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Re:YouTube and Patreon Still Aren’t Paying the Rent for Most... by meheleventyone on Monday March 22, 2021 @12:07PM (#26542748)
You subsidise the stuff that people do care about but isn’t getting made because it doesn’t make money as easily. Particularly in markets that skew towards very few people being able to afford to participate.

Publically funded broadcasting for example has been phenomenally successful.

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Re:YouTube and Patreon Still Aren’t Paying the Rent for Most... by ImprobableTruth on Monday March 22, 2021 @04:01PM (#26546063)
I don't think this disagrees with me at all? I even explicitly mention that example of popular art that still can't fund it self. That's not what they and the article are talking about though.
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