My general consensus is that both your general consensuses are correct.
Did everyone fill out their census forms and mail them back in? 
Any publicity is good publicity, no?
I’ve never really listened to DMB, or tried to get into them much. One time, before I knew Phish much at all, I heard DMB on the radio, and I was like "whoa, this is good stuff!..Hmm, wait, is this Phish? Then I was politely told by the DJ that is was DMB was a little 
But I think the anti-DMB sentiment floating around the Phish crowd is by in large due to his followers.
I think the crowds at DMB shows have definitely created a reputation for themselves bc the band is so mind blowingly/disconcertingly popular that you get a LOT of different people, and with more people you generally end up with more douche bags. I’d say the cool kids/douche ratio is somewhere around 150:1 but there’s no doubt that one person messes everything up for everyone else ha ha. Metal music is like that too. there are some really great bands, but there is so much hate and aggression at shows that it’s just not a fun experience at all.
My general consensus is that music is more about what I like rather than what I don’t like, and there’s a whole lot more in the “like” section than the “dislike section” (which basically consists of 50 cent, i just don’t like him sorry!)
Me+1
We can’t move forward, until you mail it back! 