Looking for opinions RE: Patreon

A few of the Mindcrack guys has started using Patreon and I want to know your how you (viewers and perhaps some of the content creators themselves) feel about it
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I find it similar to subscribing on Twitch, and don't really see any issues with it. Anything that reduces dependency on ads is a good thing, as far as I'm concerned; ad revenue is way too volatile, and there are a lot of really shitty ads youtube that content creators get stuck with (looking at you, dove. you too, 5 hour energy)