concerns for the future (Patreon)

mostly writing this to keep myself sane because I'm honestly stressed tf out. but anyways, here's the deal

things aren't looking great for nsfw creators in the US rn. a bill is currently being drafted in Oklahoma that will criminalize pornography across the board and put both creators and consumers of nsfw content in prison. yeah, seriously. I don't live in Oklahoma, but I do live in a red state, and it's unfortunately very likely that if the Oklahoma bill passes, states like mine could follow suit. many prominent porn sites are already banned where I live

tbf it's still early days, no one truly knows what will come of any of this. what I do know is that if the worst does indeed happen, if porn does become illegal in my state or nationwide, I'll have no choice but to purge most if not all of my nsfw work from the internet - including here - for my own safety. as much as I want to stand up for what I believe in, I'm not about to go to jail for a minimum of 10 years (!!!) for drawing footjobs lmao

the problem is... 90% of you are subscribed to my $9 nsfw tier, and that's not an exaggeration. if I do end up deleting all my nsfw work from this platform, none of you will have any reason to stay. which sucks for you guys, obviously, but it sucks even more for me, since this site has become an important source of my income. I literally rely on the money I get from patreon to keep myself afloat, and still I'm barely managing, even with commission work

so what can we do here? seriously, I'd like you all to throw some ideas at me. what could I do to keep you subscribed to the Imago tier if, at some hypothetical point in the future, I had to remove all my nsfw art from it? what could replace it that would be worth the price to you? give examples! I'd love to hear it. I need to hear it lol

anyways, sorry for being all doom and gloom!! things are still ok for now, and I just hope they stay that way for the foreseeable future. but idk 🤷‍♂️