The Passion Economy

We get meta and talk about what the passion economy is, who’s participating in it (including us), and the sinister side of monetizing attention. Topics covered: -The rise of the passion economy -Venture investors profiting from the passion economy -Platforms that support creators (Patreon, Substack, Pietra) -How much money successful creators can make -The sinister side of the passion economy, MLMs -What it takes to make it as an influencer -Is being an influencer all that it’s made out to be