Red Mosquito

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 8:51 am**

Are any of you doing your part to support the artists or others that you like? Or are you dirty freeloaders?

https://www.patreon.com/

I pledge to about 20 or so. Mostly other artists (particularly the ones who share business advice), a couple of podcasts, and classical liberal types.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 2:16 pm**

I pledge to a few people at very basic levels; a couple musicians, a couple visual artists, a couple of podcasters, two Youtubers and one dude who writes scary tweets. I'd feel weird giving $10 a month to someone who barely ever posts content, but I'm OK giving them $3.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 2:20 pm**

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 2:24 pm**

You've never heard of Patreon?!?

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 2:28 pm**

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 2:37 pm**

I recently saw what it is because Bret Easton Ellis´s podcast is there now.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 4:58 pm**

I pay for three podcasts.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 6:28 pm**

tragabigzanda wrote:never heard of this, but i buy from the sponsors of a few podcasts i like regularly and identify the podcast that sent me to their product

It's been around for a few years now, but up until recently, the interface was terrible. It's gotten a lot better.

I mostly throw a dollar or two at creators, but I pay more for a few if they have some interesting extras, or I want to pick up tips.

Posted: **Sun June 10, 2018 7:28 pm**

I used to donate to graphic novel creators. Used to. Now I feel dirty.

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 4:43 am**

I pledge to half naked female cosplay patrons all the time!

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 9:58 am**

i have an 8 dollar pledge and a 4 dollar pledge. i like the system

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 12:48 pm**

This thread doesn't feel right without Balki

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 2:24 pm**

I give to two tech reviewers who try to maintain some sort of integrity by not being beholding to various companies. And one transgender artist, who's a friend of my oldest child.

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 2:43 pm**

What's the significance of their being trans? Does it add to the artistry?

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 5:24 pm**

I have a $5 pledge to one podcast I like. I'm on the fence about doing another one.

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 5:29 pm**

cutuphalfdead wrote:I have a $5 pledge to one podcast I like. I'm on the fence about doing another one.

What are the podcasts?

Posted: **Mon June 11, 2018 5:42 pm**

JuanHamm wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I have a $5 pledge to one podcast I like. I'm on the fence about doing another one.
What are the podcasts?

the irish passport (current supporter) and not a podcast (non supporter)

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