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While being popular does not necessarily that a book is great, neither does a book being unpopular mean that a book is great. If people want to become patrons for those authors who produce great, but unpopular books (that is, great in the opinion of the patron), they are free to do so. But this doesn't mean that authors are entitled to a patron. There always going to be far more authors who think themselves great than there are available patrons. Why should an author expect not to have a day job, or expect to be able to live in an expensive neighborhood, even if their books don't sell? What's wrong with having a day job? Authors are free to write as rapidly or as slowly as they wish. But if they want to sell more books, they might want to consider writing more. It's their choice.
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