And so when he meets the “desired” figure will he stop taking patrons/members? He argues that he needs to make a wage to continue activism …. Did he need 897 patrons to make a wage? Did he give back to the community when he was well in excess of his desired figure? Does he use his royalty money from the books that the community funded for activism that benefits the community?
Lloyd is running a business. (His words) Find me a business owner in the real world that appeals to its customers through threats of having to reduce the level of service to a customer and emotional manipulation (life saving work to awaken a loved family member) to gain either more customers or more money to do a job.
If he thinks his costs are increasing and needs to increase his fees to cover his expenses to do the work and provide the service, do what any business owner would do and put your fees up and let the customer decide whether they want to use your service or find a cheaper (or free in this case) option.