Let's try to calm down. He is almost certainly stretching after a hard shift of playing video games for the internet.
The iJustine thing is among Phil's most flagrant transgressions in insulting fellow e-celebs. According to these rules, it does seem to be enough to provoke disciplinary scrutiny, either on its own, or coupled with the E3 2017 audio of him calling her washed-up etc. Another thing that would be very potent is his going aggro against BeAwesomeOne, at one point quite explicitly threatening to show up at his house.
Yeah. Not only would it would be rather unfair, but Twitch would rope themselves into the business of vetting the pasts of everyone who makes money using the site. More work than is worth. But like you said, we get hourly shitfits about other YouTubers. It's too integral to his schtick to stop now.
I find this plausible. As has been discussed, relationships of convenience aren't usually as extreme or as explicit as mail-order brides. But what do you think the damage control will look like if he hits his sub goal, and the girl decides she doesn't want to be on camera? Or at least not cook on camera for the enjoyment of Papa Lou, BeThe, and the gang?Been on the sidelines, taking in this whole mess, but it's sounding more and more like a pairing of convenience than any sort of 'love'.
His pigroach antennae twitching, DSP picked up on a girl, down on her luck, seemingly in very dire straits. Maybe she has a casual interest in gaming or creating video content--whatever. Maybe she reached out to DSP for advice or guidance or something more. Maybe DSP slid into dem DMs. But, one thing's for sure--there is not a company in this current year that will transfer some entry-level employee across the country/internationally to continue whatever sub-$40k work she's into. Soulmaid seems to have little in the way of material possessions or is otherwise willing to abandon what small possessions she has.
What would bring a person to move their life so completely and yet, have no means to work out the logistics of it without aid from another? Someone needing a way out--and badly. DSP's got a big, empty adult house: Why not come live with me? he says. I have a spare room. Never mind why.
DSP's reputation precedes him and there's no way this person hasn't not Googled him before hitching her horse to goutbutt's wagon. But, she's so damned desperate that it doesn't matter. She needs a place to stay now. There will be boundaries, of course. She won't really be his girlfriend. It's just a bit of play until she's back on her feet. Until she's put enough distance between whatever it is that she's fleeing from. She'll need some things first--shit's really dicey and it's dangerous to dare try to retrieve anything from her hovel/trap house/asylum/preschool. I've got just the idea, DSP thinks.
No, I don't think DSP's manipulating her. I think both parties are getting exactly what they want from each other--Phil has her to give him regular meals and the occasional three minutes of comfort; soulmaid has a roof over her head and an obligation-free Welcome to Renton starter pack. She only needs to fend off his innocuous, but persistent advances from time to time. Because of the implication.
IT'S TREASON THEN...
With roughly $8000 flying into the gout pocket every month, she's very unlikely to be the primary bedwinner anytime soon. You are not the first person at all to have that misconception. People would think so about Leanna. The reason is, it will sure take on a dynamic very close to her being the one earning all the money.
Seeing Phil criticize Nintendo is textbook psychological projection. It's not just a meme, and this is the proof in case you had any doubts. He also seems to think fanboy dollars are illegitimate earnings. What should NT care?
He's exactly the kind of parasite (strong word, but it fits) YouTube has been trying to ease off the site for years. All these incentive changes to longer videos/engagement percentage, SEO, anti-clickbait measures, AdSense standardization, are all pretty much good things. So what does it say if they all impact him negatively?
I'm thinking it really is him stretching, but he didn't help his case at all with that second stream. He's trying way too hard to back up his claim, since he knows nobody is going to believe him (so it ends up coming across as being another lie).
