Why do people always defend these devs that go dark with 'oh, it's his business' and 'you're not entitled to their personal life,' 'they're doing this as a hobby'
No, they aren't doing this as a hobby. This particular dev has a $50 payment tier on his Patreon.
Everyone, even in Russia, has a cell phone these days or access to the internet. It takes probably ten minutes at worst to either log on to Patreon or Discord and say 'I'm ok.'
I really don't get why y'all defend grown ass adults in lieu of the obvious; dude has peaced on his project, at least for now. Peace on your investments, too.