The mental illness is the draw though.
Person gets popular because of severe but strangely compelling oddities, they're likely to lose it because of said oddities.
If he was the type to cash in, he probably wouldn't have become as popular as he did originally, and idk this dude from Adam.
The thing I've seen him mostly in is the clip where he simulates shooting his gun right at the camera.
That's true, but several big name YouTubers started out being shocking/trolling, then find a more controlled version of themselves and by then their new fans don't even know what they were originally famous for.
He's also part of the first crop of "famous YouTubers" who probably didn't understand what to do with their fame.
He actually made progress in life, getting a gf, losing weight.
He could have easily parlayed his channel to a lifestyle one where he talking about his work out routine, how dating changed for him, and the fun shyt he's able to do and people he's met via YouTube.
Imagine if he did that, he'd have the ability to make the podcast reigns as a "reformed black incel" right now.
Instead, he gains his weight back, goes MAGA and arranges meetups with underage girls.