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Am I the only one feeling angry about this?

I just get angry that platforms are consistently “hijacked” by people looking to make a quick buck. Kickstarter is a classic example – originally a platform for people to “invest” in ideas to raise funds to get them off the ground, it’s little more than a “pre-order” system right now (a listed company like Hasbro using it to “raise funds” is an insult to what Kickstarter is supposed to be about).

But it’s the same with Patreon – originally a platform to enable people to support creators (through micro-payments) to produce their artistic works (with a reward system for backers) it’s become a “shop front” for a lot of “content creators” – many of whom are simply releasing their existing back catalogue in a cheap money-grab (yes, RNEStudio, I’m looking at you).