Question Does anyone know what happened to Passion of the Nerd?

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I generally liked his reviews of Buffy and Angel enough that I'll often watch those that I'd normally consider too long as he makes good use of the extra time. But it feels like forever since he uploaded. I just looked him up and it would appear the last Buffy review was years ago...surely it wasn't that long.

I know he uploaded more than I watched, and maybe someone else who watches more and/or is closer to him might know. Is he ok? Is he ever going to upload more reviews?
 
He looks to have some activity elsewhere; his last Patreon update was five days ago.
 
Well, he hasn't posted in about ten years, but he is a member under "POTN". He does watchalongs, which have the benefit of not needing to be edited. I assume he probably talks about the state of his life in those.

But to be honest, he's been really unproductive in recent years, and he's in his late 40s. The project appears to be coming to an natural end. There's no shame in that, a lot of really good creators have quit or retired in the last few years. It's a lot of work for not a lot of money. Life is short, moving on is a lot healthier than trying to hold on to a few years in the early 2010s when you were sort of popular and impersonating the AVGN or the Nostalgia Critic. So, I agree, his stuff is among the best, SF Debris level, really, and I look forward to seeing a new guide episode, but it wouldn't surprise me if he decides to announce his retirement from making them.
 
I've seen a lot of creators basically say that YouTube isn't really worth it these days. Many YouTube channels are being supported by their Patreon (and other revenue); the ad revenue from YT is minimal. And human-made content is being drowned out by AI slop, at least partially with YT's cooperation.

His Patreon is much more active and I can see creators moving to things like that and away from YouTube. YT may be end up being the after thought where material is posted down the line at some point, just to get the few extra pennies when the real money comes from elsewhere. YouTube memberships and sponsorships can bring money in, but the platform itself isn't really an earner. In the past, it was a place to get new eyeballs on stuff, but as that becomes less viable, less effort will be put into making material for it.
 
NotASlayer said:
I've seen a lot of creators basically say that YouTube isn't really worth it these days. Many YouTube channels are being supported by their Patreon (and other revenue); the ad revenue from YT is minimal. And human-made content is being drowned out by AI slop, at least partially with YT's cooperation.

His Patreon is much more active and I can see creators moving to things like that and away from YouTube. YT may be end up being the after thought where material is posted down the line at some point, just to get the few extra pennies when the real money comes from elsewhere. YouTube memberships and sponsorships can bring money in, but the platform itself isn't really an earner. In the past, it was a place to get new eyeballs on stuff, but as that becomes less viable, less effort will be put into making material for it.
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Also hasn't he married Lani from Chipperish, Im guessing he's living his life and you can't blame him for that. Good luck to him I say
 
Btvs fan said:
Also hasn't he married Lani from Chipperish, Im guessing he's living his life and you can't blame him for that. Good luck to him I say
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That I have no idea about (especially as I have no idea who she is! 😀), though someone doing less on a YT channel because of something like that does imply that the revenue isn't substantial.
 
NotASlayer said:
I've seen a lot of creators basically say that YouTube isn't really worth it these days. Many YouTube channels are being supported by their Patreon (and other revenue); the ad revenue from YT is minimal. And human-made content is being drowned out by AI slop, at least partially with YT's cooperation.

His Patreon is much more active and I can see creators moving to things like that and away from YouTube. YT may be end up being the after thought where material is posted down the line at some point, just to get the few extra pennies when the real money comes from elsewhere. YouTube memberships and sponsorships can bring money in, but the platform itself isn't really an earner. In the past, it was a place to get new eyeballs on stuff, but as that becomes less viable, less effort will be put into making material for it.
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That doesn't surprise me. I recall when Blip or Maker or half a dozen other half forgotten streaming platforms were the primary channel, and YouTube was just for teasers and trailers, the wheel turns. But yes, sponsorship is better for creators than advertising. Like, the PBS of the 21st Century.
 
AlphaFoxtrot said:
That doesn't surprise me. I recall when Blip or Maker or half a dozen other half forgotten streaming platforms were the primary channel, and YouTube was just for teasers and trailers, the wheel turns. But yes, sponsorship is better for creators than advertising. Like, the PBS of the 21st Century.
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I guess the question now is whether YouTube can recover, or whether it will spiral. Just because it's owned by whatever Google now calls itself doesn't mean it's immune to going the way of other sites, even though that does give it an advantage. However, there don't appear to be any really viable competitors to it at the moment.
 
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