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Oh my gosh guys...it's the end of the road for MatPat on the Theorists channels...I can't believe it. I was so ready for him to say that "Sike! I can't believe you guys fell for it! You got LOKI'D! This was all just a theory, a GAME theory!"
But when I saw how genuine the tears at the beginning felt, I knew he wasn't joking, and I started crying a little bit too because now I knew he was serious. But I mean, I don't blame him...my family used to do YouTube (I will not share the channel because it's a secret lmao) and we knew how taxing it could be. One, to create content, two, to find time to create that content and then edit and three, to find time to handle our real-world responsibilities. And we weren't getting paid enough to be like "I can handle all of this stuff if it means I can make most of my income off YouTube."
YouTube is anything but easy and people might think that it's a cakewalk but it's like walking on a cake with the stickiest substance you can find and trying to get through that. I find it funny when so many articles list YouTube as a good idea for making money without having a traditional payroll job. It is if you are willing to take the time sacrifices and spend late nights and long days creating content and editing without a team. Even with a once-a-week schedule, you are constantly fighting anything that may come up unexpectedly like sickness, emergencies, things going on irl, lack of motivation, etc. and you aren't getting to experience that fulness unless YouTube was your only job and your only goal in your current life. He has a wife, a child, friends, and family who care about him and sometimes you have to choose who comes first. And if you're not careful, you'll end up subconsciously (or even consciously) prioritizing your work before your relationships and that's something that the majority of us have had or will have to choose between doing. If you don't have a channel where you post content regularly, it's hard to understand and know what's going on behind the scenes in the lives of content creators. They may depict on camera that everything is alright but you really don't know until they open the curtains behind the scenes.
I will never blame any YouTuber or content creator who steps away from what they've been doing for a while to prioritize their family, friends, significant others, and general well-being. Though we all would prefer it not be forever, sometimes that just happens. People move on with their lives.
I haven't been following MatPat forever, but he was there in my childhood. Sometimes his theories would be completely out there and make absolutely no sense but they would still be very entertaining and have my mind think about some things. Also, his voice is so iconic and instantly recognizable. I can't say this about all of the YouTubers I've watched, but he's been on my list of most watched for years now. It feels bittersweet for him to go but honestly, what did we expect? It happens to everyone. We can't force these idols or actors or YouTubers or streamers to stay there forever. They're humans too and they have lives outside of what they do. Of course I'm sad but I'm happier that he's finding happiness in taking a seemingly permanent break.
I really hope this isn't goodbye but it seems very well so like it is. He did confirm that there will be experienced people taking over the channels though so at least we don't have to say goodbye to Game Theorists, Film Theorists, Food Theorists or Style Theorists completely though! I don't know who here is also sad by this but there's a famous quote that I love in situations like these:
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" - Dr. Seuss
Though I'm going to cry when Tom Hiddleston finally retires...
Here is the video for anyone's that interested:
But when I saw how genuine the tears at the beginning felt, I knew he wasn't joking, and I started crying a little bit too because now I knew he was serious. But I mean, I don't blame him...my family used to do YouTube (I will not share the channel because it's a secret lmao) and we knew how taxing it could be. One, to create content, two, to find time to create that content and then edit and three, to find time to handle our real-world responsibilities. And we weren't getting paid enough to be like "I can handle all of this stuff if it means I can make most of my income off YouTube."
YouTube is anything but easy and people might think that it's a cakewalk but it's like walking on a cake with the stickiest substance you can find and trying to get through that. I find it funny when so many articles list YouTube as a good idea for making money without having a traditional payroll job. It is if you are willing to take the time sacrifices and spend late nights and long days creating content and editing without a team. Even with a once-a-week schedule, you are constantly fighting anything that may come up unexpectedly like sickness, emergencies, things going on irl, lack of motivation, etc. and you aren't getting to experience that fulness unless YouTube was your only job and your only goal in your current life. He has a wife, a child, friends, and family who care about him and sometimes you have to choose who comes first. And if you're not careful, you'll end up subconsciously (or even consciously) prioritizing your work before your relationships and that's something that the majority of us have had or will have to choose between doing. If you don't have a channel where you post content regularly, it's hard to understand and know what's going on behind the scenes in the lives of content creators. They may depict on camera that everything is alright but you really don't know until they open the curtains behind the scenes.
I will never blame any YouTuber or content creator who steps away from what they've been doing for a while to prioritize their family, friends, significant others, and general well-being. Though we all would prefer it not be forever, sometimes that just happens. People move on with their lives.
I haven't been following MatPat forever, but he was there in my childhood. Sometimes his theories would be completely out there and make absolutely no sense but they would still be very entertaining and have my mind think about some things. Also, his voice is so iconic and instantly recognizable. I can't say this about all of the YouTubers I've watched, but he's been on my list of most watched for years now. It feels bittersweet for him to go but honestly, what did we expect? It happens to everyone. We can't force these idols or actors or YouTubers or streamers to stay there forever. They're humans too and they have lives outside of what they do. Of course I'm sad but I'm happier that he's finding happiness in taking a seemingly permanent break.
I really hope this isn't goodbye but it seems very well so like it is. He did confirm that there will be experienced people taking over the channels though so at least we don't have to say goodbye to Game Theorists, Film Theorists, Food Theorists or Style Theorists completely though! I don't know who here is also sad by this but there's a famous quote that I love in situations like these:
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" - Dr. Seuss
Though I'm going to cry when Tom Hiddleston finally retires...
Here is the video for anyone's that interested:
![KS Arcade [Treasure_Starz]](https://kpopsource.com/data/medal/2265_1714144904m.jpg)
![Journey into the Enchanted Forest [Harmony_Starz]](https://kpopsource.com/data/medal/2336_1723482107m.jpg)
