138,736 stars later, this Sponsors page isn't asking for kindness. It's selling

138,736 stars later, this Sponsors page isn't asking for kindness. It's selling attention.

If you mostly use chatbots and keep worrying you're already late, this is the part people skip. I almost scrolled past x1xhlol too, and honestly the easy mistake was treating this like a tip jar.

Then I looked closer. The page puts 2 featured projects up front, led by one repo with 138,736 stars, and gives 3 ways to pay: monthly, one-time, and Patreon.

Plot twist: that doesn't feel like "support me if you're nice." With 3 payment doors and a pitch about reaching thousands of developers, it feels more like renting a bright sign on a crowded street.

And that hit me fast. The real question isn't "Do people like me?" It's "What exactly is someone buying here?"

Small boundary: I only checked the public Sponsors page and project page in a browser on June 11, 2026, so this is about the page's pitch, not private revenue. Would you write your sponsor page like a tip jar, or like an offer? Save this or share it with the friend building in public.