beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPatreon Lays Off 20% of Its Workforcewww.patreon.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareEvergreenGuru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·1 day agoUnfortunate that the plan is to go public. Ideally the people who run it would be valued as stewards and curators instead of interchangeable cogs. I hope to see one of these DIY platforms eventually become a cooperative.
minus-squareGreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoNot patreon style but etsy style, I have hope for Mayhem Marketplace. There’s also a POC run marketplace that’s supposed to be co-op but I haven’t seen anything on it recently and can’t remember the name.
minus-squarecavitationfetishist2@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 day agoCapitalism ain’t ever gonna be your friend. Not gonna be a friend to artists who outlive their usefulness, either.
Unfortunate that the plan is to go public. Ideally the people who run it would be valued as stewards and curators instead of interchangeable cogs.
I hope to see one of these DIY platforms eventually become a cooperative.
Not patreon style but etsy style, I have hope for Mayhem Marketplace. There’s also a POC run marketplace that’s supposed to be co-op but I haven’t seen anything on it recently and can’t remember the name.
Capitalism ain’t ever gonna be your friend. Not gonna be a friend to artists who outlive their usefulness, either.