Although Afikasu is bad, I don't think that 2ch has profits just because it crushed.
It will be a fact that there was an effect which calls a newcomer.
I actually came to 2ch via Afikasu.

まあアフィも酷いことやってるけど、潰したとこで2chに利益があるとは思えんな
新規客を呼ぶ効果があったのは事実だろう
実際、俺自身2chにはアフィ経由で来たし