We do this, right now. This isn't hypothetical.
Our media production and distribution is, at this point, entirely self funded.
We fund through merchandise sales (you've seen my t-shirts!) and zine sales (you've seen my zines) and advertising.
I know Advertising has become a dirty word in the world of the modern internet, but I think the way we do it is both tasteful and fully acceptable (or I wouldn't do it.)
We advertise local businesses, run by people I've actually met.
We run one ad per video that we run on our stream. We get paid for doing this.
Eventually, we'll get paid a large amount of money for doing this, but it's a small amount right now. That's okay.