> However, cloning Patreon isn't as trivial as it might sound I imagine the non-trivial piece is adoption and normalization of the business model. Or do you me

> However, cloning Patreon isn't as trivial as it might sound I imagine the non-trivial piece is adoption and normalization of the business model. Or do you mean that there is something technically difficult in what they are doing (which would surprise me greatly)? Now that Patreon has normalized people donating on a subscription basis to content creators, that actually helps competitors.