Patronage is like the new normal for supporting people creating things online. My only rub is I don't need a VPS and I'm sure as heck not going to support anyon

Patronage is like the new normal for supporting people creating things online. My only rub is I don't need a VPS and I'm sure as heck not going to support anyone through a Microsoft-owned venture. Payments don't need to be tied to corporations but a lot of people hate crypto (and the exchanges take a substantial cut). At least Liberapay is open, low-fees, not trying to be a loss-leader start-up, and not trying to be a social network.