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Patreon has its own issues. I wished it would be less dominant in the English-speaking donation 'market'. I was hoping that Flattr would be able to provide a C
by BlueTemplar 6y ago
Patreon has its own issues. I wished it would be less dominant in the English-speaking donation 'market'.
I was hoping that Flattr would be able to provide a Chromium-free, 'Brave-like' experience, especially with their browser plugin, but if anything it has been losing popularity (despite being years older than Patreon!).
For a reason that escapes me, they even recently decided to officially remove their plugin, so now they can even hardly be differentiated from the other Patreon-likes.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557954
https://github.com/flattr/flattr-extension/ https://github.com/flattr/flattr-extension/
- LockAndLol 6y agoSame. I was also hoping to find something that doesn't require me to have a credit card, only accepts USD, and *has* to go through a third party. Flattr uses credit cards exclusively, Liberapay only uses Stripe, Patreon a host of third parties but no direct transfers, and I have checked out the rest. Why can't I just transfer the amount I want, when I want, directly to another bank without an intermediary? I'm fine with the donation subscription service knowing how much and to whom I'm donating and taking out but why does it have to talk to so many other services I haven't picked or agreed to interact with?
- BlueTemplar 6y agoWell, transferring money worldwide is pretty hard – cryptocurrencies wouldn't have had the same popularity if it wasn't.
- Changaco 6y agoThere's no such thing as a direct transfer of virtual money. Just because you don't always see the intermediaries doesn't mean they aren't there.