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Exactly, and since it certainly follows a long tail distribution, the rest of the 250,000 creators on patreon make a tiny fraction of that. For the vast majority of people, it doesn’t provide a primary income.
this is true for the vast majority of storytellers and artists and musicians through all of history.
anyone could do that now. people still get paid.