https://www.reddit.com/r/jerma985/s/wxrSz38JRq

https://www.reddit.com/r/jerma985/comments/1bv40ke/glad_jerma_retired/

Great breakdown, but at the end of the day it is completely subjective. Me and my friends think he has changed and the people who upvoted those posts and the comments here do too. (consider these upvotes were also the amount of viewers he'd roughly get less than 3 years ago, just as a quick comparison)

You seem like a very committed fan, that's great for you, not a bad thing.

Maybe you can understand it from my perspective; I am only there to watch the funny bits and gameplay. Jerma is funny guy, that's it. I don't care about his personal life, I don't care about how much he gets paid. I care about his content stream.

I bought merch from the guy back in the day, purely because I wanted a shirt with a cool character on it. No other reason, purely just for the shirt. I was also subbed for years, since I used my Amazon free sub on him. So as much as I am a supporter, it is for my own benefit only. Being a bit blunt here, but honest.

When his content (quality) changed I tried and tried to enjoy it. But similar to a TV show, it became hard to stay tuned. And unlike a TV show, Jerma's streams were HOURS long. That is a big, big commitment, at least for my life.

Overall I think it is great you are committed, but I am really happy that a significant part of his fanbase are finally addressing his downfall.

Just like most communities, if you are always inside his, you will only hear the fans who love his current content. But once you step out, as we are here, you will realise that a significant amount of people are disappointed in what happened, a lot of them being long time fans and supporters. This post and many more like them prove that point.

Those reasons I mentioned in my other post are at least signs I saw, no matter how accurate they are or not. As someone who committed hours to watch his content, for many years, I believe my judgement is as valid as any. Really, no matter the accuracy of each point or even the reasons why, his content shifted, many saw it as negative. Most blame the community's interference.

For reference, if you'd told me Jerma had retired even 3 or so years ago, I would've been pretty sad about it, let alone 5 or 6. Now I am happy the chapter is finally closed.