TBF it's more the payment processors pushing the crusade so they can operate in countries where certain types of porn are literally illegal, if not all porn... But yea the US is on one of those puritanical downswings unfortunately, and we never seem to be able to tamp down the elements that trigger them... It's a shame this is such a fragmented ecosystem, the only way to make sure we have spaces where we can do what we want is for devs and consumers to both reject spaces we're not welcome.
But unfortunately collective action isn't something people are good at, even when directed--it'd take a real cataclysm for it to happen organically. It looks like we may be on the precipice of one though. I'm only supporting one dev on Patreon and that's cuz I really like what they're doing... everyone else is on SS. People just don't care enough to make sure they give Patreon as little of their money as possible.
Also, as I've said before quite a few times now, they don't even rely on adult dollars anymore. Most of their revenue is from edgy political and video essayist content now. We don't even have the sway to sink them like tumblr or force their hand like OnlyFans anymore.
But unfortunately collective action isn't something people are good at, even when directed--it'd take a real cataclysm for it to happen organically. It looks like we may be on the precipice of one though. I'm only supporting one dev on Patreon and that's cuz I really like what they're doing... everyone else is on SS. People just don't care enough to make sure they give Patreon as little of their money as possible.
Also, as I've said before quite a few times now, they don't even rely on adult dollars anymore. Most of their revenue is from edgy political and video essayist content now. We don't even have the sway to sink them like tumblr or force their hand like OnlyFans anymore.
