Since then, Jared has returned to regular uploads, has a loyal fanbase, and whilst I don't follow him closely enough to know for sure, seemingly free of any drama. Phil on the other hand has become ever more isolated, deranged and entirely reliant on an ever-smaller pod to save him from ruin.
Judging by his rant at the beginning of his "debunking" stream, I would say Phil doesn't even really care about Jared being in a better position than him today. Hid mind was, and is, far more occupied by that little taste of freedom from being The Guy. Phil may lack in the drive to really EARN that freedom, but you can bet everything you hold dear that if God saw fit to grant him a door to walk through and be cleansed, he bolt for it like you've never seen him move before.
And yes, Jared did indeed handle that 100% the opposite of the way Phil would, which the pigroach has no awareness of. As Howard said, Phil can't do damage control. He only knows how to make it worse.
That, and the obvious "mom" slips.
Given his also very obvious spoiled and self-centered nature, I wonder if his outlook on Katherine, and Leanna before her, really does 100% mirror how he felt about his own mother while still living in her house. Meaning, "mom" for him means "caregiver", not what it means to somebody who actually gives a shit about other human beings. Remember, he spent way more years with his mom than he has with any other woman in his life, and she did all the same things he expects out of his live-in soulmaids. And everything and everyone revolves around Phil, in his mind. Including Linda Burnell.
She was never an authority figure to him, or someone he respected. He just pretended to because he's a pussy and a liar. No one, not even her, is exempt from having a role in his life that serves only him and requires nothing from him, or earns anything resembling attachment. That's why Kat is "mom", because Linda was "mom", and there must always be one. Doesn't matter who it is, it's the role that matters to him.
Could his life be worse? Absolutely, but I think it would take something fairly extreme at this point because his general existence is already pretty damn bleak and depressing. Yeah, he might not be homeless, but look at the cost he had to/continues to pay to avoid that.
His life is worse than being homeless, because it's stressful to lie so much. It's aging him, you can see it. On top of that, because he's running from the biggest reality check of his life, it's only going to be more devastating when he finally gets it. He won't learn from it, there's nothing that can teach him to stop wanting to get away with being a stupid lazy asshole forever, he'll just cry a lot and point the finger at others because he's too much of a pussy to admit that he did everything incorrect.