The 8500 number isn't the people that are supporting him. It's the total members that they are following him on patreon. Propably 1/3 of them are supporting him. Also his renders with all of these characters and at this quality... Believe me... It needs time... XD
Ah... Also Patreon keeps the 7% of the money and u pay at taxes I think a 10%...
Since I don't know how Patreon works, I can't tell you exactly how long it will last, but if "keep money" means temporary storage, the developer could receive it after a month or three months.
If “keep money” means the usage fee that Patreon receives, many paid platforms operate various commission systems ranging from 7% to 15%, and 7% is by no means an expensive commission.
And the 10% VAT is the basic tax system operated in most countries.
- This means that it is a basic tax that all self-employed people pay.
If you are self-employed, you have to pay rent, raw material costs, communication fees, value-added tax, insurance premiums, employee fees, Platform usage fee, etc. every month.
Also, you have to pay additional taxes at the end or the beginning of the year, and you have to spend irregularly advertising costs and interior replacement costs.
- Personal insurance premiums, personal communication fees, and house rent are excluded from this, and these are managed separately in personal household ledger.
I'm not talking about you, but there have been a few times when I've suspected that some of this developer's fanboys have never worked in production or paid taxes.