A Hivemind of Black Cats

Okay, so to quickly explain what's going on with itch.io (and Fansly, and Steam, and Patreon, and OnlyFans, and and and...)

So, when you buy something from a website, there's you (the customer), the creator of the thing (the maker), and the website you buy it on (the shop). But then there's the payment processor. The payment processor is a middle-man between you and the shopkeeper.

The metaphor I use is: imagine you go to a store and decide to buy a cookie. You go to the shopkeeper to give them your money, and suddenly a guy jumps out of the bushes and tells you, "NO! You are only allowed to buy pure, clean, HEALTHY food with your cash!"

You say, "Who the fuck are you, a cop?"

"No."

"A politician? Are cookies illegal now?"

"No."

"Are you involved with the shop? The cookie makers?"

"No! We made the cash register!"

( further explanation, but I am not a banker nor all that educated about payment processors )

Rogan: All in the Family got suspended from itch.io. Apparently according to the new Terms of Service, it's considered child pornography. Yes, my memoir about child sexual abuse. I'm fighting it, but a lot of artists are getting kicked off.

If you've been putting off downloading stuff off itch.io, now is the time to HURRY YOUR ASS UP. They look to be steam-cleaning the site after a scrubsquad of purityfucker Australians squealed at payment processors.

This is the email I got:


And hey, if you're like, "Wow, LB, that sure sucks that your #1 bestselling book got muzzled because of some purity wankers in Australia, I want to give you money," then thanks, friend! You're the fucking best! You can send me donations through my Paypal button or have fun buying my various wares. If you've been putting off buying my actual porn or sex shit (Multi Orgasmic, Infinity Smashed: Found Wanting, Rutless, and Coming In or Staying Out) now is the time!

In fact, you know what, for the next week, I'm going to be throwing a special offer. If you buy a paper copy of AllFam or any of the sexy things listed above, I will sign it and put a sticker on it. Your options include sparkles, rainbows, happy cute smiling things, and cute little sayings. Donate extra $ to either me or the Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective, and I'll print you off a trans porn sticker to slap up wherever you want.

LET'S DO THIS.

Mori: you know how some people got really into sourdough or birding because of COVID? Well, Biff got really into interior design.

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