406: Why do content creators seem to want your money?

Patreon, YouTube memberships, soon to be Twitter super follows -- these are all ways to give back to your favorite subscribers. Honestly, we should be trying to limit our monthly micropayments, with that being said -- Why can't platforms such as YouTube that earn billions of dollars per year in revenue share more of that with the creators that have placed the platform where it is today instead of forcing consumers to fit the bill? Meh, capitalism. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Share this podcast with a friend! Links from this episode: Intro music details: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RETRO Xcape by Lahar https://soundcloud.com/musicbylahar Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/retro-xcape Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eHHMlcSVBgE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Outro music details: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Reloaded by Savfk - Music https://soundcloud.com/savfk Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_reloaded Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IlUSKojxLxU ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––