URL: https://tedium.co/2025/04/06/gumroad-open-source-doge-drama/
There are some real problems with Gumroad that make it a terrible foundation for a creator economy that puts the creator in control. And there’s also a big issue with its leadership that almost went unnoticed on the very same day that the news was announced.
But if that’s all Gumroad was doing, I wouldn’t feel compelled to say anything. The reason I’m speaking up is because of this Wired story, released on the very same day Gumroad announced its “open source” license, which may have had the effect of minimizing the story’s viral impact.
The Wired story? How the founder of Gumroad, Sahil Lavingia, jumped on the DOGE train.