my takes on old dsmp creators now
an anon asked for who i keep up with still and my opinions but i went over the word limit so here it is ____________________________________
Dream: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
GeorgeNotFound: don't watch and don't know what he's doing Sapnap: don't watch
Callahan: don't watch but to be fair, i don't think he ever made content
Alyssa: i loved her in the early dsmp, but she disappeared very quickly and i haven't seen her since. i don't think she does content creation anymore (or ever really did)
Ponk: i LOVE ponk. he's the best. he streams very inconsistently and only ever once every few months, but there's no one else i'd rather watch. he's so funny and his streams have amazing vibes. also he's one of the only normal people that ever came out of this smp. he's very underrated and he deserves all the success in the world if he ever decides to take content creation as a full time thing again.
BadBoyHalo: i liked him a lot more back when he was in the dsmp. i like him and his content, but it's just so hard to keep up with him now. smps have stuck with the "stream all the time" schedule, but we as viewers don't have a "watch all the time" schedule anymore-- so i'd tune in and things would be SO different from the last stream. he grinds a lot, but because of that, it's difficult to be a casual viewer of him. to his credit, i don't really think that was ever his fault. it was mostly smp management that made him hard to watch. nowadays, it's super difficult to hop into streams without a large amount of context. now, here comes the drama. apparently he still associates with the dream team. the last time i checked in he still did, but if that's changed in the past couple months idk. it's very normal that ccs have picked sides, namely three ish. there's the dream side, the quackity side, and then the tommy/tubbo side. frankly, the tommy/tubbo and quackity one blend together in most cases. bbh hasn't PICKED a side. he still associates with everyone. people are very very defensive on either side. he has somehow managed to keep up with all three sides. do i think he should choose one? no, not really--but MANY people disagree. as far as i'm concerned, it's IMPRESSIVE that he's able to stay chill with all three. bro gotta be playing some 3d chess to keep that up. he's never been involved in any of the drama and mainly does his own thing while meshing well with any group he's in, so i don't find it surprising. i really don't gaf about him picking sides. at the end of the day, not picking one has miraculously worked out for him. if it hadn't, it would be VERY obvious. so as long as it works out for all sides, i don't see any push to pick. if quackity, dream, or tommy/tubbo were forcing him to pick we would see that disassociation, but that just hasn't happened. personality wise, i enjoy him. some people find him overly annoying or childish. i think he's alright. there's been some criticism like when he invited someone that wasn't liked to an among us lobby, but tbh that felt more like just miscommunication to me, everyone's fighting so often so i can see why it's easy to get confused on who's okay with who.
TommyInnit: i still watch him. he has potential, but ever since the big controversies that left him sorta dwindling in the friend department, he's been less entertaining. i mean-- how can one be expected to make a ton of content if all your content buddies are gone? he's continued to carry on on his own--which i'm thankful for--but he doesn't have that same spark. he often makes meh content and not so great decisions, but i have faith that maybe one day he can become fun again. depression really gets you. i can give him a break.
Tubbo: sometimes i'll tune into a stream, but they're kinda just confusing now. i feel like the only way that they're enjoyable is if you're a diehard tubbling. aside from that, be prepared to be always a LITTLE confused. i do, however, love his youtube videos and especially irl videos. i also really enjoy his setup tours. i'm a big techie kind of person myself and it's awesome to hear someone talk electronics ad specs. the subbathons are great, but i can never seem to catch them at the right time. i still keep up with him, though!
Fundy: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Punz: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Purpled: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Wilbur Soot: i keep up with him somewhat loosley. but actively. i find the path that he's going in interesting to say the least. i can't really find another word to describe this man's progression. as for my mandatory side pick, i believe shubble. but then again, you can make your own decisions. shubble is 100% my girl and i believe her, but if you don't, i don't really care. make your own decisions. i'm all for free thought. just be sure that they're YOUR thoughts-- not something you've regurgitated, not thought of on your own, or feel pressured to think. and for the love of god, do your own research and watch some shubble before you go defending him. this man ain't your divine leader. don't just automatically have the same opinions as your friends. i only respect people that can think for themselves. an opinion formed by your own head will always be more valuable and respectable than one made with haste or one-sided thinking. don't fall into either one of the extremes. that does you no good.
or do. i'm not your mom.
anyway as for a review on him, let's start with the music. it takes a lot of inspiration from the typical indie rock bands. los campanisos (idfk how to spell it but you get the idea), the front bottoms, two door cinema club, arctic monkeys, good kid, etc. if you don't wanna listen to him, listen to those. his music in general--to me at least-- is good! it's well produced, well written, and goes insanely hard on the instrumentals. amazing if you love electric guitar, synths, and drums. selling-wise? they're sorta flopping. but they're rebuilding. the lovejoy reputation will always be tainted, but lots of bands have recovered from similar situations so who knows how that'll go. VIDEOS! his new content is well-made and well-researched. it's mainly informational with sarcastic commentary. if you're not a nerd then you won't like it, though. it's just a whole lot of history right now. his fandom? actually fucking crazy. they're DIEHARD. not in a loyal way, but in a scarily sexual way. they're creepy as shit. there's basically zero shame for any of them. if you want to be entertained for a week, make an twitter account and take a look at it. your jaw will drop.
JSchlatt: i watch him and think he's funny. although i will say, i sorta just watch his stuff if it comes up. i don't go actively looking for it. i watched him rate different kinds of chips at 3 am one night before school. would recommend the experience. that tier list spoke to my soul. as far as his more creative videos go, they've definitely upped in quality. he's taking them in a great direction. the last ones i watched were 1.) the nyc thing with tom, and 2.) him renting out a hotel and making a short story with actors/his friends. it was giving wolf of wallstreet, but in a good way. i missed his dynamic with minx, but they're off in different directions now.
Eret: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Jack Manifold: i see him pretty often, but not on purpose. i don't go out of my way to watch him but he's everywhere. he's in the SUIT podcast and he tends to sometimes be more likeable than tom when tom won't let go of something.
i liked his grocery shopping video. i'm a huge sucker for irl content and vlogs.
as a creator to watch on purpose? not my thing. i don't catch his streams because i find him boring. him and niki (very obviously) dated for a while but i do feel like his eyes were elsewhere even since before they broke up. i'm on team niki here, but i don't really care.
Nihachu: i loved watching her. she was the sweetest and it was so sad to watch her kindness be taken advantage of so often and for her to be treated so bad.
i sorta lost track of her after her and jack broke up because she left the internet for a while. she dresses goth now which is a very different look, but a good one. she dated some musician for a while and i wasn't too enthusiastic about it (it wasnt wilbur it was just some other dude idfk). didn't seem like a good choice. as for how she is now? ...idk if i fuck with her anymore. she's kind on streams and i can still somewhat see the remains of early niki there, but she's someone different now. people grow and change, but she's changed a little too much for me to continue to enjoy her. i see people calling her the typical la influencer now and lowkey yeah. she's lost her down to earth nature and very much lives in a different world now. her merch prices are ridiculous. she talks shit about her fandom often but expects them to fund her lifestyle even despite dissapearing for largeeeee amounts of time and only showing us effort maybe three times a year??? i feel like she seriously needs to consider what her path is gonna be because as much as i like her, i don't know what the hell is going on with her. people won't support you forever if you barely interact with them. it looks like she's coming back now, though? she doesn't seem open to criticism at ALL which is a definite weakness, but it's her life ig
Quackity: too corporate. he's lost nearly all of his charm. qsmp went south quickly because it was ultimitley a cool project but much too large too quickly. there weren't enough resources to ensure it went smoothly. and the story never really progressed. nowadays he hypes his audience up for weeks on end just to announce a whole lot of nothing. lots of buzzwords and hype for what is ultimately boring and nothing of note. i wish he would try hard again instead of piggybacking off of the fact that he has a large audience. yeah tons of people watch, but you're feeding them content that isn't worth watching. you can't just say "THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING I'VE EVER DONE!!!" with a vine boom and a parade and then serve us the most mid news ever.
Karl Jacobs: isn't he still in the mr beast machine??? he should leave that. he was incredibly entertaining and had some of the most potential out of EVERYBODY! tales of the smp? chef's kiss. his content was new, exciting, colorful, and he had great storytelling. he's worth more than just being on the dsmp, feastables, mr beast burger, etc. he can get a genuine youtube career if he gets back to it. aside from contracts or whatever, i can't imagine why he just left that behind.
HBomb94: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Technoblade: loved his content. rip. wish people would stop using him for clickbait.
Antfrost: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
Philza: don't watch and don't know what he's doing. i occasionally tune in, but get bored very quickly.
ConnorEatsPants: don't watch and don't know what he's doing
CaptainPuffy: don't watch and don't know what she's doing, but i hope she realizes that she doesn't have to pander to creepy men soon. ur worth more than that.
Ranboo: not my cup of tea. he was fun to watch as a side character, but he wasn't ever my main. i tuned back in a few months ago and he was doing gooner content or something??? i don't know what's going on there but i think he's off in a different direction that isn't my taste. every time i joined his streams he would be ranting about his old audience. literally every time. hope he recovers ig??? i think he's happy with what he's doing now but idfk LOVED his genloss content tho. amazing ideas, soundtrack, execution, awesome!!!
Foolish Gamers: he's funny. i like him. i don't keep up with him, though, because his characters are soooo detailed and need hella context to understand in smps.
Hannahxxrose: i know that she's doing stuff and i think she's doing well, but i only ever hear about her every once in a while and don't actively tune in
Slimecicle: never my cup of tea. i think he played up trying to be "RANDOM!! XDDD SLIME!!! GOOP!!!" too much and it just became cringe.
Michaelmcchill: i never got into him and don't really know him
Awesamdude: i LOVEDDDDD him. him and ponk were my mains. haven't heard from him in a while. heard he stole some redstone from hermitcraft which was a wild crossover for me as someone who watches both 😭 haven't seen him make content lately. ik he still associates with dt but i think he sorta had to to keep SOME kind of audience. he didn't really CREATE content the way others did. he helped, he streamed, but he wasn't out here making videos. he was a support role at best. heard he's married now. that's cool! super duper surprising--but hey! good on you! i'd like to hear if his "code for the kids" program ever got off the ground (i don't think it did), but i think it was abandoned alongside content creation.
Vikkstar123: i never got into him and don't really know him
LazarBeam: i never got into him and don't really know him
Skeppy: queerbaited with bad, but i think that was obvious. i found the content enjoyale to watch. i also loved his technoblade collabs. currently, however, he needs to grow up. his content isn't cutting it anymore. his viewers have grown up but he's still making "OMGGG I TRAPPED 100 PLAYERS!!! I GRIEFED!!! OMG LOOK AT THIS PRANK!!! SHINY COLORS!!! BOOM SOUND EFFECT!!" content and nobody is watching aside from 5 year olds. even BAD has a better audience. he needs to change his content and move on. viewers are leaving him behind and he needs to adapt and find something new
Aimsey: i ALWAYS found them annoying. i've tried liking them but it's just not happening. they get on my nerves.
TinaKitten: love her!!! haven't tuned in for a while now, though.
SeaPeeKay: i never got into him and don't really know him
Eryn: i know OF him and don't dislike him, but i barely see him or ever hear about him besides the brighton people and tommy mentioning him. this man is a ghost. i know he exists but i never see him.
Samito: i don't know them
Krinios: i don't know them