@aparrish I don't know how zero-sum it really is, though. I would give more money on Patreon if there were more people I wanted to fund. Not sure how many other people have maxed out.
You might also consider Liberapay, since Patreon really seems to want to move to a pay-for-services model instead of just, you know, patronage. Liberapay also supports giving smaller amounts, without fees eating it all up, which means I can support more people...