I've noticed a big change in Phil's demeanor. from around the end of last year with the super depressive failure marathon that he did while drinking and basically realized he was financially fucked because of his money in to money out ratio and debts with interests that he can't pay down. This is why the emerald seven stuff didn't really change Phil's demeanor.
Over the last few weeks with the mention of the visit to his parents all the feeling of defeat seems gone and he always seems to be in a mood WAY better than someone who is about to lose their house unless they make (low-ball estimate) 10k. When the drinking marathon failed you could tell he knew he was fucked, when pandalee left you could tell he was extremely bitter and acting out on stream (mvci hiliarity). He is now acting like everything is fine but saying everything isn't which makes me think hes now using the situation as a way to rake in pity bucks.
Call me naive but his attitude matched the stuff he said, that he would lose his house and that he was fucked and I think he genuinely was but I have a theory.
Phil never does anyone for someone out of kindness or out of humanity, he always needs to get something out of it and that goes for family too, we know the resentment Phil has over every little thing relating to his parents and how they fucked him over and over or mistreated him. Do you really think he would go visit them all of the sudden just because they may eventually get cancer or Alzheimer's? He would only do it if it benefited him in a big way to go back to that place he's terrified of and hates.
I think Phil had his weekly (probably monthly) phone call with his parents at anytime from the start of this year to recently (didn't dissect it enough to point out a specific time where the shift happens). His parent's said "We haven't seen ya in so long we miss you Phil. You know its hard for us to come down now that were older" Phil told them he's been wanting to but work is just so consuming especially now and with all the stress and issues and fear of losing the house and how screwed he is but he still has to try. Phil's parents dipped into what they have left and told him they'll pay the taxes so he can keep his house for now and fly him out so they can see their only child. I think Phil knew he had this as an option which is why he chose to spend the emerald seven money to pay down credit card bills for future spending. There's no other reason he would put a huge chunk of the money he could've used towards taxes to free up some credit.
Phil would never go to a place he hates and fears (CT), to see people where the majority of the stories he tells about them are negative and clearly show resentment (parents) because they're in their late 60s. The leanna hospital incident highlights that even with someone who is way closer to him any bad health is just an inconvenience and a few hours having to spend in relation to it is grounds to rant to an audience about time wasted. Now we're supposed to believe this motherfucker is going to CT just to visit his parents because they're late 60s? for a week?
Everything points to Phil telling his parents he really wants to see them and misses them but he cant stop working or hes going to lose his house and still might anyways, he guilt tripped them and they said we'll pay it so you dont have to worry about it and stress so much and so we can see our only child. Phil accepted and kept the public story line the same because it's just more money in his pocket with an already established narrative.
From the prestream from today, he is laughing while talking about the taxes, calling aspects of the situation good. That's not how Phil would be acting if the reality of the situation was that he needed 10k in 30 days or he would lose his comfort and identity as a "successful adult".
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He completely pretended the emerald seven thing didn't happen for months and now since he knows his taxes are paid he is bringing him back into memory so he has a way to explain how he paid the bill without mentioning his parents and making it seem like he didn't just pocket all the money he begged he needed.
Then again who the fuck knows what DSP is doing/planning/thinking and what's going on, this probably isn't even the case because this guy is so unpredictable and illogical hes practically an alien. I'm probably also just trying to find things to support a random autistic theory but we'll find out more soon enough.