[Dangeranger]

This is a great time to become a patron. Simone and her team are going to be relying on the income from Patreon for at least the next several months.

I'm so glad that Patreon exists for moments like this, when a person just needs some time to deal with a health or a family issue and cannot focus on creating new material to maintain their finances.

[crunchlibrarian]

There's something deeply wrong with a society when everytime someone gets diagnosed there is a call for money to be sent via patreon/gofundme

I'm not opposed to the concept really but you get that dumping more money to a middleman is more of a symptom than a solution

[JshWright]

Huh? People like the stuff Simone creates, and want her to be able to continue creating stuff. There's going to be a period of time where it will be tough for her to make money, and by supporting her on Patreon you make it more likely she will be able to return to making stuff after her recovery.

[bigiain]

I completely agree with you - but crunchlibrarian is right.

This is exactly the sort of thing the social safety net _should_ cover. Otherwise only popular/beautiful people get the help they need.

There's a whole bunch of other people out there facing equally rough times, and because they don't have a million youtube subscribers they are not going to have any chance of riding it out on Patreon donations.

100% support Simone - but don't do it pretending there's nothing wrong with society and the way our governments treat _most_ people in awful situations.

[gowld]

I don't know if Simone is a citizen or Permanent Resident in the US (if not, she should seek government support from her home nation), but anyone who is a citizen or Permanent Resident in the US is eligible for >1yr of temporary Unemployment insurance, as well as Medicare (age 65), Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP.

[bigiain]

That's good to know. (For the record, I'm from Australia - and most of what we hear about healthcare costs and social security in the US are staggeringly frightening.)