Been thinking a lot about who donates & why since that post by someone saying that they bunged her 200 quid, and the valid points raised by Molly & other twitter posters about the nature of online donations for 'activism'. I went back to her patreon to check what she has actually written.
"By supporting my Patreon you're giving me space to create the work that really drives me - the free recipes on my website and allllll the admin work that that entails, the charity work I do for free for dozens of food organisations and NGOs tackling poverty, the school talks, the good stuff that makes a difference but doesn't pay the bills. It's not a donation service, there's a reward at every tier, so it's more like a subscription for some goodies as well as exclusive behind the scenes content, musings, sneak peeks at upcoming bits and pieces, and more"
Fair enough, I can see why people would get behind that. However when there is zero evidence that she does anything at all resembling the bit in bold, only paid media / festival etc appearances & no rewards being sent why would that not tip off donors (because it is donating to an individuals lifestyle not supporting a tangible creative endeavour) why why why would you not think, I might be better bunging this money to the local food bank. ???? ffs