Anyone using patreon. Unless you’re one of the few creators that have set up a DRM scheme using Patreon’s API, Patreon is functionally just a pay-to-view newsl

Anyone using patreon. Unless you’re one of the few creators that have set up a DRM scheme using Patreon’s API, Patreon is functionally just a pay-to-view newsletter operating on the honor system and the idea that you’re paying as a show of support, not for a specific product/item. Creators share text updates, images, video, download links, etc based on paying tiers. A Twitter feed works just as well for that. Many (most?) artists use Twitter as a sharing/visibility platform already, equivalent to a “free tier” on Patreon but with much better visibility thanks to retweet-sharing and Twitter’s size. Having a smooth on-ramp for casual viewers to transition to patreon-style support could be quite useful.