I see a lot, I mean A LOT of channels in the single digit viewers for popular things like Dead By Daylight. If they don't care about the money, fine, because they definitely aren't getting any. In general 90% of the viewers end up watching the top 10% of streamers, because most people equate other viewers as a mark of quality. It *is* possible for any untrained talent to rise, but there has to be a likeable(or in Hasan's case hateable) personality and talent to actually pick up and grow an audience.
I think Hasan has the social skills to build an audience, but he's also a lazy fuck and largely just siphoned viewers off his time at TYT. Asmongold grew larger from a much more niche origin, creating new ways to play World of Warcraft like the Mount-offs, and experimented with variety from there. There's a lot more to learn from baldy's rise to relevance than Hasan's.