Why I Left Shadiversity...

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[hoi-polloi]

Viewers: Why'd you leave? Political fights? Blackmail scandals? AI takeover?
Nathan: Landlord bumped up the rent, yo.
Everyone: Good luck, mister! And thank you for everything you brought to the show!

[stanisawzokiewski]

TLDR; the rent went up and i needed a higher income to survive the cost of living crisis.
I left on good terms and always wanted to work in YT content creation, but i need a different job and my future is going in different direction.

[guilhermemarquesani]

Nate, in 2020 I lost everything. My car, my house, my income... I had to take my wife and my son back to my father's house. My family received my with open arms and hospitality, but it was a very difficult moment in our lives. It took six month to rebuild and get a new place again. I believe in you! Everything will be OK! I'll be here!

[FacepalmeGaming]

Glad there is no bad blood upon you leaving.

Keep up with the game dev, it can be exhausting too but stick at it and hopefully something good will come of it!

[kamenriderkfp]

Best wishes for the future dude. It's no exaggeration to say that Shadiversity wouldn't be where it is now without your solid work behind the scenes.

[TrueChaoSclx]

I'm glad to hear that you left on amicable terms. This economy has been, continues to be, incredibly rough and I wish you all the best.

[Halomasterchief]

Sad because you were my favorite voice on Knight's Watch, but still wishing you the best going forward. Good luck with university and getting life sorted!

[Jinseual]

This is first time Youtube had recommended a video from you to me.

[khaiwong]

Mr Natham i want thank you for being on Shadiversity for a few years and we will all miss you. So Nathan all i can say this to you.
Cheers and Farewell. We all wish you a Bright Future for you. Thanks.

[leoncaruthers]

Speaking as a working software engineer at 20+ years in, my college education was not a major contributor to my success in the field. Tutorials, O'Reilly books, and Udemy classes combined with just doing the work and humbly asking questions have mattered a lot more. Formal coursework may not be worth the expense in either time or currency. If you can get a working game released on Steam or get some PRs accepted on some open source projects that might go a much longer way toward finding a steady job in the industry these days. That said, bigger corps and .gov contractor types will still want you to have a degree, but those aren't the steady, safe jobs they once were either.

Edit: Oh God, it's 25+ years. Where has my life gone?

[lordmuaddib]

as a fellow developer that is trying to go solo on game dev i wish you the best! i'll be following the channel here

[loveinthevalley]

Hey good luck to you, man. Wishing you the best.

Life is absurd financially now, I'm sure most people would understand, and everyone really should anyway.

Go get em!

[brandanpalmer]

Oh thank goodness. I was dreading that there was some new drama with Shad.

[thereader]

Your humour, logic and benevolence will be missed.

All the best Nath,

Subbed 👍

[DrakusLuthos]

Aw, man! Good luck with your game, Nathan!

I’m a software dev that’s working on a game as well, and hearing that you’re aspiring for similar things really warmed my heart.

Best of luck, man!

[CaranthirAtillas]

Lost my house four years ago, times have been tough. Rent, and grocery costs just keep rising. Hope things improve for you, and for your family.

[Caesarowicz]

Never imagined you had your own channel. The algorithm works in mysterious ways!
God willing, let's just hope everything works out for you in the end.
Good luck in your new endeavours!

[merakimelodies]

We all love everything you have done for Shadiversity and for us over the years, Nate, and we will continue to appreciate you, to keep you and your family in our prayers, and to wish you all the best in everything you do in life! You rock, and I know you will do absolutely great with this new future! 😊

[fischkopp]

ngl, Nathan's been by far the most entertaining member of Knight's Watch for me.

[anariel_peredhil]

I know this feeling all to well. Life is getting more expensive by the year. And I too struggle, trying to do what makes me happy in life. It all comes back around to the big elephant in the room: Money.
I wish you all the luck possible.