I understand your intention.
And I agree to some extent.
However, there is one point that needs to be addressed.
They are not the only ones who want to hide their income details.
Their money is not tagged as adult content creators.
They get paid from Patreon just like any other creator.
There is no reason for them to be special.
Conversely, there is no reason to hide the size of their income any longer than necessary because it helps attract additional subscribers.
Even here, although no one has given authority to L&P, there are people who follow him and pretend that he is a great person, citing his high income and number of subscribers.
I believe you have had the same experience.
And the commission that Patreon takes is 5%.
The rest is taken by the payment system company.
Yes, I know adult creators aren't the only ones that hide their earnings (or even their subscribers). That's why I wrote "(and remember ~70% of top Adult Games creators hide their earnings, it's a bit less in other "niches")".
No, Adult creators aren't special per se. Patreon is making us special. According to the Cambridge dictionary:
So their witch hunt against Adult creators makes us special to a certain degree, since it's not usual for they to witch hunt other creators.
Hiding earnings (I don't do it, but I am not living out of Patreon) has its reason. I'm earning low quantities compared with L&P (I read in this thread that s/he was making $17K, so I'm making less than 1/5th) and some players told me that they can't support me because I'm making more money with My Dorm than they are earning with their job and they'd rather support creators who earn less. Totally respectable. If they told me that, imagine what they would think about a guy/girl/team earning $17K. That's why a lot of the top creators (in any niche) hide their earnings. Almost no one hides their subscribers, because having 1,857 subscribers (the latest L&P count) attracts more subscribers than having 606 (mine today). 1,857 people shouldn't be wrong, right? I always have been a transparent guy and I am not hiding my earnings. I doubt I will ever do.
It's weird to say that a creator is a great person because of how much they earn or how many people support them. George RR Martin should be a saint then, right? I'm afraid I have to disagree. Creators could be great people because of what they provide to their subscribers, and how they treat them, not because of how many they have. That only shows their product is good (or had a bit of luck).
Patreon gets 5%-8%-12% depending on the Creator's plan. IIRC the 5% plan doesn't have tiers. I'm in the 8% plan.
As you can see, it's 8% for Patreon
plus payment processing, currency conversion, payout fees, and applicable taxes. In total, I'm getting 81.77% (before paying my taxes) of what the subscribers pay on Patreon. On Subscribestar I get 86.89%
