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Patreon is also more than a payment processor. OP even calls this out - they like having different membership tiers. They're a content host for exclusive image
by deanCommie 4y ago
Patreon is also more than a payment processor.
OP even calls this out - they like having different membership tiers. They're a content host for exclusive images. (Videos do tend to be offsite as unlisted Youtube videos)
- cowtools 4y agoSo they also provide a service that imgur, catbox.moe, google drive, and others do for free?
- finfinfin 4y agoYes. Creators should upload content to Imgur and ask supporters to pay them directly through PayPal. That’s a fantastic alternative to Patreon.
- deanCommie 4y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
- cowtools 4y agoI mean, he's right. all these file-sharing services like dropbox merely exist because the general public doesn't know how to use something like bittorrent. Maybe you can grift off of that ignorance for a while, but that doesn't mean it's a sustainable business model.
- onetokeoverthe 4y ago
- deanCommie 4y agoI think you're missing the forest for the trees. You can apply a variance of that philosophy onto EVERYTHING. "Automatic transmission merely exists because the general public doesn't know how to use something like manual transmission" "Calculators merely exist because the general public doesn't know how to use something like a slide ruler" Note, these are analogies, I'm not saying Patreon is as innovative or world-significant as either. But it IS optimized for a very specific use case, and it does it incredibly well.
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoPatreon is a relationship processor that handles some elements of some relationships with content hosting and payment processing. I don't think it's unreasonable to distinguish between what Patreon does and basic PP. Users are paying for access to the package - which includes removal of PP friction - not just for a basic PP service.