>>56627724I don't think that's the only reason people are upset. He's said countless times about his stance of being a form of temporary escapism until people can find a better solution in their lives, so if anyone is upset now about that then they don't watch him. I think him turning down the BFE significantly might have felt like a smack in the face to some Kindred. Obviously they love him for more than just the ASMR streams, but some Kindred might feel a certain way because they feel like they're being lectured on something they know already. He was only talking to the bad kindred that were being mean or too possessive in his streamlabs, but in a way the whole group gets lumped in and you can't help but feel something about that. It feels like a "parasocial bad"-adjacent, in a way. It feels like he's saying "don't get too attached to me", but he wants to be attached to us. It feels like he wants to get parasocial and close and needy with us, but he feels it's too much when we reciprocate that. It feels sort of hypocritical. Rules for thee but not for me sorta. I think that's what it is Kindred are feeling from what I've seen from the posts that say they're leaving. I won't lie, I too miss the Vox that was needy and menhera. I remember the time I started feeling more attached to him was his breakdown during the 800k Sims stream. That's what made the BFE feel so genuine. And to change from that, sure it's good that he isn't like that anymore, but it's like getting a completely different product that you paid for to almost flipflop on your stance.
All in all, a lot of Kindred and tourists are being way too hostile about this whole thing. If someone wants to leave, Vox has always said people are free to go if they want to. He'll be sad to not see their name in chat anymore, but if he doesn't bring them happiness anymore they shouldn't feel pressured to stay. Not by him or anyone else. I'm personally understanding if people feel they want to go instead of being forced to accept and agree with all his decisions. And anyone who makes someone feel guilty about leaving, they were never part of the clan in the first place.
