Hiatus (Patreon)

Hello everyone,

I’ll be taking a break from the channel for the rest of January. The patreon will remain open in the meantime so it’s your call whether you want to continue supporting me or not. If so, you should think of it as a contribution for the videos I’ve made rather than the videos I will make though because I can’t promise I’ll be making any more.

As some of you have noticed, Meta Microvideos feels like an ending. The only question is whether it’s the end of an era or the last word altogether. I honestly don’t know yet.

Sometimes people ask how much longer the channel will run and I always estimate another year or two, after which I would presumably feel comfortable quitting. It took me a while to see the contradiction there, I ALWAYS estimate another year or two. By the time those two years are up, I have another two years worth of ideas I want to pursue. My estimate will be two years forever.

If it turns out that criticism is my calling in life, I can live with that. It certainly seems like the place where most of my skills intersect. Right now, I don’t think I could be as good at anything else which makes it a daunting prospect to try. Regardless, I have other aspirations which I’ve neglected so far and they’re nagging at me. Meta Microvideos seems like a good opportunity to hang up my critic hat or at least give it a little rest.

Granted, I have thought about quitting before so there’s a decent likelihood things will be back to normal in a month or two. It’s not as though the channel is a TV series which needs to end on a specific episode. There’s all sorts of reasons for or against continuing, not least of which is that I still have two years of ideas - good ones - that I’d be sad not to see finished.

I’ll update you again before the end of February. In the meantime I’d like you all to know that I’m doing fine and I’m delighted with the superb reception to Meta Microvideos. Apologies if this comes as a surprise but I wanted everyone to be able to enjoy that video first.

Putting this in a blog post makes it seem way more serious than it is, I just figured patrons deserve to know I won’t be working on the channel for now. Needless to say, if you want to pull your pledge, that’s understandable.

Whatever happens next, I’ll still be around so don’t worry too much. I’m just taking a break and assessing my options. Hope you’re all well and have a great new year.

Regards,
Matthew