The Best Way to Support Anime Is Legally Streaming

I imagine the bigger of a brand, the anime, is the easier to get a better deal in terms of royalties and cards. I don't know where they're getting this information from because none of these people are like working in the industry. So every argument I see on both side of things is a lot of the time just anecdotal speculation. There's no theory behind it. They're just like, oh, I feel good buying merch. It feels like if I buy official merch, right? Because it's tied to that particular IP. And you just feel like,Oh, I'm supporting it. I'm helping to spread the love. But is it the best way to support that