I'm two months late to this post but whatever, Derich is one of a tiny, tiny handful of dents who completely
uncritically consumed Phil's content without complaining about it. This is why Phil treated him well. Derich is exactly who Phil wants as a fan. A completely uncritical passive consumer who only praises him and never calls out his greed. I also think Phil was in some special ed classes as a child and learned to be nicer to obviously special people but that part is just a pet theory.
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