The Brian hate in this thread is so weird. Why shouldn't he try to milk this weird relationship with DSP for some money while he can? It's also showing us a side of DSP we don't usually get, which is a nice change from the boring norm we've had for years now. Also please keep in mind that the vast majority of streamers stream to ZERO people, so Brian having 5 viewers puts him in like the top 5%. Just bizarre that people look for any reason to shit on a dude delivering new DSP cringe, even if only a little.
I don't think anyone really hates Brian, but just because someone isn't Phil/someone is providing new content, doesn't automatically make them "good". I definitely don't hate Brian or have anything against the dude. He's certainly not as bad as some of the other clout chasers or people who used to associate with Phil as part of some scheme to make Phil look bad. But that doesn't mean he's immune to criticism, and it is pretty dumb to try and build a channel off of being Phil's fake friend.
For me, the big thing is he's literally doing one of the big things we mock Phil for, not understanding his audience. If he wants to become a Phil restreamer or whatever, it'd make sense, but it sounds like he's in denial about why people watch him. Nobody wants to watch him for his gameplay, they want to watch him for his Phil antics. So unless you're going to become a Phil drama streamer, you're not going to retain an audience. If he's just doing it to scam dentractors, then he's even more like Phil.
Not that I have any sympathy for dentractors, just like I don't have any sympathy for the dents that hand Phil their paychecks. But it feels hypocritical to applaud one person for it while denouncing another. We also (rightly) criticize anyone else who looks at Phil and thinks "this is someone I should attach my business to." Even if it's a stretch to say it's his business since he deifnitely doesn't sound like a professional streamer, it's not exactly good to be associated with Phil.
All that being said, I want Brian to continue what he's doing, because like I said, it does provide new content. I also wanted Mike to make his documentary despite thinking it was a mistake, or for Phil to agree to Keemstar's podcast despite that also being a horrible idea. I'm totally fine getting a laugh from Brian's antics, either directly or indirectly, but just because the dude makes me laugh I'm not going to pretend what he's doing is smart.