“commerce tools like CRMs and merchandise to try to stay ahead of Twitch, YouTube and Google” apparently. I had no idea that Patreon was competing with Twitch,

“commerce tools like CRMs and merchandise to try to stay ahead of Twitch, YouTube and Google” apparently. I had no idea that Patreon was competing with Twitch, YouTube, and Google, though… are they also competing with General Electric and Proctor-Gamble? Is the idea that everyone competes with everyone for every dollar and the ultimately capitalism will be a pile of dead bodies with a confused Taco Bell employee sitting on top?