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Thank you.
Thank you.
This thread will be a little different to my usual ones. It's just me, UA, speaking to you. âWhy?â you might ask. Well, it's because a year ago I sent out a thread that told you I was slowing down content because I couldn't fund it anymore.
I want to tell you moreâŠ
I want to tell you moreâŠ
Many of you already know that I am a neurocriminologist â I teach and work in the sciences of crime. Part of this means I work with criminals, investigating their biology, neurology, psychology and more. Likewise, I'm a university lecturer, teaching this stuff to others.
When I said I'd be slowing down content it was because I feared losing my job so I began to finance differently. I pay for data, I pay for software, I pay for equipment. What you get on UA is because I've put a lot of money into it and I've always been happy with that.
However, you guys were immediately supportive and many of you offered to help me financially so that UA could continue. I will always remember that. I took a lot of morale support from you and, once again, altered my finances so that I could still fund UA albeit less so.
This is what I'd like to thank you for. I can honestly tell you now that when I said I'd slow down content in late-2019 I intended to delete this account in early 2020 â around February.
But, your immediate reaction, the comments, the DMsâŠI was truly overwhelmed.
But, your immediate reaction, the comments, the DMsâŠI was truly overwhelmed.
That meant a lot, too, because I suffer from imposter syndrome and never think I'm âgood enoughâ. I can't thank @jair1970 enough for all the advice he's given me this year. I genuinely don't know what UA would've looked like without him.
That being saidâŠ
When COVID broke out and society changed I was no longer able to do that. I've not received a single wage for 6+ months but thankfully had enough savings for my family and myself. Now, though, it's finally coming to an end.
When COVID broke out and society changed I was no longer able to do that. I've not received a single wage for 6+ months but thankfully had enough savings for my family and myself. Now, though, it's finally coming to an end.
So, I had to make a decision. Do I tell my family that their support has been appreciated but I cannot do what I set out to do or do I find a way to fund UA through UA itself which will, then, support my family? They, ever supportive, made that decision for me.
This is why I decided to go with Patreon. It's not because of video analysis â I could upload that to Google Drive. It's because I needed to find a good, sustainable way of serving my family for whom I am responsible whilst also being able to maintain UA â something I love.
There is a running joke on my private account ( @uapersonal) where people tell me to sleep because I'm up at 4-6am. I laugh it off but the truth is that I'm up at that time because if I'm creating content for you. A lot of what I've posted on here at 3pm was made at 3am.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love doing what I do here. It's my passion butâŠI and my family have to live, you know? They've sacrificed enough for the last 6+ months and I feel I need to give back to them now.
What does this mean for Twitter? Well, nothing. I'll still be here and I'll still post as per usual. I've always enjoyed our interactions and I love the sincerity some of you respond with. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that we've created a good bond with each other.
I've rambled on enough now. I just want to say thank you for everything. Thank you for the general support, the comments, the DMs, the jokes, the corrections, the requests and for justâŠbeing here.
As we move into 2021 I hope you'll still be around to support this. I know we're only at the tip of the iceberg and there's so much more left if you'll give me the chance, with your social, emotional and financial support, to show you.
Thank you.
