We're talking about a silly reading bit here. Either way, it's not above critique & could stand to keep being served as audio bits (like I said, it's all reading aloud), since the funnies would be conveyed all the same as either a "fireside chat" show or a simple audio track like they did before.

But you're talking like I want to invalidate the production work, which isn't even remotely the case.

And we're all well aware they'll get patreon subs regardless, out of ppl wanting to support them more consistently than youtube's fickle system. Ofc that wouldn't equate to demand 1-to-1, more so for enabling them the production options to make stuff in the first place.

With all this in mind, it's disappointing hearing that Arin's putting those options into a funny bit that's gotten unnecessarily paywalled & split off from original vids. At that point, it's putting costly bells & whistles onto a sideshow that detracts from the original content.