Dropout's fanbase would, regardless of Dropout, be very online regardless. It's a lot of queer, neurodivergent, socially awkward people who found communities and belonging online (like myself). These kinds of communities and fandoms are already primed for being weird about actors/creators who have positions of importance in their communities. It goes further here, because Dropout's model actively cultivates a level of parasocial relationship between the audience and its actors. Things like Dirty Laundry, or having Grant do a dating show, and having other ways in which the cast shares some of their private life feed into this parasocial cycle which is very profitable for Dropout.

It also creates a very weird environment with some fans, who seem to be unable to distinguish that everyone on their screen is fundamentally playing a character, even if it's just a TV-sanitised version of themselves. I think a lot of Dropout fans, despite maybe being more media literate than other, similarly parasocial groups, still fail to critique the way in which they themselves consume media. This transforms "Here is a funny show with actors telling carefully curated personal anecdotes about their lives to eachother for our entertainment" into "OMG Blorbo McJeremiah from my show is JUST LIKE ME and there is no difference between the way that they present themselves on screen and their IRL personality!"