I think the fact that people's Patreon income is visible might make it self-balancing. If you like popular creator, but see that they're already getting quite

I think the fact that people's Patreon income is visible might make it self-balancing. If you like popular creator, but see that they're already getting quite a bit of money on Patreon, you're less likely to support them than another creator that you only kind of like, but who is currently getting less than you think they deserve. Unless the popular creator can convince you that they can spend the extra money to make their content better, and thus be worth it. So I think with Patreon, creators' revenues will tend to converge on what people think they're actually worth.