that's ... a lot? compared to $0 most posted videos make, especially porn videos. Onlyfans should expand to non-nsfw content and bring people over from youtube. It's a different monetization model when the ad revenue option is not available.
One issue though is that discoverability is very poor on OnlyFans. I suspect this is what causes "OnlyFans Spam" on places like reddit.
OnlyFans has little incentive to fix that though, as everyone spamming is basically advertising their platform externally. So, lose/lose?
I'm not sure why that is.
Edit: I’m sure people would pay more money in a model that makes them feel like they’ve got an actual personal connection with the creators, no matter the type of content. However adding sex to the mix probably boosts that effect quite a bit, if I’m allowed to speculate.
I don't think the creator or the whale intends for it to be a sugar baby/daddy type thing. Whales are lonely, and good creators know there's a lot of value from interacting with and being human to your fans.