Absolutely. Some form of non-advertising based monetization, really is crucial. A federated Patreon would be a fabulous step forward, especially if it could incorporate podcasting 2.0 style SAT streaming. High friction one off donations will only ever get a project so far.
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It's a set of extensions for RSS. Some of them add features like transcripts, subtitles, livestreaming, episode comments and my personal fave, the ability for listeners/viewers to stream Sats (ie millionths of a Bitcoin) to content creators based on how long a listener/viewer listens/watches.
It's reinvigorated some podcasting substantially, and there's potential to do the same for visual media like Peertube too. I'm curious if it could be extended to a more eco friendly alt coin.