I feel like there’s a notable group on this site (ironically seeing where we came from) who seem to think of podcasts as almost an illegitimate form of entertainment? And therefor creating podcasts is not labor and paying people to create them is by definition a grift.

But it’s not like any leftist podcasters are claiming that by giving them money youre somehow supporting the leftist cause. It’s pretty clearly a relationship of “You enjoy the entertainment product we produce, if you pay us we can continue to live and produce more entertainment, and you will also get access to an additional hour of entertainment every week.” Paying people to perform labor to produce something for you to consume and enjoy isn’t a grift, it’s like, society.

I may be overthinking this, I just feel like I see a lot of comments on here that are just “anti-podcast” in general. Like, man I just want something interesting or funny to listen to while I do my job