DiTo
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- Aug 31, 2018
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My man, first of all maybe read carefully to what you are replying to since I already addressed your main point in the post you are replying to... second of all maybe know what you are talking about...You don't have to be "forced to do something" to be a scam...
the "hoax" is part of a "scam"
you can say "give me money and I'll do a painting" if you receive the money and don't do the painting it's a scam. Many scams are outlawed and when they come to trial they are filed as "scam", deceit, fraud, among others, are officially scams, cyber scams are something that happens... the only thing patreon does is make it "legal" what could be "illegal" patreon is "donation" so no matter what you do, you're no doing anything "illegal" but the "scam" is out law is concept of moral
1. If you are forced to do something it's not a scam at all... it's extortion, robbery, or possibly blackmail... depending on the reason it's 'forced'. Maybe figure out what a 'scam' is before trying to argue whether something is or isn't a scam.
2. Your example: "give me money and I'll do a painting" is inappropriate since it means that your are selling a painting. Patreon is not selling anything... it's a donation. If you are selling something you are obligating yourself to provide that item in exchange for money. Patreon on the other hand is not selling anything, you are donating to the creator.
That's what many on here seem to fail to understand. The difference between buying something, paying for something and donating to the creator.