On the contrary: - Chapo Trap House, a podcaster, makes $88,074 a month - Philip DeFranco, a commentator and YouTuber, has 13,823 patrons (amount kept secr

On the contrary: - Chapo Trap House, a podcaster, makes $88,074 a month - Philip DeFranco, a commentator and YouTuber, has 13,823 patrons (amount kept secret) - Nerd3, a gaming YouTuber, rakes in $8,003 per month - 1,393 other members make at least $1,160 per month These numbers are from the article itself, whose headline is "No one is making a living on Patreon." Normally I would be fine rounding "2%" to "no one." But I think it's astounding that so many people nowadays can make a living taping themselves playing video games, posting photographs of dried leaves online, writing a travel journal, or being a social commentator. The focus of the article is on the social injustice of it being just 2%. It would be unjust if we deserved to make a living chasing our dreams. Before Patreon, people moved to New York or Los Angeles or Paris, worked low-paying, hard jobs while struggling for their big break into whatever. After a year or two, they ran out of money, headed back home, and settled into the best job they could find. Was anyone's first choice to be a farmer, electrician, plumber, sewage worker, schoolteacher, nurse, or factory worker? If everyone knew they could get a livable wage from Patreon, who wouldn't sign up?