2022 summary

In 2022 Daniel moved from Manchester to Edinburgh in January, returned to England by February after Scotland proved costly, and lived mostly at his mother's house with a garden cabin as his base until moving to Thailand in October.

Content shifted from GameMaker development and negative reviews to Elden Ring guides, a rebrand to Daniel, personal and travel streams, and later long Twitch streams (mostly Cyberpunk 2077) with scored reviews. Declining views, monetization problems and income worries recurred, and Daniel reflected that drama content had brought income but cost audience.

Money worries ran all year, with reported stock, CFD and crypto losses (about £16,000 of inheritance in stocks by June) alongside income from YouTube, OnlyFans, Patreon and sponsorships.

Dating, past relationships and the divorce from Chihiro were revisited repeatedly. Daniel ended several relationships, stepped back from dating in June, then formed a relationship with a Thai woman.

Learning to drive dominated June to August; Daniel reported a zero-fault practical pass in August.

Travel included a family trip to Malaysia, then preparation for Thailand with non-refundable bookings that clashed with Japan's reopening. In Thailand he extended his tourist visa, moved to a cheaper apartment, and kept long-term options open with an expected January departure.

Housing in Bangkok was disrupted by the girlfriend's mother's objections and a confrontation with a man who claimed to be her husband; the woman identified him as a former husband. His claims are disputed and the aftermath varies across accounts.

Daniel concealed his channel, legal name and online identity from his girlfriend, landlords and viewers, using a cover story and streaming from a closet. Whether and when she discovers this, and how the relationship proceeds, is unknown.

Game and hardware reviews, mostly negative, with scores.

Streaming technology (LiveU, bonded cellular, phone streaming), monetization, analytics and content strategy.

Visas, residency and travel plans across Thailand, Vietnam and Japan.

Disputes with Chihiro and Casey and Ice Poseidon claims.

Personal finances, investing losses and macro views.

Self-described health concerns (suspected infertility, skin problems, stress symptoms), not diagnosed.

Apartment search, moves, costs and privacy measures.

Late January 2022 (recording dates): Daniel checked out of his Manchester flat, took a coach to Edinburgh and explored the city. A real estate agency's privacy complaint led him to blur office footage. He cancelled Highlands trips and retracted his Pokémon Legends: Arceus critique.

February 2022: Daniel tallied Scotland costs of £2,274 against $296 in related earnings, took the Caledonian Sleeper to London and returned home. Mid-month he toured the finished garden cabin and streamed from it.

March-April 2022: Daniel revised his Elden Ring score from 4.2 to 6.5, reported finishing the game after about 200 hours, held a 33rd-birthday stream on 20 March, and renamed the channel to Daniel on 18 April after a two-week break.

Around 20-24 April 2022: Daniel reported a Facebook message from Chihiro about suing him and explained moving back to his mother's house roughly two months earlier.

May 2022: the Manchester viewer relationship ended; Daniel began backing up and deleting OnlyFans content, ended and blocked Girlfriend B, and deleted KakaoTalk. On 31 May he paid his sister £900 for Malaysia tickets and banned Sophia from Discord.

June-July 2022: Daniel passed his theory test on 10 June, flew to Malaysia on 30 June for a two-week stay, and returned to England, followed by illness and a cancelled driving lesson.

Late July-August 2022: after thirteen lessons costing about £1,000, Daniel cancelled a scheduled test on his instructor's advice, then reported passing the practical test with zero faults.

September 2022: Daniel discussed moving to Thailand, having bought tickets and submitted visa documents. He reacted to Japan's reopening after making non-refundable Thai bookings, reported a scam-like international driving permit purchase, described Thai e-visa approval, and reported YouTube rejecting a demonetization appeal.

Early October 2022 (catalog dates): Daniel prepared in the UK, sold a Steam Deck, and flew via Heathrow to Bangkok around 10-11 October.

Catalog date 17 October: Daniel reported that a man claiming to be his girlfriend's husband ordered him into a car. He fled, hid and later called tourist police. The woman identified the man as her former husband; threats were alleged.

November 2022: Daniel extended his tourist visa several times (not telling his girlfriend about the later extension), uploaded a video about trying to have a child with his girlfriend, and around 20-22 November moved with her into a cheaper, larger apartment with the lease in her name.

December 2022: Daniel handled Chihiro privacy complaints by blurring and privating videos, reported a £1,500 CFD loss, threatened to quit YouTube then retracted it, made a video using Ice Poseidon clips about Chihiro, spent Christmas in Thailand, booked Vietnam travel, sold a Steam Deck for £400, and signed up for ChatGPT.

Allegations involving an agency legal threat, Ice Poseidon and CX Coin, a Tinder match's accusation, a Rotterdam deposit, Chihiro (legal threat, hidden camera, hitting), Sophia threats, and Kiwi Farms doxxing are unverified or contested.

Viewers alleged grooming over past contact with a Manchester woman; Daniel denied it, saying she was an adult. This remains unresolved.

Whether the Thai woman or the cohabitation arrangement is a scam is unresolved, as are her marital status and the circumstances of the confrontation.

Where Daniel will live and travel (Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Korea) and how long he stays remained open.

OCD tendencies, possible ADHD or autism, infertility and causes of hand skin issues and a mouth ulcer are Daniel's own characterizations, not diagnoses.

Causes of demonetization, channel decline, platform penalties, adult-content legal risk and an unexplained £2,000-£2,500 of spending are unclear.

Some details are inconsistent: timing of the artist claim, the quit like threshold (500, 400 or 320), whether he finished The Callisto Protocol, and whether the November extension was 30 or 90 days total.

Driving test and car purchase outcomes were unresolved in earlier statements; the later pass is Daniel's report.

Predictions about Taiwan, semiconductors and a 2023 crash are unverified.