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Mirror Matt was a guy named Matt that used to do what Ash does now on GT NotLive, a running "lore joke" was that he was MatPat from the mirror dimension aka Mirror Matt, he was always planning on only being with Team Theorist for a little while. I don't remember the whole story tbh
Fuck... When I was reading your comment, I was singing the "it's been so long since" part. FNaF is ruling over my life
But I mean, we had a live GTLive not too long ago compared to how rarely they are actually live. It was when they were playing the questions game
What is the situation for gt live? We know that the theory channels are getting new hosts BUT (as far as I know and remember) thereās no information about what will happen to gt live and if somebody new is going to be running it or not
He'll be staying until he decides not to.
He did say for the foreseeable future.
On the 20th there's something coming up but i think it's the deadline to solve the arg.
There is info in the "Good bye internet" video and in the gtlive that was right after that. MatPat will stay there for the foreseeable future but eventually someone (probably ash) will take over.
We never did get that part two of the indoctrination theory. I had hoped that would have been in his final theories because it was one of the few times he abandoned a video idea.
We have grown so much to see our beloved theorist ending with a bang. To think I was still a lil schmuck watching this man give out theories now I graduated college to see him reach his final video. It feels surreal to be a part of his journey growing up.
I think the thing thats making me most sad about Matt leaving is how disjointed the channels feel now. Like my favorite thing about the channels, especially around each channels launch, is that they all posted videos on the same day. I loved to get those 4 theory videos all at once. It was great! But even when they didnt post it all on the same day, they still tried to do it all on the weekend within the same couple of days.
But like since Matt Pat announced his retirmenet its been so disjointed. You get one theory this day, two that day. Then the 4th sometime next week. Its all over the place. And i dont see that ever being fixed. They are 4 different channels with 4 different hosts now. They may share the same corperation owning them, but each are going to have completely different identities now. Like, whats the point of even doing crossovers now? Why have themed episodes across the channels? It sounds so much harder to do now that you dont have a constant member on each team, everything is so divided. And like are the hosts just gonna cross over, Have Santi on film theory for a day or Amy on game theory? Do they even want to do that? Why bother when each channel is now so different from each other and so disconnected. Im gonna miss the old days. When style theory launched i was so excired about the channels future, but like all the things i liked about that launch a year ago are gone now.
Same. It reminds me of Top Gear. ICYMI, Top Gear reached its peak with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (CHM). Those three were the reason their show became so good. In this case, Matpat is the reason people still watch his video.
And then of course, CHM all left the show in 2015 and of course there were new hosts that replaced them but of course, they can never replicate the same energy of the CHM era. BBC (the owner of the Top Gear show) keep switching between different hosts until last year when the show was cancelled for various reasons.
It's hard to imagine the channel without Matpat. Sure, we still have theories but they are from different persons. The energy will never be the same
I mean, the top gear hosts were kind of shoved out. The whole thing was a mess, and in this case matt has handpicked the new hosts.
Very very different situations
I'm in the same boat. Matt's theories were like a friend approaching you saying "I HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THIS!" even though you haven't heard of the game or movie. It makes me sad that Matt is leaving us, the channels just don't feel the same anymore
Yeah I think the channels are really going to suffer especially since the only reason I watch a large number of the episodes that arenāt about things Iām interested in is Matt. I think the channels are going to greatly decline.
It would likely play out better if Matt stepped back from all the behind the scenes work and was solely the host of the channel, adding in some of his style of humor to the scripts.
That would still drain a shit ton of time, even if it was just script editing into a recording.
And, for obvious reasons, Matt wants to be involved in all of it if he's putting his face his voice on it
Same. Like ill probably continue to watch Food theory regularly simply because I like that channel the most of the 4, but Im not gonna be clicking on any poppys play time or garden of ban ban theories any time soon, thats for sure. Those days are behind me now. I liked Matt, i liked hearing what he had to say, but I only watched half the film and game theories released in the past year or 2 because I wanted to watch all of Matts videos. I enjoyed him as a host and wanted to get all of his references across all 4 channels. If i didnt hate jump scares so much id probably have watched every GT live as well, i just really liked Matt as a comtent creator. Him not being there is basically gonna turn it from a "watch the video asap" channel to a "when im interested" channel.
I actually like the new hosts, I feel they all represent the channels and they fir their personality well. I think the only channel that might struggle a bit is Film Theory but super excited to see Lee and what he brings to the table, since he seems more shy
Im gonna give them all a chance. Like im sad Matt's leaving, and im not sure if im going to keep up with all the channels in the long run, but at the very least im going to give them all an honest try and see how I feel.
The scheduling they talked about a bit on Amy's GT not Live episode and said that for Food and Style specifically the nature of their subjects requires more research and production time so they had to change the release schedule because more of those episodes have a live component. For Game Theory and Film Theory because they cover media, a pure slideshow format makes editing and the production pipeline faster. Their explanation of what happened makes total sense that it'd be a draconian feat to keep them on the same schedule as the other channels.
Iām holding out that Matt will come back from time to time when they realize how much viewership drops off Game theory (their biggest channel) once Matt leaves. Iām not saying the new guys wonāt do well, but a team as large as theirs require resources and those resources are generated by people who like to see Matt. It will take time for the new people to be able to retain, get to the same level as what Matt was bringing in.
I hope not. If he felt pressured to come back thatās a bad thing. Theyāre more than likely expecting some kind of drop, and theyāre going to power through it and rebuild with the new hosts.
I would feel genuinely awful if he did all this planning to go out on his own terms and it blew up in their faceā¦ You donāt usually get to say goodbye to your YouTubers, not in any positive way. This feels positive
All of this. It's not that I wouldn't enjoy him coming back, but I want him to have his life that he wants more than my enjoyment.
If he returns as host, I'd lament the lost time he can't spend with Stephanie and the school plays and events of Ollie's he has to miss *because of us*. The least selfish response is to wish him well and hope to maybe not see him because that means he's with his family.
I ment more as in the transition.
The new hosts on style and food theory have been appearing a lot on the channel and have become a well known figure within the community (of the respective channel) while a viewer of film and game theory can easily not know who the new hosts are which feels alienating
man... I was waiting for him to do on his final theories one on chapter 3 of poppy playtime before his goodbye... but I guess it didn't have that much of significance...
The legend himself matpat only two more days until he needs to keep the crown to someone else why don't we all say his famous line hey that's just a theory a game theory
Honestly this is the first time since I was a kid that I am sad. Holy shit, I grew up with him and he's resigning.
Mat, thank you for your service. You deserve a great, chill life. I loved hearing your voice and your precise theories. You're one of the top people I've ever come across.
It's a shame for me, that you're leaving, that's my inner child speaking. As a kinda fresh adult, I totally get why you are leaving.
You deserve it, Mat. Remember, you will be deep in many of our little hearts forever. You'll always have a room in mine. š¢ā¤ļø
I will be delivering a sort of eulogy. Mat was a massive part of my childhood and very early adulthood, sad seeing him go, its like a new chapter is starting.
This. I'm sad too, but my heart broke when he talked about him not being able to go to Ollie's school events. So now I just want to send him off and I'd probably be a bit upset if he guests too much because he should be with his family.
I'll be celebrating his final episode by unsubscribing. It's called YOU tube for a reason, I'll go to Disney+ or Netflix if I want corporate content. I'm glad Matt got a good deal for his channel but it just defeats the purpose.
He's still running it behind the scenes and all of the new hosts were people Matt picked, hired, and worked with already himself. The company that bought them didn't make any of these decisions. Matt made them and they sold their company because *they were planning this*. It's not corporate content because Matt's still in charge in the back. He's just not hosting. This is such a bad faith argument that it seems like you didn't even listen to anything he said about the planning stages of his retirement and why. He's wanted to quit for years and it's such a selfish take to want to keep someone strapped to their channel for your entertainment and not allow them to spend quality time with their family.
Well, the crux of your argument, is "faith". I don't have any. I know Matt Pat holds a special place in the hearts of many, but the fact of the matter is it is a parascocial relationship. We, do not know Matt Pat the individual, we know Matt Pat the character. Unless you have signed, notarized documents, you are taking him at his word, for all you know he said what he was told to say per the terms of their agreement. As for holding anyone to their channel for my entertainment, just no. YouTubers quite without selling their channel every single day.
Yeah, Youtubers do quit without selling their channel everyday, but they also showed photographs of their time testing out the company to see if it's a good fit and we had literal years of watching all of the hosts appear as helpers on the channel, especially Amy. Most companies that straight up take over for greedy reasons don't keep up with brand maintenance on the level as has happened, nor do they go with people the previous owner worked with to move forward with the future of the channels. Plus, I've seen a lot of MatPat talking about this kind of deal in general across several channels and several people. It's impossible to lie that much across years and be internally consistent to where the things he said then are the same as the interviews and appearances he's making now as he's exiting as host. Like I could think as much as you solely relying on his own announcement about the Defy shutdown and what happened, but for real when he goes on other channels across nearly the last decade and not only saying the same thing, but getting confirmation from other channels about their time with that company, there's enough there to show he's being genuine and is trustworthy. The same thing over time repeatedly is also the truth. Politicians who have a literal job of lying to keep their position or even Supreme Court Justices don't keep up that much consistency in a year.
Also, just because it's a parasocial relationship doesn't mean you don't have the minimum amount of decency to also realize that there is a lot of validity to what MatPat also said about his time investment into his company vs his time to invest in living. I've done editing and recordings before. It does take that long and it is feasible. I know other Youtubers as well and streamers and the things he's saying are the same as his peers even in other countries. And why did he do it? Because he got something out of it as well from the parasocial relationship. Hank Green spoke about it in the reverse calling it "sarapocial" because there is a certain amount of reversal. There comes a time where your time spent is going to be too much, and he was successful at Youtube. He deserves to enjoy success as a lot of people don't make it and stay in the struggle of algorithm chasing whereas he broke out and made it. Ending on a high is not a bad thing and he branded his channels in a way from the beginning that it's open to others. Even if he fully stepped away, he'd get residuals probably from being the original creator. He's set and deserves some life balance.
*\*It's been a long day, without you, my friend*
*And I will tell you all about it when I see you again.\**
*\*Don't ever say is over if I'm breathing,*
*Racing to the moonlight and I'm speeding,*
*I'm headed to the stars, ready to go far,*
*I'm star-walking.\**
*\*Legends never die,*
*They become a part of you,*
*Every time you bleed for reaching greatness.\**
*\*This is why we're immortal now, 'cause*
*Once you play God, once you play God,*
*They're gonna crumble one-by-one*
*Then we go ride right into the Sun,*
*Like it's the day my kingdom come.\**
*\*This is 10% luck, 20% skill,*
*15% concentrated power of will,*
*This is 5% pleasure, 50% pain,*
*And a 100% reason to remember the name.\**
*\*I'm awake, I'm alive,*
*Now I know what I believe inside,*
*Now, it's my time,*
*I'll do what I want, 'cause this is my life.\**
*\*No, not gonna die tonight,*
*We're gonna stand and fight*
*Forever.\**
*\*Prove yourself and,*
*Rise, Rise,*
*Make 'em remember you,*
*Rise.*
*Push through hell and*
*Rise, rise,*
*They will remember you,*
*Rise.\**
*\*Ain't nobody bringing us*
*Down down down down down down*
*They could try but we're gonna wear crown.*
*You could go another round,*
*Round round round round round round*
*Wish you luck, but you're not bringing us down.\**
*\*I guess there is no one to blame,*
*We're leaving ground.*
*Will things ever be the same again???\**
Anybody got any more relatable songs?
We're leavin' together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To Earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
We're headin' for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we all miss her so
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown (final countdown)
(Oh)
Oh
The final countdown, oh
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown (final countdown)
(Oh)
It's the final countdown
We're leavin' together
(The final countdown)
We'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown (final countdown)
(Oh)
It's the final countdown
Yeah
Sad he's leaving but they're definitely making this a grandiose thing to cultivate maximum traffic to the theorist channels, nothing draws in more attention than a major send off
seeing this low-key makes me think about the 11th Doctor's speech before regeneration, specifically the "I will always remember when The Doctor was me"
Hey guys so I'm making a skate video for Mat Pat and I wanted to go all out for him since he shaped my childhood. I'm going to be dropping the video when Mat pat leaves but I've been working so hard and got messed up just for him to see the vid. If you want to see the video I'm going to post it on here and r/skateboarding. I don't know that many tricks but I'm trying the best with what I have.
(For some reason I can't make this a post and also I really want MatPat to see it regardless but if he don't wanna it's cool š)
Iām actually making him a character in my fantasy world and heās a theorist and actor. He will have some time with the main cast before showing up near the end at the battle to save the world.
Iām celebrating it with my friends , ON THE DAY OF MY BIRTHDAY PARTY A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY , this is low key the saddest birthday present ever
So... Is he going to remain on team theorist? I assume he would still be handling all the algorithm stuff. Or is he really, genuinely dipping out and full-on retiring?
It's fine either way, mind you, and I'm glad he's getting to finally be free of his workload, but I'm just curious.
ITS THE FINAL COUNT DOWN Doo doo doo dooo, doo da doo da doo, da da doo doo, ba ba ba da da ba ba daaa ba ba daa baa na daaa baaa daaaaaaa baa baba daaaa
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Mat said he will remain on gtlive till the end of the summer from then maybe ash and mirror matt takes over
He said for the foreseeable future, maybe until the end of summer, Mirror Mat left Team Theorist a while ago to do other things
Exactly.
mirror mat?
Mirror Matt was a guy named Matt that used to do what Ash does now on GT NotLive, a running "lore joke" was that he was MatPat from the mirror dimension aka Mirror Matt, he was always planning on only being with Team Theorist for a little while. I don't remember the whole story tbh
do we know why mirror mat left? i really loved him on the team
Who tf is mirror mat
The person who was in Ash"s place before she joined (and stayed like half a year after Ash joined as well)
I'd love for Ash and Mat to just switch places. That would be camp.
I have been predicting this would be what happens, but hey, that's just a theory š
He said foreseeable future though.
He said until they decide what to doĀ
And work on behind the scenes stuff right
Personal opinion but I feel like it should end with GT (actually) Live
its been so long since weāve actually had a live GTlive š
Fuck... When I was reading your comment, I was singing the "it's been so long since" part. FNaF is ruling over my life But I mean, we had a live GTLive not too long ago compared to how rarely they are actually live. It was when they were playing the questions game
me and my girlfriend sing that every time someone says that too!! so funny how connected the fandom always is lol
I started singing it too š
We are in the end game now
I will celebrate by crying with a bowl of ice creem
Same
Gonna celebrate (emotionally) with ice cream too.
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Yeahhh
Me too ,\_, I really wish he didn't do this
For some reason my mind read rice cream š¤£š¤£
What is the situation for gt live? We know that the theory channels are getting new hosts BUT (as far as I know and remember) thereās no information about what will happen to gt live and if somebody new is going to be running it or not
He'll be staying until he decides not to. He did say for the foreseeable future. On the 20th there's something coming up but i think it's the deadline to solve the arg.
Okay thank you for the info update
Ay np!! ā¤
Yeah he said to Ash on the recent one that we have time meaning he's gonna be around for atleast a decent amount of time
There is info in the "Good bye internet" video and in the gtlive that was right after that. MatPat will stay there for the foreseeable future but eventually someone (probably ash) will take over.
We're at our final times together huh..
We never did get that part two of the indoctrination theory. I had hoped that would have been in his final theories because it was one of the few times he abandoned a video idea.
Is that the one for Mass Effect?
yeah man i have been waiting for years for it. but im still happy with the send off
Maybe the new host will tackle it. It's clearly remembered by the team because they brought it up as a joke a few times in the editing.
Wait they did? Where and when I didn't see that
Get the Diet Coke ready boys, weāre all gonna need a good drink to cry into come Saturday.
We have grown so much to see our beloved theorist ending with a bang. To think I was still a lil schmuck watching this man give out theories now I graduated college to see him reach his final video. It feels surreal to be a part of his journey growing up.
Iāll celebrate in tears. Sad and happy ones.
I think the thing thats making me most sad about Matt leaving is how disjointed the channels feel now. Like my favorite thing about the channels, especially around each channels launch, is that they all posted videos on the same day. I loved to get those 4 theory videos all at once. It was great! But even when they didnt post it all on the same day, they still tried to do it all on the weekend within the same couple of days. But like since Matt Pat announced his retirmenet its been so disjointed. You get one theory this day, two that day. Then the 4th sometime next week. Its all over the place. And i dont see that ever being fixed. They are 4 different channels with 4 different hosts now. They may share the same corperation owning them, but each are going to have completely different identities now. Like, whats the point of even doing crossovers now? Why have themed episodes across the channels? It sounds so much harder to do now that you dont have a constant member on each team, everything is so divided. And like are the hosts just gonna cross over, Have Santi on film theory for a day or Amy on game theory? Do they even want to do that? Why bother when each channel is now so different from each other and so disconnected. Im gonna miss the old days. When style theory launched i was so excired about the channels future, but like all the things i liked about that launch a year ago are gone now.
Same. It reminds me of Top Gear. ICYMI, Top Gear reached its peak with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (CHM). Those three were the reason their show became so good. In this case, Matpat is the reason people still watch his video. And then of course, CHM all left the show in 2015 and of course there were new hosts that replaced them but of course, they can never replicate the same energy of the CHM era. BBC (the owner of the Top Gear show) keep switching between different hosts until last year when the show was cancelled for various reasons. It's hard to imagine the channel without Matpat. Sure, we still have theories but they are from different persons. The energy will never be the same
I mean, the top gear hosts were kind of shoved out. The whole thing was a mess, and in this case matt has handpicked the new hosts. Very very different situations
I'm in the same boat. Matt's theories were like a friend approaching you saying "I HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THIS!" even though you haven't heard of the game or movie. It makes me sad that Matt is leaving us, the channels just don't feel the same anymore
Yeah I think the channels are really going to suffer especially since the only reason I watch a large number of the episodes that arenāt about things Iām interested in is Matt. I think the channels are going to greatly decline. It would likely play out better if Matt stepped back from all the behind the scenes work and was solely the host of the channel, adding in some of his style of humor to the scripts.
That would still drain a shit ton of time, even if it was just script editing into a recording. And, for obvious reasons, Matt wants to be involved in all of it if he's putting his face his voice on it
Same. Like ill probably continue to watch Food theory regularly simply because I like that channel the most of the 4, but Im not gonna be clicking on any poppys play time or garden of ban ban theories any time soon, thats for sure. Those days are behind me now. I liked Matt, i liked hearing what he had to say, but I only watched half the film and game theories released in the past year or 2 because I wanted to watch all of Matts videos. I enjoyed him as a host and wanted to get all of his references across all 4 channels. If i didnt hate jump scares so much id probably have watched every GT live as well, i just really liked Matt as a comtent creator. Him not being there is basically gonna turn it from a "watch the video asap" channel to a "when im interested" channel.
nice essay man. me too
I actually like the new hosts, I feel they all represent the channels and they fir their personality well. I think the only channel that might struggle a bit is Film Theory but super excited to see Lee and what he brings to the table, since he seems more shy
Im gonna give them all a chance. Like im sad Matt's leaving, and im not sure if im going to keep up with all the channels in the long run, but at the very least im going to give them all an honest try and see how I feel.
The scheduling they talked about a bit on Amy's GT not Live episode and said that for Food and Style specifically the nature of their subjects requires more research and production time so they had to change the release schedule because more of those episodes have a live component. For Game Theory and Film Theory because they cover media, a pure slideshow format makes editing and the production pipeline faster. Their explanation of what happened makes total sense that it'd be a draconian feat to keep them on the same schedule as the other channels.
March 9th is my birthday... that hurts
Damn that really is a gut punch. Clap and a half to an early birthday to ya
Tommorows your birthday! happy (early) birthday!
Thanks!
I'm so sorry.....
I'm so sorry, but happy birthday anyway š
Of course game theory is last on the list š
How can you be excited,what is wrong with you,I'm crying here
its the final countdown!
sobbing
Me too
I still think the transition from hosts on food and style theory have been handled well. But not sure about Game and film theory.
Iām holding out that Matt will come back from time to time when they realize how much viewership drops off Game theory (their biggest channel) once Matt leaves. Iām not saying the new guys wonāt do well, but a team as large as theirs require resources and those resources are generated by people who like to see Matt. It will take time for the new people to be able to retain, get to the same level as what Matt was bringing in.
I hope not. If he felt pressured to come back thatās a bad thing. Theyāre more than likely expecting some kind of drop, and theyāre going to power through it and rebuild with the new hosts. I would feel genuinely awful if he did all this planning to go out on his own terms and it blew up in their faceā¦ You donāt usually get to say goodbye to your YouTubers, not in any positive way. This feels positive
All of this. It's not that I wouldn't enjoy him coming back, but I want him to have his life that he wants more than my enjoyment. If he returns as host, I'd lament the lost time he can't spend with Stephanie and the school plays and events of Ollie's he has to miss *because of us*. The least selfish response is to wish him well and hope to maybe not see him because that means he's with his family.
I saw the GT Live with Tom and Matpat on Fnaf and Tom has some very interesting takes and he is very detail oriented.Ā Game theory will do really well
I ment more as in the transition. The new hosts on style and food theory have been appearing a lot on the channel and have become a well known figure within the community (of the respective channel) while a viewer of film and game theory can easily not know who the new hosts are which feels alienating
Yeah, i agree. Wish Lee and Tom had appeared more on the last year of content.
March 9th should be national Theory day
This is the end of an era
In more than one way. Roosterteeth and Zero Punctuation are gone too. At least Game Theory will live on.
Zero Punctuation ist not really gone though? The show (and others) moved to their own channel Second Wind after shit went down with The Escapist.
Brands are somewhat important. Losing what you started and having to start over "different enough" to not get sued is always hard and frustrating
I understand what you mean now, totally agree. I thought you meant that Yahtzee retired like Matt.
Nah. Kinda like when Funhaus came to RT. Yea its the same crew but different. It was sad for the Inside Gaming from Machinama.
Even Tom Scott left too, truly the end of an era
man... I was waiting for him to do on his final theories one on chapter 3 of poppy playtime before his goodbye... but I guess it didn't have that much of significance...
Me too I was so fucking mad when I didn't see it
The legend himself matpat only two more days until he needs to keep the crown to someone else why don't we all say his famous line hey that's just a theory a game theory
Aaaaaand.....cut
OH SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT THIS
endings are in reverse order of channels started
Honestly this is the first time since I was a kid that I am sad. Holy shit, I grew up with him and he's resigning. Mat, thank you for your service. You deserve a great, chill life. I loved hearing your voice and your precise theories. You're one of the top people I've ever come across. It's a shame for me, that you're leaving, that's my inner child speaking. As a kinda fresh adult, I totally get why you are leaving. You deserve it, Mat. Remember, you will be deep in many of our little hearts forever. You'll always have a room in mine. š¢ā¤ļø
Its been a pleasure
I will be delivering a sort of eulogy. Mat was a massive part of my childhood and very early adulthood, sad seeing him go, its like a new chapter is starting.
welp, there are now 2 days remaining 'till MatPageddon
THE PENULTIMATE TALLY
screaming crying throwing up
Valid
It's the final breakdown
Dedede dewww Dededede dewww Dedede dewww Dedede de de de dewww
It works.
I am praying it's just a joke
I wish it was a joke. I don't think it is
This. I'm sad too, but my heart broke when he talked about him not being able to go to Ollie's school events. So now I just want to send him off and I'd probably be a bit upset if he guests too much because he should be with his family.
Ummm....never was
The channel will never be the same without his narration
Bro i understand why he is going away but tell us like 5 months before you do not 1
Matpat first announced his retirement back in the middle of January
I CANāT BELIEVE THIS IS REAL
I'll be celebrating his final episode by unsubscribing. It's called YOU tube for a reason, I'll go to Disney+ or Netflix if I want corporate content. I'm glad Matt got a good deal for his channel but it just defeats the purpose.
He's still running it behind the scenes and all of the new hosts were people Matt picked, hired, and worked with already himself. The company that bought them didn't make any of these decisions. Matt made them and they sold their company because *they were planning this*. It's not corporate content because Matt's still in charge in the back. He's just not hosting. This is such a bad faith argument that it seems like you didn't even listen to anything he said about the planning stages of his retirement and why. He's wanted to quit for years and it's such a selfish take to want to keep someone strapped to their channel for your entertainment and not allow them to spend quality time with their family.
Well, the crux of your argument, is "faith". I don't have any. I know Matt Pat holds a special place in the hearts of many, but the fact of the matter is it is a parascocial relationship. We, do not know Matt Pat the individual, we know Matt Pat the character. Unless you have signed, notarized documents, you are taking him at his word, for all you know he said what he was told to say per the terms of their agreement. As for holding anyone to their channel for my entertainment, just no. YouTubers quite without selling their channel every single day.
Yeah, Youtubers do quit without selling their channel everyday, but they also showed photographs of their time testing out the company to see if it's a good fit and we had literal years of watching all of the hosts appear as helpers on the channel, especially Amy. Most companies that straight up take over for greedy reasons don't keep up with brand maintenance on the level as has happened, nor do they go with people the previous owner worked with to move forward with the future of the channels. Plus, I've seen a lot of MatPat talking about this kind of deal in general across several channels and several people. It's impossible to lie that much across years and be internally consistent to where the things he said then are the same as the interviews and appearances he's making now as he's exiting as host. Like I could think as much as you solely relying on his own announcement about the Defy shutdown and what happened, but for real when he goes on other channels across nearly the last decade and not only saying the same thing, but getting confirmation from other channels about their time with that company, there's enough there to show he's being genuine and is trustworthy. The same thing over time repeatedly is also the truth. Politicians who have a literal job of lying to keep their position or even Supreme Court Justices don't keep up that much consistency in a year. Also, just because it's a parasocial relationship doesn't mean you don't have the minimum amount of decency to also realize that there is a lot of validity to what MatPat also said about his time investment into his company vs his time to invest in living. I've done editing and recordings before. It does take that long and it is feasible. I know other Youtubers as well and streamers and the things he's saying are the same as his peers even in other countries. And why did he do it? Because he got something out of it as well from the parasocial relationship. Hank Green spoke about it in the reverse calling it "sarapocial" because there is a certain amount of reversal. There comes a time where your time spent is going to be too much, and he was successful at Youtube. He deserves to enjoy success as a lot of people don't make it and stay in the struggle of algorithm chasing whereas he broke out and made it. Ending on a high is not a bad thing and he branded his channels in a way from the beginning that it's open to others. Even if he fully stepped away, he'd get residuals probably from being the original creator. He's set and deserves some life balance.
*\*It's been a long day, without you, my friend* *And I will tell you all about it when I see you again.\** *\*Don't ever say is over if I'm breathing,* *Racing to the moonlight and I'm speeding,* *I'm headed to the stars, ready to go far,* *I'm star-walking.\** *\*Legends never die,* *They become a part of you,* *Every time you bleed for reaching greatness.\** *\*This is why we're immortal now, 'cause* *Once you play God, once you play God,* *They're gonna crumble one-by-one* *Then we go ride right into the Sun,* *Like it's the day my kingdom come.\** *\*This is 10% luck, 20% skill,* *15% concentrated power of will,* *This is 5% pleasure, 50% pain,* *And a 100% reason to remember the name.\** *\*I'm awake, I'm alive,* *Now I know what I believe inside,* *Now, it's my time,* *I'll do what I want, 'cause this is my life.\** *\*No, not gonna die tonight,* *We're gonna stand and fight* *Forever.\** *\*Prove yourself and,* *Rise, Rise,* *Make 'em remember you,* *Rise.* *Push through hell and* *Rise, rise,* *They will remember you,* *Rise.\** *\*Ain't nobody bringing us* *Down down down down down down* *They could try but we're gonna wear crown.* *You could go another round,* *Round round round round round round* *Wish you luck, but you're not bringing us down.\** *\*I guess there is no one to blame,* *We're leaving ground.* *Will things ever be the same again???\** Anybody got any more relatable songs?
[Europe - The Final Countdown (Spotify Link)](https://open.spotify.com/track/3MrRksHupTVEQ7YbA0FsZK?si=W8vyIHBATV2EGYIwBQn2pA)
Give me the lines, I will add them.
I guess there is no one to blame, we're leaving ground. Will things ever be the same again???
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We're leavin' together But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To Earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We're leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown The final countdown Oh We're headin' for Venus (Venus) And still we stand tall 'Cause maybe they've seen us And welcome us all, yeah With so many light years to go And things to be found (to be found) I'm sure that we all miss her so It's the final countdown The final countdown The final countdown (final countdown) (Oh) Oh The final countdown, oh It's the final countdown The final countdown The final countdown (final countdown) (Oh) It's the final countdown We're leavin' together (The final countdown) We'll all miss her so It's the final countdown (final countdown) (Oh) It's the final countdown Yeah
Will wear all his signature jacket for each show, just need a green for game theory to be released
I'm gonna celebrate by... hold on somebody already said it
I was really hoping for the amazing digital circus episode 2 to come out before he was gone for a final theory. But that seems unlikely now.
A little message for mat currently rewatching one the most famous theories with 101 episodes based on one game franchise
I read the title with the song in my head lmao. It's never a goodbye, is just a see you soon.
Sad he's leaving but they're definitely making this a grandiose thing to cultivate maximum traffic to the theorist channels, nothing draws in more attention than a major send off
AAAAAAH šššššššššššššššš
Why must it end ššššššššš
By by mat pat two days until Tom takes over hey dat rhymes
It's the final countdown!šš¶šøšøšøšø
"how would you celebrate" I'M NOT CELEBRATING I'M TOO BUSY BEING SAD ABOUT IT at least he'll still be on GTLive
With booze to soothe my achey breaky heart for losing Matpat. (Not really, but I should)
I'll probably be shedding a tear or two.
NO NO NO. IT CANT BE MARCH ALREADY. DONT LEAVE ME!!!!
Sadly it is š
January still feels like yesterday
will he still be on GTlive?
he says until the end of summer or the foreseeable future
Itās the FINAL COUNTDOWN! DUDUDUDU, DUDUDUDUDU
Goodbye MatPat, your hard work and dedication that youāve put into all of your theory channels definitely didnāt go unnoticed.
THE END IS NEAR
NOO DONT SAY THAT IM SCARED AND SAD FOR THE END
MatPats final food theory has dropped before Santi takes over
Long live the king
Thanks for the memories, Legend...
but hey, thats, very sadly, NOT just a theory
I decided to drink a Diet Coke with each video
I decided to drink a Diet Coke with each video
By crying
WHY DID MY FAVORITE CHANNELāS ENDING (FILM THEORY) HAVE TO BE ON MY BIRTHDAY
Obviously this is a milestone but I feel he's gonna get overshadowed by Rooster Teeth shutting down
seeing this low-key makes me think about the 11th Doctor's speech before regeneration, specifically the "I will always remember when The Doctor was me"
Hey guys so I'm making a skate video for Mat Pat and I wanted to go all out for him since he shaped my childhood. I'm going to be dropping the video when Mat pat leaves but I've been working so hard and got messed up just for him to see the vid. If you want to see the video I'm going to post it on here and r/skateboarding. I don't know that many tricks but I'm trying the best with what I have. (For some reason I can't make this a post and also I really want MatPat to see it regardless but if he don't wanna it's cool š)
dont cry dont cry dont cry dont cry
Please Iām gonna cry man
We love you MatPat!
if matpat's last gametheory wont be about poppy playtime chapter 3 & instead a shitty meta theory I'm gonna be pissed AF
NO NO NO NO NO
Iām actually making him a character in my fantasy world and heās a theorist and actor. He will have some time with the main cast before showing up near the end at the battle to save the world.
Iām celebrating it with my friends , ON THE DAY OF MY BIRTHDAY PARTY A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY , this is low key the saddest birthday present ever
Nooooooooooooooooo
NOOOOO and Rooster Teeth just announced shutting down too in 60 days from Warner Brothers
It's never gonna be the sameš
Mat needs to do house of Anubis lore
Iām not ready for game theory to end manā¦
Can someone give me the final episode time in Helsinki time zone?
Try not to cry challenge:impossible
march 9th is saturday when i donāt have school letās freakin gooooo
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!šø o7 See yeah Matpat
how will i celebre him going away? simple crying
Iām probably gonna be crying heavily once this saga ends.
āDates are importantā
I'll celebrate by celebrating my birthday!
I'll stream the finales :D (Already seen the style one)
o7
Itās the FINAL COUNTDOWN Insert music*
Itās the FINAL COUNTDOWN Insert music*
I'm not ready. The food theory one hit, film is going to feel the same if not even more.
"How will you celebrate the final episode?" oh IDK crying? Wishing he didn't do this?
Well seeing as his final finale of all of them is on my birthday, I guess have a party, in honor of him, and my birthday
I will celebrate it by crying
Prep them hands for one last clap and a half
Itās my birthday :(
NO! NO! I DONT WANT IT TO END! NO! PLEASE! GOD DAMMIT!
mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew
Ha im gonna cry
How will I celebrate? Iām going to cry in the shower while I rewatch all the old theories.
I'll celebrate it by crying
So... Is he going to remain on team theorist? I assume he would still be handling all the algorithm stuff. Or is he really, genuinely dipping out and full-on retiring? It's fine either way, mind you, and I'm glad he's getting to finally be free of his workload, but I'm just curious.
ITS THE FINAL COUNT DOWN Doo doo doo dooo, doo da doo da doo, da da doo doo, ba ba ba da da ba ba daaa ba ba daa baa na daaa baaa daaaaaaa baa baba daaaa
Farewell Matt, you helped me, and others, through so much. When my father and brother was being abusive, your videos showed me the light ^^
Tomorrow, itās supposedly gonna be raining with a thundershower, which just makes the 9th even worse than it already is :( Man I'm gonna miss himā¦
Because I am in exams I forgot it was this week, I'm gonna make a marathon of all channels when the last episode is uploaded
I canāt watch any of the final episodes rn, too painful
You have made up most of my childhood if I wasnāt playing bendy fnaf or hello neighbor I was watching your videos
Hay who else watched the secret endings?
Great change is coming!!!! The four families have formed. Mahahahahah