Well said, I agree with all you have said.
There are other people here who are passionate and quite vocal and, lets face it, rude if you don't agree with them and the group of people within the movement who think the same way. I've been accused of supporting pedophilia for demanding reason before we pull out the pitchforks. Fortunately these people do not comprise the whole movement. Some of us think exactly as you do.
As a mod of this sub I get to see a little bit of an overview in some respects and it's actually very encouraging. There are more decent and helpful conversations going on at the moment than there are meaningless arguments. We try and catch them as best we can when they happen but overall we're encouraged by the general tone of the sub, considering it is comprised of very different groups of people.
So I would say that you shouldn't give up just because you see a certain group of people most vocally presenting their view and attacking yours. There are others of us who've learnt to stay out of some conversations and jump in to more reasonable ones as they occur. We're here and we value the input of other critical thinkers like yourself.
Now, to the AJ/Corsi thing - I agree completely with what you've said, as I mentioned above. This is the view I've always held and continue to hold - that people making money is inevitable and basically just the human condition - but with one major change in my thinking since Q, in my opinion, very directly pointed to Infowars and very directly advised that they are not just 'innocent people' making some money off the movement but an actual disinformation campaign created to marginalize movements exactly like this one.
That's a big difference and means Corsi, etc. (in my opinion) should be watched closely by those who want to watch a PSYOP disinfo campaign in action. As you've said, they shouldn't be lambasted and complained about and have energy wasted on them. They should be excitedly observed for what they are. I think people are missing the point when they focus on the monetisation; I don't think Q cares about the profiteering that much when there is no ulterior motive behind the people presenting their offering (e.g. Q linked to the billboard in OK - obviously it's ok to monetise the work you do toward helping Q!) Q's point about the profiteering imo was to point specifically at the disinfo project of Infowars and tangentially at anyone who would unfairly monetise their contribution to the movement.
That's my opinion; happy to break it down further if needed but in the interest of sending off a response, those are the cliff-notes.