Ah yes, people dislike him because he's too good! Not because he enables nationalists for revenue and prods conspiracy theories. No way! He's just an average Joe like us! Him hosting Fear Factor reminded me of my reality TV hosting days.
"Voting with your wallet" always matters. Doesn't matter if it's free or not. It always matters.
Do you understand how discouraging the network effect is on free products? Any social media app that breaks out is quickly bought by the big players and they reset the score again.