This is more like distributed patronage, contrasted with the more old-school type, IMO. I don't see Patreon being dominated by billionaires currently. If you t

This is more like distributed patronage, contrasted with the more old-school type, IMO. I don't see Patreon being dominated by billionaires currently. If you think this is going to lead to a status quo where the elites dominate our culture, you should probably leave off with more than an "exercise for the reader", because your point definitely isn't self-evident at all. Especially if you think it's going to be worse than when media distribution and funding was centralized under TV, movie studios, radio, publishers, etc.