Yes, actually I would stop telling people to give me 'free' money if I'm not holding up my end of a deal. Nothing is 'free'. Nobody is giving anyone 'free' money.
I'm not a Patreon sub, never have been. However, in a situation where you're subscribing to someone for a service and that promise(note: not a contract, but a promise) is being broken by not making good on that service provision, even if it's legally completely within your rights to do so, if I'm in a situation where I've provided nobody a service I've been getting paid for for over a year, I'm cancelling not only the ability to subscribe to my Patreon(or whichever platform) and refunding/cancelling current subs. Because, even if you don't or can't believe that people still have integrity, I know I do.
It's not about legal obligation, but moral. Nobody of authority is coming after them. It's just really scummy and I don't encourage that level of lazy behavior.
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If you really are convinced that you can maintain that level of integrity in a similar situation, then congrats, you are better than what most people can say about themselves.
I however tend to assume the opposite, and I think that is the more fitting mindset to have in this day and age.
Everybody loves to say this will never be them, until suddenly they are in their position. Very few actually have what it takes to resist corruption.