Patreon, and other sites that cater to content creators ability to charge a fee for the items they create, are not the entire issue. Human nature, and psychology are strongly at play here. The proof is apparent in most of what is released by the modding and content community under the umbrella of these pay sites. Most of it is pure garbage. It's people's need to have what is otherwise unattainable except for a fee, that is the key here. (This psychology is very similar to that of loot boxes.) If it were all "free", 99% of modders and content creators would be gone over night. As long as there is someone willing to pay for something, even if it's complete trash, this will continue. And there's no shortage of fools willing to pay, just as there are no shortage of "snake oil" salesmen willing to take your money. (EA comes to mind) Places like Patreon know this. It's part of their business model. People will spend money on anything whether it's bullshit or not. Case in point, Belle Delphine's bath water. Really? WTF?! Patreon is in a win win for its self. They could care less about you, me, or anyone else. They are in it for the money, and nothing more. They have tapped into the vast abyss of free money from idiots eager to give it away. As for most of the content creators, they are just a guilty of this. They know most of what they "create" is trash, but as long as we are willing to pay for it, they will keep doing it.