Goodbye to Patreon

In this video, Dave Rubin and I focus on four issues: (1) our departure from Patreon (as of Jan 15, 2019); (2) plans to create an alternative creator-funding platform, with multiple payment options, and with protection for free speech foremost and center as a guiding principle; (3) the exceptional danger posed by the increasing willingness of payment processors such as MasterCard, Visa and PayPal to monitor, judge and regulate the spending habits of their customers; (4) the pressure being applied to such companies by organizations designed precisely for that purpose (such as “Change the Terms (), aimed at the elimination of what they regard as “hate speech” online and everywhere else). Alternatives to Patreon funding: For Dave Rubin: For Sam Harris: For my work: Relevant media links: NY Times articles on the “ethical responsibility” of credit card companies to monitor customer spending: (1) How banks could control gun sales if Washington won’t (Feb 19, 2018): ; (2) How banks unwittingly finance mass shootings (Dec 24, 2018): NY Times article on Patreon’s censorship and deplatforming of Sargon of Akkad (Carl Benjamin) (and all his supporters): Patreon bars anti-feminist for racist speech, inciting revolt (Dec 24, 2018): Future Authoring Discount Code: 50% off ($): Purchase it for yourself at Purchase it for a friend at (scroll down to “Give Individual Exercises”) ENTER COUPON CODE NY2019 ON THE PURCHASE PAGE (Good until Jan 31, 2019 -— SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL —- Direct Support: Merchandise: -— BOOKS —- 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: -— LINKS —- Website: 12 Rules for Life Tour: Blog: Podcast: Reading List: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: -— PRODUCTS —- Personality Course: Self Authoring Suite: Understand Myself personality test: Merchandise: