Social media is one of the most draining things someone can put themselves through, and that’s with and without the garbage people in power of the platforms that be. These platforms have stopped me dead in my tracks far too many times and have caused me mental trauma, anxiety, dark thoughts, and everything in between. And when you log out of one of these apps in a worse mood than you were when you logged on, something has gone horribly wrong and needs to be corrected immediately. I’m taking one step at a time in order to take my life back, so here’s what’s going to happen.
Bluesky: I’ll only be posting updates from my own end from here on out, whether it be video stuff or personal stuff. I’ve also unfollowed everyone I know on here. This isn’t a personal attack on anyone I was mutual with. I don’t dislike any of you. I’m doing this purely for myself and my own health, because you never know if a single post will alter my brain chemistry for the entire day, and the less time I spend on here in general, the better. I will leave DMs open for anyone that wants to contact me, but do know that you may go days without a response, and if you’ll get a response remains up in the air as I’m not obligated to respond to anyone.
Discord: My time spent on Discord will be very minimal as I much prefer to keep to myself these days, and when I do want to talk, it’s mostly with the lovely people that are helping me make Leafhaven. In most other instances, my experiences don’t leave me satisfied and feel like I wasted an entire day. If you’d like to interact with me on Discord (and you don’t act weird to me), I’ll still be semi-active on the Animal Crossing Rebellion server, a group of great people dedicated to making 3D animations about Animal Crossing. I’ll also be sharing updates about Leafhaven there. I’ll continue to respond to DMs as well, but I’ll only be responding to those I deem to be important.
YouTube (Main Channel): The Matthew Smart channel will essentially be going dormant until the first episode of Leafhaven is finished. I want to dedicate as much time as I can to making this series great, and leaving all my previous baggage behind will only help me to do that. Other videos and live streams will come back once the first episode is done unless there’s a huge emergency that forces me to upload there sooner. Either way, I refuse to make you all wait another whole year for the pilot episode, and I don’t want to take my time for granted anymore. SMG4 closing its doors for good has really pushed me to make this dream come true, because in the end, tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone. So now more than ever, it’s time to seize the moment. This show is going to happen no matter what.
YouTube (Second Channel): Remains unaffected. Matthew Smart Museum will receive new unscripted videos whenever an idea strikes. I have a few ideas that I’m hoping to get over there in the coming months. The channel will also probably go through a name change in the future since the whole archival aspect doesn’t really apply quite as much anymore, but that’s yet to be determined.
This decision is final. I’m truly grateful to still be making YouTube videos for over 15 years of my life now and to everyone who’s been so kind and patient with me. And if I’m going to continue to exist on the internet in the many months and years ahead, I have to be a little selfish and prioritize myself and my health first and foremost. I’m sorry to everyone I might be letting down as a result of this, and I’m sorry to myself for not being the best version of myself sooner. But I think this will be a net positive for the both of us. I’ll be in a better state to make better videos for you, and that’s the number 1 goal. I’m going to live my life to the fullest from here on out, and I hope you all can do the same for yourselves. So until we meet in Leafhaven, God bless, and have a good one. Bye bye!
I'm going to be using Bluesky a lot differently from here on out, and in a much more lowkey manner than before. I'm doing this for myself first and foremost, and this'll hopefully lead to better stuff from me moving forward. Thank you to everyone that's stuck by me, and I'll see you in Leafhaven.
