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welp, Patreon just destroyed my stable income after a decade on the platform - what now (makertube.net)

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 days ago (2 children)

tl;dw? Watched the first several minutes but still not even sure what it's about.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

they're removing creators' ability to charge per creation and forcing them to charge only via monthly subscription.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It's an absolutely dick move by Patreon.

I guess Patreon figure it will make them as a platform more money, because people tend to forget about subscriptions and just let them keep going.

But it's awful for creators who release less frequently, because people will start to feel cheated when months go by and they don't get anything. And I'm sure the creators won't enjoy that pressure either.

It's like Patreon are cracking the whip, telling creators "Work faster, you have to justify your monthly subscription now!"

Assholes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

I guess I just be weird because an ongoing monthly subscription to a creator is never something I’m willing to consider, though I have made many one-time contributions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

It's about time for patreon to start being crappy, and lose to the next challenger who is good, if the cynic calendar is on point in this case.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago

Wow, that's sure gonna fuck a lot of creator that put out content once every few months.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Interesting, I wonder why they would do that...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

More stable revenue for the shareholders maybe

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wondered too. It was explained here: https://lemmy.world/post/28040267

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They don't really seem to know for sure either. I'd heard about the Apple issue a long time ago so it's curious that's it's being brought up now.

Obligatory Fuck Apple.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

True. I should have said that there was enough information there to satisfy my interest in the matter. Which was small.