You've never heard the story of the embittered simp, who was giving tens of thousands of dollars to camgirlA. The simp, upon discovering camgirlA fretting about dealing with an overbearing nuisance to Reddit (but one that pays her entire rent), vengefully withdraws all support donates to her rival, camgirlB.
Oh, I certainly agree people with a small number of customers have to keep giving those customers what they want in order to keep them as customers.
I just think that's true for people with a large number of customers too.
If customers have subscribed to my patreon to see my artwork of scantily clad anime ladies, I gotta keep giving them what they want whether I've got 100 customers paying $100/month or 10,000 customers paying $1/month.
You don't have to care what people giving you small fractions of your livelihood think. You, as a creator, care, of course. But you don't need to care care.
I am of the opinion that every established Content Creator starts to care less and less. And is better off for it! And I am also of the opinion that George RR Martin/JK Rowling/Tom Clancy/Stephen King loathe their most hardcore fans while being paid to attend Cons. Inevitable.
This is no model to live your life.