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I have always wondered why musicians don't have donate links on their site?

• rectang 12y ago
  Probably for the same reason I don't as an open source developer: the donation model doesn't yield a lot of income. It's more worthwhile to put your resources towards developing other revenue streams. Maybe donation links work for some, and of course creators should have the freedom to pursue that avenue, along with the freedom to pursue others.
  • pmoriarty 12y ago
    Kickstarter seems to work pretty well. Why can't there be such a model for non-technological creations?
    • rectang 12y ago
      Lots of non-technological projects are funded on Kickstarter. Before Kickstarter existed, I once donated a substantial sum (for me) to a local musician who I was a big fan of and whose albums I had listened to countless times. Fast-forward several years, and now one of the ways this creator funds her work is through Kickstarter.
• rhino369 12y ago
  That just enforces the free culture even more.