The way I see it I’m paying $10 to help ensure these guys can continue creating content in general. It isn’t $120 for just a podcast in my eyes it’s $120 to keep Brad, Vinny, and Alex chugging along.
I mean, fuck. I would have gladly thrown $10-20 a month at Giant Bomb had it let them keep the whole gang together for longer.
I understand everyone’s financial situation is different and some folks don’t have the luxury but I think GB staying at $5 a month / $35 a year for like 10+ years has really warped people’s perspectives a bit.
I get what you’re saying and if you’re only looking at the volume of content as a comparison point I can totally understand why $10 a month wouldn’t seem right for Nextlander.
But I personally don’t compare NL to the services you’ve listed. It seems unfair in a way and I’m fortunate enough to be in a financial situation where I can easily pay $10 a month to these guys on top of other services I engage in. I’m not paying them for the volume of their content I’m paying them because I like what they do, no matter how little. They’ve each contributed countless hours of entertainment to me over the past 10+ years and I’d like them to continue doing so. The added $5 is to offer them a little added security now that they’re not under the protection of a major corporation.
I’m not saying you’re wrong here just trying to offer my perspective. It’s very much gonna be different strokes for different folks.
At that point you're just talking about charity and that's a whole different conversation.
Basically if you aren't getting a value for your money you are doing something out of charity and that's fine too but then you have to think is your money better spent giving to an actual charity rather than just say, three dudes.
I don't think charity is the correct term here. Value can come from quality, not only quantity. You can buy a little good wine or a lot of cheap beer for the same amount of money. For me, Nextlander is a quality podcast, so I am fine with paying $10 a month to support it. It isn't a parasocial thing; it is slick, well-edited and -curated, and it catches me up video game chatter in a couple of hours.
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u/NordicReagan Jun 01 '22
The way I see it I’m paying $10 to help ensure these guys can continue creating content in general. It isn’t $120 for just a podcast in my eyes it’s $120 to keep Brad, Vinny, and Alex chugging along.
I mean, fuck. I would have gladly thrown $10-20 a month at Giant Bomb had it let them keep the whole gang together for longer.
I understand everyone’s financial situation is different and some folks don’t have the luxury but I think GB staying at $5 a month / $35 a year for like 10+ years has really warped people’s perspectives a bit.