This is exactly what I currently do. I like it: It gives me the feeling of a personal relationship with a creator.

I don't want to pay for everything I watch eiher; I don't think I need to give money to people who repost memes on YouTube.

I am however missing some way to toss creators who don't create frequently, but made something really valuable to me a bit of money.

I'd also like to be able to more finely split the money I give to creators.