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I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. He said that he uploads a video every week which is a brisk pace. Why not a video every month? Every quarter? Perhaps h

I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. He said that he uploads a video every week which is a brisk pace. Why not a video every month? Every quarter? Perhaps he really just wants a break and this explanation sounded the most reasonable. But I hope he didn't get burned out because he was afraid of switching things up.

jacooper 3y ago
Well, smaller could also mean moving this project to a monthly basis.
- Kye 3y ago
  Some YouTubers did this quietly. hbomberguy and Contrapoints come to mind. Fewer videos, more unscripted/lightly scripted stuff like streams, podcasts, and collaborations.
withinboredom 3y ago
I don’t think it matters what you buy. He just doesn’t want a schedule, I think he explained it pretty well.
- CooCooCaCha 3y ago
  Sometimes we don't really understand why we do things until later. No need to be passive aggressive.
kevingadd 3y ago
The algorithm on YouTube strongly favors a fast upload cadence, so that would lower the profit on his videos most likely
- charcircuit 3y ago
  The algorithm does not care about upload cadence. At worst it breaks viewer's habits of watching someone's videos despite the viewer not actually enjoying it. Or with the extra time they have they find someone who can make better videos. There are plenty of examples of successful youtubers like Mr Beast who can go months between uploads and still perform well.
- mixdup 3y ago
  he specifically said he doesn't care if what he does in the future is "less" in terms of views and reach
KaiserPro 3y ago
> I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. Not everything is more than it seems. Its ten long years of uploading weekly. Thats hard graft.
- CooCooCaCha 3y ago
  It's really not a stretch to think maybe it would have been a good idea to change up his schedule instead of doing the same thing for 10 years.
mixdup 3y ago
>I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. He said that he uploads a video every week which is a brisk pace. Why not a video every month? Every quarter? Yeah, this immediately came to mind for me as well. There's nothing set in stone that his production has to be weekly. He could move to monthly, or whatever. It doesn't even have to be a schedule, just whenever the next thing is ready push it. Which, he did leave the door open to but he also definitely seemed to couch this whole thing in "I'm completely done". It is a little weird, but of course he's free to do it how he wants Although, he's not quitting completely and retiring, as he is still going to do all the other stuff (podcasts, other channels, etc) so maybe he's just shifting into different types of content, which is fine
- schiffern 3y ago
  >There's nothing set in stone It's not about setting in stone, it's about setting a goal. That means something to some people. >he's just shifting into different types of content, which is fine He wasn't waiting for your permission. ;-)
  - mixdup 3y ago
    obviously, and that was a poor way of wording it. my point was he's not completely retiring, just moving on to other forms of output which fit his preferred workload and schedule I do think it's weird how much of a "I'm never coming back" vibe it had, though, given that he's still going to be doing podcasts and left the door open to more YouTube videos. I think it would've served him well to just say "hey, I'm cutting back but I'm not gone, just moving to a more healthy balance of how often I do these incredibly complicated videos" but to your point, he should do him and how he wants to handle it
namtab00 3y ago
maybe it's about being able to adequately pay his team, which might require posting regularly to insure a steady income for payroll...
ysavir 3y ago
He definitely could, but I imagine his immediate goal is to manage expectations, and making sure no one is disappointed. Leaving it as he did, he's open to do anything he wants: upload monthly, upload in indeterminate times, never uploading again, etc. And no one will feel let down or deceived. If he said he'll start doing monthly, but then finds that he much prefers not doing the primary Tom Scott stuff at all, many people looking forward to those monthly videos will be let down. If there's one thing that I feel comfortable saying about Tom Scott (as a casual viewer, at least), is that he likes doing right by people. I doubt anyone, including he, knows what to expect will be next, and the best thing he can do for his audience is to set an expectation that there ought to be no expectations. Let any surprises be surprises for the better, and let him have the peace of mind that he can do what he wants without feeling external pressure to deliver.

jacooper 3y ago

Well, smaller could also mean moving this project to a monthly basis.

Kye 3y ago
Some YouTubers did this quietly. hbomberguy and Contrapoints come to mind. Fewer videos, more unscripted/lightly scripted stuff like streams, podcasts, and collaborations.

withinboredom 3y ago

I don’t think it matters what you buy. He just doesn’t want a schedule, I think he explained it pretty well.

CooCooCaCha 3y ago
Sometimes we don't really understand why we do things until later. No need to be passive aggressive.

kevingadd 3y ago

The algorithm on YouTube strongly favors a fast upload cadence, so that would lower the profit on his videos most likely

charcircuit 3y ago
The algorithm does not care about upload cadence. At worst it breaks viewer's habits of watching someone's videos despite the viewer not actually enjoying it. Or with the extra time they have they find someone who can make better videos. There are plenty of examples of successful youtubers like Mr Beast who can go months between uploads and still perform well.
mixdup 3y ago
he specifically said he doesn't care if what he does in the future is "less" in terms of views and reach

KaiserPro 3y ago

> I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. Not everything is more than it seems. Its ten long years of uploading weekly. Thats hard graft.

CooCooCaCha 3y ago
It's really not a stretch to think maybe it would have been a good idea to change up his schedule instead of doing the same thing for 10 years.

mixdup 3y ago

>I'm not sure I buy his reasoning there. He said that he uploads a video every week which is a brisk pace. Why not a video every month? Every quarter? Yeah, this immediately came to mind for me as well. There's nothing set in stone that his production has to be weekly. He could move to monthly, or whatever. It doesn't even have to be a schedule, just whenever the next thing is ready push it. Which, he did leave the door open to but he also definitely seemed to couch this whole thing in "I'm completely done". It is a little weird, but of course he's free to do it how he wants Although, he's not quitting completely and retiring, as he is still going to do all the other stuff (podcasts, other channels, etc) so maybe he's just shifting into different types of content, which is fine

schiffern 3y ago
>There's nothing set in stone It's not about setting in stone, it's about setting a goal. That means something to some people. >he's just shifting into different types of content, which is fine He wasn't waiting for your permission. ;-)
- mixdup 3y ago
  obviously, and that was a poor way of wording it. my point was he's not completely retiring, just moving on to other forms of output which fit his preferred workload and schedule I do think it's weird how much of a "I'm never coming back" vibe it had, though, given that he's still going to be doing podcasts and left the door open to more YouTube videos. I think it would've served him well to just say "hey, I'm cutting back but I'm not gone, just moving to a more healthy balance of how often I do these incredibly complicated videos" but to your point, he should do him and how he wants to handle it

namtab00 3y ago

maybe it's about being able to adequately pay his team, which might require posting regularly to insure a steady income for payroll...

ysavir 3y ago

He definitely could, but I imagine his immediate goal is to manage expectations, and making sure no one is disappointed. Leaving it as he did, he's open to do anything he wants: upload monthly, upload in indeterminate times, never uploading again, etc. And no one will feel let down or deceived. If he said he'll start doing monthly, but then finds that he much prefers not doing the primary Tom Scott stuff at all, many people looking forward to those monthly videos will be let down. If there's one thing that I feel comfortable saying about Tom Scott (as a casual viewer, at least), is that he likes doing right by people. I doubt anyone, including he, knows what to expect will be next, and the best thing he can do for his audience is to set an expectation that there ought to be no expectations. Let any surprises be surprises for the better, and let him have the peace of mind that he can do what he wants without feeling external pressure to deliver.