After YouTube's Sargon of Akkad was banned from Patreon, figures like Sam Harris, Dave Rubin, and Jordan Peterson have decided to abandoned the site over its business practices. But now people are beginning to question whether payment processors, like PayPal and MasterCard, are the ones deciding which creators get banned.

<p>After YouTube's Sargon of Akkad was banned from Patreon, figures like Sam Harris, Dave Rubin, and Jordan Peterson have decided to abandoned the site over its business practices. But now people are beginning to question whether payment processors, like PayPal and MasterCard, are the ones deciding which creators get banned.</p>

Elitists operating in pop culture, establishment politics, and the mainstream media have decided that their opinions are the correct ones, dismissing anyone who disagrees with them as intolerant or uninformed. While other commentators may be vying for insider clout, Lauren Chen is one "pseudo-intellectual" who's happy to be on the outside.

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