I know enough about the internet to know that my opinion doesnt really matter, and no one cares, but I'm gonna share it anyway.
I like Chris. I'm also new to the hobby (18 months) and started listening to him about a year ago, which I'm told is a different Kaneda than how he used to be.
I also make sure to remember that people change, the mature, they're also broken and flawed. People who knew me when I was an addict and alcoholic would hardly recognize me now. I'm a completely different human when clean/sober for the past 6 years. I give others a lot of grace for their former selves because I needed that grace as well.
His rumors are the best amongst the pinball content creators, and I'm very appreciative of them. It's also what I find the most interesting. I also enjoy the hype leading up to a release. It's fun, and he does that well. I don't really care about his personal takes on games, I'll decide that for myself but I do enjoy hearing and talking about them.
I also choose to pay support content creators if their content provides me entertainment that I would be willing to pay for. It's pretty simple. $5/month is nothing for me and I appreciate the time and effort that it takes to do all that.
I am guilty of ribbing RareHero about not contributing, but it is all just schtick and an excuse to chat pinball with a good dude.
I'll say this too, because of his posts, FB lives, and podcast commentary, I've connected with a few pinball buddies that I wouldn't have known otherwise and I'm grateful for that.
I'm not sure why this hobby attracts as much negativity as it does, but my other hobbies do too (Jeeps and Bass Guitar) so maybe it's just a hobby thing. Pinball is fun, it's a toy, it's easy to take it too seriously, but at the end of the day, if it brings you joy, then enjoy it. If you like the content, enjoy that too. If you don't like his stuff, I'm sure there's other people you can enjoy listening to and that's all great too.
Be kind and flip on.
-Nash