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minimix, miniupdates (Patreon)

Published:
2026-05-10 17:21:38
Imported:
2026-05

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hey team!

April's minimix is here.

quantifica will officially resume in June. thank you for your patience, I've had a lot going on this year, but, for better and worse, it has finally settled.

I am currently editing the John Wick video.

recently wrote a short review of Signs of the Sojourner and a longer review of Wanderstop.

between March and April, I released 6 videos in 6 weeks! this boosted the Patreon by $5! the following month, it dropped by $100. did a quick prod on BlueSky and talked to a few other 'tubers, and it seems people's relationship to Patreon has evolved since I launched this thing: a) people just have less disposable income now, b) between YouTube Premium and Nebula, people feel there are more affordable alternatives to backing loads of creators on Patreon, c) general disillusion with Patreon as a platform, and d) when people have disposable income, they'd rather back someone smaller than me.

this is all very sensible, but means I have to adapt. wrestling with the perception that I am more successful than I am (and the perception that Nebula is way more lucrative than it is). which is not to say I'm in trouble! I am doing fine. for the first time in ages, I am genuinely doing fine. doing fine means I have room to think about long-term sustainability, and, if the Patreon is gonna trend downward no matter how often I release or how successful the releases are, then I have to lean more and more on ad revenue and sponsorships. this is not a direction I am hyped about; they are much harder to predict, and I would rather make 60k/year with a predictable paycheck than 80k/year with wild variance month-to-month. that's how I end up back in debt.

I have a few ideas for how to manage this, and, as always, you will hear what I decide before the general public. meantime, thank you again for being my most consistent means of sustenance. I'm very lucky to still be doing this after so much time, and it's because of you.

hugs,

-I

Comments

Michael Gallant

Just a thought: I would happily pay to read your take on various current events through the lens of your Alt-Right Playbook framework. I think you would do well on Substack. That said, I assume there are good reasons you don't compete in that arena. Writing about any descent into fascism (especially from within it) is horrible for one's psyche/emotions, and eventually ends in alt-right-associated litigation and violent alt-right psychos. Ooh! I just had a second thought: some of the recent change in subscriptions could also be a result of your channel's gradual change from Alt-Right Playbook stuff to video game reviews. Most of us love both, but I'm sure a significant number of your fans were into the Playbook but just don't get as interested in video game reviews? Your video game reviews ARE awesome. Over a longer timeline, I think it's reasonable to expect subscriptions to continue growing.

Moths

Holy shit! Another human being who has played signs of the soujorner. Its like finding a unicorn listening to a prewn album

Ian Danskin

the falloff predates ending ARP. and, in fact, ARP wasn't always the biggest driver of backers! smaller videos that REALLY hit a niche audience tended to spawn the most patrons. but, broadly: yes, a hiatus and a shift in content IS gonna lead to some weirdness, I shouldn't assume too much.

Moths

She's pretty new so there's only two. I'd go with System. It sounds like all your lowest moments, so choose carfully when you listen to it. First three tracks are bangers, next three will make you want to die, last three will make you want to live again.

Josh Grey

A friend who is a streamer suffers from this same problem. The estimates of how much YouTubers of her level make are wildly over-estimated and rarely take into account a lot of costs to provide a real life baseline of income, so people think she's way better off than she is. Like you, she's fine. I hope you're able to find a sustainable solution that works for you. Looking forward to the John Wick video!

PC Escobar

I was wondering if Patreon creators were feeling that pinch. The shift from Patreon blurbs to paid sponsorships in Tuber channels I have followed for years has been very noticeable. I’ve even seen channels in the 30-50k subs range taking on paid sponsorships that I used to see only on channels 5x or more that size.

Aletheos

Waaait a minute... $5? In that time? I recently joined at that tier... he's talking about me! =^.^= I'm the only one who's joined recently?

gunduzc

just want to say that I agree that I'd pay for a weekly/monthly article about politics, recent or not, if it's Ian who's writing them. I assume (and maybe I'm wrong on this) that just writing the text for a video would be less mentally taxing than editing and recording and visuals and dealing with the youtube algorithm.