Only having heard of Chapo from secondary sources, I'm surprised by how powerful and articulate that block quote felt! It was like one of those speeches you'd sit down and study in a rhetoric class (filler words notwithstanding).
Matt Christman is one of the smartest, wisest voices we have. His solo cushvlogs are like church for his small band of followers. I've been following along with him for years, reading the books he discusses, etc. His main area is history, but he does politics with a deep humanistic and spiritual quality.
Chapo got rich pioneering Patreon. It's not and was never a grift. They just got very popular. I subscribed for years just to get the second episode a week.
Only having heard of Chapo from secondary sources, I'm surprised by how powerful and articulate that block quote felt! It was like one of those speeches you'd sit down and study in a rhetoric class (filler words notwithstanding).
It was off the cuff too.
Matt Christman is one of the smartest, wisest voices we have. His solo cushvlogs are like church for his small band of followers. I've been following along with him for years, reading the books he discusses, etc. His main area is history, but he does politics with a deep humanistic and spiritual quality.
Amazingly, as far as I can tell, he isn't trying to grift money either, which speaks very well of him, given how similar figures often act.
Chapo got rich pioneering Patreon. It's not and was never a grift. They just got very popular. I subscribed for years just to get the second episode a week.
Matt's solo stuff is all free.
My hopes are with Matt and his family. Thank you for a moving and sincere article.