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Ansible · 2012-02-06, 13:28

Oh ye of little faith! You know, Louis CK's video did pretty well:

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/15/lou...direct-sa.html

In the first week he turned a profit of 200,000$. Total revenue of about 400,000$, and I believe its well over 1 million now.

Now it may be that anime fans are fewer in number than Louis CK fans. But what's the harm in allowing voluntary contributions? It would be awesome if it turned out to be a big revenue stream. But even if it didn't, I don't see what's wrong with making it available as a an option for people. Every little bit counts, right?

Its interesting that the comments so far are so negative. What's wrong with an economic model that supports both the fansub community and the anime industry?

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Ansible Member Join Date: Jan 2004	Oh ye of little faith! You know, Louis CK's video did pretty well: http://boingboing.net/2011/12/15/lou...direct-sa.html In the first week he turned a profit of 200,000$. Total revenue of about 400,000$, and I believe its well over 1 million now. Now it may be that anime fans are fewer in number than Louis CK fans. But what's the harm in allowing voluntary contributions? It would be awesome if it turned out to be a big revenue stream. But even if it didn't, I don't see what's wrong with making it available as a an option for people. Every little bit counts, right? Its interesting that the comments so far are so negative. What's wrong with an economic model that supports both the fansub community and the anime industry?