Part of it is Phil trying to have something to complain about as the reason he needs more money. But a major part will be that some people, mainly Japanese vtubers from the look of it, are seeing it roll out. Phil's ego also can't that he was seeing more than double the number of subs on twitch than he sees members now.Why does he constantly complain about Youtube not introducing Gift Subs in the middle of February? He says it himself, they want to introduce new features in 2022. He understands that the year is just starting right? They cant just make and release everything in the first part of the year????
His twitch numbers were blatantly inflated especially towards the end (and yes, the members are now as well) but once Phil gets a certain amount, he expects that as the bare minimum like with how much he expects in tips after the vest streak.