About the charge changes on the 18th... (Patreon)

Hey guys, I thought it would only be appropriate to address an upcoming change in Patreon's charge system.

For those of you who don't know, on December 18th Patreon has recently decided to start giving a 5% raise to Creators by charging Patrons an additional 2.9% + $0.35 to their pledge. 

So for example, if you are a $1 tier patron, you would in fact be charged about $1.38 per month/creation/etc. 

For more information about this new charge, read this article: https://blog.patreon.com/updating-patreons-fee-structure/

I don't understand why Patreon thought this looked good on paper, but regardless it doesn't look great for patron numbers.

All I wanted to say is: I appreciate ALL of my patrons, the amount of money that you guys give me individually does not matter to me in the least. I'm a college student full time, aspiring to become an artist full time.
I know how tight finances can be and I could never ask you to continue trying to support me if it would effect your livelihood.

I don't know if maybe perhaps Patreon will revoke this new charge at some point, either before it happens or after it flops but regardless, I would just like to thank all of you for your incredible support and I hope to continue making art and comics for you guys who stay - and to those who can't stay, no hard feelings, I understand completely and thank you so much!