I won't ever mention this again, but the doxing saga was 100% something that was produced by members of this forum. (I am also a member) I never threatened dynastia. He fabricated the threats as a joke, just so you know. It was a pretty maniac move to start doxing people I don't even know to teach phil a lesson, no matter how insane I would be. I have to just point out that phil actually had no way of avoiding fallout because of it. But he somehow made it worse then it should have been. Writing twitlongers, arguing with people, and reporting accounts. etc. And yet could not take a direct line and fucked himself over.
I deleted a lot of what I was going to write, because you already pointed out that you're a member of these forums as well which explains it pretty well. KF is usually both sides of the coin which is why the Bronsgeests have their own thread here.
As you've also said, he could've just said 5 words and put the entire thing to rest. The escort situation could've also been similarly put to rest a lot easier had DSP acted differently (it doesn't really matter that the story was entirely nothing to do with him, that's just the way it is, you can say and do things to make things better or worse). DSP could've said 5 words about the SoK or any number of his "detractors" and put things to rest, but he hasn't.
I can best explain DSP and things that happen around DSP with one simple term: self-efficacy. For whatever reason, Phil has none:
He won't sell his house because he has none.
He won't stop reacting like he does to da trolls and haters because he has none.
He won't stop talking about his taxes every day, which minimizes support he'd otherwise be getting because he has none.
He won't take the time to tactfully pick out games to play because he has none.
He sees no value or consequence of the things he does today on what happens tomorrow. All of the things that happen to him don't just happen because he's a cool gamer dude who makes videos. Its because he says and does things with no bearing of consequences.
If Phil had some sense of efficacy and saw the value that as little as 5 words can have... that's as good of an explanation as any as to why people are still here on page 2747 of DSP's megathread and for any of the crazy shit that surrounds his life.