The Patreon perks are clearly defined and regulated by Patreon. Hopefully those patrons feel they get their money's worth of entertainment. But there's also clearly a gray area as some former patrons have revealed here that involves sending money to vloggers like Pallo outside the Patreon bubble and not in the form of a modest superchat. To me, that's when both the vlogger AND the fan have crossed the line into poor judgment.
You are joking, right? Patreon is barely regulated at all. Their response to complaints is well documented as "If you don't think you're getting your money's worth, leave." If Kyle's tiers were regulated he'd have been banned from the site months ago. Has anyone ever helped him decide the content of a future video, ever? He's ignored every suggestion I've ever seen anybody make. Exclusive live streams monthly for Patreon members? Nope. Personal birthday videos? Nope.
Sorry but I really do think you're putting too much blame on the grifted and not on the grifter. As I've said before, if these fans are guilty of anything it's being too kind for their own good, if that's what you mean by bad judgment, then fine. The vloggers, on the other hand, are guilty of milking that kindness for every dollar they can get. You only have to look at Kyle's week of Covid vlogs and him even considering to do a live stream to see evidence of that. I mean, exploiting Covid for financial gain. No fan encouraged him to do that, it was all his initiative.
I really do wonder why some here persist in trying to hold the fans equally responsible for being taken advantage of by these scammers.