I have seen a gradual increase in payout times as well the past two years even before this issue emerged and my content isn't NSFW.
But I am okay with it, mostly. I know itch staff are limited and that they're struggling with a lot of pressure in many directions. I want to say I'm grateful the platform exists and if it will help, I am open to raising the % of my sales given in support of itch staff from say, 10% where it currently is to 15-20%, which is still small compared to the 30% norm on the likes of Steam, Apple App Store, etc.
I believe leafo and other people working here are trying to fix this somehow and I'm rooting for it all to work out, as I still like itch a lot.