I believe he will take the money and run eventually
He envisions himself playing an “activist emeritus” role in semi retirement, but coming back for appearances with whoever he appoints as his successor. He’ll keep the business running while the other person does the work, and paying them a salary from what he gets. It’ll never work, but it is how he thinks.
How do you actually know he dislikes making videos?
He has dropped several hints. He’s constantly speaking about moving on from exJW content and into other areas of interest. He’s also eager to retire and live off the grift. And he’s absolutely incensed at exJWs and that most dropped their support, once bizarrely remarking that he finds it hard to make videos that could possibly benefit those who critique him. He envisioned himself well on the way to this goal by now but now he has to fight to keep his channel going.
Begging was the only way forward, but it trapped him in exJW content.