What visa should I get for working on my passion projects in Thailand as a retiree?

Moving to Thailand is exciting and rather anxiety inducing right now. And I could really use the help of this group. Here is my situation.

US Citizen, age 57, federal employee looking to retire in Thailand. Yes, I know the non-immigrant O visa is largely recommended. But here is the problem: I’m not retiring to never work. I’m retiring to work on my passion projects. I do have a Youtube channel that makes a little money, about $300 per month avg. There is a membership website. And after 3 yrs of grinding, it’s starting to take off. But it remains a passionate hobby. I’m also training to be a painter, so planning on learning .. and maybe sell some art. Maybe self publish a book on Amazon. Pursuing the dream, right? And I’ve read that the retirement visa means no work that gains income.

Now I know the DTV is also an option. I would be a ‘content creator’ (I hate that word). Also, I have questions about the DTV since it’s so new. I have build a nice nest egg, so money wise both the non immigrant 0 and DTV visa would be covered, no problem. However, the LTR visa is too rich for my blood.

Ideally, I would like to use the retirement visa and continue my online stuff. I did notice older gents in Thailand doing youtube too. How do they do it? Also, I do get a gov pension and healthcare at 62.

For those with current firsthand experience: would DTV be the better choice while I actively operate a YouTube channel/membership site and potentially self-publish books, or do retirement-visa holders commonly continue small foreign-facing online projects without issue?

I am looking for practical experience feedback. Please, let me know what are my best options? Happy to answer questions. Thanks!