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That's pretty much standard for any online platform that allows you to post content (the only exception I can think of is Stack Overflow - they require you to license anything you post under a variant of creative commons license which amounts to pretty much the same thing in practice). Essentially, the goal is to a) allow Patreon to display the things you post however they want (reproduce, distribute, perform, publicly display) b) do things like resize and generate thumbnails from images, convert videos you post to different codices and resolutions and so on (prepare derivative works) c) maintain those permissions if Patreon is sold, bought, merged with, or spins off part of their business (sublicensable) d) not have to worry about you revoking the said rights if they decide to, say, use an image you posted as a part of their marketing materials or have to hunt down every bit and piece you've ever posted and manually delete it from all the backups et cetera (perpetual and irrevocable). e) not have to pay you any money for doing any or all of the above (royalty-free).Thought this was really weird so I looked into it and yikes does patreon ask for a lot "By posting creations on Patreon you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, perform, publicly display or prepare derivative works of your creation." Those are some pretty fucked up terms of use, although I don't think patreon has ever made anything using anyone else's IP still crazy to think they basically own it.
Is it fucked up and wide open for abuse? Absolutely. But that's just the world of modern copyright law and corporate culture.