Because I don't wish to participate in a superfluous, rent-seeking, middle-man economy. I want to support creators as directly as possible while giving a fair

Because I don't wish to participate in a superfluous, rent-seeking, middle-man economy. I want to support creators as directly as possible while giving a fair amount to those who provide the tooling and infrastructure so that they can keep the lights on. To not care about this is to be complicit with unethical business practices in the creative industry, ignorance or not.