As long as these are options controlled on a per-channel basis, I don't know what rational basis people have for not liking this change. Not every channel is the same; not every channel is at the same level of risk for being hate raided or trolled by another active streamer. Letting each channel owner set the level of community interaction they're comfortable with makes it more difficult for malicious actors to intentionally take advantage of those channels, while leaving everything more open for those who are fine with it.
As long as these are options controlled on a per-channel basis, I don't know what rational basis people have for not liking this change. Not every channel is the same; not every channel is at the same level of risk for being hate raided or trolled by another active streamer. Letting each channel owner set the level of community interaction they're comfortable with makes it more difficult for malicious actors to intentionally take advantage of those channels, while leaving everything more open for those who are fine with it.