"First, the people who work at Patreon are special, beautiful humans, through and through."
Second... Fuck those worthless humans, we want endless growth until we die sad and still unfulfilled.
Pamplemoose guy, you suck.
this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2026
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Maybe he should have stuck to music
But taking a 30% of all donations is way more lucrative than being in a band no one likes.
Agree except i loved pomplamoose! Their music videos were groundbreaking at least for me.
I like Scary Pockets a lot too.
I've read through just out of curiosity. The severance package is:
- 16 weeks of pay
- 1 week of pay for every year worked at the company
- healthcare insurance until the end of the year
- 1500$ to buy a laptop
Is this common in the US? This really feels like nothing. I do not know whether there are other remunerations funded by the government, but 4 months of pay after being laid off really is not very much.
Is this company paying out a very small sum to their employees or is it common to give very little money to fired people?
Buddy, this is above average in the US. Usually you just get a kick in the ass on your way out.
Absurd. That is a terrible custom.
They're joking, but most of the US are "Right to Work" states. Meaning, on paper, you have the 'right' to quit your job without reprisal, but in practice the company can fire you without compensation. They owe for anything you've already done, but that's about it.
I was thinking their package was pretty generous but you're right it's very basic for other places.
Were I come from 4 months is the bare minimum. To be fair, you do not get your full salary but a reduced amount; however depending on the conditions that can extend up to 2 years.
Difference here is that it is not the company itself paying you that money but it is rather a government system which is payed directly by the workers.
It's a system which is not advantageous if you never lose your job, since you have to pay for it regardless; but comes very handy if you ever end up needing it.
The company also has to pay you 20-33 days of salary for every year you've been working there.
That is a lot more than a lot of people get. Especially the healthcare and laptop thing. Healthcare usually ends immediately and you don't get any gifts on the way out.
Clarification, healthcare usually lasts till the end of the month, because that’s what already been paid for.
Ha, honestly as someone living in the US that sounds like a lot more than I’ve ever got.
Combined with the fee increase to 10%, this seems like an effort to boost profitability for an IPO.
Set the clock for when they boot adult content.
Unfortunate that the plan is to go public. Ideally the people who run it would be valued as stewards and curators instead of interchangeable cogs.
I hope to see one of these DIY platforms eventually become a cooperative.
Not patreon style but etsy style, I have hope for Mayhem Marketplace. There's also a POC run marketplace that's supposed to be co-op but I haven't seen anything on it recently and can't remember the name.
Well that shit I read he was already a billionaire does he really need more money? Fuck this bullshit.
Capitalism ain't ever gonna be your friend. Not gonna be a friend to artists who outlive their usefulness, either.
I will start asking creators I support to switch to Ko-fi.
I wish they'd just switch to Zelle...
Or ghost.org
Maybe they should start a Patron to raise funds...
I know how important it is for folks to be able to say goodbye, so we've created a #gratitude-and-farewell Slack channel as a place for all of us to connect, if you feel comfortable.
Getting your ass kicked out the door, but you’re supposed to feel grateful ffs
Let me say, as a person who worked at a company that used to silently disappear people, it sucked finding out in Thursday that so-and-so has been gone for a week and a half and wasn't coming back.
So I, at least, appreciate the idea that they get to communicate at all.
News still sucks, but I wanted to throw that in
it sucked finding out in Thursday that so-and-so has been gone for a week and a half and wasn't coming back.
Only thing worse than that is finding out day of because you're the one that has to terminate all their accounts. Did that to two of my coworkers in the span of about 18 months....
so many youtube creators depend on patreon, wonder where they go next.
Yeah I'm sure they'll leave in mass 🙄
Sorry you got downvoted. You have a valid point.
...en masse
Crossont
Kwa soen
No, they'll leave during church service!
Do all Christians call it mass, or is that just a Catholic thing...? 🤔
Protestants don't call it mass.
Patron fires mostly middle manager, gives a great 16 week severance plus a year of healthcare and extras, says AI isn't replacing employees, and y'all still screeching 🤣
Nothing will ever make you happy 🤣
People losing their jobs should never make anyone happy.
Middle managers losing their jobs will always make me happy
Not if they're middle management, there's not anyone who does actually does anything useful there.
What are you on about? It's literally enshittification. We've seen this 1000 times before, from 1000 different services and companies. That's why people recognize the beginning...
I support a podcast on Patreon but the special content has never worked properly for subscribers.