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If you were given something like $10mil, invested in index funds over the last 10 years, in nontax advantaged accounts. And your wife has health issues.
No kids.
Not to mention, a world where nature is taking a beating year after year.
Do you think you'd be interested in working in front of a computer day after day researching, script writing, etc. for people you don't know and probably will never meet?
Now take that answer, and ask yourself - if you were a content generator for your career, and your content got consumed into every AI model early on. Now making any submission have the added hurdle of being content flagged for possible AI usage. Ultimately taking a huge hit to your revenue model...
Or perhaps, spending your time with your wife. Enjoying nature. And just generally disconnecting from the rat race. Especially the rat race 3.0 (Now with AI!)
Like yeah, do some projects here and there for yourself. But do you really want the added burden of pleasing others?
Well that's an interesting philosophical question about what matters in life and what we are here for. If you look at it as creating knowledge for posterity then I like to think maybe yes. But I wouldn't want to overdo it.
I don't buy this. The videos were always easily duped stick figures discussing obscure trivia. CGP Grey has always hated his audience. That was the point.
"AI" cannot imitate the personality or perspective, and that's all anyone ever really cared about. He can vent in any format and people still listen, hence the success with podcasts. That would be effortless and enjoyable unless there was a serious life event to cause a change in perspective (the money isn't it). That's what the leading speculation is.
You're projecting a type of struggle that may exist for you, but was never there for him. He pretty loudly stated multiple times in multiple ways that he was losing his edge, and that's just life.
It makes more sense that he thinks his new authentic self might be more damaging to the brand than abandoning it. He shouldn't be afraid to share the next chapter, but that's his struggle and choice.
Because it's one of few cars with some space left in the trunk with the third seat row up. Luckily our need for the last two seats has been reduced, so the next car wil be smaller. :-)
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