The whole SBM thing is pretty intriguing. Maybe that heightened sense of hearing interprets Phil's nasal orchestra as some kind of kind of fucked up ASMR fetish. I mean, the things I've heard coming out of that... face? is just extraordinary. Maybe his way operates on a whole other dimension than ours, who knows.
SBM is probably relieved he has found a niche in a niche. Phil has an audience small enough to be able to participate in, but big enough to get something out of it, throw in SBM's love for fighting games and you can see how he stumbled into Phil's streams.
The thought of Phil facing SBM in something like MK just brings me joy. Phil would be stuck in positivity land, something so uncharacteristic to this man. Moments like that, alongside not hitting the tips goal, is prime Phil content. Stuck in a situation where he wants to bitch and moan, but has to put on airs to prevent the remainder of the nest from flying. Imagine all the praise he would give SBM: "Wow! Good fucking parry!" "Nice blahck!", just as he does at the beginning of his SF streams against good opponents. Until he gets salty as fuck and drops the charade. Except with SBM he can't or otherwise he'll risk losing face against an already dwindling audience.
But hey, streaming for an audience of 4 people as long as there is interaction is still worth it right, Phil?