I watched chunks of Secret Limited's worst of 2022 video (I can't handle all the toxicity in one sitting so it's taking me a week to watch the whole thing) as well as other clips from more recent dsp rants. He's gotten stuck on this idea that its his morality that keeps him from taking the "easy" money. This has got the old noggin joggin for me. How, exactly, would any of the following violate anyone's morals: taking sponsorships, being on a podcast with two weirdos, talking about news/drama? The only one I can kinda see is the last one, if you're against gossiping, but we know Phil isn't because he creates and spreads gossip about others.
But all of those options are against Phil's morality. Instead - IF we are to believe his word - he chooses to: make his wife and catson live paycheque to paycheque because of a violate income stream and outstanding debts he keeps adding to, make his neighbors have to deal with his trolls potentially causing real life problems for them, on more than on occasion have to potentially let his pet go without food or needed medical attention because of lack of funds, and force his wife to live in a house that is in constant disrepair.
What sort of fucked morality is that where being embarrassed or "selling out" hurts you more than seeing your family, people who depend on you, suffer because of your irresponsibility? I deliberately left out the take money from his dents and force his parents to live in a violence filled ghetto because I wanted to focus in on the things he's admitted to doing, not the things he doesn't see as a problem.