It turned out ordinary people were all hypocrites, and Schiller was no exception.
He hated rebooting the universe because it erased the meaning of the lives within it, rendering all their efforts to survive meaningless.
But when it came to himself, he felt that nullifying a little of his own effort and that of his friends was not unacceptable. Otherwise, they would have to put even more meaningless effort into cleaning up the mess caused by the current situation.
Of course, Schiller was not crazy enough to reboot the universe outright. What he planned was to have Barry take him through time and remind his past self, the one who wanted to vacation like an ordinary person, not to be too optimistic. It would be best to stay at Arkham Asylum and slack off instead of going out for no reason.
Because Schiller was not entirely confident he could persuade himself, he needed evidence proving that if Schiller went on vacation, it would trigger the subsequent chain of chaos. The best evidence was Eddie's documentary.
The point in time Schiller currently occupied was after he had become famous, when the documentary had already been publicly screened. So he directly copied the footage, several important analysis videos, and the rumors spread by countless marketing accounts, then returned to the day before he set off for the West Coast.
He slapped the materials onto Schiller's desk. The moment Schiller saw Barry, he understood what was going on. Then he looked at the footage and realized, Good grief, I'm the internet celebrity.
To be fair, Schiller at any point in his life would not have wanted to get tangled up in this kind of trouble. But the Schiller who had not yet departed had more free time to consider what this chaotic situation