And when they're not misinformed, they're green as hell.

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From what I see, I get the impression that you're looking at this from an artist's perspective, one that might not be shared by your average person, right?

To say the least.

Have you considered looking at it from an entrepreneurial perspective, instead?

Like, not just an artist trying to start a business

but a business owner wanting to sell art?

Dude the biggest plague of webcomics is that there is NO PRACTICAL WAY to advertise yourself.

Beemann you better have something good.

The biggest plague of any business is that you have to have customers before you make money.

Just hit backspace to be safe.

Yeap best hope is to partner with other people

Yeah that's what Hiveworks was.

Holy shit what a disaster.

Could you run it better?

Yes.

**Yes.**

With lewdgames there are ways. Many of the larger projects have publicly documented ascensions from basically nothing

Why don't you?

Because they had capital to start with.

Theres a reason why 90% of companies fail without turning a profit

What kind of capital does it take?

Lots.

list it.

What?

No.

Work it out. what does it take to start it yourself?

Do you even know what Hiveworks is?

I don't. I haven't a clue. It doesn't matter.

...

In order to start an Internet Radio Station

I need to have my licensing in order

Conversation over. o_o

I need to have my LLC established

Too much to get into.

I need to have a decent set of microphones and a sound board.

I need to have software for broadcasting, a website for receiving the broadcast,

Approximately $8,000 dollars just for that.

One of the reasons YouTube got as popular as it is

Ugh

The fact that I can list that stuff out, even generally, is a result of me doing the research to get to that point. I've looked into it, and I'm in the process of executing it.

Could start for basically free, get customers, then start spending money

Right, but the trick there is getting those first customers

for that

you have to network.

no u

and if you've got an aversion to that, you're in trouble.

Webcomic readers aren't customers in the traditional sense.

You're selling advertisements to viewers.

You're potentially selling prints.

No, you're not.

I'm trying to show my mom Tim's video about the MeToo consequences for men

You're really not.

Oh my god

No one did that.

It was all patreon.

How do you even make money on web comics. Seems like the only way is to do it for free and just hope people like it.

And only the tip of the top were able to make it work.

And that they will throw money at you

Only the tip top frequently do.

No man you have no idea how much BETTER South Korea is doing webcomics

It's insane how smart they've handled it.

I mean, they also have socialism, so...

No venues even exist in america. It's laughable.

They are Asian, of court they are smart

SK is still capitalist

Stop with the shitty jokes.

Jesus christ.

Well yeah

They're capitalist socialist

Like Sweden?

South Korea's reason for running webcomics well is methodical and could be learned from

That's not a thing

Sort of more along the norwegian model but different

Only without the immigrants

The Norwegian model is just capitalism with a welfare state

Socialism is when the state takes over the market

But only by the people with the capital to get the ball rolling. And all the head honchos in webcomics of the west, are spineless jello.

You watch Tim Pool too, Beemann? 😮

Tim's correct on that one

I know.

I watch Tim Poole

One of the reasons why artists lean to the left so much is because it's actually super hard for artists to do what they do and make a decent living.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtAMTeo_GJw Fucking christ.

Heard about that in dank brigade

Actually.

Shit's fucked

Another big reason most artists are left

Is because people on the right *hate* artists.

Big5 traits

Conservatives act like complete frat bros about it.

All the time.

[citation needed]

Tough.

Wait was he actually banned from having a MasterCard for his beliefs?

The plural of anecdote is not data.

I don't care.

👌

I'm just telling the truth as I've seen it.

I won't always be able to prove it in court, but I won't lie.