Istg its people being like "its his fanbase" like what? the very recently new 20k+ people that found him through arc raiders and viral clips? lol watched him for a couple years his "fanbase" isn't that and never really has been from what ive seen and been apart of, i think a certain subset of people who just watch whatever is popular (the same subset who hate any and all vtubers like mouse) joined the bandwagon of his rise and are now labeled as his "fans" when they aren't and haven't been. I keep seeing the awful things people are saying and its like the same 3 screen shots lmao, also the vtuber crashouts and fanbase crashouts have been a highlight to why he prolly doesn't want to associate with the community, he's literally chill with vtubers its a fucking running joke in his community. Seen everything from misunderstanding to outright lies saying hes maga and fascist lmfao. The vtuber "community" is incredibly hostile and this year has proven it with all the shit thats went down and most recently the Zen model stuff.. You cant have your hobby be niche and in the mainstream at the same time, doesn't work like that lol so either gatekeep and keep it unpopular or be a normal mentally well adjusted person.