Bitcoin helps with this. I will talk to my connections on how to get him set up with Podcasting 2.0 features (like receiving BTC directly through boosts/donations) as an additional revenue stream.
This is hitting the nail right on the head! You put it beautifully in writing. Thank you for being there for Josh and seeing through the wool pulled over everyone’s eyes by mainstream woke propaganda. We all should be so aware!
All I can do is pray that some how, somewhere, everyone is going to have to look at what is happening and defend themselves from the thought police writing the narrative these days.
But prayers won’t pay the bills and hope won’t cash in our our right to freedom.
I'm already subscribed to Josh's Substack because I was aware that Patreon can be just as bad as all the other woke outfits. I wish I'd had the foresight to warn Josh that Patreon is a scurrilous actor against freedom of speech. You Tube will freeze him out next, no doubt.
I don't think I'm going too far out on a limb in guessing that none of the woke crowd has ever read "The Art of War."
Never corner your adversary. They're cornering a lot of good people, but even good people have their limits. It is inevitable that if adults do not soon get this under control, one of these good people will go kinetic.
Anyway to give him a one time donation? I hate the holidays for 10+ years now, here is just another layer of dislike bordering on hate. I was hoping the I would be gaga when this shit started, no such luck.
"It’s the very same psychology, the same tactics, applied at scale."
This. THIS is why I rage-nuked my entire Patreon account yesterday.
I'd been supporting creators on Patreon since 2018, but the biting irony of a tech platform using finances & “morality” as metaphorical cudgels to punish, menace, shame and scare the same way my family does - against the person who provided me with a starting point to effectively begin defending against those tactics - I was absolutely steamed.
99% of my total support-budget is now going to Disaffected so I hope Patreon's staff is happy with themselves. The other creators I was supporting are largely self-sustaining at this point so I’m not guilty or worried about having hopped over to SubscribeStar to make that happen!
IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING OUT HOW TO CANCEL PATREON:
Canceling/disabling your Patreon account used to be a two click process. As their wankerdom has increased, so has the number of steps needed to fully cancel. The list of steps above should do just that for anyone struggling to find them on Patreon’s purposefully horrendously designed site.
Here are the Disaffected SubcribeStar & Substack links again for the deep-scroller’s convenience:
Dec 16, 2022·edited Dec 16, 2022Liked by Holly MathNerd
I wish there were a handbook or other canon resource specifically for "dissident" (not a fan of that word, it's cringey) content creators that describe how to navigate the content monetization sphere. It's probably because I'm very online but I wasn't aware that people weren't more aware about Patreon. I supported Lauren Southern on Patreon when they booted her in 2017 or whenever, and sad to say I tapered off my support to other content creators solely because I didn't want Patreon to have a cut.
Perhaps people weren't paying attention because it was so niche but now that it's explicitly (not the Patreon wasn't explicit) a threat there ought to be something akin to automatically getting ads and flyers in the mail when you establish a new address. Something like a Simpsons pamphlet: "so you've decided to be dissident content creator..." Unfortunately I have no idea how you would standardize and promote something like this though.
Also for supporting via subscriptions, Substack allows most accounts charge in bitcoin instead of via CC. Stripe doesn’t collect their share so the site owner gets the full amount. Downside, is it’s impossible to setup a re-occurring subscription- the buyer has to send the funds each month.
A good alternative to Paypal/Venmo/Cash is Strike. It uses usernames similar to Venmo or Cash App. You can send and receive USD and Bitcoin. Also a good way to buy or sell Bitcoin.
Tipybit is a cool service too. They hold the Bitcoin until you manually move it off. It can be setup as a ghetto subscription/membership type site.
And this is why I refuse to subscribe to anyone's Patreon, because this crap has been going on for quite a while now already. I don't want to give them even the slightest cut.
I joked with a friend that Elon Musk's next move should be to buy PayPal *back*. Mostly because I like to imagine the screams. Yes, I know I'm a bad person. ;)
Thanks for this and thanks again for introducing me to Josh Slocum. Crazy to see payment platforms/apps so blatantly shutting down conscientious, informed, thoughtful conversation and education. It is truly evil and spreading like a cancer along with the frightening mindset that unites those who want to impose their utopian, clown world "solutions" on the whole planet.
When i see that the smart, thoughtful people that I seem to have found and gravitated towards over the past few years have also found each other, I am white pilled for the holidays and hopeful for the future. Great to see people from very different backgrounds (true diversity), converge over a shared critical understanding(not THAT "Critical") of our challenges as humans trying to move forward in a crazy world. Thanks for being a part of, and supporting, this approach. I am one of many "outside" of this network, but trying in my own corner of the world to expand it and provide a bridge for others to plug in and reorient in a very disorienting world.
Bitcoin helps with this. I will talk to my connections on how to get him set up with Podcasting 2.0 features (like receiving BTC directly through boosts/donations) as an additional revenue stream.
Thanks for posting this. I just switched over to SubscribeStar.
What a ridiculous world.
This is hitting the nail right on the head! You put it beautifully in writing. Thank you for being there for Josh and seeing through the wool pulled over everyone’s eyes by mainstream woke propaganda. We all should be so aware!
All I can do is pray that some how, somewhere, everyone is going to have to look at what is happening and defend themselves from the thought police writing the narrative these days.
But prayers won’t pay the bills and hope won’t cash in our our right to freedom.
I'm already subscribed to Josh's Substack because I was aware that Patreon can be just as bad as all the other woke outfits. I wish I'd had the foresight to warn Josh that Patreon is a scurrilous actor against freedom of speech. You Tube will freeze him out next, no doubt.
I don't think I'm going too far out on a limb in guessing that none of the woke crowd has ever read "The Art of War."
Never corner your adversary. They're cornering a lot of good people, but even good people have their limits. It is inevitable that if adults do not soon get this under control, one of these good people will go kinetic.
Anyway to give him a one time donation? I hate the holidays for 10+ years now, here is just another layer of dislike bordering on hate. I was hoping the I would be gaga when this shit started, no such luck.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=u7v3Mrd9IIM&feature=shares
"It’s the very same psychology, the same tactics, applied at scale."
This. THIS is why I rage-nuked my entire Patreon account yesterday.
I'd been supporting creators on Patreon since 2018, but the biting irony of a tech platform using finances & “morality” as metaphorical cudgels to punish, menace, shame and scare the same way my family does - against the person who provided me with a starting point to effectively begin defending against those tactics - I was absolutely steamed.
99% of my total support-budget is now going to Disaffected so I hope Patreon's staff is happy with themselves. The other creators I was supporting are largely self-sustaining at this point so I’m not guilty or worried about having hopped over to SubscribeStar to make that happen!
IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING OUT HOW TO CANCEL PATREON:
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/204605915-Delete-my-Patreon-account
Canceling/disabling your Patreon account used to be a two click process. As their wankerdom has increased, so has the number of steps needed to fully cancel. The list of steps above should do just that for anyone struggling to find them on Patreon’s purposefully horrendously designed site.
Here are the Disaffected SubcribeStar & Substack links again for the deep-scroller’s convenience:
https://www.subscribestar.com/disaffected
https://disaffectedpod.substack.com/
I wish there were a handbook or other canon resource specifically for "dissident" (not a fan of that word, it's cringey) content creators that describe how to navigate the content monetization sphere. It's probably because I'm very online but I wasn't aware that people weren't more aware about Patreon. I supported Lauren Southern on Patreon when they booted her in 2017 or whenever, and sad to say I tapered off my support to other content creators solely because I didn't want Patreon to have a cut.
Perhaps people weren't paying attention because it was so niche but now that it's explicitly (not the Patreon wasn't explicit) a threat there ought to be something akin to automatically getting ads and flyers in the mail when you establish a new address. Something like a Simpsons pamphlet: "so you've decided to be dissident content creator..." Unfortunately I have no idea how you would standardize and promote something like this though.
Seconding Gulagbro RE bitcoin.
The “Podcasting 2.0” apps have a good future.
Also for supporting via subscriptions, Substack allows most accounts charge in bitcoin instead of via CC. Stripe doesn’t collect their share so the site owner gets the full amount. Downside, is it’s impossible to setup a re-occurring subscription- the buyer has to send the funds each month.
A good alternative to Paypal/Venmo/Cash is Strike. It uses usernames similar to Venmo or Cash App. You can send and receive USD and Bitcoin. Also a good way to buy or sell Bitcoin.
Tipybit is a cool service too. They hold the Bitcoin until you manually move it off. It can be setup as a ghetto subscription/membership type site.
https://tipybit.com/greenleapforward
Unfortunately, I expected the time would probably come. Patreon is such a bad actor. Still devastating. I wish Josh the best. He is an absolute gem.
As far as what twelve year olds can consent to, they are pushing to lower the age requirement of MAiD to twelve. Canada is fucking evil.
And this is why I refuse to subscribe to anyone's Patreon, because this crap has been going on for quite a while now already. I don't want to give them even the slightest cut.
I joked with a friend that Elon Musk's next move should be to buy PayPal *back*. Mostly because I like to imagine the screams. Yes, I know I'm a bad person. ;)
Thanks Holly,
Great piece. I added Josh's Disaffected to my podcast list and started listening. Good stuff. Helps understand the nutty dynamics of everyday life.
Merry Christmas Holly.
Thanks for this and thanks again for introducing me to Josh Slocum. Crazy to see payment platforms/apps so blatantly shutting down conscientious, informed, thoughtful conversation and education. It is truly evil and spreading like a cancer along with the frightening mindset that unites those who want to impose their utopian, clown world "solutions" on the whole planet.
When i see that the smart, thoughtful people that I seem to have found and gravitated towards over the past few years have also found each other, I am white pilled for the holidays and hopeful for the future. Great to see people from very different backgrounds (true diversity), converge over a shared critical understanding(not THAT "Critical") of our challenges as humans trying to move forward in a crazy world. Thanks for being a part of, and supporting, this approach. I am one of many "outside" of this network, but trying in my own corner of the world to expand it and provide a bridge for others to plug in and reorient in a very disorienting world.