Billion Dollar Patreon CEO On How to Fix the Internet

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Sign up our newsletter at https://news.trykarat.com! @Jackconte cofounded Patreon as a starving artist desperate to support himself - now he's trying to save the Internet from the algorithms running it. Today he shares why top YouTubers are quitting, how to rebuild a more sustainable Internet, and how to balance pursuing art with building a billion dollar business. ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Now available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dsL9376piEawG5k72QuMZ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Jack Conte at @Jackconte @Pomplamoose @ScaryPockets https://www.instagram.com/jackconte/ ---------------------- 00:00 - intro 01:30 - Jack is a musical gremlin 02:10 - how Jack balanced recording music with being Patreon CEO 05:00 - Jack made MORE music while being a tech CEO 06:15 - why Jack even does Patreon 08:41 - the internet is changing and it's NOT what you think 10:36 - TikTok is KILLING the follower 12:08 - is social media f*cked? 13:19 - why Jack still believes in the Internet 17:25 - should *everyone* be a creator? 18:34 - why are YouTubers QUITTING 19:19 - why YouTubers should be like Calvin and Hobbes 21:22 - YouTube gives us dopamine but is that good for art 23:53 - Rick Rubin says you CAN'T make art for money 25:47 - Jack's purpose in life 27:56 - Jack spent 4 YEARS making a 3 min film 30:20 - what is art 31:56 - art and Jack's love life 35:39 - could Patreon have been a side project? 38:20 - does Jack ever not want to be CEO 45:39 - does Jack believe in unconditional love 48:23 - success vs what fulfills your soul 50:42 - what Jack talks about in therapy 53:19 - Jack's opinions on AI 58:27 - the bad version of the Internet