Honestly, I just consider him like everyone else. He just has a unique perspective cuz he's in the industry, and I consider him to be a straight up guy. Of course, he has to tow the company line or be discreet here and there, but that's the nature of the biz he is in.
There would be a lot of really well debated threads that would not exist if Chick wasn't around. Take the 20 page epic about Kai and his grapefruit fucking ways being exposed and whether or not he was worthy to be onstage. Landmark stuff all the way