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Re:Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture by laurieg on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:48PM (#14922520)
I patreon, it allows me to support podcasts and youtube producers that really wouldn't get the light of day otherwise.

That said, patreon is centralised. What happens if you're a creator and that $2000 a month stops coming from patreon? I trust and believe in the now, but who knows where they'll be 5 or 10 years.

PS. Patreon, please make a Japanese version of your site!

Re:Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture by Veratyr on Thursday August 03, 2017 @04:16PM (#14923411)
> PS. Patreon, please make a Japanese version of your site!

So you know, https://enty.jp/ is largely this. Some of the creators I follow there are moving to Patreon though, interestingly.

The Japanese creators I see (mostly visual artists) also don't seem like super huge fans of the idea of digital content, which is what Western folks on Patreon largely expect. Japanese creators seem to like selling books and such at conventions and rarely sell their books digitally, which is a bummer for someone who doesn't want to pay international postage. I have seen some change this though (the ones who moved to Patreon).

Re:Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture by aninhumer on Friday August 04, 2017 @06:47AM (#14927720)
I'm not sure if you're talking about Patreon failing or them maliciously not sending you your money, but in either case the answer seems fairly obvious: You publish something to your audience telling them what happened, and ask them to use an alternative payment system.

You'll probably lose some portion of your income due to the friction, but given that your patrons are likely to be fairly devoted fans, I'd imagine the retention will probably be pretty good.

Re:Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture by learc83 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:41PM (#14923063)
>What happens if you're a creator and that $2000 a month stops coming from patreon?

For now you sue them.

If they get large enough and it happens often enough some form of regulation will likely be enacted.

Re:Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture by tonyedgecombe on Friday August 04, 2017 @06:09AM (#14927546)
>>What happens if you're a creator and that $2000 a month stops coming from patreon?

That's no different from your employer shutting down, it happens, people move on.