Sometimes I do miss being Pieguy. The Internet landscape has changed so much in the past few years, I'm not even sure there would be anything to come back to. It is tempting though....
Rest assured, I'm doing well in my private life and I've done a lot of further reflection on my Youtube run. I was so frustrated and bitter with that last goodbye, and that's such a bad way to leave things with you guys. You deserve better, so let's try something a little more sincere:
Youtube was my escape when I was young and lonely and desperately wanted to talk about SpongeBob or Adventure Time with anyone. You guys gave me that escape when I needed it. That escape from feeling like I was the only one obsessed with TV. You showed me, I wasn't alone, and that a video about venting my frustrations about things that were way out of my control was something that people actually found entertaining and fun. Also, not for nothing, but the revenue made from these videos helped me escape from the tedious 9-5 job, and show me that there was another way to survive in this world. Thank you, for all that and more. I believe that media analysis is important. The act of engaging in debate with people who don't think the same as you is critical practice to getting along in this country. If we can't politely agree to disagree about how gross a splinter in a Sponge character is... how can we possibly do the same for the bigger issues?
I also think I need to apologize for the Hillenburg video. I've explained myself many times on this, but this time I'll just say I'm sorry for including anything that even came close to putting words in his mouth. Interviews from decades ago and a vague statement from a collaborator are not definitive proof, and I truly do not know anything about the man. I still think Paramount is a greedy, unethical, trash company that does not give two craps about what any creative thinks, but in this particular instance I went too hard over something I did not have solid evidence on. Now, it's very ironic that people have been putting words in MY mouth about what I've said on the subject... but ah well, that's the internet. To state it again: I do not condone harassing people for making a thing I don't like! To anyone who thinks I ruined the SpongeBob community...... you really haven't been in the SpongeBob community long enough lol. I hate unlisting videos, but I'll do it on this one, since people feel I'm spreading misinformation. If you have the link, you can still see it, for historical reasons.
There, I can finally put that behind me. I hope each of you are having a great life, and enjoying the great crop of new creators that have really come in to their own in the past few years.
P.S. Fionna and Cake Season 2 is a huge mess, and has tempted me to come out of retirement to do an analysis of it (the good and the bad).... but we shall see ;)
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