The Nerd City cameo of this video is just a small portion of the testimony he sent to me. You can watch the full video here for great insight on the controversy as it happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzWsp7jPTpk

Happy that you talked a bit about le Roi des rats.

Happy that you talked a bit about le Roi des rats.

What sound effect or music track is used at about 0:08?

What sound effect or music track is used at about 0:08?

9:19

"Many high-profile YouTubers have taken a stance against child exploitation"

>Shows PewDiePie, whose channel's popularity is built on the backs of kids that grew up watching his videos over the years and is under an exclusive contract with YouTube, H3, who has proven to be willing to suck up to the Wojcickis to keep making profitable content on YouTube regardless of the outcome of others, and PyroCynical, who was involved in a polytheistic relationship with a minor on Discord.

I hate to break it to you, but most YouTubers really are greedy, hence, why you'll see many of them seek sponsorships, even if they already demand that their viewers donate to their patreon for sub-par content that isn't even worth screenshooting and downloading to redistribute for free, and yet, get pissy when they can't get paid for the ads on their videos to play.

Though, I'm on the channel where someone said in one video that they didn't care if they got paid or not, and only wanted their videos to be seen, yet, made an entire video bitching about "muh monetization" that's dedicated to one of his movie reviews because it got age restricted, assuming there's a reason why said person simply didn't migrate to Odysee, despite having a decent following by this point.

Want you gone it went to 3 playlists and about 200 songs bruh I suck

Want you gone it went to 3 playlists and about 200 songs bruh I suck

49:57 I know it is besides the piont... I know it is from half life but Im to dumb to find it rn... Help me out...

@Thicc ThanosBoi oh ok its just that I commented so long ago it was hard for me to understand the context thanks for clearing things up.

@stick the second No it didnt mean you i meantthe red bearded dude which i already forgot the Name of and Yeah kids shouldnt be on youtube tho like you said the other part was just me bieng mad at the Red bearded dude i shouldve seperated it into two comments (part after this edited in) i meant Matt in Emplemons vid

@Thicc ThanosBoi im confused is this supposed to be for me ?

@Thicc ThanosBoi im confused is this supposed to be for me ?

@stick the second I agree and His thing bout "Youtubers only care about money" so the Red bearded dude u know the Entire world is about MONEY Quickest Example Your a Good Animator that established themselves you Work 6-8h a day for a 20min animation for a month and like before rely on monitizing And suddenly Its demonetized So instead of finding lets say a job you use your talent and work Hard for a month only to not to get a single penny? Like unless you already have a backup Job Your Literly FUCKED

Why are The Simpsons Red at 16:33
They should be green!

Why are The Simpsons Red at 16:33
They should be green!

Emp, what you have just describe is what pure democracy brings

Emp, what you have just describe is what pure democracy brings

So... when are we gonna develop a go to a ACTUAL alternative? I mean, the entire World Wide Web's ethos is violated and corrupted daily by governments, corporations and other organizations for  shenanigans defined by their hidden self-interests.
Guess what, I have enough of this bullshit. Tell me all what you would like to ask for a niche platform outside the modern internet framework and I will work my way forwards to it.
Thank you @EmpLemon for your entire content line, we have such a similar libre mindset that I can only do my duty here by manufacturing such a

You're gonna make people wet with that Fredrik Knudsen reference.

You're gonna make people wet with that Fredrik Knudsen reference.

Like if this was made by matt more aware 5 years ago everyone would be 100x more shocked as to what they could find.  Some serious shit would go down even with how matt handled it - because of the nature of the content in the kid videos. If you guys thought it was bad now... you don't want to know what was on youtube in the past 5-7 years. Actual. Legit. CP. Could be found a time around 5-7 years ago. The hole you would have to go down to find this stuff to report would scar you.

Emp love your vids man. Keep it up dude. I found this wormhole of weird child videos that does indeed lead to some pretty sexual things happening. This is mostly weird videos of people in costumes doing very sexual poses or performing motions in such a manner. The further you go down that hole the weirder and weirder it does indeed get. This was a few years ago that I found out about all this. I mean things got WEIRD AS HELL. I told my sister to never let her kids watch youtube or things that would start autoplaying more videos aimed at children because the more you clicked on the sidebar the weirder things got. This was a long time ago and it was yes on a conspiracy forum. The thread was about these videos trying to subliminally expose kids to these sexual postures and actions in what seems in a harmless way. By harmless I mean videos that made no sense in the absolute slightest as far as their story would be. It would be completely random stuff these people would do and it would largely be the things I listed at the beginning of this post. The thread that showed me this weird crap that's out there was about making kids more normalized to sexual actions as they would see people dressed up in superhero costumes humping each other or whatnot. Then there would be videos of actual kids with the camera focused on childrens' areas that was too obvious to someone who isn't a child. Kids doing or showing off their gymnastic flexibility for example - the camera would be focused on what you can guess. And there was A LOT OF IT. Matt reporting it to Youtube is not smart if he really wanted to do something about it. Send that shit to the website you listed, the FBI most of all, yea report it to youtube but don't make it the main focal point. Awareness is what people should've been doing. These videos would have their comments turned on (at least 5 years ago or so when I first made known about this) of mostly adults telling them to "keep it up" "love it!" etc. Really weird.

Red spy in the base as its the Base of the red team.

DowN wArD SpIRaL

Red spy in the base as its the Base of the red team.

DowN wArD SpIRaL

Here's an idea for the Industry Plant theory... what if they just hired the cheapest shmuck they could find who they still felt was competent enough to do the job?

Ya know, one day about 6 months I was trying my best to find exactly the kind of content you provide and I couldn’t really find it besides finding “internet historian” who is fantastic. But all these months later I finally stumbled across your channel, as someone a little older and who hasn’t paid too much attention to what’s happened across the internet over the last 10-15 years I’ve found myself wanting to catch up on the major events from a neutral facts based source and your channel is excellent for that so thanks!

maybe he just wanted to watch the world burn

maybe he just wanted to watch the world burn

they chose him because then they would poke holes in your arguement by saying he had a history on youtube and the question would come up

he actaully responded on his community tab on youtube

he actaully responded on his community tab on youtube

@Samu-el Daw-kins So I'm assuming that he just added a voice over on other footage(probably from Matt's channel).

@Resarf Jomes he didn't pretend to be Matt.

@Resarf Jomes he didn't pretend to be Matt.

And all of sudden he decide to show his face again (figuratively), and apparently, totally not because of this video –but we all know it was because of this video. He calls it "conspiracy theory Alex Jones thing". He didn't convince me at all.

There's a guy (Sticky_Bob) who makes him 7 questions, and just now I thought of looking this guy's account, he has not been active since posting the questions. He even questions if he's back because of you, which makes total sense to ask. This could very well be one of Matt's other account, so he's making himself specific questions that could help him end his now infamous popularity, perhaps. I only scrolled down on this guy's account once and it looks normal, but the possibility exists, who knows. You guys can further investigate this, and also question him.

Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/g4nlcz/last_year_i_made_a_video_exposing_the/

That Matt tried so hard to be a hero and failed

That Matt tried so hard to be a hero and failed

garry glitter music while talking about matt

garry glitter music while talking about matt

This video is misleading. Matt was not responsible & is right about this. He did the right thing as a part of freedom of speech. Did you know that YouTube founder & Susan was born in Russia during the soviet union? Why you think YouTube is red like communism? There whole system is a communist state like demonetization. Here are the points that you are wrong & why i dont like this video...…4:59 - The algorithm does not recommend more videos but the same repetitive ones all over again, even the ones you watched before. People do not abuse the framework of the algorithm, again why you think its called YouTube? You sound like the same sjw shills defending the sites7:52 - No its not, you must look up about how the vatican planned coppa. 8:26 - Most of youtubers like pewdiepie are shills. All they sell are fucking t-shirts & want profit from there fake bots. They are mainstream, Get it MAINSTREAM?9:15 - Nope, the reason they did not get the attention of this is because they did not sell themselves as shills to YouTube. I like how you support the same cucks idubbz & Ethan simping each other10:36: Matt is right, the 2017 demonetization should have shown everyone to go get a real job 12:18 - 12:46 - Bro, you just contradicted your whole video & show why YouTube is not a great place to be. Not seeing & rejecting this truth is an example of utopia. Boycott has historically worked in person rather by technology, by not accepting this, your for the support of government stealing our money smh12:52 - That's because YouTube is owned by government as a tool for surveillance state, just like the communist do. Stop misleading your subs20:50 - Etika committed suicide because of this garbage platform, obviously it makes YouTube more dangerous than all the social media combined 21:26/22:48/23:05 - Because he has the right to protect himself based on the 4th amendment rights that YouTube hates. He was in risk of his life, just like a average whistleblower would be23:56 - That's the point emp, making everyone aware not gain views or creating debates even though YouTube is evil, why you think he disappeared? 25:12 - Nah, i think YOU just moved in to stupid town without actually researching the vatican & YouTube being communist32:54 - He was not responsible retard, the vatican was33:12 - 33:18: Matt is really making you look stupid. LOOK UP THE VATICAN!34:58 - Keemstar is a j3wish shill, he is gatekeeping YouTube. He scared because of losing money like he is now demonetized, gosh emp you stupid asf. 36:38 - Again, most of them have to be shills in order to become popular like keemstar & pewdiepie38:35 - Why are we cant make nazi memes but we can make communism memes? See emp, YouTube is funded by the communists. You must learn the history of communism, 9/11 or DARPA to fully understand Youtube's purpose50:34 - The vatican is the main agenda The reason why this happen is because the vatican made the coppa through the meeting they had months before. Check this out: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/11/14/pope-francis-calls-leaders-and-tech-giants-protect-children-online https://www.romereports.com/en/2019/11/12/vatican-asks-technology-giants-to-protect-children-on-internet  In The End, YouTube is a place where people can prefer to see or hear the truth the way they want rather than find the ultimate truth. This platform is made based of radical ideologies like the history of the internet (Utopia has the same gematria cipher as YouTube btw)Please dont make this lame video next time & find better sources to use

Wow you gotta snitch commenting on a snitch

Wow you gotta snitch commenting on a snitch

You heard of a channel called psa stitch if not you should watch his content.

hey emplemon, you said youtube wasnt your job
now it is
so.................. you know what YTP you have to make now...

Bruh ur standard of reporting literally supersedes major media outlets made up of hundreds of people wtf the world is fucked

@Heel-Personified Adjacent Stalker Why thank you

@Heel-Personified Adjacent Stalker Why thank you

@GhostGun Nice covid nineteen profile pic! Lol

@GhostGun Nice covid nineteen profile pic! Lol

Wow- not expected from youtube to allow this

Wow- not expected from youtube to allow this

How tf did they give you a show??? Congrats!!!!

How tf did they give you a show??? Congrats!!!!

i cant help but make a comparison of the channel Colossal is Crazy.

i cant help but make a comparison of the channel Colossal is Crazy.

So.. you gonna make a part 2 of this because i feel as if theres alot more thats missing. I dont know what it is but i know theres more evidence out there. Somewere. Maybey journalist schools, advertising laws and tactics, theres gotta be somthing that can further the wormhole.

EmpLemon Any thoughts on Leafy temporarily coming back?

EmpLemon Any thoughts on Leafy temporarily coming back?

This is a stupid question, but when you pretended to be Matt and cat call some one was that some one you knew that you asked to play a role in your video, or was it some random person on the streets? If it is the ladder, is that person okay? Sorry to bother you about this.

you seem like a cool dude my dude. can I be your friend?

you seem like a cool dude my dude. can I be your friend?

I don't know if anyone told you yet but leafy's back his new channel is leafyishere2, and he hasn't changed at all.

I think the most interesting part of the whole video was you saying you like Wasp Removals, Cool Fact

Why is the intro to this video a rip off of frederik knudsens

Why is the intro to this video a rip off of frederik knudsens

Your videos are the cream of the crop of youtube videos

Your videos are the cream of the crop of youtube videos

Coincidence that you uploaded this in February, maybe to have higher AD revenue?!?!‽‽

EmpLemon nice try with trying to defend idubbbz; the defense was terrible

EmpLemon nice try with trying to defend idubbbz; the defense was terrible

I am so glad you made another episode of this~

I am so glad you made another episode of this~

I thought your next video will be on idubbbz simping

I thought your next video will be on idubbbz simping

Some Youtube employees reuploaded those videos it's the only explanation

Some Youtube employees reuploaded those videos it's the only explanation

I also want to state that if somebody did give me a shout out I would not earn a single fucking penny I would not turn on my ad revenue for a very long time because I don’t really care about money that much sure if I had 10000 subs I’d do it but that’s not the point. I don’t mean to get too personal but me being popular and seeing people want to watch me and enjoy the videos I make psychologically would probably make me feel like I have some sort of worth....

EmpLemon I mean I just want to say here that if I had the option to spark controversy just to get popular to be honest I would. Imagine doing YouTube for so long and not getting any popularity that you just hate almost everybody else who is popular. I mean I always contact more popular people to see if they would hang out with me or do a collaboration or live stream but unfortunately that never works because they’re too greedy for their subscribers to give a shit about people below them. YouTube is like the movie The Platform. There are those above and there are those below the ones above will not listen the ones below are lesser than you. An infinite paradox of people treating each other like shit when was the last time somebody with 100 subscribers that never grew after years of video making get a genuine shout out from somebody popular or famous? Not in a long time especially if they make edgy content.

EmpLemon I’m so excited you finally uploaded another YouTube geographic!

EmpLemon I’m so excited you finally uploaded another YouTube geographic!

Did I hear some Jpegmafia or am I just insane

Did I hear some Jpegmafia or am I just insane

You're a saint emp, I've been watching for the better half of a decade, all the way back to when you were making your more popular ytps, and your content has not changed in quality. Thank you.

@containercore Re the plant aspect, they often don't know that they are plants. They are just people with a history that Comcast, Blackrock etc invest time in to use as the face of thier "good cause". Essentially it's like the Satananic Panic re music. Use kids to push an agenda.

Carlos Maza probably didn't know he was going to usher in a wave of censorship that will keep the boot on the throat of the LGTB community and left leaning political commentators  when it comes to flourishing on YOUTUBE, outside a handpicked few from the LGTB vapid section that your see trending CONSTANTLY.. tokens.

Do you think Carlos even knew that NBC bought controling shares in Vox?  And suddenly Vox and subsidiaries start putting out anti YouTuber content targeting ads?  Do you think Carlos knows that NBC were losing market share to Pewdiepie, Crowder etc so they had to use the gay community to leverage NBC all over YouTube?  Try searching any news and see how often NBC pops up vs 4 years ago. Carlos had a silver spoon in his mouth and was perfect fodder for Comcast to use to maintain the narrative to make sure the gov did not break up a nailed on monopoly. Google has to play ball with donors and lobbyists like Comcast so they don't get broken up as a monoply either.

Amazing video by the way. Essentially it's corporate espionage from donors and lobbyists. Illegal.  It's not just about NBC etc losing ad revenue where they want people to brofist Fallon instead of Pewds. Or wanting to leverage for cheaper ads on Google. It's about donors keeping eyeballs on them to control a narriative to essentially print money for Wall Street, Gov Contractors, big pharma etc etc.

8:01 "Whisky Bar" covered by The Doors in the background?

8:01 "Whisky Bar" covered by The Doors in the background?

Its funny to think that the same people that made quality content for free on the platform will now make hour long videos to gain sympathy for them not making enough money. Its like e-girls complaining that their onlyfans account isn't making enough money because shit is free elsewhere. The YouTuber is a profiteer, very very few make original content and nearly everyone else follows with a worse/more accessible version.
Imagine making a multi-part video series about making merch and expecting people to believe you are "just demonstrating how to make good merch has a YouTuber."
"HaHa let me vaguely support actually censored people like Sam Hyde, E;R while making 10's of videos about my ad revenue, aren't I so heroic? Anyway lets all donate to the ADL, my Patreon, and Trees. While your at it buy my merch, and support my shitty mobile game sponsor."

Hey ... uh... that intro looks like down the rabbit hole

Hey ... uh... that intro looks like down the rabbit hole

EmpLemon Thanks Bud This is an awesome video, keep up the good vids also I do love the HungryBox Smash video that was great as well

I actually followed Matts What It Is before his allegations. He was originally a nofap/self improvement channel that was mostly about supporting people trying to break their porn addiction. He deleted most of it and then made the allegations against youtube and it seemed like he was mostly just doing for the quick fame. Kind of sad to see really because his original videos were very real and it seemed like he genuinely wanted to better himself and help people along the way.

oh no<br>i was not immune to the propaganda

oh no
i was not immune to the propaganda

Thanks for exposing ledditors once again lad

Thanks for exposing ledditors once again lad

theory: mat knew what he was doing and may possibly holds a grudge (worse than most people) and my have tried to damage the site and community due to a immense amount of greed (ironic) and a crave for fame.<br>oh wait

theory: mat knew what he was doing and may possibly holds a grudge (worse than most people) and my have tried to damage the site and community due to a immense amount of greed (ironic) and a crave for fame.
oh wait

EmpLemon just make YouTube a non child site kids shouldn’t be on the internet anyway


My theory is he was basically sick of Youtube and frustrated he couldnt make a living on it. He knew how it worked, but his content just wasnt good enough to generate. So he started this entire debacle as sort of the last ditch molotov, then called it quits. Reddit, did what Reddit does. His video got huge from that at first, and everyone with ulterior motives began latching on. Advertisers, companies and especially online news-sites who have this constant competition / vendetta against this platform.

Ah, look. A checkmark sticking with the failed youtuber theory.

Ah, look. A checkmark sticking with the failed youtuber theory.

You're very naïve to think that deep down everyone is actually sane and has logical, calculated intentions for their actions.

My theory is that all that is nonsense and this video is just apologetics and propaganda by A big YouTuber directly sponsored by YouTube itself to deflect criticism

he literally went "If I can't Make money, No one can!"

he literally went "If I can't Make money, No one can!"

I like to think it's one of Susan Wojcicki's sugar babies that she dumped.

I like to think it's one of Susan Wojcicki's sugar babies that she dumped.

Wasn’t that one of the points in the video already?

Wasn’t that one of the points in the video already?

i know this shit is old but yall honestly dont know what yall are talking about, I used to watch him before all this BS. He started his channel making "nofap" videos its basically a movement to stop porn addiction and he would just talk about his life and shit, he wasn't really trying to be a "youtuber" if that makes sense. He deleted all those videos and vanished and he came back with this. I think he cared and he just didn't understand youtube. He was never really trying to be a youtuber.

That....that makes too much sense, but I do not understand why anyone would do that, my contents not trending, but that doesn't mean try to destroy YouTube, but I have a brain, unlike this guy

Yeah... No, it had to be at least partly ideological

Yeah... No, it had to be at least partly ideological

nah bro. nah. there's no way anyone would do this shit just cause they failed at yt. and if he was able to get this popular for the boycott why not just make your normal videos popular? it just doesn't add up

Yo, bit weird, but can you do a cnc tib universe chronology?

Yo, bit weird, but can you do a cnc tib universe chronology?

I feel like it’s a combination of leftist, industry plant, and what AlternateHistoryHub said. It is possible to have more than one motive after all.

>he was jealous so he wanted revenge<br>It's stupid the more likely option is that he was an agent of chaos , or doesn't like youtube for other reasons (don't need to explain really) and wanted to blow 'em up

>he was jealous so he wanted revenge
It's stupid the more likely option is that he was an agent of chaos , or doesn't like youtube for other reasons (don't need to explain really) and wanted to blow 'em up

But why wouldn't he keep making videos after his new found success?

But why wouldn't he keep making videos after his new found success?

Some people just want to watch the world burn

Some people just want to watch the world burn

@Papa John I think it could be a mix of both of those, as he was a failed youtuber, as well as a angry leftist, I feel both of them made him have resent the creators on youtube

Man, so even breadtube didn’t want this guy? Pity he would have for right in.

Man, so even breadtube didn’t want this guy? Pity he would have for right in.

why are you in the weirdest places every time i see your comments

why are you in the weirdest places every time i see your comments

God. I can already see the melodramatic biopic about Matt's life. A scene with some smug, enigmatic Corporation Man with sunglasses offering Matt a suitcase of money. Giving him vague platitudes about how he'll no longer be ignored. How together, they can create consequences for the platform that scorned him.

Maybe you should do an alternate history video on this topic

Maybe you should do an alternate history video on this topic

@Miselus Yeah, I agree. I don't think he was explicitly an industry plant, I think that he was just the right catalyst at the right time for media companies to latch on to, and force YouTube's hand. Assuming this is the case, the fact that his politics also lined up nicely with the corporations' goals in the end is just a little bonus for them. These two factors together make it seem like there's a deeper conspiracy, but I just don't believe that.

AlternateHistoryHub bruh off topic but you need to continue that series where people submitted alternate histories and you talked about them. Anyway I agree with you on your statement.

I think all three of the theories are plausible, but only two of them are probable. It's hard for me to believe that companies are willing to shoot themselves in the foot for any period of time just make their services cheaper on ads, but it's highly believable that Matt was personally politically motivated against not only the YouTubers responsible for child pornography, but also in a way him being against the idea that the corporations are tied directly to them. The only way we'll be able to confirm anything is if Matt comes out one day telling the truth.

Umm how about you just watch lethal weapon

Umm how about you just watch lethal weapon

Papa John I think he was just angry that so many right wing channels found easy popularity. It invigorated him that people see saw as “nazis” were successful while he wasn’t. He felt/feels they shouldn’t be allowed to even think that way, so of course he doesn’t want to see them succeed. Especially when he’s not.

aside for contradictions pointed out in the 2nd and 3rd theory
you have to realize how corporations have utilized seemingly morally good things and socially progressive agendas to increase their profit

maybe matt was a lefty, and he really wanted to take a dig at the people who push you through the pewdiepipeline, BUT when corporations saw this as an opportunity to pull out of the business agreement and come back with cheaper offers,they over exposed him

OR maybe,matt was not a lefty,and not to be conspiratorial here but he maybe made a manufactured moral crisis to do the same thing i said above

also nothing against lefties,i am one myself

aside for contradictions pointed out in the 2nd and 3rd theory
you have to realize how corporations have utilized seemingly morally good things and socially progressive agendas to increase their profit

maybe matt was a lefty, and he really wanted to take a dig at the people who push you through the pewdiepipeline, *BUT* when corporations saw this as an opportunity to pull out of the business agreement and come back with cheaper offers,they over exposed him

OR maybe,matt was not a lefty,and not to be conspiratorial here but he maybe made a manufactured moral crisis to do the same thing i said above

also nothing against lefties,i am one myself

AlternateHistoryHub my two favourite youtubers in the same video?  Am I dreaming?

AlternateHistoryHub my two favourite youtubers in the same video?  Am I dreaming?

But how was he able to manipulate a huge mob but can’t find a way to make successful content?

His channel was originally a self improvement and nofap channel. Because the words fap and porn were mentioned it was demonetized by youtube (even though it was a channel discouraging these things, didn't matter). I think the bitterness and resentment were probably a real motive.

Papa John

What do Political ideas have to do with this theory? I think the strange way that this occurred shows there’s something deeper to the motives, but this theory isn’t really related to his politics.

It’s impossible to not read this with your voice.

It’s impossible to not read this with your voice.

AlternateHistoryHub understandable.

I couldn’t help but read this whole thing in your voice
“Hey Jimmy, want to wreck the livelihoods of the next wave of media that has usurped radio and television?”

I believe you did to try get a job in the mainstream most likely BuzzFeed of course they can't have him do any projects at the time, his stunt still hasn't fully blown over yet since we all still remember it. <br>He used the same kind of language they use hell he even liked to use the same tactics they use as well. He was pretty much giving any news organization his resume.

I believe you did to try get a job in the mainstream most likely BuzzFeed of course they can't have him do any projects at the time, his stunt still hasn't fully blown over yet since we all still remember it.
He used the same kind of language they use hell he even liked to use the same tactics they use as well. He was pretty much giving any news organization his resume.

I totally didn't read this comment with your voice in my head...

I totally didn't read this comment with your voice in my head...

I definitely agree - he isn't intelligent enough to think too far ahead, and this makes the most sense to someone like Matt. No extreme ulterior motive, just a kamikaze attack before moving on.

@Zay Ray Because politics is interested in you even if you aren't interested in politics.

Or Matt could be a television and newspaper/news site shill to destroy Youtube. Just a tin-foiled, crackpot theory

AlternateHistoryHub
That why I already hate his guts, I do feel sorry that he didn’t make a sustainable career on YouTube, but you shouldn’t destroy other’s careers just because yours didn’t get of the ground
I might be missing something, but that’s the vibe I got from him.

"content wasnt good enough" have you been on this website only vapid bullshit gets popular here

He was probably motivated by a combination of factors. He could have been both generally spiteful of the YouTube community both due to his own lack of success and his underlying political agenda. Emp's last theory is probably the most farfetched but the pre-existing beef between YT and its advertisers would explain the eagerness with which the media and companies latched onto this narrative.

AlternateHistoryHub or he has a few unsavoury skeletons in his closet that he needed to hide

Tbh I think it’s either some mad dude or a guy who some corporations decided to pick up as an agent for whatever bizarre money saving ad scheme came from this. I’m leaning more towards the corporate idea because of what appears when you take a closer look at everything involved with him.

To add to that, I think he's using the air of mystery from his disappearance as a cash grab when he comes back in the future.

Yeah I think you are right, he's just a burnt out dude who wanted to burn the joint down.

Yeah I think you are right, he's just a burnt out dude who wanted to burn the joint down.

The disgruntled YouTuber hypothesis doesn't make any sense, in my opinion. This was corporate, how the schedules all line up perfectly is way too suspicious. Watson's bizarre history on the platform doesn't disprove this hypothesis either, and in fact it helps obfuscate the agenda, anyone looking to hire someone for this kind of stunt wouldn't go for a blank slate. There is also the fact that the supposed exploitation was already being heavily discussed on several online forums prior to Watson's video, so there was a non-negligible and very loud  swath of the Internet already very receptive to this message. Claiming that this was all about a disgruntled YouTuber only makes sense superficially, and ignores a huge portion of the story. You can't Occam's Razor this one without setting aside important details.

Just Occam's razor IMO. No red-pill conspiracies to see here. Just a disgruntled person, a cleaver appeal to emotion campaign, and echo chambers doing what they do best: blindly accepting anything that reaffirms their biases.

yeah he was definently used by corpos and news articles

yeah he was definently used by corpos and news articles

That’s an understandable strategy but taking into account his political ideas I feel as though there must have been something else going on


To me, I feel like Matt got some pretty horrific post-nut clarity and was horrified (and ashamed) when Youtube started recommending similar videos afterwards.

@Joshua Salem Maybe YOU do that, and you're just projecting. I know I don't.

Y'know, this makes as much sense as his stated motive... And that's painfully sad.

@Joshua Salem That's only the case with narcissists. Most people, when they say they hate child abuse, they actually just hate child abuse.

Like isn’t the point of cookies to track your preferences?

That’s my guess

People who usually present themselves as super anti-“thing” tend to actually be pro-“thing” in private. The goal is to distract people away from your misdeeds by assuming the role of someone who “definitely will never be that guy”

@Rodrigo A.M it's not funny, it's hilarious!

@Rodrigo A.M you’re right, it’s not funny it’s just probably true,


Anyone saying "think of the children" usually has something else planned.

@26CLT  If you want to learn about it, it's around. It's not that hard to find. It's why all these people wanting kids to transition and trying to convince people that kids should transition pisses me off. If they really cared to find out, they would know better. It's all for themselves, not their child.

@26CLT  Ignoring the obvious dig, the parents gave consent due to the doctor convincing them it was the best course of action, and of fucking course it wasn't.

@Kalypso you legally can't force anyone, let alone a child, to have hormone therapy. I smell some fake discriminatory bs coming from your direction

@Haruhiro Grimgar Why are you trying so hard.
People unable to see the difference between scientific skepticism and scientific denialism already are barely able to be considered humans. Why are you so desperately trying to shove his head with simple definitions such as what a meta-study is ?
Not worth your time. I deeply appreciate the willpower, but you're better off spending your time researching and reading papers...

"Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?"

Yeah, anyone saying "think of the children" usually is thinking of said children in a more criminal manner themselves.

@Haruhiro Grimgar bless your heart for trying to make the blind see. It was tough reading that guy’s replies.

@Haruhiro Grimgar Jesus christ, i lost brain cells listening to the other guy refuse to even acknowledge your argument. Props on citing sources tho

@Kalypso 4 Months old but I just got notified about this comment thread. You seem to have 0 comprehension of what a Meta-analysis is. In one of those "papers" I listed they went over the results of 55 studies that were done over several decades.

You cannot give stronger sources than meta analysis and professional opinions of the largest organizations related to the topic. I have not only cited you more studies than you have probably ever read in your life, but the word of organizations who are in-part responsible for the mental and physical healthcare of millions of people. All while they are held to incredibly standards by other academics, academic bodies, publications, and the legal system.

I don't find it reasonable to trust 1 incident coming from a random person on the internet when there are bodies of people with more accountability being held to them than we would have if we murdered someone.

They don't do it "for the children" they do it for themselves

I hate these people so much because they couldn’t care less of children, they are just an excuse for their disgusting ulterior motives

@_*ZAPATOZ*_  That's a bit far, but it's certainly fucked up. I also like how that person liked their own comments to try and give them more 'validity'

@Kalypso those "academic papers" are not even scientific to begin w/. also, about the video w/ the kid transitioning? yup, i saw it. i think those who conducted the experiment should aught to be tor**red and killed. the same degree aught to be tor**red and killed like those who conduct the "attachment therapy" to candace newmaker.

@Haruhiro Grimgar  You are proving it TO ME. Not anyone else. Those 'academic papers' are not enough to convince me. If you wanna prove it, then give me more! If you really cared about this subject so much you would have more than 2 'academic papers' that have nothing more than circumstantial evidence.

@Kalypso I already linked two academic papers and listed three majour organizations in agreement, I can link you their official stances and resources if you so desire, that info is hardly hidden. What more evidence do you need before considering this law would be solely harmful?

@Haruhiro Grimgar no i don't. I'm not actually trying to prove anything. YOU want me to believe in your nonsense. You have the burden of proof. i'll prove myself when you do.

@Kalypso You need to provide data to back up your positions. And people are not getting transitional surgery before the age of 18. This isn't something happening or being pushed for by these academic bodies.

The law is making it more difficult for trans kids to seek treatment or get extra time before deciding to transition. Puberty blockers are meant to be used to prevent the growth of secondary sexual characteristics up until 16 (and the second you take someone off of them then they go right through puberty with essentially no side-effects.) This makes it cheaper if someone decides to transition later (with most professionals in favour of being at least 21) and provide them extra time for counseling until then.

On top of blocking the prescription of hormones and compelling teachers to tell a kids parents before the child might be comfortable with it (in a deeply conservative and religious state which are generally not supportive of trans-people.) This law does nothing but harm trans kids.

@Haruhiro Grimgar  They shouldn't have the option until 18, arguably 16 as 16 year olds know about themselves more than a 7-8 year old would, but idk if it's enough. Transitioning is a permanent thing, and if any person messes up in diagnosing that child.... Coaching is a thing. I've seen mothers try and force their boy children to transition. I just don't think it's a good idea overall.

@Kalypso The law doesn't solely prevent transition. It outlaws all forms of treatment ranging from hormone therapy to puberty blockers. Not only that the law compels teachers to inform parents when the kid has "non-gender conforming behaviours" in other words tell the parents before the kid might be ready to. And transition when paired with the proper counsel seems to be generally beneficial. Not having the option altogether is a horrible idea.

My argument lies in the fact that transitioning is PERMANENT. If you were mistaken, you have no do-overs. That's why it's bad for children to transition. Children don't understand there own feelings enough to make those decisions.

@Kalypso The issue is you have provided no counter sources or evidence. You are just saying because you are trans your prescription is therefore stronger than my academic sources.

If you want to prove me or my statements wrong you need to provide or link academic articles or bodies. Not just anecdotal experience or one-off incidents. The reason I went with the meta-analysis is because it is combining the academic findings of many institutions and researchers to find a common consensus. It isn't just some researcher cherry-picking, it is combining the results of a mass number of academically verified documents.

@Haruhiro Grimgar  Harvard also said at one time that candy was good for your teeth. One random site cherry-picking results does not mean jack shit. Stop misinforming people.  . A child can very easily be confused, or manipulated into giving results that the study wants. Most people don't even understand themselves and understand who they really are until around 20. I've felt the way I do since 5 years old, but from asking around, I know i am a severe anomaly and I admit those feelings could have been wrong. I wrestled with that for my entire childhood and teen years, until 16 when I was sure. Just stop talking for us. All you people seem to do is spread misinformation and lies to try and 'protect' us. We do not need protecting.

@Kalypso And did you bother to look at literally <b>the consensus of studies</b> on how to work with or help trans youth? How one of if not the best predictor for if a trans person commits suicide is did their family support them?

@Kalypso And did you bother to look at literally *the consensus of studies* on how to work with or help trans youth? How one of if not the best predictor for if a trans person commits suicide is did their family support them?

@Haruhiro Grimgar  i remember this 'study' that was conducted, having 2 identical twins. one was forced to transition, the other did not. Guess which one killed themselves?

@Kurt E. Clothier Alabama literally just passed a law that goes against academic consensus by outlawing the more effevtive forms of treatment for trans kids and forcing teachers to disclose non-gender conforming behaviour to parents. According to every body with authority on how to help and prevent suicidality in trans people this will do nothing but spike the rates of depression, mental illness, and suicidality in that population.

Guess what it is called: "Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act" and an unsettilingly large number of abstinence only education laws are named and cited as trying to "protect children" despite solely having negative consequences for society. If any law or bill mentions kids in the title flags should be raised in your head. Any time someone mentions kids for their laws a lot of research should be done.

Or they’re thinking waaaay too much about the children

Just like a bill called "USA Patriot" is most likely an attack on human rights.

Of course. People blame children for "ruining everything" but said people freak about kids having any sort of fun. Childhood is now a posh prison


The most suspicious thing about Matt for me is the fact he never left an anonymous tip off to law enforcement. It’s extremely easy to do, very safe, and just common sense. His aim was not to target predators but to target a corporation that predators are leeching off of. The way he so quickly and vehemently shot down anyone who contacted him to even discuss the possibility of a different solution was kind of unsettling. It just doesn’t make sense unless he has a weird ulterior motive. That and his <b>extremely</b> inconsistent level of technological competence. That part absolutely reeks of B.S.

The most suspicious thing about Matt for me is the fact he never left an anonymous tip off to law enforcement. It’s extremely easy to do, very safe, and just common sense. His aim was not to target predators but to target a corporation that predators are leeching off of. The way he so quickly and vehemently shot down anyone who contacted him to even discuss the possibility of a different solution was kind of unsettling. It just doesn’t make sense unless he has a weird ulterior motive. That and his *extremely* inconsistent level of technological competence. That part absolutely reeks of B.S.

It's also strange that he thought reporting it would implicate him in some way for some reason.

@OutlawPrince You are correct, there are countless other corporations to target for their business practice before YouTube. Nestle and Disney come to mind

@Mario I can’t really say I support trying to tear down YouTube either. Doing that hurts countless innocent creators just trying to earn a living while entertaining people and following their passions for video making. Not that I have any love for YouTube the company or google, but YouTube the platform is a different thing entirely.

His aim was most certainly not to target the corporation. It was to simply lie to gain a following. If he was just trying to make Youtube lose money, I would commend him for that. But its not what he did

If you go to Matt's video the comment section is almost entirely redditors and 37 year olds singing his praise and unironically saying we live in a society. It didnt matter how BS everything is, because when you're appealing to the dumbest of the dumb, you can do anything and make it seem like magic


I have another theory:

He had a manic episode, it got out of hand, and other people got involved. His lack of engagement is either a combination of embarrassment and ego, or just plain ego; He's too prideful to admit he did anything wrong, and whether or not he's embarrassed or believes that what he did was right, we'll never know. Dude dipped like some chicken sticks.

@internalhabaneros why do you feel you have the right to dictate the language of others

I'm not a fan of passing off shitty people and their behavior as mental illness and episodes so kindly refrain from using words like manic or delusion.

It does almost sound like some kind of mesiah complex, but it's hard to say


Many streams have been called “The Worst Live Stream of All Time”, and it’s usually an exaggeration.  But Matt’s final broadcast where he angrily grinds his teeth as he reads the chat and then periodically calls his viewers “losers” might be the actual worst meltdown I’ve ever seen.

I've been trying to find what you've been talking about and I'm fucking pissed because I'm getting blue balled by a fucking youtuber

If he made the video just to hurt a big company like YouTube I would say itd be a forgivable lie. But he was trying to get famous himself

I disagree, anything by the speedrunner formerly known as Cosmo.

Then you should see The Young Turks and their weekly meltdowns. Matt is calm and composed in comparison to the likes of Cenk and Ana lol

grinding the teeth and calling people losers is textbook cartoon language for very very mad

Jerma world of Warcraft was the worst stream ever, jerma agrees

That's how you know he wanted to get his way, but he forgot some people had intelect

You haven't watched anything by YandereDev then (to be fair, nobody would dare venture on to his streams)

Ben W I think your tinfoil hat’s on too tight, my man.

@Tom Hill wait what? I thought he was still active, dark side phil is awful man, it's nice to hear he is out of yt

@ImmaLittlePip Those are small fries, though. Of course there are always going to be other people that have like ten viewers and scream and cry. But this guy had thousands and thousands of viewers. Thousands and thousands of people watched this sad and fat failure get almost to the point of tears as he was faced with the reality that his plan was failing live on camera.

CoverEye he probably had good intentions at first, but had such a massive ego to where he’d rather push this narrative rather than pull back

honestly the worst meltdown ive seen was Hero's terraria 1.3 livestream

@ImmaLittlePip the best meltdown had to be the one where JaredGenesis was screaming at his dad. Oh god that one was good

Nerd City has too much skill and ability to be as decent as they are. How long till we find out that the devil is actually Lucifer Morningstar himself??

@Charaleet Probably narcissism with an added bonus of revenge.

I'm surprised he wasn't literally standing on a soap box for his videos.

Not to mention that his audio for those streams was absolutely awful

I reported this as it happened. Matt was a liar and clout chaser

Nerd City “might be the actual worst meltdown I’ve ever seen” lmao you haven’t seen nothing yet. 😂

It's kinda like that one time during the He Will Not Devide Us event held by Shia LaBeouf when he attacked one of his supporters over the trolling.

@ImmaLittlePip Can ya hook a brother up? Love that shit.

So....you've never watched a Dark Syde Phil livestream then?

Sound like a ending to a Disney villain lol <br>Harbors on the death of Gaston lol

Sound like a ending to a Disney villain lol
Harbors on the death of Gaston lol

watching your videos give me iq points daddy nerd

Underrated Channel, what was Matt’s true intentions?

Nerd City Don’t know if you’ll have the chance to read.

But I just wanted to say that you make some of my favorite content on the internet. Thank you for the all time and effort you put into your work. I genuinely appreciate it.

oh look at this, the regulator is here everybody

You my boy! What do you think about the story Nerd? Would like to hear your opinion on the motivations behind this guy.


It’s weird seeing Keemstar being the more rational person lol

Not familiar with Keemstar, what makes him not typically levelheaded?

As much as I dislike him, when it comes to his opinions on YT as a platform and making things better for all creators, he actually has some good takes.

Keemstar is like the weird anti-hero of youtube. Everybody kinda hates him because he's a self absorbed gnome, but he steps up to the plate whenever his interests align with the rest of the youtube community.

Its hard to not to respect him a bit, even if he might be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons

@TheNachoNinja FTW hey I won’t be there to care so whatever

@Nerdism you mind if I use this someday?

You know somethings wrong when keemstars right

Even a clock that has been stripped of all its wiring and shattered on the ground is right twice a day

You know the situation is really fucked when good old Keemstar is the level headed one. Doesn’t happen very often but when it does it’s a great metric for seeing how crazy/shitty someone is.


Matt was secretly the CEO of Vimeo all along

This is my favorite theory and my personal head cannon


When Matt's talking about how angry and disgusted he is, his face is completely unmoving. Not even any passive signs of disgust.

@Mario I audibly laughed at this comment

The farthest any man has gone for reddit gold


The sad thing is that Emp is right; Youtube needs to communicate more


Oddly enough, the YouTuber who used to be known for “YouTube Poops” has some of the highest quality content on YouTube as a whole. Keep it up Emp.

Dude he made ytp and also actively notates and comments on the history of memes and youtube nostalgia

The history he himself is part of

9D chess

Wow, that's actually insane to watch his progression.

Implying that YTPs aren’t a high class form of art

It actually makes more sense than you might think. Remember that Bruce Willis used to be a family friendly comedy actor. No one thinks of him like that any more, but ask anyone over 50 years old. They'll say they were surprised by Die Hard because it was so far out of type for Willis.

@Random Internet User Being a right-winger is inherently low quality

@LJK401 not really, High quality is something with high production value that took a lot of time and effort to make. If someone made a video saying "All blacks, Asians, Childrens, Females, Jews should burn in hell" with godlike editing, Scriptwriting, filiming, etc. I would hate the video for spreading hate messages, But I wouldn't call it low quality.

@LJK401 so basically, If you had a different opinion on politics, Your content is garbage no matter how Godlike the editing, Scriptwriting, Pacing, etc?

This kind of content make most other content on YouTube looks like Actual YouTube poop

All of that editing practice really pays for itself

bananasinfrench it’s so fucking weird and slightly baffling. Growing up watching YTP and seeing people then turn to make content like this, good googly moogly.

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@Therworldtube Yeah, he's a far-right enabler

Are you rejecting Emplemon's potential, mr LJK401?

Or maybe you have really low standarts.<br>I mean this video is fine but not even close to the best youtube have to offer

Or maybe you have really low standarts.
I mean this video is fine but not even close to the best youtube have to offer

@Shitlord I would say that Pyrocynical had YTP-quality-ish videos

This comment thread is convincing me I should make YTPs. As even if they are crap they'll help me edit better when I decide to buckle down and make serious videos.

@uranium54321 This is very true. If you want a fantastic example, look at Numberer 1. Started off doing YTP's, now he edits for Game Theory. And he STILL does YTP's on the side!

@bananasinfrench Schaffrilas is a channel that exists

Yo for real tho, a lot of former YTP channels end up evolving into amazing analysis channels. Schaffrilas is another great example

Weird, I just made a similar comment then scrolled down the comments section and saw yours. AGREED. :)

YTP actually makes people into very good video editors over time and they often have little trouble switching to other types of content... Biodegradable became an editor for TRO, MoBros made anim8ball, Emp's doing this, and just look at some high-quality YTPs like Deliver Us, spingebill faces final judgement, or link: the boy: the movie: the trailer


Theory: matt watson was an angry failed youtuber who was offered an opportunity to be a corporate plant, hiving him a chance to get revenge on YouTube

Nah, im gonna mix all three theories. He was an angry failed YouTuber who was also very much left leaning and felt YT unfairly pandered to the alt right (despite literally every action in recent years showing them trying to pander to left leaning circles).

It just happened that either corporations reached out to him, he reached out to them, or he was already in a decent position at one and they offered him the job to be an online reputation assassin and he took it to own the reds (both YT and the right) while being too stupid or possibly too money hungry to realize it would harm his own political ties too.

A mix of the two theories. Exactly what I was thinking.


I like how one of reddits most upvoted videos in the sites history was, in fact, a scam that could be disproven within an hour or less. Never change reddit, never change.

Reddit has such a superiority complex and is so stupid. Remember that interview with the Reddit mod?

@88mphDrBrown pov: you commented before watching this video


Matt is the ultimate Youtube paradox. He has quite good understanding of deeper internet minutiae, yet fundamentally misunderstands the consequences of his actions. He knows how to rile up a giant mob of people, yet has no interest in talking to the people who could actually help him and his cause. He went through the hassle of submitting anonymous emails to news sources, but had his name and face plastered all over the campaign. It's such a mixture of intelligence and incompetency that it's virtually impossible to try and figure out what the fuck he's actually trying to do. It's incredible in and of itself


@Rodrigo small subs are good for asking questions about niche topics that you can’t google/are hard to google, everything else is trash

@urban frog every dub becomes a hive mind because karma greatly affects your post

@Cannon Corley It's like drugs. Too much is bad for you but its addicting.

Even our subreddits joking about how much of a hive mind reddit has become hive minds, it awful and I don’t know why I still use the site at this point.

the reddit hive mind is probably one of the worst things in the internet, the all website devolved into one big propaganda and terrible memes, I miss 2013 reddit


If this proves anything, is how fragile the Internet is. Honestly I'm not sure how much the Internet is going to further revolutionize society if Matt can manipulate it so easily

In reality it shouldn’t go that much further, since it’s already a cesspool

There's Always Another Way the dictator is AI, it will come soon.

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To be fair, Matt was only the face of this operation. Who knows how many others were helping in the shadows, and how much power they had.

The Printing Press revolutionized society to the point of toppling empires.
You can establish a direct link between it and the French Revolution for example. That's a 350 years gap. There's A LOT of things in between that led to it, but they all started with the Press.

Anyways, people seem to forget the Internet has been around for little more than a generation.
Infrastructure started been laid down in the 80. Scholars point to 1995 with Windows 95 bringing it to the common public. Youtube is just 13 years old.

Rules, regulations and norms will eventually come to regulate it. Just like they did with the standards of Journalism back in the day. Until legal structures are in place to beat it into shape, the Internet is pretty much a wild west right now. And because the nature of people is to rape an exploit until it's patched, abuses, predatory behavior and unfairness will exist until they're slammed with regulations. Because shitheads like these are only capable of thinking ahead up to their next meal, they fuck it for everyone to get a slight edge.

The internet will continue to change things, just because people can manipulate, doesn't mean it could last. Everyone forgot about this dude, the advertisers came back, and pedos still watch junior ballet classes on YT.

If he can manipulate the internet in a terrible way, it can happen vice versa. Hopefully

@Darth Agonus that why  its necessary teach them logical reason

if you shut down Reddit this would literally never be a problem

@Austin maybe it already exist and has manipulated us all

it's not the internet that's fragile, it's the users that fail to think for themselves

Flyingclam its fragile because of how humans work, he knows how to manipulate people and a lot of the internet is extremely social and economical 2 things that influence eachother

It’s actually kinda funny, the strongest thing in existence can be stoped by the simplest of solutions lol

@Darth Agonus People are smarter then you think. After all, stories like these are the exception, not the rule. Now Redditors on the other hand...

Flyingclam <br>It’s called mob mentality, thankfully all you need is common sense to stop it

Flyingclam
It’s called mob mentality, thankfully all you need is common sense to stop it

The Internet doesn’t revolutionize society. People revolutionize society. Whether or not Matt had any kind of good incentive, what he did was technically the most revolutionary act this platform has ever seen, and proves what it ACTUALLY takes to convince the masses to do what you need it to do.

This didn't happen because of a literally who ginger. This happened because it was opportune to the media companies - for the clicks - and to the advertisers. Society isn't being revolutionized anytime soon.

implying that not every content anywhere is bein artificially pushed

replace Internet by humanity. We are just a bunch of stupid animals that get easily manipulated... Internet just make it happen quicker.

Its not going to revolutionise society again : internet is like modern society now.

He wanted to kill the site. That's it. No other agenda.

@Austin that would lead to a dictator of the internet. This famously does NOT go well.<br>Also it's easier to rile up a crowd into an angry destructive mob than it is to calm them into a productive and good team, so I doubt that'd work anyway...

@Austin that would lead to a dictator of the internet. This famously does NOT go well.
Also it's easier to rile up a crowd into an angry destructive mob than it is to calm them into a productive and good team, so I doubt that'd work anyway...

We just need to find a good person to manipulate everyone


this is a big reminder to bully redditors alot

this is a big reminder to bully redditors alot

I stopped using Reddit for a 5-6 years and since coming back a few months ago have had maybe 3 or 4 instances where people have corrected me on the gender identities of video game characters.

That in itself isn't surprising, you click on their account and obviously its the usual "she/her" but actually just a guy in a dress types obviously spamming this shit, its the fact that when I reply "Are you seriously trying to argue with me for 'misgendering' a video game character you sad fuck." I get downvoted to oblivion and they get upvoted.

I don’t believe in bullying.

except for when it comes to redditors.

I don’t believe in bullying.

except for when it comes to redditors.

@Nate The Great ohhh man! You should see twitter!

@Nate The Great ohhh man! You should see twitter!

@Average Alien that's pretty unfair, ironically this is a very reddit comment

@Average Alien that's pretty unfair, ironically this is a very reddit comment

@Moparty 440 mate, ahs stopped being a good thing when they started trying to shut down random subs, they took so many subreddits for no reason.

I only use reddit to watch funny videos. Does that make me a baddie?

I only use reddit to watch funny videos. Does that make me a baddie?

As someone who just uses redit for porn it’s funny to watch it fail

As someone who just uses redit for porn it’s funny to watch it fail

@Trouble in large numbers i mean I still use it to trouble shoot shit on some games,I dont use it a lot anymore.

@Moparty 440 "like a lesser 4chan"<br>people like you are who ruined Reddit. We're better off without you edgelords. Please stay on 4chan <3

@Moparty 440 "like a lesser 4chan"
people like you are who ruined Reddit. We're better off without you edgelords. Please stay on 4chan <3

This is a big reminder that every single userbase has its bad apples. For example, some people on YouTube still have Pepe profile pictures in the year 2021.

Used to be in that platform a lot, thankfully I am out of that Reddit hole. Reddit Delenta Est.

@EndLaiser as much as i really want to do so, bullying redditors is stooping down to their levels.

@Cosmic space thing yeah we know
We don't hide like snakes thou.
K turned into pol sadly.

You’re right. Redditors and Tweeters are to be made fun of and forbidden from entering communities

@Moparty 440 no idea what that is but reddit was destined to fail because of karma.

i have an embarrassing amount of time on reddit. i hate reddit but it's impossible to escape.

Or how about all the subreddits that give you useful advice, all the stories on askreddit, or all the animal picture subreddits? I ain't denying the fact it's a cesspool and there's circlejerk after circlejerk. I know there's bad stuff everywhere, but the same goes for youtube, Twitter, 4chan, Tumblr, almost every news outlet ect ect.<br>It's not just reddit that's bad, be angy about something else.

Or how about all the subreddits that give you useful advice, all the stories on askreddit, or all the animal picture subreddits? I ain't denying the fact it's a cesspool and there's circlejerk after circlejerk. I know there's bad stuff everywhere, but the same goes for youtube, Twitter, 4chan, Tumblr, almost every news outlet ect ect.
It's not just reddit that's bad, be angy about something else.

@J Jizzle69 2 it's ironic that they have used reddit like once

@J Jizzle69 2 it's ironic that they have used reddit like once

What if a redditor bullies other redditors

What if a redditor bullies other redditors

@Moparty 440 sorry ahs? What’s that? I’ve used 4chan for ~3 years and have been on Reddit for ~5 years for “””other””” kinds of content

@Moparty 440 AHS? AHS is one of the reasons reddit isn't even worse than it is.

@Moparty 440 AHS? AHS is one of the reasons reddit isn't even worse than it is.

saying to bully redditors is the most reddit thing you can do

saying to bully redditors is the most reddit thing you can do

@Moparty 440 I was wondering what AHS stands for?

@Moparty 440 I was wondering what AHS stands for?

I don't know. I use the site quite a bit and I never seen anything toxic

I don't know. I use the site quite a bit and I never seen anything toxic

@Declan B. And 4chan doesn't have the same problem?

@Declan B. And 4chan doesn't have the same problem?

@Jason yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes dear god stay away

@Jason yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes dear god stay away

@Spregged72 no, Tumblr died after the porn ban. I’m pretty sure all of the users ended up moving to Reddit, which is what led to that turning into pure cancer not long after Tumblr’s porn ban.

@Moparty 440 then there's Subreddit Drama, which is really just posting stuff from r/conservative to get karma. Funny enough, people on there really say that r/politics is better. That's a massive lie

I got reddit once and left before my first cake day. I hated it so much lol

I got reddit once and left before my first cake day. I hated it so much lol

The huge influx of YouTube kids coming from pewdiepie and other "Reddit tubers" made all the meme subs go to shit, then the Karens and SJW's came in and banned the funny edgy stuff.
Now reddit openly lets pro-CCP (Chinese communist party) subreddits who DENY GENOCIDES keep going on the site while banning edgy meme subreddits and pushes political hive mind subreddits take the front page.
A classic example of too many people surging onto a site that wasn't made for high volumes of people and making it go to shit.

I mean, it was already said, all social media kinda fucking sucks. Tictok makes people do nigh deadly things (ex: drinking benadryl), Instagram is infinitely critical to a depressing level, Twitter is twitter, etc.

@Spencer Grady You’re describing Tumblr not reddit.

@Spencer Grady You’re describing Tumblr not reddit.

Reddit is such a cesspool   that even the subreddits dedicated to making fun of how the site has become a hive mind have also become hive minds

@Jason The only good subreddit is r/watchredditdie

@Jason The only good subreddit is r/watchredditdie

@EndLaiser lmao
I really am a hypocrite
I just want reddit back to what it was with the communities that were purged back
Honestly you right thou

@Armaan Sandhu against hate subreddit just go to reddit and see for yourself r/Ahs<br>They have gotten better after a quarantine but it is better for you to judge for yourself

@Armaan Sandhu against hate subreddit just go to reddit and see for yourself r/Ahs
They have gotten better after a quarantine but it is better for you to judge for yourself

@Moparty 440 honestly it was funnier when they were like that

@Moparty 440 honestly it was funnier when they were like that

@enriktigasna really? Man they are good at hiding then. Only one I know is tendyhotspot after the boogies faked their death. Didn't occur to me that others will do the same

@Moparty 440 no, youtubers did because of the influx of users, some subreddits set to private if they get found out by the larger community, subreddits are good until they get more than 100k subs

@Moparty 440 yeah, especially with the upvote/downvote system. You say something that doesn’t appeal to the hivemind, and you get downvoted to the ground.

CoinFlip <br>I presume it’s because Reddit thinks they’ll singlehandedly take down Netflix, thinking of themselves as a sort of saviour to the internet when they’re really not.

CoinFlip
I presume it’s because Reddit thinks they’ll singlehandedly take down Netflix, thinking of themselves as a sort of saviour to the internet when they’re really not.

Turning your hate into a fuel to cyberbully Redditors is ironically the most Reddit thing you could do. Just leave them alone and don't allow them enter your communities.

@Moparty 440   I know. Some people in the sub pointed it out and it's genuinely repetitive

@Jason meme subreddits on reddit have became less dank and more like the same format over and over again.

I'm a Redditor, kind of a part of the hivemind. Should I stay away from subreddits like r/dankmemes and similar ones to prevent myself from being a massive douche?

@Moparty 440 jesus christ, i just use reddit for a good laugh but that sounds awful.

@asd against hate subreddits
They became the very thing they sought to destroy. They have become so consumed with hate they dont even see the irony.
Lots of subreddits have disbanded in the wake of AHS making a letter to admins.
Now this isn't confirmed but there have been some sources of AHS posting child porn on alts in order to shut down subs they hate.

@Moparty 440 wtf did AHS stand for again?

@Moparty 440 wtf did AHS stand for again?

@The main cause of warps in all of reality reddit moment

@The main cause of warps in all of reality reddit moment

That's not very Wholesome Keanu Chungus 100 if you.

That's not very Wholesome Keanu Chungus 100 if you.

@Spencer Grady we also need to get more people who sit on the shitter

@Spencer Grady we also need to get more people who sit on the shitter

@Spencer Grady alright we post memes that are top tier kek on their boards so AHS sees it. Trys to ban the subreddit. Then finally once AHS is the only one we just nuke them with memes till they give up

@Spencer Grady we should start a operation downfall of reddit

@Spencer Grady we should start a operation downfall of reddit

No mercy.
No pity.
No hope.
Reddit delenda est.

No mercy.
No pity.
No hope.
Reddit delenda est.

AHS fucking ruined the site<br>It used to be like a lesser 4chan but it became a hivemind

AHS fucking ruined the site
It used to be like a lesser 4chan but it became a hivemind


I like the theory that he's a political shill, his overall attitude, the means he took to achieve his goal and the subreddits he used to post into were all similar to the kind of behavior seen in Twitter outrage mobs. It's a damn shame, because Watson took a very serious issue that needed fixing, and made it about his personnal vendetta against youtube for political capital and reddit gold.


I’m glad I found your channel, really good stuff, keep it up. You could be right about him being a corporate plant, regardless advertisers certainly used it as a huge bargaining chip. It does seem as though this particular controversy was inevitable as it is very easy to appeal to the fear in the uneducated masses.


The way he vanished after getting so much attention and validation makes me wonder if this was an actual social experiment. It doesn't seem like he had any greater motive other than seeing how far he could go by using a sensitive situation to manipulate the public. Kind of makes him even more reprehensible than the usual grifter who is just pulling at the heart strings for clout and cash.


My boy Emp is back with the top tier internet documentaries, this quarantine was getting boring enough.

@nev the punk Oh it was like 2-3 weeks after quarantine started in my area, but if you're wondering I mostly just played videogames, I didn't develop some kind of cabin fever or anything like that but it did get a little tedious at points.

>"this quarantine was getting boring enough" bro this video was posted like 3 days after quarantine started... how tf did you handle the next like 14 months of it


I’m actually really glad that you covered this controversy in this video. That flower with “you’ve got scammed sweetheart” after the patreon credit roll is honestly chef kiss material. Well done.


This is phenomenal work!

I was onto him from the start. I saw his post when it was climbing to the front page of Reddit and I saw every live stream. I knew something was off, and when I started digging in, he hadn't fully cleaned up his tracks. I confronted him about it in the livestreams and he shadowbanned me. I made a second account just to try and be a little more clever, but I was still too forward. He was shadowbanning everyone who seemed to know anything about him.

I made my own video shortly after, and I've always had a bone to pick with him. It's so evident that his argument was a smokescreen. I don't think he's a plant at all, I think he was trying to find a twisted way to cope with a twisted habit he had; looking at little girls. It just happened to work perfect for woke culture at the time, and is essentially the first stone tossed in "cancel culture" as we've seen it today.


I don't know, the two theories about Matt's motives both seem very fictional. His political standpoint is combined with publishing on and attacking one of the biggest companies of the world to come to the conclusion that he is motivated by political struggle in this personal battle. The second one is based on barely anything but the fact that the video upload happened at the same time as annual negotiations. Does not convince me, but the video is great!


This video was absolutely insane to watch, as someone with no prior knowledge of this event happening. Thank you.


this is basically like having a leak in your house, so you demolish your entire house down, demolish all the houses surrounding it, and then blame it on the government because it's their fault you have a leak. <br>it's overkill and it's a complete 'scorched earth' tactic.

this is basically like having a leak in your house, so you demolish your entire house down, demolish all the houses surrounding it, and then blame it on the government because it's their fault you have a leak.
it's overkill and it's a complete 'scorched earth' tactic.

But muh home! disgusting people just care about having a roof over their head.  Think about the leak in my room!

@engineer tf2 /not a spy\ up/down is referred to as authoritarian/libertarian respectively

And then the government rebuilds most of them, makes them all smaller, and charges more than necessary.

It's basically blaming the murder on the knife or police.

@4nt Liberals aren't left wing. They're corporatists, which as stated in the video, is what Matt Watson likely was. That or a mercenary.

Remember that one scene from "if the emperor had a TTS device"? the one with a guardsman finding a lewd image? Yeah that

You didn't watch the whole video before commenting, did you?


I’ve been subscribed to you since your YTP days. You’ve come a long way my friend. Keep up the good work.


I absolutely love these YouTube Geographic videos you make, along with any other documentary! It’s so strange that I would enjoy this over watching someone gaming or YouTube poops.


I've just rediscovered your channel man, such engaging and well structured videos. Keep it up!


Man I never heard the whole fallout from Matt's video and campaign. Thank you for putting so much damn effort into these videos! My favorite quote: "Stop trying to milk this for attention." Holy shit, that is just rich coming from Keemstar of all people.


As Gman once said,<br>“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.”

As Gman once said,
“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.”

Pay attention, Mister Freeman... I'm only going to say this, <b>once.</b>

Pay attention, Mister Freeman... I'm only going to say this, *once.*

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@RuffoPrime Rise and shine pesky bird, rise and shine. Not to imply that you have been AFKing on the hermitcraft server...

I just played Half Life 2 ten minutes ago lol

@The Mine Well he certainly wasn't the right man.

The most memorable thing gman has ever done was doubt that staving children exist.

We can use those to swing over large gaps!

Dr. Freeeeeeemaaaaaan..<br>I realize this might not be the most convenient time for a.. heart-to-heart. But I had to wait until your friends were otherwise.. occupied..

Dr. Freeeeeeemaaaaaan..
I realize this might not be the most convenient time for a.. heart-to-heart. But I had to wait until your friends were otherwise.. occupied..

@Zaalt Naerthe how does this not have more likes!

Jarl Kethesda so wake up mister freeman wake up and smell the ashes.<br>I bet the ashes where the misstakes

Jarl Kethesda so wake up mister freeman wake up and smell the ashes.
I bet the ashes where the misstakes


So because the recommended algorithm is based on the videos you’ve been watching/searching... does this mean that Matt could have literally looked up and watched CP beforehand?

@Lyrawh Was it a blank channel was it not his original channel? You're right but I thought it was his original channel and assumed he had looked this up multiple times before

try searching up some random video thats on a popular topic, like "health science" or whatever. in the recommended bar, you'll see maybe a few other health science videos, but you'll also see a lot of your regular recommended channels. you haven't gone into a "wormhole" of health science videos. Now, try going on a blank youtube account and searching "health science". suddenly you've gone into a "wormhole" of ONLY HEALTH SCIENCE VIDEOS! WOW, WHAT A SURPRISE. Matt acted like it was even more insane that he was able to get into the "wormhole" in a blank youtube account, but THATS THE ONLY REASON IT LOOKED LIKE A "WORMHOLE"


Matt wasn't a better leader, just a more effecitive communicator. In that his decisions, I don't believe were as well thought out as he did.


Dude the script, speech and research is simply amazing. I enjoyed it so much, gonna see the full series for sure. Greetings from Spain!


I'm so happy I found this video and your channel in general. You are SO GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.


The most memorable thing about the situation a year ago was when Matt Watson from Supermega was confused as this dude so he was sent dozens of death threats

@CallanLoF yea, I think in one of their podcast episoded they said it was the perfect reason for Matt to get verified (the vid was pre twitter verification)

@XchampionXFTW from what ive heard, if you dont like the epilogues, you should still try it, because it's different enough.

homestuck will just follow me around, wherever i go, trying its very best to get me to point it out whenever i see it

I SPOT A H O M E S T U C K

yall, is homestuck^2 any good? im hesitant to read it after the horseshit that were the epilogues

2 things I have to say:

1. Is that Matt Watson? From SuperMega?
2. THIS IS THE HOMESTUCK POLICE OPEN UP

He’s a sweet boy and I’m glad he will be remembered as THE Matt Watson and not this dweeb.

I was expecting him to bring him up as the real victim

Also “Matt Watson? From Supermega?”

After that on Twitter he literally called himself "Not that Matt Watson"

Also hey Callan. Weird to see you here! Love your content

@CallanLoF I believe he did. I can't recall the exact video, but Ryan and him mentioned it briefly. Edit: I misremembered! It was actually just Matt, in the Official Podcast. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/rSQBVz5yCP4

Did Matt ever publicly react to all that? The true Matt Watson, I mean.

When I first heard of everyone being mad at a Matt Watson I was so confused, because we all know how much of a good Christian boy he is. Then I found out about Matt "Mysterious Man" Watson.


Matt: Some youtubers may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make


If there was porn in Matt's watch history I'd bet he'd say it's a glitch


These videos are so insanely well put together. The delivery and editing go together like milk and cookies mmmmmmm


I used to watch matt when he was uploading the old self-help content now deleted from his channel. I used to enjoy his content because it had the feeling of a man who had good intentions and was documenting his efforts to improve his life, however the means he used were not always intuitive. Many of his videos pointed to him making overly emotional and impulsive decisions which hindered his improvement, such as following a creepy and uncomfortable programme to approach girls as a way to combat his social anxiety. This programme seemed to help his at first, but only hindered him in the long term.

Matt seemed to be trying to navigate the world without a map and would often fall off track before pulling himself back. I was very surprised to see his YouTube wake up video, though it did match his approach to many problems in his life, an irrational and overblown approach to a problem that could be solved in a much better way.

I don't think hes an industry plant, though idk for sure. In my opinion hes just a misguided man who wanted to do good but allowed his emotions to cloud his judgement.


I love the irony in Nestle pulling their ads for "child endangerment" when they use child slave labor in countries where that's legal.

@PizzaaPandaa child marriage is still legal in most of the U.S. too :(

Nestle also child labour in countries where it's not legal.

@Godot Like goodwill and every other charity and childrens hospital?

To be fair, I'd rather child labor to child prostitution, which is the alternative in many less developed countries.

@Sk0lzky I looooooove sugar. Love. Itah.

@Miguel Laurito "Gotta keep up appearances."

When you understand context, you won't have so many daft questions throughout life.

@Well, I'll be damned. Why are you comparing child slavery to a controversy about borders

Gotta keep up appearances. Much like Canada not wanting to close the borders, while calling the people who suggested it "bigots".

its not even legal in those countries, but they do it regardless

you also watched the vid? good, 24:37 is where nestle is mentioned.

If their children are in danger then they can't get them to work as productively.

@Hanan Aljaber Some african nations have no age of consent

@z_derApfel "almost everywhere" wait what

nah that would be to curtoius, they do it where it's illegal too.

It’s only bad when it’s the other companies, just like everyone sees themselves as the victim


Coming back to this video and the Nerd City Testimony, made me once again think about his motivation.
I think Nerd City is right in assessment, that Matts driving force was a perceived righteous anger and that he rode an emotional high by exposing it and getting praised for it. Rage is a surprisingly addictive emotion.
While I dont think that Theory 1&2 were the true reason behind YTWakeup, they were motivations at the back of Matts mind, that made him resent YT already quite a bit.
Then he discovered his Wormhole and flew into a rage.
Rather than thinking rationaly on the best course of action, he acted impulsively and chose a destructive path.
Rather than focusing on protecting children, his main goal became to punish YT for letting it happen, partially motivated by his resentment.
That this wouldnt really help children, didnt cross his mind, and he dismissed that he would hurt many innocent Ytubers, because in his mind other Ytubers were the big channels that got more success than him.
Theory 3 just doesnt hold up, because of amateurish Matt is. However Advertisers were probably looking for another controversy and used YTWakeup as a convenient oppurtunity.
As more and more people turn against him on Livestream, the emotional high ends, he realizes that he screwed up and goes into hiding, instead of admitting to his mistakes.


I feel sorry for the REAL Matt Watson, Love you SuperMega


i love how matt says that youtubes algorithms point people towards creepy child predation content but anyone who know how youtube works knows that your recommended videos are based on your viewing history and your subscriptions. meaning that matt was outing himself as a creep by doing this.


I really love seeing keemstar occasionally act like a real person, like a REASONABLE person. It just feels nice knowing he can be normal.


This, Down the Rabbit Holes, and Internet Historian feel like detective dramas for people who like to get deep into the cheese with internet lore.

@Dr.Spiral I'm sorry for your objectively bad opinion and wish you better content in the future.

@Dr.Spiral Internet Historian is NPC-tier content.

Internet Historian is cringe and this is not up for debate

@Kalan Rodregue emp puts in more work. Tro has shitty still images of his shitty animated character, emp combines and samples many different clips to create interesting and entertaining visuals. Seems like more effort to me

@Jordan Clarke TRO once said if someone can create content and do it with less work more power to them. Emp and tro are both good but emp puts in less work and puts out as high quality

@Jordan Clarke He does...this one is clearly segmented. Most of his Never Evers and YTGs are segmented, and mind you, TRO's editing skills can't match Emp's.

TRO is good, but from the technical standpoint, Emp takes it. I'd say TRO has the better scripting from the two, though.

I think its kinda different when it comes to Internet Historian, but eh

@scx izm lol, Emp doesn't even segment his videos puts way less work in than TRO clearly

Also Whang! He covers the obscure internet history!

@jonathan vamos Maybe not with internet stuff. Fred Knudsen, IH, Whang and WavyWebSurf, and Emp are bigger on internet lore, with Emp's reach extending to multiple topics with Never Ever, and more YT focused content with Youtube Geographic. I feel that TRO and j aubrey are more in the same, in focusing on only YT related drama and history (although j aubrey is more of a wildcard, with essays on Eric Andre, Jon Stewart, Kanye and, most recently, John McAfee).

TRO is nowhere near the level of emp, Historian, and frederik


I've been really liking these documentaries about YouTube n' such, keep it up man! Nice Work.


i love how critically this guy thinks. hes not just any old rational thinker, hes a rational thinker that successfully tells people what he thinks, he does a damn good job, and he doesnt get mad when people dont like him for it.


I spend so much time watching so many different channels this series is awesome. I could go for hundreds of these videos about any old channel, really. Super dope


the smoking gun to me is the contrast between his reaction to advertisers pulling out and youtube addressing the controversy


your channel in whole, the video essay format. its all super underrated. You deadass a great writer and this video is proof.


this is one of the most well researched and well put together videos ive ever seen


I know I'm 7 months late but it's most likely a combination of a few things & not just one thing specifically. Personally I believe that Matt being a failed YouTuber combined with his political ideology were at least the 2 biggest factors. The advertisers benefiting was just them being scavengers


Depending on how long this was planned for, the political aspect is interesting. It could act as a red herring, "oh he's just a political moron" and stop anyone from looking deeper.


my dude was just looking at little girl videos, got caught, and had to pretend it was for research

@Shamus Townshend was abused as a child and was researching for his autobiography.<br>I’m pretty sure it’s been proven he didn’t look at anything and just used a credit card. another thing, it’s been said he was trying to see if it was real

@Shamus Townshend was abused as a child and was researching for his autobiography.
I’m pretty sure it’s been proven he didn’t look at anything and just used a credit card. another thing, it’s been said he was trying to see if it was real

It's definitely weird he thought the FBI would go after him even though they'd be the first people to report this to along with youtube.

@GFM must've been very fun, stumbling over avoiding the explanation that'd boil down to "I'm laughing at a joke about a guy looking at cp, haha".

this is like the theory of how Mary invented Christianity to make an excuse of her pregnancy

That would explain how he found a year-old French hashtag.

I still can't find a video or reson why or how he '' stumbled'' on these videos

@SmashFanx Oh! Thank you very much, I corrected it. Much obliged!

You made me laugh out loud in public and people asked me what was so funny. Well said, friend.

EmptyHero why did he initially even click on the gymnastics video 🤔🤔🤔

@Jose Law thanks ancapdolf hidler. Love your speeches man

@Zulfburht Perhaps he worked at a competitor to YouTube and when caught he said "Uh this is just research for my plan to uh to uh get big advertisers off of YouTube!" and then had to go along with the idea so he wouldn't be exposed

To go so big and public with it wouldn’t make sense though

The simplest answer but probably the closest to the truth.

ImmaLittlePip “useful political idiot”

Never heard of something like that before

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@High Definition shortly before The Who played the superbowl he was caught and used the "research" defense to quash it, no one really talks about it.

Uhh did you even watch the video? Hes clearly just a corporate shill smh

That was my theory as well. But I think he's on to something with that corporate shill bit


This SEEMS to be happening again in 2022. We'll see how it pans out, though.


Everytime I hear that youtube right wing bullshit I laugh, youtube does the exact same thing for radical left wing content, its just the vast majority of youtubers, companies, and institutions act left wing, because thats where the cultural idea of “cool” and “rebellious” is right now. We can do it and its not bad so no shit Its only a problem when the other side does it


I doubt you'd ever see this, but I really appreciate your use of GT music in your videos, and ofc the hard work. Thanks Emp, your videos are something else


49:20 I'm into ARG web series: long serial narratives that use social media (often a mix of YT and Twitter) as their storytelling medium and the involved accounts fully stay in-character (as if they were actual posts from an alternative reality). I've seen multiple cases where they used YouTube channels that already existed. Reusing an existing but obscure channel is good because it can give the character a sense of realness. Especially if the character has the same name as the actor. So that's not a detriment at all. even if the old content is controversial, that's just a free red herring!


the fact that his true identity has never been revealed by someone who knows him irl despite showing his face, makes me question if his entire person was some kind of experiment. maybe the older videos are there for a back story to throw people off of him being a fabrication. sounds crazy but not impossible

I don’t know his true identity per say, but through several videos of his I can clearly identify that he lives (or once lived) in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Source: I once travelled there to visit my friends and I’ve been to most of these landmarks that were featured in Matt’s pre-YTWU videos.

How has this man not been Doxxed..... How did 4chan not catch this man. Those fuckers managed to find Shia Lebuff hiding in some empty house in the middle of nowhere and sent his pizzas...... How could Matt Watson be the real life equivalent of Frank "Gorland" from the fucking Bioshock Series

He used to make videos about nofap. That’s all. He had like maybe 5,000 subs or something like that. He deleted all of those vids on his first channel before he started this weird campaign. His second channel was just humor related to his first channel making fun of the porn industry or stuff like that. The second channel is the one that you can still go look at the old videos.

Chronicle Zombie we're actually a few yrs away from that guy

I'm just imagining that Matt is just some god tier level 3D modeler that uses said model to hide his face, And he made this whole controversy to show off his talent to random people on the internet

I like how the fabrication of the whole channel sounds like, I would also add a theory that he was already working white collar job at the company that has relations towards the ad distribution, so that it would make more sence they would pick one of their workers to do the job at inflaming mass hystria who already has YouTube presence so that it wouldn't look too fabricated, and also hides his real persona so that the company won't get busted the moment someone finds out who Matt really is and who he is connected to. Sounds conspiritorical but at least fun to brainstorm at

woah like the episode of community with the subway dude

My theory is that his chanel was designed to be a scumbag chanel to cause a panick (he was supposed to be a fall guy for a narrative) but then his chanel was repurposed when nobody saw his videos. It makes more sense. if they were ti point to his content to sanitize the platform people would laugh at his low sub count.

If he showed his face for all the world to see, sooner or later, he's gonna be spotted by someone who knew him for what he did. In order to hide himself, he scrubbed his social media presence clean, whether it's reddit, facebook or youtube. He probably uses a VPN to prevent tracking or doxxing.  His name probably was a psuedonym, so it's no problem at all if his persona is an equivalent to a throwaway e-mail account, so his personal info would not be affected.

 He probably did everything he can to change his appearance, maybe get a new hairstyle, peircings, plastic surgery, change of clothes just to blend in with the crowd.

He probably would get a mundane job where people would recoginize him less or cater to an older demographic, such as a blue-collar job, or being a Uber driver. The less facial exposure, the better.

If his presence is just a persona, then all his actions, speech patterns, and expressions would be very different, or akin to his actual person. If he wanted to be kept hidden, then he should watch what he says, thus decreasing his risk to be recognized.

Anything can happen if someone wanted a quiet life.

@Umi ZoomR "I think you're looking into this a bit too much" So you didn't watch this video?

Strange....

What would youtube itself have to gain by losing a massive chunk of it's own creators after losing several advertisers? Are the rumors true that YouTube heavily favors left-wing politics, and that left-aligned and neutral channels tend to get easier sponsorship deals (making ad rev less important)?

Is it true that "Matt" likes buzzfeed but doesn't like Fox news? Why?Could this be a political actor launching an attack on youtube to eliminate a good chunk of conservative voices? Was there a politically-motivated "adpocalypse" before this? After?

What is the emotional selling point of SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, and the EARNIT Act? Why must we always "think of the children"? If we are thinking of the children, what other thoughts must we stop thinking?

Could this actor be an employee or working in corroboration with YouTube itself or it's political allies? What about working for a political candidate past, present, or future-proof? How quickly did the advertisers come back? Were there any that never came back?

Is it possible that the rabbits hole goes even further down?

2 choices: red pill... this is the bottom of the rabbit hole. You will be blissfully unaware of anything else at play

Black pill: you keep digging until you find the ultimate truth, and nothing more.

Big Corp is behind the life of a millennial man, they created it, like The Truman Show but for shilling companies fully knowing that's his purpose

Umi ZoomR that’s what he wants you to think


Tbh this strikes me as not premeditated but impulsive. Matt probably thought he'd ride in like a hero, saving the kids and getting clout. But he wasn't prepared for any fallback and took even good faith critisism personally


When I was a kid there was a couple month span of time when our one and only TV was on the way out, the tint was all messed up and I remember watching a lot of Green Simpsons. Your videos often remind me of that.


Why does it feel in his live-streams that he’s constantly looking at a script?

That was my impression as well. and he only seemed to go "off script" when replying to people.  Not an exact script per say, but rather a loose set of notes for him to go off of. It's really suspicious.


wow what a cool thumbnail, i do wonder the creative process behind such a simplistic yet meaningful piece of art that not only is my first gateway into the content of the video it also makes me want to know more about the youtuber and possibly check out other videos


This guy basically nuked a bank just to kill the robber.

Basically the opening with Wonderwoman in Zack Snyder's JL...

That bomb scene, which I think is also a bank!

When in reality he really just wanted to nuke the bank

Who only ended up being hospitalized for a week

He used an anti tank rocket launcher kill a spider

Alternatively he released a giant monster on an entire City to get that one particular loiterer

More like "he always want to nuked the bank, but using robbery as an excuse to do so"

nah its more like calling an anonymous bomb threat on a mall because he caught somebody watching children in the toilets.

I'd say more like dumping a chlorine bomb into the bank because a rat snuck in and picked up a quarter.

@King Kong the cockroaches would piss me off.

This is a bit of a overstatement on what happened.

It's closer to the police burning all the money so that the robber cant steal it.

More like nuking the bank, then scolding tellers for complaining

The robber still alive, it just changed identity.

Also while the robber is in a fallout shelter miles away.

and the robber was just some guy wearing a mask

And didn't even celebrate the nuke explosion.

This guy nuked a bank to kill a robber the bank was shooting down anyway.

except the nuke failed to explode, other than a couple of heart attacks in the ensuing chaos and some destroyed furniture and a couple of broken bones from the stampeding crowd, nothing much was really damaged or lost other than the reputation of the security of said bank

Perfect analogy.
I found out about the controversy through this documentary. I love watching Youtube and I’m not sure how I missed this going on.
But I agree. I feel like he was looking for a good reason to nuke said bank.

except the bank only got a few cracks in it but all the innocent people just trying to deposit some money were killed

@Snack and he shot again, and he missed, and then he missed again

Without knowing whether the robber was in the bank at the time

I'd compare it to an AC-130, personally.

Designed I feel like it’s more like throwing a 100 pound bomb as nuke implies that the bank no longer exist


I like that you included a viewer in the chat asking Matt to post the Reddit link before showing the clip of him saying "here's the post, upvote it." Doesn't make much of a difference over the greater narrative, but it was honest :)


I dont think that a company having one guy on payroll who once had a youtube-channel go and cause a drama on youtube is hard to believe, there would only be a few people who need to sign NDAs to keep such a operation secret