do you have any ~theories~ or ideas for what dan and phil might be doing, youtube or otherwise?
i think dan and phil are changing
letting pinof, an annual tradition that marks the start of their journey together, go and end was the real āstartā of them changing. some people would argue that pinof ending is a terrible, terrible thing because it started when they started, so doesnāt that mean itāll end when 'dan and philā end? no
i think ending the pinof series was a huge step forward, being able to let go of old traditions in the name of making something new out of it and allowing growth. you have to let go of things sometimes, and thatās okay, because that allows you to become a different (or even better) person and holding onto every old memory or tradition isnāt really going to fully let that happen. also i think putting danandphilgames on a hiatus is for the same reason: growing up, moving forwards and changing
dan let go of his fringe for his curls and phil did the same for his quiff, they started producing more raw and real content like the mukbang and the 'giving the people what they wantā branding, and they started openly playing games about dating boys, talking about guy celebrity crushes, and they got their virtual (grand)son a boyfriend, all without giving it a label at all, just letting it be what it is.
i think these little changes were all intentional, and i think the end of pinof and the hiatus of dapg happening just before the new year was intended too. theyāre things to leave in another year in order to start a fresh one with a clean slate. a new them, with new content, new branding and new boundaries
over the past few years, dan and phil have only become more comfy with their audience; dan started talking about his brother again, they leave things in videos that wouldāve been definite no-nos just a couple years back. i think, especially after the tour, theyāve realised how much more mature their audience is and i think theyāre slowly beginning to let go of the childishness of their content and letting it grow into what they want it to be. phil talked about the social anxiety heās experienced and how nervous he was about changing his hairstyle because he was worried about what people would think, and dan made a lengthy post about how he feels about his channel and how making videos isnāt the only reason why heās a 'content creatorā.
i think dan and phil are growing out of the walls theyāve spent so long carefully building up, and in order to allow themselves more space to grow, they have to knock them down a little
and i think thatās whatās happening
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