I’ll admit I’m a little lost/down, it came out of nowhere! Over the years he’s produced an endless stream of genuinely interesting videos. I can’t really think of any other video hosts that can make a wide range of topics sound so interesting.
Probably I’m just scared of change…
On the flip side though, I’m really happy that he’s decided his personal happiness is more important, and has decided to focus on people close to him.
What are your thoughts?
Absolutely well deserved.
His videos are always fun to bring up when conversing with someone.
Tom Scott has been in my life for the best part of 7 years and it didn’t hit me how much I would miss him until that montage at the end of his last video, where I was reminded of so much stuff. It really made me smile, laugh and then feel quite emotional because the weight of that chapter ending suddenly hit me.
Sometimes you can only really appreciate something when it’s too late. Tom put so much effort into all of his content. Far more than the average YouTuber.
That’s not to say he’s gone forever, which he clearly stated but I would love to buy him a drink and thank him in person for being in my life and entertaining me for all that time.
Why do I keep seeing people say it out of no where? He announced it months ago
He announced it twice. Once a year ago and then a couple months ago as a reminder.
Pretty happy about it honestly. He’s been counting down to this for ages in his newsletter, so it’s far from a blindside on my end.
I’ve preferred much of his “second channel” content for a while now anyways, and I suspect we’ll see lots of interesting content outside of the boundaries of “things you may not know”.
To me it’s also about integrity. Know when to stop and when to take a break. Sometimes it’s good to stop while things are good instead of him keep pushing himself to produce untill something bad happens like worse quality. Scandalous YouTube drama arises or what ever else he’s in risk of ending up on. I’d rather keep remembering Tom as a really good person and YouTuber withe excellent content than a Tom who lost to the system. Also he might have a comeback with something else, something new and innovative that we couldn’t even imagine.
Dude ABSOLUTELY deserves the hiatus.
Having a weekly schedule with an interesting video for 10 years?! Thats insane!
He has become a legend and deservingly so, I hope he enjoys his break and comes back with some bangers in the future
He deserves to rest. I’ll miss his videos though.
I am surprised he lasted that long tbh. I dont think most people realize how much work it takes to do what he does and that is hard to maintain. I am not surprised he eventually found himself needing to step away from it.
Literally the first time I have ever heard of this man.
Same. I have no idea who he is.
Lol apparently if you don’t know who he is you get downvoted. Lemmy is just as dogshit as Reddit afterall :-). The community is just as toxic.
It’s probably because you’re not adding anything to the conversation. But I guess it’s easier to throw your hands up and say “Damn everyone else is toxic for tapping a down arrow” than it is to have any sort of self awareness.
Lol unbelievable. Truly a clone of the Reddit hivemind. The fediverse may not suffer from centralized corporate decline, but it sure as hell will and has suffered from the same dumbass community as Reddit.
Instead of being a fucking knob, you could have engaged with me to explain who this guy is and why he’s popular. Instead you just decided to be a fucking tool.
Don’t know Don’t care
Ha. The question is “how do you feel” and you get downvoted for saying how you feel.
Putzes.
I don’t care one bit.
