| > And I'm putting my money where my mouth is. My Patreon bill was $150 this month. And that's not counting direct payments to creators. Nice! I'm still not using Patreon but I "guilty" of paying for promising alpha quality stuff, subscribing to services I don't use deliberately even after realizing I cannot use it yet etc. I think we IT people have a reputation for being a bunch of cynical whiners and I also think it is somewhat deserved so I am happy to hear that I am not alone in actually wanting to pay for good stuff. If anyone wonder what makes me pay, here is the best I can come up with: - stuff I use or can see myself using - one time payments, no subscriptions (unless there is a specific ongoing cost that I realized must be there) - tokens are a nice alternative to subscriptions (eg: $10 for 50 tokens that let me start multi-player games is something I would easily consider for a good game like Polytopia) - not too expensive, once it passes impulse buy at around $10 monthly or $40 one time it gets significantly harder bjt not impossible |