Like I've said before, a lot of the long-time fans see a lot of themselves in Phil and because of that, they think they can do what Phil does. The problem of course is that Phil got in early when there was no competition and youtube pulled the ladder up after he got up it mainly because of him. If Phil started on youtube today, he would crash and burn real quick. If you listen to any of these faggots, their streams are full of dead air, they have no personality, and they're not funny.
Not only that, but they commit algo suicide. GamerStevie is a good example of this cause he changes his name every few weeks, which leaves subscribers confused and they dont want to put up with that. He has comments off, which killed Phil's channel for years. He also has a 15 week subscribe to talk in chat. A person watching a streamer isn't going to wait 4 fucking months to engage with them.
The big thing too is the underdog shit. They're losers that get picked on and so is Phil, and Phil wants money, so give it to him to make sure the successful guy dealing with this wins! The Takin' L's autism breakdown series covers this.