@max Molly White has been able to sustain herself by asking readers for donations. She uses the POSSE method (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere), publishes on Ghost and is here too.
@ben spoke about how successful a fundraising campaign for ProPublica was on the fediverse (compared to other places).
Nothing is stopping a YouTube creator from branching out to the Fediverse (and keep posting on YouTube). Especially those who "speak truth to power".
SquareSpace ain't it, ghghgh
@LeoRJorge ah thank you I was not aware of this 😔
@_elena @max @ben I think a big part of it needs to be a cultural norm shift where people get used to donating to individual creators instead of paying monthly subscriptions for streaming platforms' overabundance of content. (Quality over quantity)
The cost difference wouldn't be that bad; I think it's the mentality shift that's more difficult. Patreon has certainly made this easier, but their UI is lame and it'd be rad if there were a non-profit alternative.
