Okay, I've been thinking about this since last night, and I'm going to say it: I like Byleth. I enjoy playing as him regardless & am glad he's in Smash. I mean, we all saw his inclusion coming, whether we wanted to or not.
This resonates with what I said earlier:

Contrary to popular belief, just because the entire community hates this guy, doesn't mean everyone in the planet does. Even if he was in the 2nd pass, y'all would have a problem with it anyways.
I'm not the only one who wanted him in, take that to the bank.

And before you spam your usual catchphrases: "TOO MANY SWORDFIGHTERS!!!" "FE BAD!!" "ADVERTISMENT!!", I'm just going to spell it out for you: I. Don't. Give. A. DAMN. I'm just going to ignore you and mute this thread because it's going to get ugly, anyways.

Got that off my chest. If you like Byleth just as me, cool, good for you. If not, just ignore my rambling and move on with you day.
Rant over.