- Joined
- Sep 21, 2020
Most of Phil's biggest dents are really really odd people, as well as very lonely. Derich is of course the most obvious example. He's some sort of weird gooner goblin who can't go five minutes without tweeting at a porn star. Additionally, One Minute Man's daily tithe, OIC's genuine insanity, Canadian Kirk's constant tirades and sock accounts, acid face's... everything. The list goes on.So what gives ? What exactly do the paypigs get out of watching this shit ?
Phil is a clown and acts like a total cunt to his audience but he seems to know how much he can push them around without sending them away (with some notable and increasingly frequent exceptions). The more money you donate the more leniency and fake parasocial friendship it affords you.
I think part of it is comradery. A bunch of weirdo outcasts see 'The Guy', DSP, the king of hate, as a pariah who is unfairly maligned by the internet at large just like them (just like me fr fr). I think at least some of them stick to him like glue because they think he can sympathize with whatever plight they have. Of course he can't. He can't sympathize with anyone. He doesn't speak to anyone in person but his cat, his wife, and the cashier at the nearest Total Wine.
Other than weird social outcasts I think there are more larpers donating than people realize. As for their reasoning, I think they want to oil the machine, misunderstanding what makes DSP entertaining.