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"This will go viral like my Homefront video even though I don't make negative content anymore."
I see people thinking this is Phil's attempt at going viral because he realized negativity brings in money and views, but I think there is a flaw with that logic. For one, it implies Phil has reached some level of self-awareness about himself and what he represents as a whole, so that immediately debunks that idea. Phil can see a carbon copy of himself and say he's a fucking idiot but he wouldn't have enough self-awareness to realize "hey wait, that guy is just like me!".
I think this is Phil's attempt at going viral because the Doom clip having everyone laughed at him is just eating him and was finally the final nail on the "everyone likes me now" coffin, which is why I also think he recently doubled down on the "King Snake" thing with Kino Casino since they are the ones who gaslighted (gaslit?) him into thinking that. The thing is that, as we know, Phil is quite literally incapable of taking even the slightest L. Seriously, when was the last time he said "I wanted to prove a point but turns out I was wrong and I have learned my lesson"? No seriously, when? Phil always says "I wanted to prove a point and I was right!" he's always right, on everything. There isn't a single instance of Phil being proven wrong beyond something trivial.
Now, this relates to this lame attempt at going viral because now Phil can make the usual double argument:
1. If the video is successful, then Phil gloats that he acted like a retard on purpose and that negativity sells, which somehow invalidates millions laughing at him for playing Doom like it's ARMA.
2. If the video isn't successful, then Phil gloats that no one wants honesty and they're all a bunch of shills, which kinda contradicts the idea that negativity and shitting on others sells, doesn't it?
Now, negativity does sell better, but that is irrelevant because it ignores the more obvious issue here: Phil is a dogshit content creator.
He called this latest DSP Tries It "hilarious", so in his mind, he made this amazing review that deserves more merit than ROTW (even though it's clear Phil ignores why ROTW/Reviewbrah is successful while he isn't since he is too stupid to realize that Reviewbrah has a charisma he doesn't on top of having a subtle humor that is too intelligent for Phil) but in reality, it's just dogshit because Phil doesn't have the charisma to rage and be funny.
Phil thinks that whenever he rages he's as funny as classic AVGN, but no, he just looks like a whiny fucking asshole you want to punch in the face (and once again, Phil is too stupid to understand why the AVGN raging was cathartic, since it was warranted or the Nerd usually gets punished for it - Phil rages because his input "dropped" and then bans everyone who laughs at him). He doesn't have good delivery, he doesn't have zingers or memorable one-liners since his repertoire begins and ends with poop, he's not intelligent nor remotely witty, eloquent or insightful, and he somehow found a way to gatekeep a fucking Subway sandwich by saying he was an OG customer (which now he revealed was stolen valor from his father, yes, Phil stole sandwich shop cred from Dave).
All this to say, Phil played this up to try and go viral, yes, but not because he realized people like to see him make a fool of himself, but because he truly thinks he's a world-class entertainer that the world hasn't discovered because of those pesky detractors and their thousand-hour out of context unedited propaganda that paints Phil as an asshole. This is Phil at the top of his game, this is his idea of being funny, this is him bringing the A game, and obviously it's fucking embarrassing because Phil is a clown who takes himself too seriously and doesn't get that people only find him entertaining for being a greedy, incompetent, entitled cunt.