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Barges into Youtube
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Uploads interesting videos weekly for a decade
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Refuses to elaborate further
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Heads off into the sunset
Image of Tom Scott flying under a helicopter in a harness
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I’d like him to do more, but maybe he’s done everything interesting enough to make it onto his channel. I’d rather he stop than start making lower quality (in terms of topics) videos.
Maybe he’s just embodying the quote: “you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”.
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I’m honestly excited. He mentioned in the video how there will probably be some more experimental stuff, and I really like his experimental stuff. Money, for example, was really good. And there’s still Lateral for us to listen to while we wait.
I might have teared up during the montage.
It’s like the end of an age. But as he literally said it’s not.
I’ve almost never been this conflicted in my life.
For the past decade I’ve been waking up to a new Tom Scott video every Monday. The positivity and curiosity helped me start my week. I’m really going to miss it.
I remember someone telling a suuuuper dumb joke and then linking “two drums and a cymbal” several years after he made the video, and I’d see vids occasionally.
It wasn’t until “Danger: Humans” that I went through all his “things you might not know” he had at the time, and subscribed.
I’ll just have to binge the channel some more.
I love that two drums and a cymbal video. It’s amazing how perfect it turned out.
I had to turn it off when that started. Noped out of there and the nieces and nephews came in from outside asking me what’s wrong.
Gonna try again during a later, more private moment.
He’s never been the same since the xnopyt incident…
Which is…?
I’m not sure, the video doesn’t seem that controversial.
In case internet sarcasm is sneaking past, the entire thing is a joke centered on the fact that Tom yells out after saying xnopyt. In the original video this is just to say the second word but people typically make edits and jokes that somehow it’s some pain or fear caused by saying xnopyt.
When I saw this come up on my feed, I thought to myself that it’s probably one of those “this is my last video… Of 2023.” Kind of things. Some kind of rugpull. But no, he was just saying goodbye to his posting schedule and taking a break.
I wish you the best, Tom. I’ve always appreciated the critical and factual analysis you’ve provided on a variety of topics. You’ve provided everyone with great content and valuable, factual information over the past decade. I’m sad that you’re leaving, but I wish you all the best, all the same.
Thank you.
Genuinely heartbroken but happy for him at the same time.
What’s he doing?
Literally flying off into the sunset. He will no longer make YouTube videos. He said he might make the occasional one from time to time, but he might not.
only British person I respect
Map Men slander.
Dont forget Steve Mould
There isn’t a single downvote in this post, yet. And it has already 1K up vote. It says something about Tom.
im gonna downvote to spite this comment
I don’t see a single downvote, or is it my client acting up.
i dont have the heart to actually do it
Congrats, you’ve encouraged 4 downvotes
Legendary exit for a legendary creator
Godspeed, you magnificent bastard
Definitely going to miss Tom.
Legend.
just like lord buckethead is the only heredity peer i recognise
In case you have missed, there’s a second channel where he tried stuff, like stage fighting, with guests.
https://www.youtube.com/c/tomscottplus
Tom Scott has also done a lot of hilarious stuff with his mates.
https://www.youtube.com/@mattandtom
https://www.youtube.com/@techdif
Also Matt Gray (that face from that image from that video) has started doing a new series of trying cool stuff, like road painting.
https://www.youtube.com/@MattGrayYES
Also previously he bought a soft-serve ice cream machine for a while and tried what ingredients would work in it.
He’s also in a few Numberphile videos, I recommend them regardless if you like maths
More on the Computerphile side, especially the timezone one.
The Tim Traveler is another youtube channel with the same exploration of interesting places, but smaller and more European Centric.
He also indulges his audience’s fascination with trains!
On one side I’m partly sad that he’s stopping those, but on another respect, he earned it and more!
Pour one out
at least hes still doing the lateral podcast for the time being.
and Technical Difficulties
