how do free-mint free-mint platforms and services help creators? i'm still not convinced that it's the right path forward for artists, but i'd love to hear your thoughts.

Thinks out loud via /epr, forms ideas via paragraph.xyz/@epr , previously /secondrealm, asks questions in /cryptoart, & talks crypto on pods.media/rising-tide

is there a pattern to the ones that go viral?

Not sure. Only the viral one get a decent chunk from mint sharing fees but the majority are just work given away for mainly nothing