This emphasis on creator independence, or giving individuals tools to self publish and promote, has brought with it many benefits, however, as we discussed previously, I believe there to be a real ceiling on the heavily individuated approaches of places like Patreon or substack.
The Creator Economy is creativity in single player mode. It's every creator for themselves, with the algorithms encouraging people to perpetually make as much content as quickly as possible. In contrast, a metalabel is creativity in multiplayer mode. It's a system optimized for mutual aid and support for people collaborating on things tog... See more