I love what you said Tim! We put time and effort into our channels, art, materials etc., so they do deserve to be monetized if people are gaining value from them.You're not asking them for money. That's what panhandlers do at busy intersections. You're establishing a way of exchanging value. You provide them valuable content and, in the case of Patreon, they get to choose how much value they want to give to you in order to allow you to continue serving them. Don't think about it as just asking for money because that's not true.