Why should I give you my vote to win when
1) you lied to me so close to the end of the game and it wasn’t even a respectable lie
I don’t think I lied to you honestly. You had good points and I did consider them as I said I would , but going along with would have hindered my chances of even sitting in the final 3, since it was clear you had closer allies than me.
2) it seems like you played the game too safe
There is a good chance mac wins in final 3 with you. Why should we reward you when you were never planning on trying to eliminate Mac, arguably more of a front runner to win than you?
I did play a safe game, but it’s why I’m here. All of the other challenge threats were leaving prejury, so I had to give myself shields. If I betrayed Mac I knew he’d be bitter towards me, and I wanted one of my f3 deal to win. If I didn’t side with Mac, I get 5th place instead. Having Mac around guaranteed I wasn’t even going to possibly be in danger of going home at any point. Yes there was a chance Mac would get to the end, but having him around protected me from all angles. Winning a game like this isn’t about being the best player at 12 or 7, it’s about being the best player in the final 3. I set myself up to be the best player in the final 3, and there was only one comp I needed to win to make that happen.
I won challenges and made moves just like Mac, but I made sure y’all would never be scared of me. When you, Chandler, & Josh expressed doubts about Mac to me, I played along with them to shape the perception of him as the biggest threat. I didn’t have to plan to eliminate him, since I knew he would be busy during the last few comps and everyone else wanted him out.
If I make the move against Mac that y’all wanted me to make, I wouldn’t be here right now. Maybe I did play a safe game, but my position in the house was secure for 100% of the game, and that’s something nobody else can say as one of my fellow finalists was nearly evicted multiple times very early on, and the other needed a twist to come back in the game.