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[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 26 points 2 weeks ago

he's a Maoist small business owner (180k/mo on patreon)

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

180k a month

I gotta get in on this racket

[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago

step 1: have three really smart friends who are motivated enough to do an adult group project

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago
[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

if you include yourself (i believe in you) then you only need 2 smart friends!

[-] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

3 seems like a lot, what kind of group project can I do with 0 friends?

[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

you could record an album in your bedroom or perhaps a spare room in your parents' house

[-] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

Basically industrial metal in a nutshell

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

It's the 8th largest Patreon by paying members, while Chapo is the 5th largest. It's honestly kind of wild, considering how left-wing these guys politics are, and how many of the bigger podcasts (Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, Brett cooper, etc.) are so right-wing.

[-] The_hypnic_jerk@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Patreon is funded by listeners while the other ones you mentioned get CIA dollars

[-] Jabril@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

CIA can easily subscribe via Patreon and boost what they want without it being known

[-] huf@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

i hope they're getting CIA dollars too, like castro did in the beginning

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, Tim Pool might very well have a bigger audience than them.

lmao

anybody who pays for a leftist podcast that's that big is such a rube

[-] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

That's a lot of money, wtf do you even do with that much

[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

we don't know how their business is set up for certain but let's napkin math their split 60k/mo and tax them as "income" (which is definitely not happening. Something like "trueanon llc" is getting that 180k if they have a good accountant)

Anyway, 60k/mo is 720k a year. that puts them pretty high up state and federal tax bracket wise. about 45% of that is getting taken by the various US govts. so now all youre left with is about 396k/yr. You're probably buying a nice apartment in brooklyn or a house in new jersey and having a respected financial adviser manage both safe and risky investment accounts for you.

[-] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh wow. I think I see why rich people hate taxes now.

[-] darkmode@hexbear.net 45 points 2 weeks ago

very few people have their personal income at that high of a number. You eventually consult a financial priest and they perform spells to operate your LLC at a loss, allowing you to avoid heavy taxation

[-] Euergetes@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

perform spells to operate your LLC at a loss, allowing you to avoid heavy taxation

chefs-kiss

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it's because they fucking forget after the end of it they still have 400k+ per year and their income vastly exceeds their necessary living expenses

[-] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's almost enough to rent a cardboard box in Manhattan

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's over 10x my yearly before tax income and rent isn't 10x in NYC what it is here.

[-] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

What about your labubu expenses?

[-] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

You need to remember true-anon is based in San Fransisco so after rent the three of them are probably making less than minimum wage

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

This puts them below poverty line then

[-] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Damn, talk about a side step. I'm sorry for them

[-] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Also an important note is podcasts aren't forever. Some have more staying power than others but this is basically getting drafted into the NFL for people who are good at talking.

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Buy a Friend™ subscription obviously

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