Not defending BD in the least.
I was going to write out a full explanation with broken down cost structure, because I've done the self-employed gig lifestyle in the past, and also done all-in costing for software development, but figured no one would bother to read it.
Patreon reports income, so you get hit with self-employment taxes, then have to cover all the stuff your employer covers that you don't think about(health insurance, etc). Most people have no clue, but since it factors into my costing efforts, I know that overhead is over $50k a year for my current job. Deduct all the costs for proper rendering rigs and all the assets needed for every new setting for a scene, or an outfit change, and $10k a month in revenue as a primary job is still poverty level in the US if you are supporting a spouse and/or kid.