On: We’re sorry, and we’re not rolling out the fees change

[tanderson92]

The top Patreon patron by far, Chapo Trap House, was adamantly against the change. I do question whether they really did adequate research.

[chipotle_coyote → tanderson92]

Chapo Trap House has exactly one pledge level at $5+, which means this change would have probably benefited them financially. They'd be unlikely to lose many patrons upset about having to pay $5.50 a month instead of $5, and they'd be getting 3-5% more from each pledge due to no longer having to pay transaction fees on their side.

[stickfigure → chipotle_coyote]

You'd be surprised how many people would be upset at $5.50. Especially since that $0.50 is going to be multiplied by the number of creators a single patron supports.

For me it was enough to put "just pay an annual lump sum to my favorite creators and drop the rest" on my TODO list; I'm glad Patreon came to their senses.

[tanderson92 → chipotle_coyote]

Do you expect Chapo Trap House to advocate policy positions because it benefits only them? That's, uh, not really their thing, is my point.

The point isn't whether they'd benefit, it's whether they're in favor of it when (possibly) polled.