Patreon knows that Patreon doesn't work - they don't fund themselves by donations on Patreon; instead they take a cut of other people's donations.
And the model where some patrons receive a reward encourages transactionalism and disappointed patrons when they don't get the reward they expected.
Liberapay's model seems much more sustainable - donations only, no rewards; Liberapay fund themselves via Liberapay because they actually believe their system works.
And the model where some patrons receive a reward encourages transactionalism and disappointed patrons when they don't get the reward they expected.
Liberapay's model seems much more sustainable - donations only, no rewards; Liberapay fund themselves via Liberapay because they actually believe their system works.