if he has so many friends that aren't like that then i think it'd be even easier to disconnect from such a rotten bunch but he decides to double down on that. the fact that he wants to be attached to them despite knowing everything (if he didn't before, he does now) is what is making him look bad

i'm sorry but i cannot understand. i don't believe pcy is innocent or dumb enough to not understand the severity of the issue. if he had any decency then he'd be at least a little bit disgusted and cut ties like so many people in the industry did, even if superficially