- The sudden cutoff:
You're probably thinking how he left the chat was hilarious. Craig was clearly just being nice there, not telling Phil "The fuck would you add to my show, you lying, autistic, narcissistic manbaby" instead going with the most tepid "Sure...". Phil trying to portray Craig like he was clout chasing when he did the interview, like THE DAY YOU INTERVIEWED DARK SFADIL WAS THE GREATEST OF YOUR LIFE. "Not interested, go -mid phrase phone hangup- fuck yourself ack ack ack."
This is a classic narcissistic thing, the "We're done talking because I say we're done talking." It achieves a few things. Puts the other guy in their place, cuts them off, and guarantees their beloved last word in. No way Phil doesn't consider this a huge W, because all narcs consider that if they get the closing statement, even if they look like a massive bitch for ragequitting, they pretty much won. To them, it seems like they're so much better than anyone else and so much smarter and more handsome too! To everyone else, it makes them look like petty, spiteful little children.
- The deal with the devil:
Keep in mind: Phil sought out the first interview. Phil advertised that he was vetting interviewers. He chose Sidescrollers. The fuck do you expect? "Hey here's a great opportunity for your channel- Oh wait but you're a piece of shit if you actually take it and I'll forever be the bigger man! I've done so much for you! I've made you! And don't you forget that!"
Listen, numbnuts, since you read this thread: How come Quartering wasn't an overnight sensation after the fluff piece he did of you? How did your podcast with Keemstar glazing you not blow up? Or KC's stuff isn't in the million of views? Because in spite of your narc ego getting in the way of you seeing reality, the wider internet generally likes it when people rake you over the coals. People love seeing assholes get their comeuppance: That's the appeal. You could do a million fluff pieces with a hundred outlets and they'd still not get any of the views that Craig's interview did because, get this, he did a PROPER interview. He asked the questions people wanted to hear an answer to. Nobody cares where the load went.
This is another classic. Narcissistic parents in particular use this for... Well, pretty much any time they're expected to do something normal for their children. Sometimes, it's as simple as "You wouldn't be alive without me." If the kid responds they don't even want to be alive, the parent will usually cook up some spiritual juju belief where the kid actually has a choice in their birth or whatever. Point is, anything and everything can be ammunition. In fact, they tend to cause a problem, offer the solution, propose it as a sort of "deal", normally this involves signing contracts or getting it in writing, and grandstand over how magnanimous they are. Realistically, it makes them look like blackmailers at worst, unnecesarily slimy snake oil salesmen at best.
Again, the point is this dude sought out an interview, got one, and the interviewer has to be eternally grateful to lord Philip? Pigga, why?
If you've researched into narcs, you know the contracts are a classic, and Phil's obsession with getting things in writing is much in the same spirit. Man, a tell-all interview with Linda and Pandalee would be the goldus a-bomb, I tell you.
- The argument to win, not to talk.
Any time Phil interacts with normal people you can just tell how exhausting it all is. Narcs are energy vampires, I swear. The way they are unable to disagree, they have to wrestle people into submission verbally at any cost, even arguing semantics, the way they ALWAYS have a moral high ground, the way you are E V I L for slightly inconveniencing them and there's no possible way you just had shit to do that day...
In spite of Phil's bullshit "We're just hashing it out" stance, it's clear that all he wanted was a sloppy blowjob, which he didn't get, so it immediately turned ugly. Narcs don't really want to talk things out, they want to win the convo, and they'll take whatever win they can. They loathe a challenge, so it's all about arguing whatever little points they can. Semantics, timing, in this case Phil was really hyperfixated on how Craig had shit to do the next day rather than being at his beck and call all day. Like that'd be the normal thing to do.
Cross referencing this with how PPP and Warski told him "They were not to be disturbed during their breaks" it's easy enough to gather that Phil's a fucking attention hog. Narcs do get lonely very quickly, and if you're giving them supply they'll just act like addicts looking for their next fix.
