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How do you feel about Tom Scott going on hiatus after 10 years?

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?

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  • He did mentioned he's gonna quit half year ago, so it doesn't really a surprise for me. Still, i'm gonna miss his series for a bit.

  • I respect it. He has been going on for 10 years. It's crazy seeing how much work it is. I hope he finds what make him happy.

  • It's a shame to see him go, as his weekly uploads were always interesting things to look at, and have inspired some parts of my bucket list...

    Having said that, after 10 years of weekly uploads (about 520 videos) without missing a single one (excluding guest videos), he absolutely deserves a hiatus from this series.

    If his passions lie in his other works (ala Technical Difficulties), I say let him pursue those - I'd much rather see Tom work on other content than have him burn out and dissappear from the internet entirely, he's too good for that.

    Plus, who knows, maybe he'll come back to do one-off specials or start it up again with less frequent uploads - but either way, that's for Tom to decide, not us.

  • 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.

  • He's made the Internet a better place, I wish him well and thank him for 10 years of great stuff. And I've just subscribed to his podcast

  • Absolutely well deserved.

    His videos are always fun to bring up when conversing with someone.

  • He makes great content but a lot of my subs make great content so I doubt I'll notice when all is said and done.

  • I support his decision, imo some people stopping their channels is an early sign of the whole media transforming in the next 20 or so years, many interesting things will vanish, people with brain will more and more turn away from producing content / consuming content, the other will indulge in stupid stuff, like people today still watching TV & believe in it, it'll shrink more and more. This is just the beginning, that whole (social) media thing will slowly die, more real experiences will emerge in it's place again, it'll all merge into something new, but the process will last at least one generation. Have fun, Tom!

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