The thing with Phil, is that he doesnt actively say stuff like dan does, they just pop up when he is chatting, and thats why we dont scrutinize them as much as dans, because they blend in with the conversation. (Example: him saying that he "doesnt know the gender pronoun alberta would want to be called" or him saying "i dont have to be a girl to wear makeup" to a person saying he would make a pretty girl, also the "clothes dont have gender thing" etc. All of these are just things that pop up and people dismiss because he dismisses them too.)JoeAverage wrote:
Do we have any comments on this topic from Phil btw?
Dan doesnt do this, he actively puts his opinions out there because -even if he is indeed liberal and wants to teach his fans which i am truly grateful, we need nicer people in this world-, I think that sometimes part of him is still seeking validation (maybe even praise or attention), those type of things -childhood traumas- are really hard to get away from, meanwhile phil knows that no strong direct opinion means less drama even if that means he cant vocally say a lot of stuff, the people that matter know his opinions and thats whats important -this happens when a child is listened to in their household instead of being instantly dismissed, they dont need the world to know what they think-, and so thats why we dont get to see that side of him, it doesnt mean he doesnt have a deep side, (Example: when he was talking about the universe, existence designed by computers, death, in his last live show), because i doubt living with a person as "existentialist" as dan doesnt come with deep chats at 3 am eating cereal on the stairs, because we forget that as much as phil has changed dan, dan has also changed phil, so they most likely share several opinions on this aspect, the thing is how they both decide to deal and express it.
At the end of the day i just feel dan wants to be listened and included, meanwhile phil must likely feel like he already has.
This was beautifully worded and I think you may have just hit the nail on the deppy head(s). That is how I have always seen them as well, but could not articulate it like you have.
Re:the new video. Does anyone have a VR? Have they watched it with it? If so does it make it better? I have one, but not quite sure where it is atm. I don't want to go looking for it for hours if it doesn't change the viewing quality. #lazy&unorganized













