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@TomScottGo
June 2, 2026 at 3:25 pm
Thanks so much for inviting me to the White Void, folks!
@yuvrajsingh_11
June 2, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Som Tcott
@ManityG-pk5ry
June 2, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Was it actually a white void? Or three white walls and a camera , or something else entirely
@sadalchemist3000
June 2, 2026 at 3:38 pm
ive not got much to say besides that you, gary, chris and matt have made me laugh uncountable times, so thank you for that!
@notme5744
June 2, 2026 at 3:38 pm
More TomScottPlus would be a joy… One of the best things on youtube.
@RootedHat
June 2, 2026 at 3:40 pm
been subbed to you since 2008! Actual OG Youtuber
@ThisIsARubbishName
June 2, 2026 at 8:47 pm
“I’m here for people to be interested in my content not me” but we like that tho? I would love more Tech Diff, but I think it’s hard to get everyone in and film.
“Speed reading etc” – yes. I have a bad habit of “speed watching” some videos
@adityakhanna113
June 2, 2026 at 8:48 pm
Oh that’s a beautiful beautiful sentiment.
@luccadelia8738
June 2, 2026 at 8:48 pm
Legend
@joeymosteller6787
June 2, 2026 at 8:51 pm
12:45 “Subscribers are meaningless”
I noticed Rhett And Link don’t ask people to subscribe anymore at the end of their video. Everyone is figuring that out subscriber count is not an indicator of how many people are seeing your content
@LeslieSpeaker
June 2, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Subscriptions became meaningless once YT stopped showing all the videos of all your channels. There’s ways to see all videos still, but it requires third party solutions to watch.
@Congele_
June 2, 2026 at 8:52 pm
The idea that attention spans are not necesserily growing shorter but that we are somehow getting better at processing more information faster is a way of seeing things that I would never have thought of myself, but it somehow turned something that felt like a bad thing into such a cool thing! I kinda needed that tbh ^^
@Dsbarrynl
June 2, 2026 at 8:56 pm
Tom is the friend that I know, although he doesn’t know me 🙂
@LeslieSpeaker
June 2, 2026 at 8:58 pm
Why is Tom Scott repeating YT marketing talking points? Audience = algorithm??? No no no, not true. Tom Scott is claiming here that the YT algorithm does *exactly* know “the audience” of a channel? No, they know exactly what makes the audience watch the ads for longer, that’s all. It *is* an algorithm. And you are still optimizing for it no matter how you call it, you could call it your daddy it wouldn’t care, it rewards content creators who follow the whatever the rules of the month are.
@hakanoahandmade
June 2, 2026 at 9:00 pm
As a newbie creating content for my business, this is super useful, thank you.
@Ice_Karma
June 2, 2026 at 9:02 pm
3:54 Huh, as a non-creator, I didn’t realize that YouTube would ABC test video titles and thumbnails for you. I figured creators were doing that manually. (By the sounds of it, maybe they used to, and maybe some still do?)
@johnchessant3012
June 2, 2026 at 9:03 pm
17:01
@EmberTheShark
June 2, 2026 at 9:04 pm
17:56 he met pyrocynical ?
@unknownusername9335
June 2, 2026 at 9:04 pm
“But unfortunately, capitalism”
Boy howdy does that summarize a lot of things
@MustermannMustername
June 2, 2026 at 9:23 pm
also abuse of the migration system and illegal immigration
@Ice_Karma
June 2, 2026 at 9:06 pm
4:09 I’m put in mind of how a mantra in the world of syndicated comics was ‘eight weeks weekends, six weeks dailies’.
@masterricon
June 2, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Great Scott!
@pwarelis
June 2, 2026 at 9:10 pm
This quora user is very inquisitive. I’m amazed by how much access this person gets to Tom
@SyoaranBarker
June 2, 2026 at 9:10 pm
I watched the old Tom Scott videos because they were short, to the point, cutting out all the fat. And on top of that, it was factual and educational and fun. It didn’t feel stilted at all.
@f.eugenedunnamiii9452
June 2, 2026 at 9:14 pm
Thumbnails matter so much that when a creator changes the thumbnail after I’ve seen it I’m LESS inclined to watch it. Stop yanking me around a**hole.
@Binnie_Bamboni
June 2, 2026 at 9:15 pm
tom scott my goat
@neronius
June 2, 2026 at 9:17 pm
i thought he quitted. glad hes back
@JordanBeagle
June 2, 2026 at 9:20 pm
4:15 Saruman? The white wizard?
@MustermannMustername
June 2, 2026 at 9:22 pm
do you care about the murder of henry nowak
@TheKing99FM
June 2, 2026 at 9:22 pm
i have not watched any of tom new vids yet, but cuz im saving it when i have the time to actually watch it and appreciate it like some people do without good movie or TV show
@SJrad
June 2, 2026 at 9:23 pm
When it comes to sponsorship/brand deals, I have to wonder how successful they are for the company doing them. i feel like a lot of people just skip that part of video to after the brand deal.
I usually have my doubts about the product being advertised. Maybe im just cynical about them with controversies involving them in the past, such as honey and better help. Or it’s a situation like data deletion services and vpns where they do the things they say, but it’s exaggerated how much they help, sometimes in part because of limitations outside their control.
@TVboyyyyyy
June 2, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Wait, is he back?
@Dr.Death8520
June 3, 2026 at 6:32 pm
This is why I will always watch your content Tom. Not only do you find a wide spread of interesting things to film and talk about on location, but there’s a dedication to accuracy and honesty that underlines everything you put out. And you know, chartering a plane to check if a small ocean rock island still exists because it makes a good video
@Federiicco
June 3, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Started YT three months ago, I didn’t tell friends and family about it and I’ve been posting consistently. I’m only at 81 subs but having 81 strangers that like and engage with my content is better than 100 friends who will always scroll past.
New creators, let’s keep going 😊🎉💪🏽
@NLGeebee
June 3, 2026 at 6:34 pm
@2:29 Old school is the best school…
@P0nyl0ve
June 3, 2026 at 6:35 pm
If the algorithm is supposed to only serve me videos I want to watch, then why is it so incredibly bad lol
@giualonso
June 3, 2026 at 6:40 pm
I love Tom and it makes me sad he thinks his old videos are bad. They are still very interesting and fun and cool, Tom! Don’t sell yourself short!
@AceDRenegade
June 3, 2026 at 6:48 pm
Love you Tim scoot
@Zap717
June 3, 2026 at 6:58 pm
4:08 thought Sarah Mann was Saruman
@amysoyka89
June 3, 2026 at 7:00 pm
I saw that PhilosophyTube got added to the British Film Institute’s library recently for their Transitioning video.
I kind of feel that Tom Scott’s overcoming his fear of Rollercoasters video should probably get similar treatment, for its cultural relevance.
@Mezzalunen
June 3, 2026 at 7:02 pm
11:30 I’d actually disagree here- lots of creators I follow pivoted and I still enjoyed watching them and supporting them. It’s not impossible but as long as the content is still good people will support you
@broncogrizz
June 3, 2026 at 7:22 pm
23:00 For a band they can at least continue to tour and make money. Sebastian Bach just played in my city. A couple hits in the 80’s-90’s and they can tour forever. What is a “content creator” going to do? How much does a back catalog of videos get you on Youtube, especially is ad reads pay 10x the YT ad revenue?
@Riggwelter00
June 3, 2026 at 7:23 pm
living like this seems like a nightmare
@MrSirViking
June 3, 2026 at 7:23 pm
When it comes to thumbnails and titles, i dont care what content you are creating, if you are lying in your thumbnail and/or title i will not watch your content again. If your content is good, there is no need to be lying.
@neetboi
June 3, 2026 at 7:29 pm
I was really hoping Tom would do a classic “Im here at” for the intro, missed opportunity lol
@drnyk1
June 3, 2026 at 7:35 pm
12:15 Disagree, as a subscriber. Some days, the algorithm that recommends me videos is making terrible choices. I can scroll my phone for 3-5 minutes looking for a video I want to see. And then I switch over to the Subscriptions tab, see what my subscribed channels made recently, and dive right into the video. Videos that the algorithm failed to recommend to me, even though I already gave it the biggest clue that I like that content by subscribing.
Once the subscription tab is removed, yeah, the subscriber count will be meaningless.
@invox_in_your_inbox
June 3, 2026 at 7:47 pm
No intros and a good mic.
Got it.
@NatoBoram
June 3, 2026 at 7:55 pm
Kinda crazy how he hates his best content, woah
@evilmousse1
June 3, 2026 at 7:59 pm
y’know what’d be a nice anachronism? bumpers, as in “after these messages, we’ll be riiiight back”.
@e.e.comins9685
June 3, 2026 at 8:12 pm
“that is massively unfair. but unfortunately, capitalism.” yep.
@SamValiant
June 3, 2026 at 8:16 pm
I only clicked on this video cos of the thumbnail
@lessefrost
June 3, 2026 at 8:19 pm
0:08 if you’re still here, stop it. Make some stuff
@ljc5277
June 3, 2026 at 8:32 pm
I really appreciate the final question bc I feel like the concept of the “has-been” is really frustrating and often unfair. There are a million reasons why someone with visibility is no longer visible and it doesn’t have to be a huge tragedy or fodder for mockery (unless they deserve it, like Kid Rock).
@risamaeve
June 3, 2026 at 8:43 pm
Too bad Tom, we are also attached to you
@EmmaElizabethX
June 3, 2026 at 9:05 pm
Quietly crying over how my dissertation was about YouTube creation back in 2015 and he summed it up so so so so much better…amazing Q&A
@the_quiet_life
June 4, 2026 at 3:18 pm
I was mad that you changed the thumbnail to your candy video, sorry, didn’t realize that was on YT!
@maximusaviationchannel
June 4, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Step One: Be Tom Scott 🤣
@SocksAndPuppets
June 4, 2026 at 3:39 pm
I wonder if you could A/B/C test your thumbnails by taking the one you want creatively, and just putting it in all three slots (maybe adjusting it a minute amount in photoshop to make them “different”)
@thewrens_
June 4, 2026 at 3:42 pm
16:00 well, probably Rock.
@FurthermoreJack
June 4, 2026 at 3:46 pm
Alright Tom , I’ll get a new mic finally for my new Art Channel , and keep on creating . I guess I’m glad not every artist hits it big 4 vids deep. Could you imagine if art was easy?
@BrokenCanonGaming
June 4, 2026 at 3:47 pm
@1:40
If the answer was a no then they wouldn’t have used it as the thumbnail for this video. Great thumb for this video btw
@commandblock2804
June 4, 2026 at 3:59 pm
“But unfortunately, capitalism” ☭
@irgendwieanders2121
June 4, 2026 at 4:00 pm
The garlic bread guy!
@sandham
June 4, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Who edited this? Or were the cuts done by AI? Endless in and out cuts.
@happyskittle286
June 4, 2026 at 4:27 pm
i like how tom is just almost a regular guy who got popular on youtube
@shadepizza4217
June 4, 2026 at 4:28 pm
11:41 Novelty, and familiarity. On that note, did you know you can’t name a file CON in windows?
@DumbassPen
June 4, 2026 at 4:32 pm
Ikigai misinformation tho
@AICommentator2.0
June 4, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Burnout is bad. What my therapist told me, is that the best thing they would recommend is taking a break. But everyone is different and the best thing was visiting a therapist in the first place.
@ThibaultLapers
June 4, 2026 at 4:51 pm
As a journalist making stuff on Substack, there are lots of things I’ve just learned, even though it is not the same platform. What an interesting piece.
@random832
June 4, 2026 at 5:00 pm
i laughed at loud at the “they type in the keywords *hands on desktop keyboard gesture* or type in the keywords *thumbs on phone gesture*”
@desshinta9428
June 4, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Can confirm, the one continuous block method of editing helps so much for scheduling. Buffers are advantageous
@SaraSmiles29
June 4, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Here we are, the “viewers” of Tom Scott, who are so invested in his content that the audience showed us this video, which is so different to his normal content. This is how viewers become fans 😊
@BirdieKay-q6t
June 4, 2026 at 5:30 pm
I can just imagine that intro for people who aren’t familiar with his content…
@tinakerr8163
June 4, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Fake thumbnails and AI = not interested in the creator
@pipwilson7435
June 4, 2026 at 5:46 pm
I don’t get the listening on 2x speed thing. I want to enjoy what I listen to not just take in information.
@lightsideofsin8969
June 4, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The best tip I can give as a moderately successful creator is to appreciate and validate the people who are watching instead of moaning about the people who aren’t.
Nothing makes me angrier than people who make entire videos about their view count being down. It tells the people who *are* watching “your viewership isn’t good enough, I want the people I don’t have”.
@ggbirdymill1618
June 4, 2026 at 8:22 pm
I remember so many good channels (that yes, made somewhat good content, but) I stopped watching because of their constant clickbait.
@contraminated
June 4, 2026 at 8:57 pm
×&!//€÷£×&-&@ I DIDNT KNOW THIS HAOPENED
@ktak2811
June 4, 2026 at 9:12 pm
It works because it helps me avoid trash. Videos with annoying “YouTuber” clickbait red arrow OMG-face thumbnails are hardly ever worth watching. In fact, I have it disabled on most of my devices.
@SGspecial84
June 5, 2026 at 2:05 pm
OMG I DONT CARE
@moriquendi32
June 5, 2026 at 2:09 pm
I liked this content.
@TesserId
June 5, 2026 at 2:12 pm
I still follow YouTube posters who have no interest in getting views, without any sense of getting advert dollars. I treasure them, despite that I look at other content. Make sense of that.
@TesserId
June 5, 2026 at 2:16 pm
“I want to be a rock star”… … Do you understand that the greatest rock stars cared more about what they were creating… If not, you’ll never be that. You want to do soul music, then get a soul.
@JacenHorn
June 5, 2026 at 2:17 pm
This is amazing and accurate!
@ShioKoori
June 5, 2026 at 2:29 pm
Maybe that’s unremarkable to a lot of people, but I do like what he said about the sponsorships/brand deals. He said he turns down stuff he isn’t convinced of or doesn’t support, but also said others have differing opinions and do, which to me does not imply he’d judge anyone based on it. I do think though, regardless of what it is, brand deals only ever make sense when the person presenting it seems like they are not ONLY in it for the money. As long as it is a product or service you use or a game you actually play/played before, I am totally okay with sponsorships. If I see that the CC themself doesn’t even believe in the thing they try to sell, I just want bother to interact with it either and if I notice they just take any deal, I’ll probably stop watching before long. Like, I am fully aware they want to make money and that is fine. But if you are selling something you don’t believe in, imo, you are just tricking your audience in the same way he described for clickbait without truth to it.
@mikdog
June 5, 2026 at 3:21 pm
I thought dude left YT
@EtherealMoon
June 5, 2026 at 4:18 pm
I think people sell themselves short when it comes to scripted content. Obviously it’s also less fun to make–but the reason Tom’s old videos were so watched is because they were informative in a way that stimulates the brain more than unscripted content can often do.
@karinahelgachandrawijaya8032
June 5, 2026 at 4:35 pm
OMG TOM HI, PLEASE BE HEALTHY AND HAPPYYYYYY, TAKE CAREEE
@CujoSound
June 5, 2026 at 4:37 pm
@TomScottGo I like how you approach all these videos and content, suggestions and help as a professional and not a single “Just make a ten second video” or “be as loud as possible and kids will like it”. Thank you.
@TheKz262
June 5, 2026 at 4:43 pm
Since when did tom get so…quotable? Really informative and interesting (Despite having no interest in doing content creation myself).
I really like how clear Tom keeps a wall between his YouTube life and personal life. Have an “Audience” not “fans” perfectly sums it up. Really wish someone asked him about shortform media and its effects on long form media
@duprod5482
June 5, 2026 at 5:12 pm
Now I understand what’s happening… I’m part (we all are, I know) of an A B C testing scheme.. sometimes I scroll through the videos in my feed and think, hey I should watch that one later.. then when I get back to it the thumbnail and title has changed… I still click on it, but mot because the image is more appealing or inviting or whatever..
@cotboy
June 5, 2026 at 5:30 pm
13:58 They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house. I’m not made of stone!
@DarrellaaS
June 5, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Amazing advice. Practical. Thoughtful. Actionable. Thanks Tom!
@Uhlbelk
June 5, 2026 at 6:12 pm
I hate that youtube is now exactly the same as watching corporate television. I hate that people I watched because I they had an integrity about their content and their persona have completely lost my trust by taking corporate sponsorship. I hate that more than half of everything is fake and scripted, and that “reality tv” is as popular as ever. The internet, particularly social media, has lost most of it’s value to me because it is no longer about curiosity and passion, its about making money, going viral, getting sponsored, and becoming “famous”.
@ogelsmogel
June 5, 2026 at 6:44 pm
20:27 That’s Metallica basically
@Zutraxi
June 5, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Dang been a while
@AARachel-g3d
June 5, 2026 at 6:52 pm
Michael Underwood was a teacher in the first place … he went on a sort of reality TV show where they were auditioning to become a children’s TV presenter and the winner got a job on CBBC IIRC. He blew the competition out of the water. Anyway, classroom teaching seems to be his plan A that he’s gone back to.
@cccccccelia
June 5, 2026 at 7:00 pm
1:10 he says on a video that doesn’t have subtitles….lol
@DiogeneDeSin0pe
June 5, 2026 at 7:17 pm
A shout out by Tom Scott is also a good thing!
@chromenine
June 5, 2026 at 7:19 pm
I believe the Todd Algorithm person at YouTube that he is referring to is Todd Beaupré
@BrightLilyYT
June 5, 2026 at 7:34 pm
9:05 man i miss the days of 3d animated intros with dubstep, those were the best times 🙁
@boredincan
June 5, 2026 at 8:53 pm
Hey, I’d watch a 90s style magazine show with you hosting. Maybe my third favourite Garry Brannon, Matt Grey, and Toast as co-hosts
@shinoyagami2144
June 5, 2026 at 9:19 pm
9:51 meanwhile, Japanese isekai titles now :))
@rogerp6573
June 6, 2026 at 11:25 am
I give a creator two strikes then never return if their thumbnail or title is a lie or clickbait. I leave polite but direct feedback about it, in the hope for a better net. Fool that I am.
@MimanshaTiwari
June 6, 2026 at 11:26 am
I love this so much
@Czaric1117
June 6, 2026 at 11:26 am
I’m a simple man. I see Tom Scott, I click.
@FloofyCat
June 6, 2026 at 11:31 am
Wait he’s still alive?
@AnarchyX6942
June 6, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Sarah Mann the White.
@Mekuso8
June 6, 2026 at 1:16 pm
As one of those people who used to watch every single of Tom’s old videos but his newer stuff no longer really clicks with me, I just want to say thank you for all the good times 🙂
@chrismartin1817
June 6, 2026 at 1:17 pm
17:21 so be Voldemort then
@_ingoknito
June 6, 2026 at 1:19 pm
bad audio, as in this recording
@mysteryshrimp
June 6, 2026 at 1:46 pm
I miss the bench, and don’t ever stop The Technical Difficulties.
@Zackylo_D_Mofo
June 6, 2026 at 2:13 pm
its almost as if he is still here
@jasonoesch4652
June 6, 2026 at 2:17 pm
,but unfortunately, capitalism‘ is sentence fragment of the century
@zerrideas2286
June 6, 2026 at 2:38 pm
When a hobby becomes a job, it may become a jobby.
@MrFrozenFrost
June 6, 2026 at 3:06 pm
Wait “the old Tom Scott” ended already in 2023‽ It felt like last year.
@anamoyeee
June 6, 2026 at 4:16 pm
“Upgrading your mic is worth it” – Tom
I guess wired did not listen to this advice
@Coccinelf
June 6, 2026 at 4:31 pm
Tom says youtube will never remove the subscriber count in a video with no subscriber count.
@joethemanager1
June 6, 2026 at 5:08 pm
kind of hilarious to hear a very british-sounding man use distinctly american slang, e.g. “inside baseball”, “get the bag”
@DasIstDerMars
June 6, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Replacing algorithm with audience is grim and hopeless idea.
@markbrown4453
June 6, 2026 at 5:41 pm
Despite what Tom hopes, I think many people DO follow him. He has such a strong track record on making good things that I’m willing to take the chance and go on the journey.
In his music analogy: after 6 banger albums by a band, I’m willing to listen to the next one even if it’s a different experimental style.
@donaldasayers
June 6, 2026 at 5:47 pm
A friend of mine who was a web developer for online content, asked his clients; ‘Do you want a skip intro?’ This was 25 years ago.
@ararebeast
June 6, 2026 at 5:53 pm
I don’t envy whomever had to summarize Tom’s sentiments within text limits, because even though his answers are in-depth, none of it is really wasted words.
@CHebzon-YmEztoix
June 6, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Tom is right.Camgirls, youtubers, streamers et al. Sell your Cadillac and buy a better mic.
@AyyyGabagool
June 6, 2026 at 6:59 pm
God I could watch Tom Scott talk for like 10 hours straight every day istg
@sean..L
June 6, 2026 at 8:06 pm
17:30 How many horcruxes has Tom created?
@gracewenzel
June 6, 2026 at 8:14 pm
16:23 I felt that PHWOAR deeply in my soul.
@andresf1984
June 7, 2026 at 1:43 am
“Creator’s Curse” is watching your old stuff and finding it unbearable, and that is a good sign – it means you’re improving.
@aracon9721
June 7, 2026 at 1:55 am
Why in Gods name would I turn on subtitles if I can watch it with audio without disturbing anybody?
@SnakeOfBacon
June 7, 2026 at 2:16 am
I’ve found these answers extremely useful, especially the hub-hero-help typing, I hadn’t heard of that before. It’s especially good to hear repeated the few things about this hobby that I was already sure about: Make things! Have a good mic! Don’t just aim to be famous!
@emmah6418
June 7, 2026 at 3:33 am
Tom’s new series may also have fewer YouTube views because some people (me) are watching the moment the episodes come out on Nebula, and not on YouTube
@johnbeer4963
June 7, 2026 at 4:50 am
Thumbnails matter. I’ve blocked hundreds of channels for using annoying ones.
@m2mdohkun
June 7, 2026 at 7:11 am
I heard some PD with ASMR video recently about lego lego??
@m2mdohkun
June 7, 2026 at 7:30 am
I was expecting Tom wo wear bright Red shirt…. X-D
@rhysmeyers9396
June 7, 2026 at 7:32 am
Veritassium does a lot of what he starts to talk about at 8:20
@moonlightblue9196
June 7, 2026 at 8:03 am
14:11
@KooriGraywolf
June 7, 2026 at 8:16 am
There was more therapist talk in this episode than I expected 😧
@ZheToralf
June 7, 2026 at 8:24 am
4:08 who else heard Saruman?
@Zichqec
June 7, 2026 at 8:25 am
3 seconds in: yes! Go make stuff!
If you wanna draw, start drawing!
If you wanna write, start writing!
If you wanna code, start coding!
It won’t look like much immediately, but give it a few months of consistent effort to get your feet wet and see how you can progress. Then look back in a year. Then 3 years. Then 5.
I’m 6ish years into my current hobby and having a grand time with a bunch of new skills ✨
If you don’t know what steps to take to start, make researching that your first step!
@RanmaSyaoranSaotome
June 7, 2026 at 8:25 am
The non-stop zoom editing in this is horrible. Fire the editor.
@splazshed
June 7, 2026 at 9:14 am
I really don’t understand watching/listening to things at faster speeds.
@danixxelle
June 7, 2026 at 9:22 am
Would love to see an interview where Tom answers Linguistics questions !!!
@KARMA-vu8ii
June 7, 2026 at 9:32 am
What is up with the sudden term change at 8:07 ?
@PK_Mega_Awesome
June 7, 2026 at 10:00 am
Michael Underwood won the chanc to be a kits TV presenter on a BBC Saturday night game show! He lived his dream for a while and then carried on with his life, absolute legend
@JomirBrands
June 7, 2026 at 10:18 am
We needed this
@ssemo
June 7, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Not surprised that Tom Scott is honest and real with every answer. That’s who he is.
@DawlessAndBibleBlack
June 7, 2026 at 1:09 pm
Watching this made me realize the tragedy of my life. I care extremely deeply about things and I am good at some of them, but all of those things are something the world couldn’t care less about. And observing people caring about their things is like watching an alien species.
@Sinikick
June 7, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Love you Tom
@MikeTrieu
June 7, 2026 at 7:17 pm
I’m glad Tom Scott is in the 3-4X club. 3X is my YouTube default for everything that isn’t music.
@AllNamesWereAlreadyTaken
June 7, 2026 at 7:19 pm
Tom is awesome!
@ClarkeMacbeth
June 7, 2026 at 7:59 pm
The “Subscribers” number is so useless that I thought I was subscribed to Tom Scott since about 2020, only to find out that I wasn’t. I only hit the button today, despite sesing Tom Scott on my feed and deliberately searching for “Tom Scott” several times.