lagilman | Patreon Update (and not the fun kind, alas)

And in things that are small scale but really screwing over a bunch of people, Patreon has changed their fee schedule in a move worthy of the GOP, claiming that creators asked for it, spinning it as "creators will take more money home!" which is true, but at the expense of patrons, who will now be hit with a higher and unexpected cost per pledge.

Which means that more of the low-level but widespread patrons will likely drop out (and I can't blame them) and the smaller creators will LOSE money, not make more, while the 1% top grossers will be fine.

We've asked Patreon to reconsider this, but there's been no response.  My patreon will continue, but we're discussing potential new platforms (or going to a direct subscription method - pay for a year's worth of stories once via paypal or similar, so minimal fees and 95% goes to the writer...

This is really not a thing I needed to be spending time and brain dealing with right now, but the universe never asks if it's convenient before it does stuff like this, does it?