Comradery has a pretty decent summary of why *anything* with Venture Capital involved is inherently untrustworthy

VC is not a normal mode of investment. It's why so many internet services have a good few honeymoon years before becoming completely insufferable monsters. And if they fail to become insufferable, they collapse.

It's a predatory mode of investment that makes suckers out of the general public and creates very unstable and unreliable services

I fucking knew it. The company responsible for https://charm.sh (Charmbracelet, Inc.) is Venture Capital funded. Avoid like the plague.

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/charm-1814

It's not clear if Ko-fi will go into the crypto ditch, but skimming the things they have said and generally how straightforward their business is and how they don't have dickhead investors to please I would have to assume it's unlikely for now.

Comradery (creators have to be in the US atm)

https://comradery.co

A Patreon alternative that's democratically controlled by the creators on it. Has a 'No bosses, No Cops' rule as well as a generally strong commitment against bigotry.

Ko-fi (Much more flexible with location)

https://ko-fi.com

They now offer Memberships so it's a viable alternative. The interface is much better than Patreon and the company is a good old fashioned sustainable business 😱.