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Got an example? I've not really noticed any actual elitism, just his regular upper crust british characterism.
Obviously not saying its not possible, just that i havent seen it. Which is why I'd love some examples.
So it was definitely an act for many years, but shortly after the time he did his big cyberpunk video I feel like his character shifted. As I examine the timeline now, that's around the time he got engaged/married so I can appreciate his priorities shifting. That's not it, though.
What sold me on him being a bit out of touch now was the recent debacle with YouTube changing how views were counted and him being flippant about the whole thing. JoshStrifeHayes actually did a direct video response to that claim which, IMO, expertly dismantled Spiff and demonstrated why not only was he wrong, but also sitt8ng atop a high horse because he is the Spiffing Brit and losing 10k viewers means little to him. He does it on a Tuesday as an experiment, so his hot take of "people go outside bruh" doesn't work for people who only have 7k followers.
After that, the changes I perceived in his character clicked into place for me; he's become elitist and has lost touch with regular working class folks. That's fine and I'm happy he's made it like that, but I don't need to support him any longer. And he's not at all hurting from my lack of views.