In honor of MatPat retiring, I’d like to thank all of the YouTubers who made getting out of bed worth it when I was a child. I’d like to thank you all for helping me choose to live each day I needed to make that choice.
Matpat: You gave me so much information and I don’t know if I could have kept my curiosity without you. You taught me the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells long before my first test on their differences.
Stampylonghead: Your shorts and their behind the scenes that you made taught me about the creative process. Plus the first season of your Wonder Quest series gave me something to laugh at in a life I wanted to give up on.
Stacyplays: You gave me an appreciation for nature and humans that never faded. Your book series gave me comfort this Christmas when I was spending it away from family for the first time. Not to mention Dogcraft gave me so many joyful memories to look back upon.
Katzun: Your earliest videos struck a cord with me when they first came out. And I was figuring out my identity when you came out. It’s because of you that I have been able to accept myself on my own self-journey.
Illymation: Your stories with your ex were words of caution. Your stories in general helped me accept I wasn’t alone in my feelings.
JaidenAnimations and The Odd 1’s out: You inspired me, on nights when I felt low you were there with a new video to lift me up. You both taught me things that stuck with me and gave me a passion for animation and art.
Tabbes: You were and are down to earth and quite pessimistic, exactly what I needed when brooding. You taught me about the lessons that I’d need to understand from a childhood I never had.
Minute Earth: You answered questions I had yet to even ask. I learned much about the natural world from you and grew to appreciate it better.
Dominic’s: You taught me about college, a place I never thought I’d get to attend. Your slugbooks review saved me when I had to buy books my first time.
Aphmau: Before your quality went down the shitter, I loved everything you created, it all taught me so much about quality writing and building tension properly.
I know I’m probably missing some people but these guys made my childhood worth surviving.