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Lol, that model had certainly not "proven to work" when Flattr launched in 2010. Sure you can point to Patreon (launched in 2013), OnlyFans (launched in 2016),
by chriswarbo 3y ago
Lol, that model had certainly not "proven to work" when Flattr launched in 2010. Sure you can point to Patreon (launched in 2013), OnlyFans (launched in 2016), etc., but that would just be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias
PS: I find Flattrs model much simpler: paying a fixed amount, and choosing how many/few people I want to give it to.
- throwawayq3423 3y agoI don't understand your comment at all. Subscription models have been successful for decades for the major online newspapers. Flattr could have adapted after Patreon, Substack, etc. proved it successful, they chose not to. Also it's fine that you like Flattr's model more, but no one else did. They don't exist anymore.