I'm never going to understand why NLT made all these side girls nobody gives a shit about. 1 KS page a month and only 1 has actual vaginal sex at the 50% mark while girls we don't even care about get so many sex scenes is a disgrace.
Some people want to beat their meat while "playing" the game, without much effort.
Additionally, the side girls aren't even fleshed out yet. They're going to get voice acted lines, may have their own quests here and there...lots to go based on what NLT has said in interviews and what I've seen said by the "team" on Discord.
Also, who cares, it's not like you're paying to support the games development.
If I was a Patron sending NLT a bunch of money each month and didn't like the direction he was taking, I'd comment directly on his feed and probably drop my support.