Going back a bit to this convo: I think there's more to it than just money here. There are other reasons why someone would quit doing porn to get a "day job". For one thing, when you factor in paying out of pocket for health insurance, Patreon might not look so good. A real day job might have compensation benefits.
Plus, of course, that Patreon income can fluctuate pretty rapidly as opposed to an official job with a real company with, one might expect, a fixed wage or salary that can be relied on for budgetary reasons. It can be difficult to plan ahead when your income is unpredictable.
Another reason is, it's not so great in terms of resume-boosting. Say Akabur spends the next 2-4 years studying at Van Arts plus doing porn on the side and funding via Patreon. Afterwards, he keeps on doing the same thing. Ten years from now, what does he have for a resume if he wants to be done with porn? How does he apply to some company when he has no employment history?
Also, people's personal lives can be involved as well. Depending on what kind of woman (or man, not assuming anything here) you're interested in, certain types of career may or may not make good first impressions. "Mom, this is my boyfriend, Akabur. He draws hardcore porn for a living." Miiight not make for the best in-law relationship. I'm just saying, porn is still very stigmatized and there are MANY reasons why someone might want to get away from it into more "respectable" work, even if it meant somewhat less money.
So, while I'm hopeful we haven't seen the last out of Akabur, I'm just trying to soften people for the blow in case he graduates Van Arts and hangs up his Hentai hat forever.
