Math time:
Those 62k free subscribers are mostly dormant accounts. And truthfully, Darrell only needs roughly 100 fans who are willing to pay $200 for his video content. That‘s an easy $20k if you do the math. So yes, even if he struggles to hit 2,500 likes on a free polling post he still only needs 4% of that to purchase his promotions to make a huge payday.
He’s not going to change his pricing strategy because a majority of fans are complaining. Remember, he only needs that loyal minority to purchase the high priced content.