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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by buscoquadnary on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @04:29PM (#32488438)
Eh I don't know, I think to an extent Patreon which is explicitly this model has helped allow anyone to patronize artists they support.
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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by runevault on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @04:42PM (#32488629)
The patron system of old was rich people/nobility, not large swaths of people. Patreon is named AFTER the idea, but isn't quite the same thing.
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