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Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

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Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#11
post #9

The pandemic is over and so are most remote "jobs" that people started doing on Onlyfans, Patreon, etc. a couple years ago.

Your quoting suggests that you think what people on onlyfans and patreon do aren't "real jobs", but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#14
post #11
post #9

The pandemic is over and so are most remote "jobs" that people started doing on Onlyfans, Patreon, etc. a couple years ago.

Your quoting suggests that you think what people on onlyfans and patreon do aren't "real jobs", but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

Digging a big hole then filling it back in is "very hard work" too but that doesn't make it a real job.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#15
What does “taking full responsibility” even mean? Like people lose their livelihood and you can get away with “I take full responsibility”.

Taking full responsibility mean taking a pay cut or stepping down or basically taking consequences for yourself first before others have to.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#16
post #2

Doing this on Instagram seems… off. Can’t put my finger in it.

I think it was first posted on their blog here: https://blog.patreon.com/a-note-from-jack

Are we supposed to know who Jack is?

Sounds like someone is in serious need of an ego check.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#17
post #14
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your quoting suggests that you think what people on onlyfans and patreon do aren't "real jobs", but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

Digging a big hole then filling it back in is "very hard work" too but that doesn't make it a real job.

Construction companies would like a word with you.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

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post #14
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your quoting suggests that you think what people on onlyfans and patreon do aren't "real jobs", but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

Digging a big hole then filling it back in is "very hard work" too but that doesn't make it a real job.

What, pray tell, qualifies a job as a "real" job?

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

#19

What does “taking full responsibility” even mean? Like people lose their livelihood and you can get away with “I take full responsibility”. Taking full responsibility mean taking a pay cut or stepping down or basically taking consequences for yourself first before others have to.

That would be meaningless virtue signaling. Standard corporate speak.

Re: Patreon Lays off 17% of Staff

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post #11
post #9

The pandemic is over and so are most remote "jobs" that people started doing on Onlyfans, Patreon, etc. a couple years ago.

Your quoting suggests that you think what people on onlyfans and patreon do aren't "real jobs", but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

> but in fact to succeed in those spaces needs very hard work.

But that doesn't make it a job. You could do hard work in moving a mountain but that's not a job.

Needless to say, earning money off of your looks (something you didn't work hard to gain in the first place) doesn't qualify as hard-working job.

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