Dave Portnoy argues that the parents of influencers are necessary to manage the overwhelming volume of business offers received.

“the amount of offers and stuff thrown at these people you got to figure that you know they're most of it they're saying no to so somebody's gotta keep it”

Josh Richards observes that being friends with minors while being a young adult is inappropriate.

“I'm telling you that I just from my own personal experience and maybe not everyone has had these experiences but there is something very wrong about someone being friends with a minor point-blank period”