If I recall, Dr. Bones lives in Uruguay. According to
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, the average wage/income there is less than 1/3 the amount he is theoretically making, which is $3k a month. So that means while in the US he would be
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, in his home country that man is balling. While he could increase his capital by actually making consistent updates to the game (which would attract more patrons and subs), he probably realizes that he is making a good amount already by not doing anything. And the blind, hopeful patrons who keep giving him money are the ones making that realization true.
I'm not a patron nor supporter of Dr. Bones, and in the past I'd join in on the bashing. But from a business point of view, he's intelligent if not somewhat a sneak. And we must also realize that until the last update this guy, despite having his game patches constantly posted on a pirate site and missing out on lots of money, he had been interacting with us. If patrons are complaining about his watery claims of being sick and having ball pains or whatever excuse, then it's more valid and influential than the lot of us. "Your ship that we raid monthly doesn't have any booty! What the fuck, you are a scallywag!" That's how we sound.