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They have left, but been explicitly clear about there being no real alternative, and that there’s no immediate cure coming from them any time soon. In effect,
by josteink 8y ago
They have left, but been explicitly clear about there being no real alternative, and that there’s no immediate cure coming from them any time soon.
In effect, they’ve stopped accepting donations on purely ideological ground.
While that’s certainly admirable, they are well off enough to be able to afford it.
Most patreon-based content creators probably aren’t.
- wmil 8y agoWell Peterson and others have switched over to Donorbox. Not quite the same thing, but they still take donations.
- cronix 8y agoHe has discussed building an alternative several times, and as recently as yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfQZcpaBqo4&t=175s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfQZcpaBqo4&t=175s
- josteink 8y agoSure. But it’s not here now. It’s not a viable alternative to patreon for people who wishes to leave today. So until that is all sorted out, content-creators are stuck with what they have.