For me Patreon model feels very wrong. I have been supporting one prominent Steemian on Patreon who abandoned Steem during the bear market and I do feel like I'm throwing all that money away. Whereas on Steem I could upvote him quite decently every day, if only he understood the beauty of the system. Plus he doesn't need to leave Patreon, he can do both if his other supporters don't get the joke yet.
On Patreon it's like content producers are begging for money from patrons whereas on Steem patrons become investors in your content.
That Patreon system is abused and exploited as well. A junkie can just say they're sick, put on a big act, collect the money and run to the nearest drug dealer, never to be seen again. With this model here, if they stop performing or get found out, they lose the money, and nobody got scammed.