The indie game dev company I currently work at doesn't even make that much from Patreon donations and we have been active for more than two years now constantly engaging with our community and posting progress on our game (Although to be fair, we don't have a public demo yet but we are currently working on that right now). We have dedicated 3D modelers, sound/music composers, 3D animators, writers, producer, etc... We struggle with a small budget since we don't have a publisher (yet) and we don't have a public demo yet and the nature of our game (Single player horror game inspired by Dead Space) cannot allow for an EA title.
It just infuriates me to see such a lazy, irresponsible and unprofessional game dev being enabled to continue doing nothing by receiving a huge monthly check. I'm not one to have jealousy often, but damn.
EDIT: I also want to add: This guy has everything any game dev can hope for. He has verifiable work antecedents, a popular game with an active community, a game recipe that mostly works, and a big ol' fat check to sustain himself and a full team of freelancers to help him around.
He just throws it all away for BS reasons.