There is something charming about the amateurish feel of their livestream, like the money I've given them is going to real people doing real work and not into a bloated marketing budget.

Not just charming, but also makes me feel like they value my money and want to make sure it goes toward the mission. It's easy to say "hire a production company", but personally, I can put up with a clunky PR event if they use the savings to keep pushing the mission forward.

I don't disagree but the audio actually gave me a headache. I don't need them to go full WWDC but lets get that audio fixed at least.