Using the word "product" is begging the question. You could just as easily say: "If you derive satisfaction from an series of artistic works, and you know the

Using the word "product" is begging the question. You could just as easily say: "If you derive satisfaction from an series of artistic works, and you know the person who creates those artistic works, and you decide to send money to support that person..." ----- edit: and this is closer to the reality, because plenty of people subscribe to someone's patreon (or donate to them in other ways) for "products" that they have already consumed, or because they want other people to consume those products. For an example of the latter: when financing journalists with mostly or completely open newsletters on substack. People generally aren't paying journalists because they want to read exciting stories. They're paying journalists because they want certain stories and types of stories to be investigated and written. They're not people who are paying to consume.