Yesterday with only simple arithmetic, one of these channels gave information enough to conclude that the "journalist" through Patreon alone was likely raking in over $190K a year, more with the other avenues of monetization. Quite a good haul for sitting at a computer and making a video.
As to the notion of having "no" preference in the war / kinetic action / SMO / police action (etc.) between two non-NATO nations, thugs fighting thugs, it is a valid stance. Given the massive US national debt and putting all this war materiel assistance on one side, going deeper and deeper into debt is idiotic. One observes that precious few of those expecting "pro-Z or nothing" choices fail to show their concern for the many other wars and military conflicts going on across the world. Almost as if there was only one conflict, and it is between NATO and Russia. Throughout all the chatter, Europeans especially have been trying to 1) supply war materiel and 2) avoid being actually participants. Baerbock and Borell are fine poster children for this, shooting off their political mouths and then claiming that wondrous "misspoke" stuff later.
If Biden and NATO won't declare war, then the only war being ballyhooed is between two non-NATO nations. And they won't. Because "plausible deniability." And of course leave it to the arm chair generals and online "warriors" to fight, with a few clever enough to pocket hundred of thousands of dollars in "monetization." As always, "war is a racket."
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174 Patreon patrons x circa $10 / month = $1,740 a month, or $20K a year
Buy a coffee currently -- $3 x 314 - another $942
So about $21K, at a minimum and not tallying YouTube monetization, annualized for parttime work.
The overt pro-Z Freepers lead to some "donate" types pulling in ten times that. Click. Click. Donate. Click. Click.