I should not here: I was not using that term to be derisive, though many others have used it in that sense when targeting Patreon in particular. I actually have

I should not here: I was not using that term to be derisive, though many others have used it in that sense when targeting Patreon in particular. I actually have seriously considered a Patreon project myself, and I've crowdfunded multiple books, so I've no mean view of it personally, only of a society that has made such things necessary. And indeed, Patreon is a good example of the same principle: KS and Patreon creators get no end of shit on, often worst of all from their own fans and even paid supporters. You are demonized for asking for money, and then demonized for not offering more than you can afford for that money, demonized for not being transparent enough, picked apart and demonized for what figures you do release, and then further demonized for failing to live up to that expectation on release.