The difference is, that nowadays the thread is plagued by people insulting the dev and Patreon supporters. So even though it's not the majority, sharing a build in this thread now has the unintended consequence of taking side with those people.
I legit don't understand why this kind of posts is allowed. It benefits nobody and just degrades the reputation of f95. Yes, there are people who legit can't afford 5$ and for them piracy is sort of acceptable, but when people start to brag about INTENTIONALLY not giving money, this is falling outside of the scope.