The Alien of Montevideo

HUGE NEWS! Just before the pandemic I signed some paperwork that fundamentally changed this channel. For the better, I hope, but who knows, it’s life, right? Back in April, or March maybe, god this summer has breezed by... back whenever that was I signed up with an organization called Nebula. You might have already heard of them, I’m certainly not the first person they’ve signed. I really, really like what they re trying to do. It almost feels like they’re a YouTubers union masquerading as a video app. A coop for quality edutainment that has no chance of going viral. Content that YouTube can’t sustain or truly care about. So I signed on with them. I know, I realize I’m not the type. But even with all my hangups about sponsorship and advertising, this felt right to me. The only ad I really have to do is to let you know about the platforms that I m on. Not a huge deal for me. I can live with that. Hope you can too. To be clear: I’m not going to stop doing anything here. I might slow down a bit, but that s just because I m tired of the grind. Rare Earth remains as ever. It’s just that I’m going to start doing things there, too. Bigger things. So... that’s the plan. It costs 15 bucks a *year* to be a member and you get a subscription to CuriosityStream as part of the bundle (which is a genuinely supportable platform where my father has already done documentaries). The Nebula app isn’t anything to write home about yet, but that’s part of being on ground floor. I didn’t sign on with them because it was already the next Instagram. I did it because it is growing, and at this size my (and your) voice can make it better. I signed on because I believe in what they re doing. I genuinely support this project, and for me that s rare earth indeed. Long-term patrons who can’t handle another fee please DM me and I’ll pay for your membership myself. I don t want anyone here left out in the cold, and I m going to do my best to make sure that you re all able to take part. If that sounds interesting to you, sign up here: http://curiositystream.com/rareearth If not? Hope you enjoy the show regardless. See you next episode, everyone.