Being real, if Phil were to be paralysed from the waist down, how would it affect his life in any way?
Dude, imagine the hell DarkSydeKaren could raise over wheelchair accessibility. He'd be that one guy nobody actually feels pity for because he's obviously milking his disability and mercilessly beating everyone over the head with it. I think Phil secretly resents disabled people because he's more deserving of the public's sympathy as the oft-persecuted King of Suffering. Someday SBM or some future wheelchair will get their 10th pre-release for accessibility testing and Phil will have a meltdown: "Dood, they can get money and special, elite-tier deals without doing anything?! Just because God rolled the dice, and said, 'Ohhp here you go, you get to do nothing your whole life and make a bajillion fucking dollars!!!' That's so unfair. That's just... *Shakes head while updating tips goal* That's so ridiculously unfair, man. *Directly into camera* I'm the one who built a successful streaming business, and had it torn down by sick, twisted individuals who constantly try to ruin my life *SNORT*. SuperBlindMan gets early releases like a shill and everyone sucks up to him on Twitter, and all he has to put up with is never seeing stupid fucking sunsets, big deal, right? What I'm forced to put up with on a day to day basis is WAAAAY worse, ok? WAAAY worse. Now this is me being honest here, alright? I'd muUUUuUch rather be in his shoes. It's just a fact. It's just a fact, alright? Ok."
This mentality right here is the main reason Phil is so unpopular. The viewers pay his salary so if he wants more money he should focus on doing the things that entertain them. This isn't a new take but he treats it like he works a desk job where all that matters is that he's mindlessly inputting information. He thinks if he sits there with a controller in hand and stares at a screen then he's entitled to money; this is ultimately his biggest downfall and the reason fewer and fewer people enjoy his content.
If I had his fanbase and they were telling me they wanted me to go do x, y, and z thing I'd go do it. He's a performing clown, embrace being the clown and they'll throw more of their retard $$$ at you and probably tell their other retard friends that he's funny and the whole thing will snowball. But, of course, that is too hard to grasp for the Renton retard.
Edit: is this mentality something to do with his pride, stupidity or a fear that the detractors will laugh at him?
For Phil it goes L A Z I N E S S > ego/insecurity >= greed. The ceaseless inner-conflict of his L A Z I N E S S, ego/insecurity and MASSIVE greed is what makes Phil, The Guy™. It is incredible to watch him beg one moment and turn around with burning indignance that his paypigs would ask for even the SLIGHTEST return on investment. This is really why Phil loathes his audience more than the trolls, some people think its because they're tards, but he doesn't give a fuck. Its because his viewers don't just pay him "what his time is worth" without motivation, vests, stupid fucking hats, clownmode, etc. He sees other streamers succeed effortlessly, and his pigbrain can't comprehend that they are statistical outliers, so he feels entitled to that level of support, especially since he predates most of them. Phil will not accept money if there are even the
slightest expectations on him as a result, he's turned down substantial amounts out of fear it would indebt him in some way. At the root of it all is the pigroach equivalent of an Id, L A Z I N E S S. Any expectation placed on him in exchange for money, any hint that memberships are transactional, any stupid fucking morahn that thinks tipping Phil gives them the right to tell him how he should play the game, answer questions, treat his viewers, interact with the stream, edit his content, or what equipment he should buy, sends the pigroach into an anxiety-induced rage at the mere thought of potential future effort.
