To the contrary, I believe places such as:

https://www.railstutorial.org/book

Or the Louis CK example highlight that people are willing and happy to pay. They just don't want it prices super high or be unable to check it out first.

You're going to need a stronger argument than "I know what's in your head better than you do" if you want to accuse wide swaths of people you've never met of lying.

Actions speak louder than words.

Their actions only apply to the 1-2 ways any particular item is generally sold today. That doesn't generalize to "creators getting paid" as a class.