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  • Barges into Youtube

  • Uploads interesting videos weekly for a decade

  • Refuses to elaborate further

  • Heads off into the sunset

Image of Tom Scott flying under a helicopter in a harness


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[–] Vcio 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Man, i gonna miss him, i 'm surprised no tv channel attempt to grab him.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet they have. Tom Scott is just too pure.

[–] BiteSizedZeitGeist 5 points 1 year ago

I've heard in a couple of places that the TV, streaming, and movie systems can't really make an appealing offer to top-tier YouTubers. YouTubers want the prestige of being a "real" content producer, and not "just" a YouTuber, but non-YT producers can't offer the level of control one has over their own channel. It's not even about money, it's about taking orders from some executive about not only content but monetization as well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

He said once his iconic red shirt and grey sweater started from a weeks long TV shoot he was doing where everyone wore a different color and he naturally ended up with several identical outfits for continuity throughout the shoot