something for you libs who still believe in electoralism

  • ElectricMonk [she/her,undecided]
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    4 years ago

    Really? I always through Patreon was good because it reduces internet creator reliance on advertisements, which means you need the approval of capital and THE ALGORITHM.

    Advertisements in newspapers is what killed the working class press in Britain(and probably elsewhere), right wing papers could subsidise their cost with advertisements to a much greater extent.

    • ItsPequod [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, I'm kinda lukewarm on Patreon, I like the concept but it's still in the hands of capitalists who are taking a cut, Dan Olson on twitter has made many a thread on why Patreon sucks but it's better than nothing

      • ElectricMonk [she/her,undecided]
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        4 years ago

        Obviously he’s still a capitalist and isn’t free from the demands of capitalism but the patreon CEO seems like an alright guy, he himself was a musician who wanted a more stable income stream than the uncertainty of relying on YouTube hits.