I think it's a perfect time to stick the knife in myself. It couldn't be a worse idea than continuing to associate with the sleazy psycho fucker. I seriously doubt any of them has anything half as embarrassing as the Balldo in their lives.
Like I say, it's entirely up to them. Nobody here should try to pressure anyone into doing anything.
There's a solid argument to be made that simply ignoring Nick would be the most grievous insult of all.
I could see a situation where Nick puts out the "Lawpope signal" (just recently he castigated Andrew claiming he's
still the leader of the pack)...
...and
nobody gives a shit, because it's embarrassing to be around him now.
And I don't even know if there would be a situation where he would put out said signal anymore, because he seems dead set against returning to doing trial streams. What is even the point of anyone going on Nick's show now?
One thing I disagree with is the notion people should be cowed into silence just because Nick might go on a drunken diatribe against them. You'd be giving Nick power over you he doesn't deserve. He's not a king maker anymore. He's now impotent in ways that have nothing to do with the Balldo. I think if tried to shit all over Sean (who is a
very likable guy), he'd just dig himself into an even deeper hole. Which is not to say he wouldn't try it, but I simply can't see a situation where Sean wouldn't receive full support from his community.
His streams are cozy, and not "noisy" if that makes any sense. Kiwi Santa Claus is great for having on the TV or other browser tab while doing other things.
He doesn't talk a lot during trial streams. Which is REALLY nice. I thoroughly enjoyed his coverage of the Rust shooting case (although I didn't see all of it).
Apparently someone's got to pick up the mantle of patronizing hyper-autistic weebs. Will he corner the cringe-inducing superchat toast market next?
Andrew seemed to recently argue that Nick's biggest mistake was falsy presenting himself as some tradcon father figure who cared more about his audience than he actually did soooo... no? I think. Maybe.
I mean, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough.