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Does Patreon have ties to Russia that are relevant here, or is this purely a principled move based on their terms?
by cloverich 5y ago
Does Patreon have ties to Russia that are relevant here, or is this purely a principled move based on their terms?
- ejb999 5y agoprincipled move? Which principles were they following? the principles that made it OK for 8 years, or the principles were they decided to side with Russia's agressions once the real invasion started.
- pokot0 5y agoI guess the principle is "it's bad for business". Every corp prioritizes business by design, it's irrational to expect ethical behavior (unless it's good for business).
- cloverich 5y agoNot implying a moral judgement in my question, I just noticed a lot of other comments jump directly into the discussion suggested by your statement without ever qualifying whether Patreon has political pressure (whether intrinsic or extrinsic) that would influence their decision one way or the other. I think it adds important nuance / clarification to the situation.
- ejb999 5y agobut if political pressure lead them to their decision, it wasn't really a principled decision was it? It was a decision of convenience. A principled decision is one you make regardless of outside pressures - i.e. you stick by your principles; clearly patreon has no principles in play here. If it was wrong to allow donations, it was wrong since 8 years ago as they happily collected their commissions on donations.
- cloverich 5y ago> but if political pressure lead them to their decision, it wasn't really a principled decision was it? Yes that is the point of my inquiry :)
- Sebb767 5y agoI think the most likely explanation is that the account only came to Patreons full attention due to recent events and (probably) an insane rise in support.