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They did also crack down on erotica a couple years back, but I thought they'd walked that back in some fashion. I do agree that the comment you're replying to i
by geofft 7y ago
They did also crack down on erotica a couple years back, but I thought they'd walked that back in some fashion. I do agree that the comment you're replying to is likely to be a dog-whistle for cracking down on racists.
Anyway, there is news from the last day about Patreon setting up "Patreon Capital" where they offer loans to creators. I suppose the extrapolation is that they're doing this because their existing (useful-to-the-world) business isn't profitable enough for their VCs.
- WorldMaker 7y agoThe argument/extrapolation I've been hearing has more to do that Patreon maybe couldn't be trusted as "Patreon Capital" is a business model of known predators ("Pay-Day Loans" aka "Loan Sharks"). Whether or not Patreon needed to do it to make their VCs happier with their business model or if they thought the new business model would be more profitable or as their PR seems to imply they just thought it would a useful feature intended to help their "Creators", it smells like an escalation (to possibly "mob boss") in Patreon's relationship with their "Creators" and the "Creators" may be likely to bolt from distrust.