"LittleMinxUndr;13527555" wrote:
"Radprofile;13527406" wrote:
"butterflyxgirl;13526463" wrote:
While I like that they have writing and painting as "cash cows" if you would, I think it's silly sometimes because in real life, those are the people struggling.
Looks like you don't know about Patreon, some artist get lots of money just because fans don't want them to stop existing in the art world, just one of many samples: https://www.patreon.com/sakimichan , just look the amount of money per 2 weeks... that's just one part of the money, then you need to add commissions, paid work from people, because the Patreon donations are just that, people who want to throw money to them because they like what they do, so is extra money, but yeah, they still do some work to keep people interested, but like I said is extra money aside from they normal work and commissions, there are several people like that, more than you think. So no, they can be cash cows in real life too, lol
Patreon is silly. It allows everybody and his grandmother to be modern leeches. I subscribed on Twitch to a LPer, because I liked what he was doing... got an email from him pointing me to his Patreon, his wife's and his mother-in-law, next to asking me to subscribe to their Twitches too. I'm like, 'Go get a real job, you plumming plum made of plum.'
Gotta donate on patreon so that he can do a Let's Drunk? What am I? Sick in the head? LOL
If I'm ever inclined to support someone on Patreon, they better be extremely good at what they do and create original works (art, composing, choreography).
That's why you evaluate the request and the offerings. I have a friend who streams on Twitch but he's not a Partner yet so he doesn't have a Subscribe button, so he's using Patreon to allow people to donate to him. One of the streamers I subscribe to uses PayPal to also accept tips in addition to his subscription income, but he uses the tips and subscriptions to earn "points" that he uses for special events -- for example he just send all the subscribers a thank you card with a specially designed Hearthstone card (he started out as primarily a Hearthstone streamer but he's been branching out into other games lately), and the next event he's putting on is a tournament for subscribers. For many streamers, it
IS their "real job" -- it's entertainment business, no different than if you're producing a TV show or acting in a play. You have to decide if the entertainment is worth the additional investment.
Patreon is also being used by cartoonists who have taken to the Web to publish their works, especially politically oriented cartoonists with the decline of the daily newspaper, and many are dropping cartoons in favor of more ad space.
If you don't want to donate, you don't have to -- heck, I've donated to political campaigns in the past and I get money-begging emails all the time; most of them end up in the trash but a few I might save and send a few bucks if it's a really important cause.
