George DornDec 7, 2017

#Patreon is a startup.

Startups will always fuck over their user community at the behest of their investors. Always.

Show threadNathan SchneiderDec 7, 2017
@gdorn why did #gratipay choose now to fold?
Show threadGeorge DornDec 7, 2017

@ntnsndr I guess LiberaPay used to be Gratipay before a legal issue forced a split? But now it's a one-click migration to switch over.

I suspect LiberaPay is about to have a sudden need to improve scalability...

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@gdorn @ntnsndr Liberapay split was a difference of opinion on how to deal with bank/legal issues, and moving #Liberapay to France allowed the original #Gratipay model to still legally work. Gratipay closed down after not gaining enough traction to fund development.
Dec 10, 2017 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadNathan SchneiderDec 10, 2017
@mattbk @gdorn what was it about the model that required being in France?
Show thread<moved>Dec 11, 2017
@ntnsndr @gdorn partly https://changaco.oy.lc/blog/goodbye-gratipay/ and partly https://gratipay.news/gratipocalypse-42fd0ec0d9e8. The laws about what counts as money transmission.
Goodbye Gratipay