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Saw someone say in the Halloween stream thread something that I've seen said in main thread and elsewhere for a while now and figured that'd it be a great subject for me to bloviate like I know what I'm talking about. Phil should rebrand his channel towards food since he'd at least be more engaged with it than video games. Hard disagree. Now let me ramble why.

Phil can't review food. I'm saying this as someone who also can't review food. I know what I like, but that's about it. It's a bigger issue than just him not being able to review food though. He can't review anything. One Philism that gets memed on by alotta peepull here is his "mixed bag" reviews to video games. He will rage, and curse a game and it's devs, claim it sucks and they shouldn't make games anymore, and then at the end say "Well the game's a mixed bag" and leave it at that. I am of two minds of this, but both come down to the same conclusion: Phil either genuinely views the game as a mixed bag with a decent amount of good and a decent amount of bad, or he just outright isn't going to state an opinion out of fear. I think, like most of you, the latter is the more likely. Both come down to the same problem though: Phil can't articulate his opinion. Or at least, not in a coherent way. Reviewing anything, video games, food, films, music, art, fashion, you name it, doesn't mean you have to be an expert in every aspect of the subject. You don't need 20 years of experience in game development to review a game, and it doesn't even necessarily help. The biggest part of reviews is being able to articulate what you like and what you dislike, and why. Phil is incapable of that.

We talk about how mentally and emotionally immature he is, and both play a big part in this. He's not very curious about anything (for a guy who loves food so much it took him a hell of a long time to try anything not made by teenagers and available through drive-thru) and doesn't bother learning anything but the bare minimum. This is really important to reviewing anything since learning about your subject gives you more insight into why you like the things you do, and helps you determine your biases. I can't stand narrative heavy games and I'm aware of this, which gives me a lot of insight into why I review beloved games like The Last of Us so poorly. I dislike games like that since they want to tell stories as if they're movies, but the whole point of a game is to engage with it as an active participant and taking control away from players feels antithetical to the medium. I figured this out that I feel this way by engaging with these games, and reflecting on why those games don't track with me like other games do. It's been said here before, but bares repeating, Phil can't reflect on his thoughts, or feelings. Phil won't put the effort into understanding the technical side of anything, and either can't or won't articulate why he feels certain ways about what he's consuming. That's why we get him repeating the same words to describe things endlessly, like flavorful and robust when he likes food, or bland when he dislikes it. These don't have any meaning since we don't have any frame of reference for what he means.

If he were to rebrand to food, it'd have to be a cooking channel, or rather a learning to cook channel. THAT would be good shit. And hey, maybe he'd even get some fulfillment from learning a useful life skill and find the passion in his life that he hasn't had since...ever?
 
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So he's decorating his stream with his own trophies, but he only has 4 total to display? That's an average of 1 for every decade of his life. The Xbox was donated as well, so that means 25% of his flex setup was a handout.

$1.50 participation trophy
$500 Xbox
$500 PS5
$2,500 Youtube award
= $3,501 in lifetime achievements

That's not even half of half of the vest streak money. What a terrible flex.
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It's sad he counts buying/owning a console as an achievement to begin with. He makes over 100,000£ yearly, and something worth 500£ is an achievement. Fucking sad that is.
 
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Saw someone say in the Halloween stream thread something that I've seen said in main thread and elsewhere for a while now and figured that'd it be a great subject for me to bloviate like I know what I'm talking about. Phil should rebrand his channel towards food since he'd at least be more engaged with it than video games. Hard disagree. Now let me ramble why.

Phil can't review food. I'm saying this as someone who also can't review food. I know what I like, but that's about it. It's a bigger issue than just him not being able to review food though. He can't review anything. One Philism that gets memed on by alotta peepull here is his "mixed bag" reviews to video games. He will rage, and curse a game and it's devs, claim it sucks and they shouldn't make games anymore, and then at the end say "Well the game's a mixed bag" and leave it at that. I am of two minds of this, but both come down to the same conclusion: Phil either genuinely views the game as a mixed bag with a decent amount of good and a decent amount of bad, or he just outright isn't going to state an opinion out of fear. I think, like most of you, the latter is the more likely. Both come down to the same problem though: Phil can't articulate his opinion. Or at least, not in a coherent way. Reviewing anything, video games, food, films, music, art, fashion, you name it, doesn't mean you have to be an expert in every aspect of the subject. You don't need 20 years of experience in game development to review a game, and it doesn't even necessarily help. The biggest part of reviews is being able to articulate what you like and what you dislike, and why. Phil is incapable of that.

We talk about how mentally and emotionally immature he is, and both play a big part in this. He's not very curious about anything (for a guy who loves food so much it took him a hell of a long time to try anything not made by teenagers and available through drive-thru) and doesn't bother learning anything but the bare minimum. This is really important to reviewing anything since learning about your subject gives you more insight into why you like the things you do, and helps you determine your biases. I can't stand narrative heavy games and I'm aware of this, which gives me a lot of insight into why I review beloved games like The Last of Us so poorly. I dislike games like that since they want to tell stories as if they're movies, but the whole point of a game is to engage with it as an active participant and taking control away from players feels antithetical to the medium. I figured this out that I feel this way by engaging with these games, and reflecting on why those games don't track with me like other games do. It's been said here before, but bares repeating, Phil can't reflect on his thoughts, or feelings. Phil won't put the effort into understanding the technical side of anything, and either can't or won't articulate why he feels certain ways about what he's consuming. That's why we get him repeating the same words to describe things endlessly, like flavorful and robust when he likes food, or bland when he dislikes it. These don't have any meaning since we don't have any frame of reference for what he means.

If he were to rebrand to food, it'd have to be a cooking channel, or rather a learning to cook channel. THAT would be good shit. And hey, maybe he'd even get some fulfillment from learning a useful life skill and find the passion in his life that he hasn't had since...ever?
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Very well put together post.

The only other subject apart from food I have ever heard him talk about with any real emotion is strangely enough birds.

Back in one of Metokurs restreams he suddenly went on a tangent about some bird he had seen outside for quite a bit, and it sounded like it was something he enjoyed without being an expert or anything. Just like a regular person with a normal interest.

It was such a strange segment that even Jim was taken aback by it, and said something to the effect of this might be something he really should look into making a real hobby as it sounded like something he genuinely enjoyed.
 
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Wait he put all that crap in the background to showcase his "Life Achievements"? If that is true that is fucking sad. Now if he did it as a joke or just to have something in the background so his streams feel more lively then that is fine. People shit on him on the Tekken trophy but if he did it as a meme and doesn't take it as a serious thing then fine. It would be like when DrDisRespect talks about his Blockbuster championships which he does because it's a meme. But I know Phil takes that Tekken trophy seriously so that's the sad part about him putting it in the background.

I also remember his fans and even detractors telling him to setup a background if he isn't going to use a green screen because it would make his streams more professional looking. And he says he doesn't put all the gimmicky stuff because he isn't a clown like the other streamers. He even made fun of people who put lights in front and behind them so they can be seen better by viewers, as a dumb thing to do because when you game normally you dont have all those things.

Ironic, when he himself acts like a clown from making loud noises, putting vests on, putting on hats with one hat having a wig, blows bubbles, wears gamer glasses. Also he says he wants a setup similar to when he games without a camera on but he does all these gimmicky things he probably wouldnt do while playing off stream. Now he puts all those boxes, shitty trophies, and pixel art in the background which I bet Kat told him to do and he listened.

Word of advice Phil, since we all know you read here:
  1. First, put up a small cheap IKEA bookshelf instead of those boxes under a blanket as a place to put your crap.
  2. Second, in the bookshelf put some of those old games you owe in them, like the SNES games you have or that rare Lion King game you have.
  3. Third, put some of those comics or at least some popular books behind you like Lord of the Rings or Jurassic Park. You know pop culture stuff and books you claimed to read.
  4. Fourth, maybe put some of your statues/figures you have in boxes in the bookshelf. You have that Mass Effect Avenger rifle which cost you a pretty penny so instead having it collect dust, maybe mount that on the top of the bookshelf or behind you on the wall (take that sound reduction foam off its not helping at all).
  5. Fifth, get some cheap LED lights and put it behind the bookshelf to give it visibility and to light up that dark room of yours. Also put a white light near your face because that yellow light bulbs you use makes your face look like a ghoul.
  6. Lastly, and you probably won't do this because you are lazy but setup your room in a more organized away like getting a proper entertainment center where all your consoles can have space. Also mount your TV to the wall since that would save space on the entertainment center and prevent Agent Jasper from blocking your view.
I know you say you can't have another setup because the A/C would freeze your PC. That is dumb, cold is a PCs friend not its enemy, unless you live in Alaska or Antarctica the cold from your A/C unit will not damage your PC. Also about the noise from it well just tweak the noise gate and google "removing wind noise" there are plenty of tips to reduce noise from an A/C unit. This is me being optimistic that you will even do one of these things but do it and your paypigs will appreciate the work. Plus, it will make your room alot more organized and easier to clean. Just don't buy alcohol and play the jpeg wrestling game for a week and all that money that would go to that would allow you to buy some cheap IKEA furniture to do this.
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DukeMorty said:
Word of advice Phil, since we all know you read here:
  1. First, put up a small cheap IKEA bookshelf instead of those boxes under a blanket as a place to put your crap.
  2. Second, in the bookshelf put some of those old games you owe in them, like the SNES games you have or that rare Lion King game you have.
  3. Third, put some of those comics or at least some popular books behind you like Lord of the Rings or Jurassic Park. You know pop culture stuff and books you claimed to read.
  4. Fourth, maybe put some of your statues/figures you have in boxes in the bookshelf. You have that Mass Effect Avenger rifle which cost you a pretty penny so instead having it collect dust, maybe mount that on the top of the bookshelf or behind you on the wall (take that sound reduction foam off its not helping at all).
  5. Fifth, get some cheap LED lights and put it behind the bookshelf to give it visibility and to light up that dark room of yours. Also put a white light near your face because that yellow light bulbs you use makes your face look like a ghoul.
  6. Lastly, and you probably won't do this because you are lazy but setup your room in a more organized away like getting a proper entertainment center where all your consoles can have space. Also mount your TV to the wall since that would save space on the entertainment center and prevent Agent Jasper from blocking your view.
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I want that on the back of a t-shirt for "How to be an Incel".
 
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wait....

Is he allowed to play a game about demon possessed girl who was put on meds?

I am trying to figure if he's feigning stupidity cause he's scared or he really is this dumb. His commentary reminds me of I want to say spies like us but the comedy trope of character pretends to be a Doctor gets into an "oh you" situation and makes up shit at the operating table saying "oh yeah the flange..yes very true doctor"

like PP, really, will the little girl act bad cause the demon is telling her what to do. NAW demons tend to make people behave and act so kind and nice ask Zuul Khet and the parents argue about putting the kid on meds then the fuck do you think the hypodermic needle was for?
 
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Wait he put all that crap in the background to showcase his "Life Achievements"? If that is true that is fucking sad. Now if he did it as a joke or just to have something in the background so his streams feel more lively then that is fine. People shit on him on the Tekken trophy but if he did it as a meme and doesn't take it as a serious thing then fine. It would be like when DrDisRespect talks about his Blockbuster championships which he does because it's a meme. But I know Phil takes that Tekken trophy seriously so that's the sad part about him putting it in the background.

I also remember his fans and even detractors telling him to setup a background if he isn't going to use a green screen because it would make his streams more professional looking. And he says he doesn't put all the gimmicky stuff because he isn't a clown like the other streamers. He even made fun of people who put lights in front and behind them so they can be seen better by viewers, as a dumb thing to do because when you game normally you dont have all those things.

Ironic, when he himself acts like a clown from making loud noises, putting vests on, putting on hats with one hat having a wig, blows bubbles, wears gamer glasses. Also he says he wants a setup similar to when he games without a camera on but he does all these gimmicky things he probably wouldnt do while playing off stream. Now he puts all those boxes, shitty trophies, and pixel art in the background which I bet Kat told him to do and he listened.

Word of advice Phil, since we all know you read here:
  1. First, put up a small cheap IKEA bookshelf instead of those boxes under a blanket as a place to put your crap.
  2. Second, in the bookshelf put some of those old games you owe in them, like the SNES games you have or that rare Lion King game you have.
  3. Third, put some of those comics or at least some popular books behind you like Lord of the Rings or Jurassic Park. You know pop culture stuff and books you claimed to read.
  4. Fourth, maybe put some of your statues/figures you have in boxes in the bookshelf. You have that Mass Effect Avenger rifle which cost you a pretty penny so instead having it collect dust, maybe mount that on the top of the bookshelf or behind you on the wall (take that sound reduction foam off its not helping at all).
  5. Fifth, get some cheap LED lights and put it behind the bookshelf to give it visibility and to light up that dark room of yours. Also put a white light near your face because that yellow light bulbs you use makes your face look like a ghoul.
  6. Lastly, and you probably won't do this because you are lazy but setup your room in a more organized away like getting a proper entertainment center where all your consoles can have space. Also mount your TV to the wall since that would save space on the entertainment center and prevent Agent Jasper from blocking your view.
I know you say you can't have another setup because the A/C would freeze your PC. That is dumb, cold is a PCs friend not its enemy, unless you live in Alaska or Antarctica the cold from your A/C unit will not damage your PC. Also about the noise from it well just tweak the noise gate and google "removing wind noise" there are plenty of tips to reduce noise from an A/C unit. This is me being optimistic that you will even do one of these things but do it and your paypigs will appreciate the work. Plus, it will make your room alot more organized and easier to clean. Just don't buy alcohol and play the jpeg wrestling game for a week and all that money that would go to that would allow you to buy some cheap IKEA furniture to do this.
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No way in hell will he do this. Him putting up stuff that is worth money will disprove his narrative that he is always broke & has no money.
He won't even show off his Coffee maker, since people can look up the price on Amazon to see how expensive it is.

His statue collection alone must be worth $20,000 to $40,000.
I checked & a lot of them go for $600+ used a pop on eBay & he had his entire Connecticut Khando filled with them.
 
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DukeMorty said:
Wait he put all that crap in the background to showcase his "Life Achievements"? If that is true that is fucking sad. Now if he did it as a joke or just to have something in the background so his streams feel more lively then that is fine. People shit on him on the Tekken trophy but if he did it as a meme and doesn't take it as a serious thing then fine. It would be like when DrDisRespect talks about his Blockbuster championships which he does because it's a meme. But I know Phil takes that Tekken trophy seriously so that's the sad part about him putting it in the background.

I also remember his fans and even detractors telling him to setup a background if he isn't going to use a green screen because it would make his streams more professional looking. And he says he doesn't put all the gimmicky stuff because he isn't a clown like the other streamers. He even made fun of people who put lights in front and behind them so they can be seen better by viewers, as a dumb thing to do because when you game normally you dont have all those things.

Ironic, when he himself acts like a clown from making loud noises, putting vests on, putting on hats with one hat having a wig, blows bubbles, wears gamer glasses. Also he says he wants a setup similar to when he games without a camera on but he does all these gimmicky things he probably wouldnt do while playing off stream. Now he puts all those boxes, shitty trophies, and pixel art in the background which I bet Kat told him to do and he listened.

Word of advice Phil, since we all know you read here:
  1. First, put up a small cheap IKEA bookshelf instead of those boxes under a blanket as a place to put your crap.
  2. Second, in the bookshelf put some of those old games you owe in them, like the SNES games you have or that rare Lion King game you have.
  3. Third, put some of those comics or at least some popular books behind you like Lord of the Rings or Jurassic Park. You know pop culture stuff and books you claimed to read.
  4. Fourth, maybe put some of your statues/figures you have in boxes in the bookshelf. You have that Mass Effect Avenger rifle which cost you a pretty penny so instead having it collect dust, maybe mount that on the top of the bookshelf or behind you on the wall (take that sound reduction foam off its not helping at all).
  5. Fifth, get some cheap LED lights and put it behind the bookshelf to give it visibility and to light up that dark room of yours. Also put a white light near your face because that yellow light bulbs you use makes your face look like a ghoul.
  6. Lastly, and you probably won't do this because you are lazy but setup your room in a more organized away like getting a proper entertainment center where all your consoles can have space. Also mount your TV to the wall since that would save space on the entertainment center and prevent Agent Jasper from blocking your view.
I know you say you can't have another setup because the A/C would freeze your PC. That is dumb, cold is a PCs friend not its enemy, unless you live in Alaska or Antarctica the cold from your A/C unit will not damage your PC. Also about the noise from it well just tweak the noise gate and google "removing wind noise" there are plenty of tips to reduce noise from an A/C unit. This is me being optimistic that you will even do one of these things but do it and your paypigs will appreciate the work. Plus, it will make your room alot more organized and easier to clean. Just don't buy alcohol and play the jpeg wrestling game for a week and all that money that would go to that would allow you to buy some cheap IKEA furniture to do this.
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Pretty sure this is too professional for Mr Piggy, he would never in his life catch himself doing any type of effort.

Which is a good because effort is for those who actually want to succeed in life not jealous pigroach's.
 
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I doubt he actually threw away the food. Phil has been gaining weight in the last year and Khet is gaining about a 1/4 lb a day for the last few years, whatever Phil didn’t eat, Khet immediately devoured.
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He said she ordered Beef and Lamb, so I bet she tossed the lamb. Lamb strikes me as too exotic for either of them, to say nothing of reheated lamb.
 
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