Every dollar they give him, is a dollar closer to Chris having issues or losing his tugboat.
With Etsy paying him, along with weens giving him money, all this is being logged and sent to the IRS through these services. Come April, Chris might see a dramatic reduction in his SSDI because lets face it, Chris can't do his taxes for this kind of stuff, and moreover, doesn't foresee any issues. IRS agents might not bust down his door for SSDI fraud, but they'll certainly shut the tap off if they think he's bringing in more money that he should.
Every ween giving him money is contributing to this outcome.