Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Put Your Money Where Your Eyes Are

How Patreon Has Helped And Hindered Creators, As Told By 13 Users, The pressure to constantly update games is pushing the industry to a breaking point, and more.
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CREATE, REST(?), REPEAT
THE POWER OF PLEDGES
How Patreon Has Helped And Hindered Creators, As Told By 13 Users
digg.com
In the wake of competitive moves by Facebook and Kickstarter and through the lead-up to the launch of the company's new creator plans, Digg spoke to Patreon users across creative disciplines and income levels to see what they think the platform's strengths and weaknesses are.
ENDLESS MODE
The Pressure To Constantly Update Games Is Pushing The Industry To A Breaking Point
pcgamer.com
Live service games have trained players to expect their games — even indie titles! — to provide a steady and infinite stream of new content. And only constant work can deliver it.
NOBODY EXPECTS THE GREYJOY OPPOSITION
WATCH: An Extremely Brief Illustration Of How Much The 'Game Of Thrones' Writers Are Phoning It In
digg.com
​Listen, we love "Game of Thrones." We're extremely excited for the final two episodes. But we can't ignore that — much like the Winterfell Starbucks cup — some things this season feel a little bit phoned in in the plot department.
ADULTING WE DIGG
Here's An Adulting Task You've Been Putting Off. And It's Super Easy
trustandwill.com
Trust & Will has made it easy to literally create an entire estate plan over a glass of wine on your couch. You can do it after you watch GOT on your couch, and they will even mail you the documents for free.
ALL NATURAL EVERYTHING
THE GREEN DEMON
It Grows Rapidly. It's Nearly Impossible To Kill. And Now It's Coming For America
slate.com
Japanese knotweed can grow through cracks in cement, between floorboards, and out from the joints in a stone wall. How do you stop it?
FAKING IT BEAUTIFULLY
The Aesthetic Case For Fake Meat
theoutline.com
The art of vegetarian meat is that of making something that looks, feels, and tastes convincingly like something it is not.
CLEANLINESS IS GODLINESS
How A Decades-Old Hippie Soap Brand Became A Touchstone Of Wellness Culture
vox.com
Dr. Bronner's president says social media is "essentially amoral," but Instagram loves the activist soap brand.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BEHIND YOU, WARTY
Warthog Turns On The Afterburners, Somehow Escapes Seven Lions
digg.com
The warthog was nearly oblivious to the end, but got wise to his stalkers just in time.
IN THE NEWS
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Just The Good Stuff From The Google I/O Keynote
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DIGG PICKS
You Spend A Third Of Your Life Sleeping. Get A Pillow That Keeps You Cool
huckberry.com
When was the last time you had a pillow that stayed cool while you slept? Probably never. Enter the Bear Pillow. It's on sale.
*camel voice* It's hump day!