Is a person a fan if they don't spend a dime on their bias?

If they enjoy their music and show support in other ways ofc they are fans

As long as they enjoy their music / them they're a fan!

there are tons of methods that you can support your bias like streaming, voting or just listening to their music. money is really optional, no one is more of a fan bc they spend more money

Fandom does not require money. Fandom requires love.

If you spend time liking an artist and their work, isn't that being a fan?

Also, there's a lot of way to support artists not just monetary.

Do people like a tv show if they don't buy any merch?

Fan - noun

a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.

nothing there about a required transaction of currency for goods or services

Of course! There should never be a rule that you can't be a fan just because you don't spend money on what you enjoy.

Being a fan is showing love for that person and technically, no one has to know you love them except for you.

Fanship can be shown in millions of different ways, and no cent has to be spent.

Yes. I think of it similar to artwork or fashion.

You might love a famous artist's work who is long gone like Picasso, but it would be impossible to financially contribute to him, but that doesn't make you not a fan.

You might love the work of a couturier, but you'd probably never be able to afford any of their pieces, so you just admire from afar.

Yes of course.

You don't need to spend money to be considered a fan of someone or something.

Of course!!

They are still a fan but they are either:

1. Poor

2. A cheapskate

poor people cant even afford to be fans nowadays

Yes

ofc!

Of course.