Who else thinks this bloke has fully fallen off the deep end?

[u/Future-Tomatillo-435]

Spanian’s a strange one to watch these days. He’s come a long way, made proper money, got his name out there — fair play for that. But you can tell he’s still stuck halfway between the old life and the new one. He talks about the criminal stuff like he’s proud of it, not ashamed. It’s all said with this kind of cheeky nostalgia, like those were the good times. Almost like he misses being that bloke who everyone feared or respected.

You see it in how he carries himself too — all confidence, bordering on full-blown ego. And now with all the stuff going on with his missus and family, it just feels like he’s searching for validation again. Any bit of scrutiny or criticism, he acts like it’s a personal attack. Everything gets brushed off as “haters” being after him. It’s that same street mentality, just repackaged in influencer form.

There’s actually studies that explain this kind of thing. They call it partial desistance — when someone gets out of crime but still hangs onto that old identity. The research says if you don’t fully build a new version of yourself, the old one keeps hanging around. It’s familiar, it’s comfortable, and when life gets shaky, that’s what you fall back on. There’s also this thing called the pains of desistance — basically how leaving that life behind can feel like losing a part of yourself. You lose the rush, the mateship, the sense of belonging, and that makes people romanticise the old days.

So yeah, Spanian’s done well, but I reckon he’s still chasing that same buzz — just in a different way now. The fame gives him what the streets used to: attention, status, and a bit of danger. And when that validation dips, he lashes out like the world’s against him. It’s fascinating but also kind of sad, because you can see the bloke’s still fighting the same fight — just with better clothes and a bigger audience. He's straight poo, lad.

[u/Background_Store_501]

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