Jim somehow still manages to hold affection for him (since he keeps coming on the show), probably because he's more Christian than Jack could ever hope to be
Couldn't agree more. Jim personifies Matthew 18, verses 21 to 35:
Then Peter came to Him and asked, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered him, "I say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven."
he's nice enough to care about Jack still despite Jack being a complete piece of shit.
Astonishing, isn't it? I should've noted it in my writeup: In spite of everything, Jim made a point to tell Jack he loved him before logging off. He said it first, actually.
but I think he's aware that it's not jiving; and that the audience interaction is fueling sufficient cognitive dissonance in Jack's reactions that it's this way all of the time.
Absolutely. Another thing I left out was how someone in chat made this joke: "Jim got looks from the family. Charles too... But
then Mama Scalfani ran out of looks." Jim seemed quietly disturbed by this comment, as if it dawned on him this kind of engagement is normal, in which case it's odd Jack exposes himself to it for no reason.
Jim asked Jack why he thinks the chat is sometimes not nice to him. Jack said it's because people resent him for his "opinions," then parroted Chawl and said the more haters one has, the more successful one is, citing Tim Pool as proof. Jack said it's also because he's been doing it for 18 years, in which time enemies with "miserable lives" will naturally be accumulated. This is why no one has insulted Jim yet, Jack explained: He's only been on two livestreams (
and one Christmas special!)
But then Jack realized he should start performing sincerity, so he struck a thinking pose, fingers on his chin, and said:
I
honestly have said to myself, "Look, that person wrote something really hateful. That person could be a 13 year old being beat by his father. In Iran!
... Or Iraq."
Because as we all know, Jack has always made sure to ask, "You aren't an innocent little kid in the Middle East by chance, are you?" before he banishes someone to The Boys Club.™ Jack then also said he loves to give second chances to mean chatters but after three or four chances, "You can go to hell." (Well, God has given Jack
five chances, so...?)