>and that's going to leave you uncertain about its future unlike Patreon
Given the events of the past month or so, I wouldn't be completely sure about the future of patreon. It's definitely shown the way forward in terms of supporting creators, but the repercussions of their actions seem to be gaining a lot of traction and putting doubt into trusting patreon for people who supported creators via the platform in the past.
- michaelt 8y agothe repercussions of their actions seem to be gaining a lot of traction Is that based on hard figures from Patreon, or more of an impression based on the people you talk to?
- djaychela 8y agoIt's based on a significant number of people who are large Patreon account holders closing their accounts (Sam Harris is the first one to spring to mind, I believe he had the 13th largest account by monthly donation), and also a number of people saying their income via Patreon has decreased significantly as a result of patrons leaving the platform. Plus there seems to be a lot of disquiet about Patreon and people trying to set up competition for them (SubscribeStar, Dave Rubin/Jordan Peterson's project) which seems to be gaining a lot more attention than it would have otherwise - up to this point many people (myself included) were completely happy with Patreon.